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Volume  X 


The  Uoice 

The  Student  Press  of  Westfield  State  College 


Aueust  30. 2004 


Issue  I 


Best  group  of  orientation 

leaders  in  23  years  makes 
for  a successful  year 


By  Emily  Ransom 
A&E  Editor 


The  class  of  2008  arrived  to 
campus  for  orientation  to  be  greeted  by 
the  2004  orientation  team  June  18, 
2004. 

Orientation  leaders  prepared 
early  last  spring  for  the  thirteen-  day 
program. 

Four  days  of  intensive  training 
began  before  the  students  and  parents 
arrived. 

The23WSC 
orientation  leaders 
were  divided  into 
teams- of  student,  par- 
ent. and  logistics. 

Professional 
staff  prepared  the  stu- 
dent leaders  through 
role  playing,  discus- 
sions. lectures,  and 
question  and  answer 
sessions. 

“Before  our 


“These  23  students 
took  time  off  their  sum- 
mer jobs  to  work  18 
hour  days.  They  gave 
the  program  their  all 
and  I couldn’t  have 
asked  for  anything 


was  a bit  nervous  but 
I felt  ready,”  said  stu- 
dent leader  Tiffany 
Puliafico. 

There  were 

over  750  members  of  the  class  of  2008 
and  about  800  parents  in  attendance 
spanning  the  four  sessions. 

The  sessions  all  went  smoothly 
according  to  logistics  cordinator, 
Thomas  Amos.  “We  all  did  a lot  to  be 
ready  but  it  proved  worth  it.”  he  said. 


more.” 

Kathi  Bradford 


Director  of  Orientation 


In  the  course  of  the  next  nine 
days  after  training,  there  were  four  ses- 
sions. each  two  days. 

This  change  from  previous 
years  meant  that  the  staff  had  a half  a 
day  between  each  session  to  prepare  and 
to  rest  before  the  next. 

"As  always.  1 was  very 
impressed  with  the  whole  orientation 
staff,"  said  Kathi  Bradford,  associate 
director  of  resideniail  life  and  director 
of  orientation. 

She  continued  to  say. 
‘These  23  students  took 
time  off  their  summer 
jobs  to  work  18  hour 
days.  They  gave  the 
program  their  all.  and  I 
couldn't  have  asked  for 
anything  more,  “ said 
Bradford. 

This  year  another 
change  was  the  choice 
of  evening  activities  for 
the  students. 

Instead  of  Brown  Bag 
Bingo,  there  was 
karaoke. 

The  guest  DJ  chose 
three  winners  each 

— night  to  compete  in 

Westfield  Idol  durring 

welcome  week. 

The  overall  reaction  after  the 
program  was  completed  from  Bradford 
was  one  of  praise.  “In  my  23  years  at 
WSC,  I have  never  worked  with  a better 
staff,  they  gave  110%  with  everything 


New  President  ready  for 
Westfield  State  College 


•Photo  by  Maithew  Bemai 

Dr.CanveinisWSC’s  first  female  President,  she  has  replived  Dr.  FVederick  W.  Woodward 


By  Matthew  Bernat 
Editor  In  Chief 


Westfield  State 
College  holds  the  disdncticin 
of  being  the  first  public  co- 
educational school  in  the 
United  States  but  since  its 
inception  in  1839  it  has  not 
had  a female  presdert.  until 
Dr.  VikkiCarweia 

“I  don’t  see  that 
making  any  p-essure.  I’m 
hoping  that  gender  doesn’t 
matter,”  said  Carwein  from 
her  new  office  in  333. 

Vikki  Carwein  was 
chosen  to  succeed  forma- 
Presdert  Robert  Woodward 
after  last  years  exhaustive 


search,  snee  being  chosen  she 
has  wasted  no  time  in  accli- 
mating herself  to  the  canpus 
and  people  of  ^tfield  State 
Collegp  (WSC). 

Before  WCS  hired 
her  Carwein  was  the  chanKl- 
lor  at  the  universty  oi 
Waiiington  Tacoma.  Though 
her  title  was  Chancelia  ha- 
duties  were  the  same  as  that  of 
a Presidsnt. 

“It’s  been  very  busy 
for  me.”  said  Carwein  weeks 
prior  to  student  move-in,  Over 
this  past  summer  Carwein  has 
ma  with  community  leaders 
from  Westfield,  legislators  on 
the  state  level  and  facul^  and 
staff. 

She  spoke  with  the  Westfield 


Chamber  of  Commerce  about 
how  the  city,  “Would  develop 
‘stuff’  on  the  weekends  to  get 
students  to  stay  put  instead  of 
leaveon  the  weekends.” 

The  University  of 
Washington  at  Tacoma  is  a 
graduate  senool  maoe  ip  sde- 
ly  of  commuters.  Carwein 
said  coming  to  Westfield  will 
be  a change  and  a challerige 
that  she  vsekomes. 

Carwein  was 
impressed  with  Wxxlward's 
recerd  at  the  school,  ‘What  I 
see  today  is  the  result  of  a lot 
of  work  from  previous  years,” 
saidCarwein  abouttheshift  in 
public  perception  of  WSC 

Carwein  • Page  2 


WSC  goes  dramatic,  LJ  style 


-Photo  by  Matthew  Bcmat 

While  you  were  away... 

Construction  continues  full  swing  on  the  new  dorm 
hall  located  between  Courtney  and  Davis  Hails.  The 
new  hall  is  scheduled  to  be  done  next  fall. 


t-  — • 

Looking  for  something  to  do? 
Join  “The  Voice”  staff. 

General  Interest  Meeting 
Wednesday,  September  8 
7:00  p.m.  Ely  C-248 


By  Emily  Engel 
Editor  In  Chief 
WSC  has  hit  the  two  of  the 
most  popular  (and  most  dramatic) 
sites  on  the  web:  LiveJournal  and 
MySpace.  Both  are  now  featuring 
communities  and  profiles  that  are 
specifically  targeted  towards  WSC 
students,  alumni  and  faculty. 

The  LiveJournal  community  was 
started  by  incoming  freshman  Leah 
Kaplan  and  junior  Jessica  Ulmer. 
Their  plan  was  to  bring  WSC  stu- 
dents together  outside  of  a classroom 
setting. 

“I'd  like  to  get  more  of  the 
campus  involved  in  this,  since  I 


know  that  a lot  of  people  at  WSC 
have  LiveJoumals,”  said  Ulmer. 

“This  is  the  simplest  way  to 
get  to  know  new  people  outside  your 
social  circles.” 

Kaplan  originally  began  the 
community  because  she  wanted  to 
get  to  know  some  of  the  students. 

“I  didn’t  know  very  many 
people  who  were  going  to  school 
with  me.”  said  Kaplan.  “I  live  in  a 
town  in  southwestern  Connecticut, 
which  is  roughly  two  hours  from 
school.  I wanted  to  get  to  know  some 
people  so  that  when  I got  up  here.  I'd 
have  a few  names.” 

When  Ulmer  found  out 
about  the  community,  she  became 


one  of  the  moderators. 

“Leah  added  me  as  a mod- 
erator because  I know  more  about 
WSC  and  LiveJournal  in  general.” 
said  Ulmer. 

The  two  had  only  known 
each  other  through  the  internet 
before  teaming  up  the  run  the  com- 
munity. 

"She  had  found  me  through 
LiveJournal  because  I list  Westfield 
State  College  as  an  interest,"  said 
Ulmer.  “She  had  a lot  of  questions 
about  the  school  that  1 hope  I was 
able  to  answer.” 

The  community  can  be  seen 
Uvejournal  • Page  2 


Inside 

News  Page  2 

Important  Page  3 

Numbers 


Preseaon  Prep.- 


Freshman  girls  Krista  GrifonJ 
and  Kristen  Gcxrdd  were  on 
campus  early  with  other  athletes 
for  pre-season  practice.  Bothare 
setters  on  the  VoDeybali  team. 


Page  2 


News  The  UoiC6  August  30, 2003 


Carwein 

over  the  past  len  )ears. 

Carwein  finished  her  undergraduate 
(kgree  in  Indiana  and  went  to  work  at  the 
Veteran’s  Association  in  California  She 
applied  to  a Master's  program  was  an  instnic* 
tor  of  nursing  at  the  University  of  Nevadi  at 
Las  Vegas.  She  said  that’s  where  she  entered 
into  the  administration  side  of  academia 

On  of  the  5 canefidates  in  the  field 
the  Board  of  Trustees?  chose  Carweia  "I 
assume  pan  of  the  reason  there  was  an  inerest 
in  the  President  having  a background  in 
fundraising  and  advocating  for  our  budget.” 
she  said.  Carwein  hasalready  met  membersof 
(he  state  legislature  and  ev^  spent  some  bme 
at  the  Democratic  National  Convention  in 
Boston. 

LJ 

by  anyone  with  a computer;  there  is  no 
need  to  become  a member  of  LiveJoumal 
in  order  to  view  the  site.  If  you  want  to 
become  a member  of  the  community  and 
make  posts  and  comments  of  your  own.  it 
is  easy  and  free  to  become  a member. 

Kaplan  and  Ulmer  hope  to  reach 
out  to  all  students  in  order  to  keep  them 
updated  with  upcoming  events,  professor 
and  class  information,  and  overall,  to  make 
friends  with  fellow  students.  The  two  both 
hope  to  expand,  and  possibly  plan  events 
off  LiveJoumal,  but  until  then,  they  would 
like  to  add  as  many  members  as  possible  to 
the  community. 


Carweinsaid  about  70percenof  the 
school’s  student  pq)ulation  comes  from  East 
ofM95  and  has  decided  to  focus  on  attracting 
students  from  other  parts  of  Masachusetts. 
One  way  will  be  a bts  tour  of  the  slate.  Some 
faculty  and  staff  members  will  be  making 
stops  at  various  parts  xross  the  stale.  One  stop 
will  be  Westport,  located  in  the  southeastern 
part  d Massachusetts.  ‘This  is  one  of  the 
state’s  best  kept  secrets,”  she  said 

Carwein  was  not  aware  of  the  Red 
Sox  riots  of  last  year  and  knew  Kttle  of  the 
Hockey  scandal.  She  said  both  events  were 
“very  unfortunate”  and.  "every  faculty  mem- 
bCT,  staff  member  and  student  is  a represeria- 
tive  of  WSC  I hope  that  individually  and  col- 
lectively wekeepthatinmind" 


The  site  can  be  found  at 
www.liveiournal.com/communitv/west- 

fieldstate. 

Along  wth  LiveJoumal.  there  is 
also  a member  profile  for  WSC  on 
MySpace,  the  website  that  proclaims  itself 
"a  place  for  friends”.  This  site  can  also  pro- 
vide information  on  the  school,  as  well  as 
connections  to  many  of  the  students.  You 
can  also  view  this  site  without  signing  up. 
however,  you  cannot  be  a “friend”  unless 
you  have  a profile  of  your  own.  This  site  is 
also  free  to  join.  The  member  profile  for 
WSC  can  be  found  at 
httpiZ/profiles, mvsDace.com/users/245986 


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lievamp  the  rewspaper  and  make  it  irteresting  and  invitii^  to  potential  staff  mem- 
|bers.We  are  looking  for  talertedandenhiBiasiic  writers,  ^otographere  iuidediicis 
to  help  usmake  this  paper  better  than  ever.  Now  that  we’ve  had  some  management 
diapgcs,  we  believe  that  joi  ring  the  staff  and  e\en  simply  reading  thepaper  are  some 
enjo^le  aid  informaCNe  tfiings  to  da  Also,  we  promise,  fewer  spelling  mistakes. 
Ibpefulee.  And  don’t  you  worry  my  column  won’t  be  dsappearing  anytime  soon. 
As  fortte  fresh,  a here’s  a litde  advice  for  you:  One,  drinking  does  nc<  make  you 
odoI.TWq,  runrangaioindcampusscFeaminginanecatt:h  phrases  does  not  make  you 
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Enily  Engel 
BdtorInCiBef 

thecainpusvoice@hotmaiLcom 


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in^titude.  Damn,  if  I had  known  just  how  much  nmrang  (his  paper  was  goiig  to 
suck.  Iwould  havejoinedthe WestfieldStateConegpGamingCommissicn.Atleast 
[they  haveabiggerroomtomeet  ineveiyweekandard®  lUg  Seeing  as  how  this  is 
a welcome  back  issue  I should  go  on  about  how  “important”  it  is  © Jdn  some  kind 
[rfcIuborhow“enrichirg”  itwouId.be  toget  oil  and  make  new  fiiend  as  freshman 


I Joina  clil>.  Nfitke  some  friends  There  done,  nowon  © important  business  such 

as  reminding  you,  the  incoming  class  © some  newswoitlty  thin^  so  we,  the  Voic,e 
staff  can  report  on  it  Make  sue  it’s  exciting  too  becaiBe  we  are  so  sick  of  oovenng 
lakesalesaEdth5lackofparkingonthiscampiB.Wail.actuiliyweha\elotsofpark- 
irg  now,  so  I guess  ifsjustbal©  sales  until  about  lOOofyou  decide  tostreak  acro:^ 
campus  ©raise  mcneyforMictealJackson’sLegai  Defense  Fund.orwhate\er.  One 
piece  ofadvioel  will  gjve  you  that  will  come  in  handy  is...be  nice  © thelunch  ladies, 
they  will  be  race  © you.  And  remember  if  you  wanted  decent  food  at  college  you 
shouldhave  gpnetojohnson  and  Wales. 


Ntinhew  T.  Bernal 
also  Editor  In  Chief 
thecampusvoioe@hotmaU.com 


Important  Places  and  Phone  JNumbers 


ON  CAMPUS 


Admissions  & Fin.  Aid x5218 

Athletics x5405 

Bookstore x5657 

Business  Office x5255 

Campus  Voice  x5431 

Career  Services x5206 

Class  Cancellation x5411 

Computer  Hotline x5463 

Counsel  i ngCenter. x5790 

Dial-A-Menu.  x5423 

Health  Services x5415 

Information  Line x5440 

Interfaith  Center. x5567 

Intramurals (5424 

Library x5231 

Mailroom x5248 

MassPlRG x5428 

Minority  Affairs x539 1 

Public  Safety x5262 

Registrar’s 

Office X5240 

Res.Life x5402 

Service  Window x5661 

SGA x5429 

SNEA x548 

1 

Student  Support  Services x5462 

Subway x5441 

Taco 

Bell x5540 

Tekoa  Yearbook x5429 

TV  Studio X5750 


Wellness  Center. x5500 

WSKB x5427 

Veteran’s  Affairs x5446 

RD  Davis  Hall x5500 

RD  Scanlon  Hall x5547 

RD  Lammers  Hall x5533 

RD  Dickinson  Hall x5518 

RD  Courtney  Hall x5589 

Athletics  Director. x5405 

Campus  Center  Director. x5442 

Career  Services  Director. x5206 

CounselingServices  Dir. x5491 

Health  Services  Director. x5415 

Public  Safety  Director. x5262 


OFF  CAMPUS 

Pizza  Places 

Davio’s  Pizza 572-1300 

Domino’s 562-441 1 

El  Italia 562-1974 

Elm  Pizza 568-2020 

Westfield  Pizza 562-7272 

Family  Pizza 568-1580 

Gigi’s 562-0887 

Giovanni’s 568-1623 

Liquori’s  in  West  Spfld... 737-9690 
Pizza  Towne 568-3940 

Chinese  Food 

China  Star. 568-9698 

Golden  Peacock 533-8207 


Panda  House 572-9816 

Real  China 568-9991 

Tung  Shing  Dragon 572-4522 

Restaurants 

Applebee’s 564-0345 

Barney’s 562-1251 

Bickford’s ^562-0777 

D’Angelo 562-1514 

Foster  House ...562-3809 

Friendly’s 562-0625 

Leo’s  Deli 568-2586 

Pasquale’s 562-5009 

Piccolo’s 572-1433 

Points  East 568-1315 

Royal  Restaurant 568-6922 

School  Street  Bistro 562-8700 

Woody’s 562-9663 

Auto  Body 

Dan’s  Auto  Body 568-3064 

Hillside  Auto  Body 568-3944 

Mr.  Mike’s 562-1252 

Michael’s  Frame  & 

Collision  Inc 562-9373 

Oil  &Xube 

Penske  Auto  Ctr. 568-9648 

Transit  Lube  Inc 568-6666 


Lock  Out  Services 

Gary’s  All  Nt  Towing 568-2168 


Auto  Repair 


AAMCO 

At  Your  Service  Auto 

...562-5268 

Repair. 

...568-1994 

...572-1735 

Brookside  Auto 

...562-1400 

Pro  Auto 

...562-8242 

Midas 

..568-8621 

Movies 

Cinemark  Theatres  in 

Hadley 413-587-4233 

Showcase  Cinemas  in  West 
Springfield 413-733-5131 

Resume  Services 

Westfield  Business 

Service 568-1705 

Impact  Resumes 568-2356 


Page  3 


News  The  Voice  August  30.  2003 


Tips  for  the  Frosh 


■‘We  don't  receise  wisdom;  we 
must  discover  it  fcr  oiffselves  after  a jour- 
ney that  no  one  can  take  us  or  spare  us.”  - 
Marcel  Proust,  French  Novelist  (1871- 
1922) 

I hate  quotations.  I e^ecially  hate 
starting  anything  I write  with  a quotation. 
However,  this  cau^t  my  eye  and  I think 
that  while  Monaeur  Proust  may  have  writ- 
' ten  this  simple  statement  thinking  of  issues 
much  larger  than  that  of  dorm  life  at  state 
college,  these  words  can  be  related  to  maity 
various  situations,  and  should  be  seen  as  an 
open  door  With  that  I will  leave  you  with 
the  wisdom  I have  harvested  after  two 
years  of  campus  life,  but  as  the  quote  says, 
‘ you  must  discovCT  this  wisdom  for  your- 
1 self,  so  I leave  you  with  an  open  door... 

I For  the  tove  of  God,  please,  go  to 

( your  classes  and  do  your  homework! 
Especially  while  living  on  campus,  it  can 
become  very  easy  to  slack  off.  You  will  feel 
so  much  better  going  home  on  wirier  break 
and  for  the  summer  knowing  that  you 
worked  hard  and  ^veyour  all  academical- 
ly and  you’ll  have  a great  GPA  to  show  for 
everything  you  have  done.  Even  if  it 
requires  you  going  in  your  pajamas  and 
draggirg  ass  to  Wilson,  just  go.  Professors 
love  seeing  you  as  much  as  you  love  seeing 
them  at  eight  in  the  morning. 

I As  well  as  gcxng  to  classes,  anoth- 

er place  you  should  catch  yourself  is  at  the 
library.  We  have  the  absolute  best  library 
and  reference  staff  that  will  always  be  will- 
ing to  help  you  whether  you  are  doirg 
research,  writing  a paper,  a anything! 
While  working  at  the  library  I cannot  tell 
& vou  the  mmh^  of  seniors  that  come  ip  diir- 
i ing  hnals  week  who  haven  t the  foggiest  as 
how  to  do  a blessed  thing  in  the  library, 
including  use  a computerized  card  catalog 
system.  Hmmm... 

Eat  well  and  get  plenty  of  sleep.  I 
'|  know  I sound  like  a nagging  mother  saying 
^ this,  but  last  year  on  top  of  having  an 
I extremely  challenging  class  schedule, 
j teaching  hours,  work,  and  money  prob- 
' lems,  I got  bacterial  pneumonia  because  I 
! wasn’t  eating  well  or  getting  nearly  as 
J much  sleep  as  my  body  needed  You  don’t 
need  bacteria  growiig  in  yoir  lungs  kids, 
believe  me. 

While  we  are  on  the  subject  of 
food.  I will  now  address  the  DC. 
Personally.  I am  not  a huge  fan  of  DC  food 
at  all.  But  insBad  of  being  like  some  and 
ditching  it  all  together,  find  the  kinds  of 
fogd  that  you  like  and  be  sure  to  stick  with 
them.  It  also  might  take  a few  weeks  to  gel 
used  to  the  ‘tood”  served.  If  jou  are  vegan 
or  vegstarian  you  can  talk  to  the  Sodexho 
brass  at  the  DC  and  ask  about  arrangii^ 
some  sort  of  substitution. 


Drinking  is  by  far  the  most  over- 
raBd  activity  on  campus.  While  not  being 
much  of  a drinker  subjects  ms  to  prejudce 
on  this  issue,  last  time  I chected  getting 
unfathomably  wasted  was  the  most  pathet- 
ic thing  to  witness  and/or  experience.  In 
short,  drinking  in  excess  is  stupid.  And 
drinking  in  the  dorms  is  lame,  because  you 
can’t  even  open  your  door  without  having 
to  throw  every  empty  can  and  bottle  you 
have  under  your  bed  and  check  your  peep 
hole  to  make  sure  it  isn’t  an  ISO.  Even 
when  it  is,  you’re  up  Poopy’s  Creek.  Do 
people  not  have  better  things  to  be  doing? 

Keep  it  in  your  pants  the  first 
night!  (i)me  on  people,  do  you  real^  think 
that  any  worthwhile  long  lasting  relaiiorv 
ship  is  going  to  bloom  from  a drunten 
romp  in  the  sack  on  the  firstnight?  Do  your 
roommate(s)  a huge  favorand  at  least  wait 
until  the  second  night  to  make  passionate 
love  to  the  dude/dudette  you  met  yesterday. 
Forthose  in  relationships,  pleasedisregard. 

If  I hear  one  more  complaint 
about  there  being  nothing  to  do  on  campus 
1 will  vomit  all  over  their  shoes.  There  are 
tons  of  activities,  clubs,  national  honor 
societies  and  intramural  groups  put  on  by 
the  school.  Not  to  mention  a number  of 
activities  put  on  by  SGA.  My  pasonal 
favorite  is  "Brown  Bag  Bingo”.  A lot  of 
really  good  activities  are  not  even  attended 
because  no  one  on  this  campus  wants  to  get 
out  of  their  rooms. 

Coming  from  personal  experi- 
ence, I know  that  making  a small  group  of 
good  friends  is  a huge  plus  to  living  on 
campus.  My  friends  are  the  absolute  best 

and  I ronid  nevn.r  «m.Toin#»  hi»ino  udthnnr 

them  while  living  on  campus.  We  are  so 
elite  that  we  even  have  our  own  designated 
area  at  the  DC.  Sorry  to  break  the  news  to 
all  of  you  anti- social  kids  but  it’s  going  to 
be  imposable  to  go  through  college  with- 
out making  a multitude  of  awesome 
friends,  whether  you  like  it  ornot. 

As  freshmen,  the  upperclassmen 
are  going  to  know  exactly  who  you  are. 
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The  Student  Press  of  Westfield  State  College 


Volume  X 


September  6. 2004 


Issue  II 


Crane  collapses,  investigation  ensues 


By  M/XTTIIEW  Bernat  a 
McDonald 
Voice  Staff 


Many  residents  in  Davis 
Hall  received  an  early  wake  up  call 
on  Wednesday,  September  1,  when 
[he  large  crane  being  used  to  con- 
struct the  new  residence  hall  col- 
lapsed. The  130  fool  crane  fell  at 
about  8:30  a.m.'with  the  tip  of  the 
crane  coming  to  .rest  4 1/2  feet 
away  from  the  residence  hall. 

No  one  was  injured  and  the 
event  is  under  investigation  as  of 
press  time. 

“We  are  awaiting  the 
results  of  the  investigation  at  this 
point  before  we  make  any  kind  of 
recommendations,”  said  Jon 
Conlogue,  Director  of  Residential 
Life. 

Dr.  Curl  Robie,  Assistant 
Vice  President,  Administration, 
could  not  be  reached  for  comment. 


News  of  the  event  spread  quickly  Public  Safety  staff  members,  as  the 
among  students  at  first  as  a rumor  fallen  crane  blocked  the  normal 
that  the  crane  had  fallen  at  the  footpath  to  Davis’  main  entrance. 
Woodward  Center.  Residents  A meeting  was  held  at  4:00 

i.m.  to  inform 

1 Davis  Hall  resi 
dents  about  th 
facts  of  the 
incident.  Arep- 
T e s e n t a 1 1 V t 
1 Suffolk 
Constructio 
was  present  t 
answer  ques 
tions.  “We  felt 
lit  was  important 
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as  soon  as  pos- 
sible,” said 

The  crane  before  being  cleaned  up.  An  investigation  is  under  way  Conlogue. 
todetermine  the  cause  of  the  fall  jhe  Davis 

going  to  and  from  Davis  hall  were  Common  room  was  standing  room 
directed  around  the  back  of  the  only  when  Emil  Frei.  Vice 
building  by  Residential  Life  and  Crane-  Page  2 


Welcome, 

Freshmen 

Bv  LiSANDReS  Billings 
News  Editor 

One  thing  is  for 

sure,  this  years  very 
enthusiastic  class  is  going 
to  make  WSC  a very  inter- 

Freshman  meet  with  RA’s  on  their  first  night  at  WSC 

esting  campus  for  the  next 

Revamped 

campus 


Bv  Bob  McDonald 
Associate  Editor 


Students  return- 
ing lo  Westfield  might 
noboe  a few  of  the  many 
changes  and  impro\'e- 
ments  that  occurred  o\er 
the  summer. 

The  most 
notable  chants  to  die 
campus  landscape  invol\e 
ihe  two  newest  buildings: 
ihe  all-but-completcd 
Woodward  Certer,  and 
die  r£w  residence  hall  that 
is  the  mid  stages  of  con- 
st luciioa 

The  Woodward 
Center  officuilly  opened 
on  September  1,  20(W. 

Following  Ihe 
grand  opening  of  that 
building  work  will  con- 


tinue on  ife  atiiletic  sur- 
age  building  located 
between  die  Woodward 
Center  and  Alumni  field. 
Tlic  new  stiucture  wiiich 
will  include  botlvooms, 
should  help  to  alleviate  the 
rted  for  storage,  acewd- 
ing  to  Curt  Robie, 
Assistant  Vice  Preadent, 
Administration. 

The  tEw  resi- 
dence hall  is  slated  Ibr  a 
Fall  2005  opening  Aside 
from  the  actually  con- 
struction of  die  building, 
temporary  walk  ways  and 
load  ways  had 


four  years- 
Thcy  began  showing  their 
energy  as  soon  as  pro- 
gramming began  for 
Welcome  Week- 

Students  arrived 
back  to  campus  to  be 
greeted  by  a flurry  of 


Uenovatiun-  Page  10 

Welcome  week  activities. 
Residential  life  with  the 
help  of  the  orientation 
leaders  planned  several 
evening  activities. 

Welcome  week 
began  Sunday  night  with 
H’elcoiiie  - Page  2 


Half  a million  strong  say  no  to  the  Bush  agenda 


Bi  Emily  Engel 
Editor  In  Chief 


Editoiual 

The  heat  was  just 
about-  as  intense  as  the  feeling 
i of  excitement  that  day  as  the 
ftmperature  seemed  to  reach 
close  to  ninety  degrees  in  the 
city.  The  skyscrapers  that  sur- 
rounded us  were  much  like 
doors  on  an  oven,  keeping  all 
the  heal  centered.  Every  once 
in  a while  a cool  breeze  would 
rush  through  the  crowd,  which 
was  closely  followed  by  a 
wave  of  cheers  that  would  run 
up  the  streets. 

Four-hundred-thou- 
I sand  people  lined  the  streets  of 
I New' York  City  on  August  29th 
in  order  to  march  against  the 
Bush  agenda  and  the 
Republican  National 

Convention  that  was  about  to 


take  place  at  Madison  Square 
Garden.  The  parade  started 
between  7th  avenue  at  1 4th  and 
22nd  Avenue  in  Manhattan, 
over  thirty-six  square  feet  of 
city  blocks. 

The  group  United  for 
Peace  and  Justice  put  on  this 
monumental  march. 

Around  11  a.m.,  the 
subway  1 was  on  began  to  get 
more  and  more  crowded  as  the 
train  pulled  closer  to  the  upper 
west  side  of  Manhattan.  People 
climbing  aboard  carrying  signs 
supporting  Kerry  and  other 
random  slogans,  amongst  tee- 
shirts  with  catchy  phrases 
would  acknowledge  other  to- 
be-marchers  with  a small  smile 
and  nod,  as  if  to  say  “Yes.  me 
too.” 

A couple  of  high 
school  age  girls  stepped  onto 
ihe  subway  all  decked  out  with 


peace  signs 
faces,  as  well 
al  piercings  ai 
orange  shirts 
slogans  like 
Dick  “ Screv 
“He’s  not  M 
dent!"  They  1 
if  they  were 
march  the  w 
tance:  14th 
Union  Square. 

The 
destination 
march  was 
Park,  but  aftc 
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were  told  to 
where.  The 
decided  on 

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Yorkere  galhered  spontaneous- 

ly  after  the  September  lltit  at  every  subway  stop,  per  order 


•Photo  by  Emily  lingcl 

of  the  city.  They  seemed  to  be 
walking  around  aimlessly, 

NYC-  Page  3 


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Check  out  the  new  ^^  oodward  Center  before  you 

Neus  Page  2-3 

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foretells  your  future 

have  to  walk  halfway  to  3.C?. 

Overheard 

And  it’s  not  good 

Pictorial 

Opinion  Page  6 

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Comics  Page  1 1 

Page  2 


News  The  UoiC6  September  6. 2004 


Crane 


President  of  Educational  and 
Institutional  Division  for  Suffolk  con- 
struction said  the  crane  operator  was 
lifting  the  crane  into 
position  without  a 
load  when  it  fell.  “I 
wish  1 could  tell  you 
what  happened  won’t 
happen  again  but  I 
can’t,"  said  Frei . 

Frei  said  it  was  either 


Residents  had  a few  questions  for  I 
Frei.  "Was  the  operator  | 

fired?”  To  which  Frei  answered  if  the 
investigation  finds  that 


I wish  1 could  tell  you  the  operator  was  at  fault 
that  would  be,  "the  last 


what  happened  wonU 
happen  again,  but  1 
can’t.” 


ope 


alor 


mechanical  failure 
that  caused  the  crane 
to  collapse.  The  col- 
lapse of  the  crane  is 
under  inspection  by 
Occupational  Saftey 
Hazard 
Administration.? 

Steve  Allen 
another  representa- 
live  from  Suffolk 
Construction  said  in  his  38  years  of 
working  in  construction  this  was  the 
first  time  he  had  seen  anything  of  that 
nature. 

"We  can’t  change  what  did 
happen,  thankfully  no  one  was  hurt. 
We  can  think  of  ways  to  reduce  risk," 
said  Conlogue.  Some  ways  Suffolk 
plams  to  do  this  might  include  closing 
off  the  walkway  in  front  of  Davis  hall 
until  all  the  steel  girders  have  been 
put  in  place. 

Frei  said  a hydraulic  crane 
will  be  brought  in  soon. 


Emil  Frei 
Vice  President 
Educational  and 
Institutional  Division 
Suffolk  Construction 


crane  he  runs  for  any- 
thing.” 

Conlogue  said  Suffolk 
was  chosen  for  the  con- 
struction job  because  of  | 
their  excellent  safety 
record. 


Ifa  cane  falls  in  fioit  of  Davis  hall  at  8 a.m.  into  mom- 
ling  <faes  aiyboct'  hear".^  More  importantly  does  aryone  care? 
jTte  fellen  craiecouldnot  have  come  at  a wose  time  for  the 
ladministation  who  were  nakii^  final  preparations  on  tlie 
I Woodward  Center  ribben  cirtting  ceremony.  Despite  the  stel- 
"lar  timirg  and  enormity  of  the  situation  the  crane  w$  cleared 
from  tite  adewalks  of  Davis  by  4 pim  the  Woodward  Certer  Ceremoney  went 
ectremely  well  and  nowthereadeils  of  Davis  havebeen  offered  first  efibs  in  thenew 
M to  be  completed  by  next  September.  Well,  actially  Director  of  Resdcfcntial  Life 
Jon  Conlogue  said  to  tile  residertsofDavis, ‘This  construction  inyourfrontya-d  has 
been  more  tlian  an  inconvience  and  we  would  like  to  keep  open  some  s}»ts  in  the 
newdotmforstudeius  who  wouldn’tncrmally  wouldn’t  havea  chance  tolKe  there.” 
But,  he  adefed  tha  Rea  Lifehasn’t  "worked  out  the  dstai  la”  A nice  gesture,  let ’s hope 
it  becomes  a realty.  So  kudos  to  the  administration  readsntial  life  and  the  construc- 
tion compariy  forgetting  thirds  on  track 

Not  to  all  political  or.  )ou,  I know  howmuchthis  cam 
pus  loves  all  thir^spolitics,  bit  we  are  in  the  midstofaPiesidential  campaighn.  The 
V)ice’  would  life  to  keqi  abreastof  the  issues  andthis  week  an  editorial  frem  Emily 
Bigelis  run  on  the  frontpage.  Emily  went  to  the  Rqjiilion  Naional  Conventiai  in 
NYC  toprotest  with  half  a millionpeople.  Ihou^  it  is  an  editorial  we  feel  the  time- 
liness of  the  issue  wairaited  front  page  coverage.  In  die  coming  weeks  The  \fciice’ 
will  be  runnir^  stories  on  Bob  McDonald’s  and  Hm  MacDonald’s  trp  to  the 
Democratic  Nationd  Convention  (Coronation^  andAlexTrzasko’s  trip  to  theRNC 
T if  we  ga  a hold  of  him. 

J Yet  another  desperate  ftiea  for  people  to  join  The  \bice' 

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Welcome 


Dave  Binder.  a 

guitarist/comedian  who  san 
comedic  songs  about  college 
and  being  a freshman  before 
upper  classman  were  on  cam- 


Jimmy  Buffet  he’s  not.  Dave  Binder 
sings  songs  about  FVeshman 

Dave  Binder  will  be  perform- 
ing again  on  campus  for 
Family  Day  on  October  2. 
2004  He  performed  and  got 


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the  group  of  freshmen  to 
dance  the  macaraena  and  sing 
along. 

After  the  Dave 
Binder  performance  the  stu- 
dents were  served  a pancake 
breakfast  which  brought 
droves  of  freshmen  to  the  Ely 
Campus  Center. 

Monday  night  featured  come- 
dian Eric  Nieves  and  an  ice 
cream  social.  Eric  Nieves  is 
a comedian  from  the  Bronx. 

He  graduated  college 
in  1993  but  WSC  students 
found  him  to  relate  well  to 
the  student  body. 

Nieves  said  that  he 
likes  performing 
state  schools  beca 
he  finds  them  to  be 
more  open  and  a 
crowd. 

Tuesday  night 
was  the  first  game  o 


ly 

eve 
though 
didn’t 
anything, 
d 

n Lis 
Wilkinson. 


with  the  turnout  even  though 
freshmen  did  not  play  during 
orientation. 

"Last  year’s  success 
could  be  attributed  to  the 
many  freshmen  who  became 
excited  and  brought  their 
energy  from  orientation  when 
they  played  then,”  said 
Swartwout. 

Wednesday  evening’s 
activity  was  hypnotist  Dan 
LaRosa  and  a palm  reader  in 
Dever  auditorium. 

Thursday  the  karaoke 
wiimers  from  orientation  per- 
formed in  Westfield  Idol. 

While  the  freshmen 


more  activities. 

‘The  activities  have 
been  really  good,  but  after 
there’s  nothing  to  do. 
Everything  ends  by  10:00 
and  then  you  have  to  think  of 
something  else  to  do,”  said 
Wilkinson. 

Most  upper  classman 
are  surprised  by  how  many 
students,  particularly  fresh- 
men, attended  this  weeks 
activities,  and  by  how  enthu- 
siastic the  new  class  is. 
“Overall,  they  .seem  like  nice 
kids,  very  eager  and  friend- 
ly.” commented  Wilga, 

One  thing  is  for  sure. 


Record  crowds  at  the  Brown  Bs^  Bingo  held  on  Tbesday  August  31. 


-Photo  by  Lisandra  Billings 


President  of 

Programming,  seemed  impressed  with  the 
Julie  Swartwout,  weeks  activities,  some  said  it 
was  impressed  would  better  if  there  were 


the  display  of  energy  and 
enthusiastic  class  is  sure  to 
make  WSC  an  interesting 


News  The  Uoice  September  6. 2004 


Page  3 


NYC 


waiting  for  something  to  happen.  Six  helicopters  circled  over- 

The  crowd  was  filled  with  head  to  get  shots  of  the  filled  streets, 
every  race,  age,  religion  and  creed  pos-  Many  decided  the  best  way  to  handle 
sible,  each  there  for  a different  reason,  that  was  to  give  them  half  the  peace 
Amongst  them,  a small  family  consist-  sign. 

ing  of  a mother,  father  and  a blonde  A large  group  of  right-wing 


baby  All  three  were  res- 
idents ofNYC. 

“We’re  here 
because  the  government 
is  supposed  to  represent 


representatives  called 
the  “Protest  Warriors" 
stood  their  ground 
^Six  helicopters  circled  behind  a barricade, 
holding  signs 


the  people,  and  they’re  overhead  tO  get  shotS  of  were  too  ironic 


that 

to 


not."  The  father  sported 
a small  tag  saying 
“NYC  to  RNC; 

Welcome  Evildoers.” 

Talking  to  the  handle  that  was  to  give 
marchers  deemed  rather 

them  half  the  peace 


the  filled  streets.  Many 
decided  the  best  way  to 


impossible.  They 
seemed  distrustful  of  a 
random  girl  asking  for 
quotes  and  names.  Most 
seemed  more  interested 
in  those  who  had  video  cameras,  hop- 
ing to  end  up  on  the  next  edition  of  The 
Daily  Show  or  Fuse’s  “Electoral 
Dysfunction.” 

Chanting  roared  up  and  down 
throughout  the  crowd.  Things  like  ‘Tell 
me  what  democracy  looks  like?  This  is 
what  democracy  looks  like!"  and 


Sign. 


understand.  Many 
thought  they  were 
communists  due  to 
what  they  said.  Later, 
they  ended  up  break- 
ing into  the  marching 
line  and  holding  up 
the  works.  Several 
sported  black 

banadanas  and  began 
swinging  at  any 
oncoming  marchers.  Finally,  the  police 
had  something  to  do. 

Digital  cameras,  video 
cameras  and  even  cameras  in  phones 
reigned  supreme.  This  seemed  to  slow 
things  down  a bit,  considering  many 
stopped  to  snap  pictures.  One  man 
made  mention  that  this  wouldn’t  have 
happened  at  a Vietnam  protest;  technol- 


“Racist,  greedy,  selfish,  sexist,  send 
that  bastard  back  to  Texas!"  were  ogy  has  forever  changed  the  face  of 
heard,  with  hundreds  yelling.  protests. 

Throughout  the  crowd,  several 


independent  newspapers  proclaiming  to 
speak  the  truth  gave  out  issues  to  who- 
ever would  take.  The  majority  just 
walked  on  bv  without  even  acknowl- 
edging them.  How  very  New  York. 

Police  officers  stood  ready  and 
waiting  for.  some  action.  Many  were 
seen  smiling,  yawning,  laughing  with 
each  other  and  drinking  soda  slowly 
from  bottles. 


Whether  or  not  these  marchers 
got  through  to  the  visiting  Republicans, 
but  it  is  safe  to  say  that  this  was  indeed 
a great  example  of  how  protests  should 
be.  Peaceful,  yet  loud,  large,  yet  con- 
trolled. New  York  City  spoke  that  hazy 
afternoon,  and  even  if  the  inhabitantsat 
Madison  Square  didn’t  listen  thorough- 
ly, the  rest  of  the  world  did  catch  a 
sound  bite  at  what  half  a million  people 
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What  is  your  first  impression 

of  Westfield? 


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Class  of 2008 
Business 


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than  my  room.” 


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Class  of  2008 
Business 


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Pictorial  The  Voice  September  6. 2004 


Former  President  WoodvMird  was  hand 
for  the  dedic^ion  of  tlie  Center  that 
bears  hts  name 


•Photo  by  Lisanilra  Biiliiigs 


You’re  never  too  old  to  stop  caring 
about  your  weight.  These  men 
weigh  themselves  in  the  new  htness 
room. 

-Photo  by  Lisandra  Billings 


Woodward  Center  opened  with  fanfare 

By  Matthew  Bernat 
Editor  in  Chief 
The  new  ‘Wiodward  Center’ 
nbbon  cutting  ceremonywas 
on  September  1,  2004. 

Before  alumni  and 
important  members  of  the 
community  and  college  the 
center  was  officially  opened 
though  it  had  been  used  by 
students  prior  to  the  start  of 
classes  for  preseason  practice. 

Former  President 
Frederick  Woodward  was  the 
keynote  speaker. 

Woodward  had  come 
from  upstate  New  York  with 
his  family. 

"1  am  really  proud  of 
this  new  faciltiy.  It’s  a build- 
ing that  will  be  standing  tong 
after  I’m  gone,”  said 
Woodward. 


^ Center  Facts:  ""  ^ 

Hours  of  operation:  7 a.m.  10:30  p.m.  Mon.  thru  Fri. 

Weekends:  Open  for  sheduled  practices,  special  events,  and  supervised 
recreation. 

Shoe/Footwear  Policy: 

All  users  of  the  gymnasium,  fitness  room,  dance  studio,  human  perfor- 
mance labratories  and  atletic  training  room  must  bring  a second  pair 
of  clean  footwear  for  use  during  activity.  Closed  toed  athletic  ftmtwear 
ir  required  at  all  times. 

Anyone  under  18  years  of  age  who  Is  not  a Westfield  State  College  stu- 
dent may  use  the  facility  only  under  the  supervision  of  a parent,  or  as 
part  of  an  organized  community  group.  Coaches  and  supervisors  of 
such  groups  may  be  required  to  complete  an  orientation  program  prior 
to  bringing  their  group  to  the  facilty.  Conatct  the  Woodward  Center 
Director's  Office  at  572-8221. 


Center  provides 
something  for 


Trophy  cases  in  the  new  Woodward  Center  display  the  many  ath- 
letic achievments  of  WSC. 


A new  weight  room  provides  students,  particularly  those  playing 
on  a sports  team,  the  opportunity  for  more  training. 


The  Woodward 


everyone! 


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A new  dance  studio  allows  more  room  for  dancing  and  areobics. 


This  banquet  center  provides  space  for  students  to  sit,  relax  and 
eat  during  their  busy  schedules. 


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A&E  Th6  Voice  September  6. 2004 


Arts  & Entertainment 


A Capella  back  in  action  with  auditions 


BY  EMILY  Ransom 
A&E  EDITOR 

A Capella  singers  have  become  more 

and  more  vocal  on  campus.  For  ihe  third  year 
an  a capella  singing  group  named  the  Night 
Owls  prepares  for  the  beginning  of  the  year. 

Because  this  group  is  student  run,  it 
has  a primary  goal  of  a fun  atmosphere. 
Junios  Diana  Farrell  is  the  director  and 
Danny  Dicamillo  is  the  manager. 

There  are  auditions  Tuesday 
September  7 and  Wednesday  September  8 at 
9 p.m.  in  Bates  hall  room  8. 

"It’s  a wonderful  chance  for  talented 
people  to  get  together  and  have  a great  time 
making  fun  music,"  said  Farrell. 

Farrell  said,  "We  are  in  need  of  dedi- 
cated singers  in  all  ranges  and  vocal  percus- 
sionists who  like  to  work  hard  and  have  a 
great  time." 

They  arc  a performance  group  and 
also  a credited  class.  They  do  not  require  the 
members  to  take  the  class  for  credit.  The  a 
capella  singers  arc  under  the  jurisdiction  of 
the  music  department  advised  by  Dr. 
Theodore  Davidovich. 


"We  work  hard  to  prepare  for  perfor- 
mances but  we  always  make  sure  we  have  a 
lot  of  fun,"  said  Dicamillo. 

Farrell  said  the  group  would  most 
likely  rehearse  Monday  and  Wednesday 
evenings  around  9 p.m., 

"Night  rehearsals  led  to  the  name 
Night  Owls."  said  Farrell. 

Last  year's  group  consisted  of  about 
20  members  and  Farrell  explained  the  group 
will  probably  remain  thatsize  since  itworked 
well. 

"I  am  very  excited  to  be  involved 
once  again  and  have  a chance  to  bring  some 
new  faces  and  voices  to  the  group," 
Dicamillo  added. 

Last  year’s  success  was  marked  by  a 
performance  at  the  end  of  the  year  that  had  an 
unexpected  turnout.  Dicamillo  said  the  group 
got  the  word  out  but  they  were  surprised 
when  the  audience  filled  Dever  auditorium. 

The  group  will  continue  to  perform 
on  and  off  campus.  Farrell  awaits  upcoming 
auditions.  They  encourage  anyone  who  audi- 
tions to  bring  a copy  of  their  class  schedule. 


ILEX  tKS 

Mike  Fransen,  class  of 
2008,  sports  his  new 
electric  scooter.  He  pur- 
chased the  $200  folding 
scooter  at  Walmart  and 
plans  on  riding  it  to  class- 
es. 

-photo  by  Lisandra 
Billings 


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Horoscopes 

Inez 


to  introduce  myself.  They 
1 have  recently  discovered 
that  1 possess  the  ALL  POWERFUL  SEEING  EYE.  Rather  than  waste 
such  a gift,  I will  use  my  powers  to  benefit  the  studenii  of  WSC. 
Unfortunately,  due  to  a pestering  sinus  infection,  my  ALL  POWERFUL 
SEEING  EYE,  is  rather  dim  this  week,  so  instead  here  are  some  expla- 
nations of  the  sun  signs. 

ARIES  (March  21  -April  1 9)  - Symbolized  by  the  ram,  the  Aries  is  a fire 
sign,  which,  quite  frankly,  is  not  a good  thing.  An  Aries  can  be  impa- 
tient, bold,  impulsive,  and  stubborn  and  will  often  push  away  the  peo- 
ple that  care  about  them  the  most  just  to  prove  that  they  are  right. 
Congratulations,  because  of  you're  nature,  your  going  to  be  alone  for 
the  rest  of  your  life. 

TAURUS  (April  20  - May20)  - Symbolized  by  the  bull,  the  Taurus  is  an 
earth  sign  with  a love  for  anything  of  high  quality.  In  short,  Taurus'  are 
arrogant,  materialistic  jerks  whose  love  of  money  and  good  food  leaves 
them  fat  and  unattractive  to  the  world.  But  don't  worry,  with  all  that 
money  you  have,  you  can  definitely  afford  a prostitute! 

GEMINI  (May  2l-June  21)  - Symbolized  by  the  twins,  the  Gemini  is 
an  air  sign  and  conveniently  often  an  airhead.  Do  me  a favor  Gemini, 
try  to  imagine  (and  try  not  to  hurt  yourself  by  thinking  to  much...) 
someone  dilzier  and  easier  than  you  are.  Most  likely  you  can't.  Gemini's 
are  flirty  idiots  who  will  sleep  with  anyone  because  they  just  want 
everyone  to  like  them. 

CANCER  (June  22-July  22)  - Symbolized  by  the  crab,  the  Cancer  is  a 
water  sign  and  I can  almost  guarantee  that  they  havfi.jiDjrieads. 
Reclusive  and  moody,  the  Cancer  is  that  little  kid  in  everyone's  second 
grade  class  that  dropped  out  and  was  home  schooled  the  rest  of  their  life 
because  no  one  liked  them.  If  you're  a Cancer,  I'd  buy  your  little  shack 
in  the  woods  right  now  because  you're  unavoidably  going  to  be  the 
town  hennit. 

LEO  (July  23-August  22)  - Symbolized  by  the  lion,  the  Leo  is  a fire 
sign,  and  most  likely  the  person  that  everyone  else  hates.  Characterized 
by  their  extremely  vain  and  showy  nature.  Leos  are  materialistic  and 
dramatic.  Although  they  appear  to  have  a lot  of  friends,  everyone  just 
uses  the  Leo  for  their  wealth.  There  comes  a time  in  every  Leo’s  life 
when  they  wake  up  and  realize  that  Che  mirror  is  their  best  friend. 

VIRGO  (August  23-September  22)  - Symbolized  by  the  virgin,  the 
Virgo  is  an  Earth  sign  and  a nerd.  Anal  and  particular,  the  Virgo  is  the 
person  who  always  gels  the  good  grades,  was  the  teacher's  pet  and  was 
most  likely  your  high  school’s  valedicforian.  The  Virgo  also  lacks  any 
fonn  of  personality  and  will  remain  a virgin  for  the  rest  of  their  miser- 
able, nerdy  lives. 

LIBRA  (September  23-October  22)  - Symbolized  by  the  scales,  the 
Libra  is  an  air  sign  and  often  lives  in  the  shadows  of  the  fire  signs. 
They’re  the  personal  assistants  of  the  world  because  they'll  never  be 
important  enough  to  become  anything  more.  The  Libra  will  spend  their 
entire  life  trying  to  reach  the  top,  but  never  will,  My  advice  is  to  give 
up  and  accept  that  you're  a nobody. 

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A&E  The  Udice  September  6. 2004 


Devil  Wears  Prada  takes  the  Cake 


BY  EMULY  Ransom 

A&E  EDITOR 

Alert  the  media. ..it  can  be 
done.  A "girlie"  or  "beach-read" 
book  can  actually  satisfy  the  fluff 
needed  for  pleasure  AND  it  can 
fulfill  the  need  for  a story  that  has 
a point. 

“The  Devil  Wears  Prada," 
by  Lauren  Weisberger,  is  a capti- 
vating read  that  has  been  gracing 
the  conversations  of  readers  and 
sitting  on  the  tips  of  tongues  of 
many  readers  just  waiting  for  rec- 
ommendations. 

The  talent  of  capturing  and 


attaining  the  attention  of  a reader 
seeking  a "girlie"  book  or  a 
"beach  read"  is  amazing. 
Weisberger  is  actually  able  to 
poetically  depict  every  aspect  of 
her  story  to  preserve  the  attention 
of  readers  for  the  350  pages. 

The  use  of  a clear,  imagin- 
able representation  of  every  event 
is  Weisberger's  strongest  facet. 
She,  unlike  some  "beach  read" 
authors,  has  a talented  and  very 
educated  style  of  writing. 

Weisberger  writes  a story 
about  a 23  year-old  Brown 
University  graduate  who  works 
for  the  most  demanding  fashion 


editor  in  the  business.  This  boss, 
or  devil  wearing  Prada,  makes  the 
Job  "most  girls  would  die  for" 
practically  unbearable  for  a col- 
lege graduate  with  future  hopes  of 
writing  for  "The  New  Yorker" 
someday. 

Weisberger's  character 
Andrea  shows  a witty  and  cunning 
personality  while  she  arranges 
meetings  with  fashionistas  and 
glamour  gurus.  This  blonde 
knockout  has  absolutely  no  inter- 
est in  fashion  and  repeatedly  won- 
ders why  everyone  who  knows  her 
devil  boss  thinks  so  highly  of  her. 

Andrea  thinks  surviving  one  year 


of  torture  will  provide  her  with 
the  recommendations  needed  to 
work  anywhere  she  wants.  The 
question  becomes  will  she  make  it 
through  the  year? 

This  book  has  more  sub- 
stance than  many  fluff  reads  while 
still  maintaining  a fun  feeling.  It 
is  worth  reading,  but  not  a book  to 
keep  next  to  the  bed,  for  it  will  be 
hard  to  put  down. 

Themes  of  the  real  world, 
working  up  the  corporate  ladder, 
and  the  age  between  being  a stu- 
dent and  a mature  adult  provide  a 
fully  entertaining  page-turner. 


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SCORPIO  (October  2 to  November  21)-  Symbolized  by  the  scorpion,  the 
Scorpio  is  a water  sign  and  is  most  likely  that  emo  kid  down  the  hallway. 
Dark  and  mysterious,  Scorpio's  spend  most  of  their  lives  crying  and  writ- 
ing poems  about  how  miserable  their  lives  are.  While  some  people  take 
pity  on  Scorpios,  most  realize  how  clingy  and  whiny  they  are,  and  desert 
them.  But  hey,  it  will  give  the  Scorpio  something  to  write  a song  about,.. 

SAGITTARIUS  (November  22-December  21)  - Symbolized  by  the  archer, 
the  Sagittarius  is  a fire  sign  and  a royal  pain  the  ass.  Filled  with  curiosity, 
they’re  that  annoying  tourist  who  insists  on  taking  a MILLION  pictures  of 
a fancy  toilet  seat  in  Paris.  The  Sagittarius  will  spend  theirentire  lives  try- 
ing to  come  up  with  the  answers  to  life’s  most  mysterious  questions,  but 
will  realize  right  before  they  die  that  there  are  no  answers.  Way  to  waste 
your  entire  life. 

CAPRICORN  (December  22-January  19)-  Symbolized  by  the  goat,  the 
Capricorn  is  an  earth  sign  and  a big  baby.  Afraid  of  risks,  the  Capricorn 
will  spend  all  their  money  on  plastic  couch  coverings  and  cleaning  sup- 
plies to  satisfy  their  germ  phobia.  They  will  also  go  to  great  lengths  to 
shelter  their  loved  ones  from  the  world,  causing  people  to  be  bitter  towards 
them  and  eventually  kill  them  for  being  such  freaks. 

AQUARIUS  (January  20-February  18)-  Symbolized  by  the  water  bearer, 
the  Aquarius  is  an  air  sign  and  a rebel.  Most  likely  a hippy  democrat,  the 
Aquarius  will  spend  their  entire  lives  devoted  to  "the  cause." 
Unfortunately  the  Aquarius  won't  live  very  long  because  they’re  most  like- 
ly to  be  trampled  by  a police  horse  during  some  pathetic  freedom  march. 

PISCES  (February  19-March  20)-  Symbolized  by  the  fish,  the  Pisces  is  a 
water  sign  and  has  absolutely  no  idea  what  they  want  to  do  with  the  rest  of 
their  life.  Filled  with  doubts  and  insecurities  the  Pisces  is  never  satisfied 
with  anything. ThePisces  will  go  through  life  laughing  at  the  ignorance  of 
the  rest  of  the  world  until  they  get  old  and  realize  they  can't  rerire  because 
they've  been  unemployed  most  of  their  life  and  has  no  social  security. 
Who's  laughing  now  Pisces? 


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News  The  Voice  September  6.  2004 


Renovations- 

lo  be  constructed  to  albw  students 
and  tte  Pifclic  Safety  slwtile  vans 
easier  access  to  Davis.  Work  will 
continue  on  Ihebuilcfingbeii^  at  7: 00 
a.m.  on  weekdays  fcr  the  lemaindo- 
of  the  semester. 

The  Ely  Cantus  Center 
recei\ed  a new  electrical  system  over 
the  summer,  as  well  as  an  emergency 
generator,  located  behind  the  build- 
ing. These  im|ro\ements  were  nec- 
essary to  ficilitate  the  instaUaionof  a 
new  centralized  elevata.  The  new 
elevator,  which  will  connect  the 
Mas  Comm  ’and  ’Theater’  wings  of 
the  building  above  the  firstfloor,  will 
be  installed  in  the  main  lobby  some 


time  in  the  ne^^  £ituie. 

Installing  the  newelectrical 
tystmi  vsas  not  without  problems. 
During  a ane-\seek  period,  the  build- 
ing was  more  ofien  than  not  without 
power,  cauang  staff  members  to  find 
non-conpuer  related  tasks  to  com- 
plete. On  at  least  one  occason,  staff 
members  were  sent  home  for  afety 
reasons.  “&  was  fiustBting  as  a staff 
member,”  aid  Barbara  Hand,  the 
Student  Government  Seaetary  who 
woricsinEly’s  basement,  "but  every- 
one understood  that  these  things  hap- 
pen.” 

The  Ely  building  will  see 
one  semesta-  of  relief  before  work 


begins  again.  Followir^  the  fall 
semester,  a major  renovation  of  Ely 
Main  Loungj  is  planned.  The 
Subway  restaurant  area  will  see  what 
Mr.  Robie,  calls  “a  facelift.” 
Concurrently,  ‘The  Nest”  conve- 
nience store  will  be  tom  down  and 
replaced  witha  coffee  barnamed  Jazz 
Man’s,  The  Nest  will  remain  open 
uriil  the  last  few  weeks  of  the  fell 
semester. 

Over$2  million  was  spent 
on  inprovemerls  to  the  residence 
halls  (iiring  the  summer  morths 
Dickinson,  Davis,  and  Lammers 
Halls  all  roreived  new  student  room 
doors,  which  come  equipped  with 


security  peep  holes  and  door  doseis. 
Lammers  Hail  also  had  its  trademaric 
kitchenettes  remodeled.  In  Courtney 
hall,  all  of  the  cbta  lines  were 
rej^ced.  AUoftheaitry  doorstothe 
residence  halls  have  been  replaced. 
And,  as  with  arty  summer,  major 
repainting  was  done  to  studertt  bed- 
rooms and  oommonsrooms  inallthe 
halls. 

Cbmmuters  will  also  be 
pleased  to  see  several  new  picnic 
tables  that  will  be  installed  in  the 
grove  between  Wlson  Hall  and  com- 
muter parking  within  the  rext  few 
wedcs.  Additionally,  two  new  bus 
enclosures  and  an  emergency  ;^one 


will  be  installed  in  the  South  Lot 
paitoig  facility  within  the  next  few 
weeks. 

Criminal  Justice  students 
willbe  pleased  to  hear  that  a cement 
wall  has  replaced  themobile  wall  that 
separates  classrooms  304  and  305. 
According  to  Curt  Robie,  several  stu- 
dents had  conplained  that  they  had  a 
hard  time  differentiating  between 
professors  when  they  sat  in  the  back 
of  the  rooms. 


Clockwise  from  top  left:  The  Woodward  Center  receives  a last  minute 

scrub  to  prepare  for  its  grand  opening;  Shrubs  surround  a new  emer- 
gency generator  located  between  Ely  and  Lammers  Hall;  Residents  of 
Lammers,  Dickinson,  and  Davis  Halls  were  greeted  by  new  doors  and 
door  signs;  One  of  the  newly  remodeled  kitchenettes  in  Lammers  Hall; 
The  newly  replaced  entrance  to  F tower  of  Dickinson  Hall. 

Photos  by  Bob  McDonald 


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The  Uoice 

The  Student  Press  of  Westfield  State  College 


Uolume  X 


September  20. 2004 


Issue  III 


Freshmen  and  Hall  council  elections  to 
bring  in  new  leadership 


Bv  Lissa  W11.SON 
Voice  Repokper 


The  Student 

Goveminent  Association  has  clas- 
sified this  week  as  Election  Week. 
Elections  for  the  Freshman  Class 
Council  will  be  held  on 
September  21  and  22. 
Additionally,  the  Student 
Goveminent  Association  has 
requested  the  the  Residence  Halls 
hold  their  Hall  Council  elections 
during  the  course  of  this  week. 

A class  council  is  com- 
posed of  ten  positions;  president, 
vice  president,  secretary,  treasur- 
er, a historian  (who  gives  briefin- 
gs on  what  the  class  has  accom- 
plished) an  activities  coordinator, 
and  four  Representatives  to 
Senate. 

As  of  The  Nbice's  dead- 
line, several  Presidential  candi- 
dates, as  well  as  candidates  for 
other  positions,  had  already  sub- 
mitted their  signature  papers. 
Candidates  are  required  to  gain 
twenty-five  signatures  from  con- 
stituents in  order  to  be  placed  on 
the  ballot. 


"SGA  is  a great  way  to 
get  involved  with  your  class- 
mates," said  Malt  Curren, 
President  of  the  Student 
GovemmentAssociatioa  "Being 
a part  of  your  student  gosemmenl 
is  a fantastic  way  to  take  on  a 
leadership  position,"  said  Curren. 
Bob  McDonald,  the  Student 
Trustee,  said,  "SGA  allows  you  to 
learn  alot  about  the  campus,  but 
also  about  yourself  in  terms  of 
leadership,  responsibility,  team 
work,  and  organization." 

Being  a member  of  >our 
class  council  is  a great  way  to 
haw  fun  and  at  the  same  time  a 
responsibility  and  priority.  One  of 
the  important  aspects  of  having  a 
government  position  is  participa- 
tion in  community  service.  It  a 
way  ofshowingihe  Westfield  and 
Springfield  community  what 
WSC  students  have  to  offer. 
Serving  the  community  gives 
recognition  to  WSC  and  its  stu- 
dert  bo(ty,  as  a student  govern- 
ment member  it  is  one  of  your 
largest  responsibilities. 

Campaigning  is  also  a 
huge  part  of  the  election  process. 


Posters  and  flyers  are  one  of  the 
best  ways  to  get  your  name 
known  around  campus. 
Remember  this  is  a freshman 
election  so  only  freshmen  can 
vote,  placing  campaign  ads  in 
freshmen  residential  sections  is  a 
good  way  to  get  known  amongst 
your  peers. 

Every  year  each  class 
receiws  S500  to  use  it  as  they 
wish.  As  a student  government 
member  it  is  part  of  your  job  to 
determine  which  is  tiie  most  ben- 
eficial way  to  use  this  money.  It 
may  be  used  in  a broad  range  of 
ways  from  movie  nights  to 
dances,  if  more  money  is  needed 
for  a class  event  then  fundraising 
is  a possibility. 

If  you  are  looking  to  get 
involved  in  your  college  commu- 
nity and  looking  to  get  to  know 
more  people  then  this  is  the  posi- 
tion for  you.  Being  a student  gov- 
ernment member  is  a sure  way  to 
always  know  what  is  going  on 
around  campus  and 

never  miss  a beat  It  gets  you 
Freshmen~Page  2 


WSC  student  gets  first  hand 
look  at  Republican  Convention 


-Photo  by  Matlhew  Bcmat 

WSC’srcadent  Republican  Alex  IVzasko  attended  the  RNC  inNYC 


By  Matthew  Bernat 
Editor  In  Chief 

In  one  week’s  time  Alex 
Trzasko  was  hassled  on  a NYC  sub- 
way, got  to  rub  elbows  wiih  tag 
names  in  the  national  news  media 
and  had  a close  look  at  the  political 
process.  Now  he’s  ready  to  revive 
the  long  defunct  Repiislican  Qub  at 
Westfield  State  College  (WSC). 


Trzadco,  a History  and 
Education  majorinhis  junior>«ar  at 
WSC.  saw  a lot  of  floor  time  at  the 
Republican  National  Convention 
(RNC)  which  was  held  in  New  York 
City  fromAugusl30  to  September2. 

He  went  with  The 
Washington  Center,  a non-partisan 
program  that  sent  175  students  and 
12  profesoTS  from  acros  the  coun- 
try to  the  RNC.  Trzasko  and  the  oth- 
ers did  not  recei%e  awami  v.elcome 


from  one  RA  at  Pace  Univecity  in 
NYC  where  die  groi|)  was  staying. 
Trzadco  said  “Signs  had  been  putup 
sayirg  ‘Republicans  go  home’ on  all 
the  dormrooms.  We’ve  teen  around 
colle^  campuses,  we’re  used  to  it.” 

During  the  convention 
Trzadto  worked  for  The  Committee 
of  Arrangements.  "1  was  a hospitali- 
ty volunteer.  1 worked  out  on  the 
perimeter  greeting  delegates,’’  said 
Trzasko  He  also  worked  with  the 
NYPD  and  the  Secret  Service.  An 
important  part  of  his  job  wa 
check  the  crecfcntials  of  everyone 
entering  Madison  Square  Garden 
and  directir^  people  on  the  inside  to 
tteirprqper  seats. 

Tizasko’s  job  had  certain 
perks.  “I'met  Tucker  Carlson,  Bill 
O’Reilly,  George  Stephanopoulos, 
Ted  Kcppel,  Tim  Russeit,  the  first 
President  Bush  was  seated  in 
section.  The  list  gaes  on,’’  said 
Trzasko. 

A highlight  of  the 
Convention  for  both  Republican 
Party  supporters  and  detractors  was 

RNC-  Page  3 


-Photo  by  Matthew  Bernat 
Students  gathered  on  the  green  Tuesday,  September 
15  to  play  Hag  football.  The  intramurals  began  two 
weeks  ago. 


Yo  quiero 
Quixote’s' 


By  Maggie  Concannon 
Voice  Reporter 


Those  of  you  relum- 
ing to  the  WSC  campus  this 
year  may  have  noticed  a 
change  in  the  Wilson 
Commuter  Cafe,  What  was 
once  a Taco  Bell  Express  is 
now  a similar  taco  restaurant 
called  Quixote’s. 

Speculation  among 
WSC  students  was  that  the 
school  had  instigated  the 
changeover  from  Taco  Bell 
to  Quixote’s.  Director  of 
Food  Services,  Michael 
Maselek,  said  the  decision 
was  made  by  Taco  Bell. 
According  to  Maselek,  Taco 
Bell  was  nearing  bankruptcy 
and  decided  to  focus  on  their 
main  restaurants,  pulling  out 
of  many  university  campuses 
to  save  money. 


The  new  Quixote’s  is 
run  by  Sodexho,  the  compa- 
ny responsible  for  serving 
food  in  the  Westfield  Slate 
College  Dining  Commons- 
According  to  the  Sodexho 
website  it  is,  “The  leading 
food  and  facilities  manage- 
ment services  company  in 
North  America." 

Maselek  said  Sodehxo’s 
ownership  of  Quixote’s 
means  we  can  expect  higher 
quality  food,  Whereas  the 
school  used  to  have  to  pur- 
chase their  meats  and  ingre- 
dients through  Taco  Bell, 
they  are  now  free  to  provide 
their  own. 

So  can  we  expect 
any  other  changes  on  cam- 
pus? Mr.  Maselek  said  “yes.” 
Mid-September,  Quixote’s 

Taco  - Page  2 


Campus  groups  get 
out  the  vote 


By  Haley  Paton 
Voice  Reporter 


On  Thursday. 

September  30,  Westfield  Slate 
Rep.  Don  Humason.  Amherst 
State  Rep.  Ellen  Story,  and  Mix 
93.1  FM  will  be  visiting 
Westfield  State  College  for  a 
Rock-the-Vote -inspired  voter 
registration  rally. 


Last  year  a rally  to  reg- 
ister students  to  vote  was  held 
on  campus,  but  on  a much 
smaller  scale.  With  guest  speak- 
ers Humason  and  Story,  and  the 
support  of  a professional  radio 
station  such  as  Mix  93.1,  rally 
organizers  have  high  expecta- 
tions for  success. 

"Last  year  we  had  a 
Vote-Page  3 


Meet  this  years  new  columnists. 
lUrn  to  pages  7-9  to  see  what 
they  have  to  say. 


Curious  about  the  latest  fall 
fashions?  Check  out  our  new 
fashion  column  “Red  Carpet 
Fashion”  on  page  10. 


Inside 

News  Page  1*3 

Voices  Page  4 

Overheard 

Nation/World  Page  5-6 
Opinion  Page  7-9 

A&E  Page  10-11 

Comics  Page  15 


Page  2 


News  Th6  UoiC6  September  20. 2004 


Taco  

will  undergo  a tacelifi  so  ii  no  longer 
looks  like  a Taco  Bell  with  a 
Quixote's  banner  in  front. 

For  those  of  you  fearing  that 
the  Subway  located  in  the  Ely  Main 
Lounge  might  be  leaving  us  too,  you 
can  breathe  a sigh  of  relief.  There 
will  be  no  changes  made  in  the 
Subway  other  than  a facelift  to  take 
place  this  winter, 

This  appears  to  be  the  year  of 
renovations.  Also  getting  revamped  is 
the  Nest,  located  next  to  Subway  in 
Ely.  At  some  point  this  year  the  Nest 
will  become  Jazz  Man's  Cafe. 
Remodeling  plans  for  the  cafe  call  for 
it  to  open  up  info  the  Ely  Main  lounge 


Voting 

goal  of  registering  150  students.  This 
year's  is  to  gel  the  entire  campus  to  vote,” 
said  rally  organizer  Jess  Castro, 

Castro  also  added  that  although 
students  can’t  be  made  to  vote,  the  goal  of 
the  rally  is  to  enable  all  of  Westfield 
State’s  students  to  at  least  have  the  option 
to  vote.  • 

“Whether  they  vote  or  not  is  up 
to  them,  but  we  would  like  to  have  them 
registered,"  said  Jess  Castro, 
Representative  Humason  and 
Representative  Story’s  presence,  as  a 
republican  and  a democrat,  respectively, 
will  help  to  create  a non-partisan  atmos- 
phere and  ensure  that  both  sides  are  equal- 
ly included  in  the  event. 

“They  [Humason  and  Story] 
were  so  willing  to  come,  too.  Within  ten 
minutes  they  were  so  willing  to  be  there, 
which  is  really  good  for  us,”  said  Castro. 

There  will  also  be  a screening  of 
the  first  press  debate  between  presidential 
candidates  President  Geoige  W.  Bush  and 
Senator  John  Kerry  at  8 p.m. 

In  addition  to  the  presence  of  the 
guest  speakers  radio  station,  and  debate 
screening,  this  year’s  rally  will  also 


(a  plus  for  coffeehouses  hosted  by  the 
Campus  Activities  Board).  Jazz 
Man's  will  also  have  more  desserts 
and  pastry  type  foods  available  in 
addition  to  the  coffee  and  smoothies 
that  can  presently  be  found  at  the 
Nest.  Maselek  says  that  the  conven- 
ience store  aspect  of  the  Nest  will  no 
longer  be  a part  of  Jazz  Man’s  Cafe. 

The  new  dorm  under  con- 
struction near  Davis  hall,  which  is 
scheduled  to  open  for  Fail  Semester 
2005,  will  house  a mini-mart  if,  all 
goes  as  planned,  will  be  the  main 
campus  convenience  store. 


include  free  raffle  tickets  for  every  student 
who  registers  to  vote,  and  free  t-shirt  give- 
aways for  the  first  100  people  to  register. 
There  will  also  be  free  pizza  served  from  5 
p.m.-7;30  p.m. 

Even  students  who  are  already 
registered  to  vote  are  welcomed  to  attend 
the  rally  and  pledge  to  vote  in  the  upcom- 
ing election. 

"It  is  open  to  everyone  and  we  do 
want  everyone  to  go,  because  everyone 
will  have  something  to  do,”  said  Castro. 

Students  who  pledge  to  vote  will 
also  be  given  raffle  tickets.  The  prizes  for 
the  raffle  include  gift  certificates  for  local 
restaurants  and  an  undisclosed  event. 

A table  for  student  voter  registra- 
tion is  scheduled  for  Family  day  on 
October  2 for  any  student  who  has  missed 
the  rally  but  still  wishes  to  register,  \bter 
pledge  cards  will  be  available  at 
Homecoming. 

Campus  groups  and  clubs  that 
helped  to  put  together  this  event  include 
the  Political  Science  Club;  Pi  Sigma  Alfa, 
the  Political  Science  Honors  Society; 
Student  Government;  Mass  PIRG; 
L.A.S.E;  and  the  campus  chapter  of  The 


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Admissions  is  looking  to  pay  students 
to  positively  represent  WSC 

You  DO  NOT  have  to  be  a seniorl 
You  DO  NOT  have  to  have  work  studyl 

Are  you  interested? 

Call  Emily  Gibbings  in  admission 
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Thumbs  Up: 

The  delectable  waffle 
sundaes  in  DC  really  brought 
a little  piece  of  joy  to  our  day. 
and  walnuts  really  hit  the  spot. 


The  hot  fudge,  whipeream,  strawberries 
MMM... thanks  again,  Sodexho. 


Thumbs  Down: 


Way  to  go  to  the  anonymous  puker  in  Scanlon  Hall  this  past 
Thursday  at  10:00  p.m..  The  puke  spanned  the  hallway  forcing  it  to  be 
shut  down  for  some  time.  HeyPukie,  if  it  was  illness, ’The  Voice’ 
sends  it’s  condolences,  if  your  Thirsty  Thursday  got  out  of  hand,  wor- 
ship the  porcelain  god  like  everybody  else. 


A 

I After  attending  a brief  meeting  last  Monday  involving 

I Th;  Voice  staff  our  wondaftil  advisers,  Professors  Geo^e 

I Layi^  and  Glen  Brewster.  Daiyl  Hendery,  Executiw 

I Director  of  Smdent  Affairs,  Barbara  Hand,  advisor  to  SGA 

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[didn’t  >ou?  And  gee,  we  all  know  that  some  bad  PR  might  our  colle^  riglf 
lintotfr:  9th  circle  ofHell.  You  wait  really  sane  bad  PR?  IVe  got  a (31EAT  idea! 
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throw  up  in  bathroom  sinks,  a^in  on  the  stairs  and  then  in  their  own  beds  after  a 
nigit  of  heavy  dinkin'!  I'd  say  THAT  truth  is  a lot  more  hurtful  than  a protester ' 
NYC. 


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adminisiratois  who  wouldprefer  to  have  somediing  igli  and  fluffy  to  diow  parents, 
but  it  ain’t  happening  aiytimesooa  We  havea  great  siaffthis  sJmestei;  and  no  one's 
opinion  will  be  overlooked  orrejectedbytbeeditOB.no  matter  what  political  back- 
ground they  come  from,  or  how  ccntroversial  the  writing  may  be.  Tliat’s  what  gets 
die  studsnts,  you  know,  the  ones  that  actual^  care  abcxrt  and  read  the  nswipiapsc  to 
do  just  that 

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the  Westfield  State  LKeJoumalcommimty  when  notified  about  diis  incictenc 
I '!  persorallyliked  the  cover,  i's  whatcau^tmy  attertion.” 

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[these  days.,  and  honestly...  what’s  the  point  of  stadngyourqiinicsi  if  otlier  sensitive 
jpeqile  are  just  going  to  be  offended?  Freedom  ofspeech  for  a reason,  ever>ore.s 
'jJ  lowed  to  say  their  piece...” 

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ITOtesi  1 found  it  beautifully  written  and  well  photographed  Tlie  fact  that  the  WSC 
could  get  a bad  rep  is  stupid.  Shouldn't  what  the  stodsnts  think  matter  more?" 

“You  shouldiiave  read  Jacksonthe  first  amendmert  and  left  the  roare" 

i didn’tfindthe  from  page  offensive  at  all  - dial's  wliatdreivme  topckup 
die  paper,  actually.” 

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thoigli  oftle  cover  It  seemed  as  thou^i  be  was  not  frilly  aware  of  what  the  stu- 
dents thought  of  that  particular  i^e.  His  email  address  is  ajackson@wsc.ina..cdu. 
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Editorlii  Chief 


Freshmen 


involved  with  so  many  new  peqjle  and  is  a 
great  learning  eiqierience.  Getting  to  know 
your  classmates,  hearing  and  listening  to 
what  they  have  to  say  can  only  improve  the 
relationdiip  between  you  and  your  col- 
leagues. Once  again  all  are  encouraged  to 
take  some  part  in  the  election  whether  it  is 
running  for  a pceition  or  simply  voting 


remember,  every  voice  counts!  Voting  is  to 
be  held  in  various  locations  on  Tuesday, 
September  21  and  Wednesday,  September 
22  from  8 a.ra  to  10  a.m.  in  Wilson  Hall, 
10  a.m.  to  4 pxm.  in  Ely  Campus  Center; 
and  4 p.m.  to  6 p.m.  in  the  Dining 
Commons.  Good  luck  to  all  our  candi- 
dates! 


A friendly  skate  boarder  from  Westfield  State  performs  a trick 
outside  of  the  Parenzo  gym  on  Tuesday,  September  IS. 


-Photo  by  Matthew  Bemat 


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Mews  The  Uoice  September  20. 2004 


Page  3 


RNC 


Senator  Zell  Miller  s keynote  address.  MiUer  these  protests  and  vulgarities  just  noke  ne 
is  a Ctemocrat  from  Georgia  whose  ^eech  stron^^rinntybeliefs.Theydidritdeterar^of 
was  praised  by  the  GOP  and  lambasted  by  isatall  itJusistrengtfienedourres<dve,”fflid 
major  news  outlets  as  mean-minted  and  a Trasko. 
blunder  for 
RepuWicans. 

During  MiUer 


“It’s  a little  disheart 


meechTjTasko  was  work-  ning  at  first  but  for  me 
ing  on  tie  tenth  floor  of 

all  these  protests  and 


Madison  Square  Garden 
The  floorisa  narrow  corri- 
dor tltat  runs  around  (he 
top  of  the  Garden  and 
houses  mostly  soundproof 
suites.  “You  could  hear 
that  someone  was  m^ak- 
ing  but  it  was  muffled.  I 
did  not  hear  applause  any- 
where near  as  loudas  I did 
for  Sea  Miller,"  said 
Trazsko,  ‘The  applause  ; 
for  him  seemed  to  rock  the  Garden"  To 
Traasko  the  applause  for  Miller  sounded  loud- 
er and  more  erthusiastic  than  the  ovation  Vice 
President  Cheneyhad  received. 


vulgarities  just  make 
me  stronger  in  my 
beliefs.” 

Alex  Trzasko 


Just  the  Facts:  Alex 
lyzasko 

Favorite  Political  Book  Letters 
to  a Young  Conservative  by 
Dinesh  D'Souza 

Favorite  Political  Movie:  The 
Candidate 

Favoi  ite  Color:  Green 

Favorite  T.V.  Show:  Seinfeld 

Who  would  win  in  a fight;  John 
Keri'y  or  George  Bush? 

Bush  because  Kerry’s  hair 
would  get  in  the  way." 


PH 


Just  a dozen  years  before  hand 
Milter  had  delivered  a speech  at  the 
Democratic  National  Convention  to  nominate 
former  President  Clirlon  that  was  critical  of 
the  first  Preadent  Bush. 

During  the  convention  the  protests 
goirg  on  outside  of  the  conveition  walls  were 
on  the  minds  of  those  involved  inade.  On 
Sunday, Augua  29,adaybeforethes(artofthe 
official  convention,  \bice  Editor  Emily  Etigel 
was  in  New  Yoeit  to  jdn  (he protestors. 

Trzasko  noticed  the  increase  of  New 
Yak  City  police  officers  on  the  streets  the 
week  ofthe  convention.  “It  made  you  a feel  a 
lot  better  to  see  them  there,”  he  said.  “Before  I 
went  down  everyone  was  asking  me.  ‘are  you 
afraid  of  terroiias?’.  The  first  week  we  were 
concerned  a bout  it  but  by  the  second  week  ter- 
rorism hadjust  gone  out  ofour  mind,  the  only 
thing  we  were  waned  about  were  the  protes- 
lora,”  said  Trzasko. 

"It’s  a little  disheartening  at  firstbut  forme  all 


Trzasko  and  the  other 
Washirigion  Center  partici- 
parts  had  to  wear  a red 
white  and  blue  lanyird  that 
identified  them  as  part  of 
tie  Washington  Center 
along  with  a green  pdo 
shirt.  “The  NV^shington 
Center  made  it  point  to  tell 
us  that  once  the  convertion 
comes  do  not  wear  your 
lanyard  and  keep  as  low  a 
prerfile  as  possible.”  said 
Trzaska  He  was  also 
warred  not  to  go  outside  on 
Sunday. 

It  was  or  either  the 
Tuesday  or  Wednesrby  of  the  convention  that 
Trzasto  found  lumselfon  thesubway  withore 
alter  male  student  and  three  female  ones 
headirg  back  from  a morning  lecture.  The 
group  was  wearing  the  red  white  and  blue  lan- 
yards that  idertified  them  as  be'mg  with  The 
Washington  Center  “Nahing  identified  iB  as 
Republicans  or  DenKterats,”  said  Trzasko 
when  a man  with  a briefcase  stepped  onto  tire 
subway. 

“He  put  his  tiling  down  and  said.  1 
better  stand  over  here’  then  wert  itto  a tiraefc 
against  President  Bush,”  said  Trza^o.  The 
man  then  pulled  out  a sheet  of  statistics  and 
be^  to  read  them  aloud.  At  onepoint  a mem- 
ber of  Trzasko's  group  began  chanting  “four 
more  >ears'’  and  got  other  siijway  riders  to 
join  in  against  the  man  who  only  read  louder 
until  he  g«  to  flie  point  where,  “he  became 
incdierenl,”  said  Trzasko. 

“The  finest  aspect  of  poli- 
tics is  an  educated  and  thoughifiil  debate  of  the 
issues.  Peqjle  see  screaming  madmen,  ithuits 
the  process,”  said  Trzaska  “Sometimes  these 
protestors  end  up  hurting  themselves  more 
than  they  end  up  helping  themselves." 

Now  that  he's  back  on  campus 
Trzasko  plans  on  starting  a [^publican  club. 
He’s  already  gene  to  the  Student  Government 
Association  and  discovered  that  it  wouldn’t  be 
tile  first  club  of  its  kind  at  WSC.  Trzasko  is 
aware  that  college  campuses  tend  to  have  lib- 
eral atmospheres.  “Finding  a faculty  advisais 
proving  to  be  a daunting  task,"  said  Trzaska 

He  first  came  to  WSC  in  the  fell  of 
2002  and  was  surprised  at  the  lack  of  political 
clubs  on  campus.  “It  takes  time  to  find  an>r)ne 
who  cares,  it’s  a-political  here  but  I’ve  seen  a 
deceit  number  ofstrong Republicans  on  cam- 
pus, there  arc  more  to  be  identified.  There  are 
some  Democrats  on  campus  who  don't  know 
they  are,"  said  Trzasko. 

He  hopes  to  have  a table  at  the  club 
fair  for  this  upcoming  Thursday.  “It  doesn’t 
concern  us  ifthere  are  5 aSOOofus  were  still 
going  to  do  it.” 

“One  of  the  reasons  I keep  my 
mouth  shuti  you  might  be  worried  if  you  say 
something  they  don’t  agree  vvitii  you  don’t 
know  what  they’ll  dotoyou  (the professors).  I 
haven’t  found  one  yet  who  has  penalized  me 
fa  my  beliefs.  I had  that  coicem  con  ingin,  it 
was  unfounded,"  said  Trzasko. 


Matt  Curren 


Role  at  WSC  President  of  the  Student 
Government  Association. 

Number  of  Years  at  WSC  Third  year  at 
Westfield  os  a student,  Matt  is  a junior. 

Favorite  Thing  About  WSC  The  nuniier 
of  opportunitiesthat  students  have  to  get 
involved  with  the  campus. 

FavoriteMovie  The  Rocky  Collections 

Favorite  T.V.  Show:  Roymokers  on 
ESPN 

Favorite  Quote:  "There  is  no  higher 
honor  than  himon  service,  to  work  for 
the  common  good  is  the  greatest  deed 
- Author  Unknown 

Favorite  Food  Swordfish 


Com  pi  led  by  Ussa  Wilson 


-Photo  by  Abby  Tiereny 


Faculty  members  enjoy  fun,  sun  and  brewskies  at 
the  barbeque  last  Friday. 


Class  of  2005! 

Come  join  us  at  the  official  Senior  Ceremony! 
Thursday  September  23,  5 PM  Scanlon  Banquet  Hall 

FREE  DINNER! 

Please  dress  In  seml-formal  attire 


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Voices  Overheard  The  Voice  September  20. 2004 


How  do  you  think  the  New  Woodward 

Center  will  benefit  WSC? 


Seth  Clark  joe  Bertulli 

Class  of 2007  Class  0/2008 

Music  Education  Business  Managanent 


“I  hope  because 
everything  is 
new,  it  will  cre- 
ate greater  stu- 
dent invole- 
ment  in  sports.” 


“Easier  access 
to  the  field,  it’s 
a nice  facility.” 


Jen  Raymond 
Class  0/2008 
Criminal  Justice 


“Going  to  provide 
better  services  for 
student  athletes  to 
condition  them- 
selves.” 


Sarah  Peters 
Class  0/2007 
English 


“I  think  it  will 
be  great  come 
winter  when  all 
the  sports 
teams  have  to 
get  ready."” 


Voices  Overheard  compiled  by  Allison  St.  Clair  and  Lissa  Wilson  Ed.  note:  Due  to  a technical  error  this  week’s  V.O.  pictures  were  lost. 


Degon’s 

Custom 


6peeenyed 


Corey  W.  Degon 


P.O.  Box  306 

Three  Rivers,  MA  10180 


Phone:  413-433-0489 
Fax:  413-283-8Z57 
E-mail:  degonscustomts@yahoo.com 
Website:  www.degonscustomts. com 


Nation/World  Th6  UoiC6  September  20. 2004 


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College  Students  Sought  to  Work  Polls  on  Election  Day 


BY  DEBORAH  BARFIELD  BERRY 

NEWSDAY 

WASHINGTON  - With  less  than 
50  days  until  Nov.  2,  and  faced  with  a crit- 
ical shortage  of  trained  poll  workers,  fed- 
eral and  state  election  officials  plan  to 
expand  the  pool  by  turning  to  college  stu- 
dents. 

The  federal  Elections  Assistance 
Commission  will  award  $750,000  in 
grants  this  month  to  universities,  faith- 
based  organizations  and  nonpartisan 
groups  aimed  at  recruiting  college  stu- 
dents as  paid  poll  workers. 

'In  many  ways,  it's  always  been  a 
pressing  issue  ...  but  there  are  so  many 
changes  going  on,"  said  Ray  Martinez,  a 
commissioner.  "We  want  to  have  people 
who  are  trained  properly  and  we  want  to 
have  enough  poll  workers." 

At  least  2 million  poll  workers 


and  judges  are  needed  for  the  upcoming 
election  compared  with  1.4  million  in 
2000,  say  federal  election  officials. 

To  help  fill  the  gap.  officials  hope 
to  recruit  workers  through  corporate  vol- 
unteer programs  and  colleges.  The  work- 
ers will  staff  nearly  200,000  polling 
places,  with  as  many  as  three  to  four 
workers  at  each  site. 

"It  happens  throughout  the  coun- 
try that  there  are  not  people  who  are  vol- 
unteering," Rebecca  Vigil-Giron,  presi- 
dent of  the  National  Association  of 
Secretaries  of  State,  said  at  a commission 
hearing  this  week. 

Election  officials  have  long 
struggled  to  get  enough  poll  workers,  but 
say  they  are  more  pressed  this  year  to  have 
a trained  wprk  force  because  voters  in  sev- 
eral stales  will  cast  ballots  on  high-tech 
machines  and  face  new  rules  under  the 
2002  Help  America  Vote  Act. 


The  law,  which  was  passed  in  the 
wake  of  the  2000  election  controversies, 
was  created  to  improve  election  systems. 

The  average  age  of  a poll  worker 
is  70,  say  election  officials.  Many  are 
undereducated  and  unemployed.  While 
older  poll  workers  have  been  reliable, 
election  officials  say  they  could  use 
younger  workers  less  intimidated  by  new 
technology,  such  as  electronic  voting 
machines. 

"It's  crucial  that  we  work  now  to 
identify  a new  pool  of  poll  workers  with  a 
sufficient  educational  background  and 
knowledge  of  computers  and  technology," 
said  Vigil-Giron,  who  also  serves  as  New 
Mexico's  secretary  of  state. 

But  state  and  federal  election 
officials  acknowledge  the  challenge  of 
recruiting  young  adults.  Polls  show  that 
young  adults  are  less  likely  to  vote  and  get 
involved  in  politics.  "We  think  if  we  can 


gel  more  college  students  working  at  the 
polls,  we  can  get  more  college  students 
going  to  the  polls,"  said  DeForest  Soaries 
Jr.,  commission  chairman. 

A survey  of  colleges  released  this 
week  by  Harvard  University’s  Institute  of 
Politics  and  The  Chronicle  of  Higher 
Education  found  that  political  activities 
are  happening  on  campuses,  but  that  many 
colleges  arc  not  complying  with  the  feder- 
al higher  education  law  requiring  voter 
registration  efforts. 

Martinez  said  the  effort  to  recruit 
college  poll  workers  was  slow  to  get  under 
way  because  the  agency  has  been  strug- 
gling to  get  federal  funding  and  staff 

Still,  he  said,  the  commission  is 
confident  the  groups  can  recruit  enough 
students  to  help. 


Bush  AIDS  plan  gets  drugs  to 
25,000  in  Third  World 


Rap  Homing  in  Cowell  sued  by 
on  Hall  of  Fame  ‘Idol’  Creator 


people  with  ART,  prevent  7 million  new  I 
human  immunodeficiency  virus  (HIV) 

infections,  and  provide  care  for  10  million 

WASHINGTON-The  Bush  AIDS  orphans  and  infected  people  who  do 
administration's  global  AIDS  plan  has  not  need  ART. 


BY  DAVID  BROWN 

THE  WASHINGTON  POST 


helped  put  at  least  25,000  people  on  anti- 
retroviral therapy  since  it  began  disburs- 
ing money  in  February  to  organizations 
and  governments  in  15  targeted  countries. 

That  estimate  is  contained  in  an 
interim  report  delivered  to  two  congres- 


Although  some  federal  agencies, 
such  as  the  U.S.  Agency  for  International 
Development  and  the  Centers  for  Disease 
Control  and  Prevention,  are  directly  pro- 
viding services,  most  of  the  money  flows 
through  universities,  charities  and  non- 


inierim  report  ueiivcicu  lu  wuei-v.  mrouBu 
sional  committees  last  week.  It  covers  governmental  organizations, 
only  nine  countries.  An  accounting  for  all  a t l Sth 

15  countries  will  be  available  late  this  fall. 

'We  are  moving  incredibly 
rapidly.  To  support  25,000  people  in  such 
a short  period  of  time  is  virtually  unheard 
of,"  said  Mark  R.  Dybul,  an  AIDS 


BY  GEOFF BOUCHER 
LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 


At  the  recent  15th  International 
AIDS  Conference  in  Bangkok,  officials  of 
the  World  Health  Organization  estimated 
that  by  the  end  of  June,  440,000  people 
were  on  ART  in  the  developing  world. 

Some  of  the  25,000  newly  treat- 


Ot,  saia  iviarx  IV.  i->>uui,  ail  ouluc  ui  nn.  - 

researcher  at  the  National  Institutes  of  gd  people  .claimed  by  the  Bush  plan 
Health  who  is  now  the  chief  medical  offi-  among  the  440,000  in  the  WHO  estimates, 
cer  of  the  Bush  AIDS  program.  but  the  amount  of  overlap  is  uncertain 

The  head  of  the  — 


program,  retired  drug 
company  executive 
Randall  L.  Tobias,  said 
that  ' despite  all  the 
obstructions  of  getting 
something  like  this  up 
and  running  ...  there  is 
every  reason  to  believe 
that  we  are  on  target  to 
meet  the  goals  that  we 
have  laid  out." 

Putting  people 
on  antiretroviral  therapy 
(ART)  is  not  the  only 
goal  of  the  five-year.  S 1 5 
billion  global  AIDS  pro- 
gram, but  it  has  the  high- 


“We  are  moving 

incredibly  rapidly.  To 
support  25,000  people 
in  such  a short  period 
of  time  is  virtually 
unheard  of.” 

Mark  R.  Dybul 
AIDS  Researcher 


In  December.  WHO 
committed  itself  to  help- 
ing the  world’s  poor 
countries  treat  their 
AIDS  patients  with  the 
same  drugs  that  have 
transformed  care  in  the 
United  States  and  other 
wealthy  nations.  It  set  a 
goal  of  getting  3 million 
people  on  ART  by  the 
end  of  2005-the  number 
chosen  as  roughly  half 
the  number  of  AIDS 
patients  in  the  develop- 
ing world  who  need  treat- 
, ment  immediately  to  stay 
alive. 


HOLLYWOOD  --  Grandmaster 
Flash  and  the  Furious  Five,  whose  social- 
message  music  in  the  early  1980s  earned 
rap  early  critical  respect,  are  now  the  first 
rap  act  to  make  it  onto  the  final  ballot  of 
nominees  for  the  Rock  and  Roll  Hall  of 
Fame. 

DJ  Grandmaster  Flash  (the 
Barbados-born  Joseph  Saddler)  and  his 
crew  made  the  final  ballot  in  their  first 
year  of  eligibility,  as  did  U2,  the  Irish 
quartet  whose  two-decade  run  of  commer- 
cial and  critical  successes  has  made  them 
arguably  the  top  rock  act  in  the  world  for 
that  time  frame. 

Other  finalists  this  year  include 
the  Sex  Pistols,  the  seminal  punk  outfit 
that  has  been  passed  over  by  the  Hall  vot- 
ers in  recent  years;  the  Pretenders;  Randy 
Newman;  Buddy  Guy;  the  J.  Geils  Band, 
Percy  Sledge;  Conway  Twitty  and  Wanda 
Jackson.  Artists  are  eligible  for  considera- 
tion 25  years  after  the  release  of  their  first 
recording. 


est  profile.  The  next  target  is  to  have  Worldwide,  about  45  million 

200  000  people  receiving  AIDS  drugs  by  people  are  infected  with  HIV. 

June  2005.  - WHO’s  next  target  in  this  "3  by 

The  new  report  said  the  Bush  5"  initiative  is  700.000  on  ART  by  the  end 
plan  is  directly  paying  for  antiretrovirals  of  December.  WHO  does  not  treat  patients 
for  1 8,800  people  and  is  indirectly  sup-  itself  or  pay  for  treatment  but  provides 

porting  ART  for  an  additional  6,100  advisers,  training  programs  and  treatment 
through  contributions  to  AIDS  programs,  guidelines. 


LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 

HOLLYWOOD  - Simon  Fuller, 
the  creator  of  "American  Idol,"  is  suing 
one  of  the  show’s  hosts,  Simon  Cowell, 
over  a new  talent  show  in  England  that 
Fuller  says  is  a rip-off  of  the  original,  the 
Hollywood  Reporter  said. 

Fuller  accuses  the  producers  of 
"The  X Factor,"  who  include  Cowell,  of 
infringing  on  the  copyright  of  Idol."  The 
new  show  features  a panel  of  judges  pass- 
ing judgment  on  aspiring  actors. 

Freemantle  Media,  which  pro- 
duces "The  X Factor."  issued  a statement 
on  behalf  of  itself  and  Cowell  denying  the 
charge. 


L 


Simon  Cowell  is 
being  sued  by 
“American  Idol” 
creator,  Simon 
Fuller. 


Notebook:  A Celebrity  Poll 


The  15  countries  include  Haiti,  Guyana, 
Vietnam  and  12  in  sub-Saharan  Africa. 

Dybul  said  manpower  and  exper- 
tise. not  the  cost  of  drugs,  are  the  main 
impediments  to  getting  people  on  ART. 

"Capacity  is  unquestionably  the 


Much  of  the  money  for  the  new 
treatment  of  AIDS  patients  in  poor  coun- 
tries is  coming  from  the  Global  Fund  to 
Fight  AIDS,  Tuberculosis  and  Malaria. 
The  two-year-old  organization  gets  money 
from  donor  countries  and  foundations  and 


LapaCliy  is  unqucsuuuau*/  iroiii  

limiting  step,"  he  said,  adding  that  the  distributes  it  to  programs  it  judges  capable 

Bush  plan  is  helping  to  pay  for  training  of  performing, 
programs  at  150  sites. 

Over  the  five  years  of  the 
President's  Emergency  Plan  for  AIDS 
Relief,  the  program  aims  to  treat  2 million 


BY  DANA  M4LBANK 

Michael  Dukakis:  47  (1988) 

THE  WASHINGTON  POS  f 

Prince  Charles:  45  (2003) 

WASHINGTON-In  last  week's 
Washington  Post-ABC  News  Poll.  Sen. 
John  Kerry  was  viewed  favorably  by  36 
percent  of  registered  voters,  down  18 
points  over  the  past  six  months.  But  just 
how  low  Kerry’s  standing  has  fallen  can- 
not be  appreciated  fully  without  compar- 
ing his  standing  with  that  of  other  house- 
hold names  in  Gallup  polls  over  the  years. 
Kerry  finds  himself  in  a dead  heat  with 
Martha  Stewart,  and  behind  Herbert 
Hoover-although  he  beats  O.J.  Simpson. 

Herbert  Hoover;  43  (1944) 

Jesse  Jackson;  38  (2003) 

Vladimir  Putin:  38  (2003) 

John  Kerry:  36  (2004) 

Martha  Stewart:  36  (2004) 

Joseph  McCarthy:  35  (1954) 

Rush  Limbaugh:  34  (2003) 

Michael  Jordan:  83  (2000) 

Pete  Rose:  34  (2004) 

Tony  Blair:  76  (2003) 

O.J.  Simpson:  29  (1995) 

Pope  John  Paul  11:  73  (2003) 

Osama  bin  Laden:  1 (2001) 

Democratic  Party:  54  (2004) 

John  Ashcroft:  49  (2003) 

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Nafion/World  Th6  UoiC6  September  20. 2004 


U.S.  Fears  Terroism  via  Mexico’s  Time-Tested  Routes 


BY  RICHARD  B.  SCHMITT 
H.G.  REZA 

RICHARD  BOUDREAUX 
LOS ANGELES  TIMES 


SAN  DIEGO  " Growing  fears  that  al- 
Qaida  emissaries  are  looking  to  tap  into 
well-wom  smuggling  routes  along  the 
2.000-mile  Mexican  border  have  led  to  a 
security  crackdown  in  recent  months  as 
well  as  new  levels  of  official  cross-border 
cooperation.  U.S.  and  Mexican  law 
enforcement  officials  say. 

Officials  say  they  have  no  hard 
evidence  of  an  al-Qaida  presence  in 
Mexico.  But  intelligence  reports,  security 
alerts  and  other  recent  incidents  have 
raised  fresh  concern  that  terrorists  view 
America's  porous  southern  border  as  a 
window  of  opportunity. 

‘We  are  seeing  a pattern  of  ter- 
rorist suspects  exploring  opportunities  to 
get  hold  of  Mexican  passports  and  docu- 
ments and  infiltrating  into  the  U.S. 
through  Mexico."  said  Magnus  Ranstorp, 
director  of  the  Center  for  the  Study  of 
Terrorism  and  Political  Violence  at  the 
University  of  St.  Andrews  in  Scotland. 

A major  concern,  he  said,  is  that 
terrorists  will  use  South  America  as  a 
launching  pad  to  slip  into  Mexico  and  ulti- 
mately the  United  States,  using  smuggling 
rings  or  forged  documents. 
Counterterrorism  officials  said  that 
Islamic  terrorist  groups  have  long  used  the 
tri-border  area  of  Argentina,  Brazil  and 
Paraguay  as  a base  for  fund  raising  and 
recruiting. 

U.S.  counterterrorism  officials 
have  long  viewed  the  Canadian  border 
with  concern.  It  was  at  a Port  Angeles, 
Wash.,  border  crossing  in  December  1999 
that  agents  arrested  Ahmed  Rcssam,  who 
was  subsequently  convicted  of  plotting 
with  al-Qaida  to  bomb  Los  Angeles 
International  Airport. 

Canada  has  large  pockets  of 
Middle  Easterners  and,  compared  to 
Mexico,  the  border  to  the  north  had  never 
been  heavily  guarded  against  illegal  immi- 
grants and  drug  smugglers. 

But  according  to  staff  members 
of  the  commission  investigating  the  Sept, 
tl  attacks  on  the  United  States,  accused 
mastermind  Khalid  Shaikh  Mohammed 
had  a keen  interest  in  smuggling  al-Qaida 


operatives  across  the  Mexican  border. 
Investigators  were  not  able  to  determine 
whether  he  succeeded. 

A study  of  border  security 
released  by  the  commission  last  month 
warns  of  links  between  human  smugglers 
and  terrorists.  Among  other  concerns,  the 
staff  report  cites  "uncorroborated  law 
enforcement  reports  suggesting  that  asso- 
ciates of  al-Qaida  used  smugglers  in  Latin 
America  to  travel  through  the  region  in 
2002  before  traveling  onward  to  the 
United  Stales." 

Despite  extensive  surveillance, 
the  border  remains  porous  because  of  the 
stretches  of  desert  it  crosses  and  Mexico’s 
established  smuggling  networks.  Some 
Mexican  cities,  including 
Tijuana,  have  sizable 
Arab  populations,  giving 
rise  to  a recent  history  of 
illegal  transit  of  Middle 
Easterners  across  the 
border. 

Several 

dents  in  recent  months 
have  raised  concerns, 
though  none  has  been 
confirmed  to  be  terrorist- 
related. 

Earlier  this 
year,  U.S.  authorities 
received  information  that 
Saudi-bom  terrorism 
suspect  Adnan  G.  el 
Shukrijumah  had  been  sighted  in 
Honduras.  Shukrijumah  is  believed  to 
have  been  an  al-Qaida  surveillance  expert 
who  in  2001  helped  case  the  New  York 
Stock  Exchange  as  a possible  terrorist  tar- 
get. 

After  an  investigation  failed  to 
turn  up  evidence  that  he  had  been  in 
Honduras,  U.S.  officials  enlisted  the  help 
of  Mexican  officials. 

"We  have  no  objective  evidence 
to  confirm  that  he  is  in  Mexico,  but  the 
alert  was  sounded,  and  we  are  looking  for 
him,"  Jose  Luis  Santiago  Vasconcelos, 
chief  of  Mexico's  task  force  on  organized 
crime,  told  reporters.  "It  is  difficult  to  find 
someone  who,  it  seems,  is  a ghost." 

In  August,  U.S.  authorities  issued 
an  alert  for  a Middle  Eastern  man  who 
paid  what  officials  said  was  an  unusually 
large  amount  of  money  to  be  smuggled 
into  the  United  Stales  near  the  border  town 
of  Tecate,  Mexico.  He  was  last  seen  get- 
ting into  a waiting  black  pickup  and  dri- 


ving off  into  the  night.  Authorities  have 
declined  to  release  ftirther  information,  or 
say  how  they  learned  how  much  he  paid  to 
be  smuggled  into  the  United  States. 

Last  week,  the  Justice 
Department  announced  the  arrests  of  three 
Michigan  residents  on  charges  of  running 
an  alien  smuggling  operation  that  brought 
some  200  citizens  of  Iraq,  Jordan  and 
other  Middle  Eastern  countries  to  the 
UUnited  States  via  South  America.  There 
is  no  allegation  that  terrorism  was 
involved,  although  a Justice  Department 
spokesman  said  officials  view  the  case  as 
"a  serious  border  security  issue." 

And  officials  are  still  sorting  out 
the  case  of  Farida  Goolam  Mahomed 
Ahmed,  a South  African 
woman  arrested  July  19 
by  federal  agents  in  the 
border  city  of  McAllen. 
Texas,  after  swimming 
across  the  Rio  Grande. 
Ahmed  had  traveled 
from  Johannesburg. 
South  Africa,  via  Dubai. 
United  Arab  Emirates,  to 
London  and  then  to 
Mexico  City  about  July 
14.  Authorities  said  her 
passport  had  pages  miss- 
ing and  she  had  an  airline 
ticket  to  New  York.  A 
member  of  Congress  was 
quoted  as  saying  that  she 
was  on  a terrorist  watch  list  but  officials 
declined  to  confirm  that  information. 
Farida,  48,  remains  in  custody  on  charges 
of  violating  immigration  laws. 

Of  all  the  leads  about  the  smug- 
gling of  potential  terrorists  from  Mexico 
into  the  United  States,  the  most  intriguing 
may  be  the  case  of  a young  Lebanese  man 
who  was  dropped  off  at  a San  Diego-area 
hospital  in  June  2002. 

The  man,  near  deaffi,  showed 
signs  of  radiation  poisoning,  suggesting 
work  with  a radiological  "dirty  bomb."In 
the  end,  the  radiation  symptoms  were  dis- 
counted and  the  man  died  of  undetermined 
causes.  But  the  case  led  to  the  arrest  of  the 
owner  of  a Lebanese  restaurant  in  Tijuana 
who  last  year  was  convicted  of  operating  a 
smuggling  ring,  in  league  with  a Mexican 
diplomat  based  in  Lebanon.  U.S.  officials 
estimated  that  he  arranged  for  the  illegal 
entry  of  80  to  200  Arabs  into  the  United 
States  over  a period  of  months. 

Then,  in  July,  federal  agents 


“We  are  seeing  a pat- 
tern of  terrorist  sus- 
pects exploring  oppor- 
tunities to  get  hold  of 
Mexican  passports  and 
documents  and  filtrat- 
ing into  the  U.S. 
through  Mexico.” 

-Magnus  Ranstorp 


CBS  to  Shield  Source  of  Controversial  Documents 


arrested  an  Egyptian  man  in  Miami  on 
charges  that  he  ran  a smuggling  ring  based 
in  the  Middle  East  and  Latin  America. 
Ashraf  Ahmed  Abdallah.  34,  was  charged 
with  directing  migrants  from  Egypt  and 
neighboring  countries  to  travel  to  Latin 
America,  and  from  there  to  Guatemala,  the 
base  of  the  smuggling  operation,  where 
they  would  be  transported  through  Mexico 
for  entry  into  the  United  States. 

Although  police  have  not 
detained  any  'errorist  suspects  trying  to 
enter  the  United  States  from  Mexico,  a 
recent  Immigration  and  Customs 
Enforcement  memorandum  obtained  by 
the  Los  Angeles  Times  says  that  the  Drug 
Enforcement  Administration  developed 
intelligence  that  al-Qaida  operatives  have 
been  in  contact  with  human  and  drug 
smuggling  rings  in  Mexico  to  gain  entry 
into  the  United  States.  Homeland  Security 
officials  said  they  had  been  unable  to  con- 
firm the  infonnation  but  take  it  seriously. 

Border  security  issues  in  general 
have  caused  a renaissance  of  sorts  in  U.S.- 
Mexico  relations  on  immigration.  Since 
the  2001  terrorist  attacks,  the  United 
States  has  been  pressing  Mexico  to  tighten 
security  at  its  airport  and  borders.  The 
Mexican  response  has  drawn  praise  from 
U.S.  Ambassador  Tony  Garza  and  other 
American  officials,  even  as  officials  of 
both  countries  acknowledge  the  impossi- 
bility of  fully  securing  the  border. 

"There's  a constant  and  increas- 
ing stream  of  information  sharing,"  said  a 
U.S.  official,  who  credits  the  Mexicans 
with  "full  cooperation."  A Mexican  offi- 
cial said  Mexico  is  conducting  a "very 
fluid,  transparent"  exchange  of  intelli- 
gence with  Washington. 

Mexico  has  taken  other  steps  in 
the  face'  of  terrorist  threats  to  the  United 
States.  It  joined  the  United  States  in  anti- 
terrorist  training  exercises  and  last  year 
unveiled  a plan  to  deploy  18,000  security 
personnel  to  the  border. 

Over  the  last  two  years,  the 
Mexican  government  has  arrested  more 
than  50  former  and  current  immigration 
agents  and  officials  on  charges  of  collabo- 
rating with  migrant-smuggling  rings. . 

“What  you  have  is  better  infor- 
mation of  who  is  coming  into  the  airports, 
but  we  still  have  land  borders  that  are 
extremely  porous  to  undocumented 
migrants,"  said  Gustavo  Mohar,  a migra- 
tion expert  and  former  Mexican  diplomat. 


BY  DAVID  FOLKENFLIK 
THE  BALTIMORE  SUN 

CBS  News  President  Andrew 
Heyward  said  Tuesday  that  his  network 
will  not  reveal  the  source  of  disputed  doc- 
uments used  to  report  that  President  Bush 
received  favored  treatment  in  the  Texas 
Air  National  Guard,  even  though  that 
decision  may  mean  many  Americans 
would  distrust  a "60  Minutes"  report  on 
the  subject. 

"I’m  confident  the  story  was 
appropriately  vetted  before  it  went  on  the 
air.  It  is  the  nature  of  this  kind  of  inves- 
tigative reporting  that  sometimes  sources 
remain  confidential,"  Heyward  said  in  a 
telephone  interview.  "We're  going  to  hang 
tough,  even  if  that  leaves  some  questions 
unanswered." 

The  charged  political  atmosphere 
surrounding  the  story  has  made  it  more 
difficult  to  identify  sources  publicly,  he 
said.  "This  is  a political  hot  potato,’ 
Heyward  said.  "There's  a kind  of  harass- 
ment, an  attempt  to  intimidate,  that  1 think 
gives  people  pause." 

^publican  allies  of  President 
Bush,  including  his  wife,  Laura  Bush, 
have  been  joined  by  some  mainstream 
media  outlets  in  questioning  the  authentic- 


ity of  the  documents,  Wednesday,  The 
Dallas  Morning  News  is  reporting  that  the 
retired  secretar/^fo  Lt.  Col.  Jerry  B. 
Killian,  the  supposed  author  of  the 
memos,  believes  them  to  be  forgeries  -- 
but  that  they  closely  resemble  documents 
she  typed  about  her  former  boss'  thoughts 
on  Bush. 

While  Heyward  continued  to 
stand  by  the  network's  use  of  the  docu- 
ments, he  conceded  Tuesday  that  many 
Americans  may  never  be  fully  convinced 
the  story  is  true.  "I’m  not  sure  we're  going 
to  get  a definitive  answer  on  the  docu- 
ments, but  I've  not  seen  anything  to  shake 
my  confidence."  Heyward  said,  "We  may 
be  faced  with  a situation  of  dueling 
experts.  1 don’t  know  how  to  resolve  that." 

He  said  he  was  aware  of  the  steps 
used  to  assure  the  story’s  accuracy  before 
it  was  broadcast.  Asked  how  viewers 
should  evaluate  the  story,  Heyward  point- 
ed to  the  reputation  of  "60  Minutes"  for 
respected  and  aggressive  journalism.  "I 
would  hope  our  experience  and  our  repu- 
tation is  a help  there,"  Heyward  said.  "If 
we  were  constantly  wrong  and  constantly 
irresponsible,  I wouldn't  expect  viewers  to 
believe  us." 

Last  Wednesday,  in  a report 
focusing  on  then-Lt.  George  W.  Bush's 
military  service,  "60  Minutes"  relied  on 


documents  that  anchor  Dan  Rather  said 
the  network  had  been  told  came  from  the 
personal  file  of  Killian,  Bush's  squad  com- 
mander. KiDian  wrote,  according  to 
memos  dated  1972  and  1973,  that  Bush 
had  been  stripped  of  flight  clearance 
because  he  had  refused  to  follow  orders, 
including  the  requirement  to  take  a physi- 
cal exam.  The  memos  further  suggest  that 
Bush  avoided  fulfilling  his  military  oblig- 
ations because  of  intervention  by  senior 
officials. 

Mary  Mapes,  the  "60  Minutes" 
producer  who  first  obtained  the  pho- 
tographs of  the  abuse  of  Iraqi  prisoners  at 
Abu  Ghraib  for  broadcast,  was  involved  in 
the  preparation  of  the  Air  National  Guard 
story. 

But  the  authenticity  of  the  docu- 
ments was  soon  subjected  to  fierce  scruti- 
ny, first  from  online  Web  sites  and  subse- 
quently from  major  news  organizations, 
such  as  the  Los  Angeles  Times  and  The 
Associated  Press.  *Many  of  these  people 
said  the  documents  appear  to  feature  font 
types  and  spacing  patterns  that  resemble 
documents  produced  by  modem  word 
processors. 

Several  experienced  journalists 
interviewed  by  The  Baltimore  Sun  have 
said  CBS  needed  to  explain  its  reporting 
process  better  to  ease  public  doubts.  The 


involvement  of  Rather,  the  network's  chief 
anchor,  managing  editor  and  best-known 
personality,  has  complicated  the  debate. 
On  two  occasions  - last  Friday  and 
Monday  — Rather  devoted  time  on  the 
"CBS  Evening  News"  to  a spirited 
defense  of  the  story.  Although  Rather  sum- 
marized the  criticism  against  CBS,  no  dis- 
senting voices  were  heard  on  those  news 
segments. 

Though  the  network  has  said  -- 
and  Heyward  reiterated  --  that  several 
experts  in  documentation  were  inter- 
viewed on  the  record  for  the  original  story, 
only  one,  Marcel  Matley,  has  been  identi- 
fied publicly,  Others  without  connection  to 
the  CBS  story  have  stepped  forward  sub- 
sequently with  conflicting  views.  In  addi- 
tion, the  network  says  it  interviewed  sev- 
eral of  Killian's  colleagues  who  confirmed 
that  the  memos  reflected  his  thinking  at 
the  time.  One  was  interviewed  on  the  air. 

But  Heyward  said  60  Minutes' 
larger  story  questioning  Bush's  military 
record  had  become  unfairly  overshadowed 
by  criticism  of  the  documents  CBS  used. 
"The  fundamentals  of  the  story  have  not 
been  questioned.  The  debate  is  focused 
fairly  narrowly,"  Heyward  said,  adding,  "I 
don't  know  that  we  can  expect  that  the 
controversy  will  be  laid  to  rest." 


Opinion 


The  Voice  September  20. 2004 


Page  7 


Opinion 

Letter  to  the  Editors 

The  stepping  stone 

To  the  Editors: 

I sat  down  to  read  the  paper  like  I always  do  and  was  happy  to  see  the  horoscopes  in 
ther«.  As  I stalled  reading  what  it  said  about  me  as  a Leo,  1 got  really  mad.  I mean  honestly,  why 
would  even  publish  that,  it  was  kinda  of  upsetting.  Nine  times  out  of  ten  I believe  in  horoscopes 
and  other  such  things  but  never  once  have  a read  something  like  that.  It  was  terrible,  not  even 
worth  reading,  let  alone  publishing  it  in  the  school  newspaper.  Just  wanted  to  get  my  opinion 
out  there,  thanks  for  your  time. 

- Katie  Bentley 

“THE  LEFT-HANDED  ELEPHANT’  rights  to  own  guns  and  that  is  a com- 

BV  DAVID  PAGEAU  P''’'  ““y  ' 

VOICE  COLUMNIST  that  the  last  few  governments  who 

< ,,  put  as  many  federal  sanctions  on  the 

Since  th,s  ,s  my  firsl  real  , , possession  of  firearms  as 

colnmn  in  our  esteemed  campus  America  does  were  Ihe  Nazi  regime 
newspaper.  1 figured  I would  start  Communist  Russia.  The  second 

offon  the  righl  foot  and  not  mckihe  p„,ec, 

boat...  yet!  1 am  sure  that  most  of  -f 

you  are  wondering  why  my  column  government  were  to  fall  pmy  to 

has  such  a goofy  name.  Well,  the  exploitive  leader.  But  you  can 

answer  is  quite  simple.  If  yousee  me 

walking  around  campus,  you  11  usu-  ^ 

Baby,  you  ain’t  seen  nothin’  yet 


“SO  IT  GOES” 

BY  EMILY  ENGEL 
EDITOR  IN  CHIEF 

Anoter  year,  another  chance  to  total- 
ly flush  other  people’s  opinions  of  what’s 
printed  in  the  newspaper  completely  down  the 
toilet.  For  once  I was  hoping  to  go  along  with 
the  rest  of  the  crew  of  colmnists  and  have 
somewhat  of  an  introductory  letter,  but  after 
recieveing  two  ridiculous  letters  of  complaint 
from  nvo  new  students  on  campus,  I decided 
to  tackle  them  head  on.  Mainly  because  they 
were  horrible,  mispelled  and  totally  irrele- 
vant. My  kind  of  letters! 

As  you  can  see  above,  both  were  in 
reference  to  “Madam  Inez’s  Horoscopes”;  a 
space-filler  which  was  intended  to  make  peo- 
ple with  any  kind  of  sense  of  humor  have  a 
few  chuckles.  None  of  us  on  staff  thought  we 
would  get  such  fury  from  the  frosh  over  it. 

One  lonely  day  last  week,  1 was  up 
in  the  office,  minding  my  own  business  when 
I heard  a quick  scuffle  outside  the  door.  Upon 
opening  it,  1 found  a rather  thick  letter 
addressed  to  Madam  Inez.  After  reading  in 
disbeief  of  the  things  within  this  letter,  I 
immediately  wrote  a rebuttle  and  stuck  it  to 
the  dooi;  hoping  that  person  would  walk  by 
again.  Too  bad  they  didn’t.  They  would’ve 
had  a nice  surprise. 

This  letter  had  it  all!  First  of  all,  this 
person  actually  took  time  out  of  their  busy 
schedule  to  copy  and  highlight  all  of  the  parts 
in  which  he  or  she  saw  offensive.  The  author 
had  also  added  his  or  her  two  cents  on 
Madam  Inez's  physical  appearence. 


with  a pin  on  it  that  reads  Vote 
Republican';  it  has  this  cute  little 
red.  white  and  blue  elephant  on  it. 
That’s  all  well  and  good,  right?  To 
each  his  or  her  own!  Why  is  he  left 
handed,  you  say?  1 guess  I could  eas- 
ily summarize  this  by  telling  you, 
the  reader,  that  1 am  not  your  typical 
conservative.  I am  actually  not  even 
egistered  republican.  If  you  were 


Okay.  Where  do  I even  begin  to 
trash  that  person?  First  off,  who  gets  offended 
by  horoscopes?  Especially  ones  that  are  obvi- 
ously satirical?  And  then  wastes  their  time 
complaining,  highlighting,  copying  and  run- 


ning it  up  to  the  office?  Amazing.  Don't  you 
kids  have  homework  to  do? 

' As  much  as  I would’ve  liked  to  print 
this  amazing  piece  of  literary  awesomeness, 
unfortunately,  the  letters  was  misplaced  after 
all  the  editors  read  it  and  had  a good  laugh. 

Too  bad,  It  was  a doozy,  all  right. 

As  for  Ms.  Bently’s  letter,  which 
was  sent  to  us  via  e-mail,  let  me  say  this  first:  glance  at  my  little  registration 

Using  good  spelling  and  grammar  makes  a lot  you’d  see  that  I am  an  indepen- 
of  difference  to  the  reader.  If  you’re  going  to  However,  my  conservative 

bash  us  for  something,  please,  take  the  extra  leanings  are  a tad  different  then  most 
fifteen  seconds  and  run  a spellcheck.  You  had  qJ-  might  think,  or  assume  about 
the  time  to  write  down  your  angst,  you  might  whole  five  sentences  1 

as  well  refine  it,  right?  have  written. 

Ms.  Bentley,  as  a Leo,  you’re  sup-  get  to  the  big  issues: 

posed  to  harbor  some  wonderful  traits,  such  pjj^j  j am  not  hyper-religious 

as  being  generous  and  warmhearted,  creative  j get  offended  when  indi- 

and  enthusiastic,  and  faithful  and  loving.  viduals  don’t  want  the  Christian  God 

Hmmm.  Sadly,  I don’t  see  any  of  those  traits  g^  g pgj^t  of  their  public  lives, 
coming  through  in  your  badly  written  letter.  However,  1 am  a proponent  for  equal 

Well,  how  about  the  bad  traits  of  the  religious  rights  and  believe  thatany- 
Leo?  Pompous  and  patronizing,  bossy  and  Qj^g  would  have  the  freedom  to  prac- 
interfering,  and  dogmatic  and  intolerant.  Well  jjgg  jhg  religion  that  they  please  and 
call  me  Crayola  and  color  me  tickled  pink, 

THERE  YOU  ARE! 

You  know,  I was  hoping  for  at  least 
ONE  negative  response  to  the  spread  and  arti- 
cle on  the  NYC  protest.  Just  one.  Anything. 

Even  a complaint  about  something  silly  like 
the  camera  angles.  We  didn’t  get  one  mention 
from  anyone.  Instead,  we  got  letters  bitching 
about  the  horoscopes.  Does  anyone  else  see  a 
problem  here? 

Now  that  the  paper  has  more  than 
four  members  on  staff,  be  prepared  WSC, 
you're  in  for  some  serious  controversy.  If  you 
think  some  lame  horoscopes  are  as  bad  as 
we're  gonna  get,  then  baby,  you  ain’t  seen 
nothin’  yet. 

Wow,  that  rhymed.  Go  me. 

‘Til  next  time  ... 


believe  in  legal  same  sex  marriages 
nationwide.  This  is  where  I sway  big 
time  from  many  other  conservatives. 
Most  old-school  conservatives  are 
against  same  sex  marriages  because 
of  religious  reasons  whether  they  are 
Christian,  Jewish,  or  Islamic,  ail  of 
those  religions  speak  out  against 
same  sex  marriages.  However,  I have 
no  objection  to  same  sex  marriages 
because  1 believe  a marriage  is  based 
upon  love,  not  the  Bible,  Torah, 
Talmud,  or  Quran . and  that  no  matter 
what  you  have  between  your  legs 
love  can  grow  between  any  two 
human  beings. 

Fourth,  1 am  for  the  war  in 
Iraq,  but  by  no  means  do  1 support 
any  agenda  that  George  W.  Bush  has 
to  set  up  any  kind  of  “Democracy”  in 
that  area.  No  matter  what  you  think 
about  W’s  agenda  on  terrorism, 
weapons  of  mass  destruction.  Bin 
Laden,  or  Saddam,  the  simple  fact  is 
that  hundreds  of  thousands  of  people 
were  being  slaughtered  in  Iraq  by  the 
leader  of  their  government,  and  the 
have  it  be  as  big  or  small  of  a part  of  Nations  was  not  going  to  do  a 


their  social  lives  as  they  pleas 
Religion  plays  a major  part  in  a 
number  of  individuals’  everyday 
lives  and  this  important  part  oflhem 
should  be  represented  by  our  govern- 
ment. 

Second,  I believe  in  the 


damn  thing  about  it.  The  people  of 
that  region  do  not  want  our  form  of 
government  because  it  clashes  with 
their  religion  and  basic  way  of  life. 
Period.  Our  job  is  not  to  force  any 
government  on  another  country  and 
baby-sit  them  to  make  sure  they 


right  to  own  handguns.  My  father 

has  been  a police  officer  in  So  there  it  is...  My  stand  or 

Worcester  for  sixteen  years  and  has  g^j  everything  you 

always  taught  my  brothers  and  1 to  remember  in  my  upcoming, 

view  guns  as  a means  of  defense,  not  j^Qt.so-politically-correct  conserva- 
offense.  1 grew  up  in  a household  (jyg  jargon  that  1 call  my  column, 
where  guns  were  taken  very  serious-  ,^gxt  week, 

ly  and  the  effects  of  irresponsible 
use  were  always  in  mind.  Back  to  my 
point,  our  government  is  putting 
restraints  on  law  abiding  Americans 


The  devil’s  advocate 


BY  PETE  NORWOOD 
VOICE  COLUMNIST 
Trying  to  write  this  article  for  your 
viewing  pleasure  was  a hard  thing  to  do.  1 have 
many  racfical  ideas  concerning  things  that 
diould  never  be  brou^t  up  at  any  normal  fam- 
ily’s dinna-  table.  These  \sere  the  ideas  that  1 
wanted  to  write  about;  the  truly  warped  and 
twisted  workings  of  my  inner  mind.  What  1 
finally  cfccided  to  vvrite  aboU  is  actially  a rather 
tame  sul^ecL  What  I chose  to  write  about  is  die 
Patriot  Act  I chose  this  topic  because  of  its  rel- 
evance to  many  of  the  radical  ideas  I wculd  like 
to  voice  publicly.  The  Patriot  Act  is  also  a sub- 
ject that  1 feel  should  be  addressed  because  it 
coirenB  all  ofus  diiecdy.  It  gives  the  govern- 
ment the  unprecedented  abiliQ'  to  censor  its 
people  in  ways  they  would  have  never  imag- 


ined possible.  This  censorahip  is  not  somethir^ 
to  be  taken  lightly.  On  the  contrary,  it  is  some- 
thing that  should  be  feared. 

Firstly,  let  me  state  drat  I do  plan  on 
entering  tie  political  arena  some  day,  whenever 
1 get  die  charee.  In  order  to  get  to  the  point 
when  I lave  the  opportunity  to  enter  this  “iwb- 
lic  arera”  there  are  certain  goals  that  I must 
achieve.  The  first  and  most  important  of  these 
goals  is  to  get  a bachelor’s  degree(I  plan  on  pt- 
ting  degrees  in  the  fields  of  En^  ish  and  Pditical 
Scieire).  I currently  receive  financial  aid  fiam 
the  govemmerl  All  thoi^h  this  may  seem 
straigH-forwaid  enough,  it  is  possibly  more 
complex  in  my  mind  dian  you  could  have 
glassed.  First,  it  means  that  I was  faced  to  re^ 
ister  with  the  Selective  “Slavery  Sy9em”(as  it 
iscalted  by  Scat  Kohlhaas).  1 hate  the govenv 
merit,  1 cb  na  agree  with  what  we  are  currently 


figjiting  fa.  and  I believe  the  choice  of  whetlar 
or  not  1 help  with  this  war  should  be  ip  to  me. 
However,  if  I do  rot  register  with  the  Selective 
Service  System  I am  not  eligible  fa  financial 
aid,  and  ftirtheimore  na  eligible  to  continue  my 
education. 

The  first  few  \<kas  that  I had  for  this 
column  would  have  been  considered  to  be  at 
least,  radical.  Unfortunately  fa  me,  I don’t 
know  exactly  what  the  givemment  conaders 
“suspeiousty  radical”  accortfing  to  the  relative- 
ly new  laws  urder  the  Patriot  Act  I do  know 
what  I tear  on  the  nevw  however,  and  I did  hear 
tlat  a couple  was  arrested  in  We9  Virginia  fa 
wearily  anti-Bush  T-shirts  that  said  "U)\c 
America,  Ffete  BiBh."  As  a matterof  foct,  this 
event  took  place  in  early  Jub'.  This  is  something 
wc  can  all  fear.  If  they  wore  shirts  Sating  their 
coitempt  for  Bu*.  what  would  happen  if  1 


were  to  voice  my  opiiuon  and  back  it  ip?  1 
could  be  incilir^  terrorism,  arrested  fa  this 
crime  and  tosc  my  financial  aid. 

Uldmately,  my  biggest  fear  concern- 
ing the  precious  Patriot  Act  is  that  the  govern- 
ment tes  found  a way  to  violate  its  treaty  with 
me,  krownas  the  Bill  of  Rights.  I ainendcrmy 
voketo  you,  Uncle  Sam.  Ifmybeing  censaed 
will  keep  me  in  school,  1 will  stand  idly  by  as 
you  violate  my  constitiiional  right  to  rot  "have 
ny  freedom  of  speech  abridged”  Liaen  up 
Sammy,  wlen  I tell  you  that  I hope  and  deam 
of  a day  where  i can  make  any  pobtkal  aate- 
ments  that  1 feel  are  right  without  the  fear  of 
beir^  arrested  a persecuted  for  them.  Urlil  that 
day,  I wish  ttet  if  the  G-rron  are  goingtoamend 
rrty  constituional  rights,  they  will  at  lead  have 
the  decency  to  do  so  fomally. 


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An  open  letter 

“A  NICKEL’S  WORTH" 

BY  BOB  MCDONALD 
ASSOCIATE  EDITOR 
Dear  Senator  Kerry, 

I’m  certain  that  you  dcn'f  know 
who  I am.  but  I know  all  about  who  you  are. 
You  see,  I’w  been  a sircrg  supporter  of  you 
since  way  tack  I’m  not  talking  about  when 
you  first  gjt  the  nomination  orewnwhen  ycu 
first  scored  big  in  Iowa.  No,  I was  a big  fan 
when  you  first  threw  your  hat  in  the  ring  ty 
calling  for  "regime  chan^  at  home."  Since 
then,  I ’ve  done  a lot  for  you.  I interned  at  >our 
national  headtfjartcrs  two  summers  ago 
(you’ll  remember  that  as  the  summer  when 
everyone  thought  that  you  would  concede  to 
Dean).  I failhfiiUy  hung  canpaign  signs  in 
my  dorm  window  and  in  my  office  at  Student 
Government  I talked  you  up  in  classes  and  I 
followed  you  in  the  news.  I spent  two  weeks 
in  Boston  aroimd  the  lime  of  the  conwntion, 
learning  as  much  as  I could  to  better  aid  yai 
andmyparty  in  ttie  election. 

Having  said  that,  I hoped  you  would 
hear  me  out  for  a moment.  You  need  to  get 
moving  on  this  whole  "runnipg-for-presi- 
denf’  tfiii^.  I don’t  wan  to  sound  cocky  or 
anything,  but  if  you  keep  with  the  pace  set  by 
yoir  epponert,  you’re  going  to  disappoint  a 
lot  ofpecplc.  Believe  me,  lama  Red  Sox  fan, 
so  I know  all  aboil  getting  excited  just  to  see 
it  aD  gel  blown  at  tfie  most  crucial  momert. 

At  the  end  of  last  semester.  1 wrote 
a column  about  how  pointless  an  argument 
over  military  service  from  three  decades  ag) 
was  to  a presidential  carrpaigp.  1 thought  at 
that  point  that  it  was  a no  brainier. 
Unfortunately,  you’ve  been  playir^  right  into 
yoiT  opponents  hand. 

I don’t  need  to  tell  you  about  how 
inappropriate  it  is  for  someone  like  George 
W.  Bush  to  wage  fliis  argument  In  a time  of 
national  crisis,  he  optedto  at  out  the  war  in 
the  National  Guard.  You  opted  to  jump  right 
in  at  the  moa  dangerous  point  It  was  very 
brave  of  ycu. 

However,  I wouldn’t  count  on  it  as 
a huge  plus  to  every  voter.  I liked  Bill  Qintcn 
better  than  1 like  youoryour  opponentand  he 
rode  out  the  war  studying  at  Oxford  0 prefer 
an  edicaied  President  to  one  that  can  fire  a 
gun  and  land  a fighter  jet,  but  that’s  just  me). 
You  should  be  proud  of  your  military  service. 
And  youshould  know  that  lamgreatly  thank- 
ful to  you  and  others  like  you  for  chooang  to 


Opinion  ThC  UoiC6  September  20, 2004 


to  John  Kerry 

go  into  danger  so  thatpeace-nicks  like  me  do 
not  have  to  be  forced  to  go.  You  diould  be 
insulted  that  a group  of  right  wing  cronies  has 
decided  that  they  have  a better  irferpretation 
of  history  than  three  decades  of  military 
records.  You  should  be  even  more  insulted 
that  you,  a man  who  has  seen  the  hellish  conv 
bat  that  epitomizes  Vietnam,  could  be  criti- 
cized as  weak  on  defense  and  soft  on  terror. 

With  all  due  respect  sir,  you  have 
gottomovcoa  You  cannot  win  ihisfi^t  and 
Bush  knows  it  He'll  call  you  a flip-flopper 
that  didn’t  deserve  his  metals,  you’ll  call  him 
a wojss  who  wouldn’t  know  war  if  it  slapped 
him  in  the  face.  The  cycle  will  repeat  and  in 
the  end,  voters  are  turned  off  from  vrting  fer 
either  of  you.  The  one  thing  thatis  most  dan- 
gerous to  >our  cause  is  to  turn  off  voters. 
After  the  fiasco  of  the  last  election,  we  need 
every  voter  you  can  get 

Furthermore,  you  reed  to  end  this 
argument  because  it  is  a fight  that  means  rel- 
atively nothing.  I’monlya  fewmonlteaway 
from  graduation,  sir,  and  I am  afraid. 

1 am  not  afraid  that  one  day  I will 
board  a bi£  that  contains  a religious  zealot 
wifliC4andadream.  Rather,  I’m  afraid  that 
I will  end  up  like  so  marry  of  my  friends  who 
have  graduated  and  are  sitting  on  their 
degrees  because  tiiey  cannot  find  work.  I am 
aftakl  that  1 will  continue  to  live  from  pay- 
check  to  paycheck  (and  tnBt  me,  my  tour 
guitSng  gig  isn’t  exactly  paying  for  my 
schooling). 

Every  miniteyou  spend  bickering 
witir  Mr.  Bush  about  whose  military  record  is 
better  is  a minite  you  have  not  spent  talking 
about  the  shape  of  the  economy  (and  before  I 
gel  letters,  lets  make  one  thirrg  clear  a “job- 
less recovery"  is  not  a recovery  unless  your 
chairman  of  the  board).  Mr.  Bush  knows  this. 
If  you  really  want  to  go  after  him,  you  have  to 
start  calling  him  on  iL  Then  you  have  to  start 
\war,  or  why  did  you  award  no  t»d  contracts 
to  your  running-mates  former  erTq)loyer,  or 
why  did  you  cut  sddiers  pay  at  a time  when 
they  arc  coming  home  from  Iraq  in  bags? 
Most  of  all  you  iiould  ask,  if  you  win  the 
election,  what  are  you  plannii^  to  do  about 
the  economy  in  your  second  term  and  why 
didn’t  you  do  it  in  the  first  term? 

Respectfully  submitted, 

Bob  McDonald 


Paired  up  against  Bush 


BY  ASHLEY  SPEICHAR 
VOICE  COLUMNIST 
Poor  George.  Another 
coalition  has  formed  against  him 
and  this  time  it’s  the  Green  Party 
who  is  trying  to  boot  him  out  of 
office.  The  Green  Party  has  devised 
a plan  that  involves  "vote  pairing," 
where  a Kerry  supporter  in  a 
"secure"  state  is  paired  with  a 
Green  voter  in  a "swing"  state.  The 
Kerry  supporter,  for  example,  from 
Massachusetts,  vows  to  vole  for  the 
third  party  candidate  while  the 
Green  party  supporter  from 
Michigan,  Minnesota,  Florida,  New 
Hampshire,  Ohio,  Oregon,  or 
Pennsylvania  votes  for  Kerry.  These 
Green  Party  organizers  are  using 
the  Electoral  College  towards  their 
advantage  by  arranging  to  gel 
enough  votes  in  for  Kerry  to  take 
the  Electoral  votes  from  these  key 
states.  Bush  may  even  fall  victim  to 
the  same  fate  as  Gore,  obtaining  the 
most  popular  votes  but  losing  to  the 
system  that  placed  him  in  office. 

VotePair.org  is  launching 
its  pairing  service  on  September 
20th  and  is  hoping  to  attract  tens  of 
thousands  of  voters  to  their  website 
and  having  them  sign  up  for  the 
swap.  Back  in  2000,  the  same  mis- 
sion was  attempted  but  remained 
fairly  unsuccessful  after  numerous 
Republicans  proclaimed  it  was  ille- 
gal to  "exchange"  votes  and  scared 
potential  swappers  with  threats  of 
fines  and  even  imprisonment. 
However,  this  time,  the  ACLU  has 
stepped  in  and  is  preparing  to  fight 
back,  arguing  that  it  is  a First 
Amendment  right  to  post  on  the 
Internet.  This  whole  system  hinges 
on  the  trust  of  the  other  person  to 
vote  for  their  'given  candidate. 
Some  have  suggested  that 
Republicans  may  pose  as  Green 
Party  members  or  even  loyal  Green 
members  will  "trick"  Kerry  support- 
ers into  voting  for  Green  Party  can- 
didates but  then  not  keeping  up 
their  end  of  the  deal.  Even  if  this 
does  occur,  it  would  most  likely 
have  little  or  no  effect  since  the 
Kerry  supporter  is  voting  in  a 


secure  state. 

All  though  Ralph  Nader  has 
denounced  voter  trading,  many 
Greens  feel  it  is  the  only  way  to  get 
Bush  out  of  of  fice.  It  seems  that 
many  Greens  have  stepped  up  to 
make  a difference  because  they  are 
against  the  war  in  Iraq  and  see 
another  four  years  with  Bush  as 
President  as  a "threat  to  the  world." 
Whatever  their  cause  may  be,  the 
Greens  hope  that  this  time  around, 
the  voter  pairing  will  be  successful 
in  placing  the  Democrat  in  office. 
An  alliance  like  this  must  have 
Republicans  feeling  a little  queasy 
but  it  all  depends  on  how  smoothly 
the  pairing  system  works  and  if  the 
ACLU  is  victorious  in  its  battle. 

Some  may  question  why 
exactly  the  Green  Party  and  its 
members  are  going  through  so  much 
trouble  when  it's  apparent  that 
Nader  or  Cobb  have  no  chance  of 
winning  the  presidency.  But  the 
Green  Party  still  has  a platform  and 
set  of  ideals  that  it  wishes  to  place 
into  action  and  they're  not  about  to 
give  that  up.  With  the  voter  pairing, 
it's  a win-win  situation  for  all;  the 
Green  Party  still  gets  its  vote  and 
prevents  itself  from  becoming  a 
spoiler  and  Kerry  can  lake  over  the 
oval  office.  It's  a compromise  that 
may  continue  the  Bush  legacy  that 
daddy  started,  one  term  President. 


Lack  of  voter  registration  among  students 


“JUST  BETWEEN  US” 

BY  Maureen  pecinovsky 
VOICE  COLUMNIST 

Are  you  registered  to  vote  in  the 
upcoming  presidential  election?  This  topic 
came  up  in  one  of  my  classes  the  other  day, 
and  I was  shocked  to  discover  that  less 
than  fifty  percent  of  the  students  were  reg- 
istered and  I'm  sure  that  the  numbers 
would  be  very  similar  in  many  classrooms 
here  and  on  college  campuses  nationwide. 

According  to  an  article  from  raw- 
strov.com.  only  38  percent  of  citizens  18- 
29  voted  in  the  2000  election.  This  discov- 
ery along  with  the  lack  of  interest  of  my 
peers  in  the  2004  election  caused  two 
questions  to  come  to  mind.  First  of  all, 
why  aren't  more  people  our  age  voting? 
Secondly,  does  this  make  anyone  else 
besides  me  nervous? 

Let's  examine  the  first  question. 
Why  are  so  many  people  ages  18-29  not 
registering  and  not  voting  in  presidential 
elections?  To  me  it  just  seems  like  com- 
mon sense  that  this  is  something  you  do  as 
an  American  citizen.  You  vote.  Obviously 
not  everyone  agrees  with  me. 


So  is  it  pure  laziness?  Are  people 
not  registering  because  they  do  not  want  to 
take  the  time.  1 registered  to  vote  in  under 
five  minutes,  but  maybe  that  is  too  much 
for  some  people.  Do  people  not  want  to 
make  the  effort?  In  that  case,  I'll  let  you  in 
on  a secret:  MASSPIRG  has  voter  regis- 
tration forms  they  hand  out  at  the  Ely  cam- 
pus center.  If  that  is  still  inconvenient,  you 
can  do  it  online.  Just  one  of  the  many  web- 
sites you  can  do  this  at  is 
rockthcvote.com.  I don't  see  how  the 
process  could  get  any  simpler,  but  maybe 
I'm  wrong. 

The  alternative  to  laziness,  which 
1 believe  to  be  far  scarier,  is  apathy.  Is  it 
possible  that  people  are  genuinely  uncon- 
cerned and  disinterested  by  a presidential 
election  and  politics?  I do  not  understand 
this  at  all  because  whoever  takes  office  and 
the  political  party  that  goes  with  them  are 
going  to  have  an  impact  on  our  lives. 

I hear  people  say  all  the  time  that 
they  hate  politics,  but  that  doesn't  make 
sense  to  me  either  because  we're  not  talk- 
ing about  something  that  only  goes  on  in 
Washington  D.C..  we  are  talking  about  our 


lives.  Maybe  some  people  find  it  to  be  a 
boring  topic  or  a scary  subject,  but  politics 
means  jobs,  finances,  cost  of  education, 
health  care,  war,  the  draft,  a woman's  right 
to  choose.  The  list  goes  on,  There  must  be 
something  in  there  that  affects  your  life.  To 
all  those  people  who  say  they  hate  politics 
and  that  is  why  they  choose  not  to  get 
involved,  no  offense,  but  that’s  crap. 

1 have  also  heard  the  excuse  that 
some  people  don’t  feel  they  know  enough 
about  the  candidates  to  make  a decision.  1 
can  relate  to  this  to  a certain  extent.  I don't 
check  out  the  presidential  candidates'  web- 
sites every  day,  but  I don't  think  you  have 
to  even  put  in  that  much  effort.  Turn  on  the 
news  and  1 guarantee  you  will  hear  some- 
thing about  one  if  not  two  of  the  presiden- 
tial candidates. 

Some  people  choose  not  to  vote 
because  they  do  not  like  any  of  the  presi- 
dential candidates.  I can  respect  this. 
However,  if  you  agree  with  at  least  one 
candidate  on  one  issue,  then  there  is  a rea- 
son for  you  to  vole.  By  the  way,  there  are 
more  candidates  than  just  Bush  and  Kerry. 
Do  they  have  a chance  of  winning?  It's  not 


likely,  but  you  do  have  among  students 
other  choices. 

Let's  get  back  to  the  reason  this 
subject  has  come  up;  my  class  discussion. 
As  1 was  sitting  there  listening  to  people's 
reasonings  for  not  registering  to  vote,  I 
became  very  nervous.  It  dawned  on  me 
that  these  people,  along  with  thousands  of 
other  apathetic  people  of  my  generation, 
will  one  day  be  in  charge  of  this  country. 
At  this  point.  1 began  to  realize  that  our 
future  is  looking  pretty  dim  if  we  do  not 
change  our  attitudes. 

The  point  I am  trying  to  make, 
which  many  of  you  may  have  missed 
because  of  my  sarcasm,  is  that  we  are 
adults,  and  we  are  old  enough  to  make 
decisions,  and  judging  by  the  fact  that  we 
are  in  college,  I like  to  think  that  we  are 
smart  enough  to  make  decisions.  My 
advice  to  you  is  to  register,  do  a little 
research  on  the  candidates,  show  up  to  the 
polls  on  election  day,  and  vote.  I'm  not 
even  going  to  tell  you  who  to  vote  for.  I'm 
just  telling  you  to  vote.  Be  responsible  in 
your  life  if  for  only  one  day  out  of  every 
four  years. 


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Opinion  The  Uoice  September  20. 2004 

Truth  Sit  down! 


BY  DAVID  MACHNIK 

VOICE  COLUMNIST 

1 have  noticed  that  a lot  of  people 
ihink  that  truth  is  relative.  If  you  go  to  a differ- 
ert  society  or  experience  a chaige  within  the 
one  >ou  are  a part  of,  that  things  like  mcrality 
a«l  ri^t  and  wrong  are  different  If  what  is 
riglt  in  one  culture  is  wrong  in  another,  then 
what  makes  terrorism  wrong?  How  about  mur- 
da  or  rape?  If  evetyone  has  their  cwn  truth, 
then  I dxiuldbeable  todowhatl  wantmwhom 
eirer  1 wart  without  conseqiences.Thissirrq)ly 
is  ridicuIoiB.  Whether  you  wart  to  accept  it  or 
not,  imdi  is  unchangeable,  eternal,  andabsdute 
Whether  you  want  to  accept  it  or  not,  murdei; 
stealing  adultery  and  rape  are  wrong  Whether 
you  want  to  accept  it  or  not,  stealing  is  wrong 

Some  may  argue  that  if  you  are  poor 
or  homeless,  then  stealing  is  justihexf,  brt  this 
sirrqjly  is  not  true.  I know  many  homeless  peo- 
ple peisonally  and  they  do  not  even  when 
they  ae  starving.  People  have  this  idea  that 
bang  poor  justifies  stealing  because  they  have 
watched  or  read  Robin  Hood  way  too  maiy 
times.  Where  Ls  the  line  of  rich  and  poor?  If 
stealing  from  the  rich  to  give  to  the  poor  is 
acceptd}le,  then  wlty  Wouldn’t  anyone  not  as 
well  off  as  you  are  be  able  to  take  whateverthey 
wart  frcm  jou  widiout  repercussion^  If  you 


are  middle  clas,  then  should  someone  conad- 
ered“poor''be  aWe  to  justify  steaiingfitinyou 
because  in  his  or  her  eyes  you  “can  affad  it?” 
Na  Ihesame  holds  true  fcrmidcDe  clas  to  rich 
People  use  the  excuse  that  it  is  their 
life  and  they  are  entitled  to  privacy  Jo  justify 
cheating  on  peojde.  Whether  you  get  cai^rt  or 
not,  cheating  is  chating  and  it  is  wrong  Two 
wrcngs  do  not  make  a rigll.  If  your  spou»  or 
boyfriend  a girlfriend  cheats  on  you,  that  does 
not  give  you  the  riglt  to  go  and  do  the  same.  It 
isstilljustaswrcng 

Trudi  is  unchangeaUe  wh^r  you 
wart  to  believe  it  ornoL  It  does  not  matter  if  you 
bdieve  in  heaven  and  hell  because  that  does  not 
make  them  aity  less  real.  Here  is  some  other 
eternal  unchangeabletiuths:  God  came  down  in 
the  flesh  as  Jesus  Christ  and  was  crucified  aid 
resuuected.  Jesus  is  alive  forever  more  and  is 
seated  at  the  riglt  hand  of  the  Father  until  He 
comes  a^in  asalioninsteadofalamb.  Youcan 
bdieve  that  Jesus  is  not  coming  back  or  that  you 
are  not  accomtable  to  Him,  but  that  does  not 
make  it  somuch  as  an  kta  less  true.  Jesus  is  the 
onty  way  to  ^t  to  heaven  and  to  be  with  God 
and  that  is  another  e\erlasting  tndh.  Another 
truth  is  that  if  you  do  not  confess  with  your 
mouth  that  Jesus  Christ  as  Lord,  aid  believe  in 
you  heart  that  he  raised  from  the  dead,  that  you 
aregoingto  hell. 


“EXTRANEOUS” 

By  ben  GAINES 
VOICE  COLUMNIST 
Last  wed«,  a well-meaning  member  of 
MASSPIRGcame  intomyclas  and  started  pass- 
ing around  wter  registration  information  She 
explatred  that  the  18-24  age  demogtapluc  was 
the  least  pol  itical  ly  acti  ve,  at  leaa  i n terms  of vota 
partic^atioa  While  she  had  her  own  obvious 
beliefs  relating  to  who  should  win  the  upcoming 
electicn,  die  told  us  that  no  matter  who  we 
backed,  we  dxiuldcast  out  vores.  Keeping  this  in 
mind,  I have  a minor  reqaesi  to  make 

Please,  don’t  rock  thevote.  Seriousty.  It 
doesn’t  need  to  be  rocked.  Influenced,  revised  in 
execution  and  financing,  sure.  But  not  rocked 
The  democratic  ideals  th^tftisrepuUicisostensi- 
btybasedonemf^qy  the  electionofofficialsasthe 
end  result  eff  a manrfete  by  the  people.  ‘The 
People”  express,  through  popular,  oigaitized  ort- 
cry  (voting)  that  they  want  Bob  ShnoWin  or 
whenever  to  become  their  new  leader. 

And  this  very  prineijrie,  one  of  the 
greater  public  mandate,  is  the  reason  why  I 
oppose  rtforts  to  encourage  people  to  vote. 
Reluctant  voters  are  indescribably  less  likely  to 
have  informed  opinions  abort  the  issues,  canefi- 
dates,  and  the  relations  of  the  twa  If  seneone 
doesn’t  consider  pditics  an  important  enoi^h 
issue  to  gd  offtheir  proletarian  pesrerios  aid  reg- 


ister themselves  to  vote,  then  what  are  the  odds 
they’re  goii^  to  tate  tiie  time  to  infenn  thenv 
selves  ofthe  facts  relatedtothecanddates?  Inall 
likelihood,  tirey  are  going  to  cast  their  vote 
on  some  vague,  mecfia-induced  stereotype  of  a 
candidate  tiiey  vcty  well  may  have  never  heard 
speak.  An  election  could  very  c®ily  come  tbvvn 
to  the  quest  kn  of  whether  77ie  Ziit/i'5/iow  or  Fdf 
News  got  more  viewos  this  fell 

Such  a result  iai’t  public  mandae.  The 
vast  majority  of  the  nonvoting  public  simjrfy 
doesn’t  care  one  way  or  the  other. 

Now  fm  not  saying  that  tha’s  a good 
thing  by  any  means.  Quite  the  opposite.  I believe 
that  this  couitiy  would  be  at  least  mar@ rally  bet- 
ter offif  the  vast  majority  of  iIe  putfiewaspdit- 
icallymotivatedandinfermed.But  youneedbotii 
of  those  tilings  for  worthwhile  change  to  be 
inplemented,  not  just  one.  I can’t  even  begin  to 
conceive  of  a doctrine  of  thou^t  that  would 
encourage  suneone  to  vote  without  first  trying  to 
instill  in  them  a framework  of  the  deciaons  they 
would,  in  their  own  ineffectual  way,  be  helping  to 
determine. 

That  said,  you  should  all  go  out  and 
vote  for  John  Kory.  He’s  not  the  ideal  candidate 
by  any  aretch,  but  at  least  he’s  not  apencil-recked 
^istwho  tuned  a national  tragedy  into  apolit- 
ical weapon  and  got  over  1 ,(X)0  of  our  soldies 
.killed  because  he  can’t  say  no  to  his  dadd/s 
friends. 


Getting  back  to  normal 


“MARTY  KNOWS..JV1AYBE” 

BY  KRISTINA  MARTINELLI 
VOICE  COLUMNIST 

Ah  well... It’s  good  to  be  back 
at  WSC.  After  9 months  in  the  desert, 
schoolbooks  and  a dorm  room  are 
actually  something  to  look  forward  to. 
I really  couldn’t  wait  to  get  back  into 
the  swing  of  things  and  get  my  senior 
year  over  with.  Most  of  you  may  have 
noticed,  well  juniors,  seniors,  and 
professors,  that  I am  writing  under  a 
different  column  title.  I feel  that 
Marty  is  a much  more  suitable  nick- 
name for  me.  Anyway,  most  of  my 
friends  in  the  military  have  been  call- 
ing me  that  for  about  a year  now,  and 
I’m  pretty  in  favor  of  it. 

1 guess  one  of  the  biggest 
adjustments  with  coming  back  to  col- 
lege was  realizing  that  I hardly  know 
anyone.  Two  years  ago  when  I was  a 


junior,  there  was  hardly  a face  on 
campus  that  1 didn’t  recognize.  Even 
some  of  the  professors  that  I have  are 
new.  There  is  always  one  thing  I can 
count  on  here  at  college:  most  of  my 
professors  bringing  up  politics  in  one 
way  or  another,  no  matter  what  class 
I’m  in.  Then  there’s  always  their  lib- 
eral point  of  view,  but  that’s  another 
column  all  together. 

So  far  this  semester,  com- 
ments are  based  along  the  lines  of  vot- 
ing and  how  important  it  is  to  do  so. 
This  is  one  issue  that  I agree  with 
them  on.  Registering  to  vote,  if  you 
haven’t  done  so  already,  is  as  easy  as 
going  to  the  MASSPIRG  office  in  Ely 
or  going  to  wvvw.HowardSlern.com . 
Yes.. .Howard  Stern.  While  listening 
to  the  radio  this  morning,  1 learned 
that  Howard  and  the  other  voices  on 
the  radio  are  very  much  into  the  elec- 
tion this  year. 


One  thing  you  learn  very 
quickly  is  that  Howard  Stern  is  an 
avid  supporter  of  John  Kerry.  There 
was  a comment  he  made  about  the 
number  of  people  he  has  influenced 
since  they  started  listening  to  his 
show.  Approximately  8%  of  the  voting 
populous  listens  to  Howard  Stern.  Of 
that  8%,  he  has  influenced  approxi- 
mately 25®/o  of  his  listeners  to  vote  for 
John  Kerry.  If  you  really  think  about 
it,  that  is  quite  a large  number  of  peo- 
ple. 

Now  some  of  who  remember 
may  be  crossing  your  fingers  that 
Howard  Stern  changes  my  mind  too. 
Well,  don’t  hold  your  breath.  For  now, 
I remain  a GW  Bush  fan,  and  I don't 
see  that  changing  anytime  in  the 
future.  Actually,  and  I’ll  say  this 
while  I can,  1 can’t  stand  Kerry.  Flat 
out,  I don’t  like  him  and  1 don’t  trust 
him.  Now,  if  for  some  reason  and  I 


pray  this  doesn't  happen,  Kerry  gets 
elected  into  office  I will  no  long  say 
exactly  how  I feel  about  him.  I’m  sure 
that  some  of  you  are  crossing  your 
fingers  on  that  one  too.  I mean,  you 
don’t  want  to  be  driving  around  with  a 
“Let’s  Not  Elect  Bush  in  2004  Either” 
bumper  sticker  attached  to  your  car. 

Ok,  so  enough  of  my  rants.  1 
was  going  to  tell  you  what  meat  was 
in  my  sandwich,  but  Emily  said  that 
was  a no  go.  Lucky  you.  I’ll  have  a 
better  column  next  week;  I’m  a bit 
rusty  right  now.  I hope  you  register  to 
vote.  The  deadline  is  13  October.  Oh, 
and  if  you  visit  the  Howard  Stem 
web-site,  I’m  sure  there’s  something 
interesting  for  you  to  look  at  while 
your  registering. 


Welcome  back  from  Dr.  Jackson 


Dear  Westfield  Slate  College 
Students: 

Now  that  we  have  all 
settled  into  our  routines  and 
have  our  schedules  committed 
to  memory,  the  Division  of 
Student  Affairs  welcomes  you 
for  the  2004-2005  academic 
year.  This  summer  has  been 
busy  with  the  arrival  of 
Westfield  State’s  new  president, 
Dr.  Vicky  L.  Carwein.  Other 
exciting  activities  include  the 
opening  of  the  new 
academic/aihletic  field  house, 
the  Woodward  Center,  and  the 
continuing  construction  of  the 
College’s  newest  residence  hall. 

In  between  overseeing 
the  building  of  the  new  resi- 
dence hall  and  getting  ready  for 
new  and  returning  students, 


Residential  Life  has  been  busy 

planning  and  developing  many 
exciting  programs  for  the 
upcoming  year.  The  staff  will 
continue  the  Passport  Program 
that  sponsors  programs  through- 
out the  year. 

If  your  interests  include  sports, 
the  athletic  teams  will  be  com- 
peting in  football,  field  hockey, 
soccer,  cross-country  and  vol- 
leyball; everyone  is  welcome  to 
attend  the  games  and  show  sup- 
port for  the  teams  and  athletes, 
Or  if  you  want  to  have  fun  in 
sports  without  joining  a team, 
the  Athletics  department  also 
offers  an  intramural  recreational 
program  with  over  29  different 
sports. 

The  Guest  Lecrure 
Series  will  be  offered  again,  free 
of  charge  to  all  attendees,  which 


hosts  national  and  international 

speakers  discussing  a variety  of 
topics. 

The  Student 

Government  Association  coordi- 
nates infomiation  on  over  50 
clubs  at  Westfield  State. 

Students  are  also  encouraged  to 
take  advantage  of  leadership 
opportunities  by  contacting 
Residential  Life,  Campus 
Center.  Campus  Voice  and  your 
academic  departments. 

Your  success  in  your 
academic  studies  at  the  College 
is  our  first  priority.  If  you  need 
assistance  with  these  matters, 
please  visit  the  Academic  ' 
Achievement  Center  and 
Writing  Center  in  Parenzo  Hall 
or  ask  your  professors  for  assis- 
tance. Also,  Student  Affairs 
departments  are  available  to 


assist  you  with  various  services. 

These  offices  are  listed  below: 

Athletics  - 
Woodward  Center 
x5405 

Campus 

Center -Ely  133 
x5648 

Career 

Services  - Lammers  Annex 
x5206 

Counseling 

Center  - Lammers  Annex 
x5790 

Health 

Services  - Scanlon  Annex 
x54l5 

Judicial 

Affairs  - Ely  146 
x5403 

Public  Safety 
- Public  Safety  Building 
x5262 


Residential 

Life  - Scanlon  Annex 
x5402 

I hope  you  will  take 
advantage  of  the  occupational 
pursuits  by  participating  in 
Career  Services  programs  and 
praclicums/iiitemships  offered 
through  your  academic  depart- 
ment. These  endeavors  will 
greatly  improve  your  opportuni- 
ties for  employment  upon  grad- 
uation. 

If  you  have  any  questions, 
please  feci  free  to  visit  me  in 
Ely  Building,  Room  236. 

Sincerely, 

Dr.  Arthur  R.  Jackson 

Vice  President,  Student 

Affairs 


A&E  The  UoiC6  September  20. 2004 


Pizzeria  Paradise  review 
finds  it  not  a ‘must  eat’ 


BY  EMILY  Ransom 
A & E EDITOR 


very  extensive  list  of  possible  toppings. 

The  five  cheese  calzone  was  considered  to 

he  a let  down  since  it  was  too  greasy  and  not  hot. 

Northampton  hosts  various  coffee  places.  The  cheeses  congeaM  making  it  not  very  appetiz- 
cluhs,  and  intriguing  shops  but  many  locals  enjoy  ing  because  it  also  , no.  h- much  d^^g 

different  -P  was  cute  and  the  bar 

types,  but  'Dining  without  the  Commons  recently  ^ 

tried  Pizzena  Parad.so  but  had^_ 3^ 

long  as  they  did,  the  overall  experi- 
ence was  not  top-notch. 

Two  of  the  nine  meals  took  over 
twenty  minutes  longer  than  the 
other  seven.  Since  there  was  no 
apology  or  even  acknowledgement 
of  this  the  ‘Dining  without  the 
Commons’  talked  to  the  manager 
who  was  more  than  helpful. 

The  twenty  percent  gratuity  was 
removed  from  the  bill  as  were  the 
two  late  meals. 

The  diners  who  did  not  finish 
their  pizzas  were  dissatisfied  with 
the  meal  to  the  extent  that  they  did 
not  even  bring  them  home.  Near 
broke  college  students  refusing 
doggie  bags  is  the  sign  of  an  unpleasant  meal  from 
nine  college  students 


the'Commovi^ 

Taste;  ★ ★ 

Price;  S6.95-$1S.9S 
Location;  Northampton 
Service:* 


Specialties:Brick 
oven  pizza 


BY  elle  fashionista 

Fashion  columnist 


mixed  emotions  by  the  end  of  the 
meal. 

Pizzeria  Paradise  is 
located  in  Northampton  on  Crafts 
Avc.  close  to  the  main  road.  It 
has  a charming  atmosphere. 

Pizzeria  Paradise  has  almost  a 
hole-in-the-wall,  real  Italian 
sense  about  it.  The  smell  of  fresh 
basil  and  red  wine  arc  faint  but 
apparent. 

The  restaurant  was 
accommodating  to  the  group  of 
nine,  seating  all  parties  promptly. 

After  being  seated  this  pace 
ended.  Apparently  they  were 
going  for  a relaxed,  authentic, 

three-hour  Italian  meal.  The_ 

energy  in  the  restaurant  came  from  the  bar  rather 
than  the  servers. 

After  a long  wait  with  plenty  of  time  to  - - • , j 

pouder  over  Ihc  menu,  the  choices  were  ntude.  The  mediocre.  The  resCurunt  f 

menu  was  found  to  have  a remarkable  selection.  potcnt.al  at  non-peak  dining  hours,  and  with  small 

Appetizers  included  gorgonzola  garlic  groups  of  people, 
bread  fried  mozzerella,  calamari.  buffalo  wings  The  Pizzena  Parad.so  website,  www.fun- 

and  several  others,  all  priced  between  S4.50  and  dining.com/parad.so.htm  boasts  an  upcom.ng  edu 
jg  tion  on  the  Phantom  Gourmet.  They  have  a menu, 

Their  salads  were  impressive  with  side  or  hours,  and  photos.  . , j-  • 

meal  options.  The  menu  then  leads  to  the  pies.'  The  Although  it  was  not  a wonderful  dinmg 

wood  L,  brick  oven  pizzas  are  served  as  10  inch  experience,  rt  might  strike  the  fancy  of  Mme^It  has 
individuals  or  1 6 inch  feeding  three.  potent.al  so  it  could  warrant  another^  from 

One  diner  familiar  with  authentic  pizza  of  'Dining  without  the  Commons,  but  until  then 
Rome  found  the  Quattro  Formaggi  to  be  somewhat  not  a favorite  of  Noho 
satisfactory.  Those  who  ordered  the  Chicken  Pesto 
were  disappointed. 

The  individual  pies  were  about  SIO  and 
the  large  sizes  were  around  $19.  They  offered  a 


Overall  the  dining  experience 


Fall  is  officially  here 
and  the  runways  of  New  York 
and  Paris  have  made  it  clear  what 
is  totally  hot  for  this  year’s  back 
to  school  line  and  what  is  not! 

Ladies;  It’s  time  to  pack 
up  the  minis  and  tiny  tanks!  This 
fall  try  something  new  and  don’t 
kill  your  budget!  A short  skirt 
looks  fab  with  an  oxford  shirt  and 
sweater  (a  total  classic  look). 

Don’t  forget,  a slim  fit- 
ting polo  can  look  just  as  sexy  as 
a belly-bearing  tee.  (Don’t  have 
it?  Wait  a week;  get  it  on  sale!) 

Jeans  this  fall  are  riding 
as  low  as  they  come,  but  we  need 
to  tuck  those  panties  in!  When  in 
the  dressing  room  do  a simple 
test.. .SIT  DOWN!  Lower  back  is 
hot;  a little  crack  is  NOT! 

Pair  up  low  riders  with  a 
tweed  jacket  (a  must  have  for  this 
fall/  winter)  and  don’t  forget  your 
jeweled  pin  to  bring  out  all  the 
sparkle  in  your  personality! 

Can’t  part  with  your 
favorite  summer  skirt?  Bring  it 
right  through  the  season,  add  a 
scarf  and  pairit  with  pointy  shoes 
and  a denin  jacket. 

Gentlemen:  ...And  you 
thought  pink  was  a girly  color! 
Not  the  case  at  alll!  Pink  is  this 
season’s  HOTTEST  color  for 


guys! 

Think  Oxford  or  Polo... 
Dirty  denim  is  again  the  must 
have  for  any  male  trendsetter.  Try 
adding  a collared  shirt  to  the  mix 
and  dressing  it  up  a bit! 

Pink  still  not  your  color? 
Light  blue  looks  amazing  on 
most  people,  but  be  careful  not  to 
pair  it  with  light  wash  jeans! 
Simple  tip:  Think  dark  on  the 
bottom  and  bright  on  the  lop. 

Tired  of  the  same  look? 
Buy  a tie.  A striped  tie  (that  you 
can  get  anywhere  for  any  price) 
can  be  worn  with  a collared  shirt 
and  slipped  under  a form  fitting 
tee,  zip  up  cardigan,  long  sleeve 
polo  or  your  favorite  sweater. 
The  look  is  hot  and  defiantly  not 
high  school. 

It’s  questionable  weath- 
er or  not  turtle  neck  sweaters  are 
going  to  make  it  back  for  a fifth 
year  or  not.. .so  check  out  a new 
look  and  don’t  be  afraid  to  try  it 
on  before  you  buy  it! 

Keep  these  simple 
things  in  mind  and  we’ll  keep  the 
red  carpet  at  Westfield  a trendy 
one! 


Calling  all  members  of  the  class  of  2008! 

Elections  are:  Tue,  Sept  21 
Wed,  Sept  22 

Vote  for  YOUR  class  council! 

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Ely  Campus  Center:  10  a.m.  - 4 p.m. 

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A&E  The  Voice  September  20. 2004 


Joey  “You’re  Fired” 


BY  JILL  MONSON 
VOICE  REPORTER 
My  name  is  Jill  Monson, 
and  I am  a senior  and  new  to  The 
\bice.  The  A&EedHor  wanted  to 
know  if  I’d  like  to  do  reviews? 

Well,  I thought,  I am  very  dry  and 
I have  a hard  lime  expresang  my 
cpinion...  NOT!  - 

My  friencfe  haw  endured 
jears  of  my  opnions  (a  couple 
hive  actually  changed  phone  num- 
bers recently)  and  I thoi^ht  it 
migll  be  time  to  invest  in  a new 
audience. 

I remember  when  1 was  a 
kid  { and  yes  there  was  TV  way 
back  in  those  days)  that  Labor  Day 
meant  two  diings...  the  start  of 
school  and  Fall  television.  When 
did  that  change?  So  many  of  oir 
favorite  shows  arenot  coming 
back  until  late  this  month,  some 
won’t  ewn  hit  the  bopb  tube  until 
late  October  or  November.  Not  to 
mention  many  new  shows  net 
(tbuling  for  weeks. 

I never  thought  I’d  say 
this,  but  thank  gpodness  for  the 
Otympics.  They  sparked  NBC  to 
launch  its  fall  season  including  die 
"Friend^’  spin-off  “Joey”  and  a 
second  go  around  at  Trump’s  “The 
Apprertice  ”. 

1 will  be  the  first  to  admit 
that  1 was  skeptic.^  about  “Joey”, 
but  Matt  LeBl^c  actually  may 
lave  pulled  it  off.  The  opening 
scene  is  classic  Joey.  He’s  in  a cab 
telling  the  driver  how  he’s  an  actor 
and  so  excited  to  be  here  (inferring 
LA.),  when  the  cab  diver  says 
then  wl^'  are  you  in  Dallas?  Joey 
realizes  he  had  a layova-  and  you 
seethecabU-tum. 

The  basis  forthe  story  is 
Joey  is  headed  to  Hollywood  to 
pursue  acting.  His  sister,  Gina 
played  by  Drea  de  Matleo  (you 
migbt  remember  her  as  Adriana 
from  ‘The  Soprano^’),  liws  with 
herjust  graduated  from  college 
son.  Michael  is  a recent  college 
graduate  and  a rocket  scientist, 
who  in  the  first  q)isode  becomes 
Joey’s  roommate. 

I liked  that  references 
were  made  to  “Friend”.  In  a very 
funny  line  by  Gina  she  says  some- 
ftrir^  about  Joey  and  Chandler 
being  a gay  coi^jle.  Joey  also 
makes  reference  to  his  friends 
moving  on.  1 hope  they  continue 
to  subtly  drop  in  those  comments. 


Resident  Evil  for  fans,  not  critics 


The  show’s  a little  pre- 
(fictable  with  a gorgeous  blond 
neighbor  and  it  is  far  fetched  with 
Joey’s  hu^  apartment  on  an 
unemployed  actors  salary.  It  is 
cliched  with  Gina’s  luge  implarts. 
Bull  thirst  you  can  look  past  that, 
even  past  the  nails  on  the  chalk- 
board laugh-track  and  find  a show 
that  will  fill  a void  and  make  you 
chuckle.  “Joey  is  on  NBC, 
Thursdays  at  8pm. 

I have  been  called  a reali- 
TV  junkie,  but  I have  found  my 
caviar...  ‘The Apprentice”. 

Donald  Trump  has  done  it  again 
Millions  of  people  tried  out  fer 
season  ftvo  and  eighteen  now  com- 
pete in  the  fifteen-week  job  Inter- 
view fora  chance  to  run  one  ofhis 
conpanies. 

The  opening  credits  role  while  For 
the  Low  of  Money  by  the  O’Jays 
piays  (us  old  timers  remember  tie 
criginal)  and  Trump  announces 
what  he’s  looking  for...  intelli- 
gpneeand  leadership.  In  the  open- 
ing night  two  teams  were  creat- 
ed... men  against  women,  But 
reality  TV  must  ha\e  a twist  - one 
man  and  one  woman  had  to  switch 
teams  and  be  the  prqect  manager, 
or  leader  ofthe  other  ganders 
team.  Team  names  were  created. 
The  men  chose  Mosaic  while  the 
women  picked  Apex.  Each  team’s 
goal  was  to  create  a toy  for  Mattel. 

The  most  marketable  toy_ 
meant  the  winning  team.  Mosaic 
lost  and  headed  to  the  boardroom, 
in  the  end  it  was  Rob  who  heard 
the  now  infamous  words,  “You’re 
fired!” 

There !s  actually  only  one  thing 
dsappointing  about  this  show. 

That  is  that  the  canefidate’s  fit  a 
“pret^”  mold;  which  signals  that 
you  miglf  not  be  Trump  quality  if 
your  pants  size  is  larger. 

One  thing  to  watch  for 
thou^  (which  will  giw  Comm 
{xofessors  something  to  talk  about) 
is  product  placement  This  week  it 
was  Mattel,  but  there  are  going  to 
be  lots!  I would  recommend  this 
show  100%.  “The  Apprertice”  is 
cn  NBC,  Thursdays  at  9pm 
1 will  close  giving  you  “Jill’s 
adcitional  recommendation  and 
radar  list”  forFall  TV  on  the  major 
networks.  CSl;  NY,  Qubhouse, 
Survivor:  Vanuatu,  Desperate 
Housewives,  North  Shore  TheO.C 


BY  Bob  McDonald 
ASSOCIATE  Editor 


Resident  Evil:  Apocalypse  entered  the 
cinematic  arena  with  three  major  handicaps:  it 
is  a zombie  movie,  it  is  a sequel,  and  it  is  based 
on  a video  game.  All  of  these  factors  ensured 
that  it  would  have  a hard  time  winning  over 
film  critics.  While  Apocalypse  may  not  be  a 
great  film,  it  is  an  entenaining  movie  that  will 
no  doubt  captivate  fans  of  the  game  or  zombie 
movies  in  general. 

Following  the  lab  outbreak  in  the  first 
film,  the  Umbrella  Corporation,  who  is  respon- 
sible for  creation  of  ihe  zombie-creating  T- 
virus,  inadvertently  releases  the  virus  on 
Raccoon  City  (a  barely  disguised  Toronto, 
Canada),  which  quickly  becomes  the  city  of  the 
dead.  Alice  (Milla  Jovovich).  the  survivor  from 
the  first  film,  and  others  must  find  a way  out  of 
the  zombie-ridden  city.  The  main  obstacle  in 
the  path  out  is  Nemesis,  an  Umbrella  creation 
whose  primary  purpose  is  to  seek  and  destroy 
Alice  and  her  companions. 

This  movie  is  entertaining  in  many 
ways.  Fans  of  zombie  films  will  enjoy  it,  as 
there  is  enough  blood,  gore,  and  scares  con- 
tained to  keep  fans  at  bay.  The  undead  scenes 
are  not  terribly  innovative,  but  they  are  far 
from  boring. 

Those  that  think  highest  of  this  film 
will  be  fans  ofthe  video  game  series  from 
which  this  film  is  based.  The  movie  takes 
place  during  Resident  Evil  2 and  Resident  Evil 
3:  Nemesis,  borrowing  character  and  plot  ele- 
ments that  fans  will  enjoy  noticing.  This  film 
contains  far  more  visual  references  to  the 
games  than  its  predecessor. 

While  I enjoyed  watching  this  film  (I 
am  a die  hard  fan  of  the  video  game  series),  I 
also  realized  that  it  was  not  as  impressive  as 
the  first  film.  The  plot  and  characters  are  weak, 
however  that  is  to  be  expected  in  a zombie 
flick.  However,  the  dialog  is  especially  atro- 


cious. 

The  standard  action  movie  lines  (ex,  “I’m 
good,  but  I’m  not  that  good")  run  rampant.  Jill 
Valentine  (Sienna  Guillory),  the  heroine  from 
the  third  game,  is  the  best  example  of  this.  She 
spends  the  movie  running  around  in  a miniskirt 
and  tube  top,  spouting  off  bad  action  lines  like 
a two-bit  Lara  Croft.  The  bad  characterizations 
can  almost  be  made  up  for  on  the  addition  of 
L J-  (Mike  Epps),  the  comic  relief  of  the  film. 
Nearly  all  ofhis  lines  arc  hysterical  and  his 
performance  is  highly  entenaining. 

The  other  noticeable  problem  with  the 
film  deals  with  the  action.  The  film  is  yet 
another  example  of  the  mistake  in  filmmaking 
that  says  an  action  sequence  is  not  cool  unless 
it  features  wire  stunts  and  MTV  style  editing. 
Some  sequences  are  overdone  to  the  point  of 
disbelief,  such  as  one  sequence  in  which  Alice 
fights  off  a trio  of  Lickers  using  a motorcycle. 
Others  are  edited  together  so  fast  that  the  audi- 
ence doesn’t  have  a clue  as  to  what  is  happen- 
ing. 

Despite  the  flaws  it  exhibits,  Resident 
Evil:  Apocalypse  is  not  a failure  or  a disap- 
pointment, While  it  is  no  Night  of  the  Living 
Dead,  it  is  far  from  House  of  the  Dead  (another 
video  game  based  zombie  flick  that  adds  new 
definition  to  the  word  terrible).  This  movie 
will  succeed  in  its  primary  goal:  entertaining 
zombie  and  Resident  Evil  fans.  All  others  may 
want  to  go  to  the  matinee  showing.  Just  in  case. 

For  Further  Viewing:  If  you  like  this 
film  and  haven’t  played  the  games  it  is  based 
on,  1 highly  recommend  renting  them.  The 
Resident  Evil  series  falls  in  the  genre  of  sur- 
vival horror,  which  means  that  your  primary 
objective  is  to  escape  alive.  The  games  mix  the 
standard  shoot-em-up  action  with  intriguing 
puzzles  and  in  depth  back-stories  that  create  an 
enjoyable  and  entertaining  mix.  Resident  Evil 
(the  2002  Gamecube  remake)  and  Resident 
Evil:  Code  Veronica  X are  the  best. 


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Sports  The  Voice  September  20,  2004 


2004  Football  Preview 


Owls  Seek  Fourth  Straight  Title 


The  sparkling  trophy  case  in 
Westfield  State  College's  new  field 
house  is  already  stocked  with  champi- 
onship trophies. 

But  the  2004  WSC  football  team  is 
certain  it  can  find  space  in  the  case  for 
another  trophy  as  it  prepares  to  defend 
the  New  England  Football  Conference 
Bogan  Division  championship  for  the 
third  straight  season. 

Westfield  State  has  compiled  a 
25-7  record  over  the  past  three  years, 
including  a perfect  1 8-0  division  record. 
The  Owls  have  played  in  three  consecu- 
tive NEFC  championship  games  and 
won  the  2001  title  when  they  earned 
their  first  NCAA  Tournament  berth. 

"We  talk  to  the  players  about  it  all 
the  time.”  said  15'"  year  head  coach 
Steve  Marino  of  his  team’s  impressive 
three-year  championship  run.  “We’ve 
started  a tradition  here  and  the  players, 
even  the  freshmen,  arc  all  aware  of  it." 

As  expected,  defending  the  title 
won’t  be  easy.  The  Owls  graduated  a 
number  of  talented  players  from  last 
year's  team,  including  wide  receiver 
Matt  Yvon  and  quarterback  Chris 
Lapointe,  who  hold  nearly  every  school 
receiving  and  passing  record.  All 
' America  center  Rob  Byrne  and  all-con- 
1 fcrcnce  linebacker  Mike  Hurtcau  also 
i finished  theircoHegiate  careers  m2003 

I In  addition,  the  Owls  will  tackle 
another  challenging  schedule  that  in- 
cludes rivals  Fitchburg  State, 

I Bridgewater  State  and  WorcestcrStale, 
a team  the  Owls  have  beaten  by  a total 
of  10  points  the  past  three  games. 
Westfield’s  crossovcrNEFC  games  arc 
Nichols  and  Curry,  the  only  two  teams 
that  defeated  the  Owls  in  2003. 

But  ihc  tradition  has  been  estab- 
lished, the  coaching  staff  has  remained 
stable  for  the  past  six  years,  and  the 
Owls  have  13  returning  starters. 

Here’s  a look  at  the  2004  Owls  by 
position: 

: OFFENSIVE  LINE 
' Marino  strongly  believes  the  of- 

fensive line’s  development  into  a solid 
unit  is  critical. 

"That’s  the  whole  key  to  it  (of- 
fense).’’  he  said.  "Wc  arc  solid  at  the 
skilled  position,  the  big  question  is 
whether  or  not  wc  can  get  the  blocking 
up  front  to  protect  our  quarterback  and 
give  Don  (Jones)  running  room." 

I Retumingstartcrsarcscniorguard 

I John  Kelley  (6-1,  290),  junior  guard 
Chuck  Monfett  (6-0,  295)  and  senior 
tight  end  Brian  Maver  (6-6,  280).  Jun- 
ior Chris  Nuzzo  (6-0,  265),  who  saw 
\ considerableaction  last  year,  is  listedas 

the  right  guard.  Freshmen  center  JefT 
Bienvenuc  (5-11,  240)  and  tackle 
Harrison  Fox  (6-4. 250)  are  also  sched- 


uled to  start. 

Backups  include  sophomore  cen- 
tcr/tackle  Paul  Geary,  freshman  Scan 
Gilrein.  freshman  Nick  Criscitclli,  and 
junior  Wayne  Browning. 

WIDE  RECEIVERS 

Despite  the  departure  of  Yvon,  the 
Owls  have  talent  and  depth  here,  stan- 
ing  with  senior  David  Trucira  (39  re- 
ceptions, 493  yards,  5 TDs)  and  junior 
B.J.  Hollcran  (13  catches,  138  yards). 
Also  returning  arc  Tim  Tontonoz,  An- 
drew Maxwell  and  John  Walsh.  Fresh- 
man to  watch  are  Billy  Stewart  and 
Steve  Yellc. 

OFFENSIVE  BACKS 

Westfield’s  experience  at  this 
skilled  position  begins  with  Don  Jones. 
The5-6. 192-pound  seniorrunning  back 
has  been  a workhorse  for  the  past  two 
years,  carrying  the  ball  516  times  in  21 
games  foran  average  ofnearly  25  rushes 
per  game.  Last  season  he  rushed  for 
1 ,28 1 yards;  he  has  2,76 1 career  rush- 
ing yards. 

"Don  looks  good,  he  looks  strong 
and  quick,"  said  Marino.  "He  has  a 
chance  to  finish  his  career  with  4.000 
yards  if  he  stays  healthy.” 

Jones,  who  played  at  200  pounds 
last  season  to  withstand  the  constant 
pounding,  has  lost  about  10  pounds  in 
preparation  for  a big  senior  season. 

"I  believe  it  (192  pounds)  gives 
me  the  eorrect  balance  between  speed 
and  power,"  said  Jones. 

Providing  depth  in  the  backficld 
are  junior  Jose  Molina,  who  rushed  for 
208  yards  last  season,  and  redshirt  fresh- 
man Dan  Stem,  who  is  still  recovering 
from  a serious  knee  injury  that  he  sus- 
tained in  the  first  game  last  season. 

The  Owls  arc  set  at  fullback  with 
the  return  of  junior  Mark  Puchalski,  a 
talented  6-2, 230-poundcrblocking  back 
who  also  has  running  and  receiving 
skills. 

“I  think  “Puck"  can  be  an  all- 
conference  player,”  said  Marino. 

The  veteran  coach  says  quarter- 
back is  one  of  the  strongest  positions 
despite  the  departure  of  Lapointe.  Re- 
turning is  junior  Mike  Lorenzano,  who 
filled  in  capably  when  Lapointe  was 
sidelined  for  four  games  last  season 
with  a hand  injury.  Lorenzano  threw  for 
478  yards  and  six  touchdowns  and  ran 
for  74  yards  and  an  additional  two 
scores. 

A key  acquisition  is  senior  quar- 
terback Jon  Mcczywor,  a transfer  from 
the  University  of  Maine.  The  talented 
6-5,  22S-poundcr  is  making  a strong 
bid  for  the  starting  spot  with  his  passing 
and  running  skills. 

Mcczywor  earned  playing  time  at 
Division  I-AA  Maine  as  the  starting 


punter.  A native  of  Lanesboro.  he  also 
excelled  in  basketball  and  track  and 
field  at  Mt.  Grcylock  High  School  in 
Witliamstown  and  was  the  Berkshire 
County  Athlete  of  the  Year  m 2000. 

Marino  is  also  impressed  with 
frcshmanquartcrbackBrettLcClcrc.a 
6-2,  195-pound  quarterback  from 
Bridgewatcr-Raynham  High  School. 
DEFENSIVE  LINE 

Marino  says  that  the  defense  will 
set  the  tone  for  the  Owls,  and  it  begins 
with  the  line,  which  is  led  by  all- 
conference  and  All-East  Region  end 
Jessie  Holmes.  The  quick  and  athletic 
6-2, 225-poundcr  from  Springfield  set 
a school  record  in  2003  with  14  sacks 
and  finished  the  season  with  6 1 tack- 
les. including  20  for  losses. 

“Jessie  is  a great  player  and  has  a 
chance  to  be  an  All  American  if  wc  can 
have  a good  season,"  said  Marino. 

Junior  end  Justin  Sargent  also 
returns  as  a starter.  The  Nashua,  N.H., 
native  was  the  sixth  leading  tackier  in 
2003  with  50  stops. 

The  starting  tackles  arc  familiar 
faces  who  were  not  with  the  team  in 
2003.  Junior  Casey  Lawrence  (6-2, 
240)  was  called  to  active  military  duty 
last  year  and  senior  Stan  Pa’u  (6-2, 
280)  returns  after  a three-year  hiatus. 

Reserves  include  junior  Adam 
Lapon  and  freshman  David  Monfett, 
the  younger  brother  of  offensive  line- 
man Chuck  Monfett. 
LINEBACKERS 

Starters  retumingare  seniorMatt 
Woolivcr,  the  second  leading  tackier 
in  2003,  and  senior  Dave  Granados, 
who  ranked  fifth  in  tackles  last  year. 
Junior  Rick  Colburn  is  slated  to  start  at 
middle  linebacker,  while  junior  Jim 
Fennelly  of  Wilmington,  a transfer 
from  Division  II  University  of  Mis- 
souri Rolla,  will  see  plenty  of  action. 
DEFENSIVE  BACKS 

Westfield  has  depth  and  experi- 
ence in  the  secondary.  Returning  arc 
juniors  Ryan  Riley  (srrong  safety), 
Jay  Abair,  Craig  Skribiski  and  Ryan 
Togneri  (free  safety),  and  sophomore 
Dave  Webster.  Sophomore  Tyler 
Charette  and  freshman  Kyle  Newton 
arc  vying  for  playing  time. 

“We  defend  the  run  the  well  and 
wc  have  some  smart  players  who  can 
defend  the  pass,”  said  Marino. 
SPECIALTY  TEAMS 

The  Owls  have  a nice  dilemma  as 
Puchalskiwasoncofthe  lop  punters  in 
theNEFC  last  season,  while  Mcczywor 
punted  at  Maine.  Handling  the 
placekicking  chores  is  freshman 
Garrett  DavisofBclchertown.Trueira, 
Abair  and  Stem  arc  slated  to  return 
kicks  and  punts. 


David  Trueira  shows 
his  best  Heisman 
pose  as  he  attempts 
to  elude  a WNEC 
defender.  The  Owls 
committed  four  costly 
turnovers  in  their  26- 
21  season-opening 
loss  at  WNEC. 
Mickey  Curtis  Photo 


Westfield  State  College  2004  football  captains,  left  to  right:  Jessie  Holmes, 
David  Trueira,  Matt  Wooliver,  Don  Jones. 


mm 

WM 


T rinity  College  men's  soccer  players  and  Westfield  State's  Andy  Tighe,  far 
left,  react  in  disbelief  following  a fantastic  header  save  inside  the  right  post 
by  Owl  defender  Jay  Jeffrey  with  10  seconds  remaining  in  the  game.  The 
Owls  posted  a big  1-0  victory  in  Hartford  on  Sept.  1 2.  Mickey  Curtis  Photo 


Westfield  Slate  senior  captain  Amy 
Svatik  was  named  to  the  all-tourna- 
ment team  at  Ihe  WNEC  volleyball 
invitational. 

Women's  Soccer 
Wins  Two 

WESTFIELD-Frcshmanforward 
Nicotle  Culvcrwell  (Ludlow/Monson 
High  School)  scored  the  only  goal  to 
lead  Westfield  Slate  to  a I -0  women’s 
soccer  victory  over  Mount  Holyoke  on 
Sept.  II. 

Culvcrwell  converted  the  game- 
winning  goal  in  the  54*  minute  after  a 
misplay  by  the  Mt.  Holyoke  goalie, 

Westfield  ouishot  Mt.  Holyoke, 
7-0. 

The  Owls,  2-1  overall,  won  their 
first  game  of  the  season  by  defeating 
Elms.  2-1.  Scoring  were  senior  Nikki 
Hebert  and  Emily  Johnson,  who  curled 
in  a comer  kick  through  a crowd  of 
defenders  that  proved  to  be  the  game- 
winning goal. 


Sophomore  midfielder  Kale  Ander- 
son recorded  five  assists  in  the  first 
three  games,  all  victories,  for  Ihe 
Westfield  Stale  field  hockey  team. 

Cross  Country 
Results 

Vassar  Invitational 
at  Poughkeepsie,  N.Y. 
Men's  Cross  Country 
Second  Place  (11  teams) 

5.  Geoff  Churchill.  28:41.22 

10.  Nathan  Cristofori,  28:58.85 

11.  Andy  Messer.  28:58.85 
14.  John  Messer,  29:34.25 
17.  Matt  Frederick.  30:00.63 
Women’s  Cross  Country 
Fourth  Place  (11  teams) 

4.  Heather  Wenninger.  19:38.77 
23.  Aimee  Worcester,  21:10.64 
25.  Kim  Grant.  21:14.57 
30.  Alison  Wesolowski.  21:34.68 
33.  Marissa  Blume,  21:46.95 
45.  Caitlin  Bates.  22:17.70 


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The  Uoice 

The  Student  Press  of  Westfield  State  College 


Volume  X 


September  27. 2004 


Issue  IV 


Tetrault  plans  to  give  president  the 
cold  shoulder 


Rebecca  Oliver 
Voice  Reporter 

Westfield  Slate  College 
Faculty  is  planning  to  not  attend 
the  Inauguration  of  President 
Carwein  on  October  22  unless 
she  shows  evidence  of  trying  to 
fix  language  in  a proposed  facul- 
ty contracl- 

‘it’s  nothing  personal,” 
said  Union  Representative  Dr. 
Gerry  Tetrault  of  the  Philosophy 
Department.  “She  is  acting  in 
her  role  and  I’m  acting  in  mine.” 

Along  with  not  attend- 
ing the  inauguration,  the  faculty 
will  abstain  from  any  practices 
outside  the  current  contract. 
This  includes  overloading  class- 
es. 

“We  are  improving  the 
quality  of  education,  overloading 
erodes  quality.”  said  Tetrault. 
“Every  time  we  overload,  they 
screw  us.” 

Tetrault  had  sent  out  an 
e-mail  to  all  faculty  and  librari- 
ans that  said.  “Decline  to  even- 


give  the  appearance  of  bargain- 
ing away  from  the  table  by  not 
socializing  with  management  at 
picnics,  retreats,  junkets,  or  din- 
ners.” 

Tetrault.  a professor  at 
Westfield  for  38  years,  says  this 
is  the  best  group  of  college  pres- 
idents but  the  worst  contract 
negotiations. 

The  faculty  has  current- 
ly been  working  under  a contract 
that  is  two  years  old  and  has  not 
received  a pay  increase  in  two 
years.  Under  tire  current  pro- 
posed contract  they  would  not 
receive  a pay  increase  in  the 
upcoming  year  as  well. 

The  contract  for  the 
school  is  a collaboration  of 
efforts  with  the  Massachusetts 
State  College  Association 
(MSCA),  the  Board  of  Higher 
Education  (BHE)  and  the 
College  of  Presidents  (COP). 

Westfield  State,  along 
with  all  other  Massachusetts 
State  Colleges,  is  15%  - 21% 


unpaid  as  compared  to  peer  insti 
tutions. 

“The  BHE  doesn’t  dare 
ask  the  Governor  for  more  than 
one  percent,”  said  Tetrault.  The 
BHE  deals  with  the  financial 
aspects  of  the  contract.  Money 
is  not  the  main  issue  with  the 
contract  currently  for  the  faculty 
according  to  Tetrault. 

‘it’s  been  the  position 
of  the  presidents  office  as  well  as 
all  the  state  college  presidents 
that  they  support  the  faculty  in 
their  efforts  to  get  a raise,”  said 
Barry  Maloney,  Assistant  to  the 
President,  on  behalf  of  the 
President 

“Language  is  more 
important  than  money,"  said 
Tetrault.  The  MSCA  proposed  a 
contract  in  October  2002  and  the 
COP  responded  fifteen  months 
later  in  January  2004. 

“When  they  did 
respond  they  did  so  with  lan- 
guage that  lore  apart  due  process 
and  governance,”  said  Tetrault. 
Union-Page  2 


Stellar  defense  is 
a staple  of  the 
Westfield  State 
College  soccer 
team. 


Good  Samaritan  Law 
reviewed  by  SGA 


By  Meg  Chevalier 
Voice  Reporter 


ELY-At  the  September21, 
2004  meeting  of  the  Studerl 
Government  Association  President 
Matt  Curren  announced  Studsit 
Government's  intent  to  sponsor  a 
Habitat  for  Humanity  trip  during 
^ring  break.  Habitat  for  Humanity, 
a non-fTofitable  oiganization  tliat 
biulds  houses  for  those  who  are  in 
need,  plan  a liip  every  spring  break 


to  hslp  a neecb'  community  and  its 
people. 

Although  the  costs  and 
location  arc  still  jet  to  be  decided, 
Curren  said  the  main  focus  seems  to 
be  Florida,  especial^'  after  this  jeais 
devastating  hurricane  seascn.  He 
said  that  the  trip  will  be  opsn  to  all 
stutfcnts  and  they  will  be  tal Id with 
Habitat  for  Humanity  in  the  com- 
ing weeks. 

SGA-Page  2 


‘Thirsty  Thursday’  gets  out 
of  hand  in  Scanlon  Hall 


By  Haley  Paton 
Voice  Reporter 


SCANLON  HALL- 
Although  the  recent  incident  involv- 
vomit  in  a Scanlon  Hall  hallway 
has  gained  attention  as  the  firstsuch 
incident  this  year,  residential  staff 
heads  expect  that  damage  charges 
for  Scanlon  Hall  will  remain  rela- 
tively low. 

‘The  [canpus-wide]  dam- 
age charges  have  been  on  a long 
downward  trend  which  wehope  will 
continue,”  said  head  of  Readential 
Life  Jon  Conlogue. 

Conlogue  cites  the  lew 
damage  charges  trend  to  the  pres- 
ence of  the  5-5-50  alcohol  violations 
policy  that  was  put  inplace  six  years 
ago. 

According  to  the 
Residential  Directer  for  Scanlon 
Hall,  Lou  Pelaggi,  last  year  Scanlon 
Hall’s  damage  chaiges  amouried  to 
less  titan  fifteen  doDarsper  person. 

The  incident,  which 
occurred  on  the  ewning  of 
Thursday,  September  16,  has  been 
determined  as  being  both  alcohol 
and  illness  related,  according  to 


“Some  alcohol  was 
involved,”  Pelaggi  acknowledged, 
“butthey  were  ack." 

“We  do  know  who  it  was 
so  they  didi’t  need  to  come  for- 
ward,” said  Pelaggi. 

As  to  whether  or  not  there 
will  be  harsher  enforcement  of  the 
school’s  alcohol  policy  within 
Scanlon  Hall  or  ar^  of  the  rther 
hallson  campus,  Pelaggi  was  doubt- 
ful. 

“As  far  as  putting  more 
staff  on,  it  wouldn’t  really  pre\eni 
the  problem,”  said  Pelaggi 
Conlogue  concurred  Pelagg’s  state- 
ment, saying  that  preverting  further 
incideits  “reallyhas  to  be  acommu- 
nity  choice.” 

Conlogue  enphasizedtiiat 
takii^  care  of  the  buildings  can  be 
similar  to  a neighborhood  crime 
watch,  notii^  tiiat  there  doesn’t 
have  to  be  a confrontation.  He 
referred  to  an  incident  last  year  in 
which  a metal  beam  over  the  bath- 
room stalls  was  rpped  out  of  the 
wall 

Someone  could  call  up 
puMic  safety.  Conlogue  suggeae^ 
and  say,  “ itsounds  like  someone  is 
Scanlon  Hall-Page  3 


One  MacDonald  gets  the  shaft, 
one  McDonald  has  a blast 


SyMattiiew  Bernat 
Editor  In  Chief 


Two  Westfield  State 
College  (WSC)  students,  both 
Political  Science  majors, 
attended  the  Democratic 
National  Convention  this  past 
summer  in  Boston. 

Tim  MacDonald  and 
Bob  McDonald  used  an  oppor- 
tunity put  forth  by  the  school 
through  the  Washington  Center 
to  see  the  convention  firsthand. 

Both  MacDonald  and 
McDonald  moved  into  Boston 
on  the  18  of  July  and  moved 
out  on  the  30.  The  convention 
itself  was  held  July  26  thru  July 
29.  The  first  week  they  were 
there  was  mostly  classes  said 
McDonald,  “They  definitely 
crammed  a full  seri^fester  of 
classes  into  two  weeks.” 

Current  issues  were 
discussed  and  speakers 
addressed  the  students  in  the 
days  preceding  the  convention. 

One  speaker,  Governor 
Mitt  Romney  spoke  to  a group 
of  students  that  included 
MacDonald.’  After  speaking 


-Photo  by  Matthew  Bemat 


WSC  senior  Tim  MacDonald  attended  the  DNC 
in  Boston  this  past  July 


rout  public  educati 
Massachusetts  MacDonald 
said,  “I  politely  disagreed  with 
him.” 

“He  was  talking  about 
education,  how  Ted  Kennedy 
does  bad  things  for  the  poor,” 
said  MacDonald  who  described 
his  disagreement  as  “affable". 
“1  didn’t  want  to  make  a bad 
name  for  the  school.” 

MacDonald  said  he 
had  a copy  of  the  'Boston 
Globe’  with  him  and  used 


in  Romney’s  words  trom  an  arli- 


cle  to  contradict  his  statements 
to  the  group. 

MacDonald  said 
Romney  didn't  lake  any  ques- 
tions after  his. 

When  the  convention 
started  McDonald  and 
MacDonald  were  given  “volun- 
teer placement”  positions,  a 
kind  of  short  term  internship. 

‘They  told  me  ! would 
be  working  at  the  ‘Bill  Clinton 
Golf 

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Phantom  Planet  plays  NoHo 
Read  the  review  on  page  11  for 
more’ 


Got  a light? 

Here’s  one  kid  that  wishes  you 
didn’t.  Turn  to  page  7 


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News  Page  1-3 

Voices  Page  4 

Overheard 

NationAVorld  Page  5-6 
Opinion  Page  7-9 

A&E  Page  10-12 

Comics  Page  19 


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News  The  Uoice  September  27. 2004 


SGA 


Vice  President  of  Student 

Life  Colin  Drury  provided  the 
Senate  with  information  on  the  Good 
Samaritan  Law  in  his  rq)at.  TTie  Good 
Samaritan  Law  will  shield  students  who  hclpa 
friendindistressfrornfallii^  victimtothe  col- 
lege’s alcohol  policies.  The  law  is  efesigned  to 
preverl  students  from  avddit^  getting  help  for 
a friend  who  needs  it  out  of  fear  that  they  will 
gel  a5-5-50,siidDnay.  Heconcludedbyslat- 
ing  that  all  Resident  Assistants  will  be  advised 
to  have  a meet ing with  theirsectians  togoover 
this  taw. 

Student  Tristee  Bob  McDonald 
gave  an  information  repat  on  Governor 
Romney’s  veto  of  the  retroactive  pay  raises 
meant  for  the  AFSCME/APA  unions. 
McDonald  said  that  Student  Government’s 
response,  if  any,  had  yet  to  be  determined. 

Vice  President  of  Programming  Julie 
Swartwout  disciBsed  upconing  canpus  pro- 
gramming in  her  report  Ca^o  Nightwill  be 


October’s  main  evert.  It  will  be  held  on  Friday 
niglt,  October  i from  8 p.m.  to  10  p.m.  fol- 
lowed by  Brown  Bag  Bingo,  which  will  be 
held  from  11  pja  toi2p.m. 

The  first  Coffee  House  of  (he  Year 
will  be  held  Wednesday  October  6.  and  it  is 
booked  for  the  entire  evening.  Ai^cne  inter- 
ested in  perfenning  should  sign  up  for  it  next 
month  Swartwout  said  Coffee  Houses  are 
always  held  on  the  first  Wednesefay  of  each 
month. 

The  Student  Govemmert 
Associatiai  wrapped  up  with  New  Busnessof 
the  week  announcing  Senators  of  tfie  Week, 
Senators  Mike  Lawler  and  Alex  Snape  were 
given  Senalorofihe  Week  honors  fa  (heir  he^ 
at  the  September  16  Club  Fair.  Treasurer 
Kristine  Mieic  was  also  given  a Senator  of  the 
Week  honor  fa  oiganizing  the  Club  Fair,  “The 
Cli4)  Fair  wasa  dyingevenC’ said  McDonald, 
"brt  Kristine’s  effots  turned  it  around  and 
made  it  the  best  club  fair  we  have  had  in  recent 


Union 


“If  you  lose  governance  and  due  process, 
why  work  here?” 

Tetrault  accuses  the  BHE  of 
blackmailing  the  College  of  Presidents. 
“If  the  College  of  Presidents  supports  the 
faculty  against  the  Board  of  Higher 
Education,  they  will  be  punished  finan- 
cially.” 

“All  those  pet  projects,  it’s  like 
blackmail. ..it’s  extortion.  They  use  the 
Presidents  fear  as  a weapon,  as  always.” 
said  Tetrault. 

“If  vhey  cou\d,  ihty  would  Vum 
these  (public  colleges)  into  charter  col- 
leges, the  Board  of  Higher  Education  calls 
them  ‘Van  Guard  Colleges,’  what’s  in  a 


name?"  said  Tetrault. 

"The  ultimate  power  lies  with  the 
Governor,”  said  Maloney  in  relation  to 
approving  a contract. 

Governor  Romney  has  recently 
vetoed  S28.3  million  in  retroactive  pay 
for  the  Higher  Education  Contracts. 

Tetrault  said  on  the  attitude  of  the 
Faculty,  "We  are  not  happy,  we’re  not  get-' 
ting  paid,  we  are  getting  insulted.” 

The  Faculty  is  also  planning  a 
“Day  of  Outrage”  to  be  held  on  the 
Campus  Green  on  September  29.  While 
plans  are  not  yet  final  for  this  protest, 
Tetrault  is  hoping  for  student  support. 


Class  of  2008  Election  Results 

1 80  ballots  cast 


President; 

Historian: 

No  Candidate* 

Melissa  Derbv 

85 

Michael  J.  Calcasola 

40 

Alumni  Representative: 

Patrick  Logan 

28 

No  Candidate* 

Thomas  Gorman 

26 

Vice  President; 

Publicity  Coordinator: 

No  Candidate* 

Michael  Primeau 

115 

Ross  Hildonen 

57 

Representatives  to  Senate 

Treasurer: 

(4  Positions): 

Julie  McNallv  133 

Jessica  Averv 

107 

No  Other  Candidates  * 

Courtney  Corbett 

68 

Secretary: 

*Write-in  candidates  need  to  achieve 
20%  of  ballots  cast  to  be  considered. 

Sarah  Odachow.ski 

92 

Write-ins  that  did  not  qualify  are  not 

Laura  Driscoll 

83 

Thumbs  Up: 

The  Math  Club’s  newest  T-shirts;  showing  that  even 
nerds  have  a sense  of  humor...  our  check  is  in  the 
mail. 

Thumbs  Down: 

Campus  Flicks:  We  aren't  knocking  the  movies, 
its  a bit  difficult  to  watch  them  when  the  verticle 
is  not  holding.  Consider  yourself...  served. 


I Recently  The  Voice’ sent  a reporter  to  die  see  if  Westfield  State  CoU^ 

llhofessor  Gerald  Ffealy  would  talk  about  his  daughterwho  happens  towoik  in  the 
I While  House.  I head  ha  office  was  either  right  next  toor  very  doss  to  that  bg 
lOval  one  they  have  there 

I He  declined  Which  is  unfortunate  because  what  better  voice  to  hea  dir- 
ling  an  election  year  than  of  someone  who  woiks  li^tne^  to  anincumbent 
IPiesidait  The  only  Voice’ Healycoioemedhimselfwitii  was  the  one  jcuholdin 
I >our  hands  right  now. 

Ffcaly  refused  becaiBe  he  believes ‘The  Voice"  is  much  too  libeid. 
Alri^t,weinay  be;  inaccura^  belligerert,  boring,  horiblyTTiis^elle^  aragand 
Fm  suie  many  other  adjectives  but  liberal?!  Come  on,  ciack  epen  our  front  page 
sometime  and  you'll  see  storiesoncanpusbaks  siles,  Circle  K,fuzzybunnies 
Old  even  the  newly  famed  Repiblican  club. 

Yju  won’t  find  stories  OD  the  vast  right  wing  coi^iracy  to  control  the 
minds  of  average  Ameacans,  that  the  Communistparty  is  ahead  in  tfie  polls  a 
how  President  Bushshiiitedhis  National  Guard  duties  (oh  wait.he  cfid).The  only 
agendal’mconcemedwidipushingismakingthispaperone  offlie  better  ones 
this  campus  has  seen.  If  it  means  throwing  “Bush  can  kiss  my  black  ass”  to  get 
pecple  to  open  up  this  paper  than  that’s  what  we’ll  da 

If  theKu  Klux  Klan  waits  to  hold  a crossbumingraflyon  the  green  rest 
assured  we’ll  give  them  plenty  of  coverage  too.  But  I’m  sure  we’U  find  someway 
to  give  it  a liberal  slant,  us  liberals  are  shi%  like  that 


Matthew  Bernal 
EditOF-In-CWef 

thecampusvcice(^otmaIl.com 


Scanlon  Hall 


busting  up  the  bathroom.’They  can  make  the 
call  anonymous^.” 

Mae  importartly,  students  are 
enccuiagsd  ro  watch  out  for  other  students 
because  “vomiting  is  a clear  sign  that  they 
may  be  in  danger.” 

“It’s  great  if  studerts  can  look  out 
fa  the  facilities,  but  it’s  more  inportant  to 
look  out  for  each  odiet”  Conlogue  said 


Conlogue  also  added,  “I  wish  the 
ddnking  age  were  still  18,  because  it  puts  is  in 
an  adversarial  position,”  saying  that  he’d 
“rather  put  more  eneigy  into  [promotion  of] 
safer  alcohol  ise.” 


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jrjng  SOOS.Cbiifse  Offerings  Booklet  on 'Ca_mpus;,^^:;  ;i 

October  15  ' . ’ ( 

■ Spring  2005  Registration  Advising:  > ■ . | 

Monday,  October  18- Friday,  November  12. 

, Spring  2005  Registration: 

Monday  - Friday  November  15-19,  online  (9  am  - 9 pm)  and 
In  Wilson  338  Lab  (9  am  - 4 pm).  , 

REGISTRATION  DATES  BY  CLASS  LEVEL: 

Seniors  (at  least  84  earned  hours  at  end  of  Fall) 

November  15 

Juniors  (at  least  54  earned  hours  at  end  of  Fall) 

November  16 

Sophomores  (at  least  24  earned  hours  at  end  of  Fall) 

. November  17 

Freshmen  (less  than  24  earned  hours  at  end  of  Fall) 
November  18 
All  levels 

November  19. 

Cynthia  Siegler,  Associate  Registrar 


News  The  Uoice  September  27. 2004 


Page  3 


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the  next  day.  ‘The 
reporter  who  was  sup- 
posed to  cover  it  had 

about  education,  how 


“He  was  talking 


Tournament’,”  said  MacDonald.  Turns  in  Chief,  Tim  Curran,  asked  what  he 
out  Clinton  was  only  .on  the  invited  list,  wanted  to  do.  McDonald  suggested 
he  never  made  an  appearance  and  shadowing  a reporter  and  found  himself 
MacDonald  “missed  a lot  of  opportuni-  covering  the  Ohio  delegations  breakfast 
ties”  because  of  it. 

MacDonald  said,  “No 
regrets,  it  was  great.” 

McDonald’s 
volunteer  placement 
was  with  "Roll  Call”  a 
newspaper  that  is 
widely  read  among 
congressmen  and 
known  well  on  Capitol 
Hill,  the  newspaper 
mostly  covers  matters 
of  interest  to  those  who 
woric  in  Washington. 

McDonald 
previously  interned  on 
the  Kerry  campaign. 


Ted  Kennedy  does 
bad  things  for  the 
poor.” 

Tim  MacDonaid 


McDonald.  The  keynote 
speaker  was  Jerry 
Springer. 

McDonald  described 
Springer  as  a “hardcore 
Democrat”  who  has 
been  around  politics  for 
some  time,  he  was  elect- 
ed Mayor  of  Cincinnati 
at  the  age  of  3 3 in  1 977. 
McDonald  typed  up  a 
summary  for  the  news- 
paper. “It  wasn’t  used,” 

“It  was  simultaneously  the  most  excit-  he  said, 
ing  and  the  most  boring  internship,”  McDonald’s  next  assignment 

said  McDonald.  was  to  cover  the  Hilary  Qinton  speech 

His  first  day  McDonald  was  to  the  New  York  delegation.  McDonald 
- said  he  had  the  best  time  at  that 
event,  he  spoke  to  a writer  for 
the  New  York  Daily  news,  “he 
was  a quirky  little  guy,”  After 
the  event  McDonald  said  he 
had  become  a fan  of  Hilary.  He 
said  her  enthusiasm  and  com- 
mitment seemed  genuine. 

The  absolute  highlight 
of  the  New  York  breakfast  was 
the  opportunity  for  McDonald 
to  meet  one  actor  he  admires, 
Steve  Buscemi  of  Reservoir 
Dogs  and  numerous  other 
films. 

After  9/11  Buscemi* 
worked  12  hour  shifts 
ground  zero.  Before  becoming 
an  actor  Buscemi  was  a fire- 
fighter in  New  York. 

Another  celebrity 
whose  show  “can  do  no 
wrong”  in  McDonald’s  eyes 
actually  held  the  door  open  for 
him.  “I  was  walking  into  the 
Fleet  Center  and  this  guy, 
introduced  to  the  entire  staff  and  then  about  my  height,  had  a raincoat  on  and 


Just  the  Facts:  Tim  McDonald 

Favorite  Political  Book:  Stupid  White 
Men  Michael  Moore 

Favorite  Political  Movie:  The 

Manchurian  Candidate  (1962) 

Favorite  Color:  Blue 

Favorite  T.V.  Show:  Law  & Order 

Who  would  win  in  a light;  John  Kerry 
or  George  Bush? 

-’’Bush  because  he  fights  dirty." 


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was  told  to  “hang  around  until  some- 
thing happens.”  His  first  day  was  spent 
mostly  reading  newspapers  until  the 
associate  editor  of  the  newspaper,  John 
Bresnahan,  showed  him  around  the 
Fleet  Center.  “He  was  a really  cool  guy, 
the  standard  Washington  journalist.  He 
promptly  told  me  not  to  get  into  jour- 
nalism,” said  McDonald. 

McDonald’s  placement  allowed 
some  time  inside  the  Fleet  Center. 
Security  was  light  so  the  press  pass  that 
‘Roll  Call’  issued  McDonald  only 
allowed  him  daytime  access.  Even 
though  he  didn’t  see  any  of  the  major 


baseball  cap  on.  I turned  to  say  thank 
you  and  it  was  Jon  Stewart,”  said 
MacDonald.  “All  I could  say  was 
Thanks  ! dig  your  show.” 

McDonald  said  the  convention 
was  important  for  Kerry  because  at  that 
point  people  had  to  “stop  hating  Bush 
and  start  liking  Kerry.” 

On  WSC’s  campus  McDonald 
said  the  amount  of  political  talk  was 
surprising  even  though  we’re  not  the 
type  of  campus  that  will  hang  signs. 

“We  have  a hugely  active  polit- 
ical science  department  for  its  size,” 
said  McDonald.  The  re-activation  of  the 


speeches  live  he  sdll  got  to  meet  a lot  of  schools  Republican  club  has  caused 


media  personalities  on  the  floor  of  the 
convention. 

“Peter  Jennings  walked  right 
past  me.  Stephen  Colbert  walked  past 
me,”  said  McDonald.  McDonald  said 
his  second  day  at  ‘Roll  Call’  the  Editor 


some  talk  on  campus.  “I  would  love  to 
start  a Democrat  club,”  said 
MacDonald. 

“I’m  just  really  grateful  to  the 
school  forgiving  me  the  chance  to  go,  ” 
said  McDonald. 


Rachel  Sweeney 
Danielle  Mainini 


RoleotWSC  Volleyball  team 

Number  of  Years  at  WSC  3 

FavoriteThingAboutWSC  Beingthefirst 
sport  to  play  and  wh  in  the  new  athletic 
facility. 

Favorite  Thing  to  Do  on  Campus; 
Watching  the  Pats  on  Sunday  and  the 
Red  Sox  games. 

Favorite  Movie;  Blue  Collar  Comedy 
Tour 

Favorite  T.V.  Show.  Roseanne 

Favorite  Quote;  "It's  not  worth  winnhg  if  | 
you  donTwin  big."  -Mighty  Ducks 


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-Photo  by  David  Pageau 

Harry  Stessel,  an  engUsh  professor  on  sabbatical  while  he  writes  and  edits  a book 
of  poetry,  walks  his  dog  Robbie  in  front  of  the  Ely  Campus  Center  because  he 
fears  for  his  and  Robbie’s  safety.  There  have  been  reports  of  bears  and  foxe;  in 
his  neighborhood. 


The  Discover  Westfield  Children’s  Museum 

is  in  the  process  of  fundraising  to  build  a new  museum!  As  a result,  they  are  offering 
Six  Flags  tickets  for  only  $10,  good  for  Columbus  Day,  October  11,  2004.  This  is  only 
25  % of  the  standard  price  and  is  available  soley  through  the  museum.  All  proceeds 
benefit  the  DWCM.  For  more  information  or  to  order  tickets,  call  the  museum  at 
(413)572-4014! 


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Voices  Overheard  The  Voice  September  27. 2004 


Wbaf  are  your  feelings  on  Taco  Ben 
becoming  Quixotes? 


Dena  Welch 
2006 

General  Science 

“I  heard  they  use 
onions  in  their 
tacos.  I don’t  know 
if  that’s  a good 
thing,  but  I’m  will- 
ing to  try  it.  I’m  a 
big  taco  fan.” 


Jay  Pazik  Nick  Zyla 
2007 

Business  History 
‘“Team  Bitches 
Please’  (intramural 
3 on  3 basketball)  is 
pissed  their  pre- 
game restraunt  is 
no  longer  accesible 
to  their  needs.” 


Sarah  King 
Kim  Wheeler 
Cathleen  Clough 
2005 

“Miras  a Quixotes 
for  some  taco 
lovin’!” 


Joe  Connor 
2008 

Undeclared 

“I  think  they 
should  put 
some  other  fast 
food  place  in. 
Wendy’s  would 
be  good.” 


Voices  Overheard  compiled  by  Amy  Cirrone 


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Custom 


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P.O.  Box  306 

Three  Rivers,  MA  10180 


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Pase  5 


Kerry  at  Ease  on  Talk  Shows 


by  ROGER  CAITUN 

the  HARTFORD  COURANT 

Both  2004  presidential  candi- 
dates appeared  prominently  on  TV 
Tuesday  morning. 

President  Bush  gave  an  address 
before  the  United  Nations  carried  live  by 
the  major  broadcast  networks  and  cable 
news  operations. 

A few  blocks  away  in  New  York, 
his  opponent  John  Kerry  answered  the 
earnest  inquiry  of  Kelly  Ripa. 

’ 'My  big  question,"  she  said  after 
a commercial  break:  "Don't  you  think 
Tom  Cruise  could  play  John  Edwards  in 
the  movie?" 

It  will  be  left  to  voters  which 
approach  will  be  more  effective. 

Political  campaigning  in  recent 
years  has  meant  more  candidate  stops  at 
entertainment  talk  shows  than  on  news 
shows.  Both  Bush  and  his  previous  oppo- 
nent, A1  Gore,  appeared  on  the  "Late 
Show  With  David  Letterman"  in  2000, 
meeting  the  man  who  had  made  them  butts 
of  his  jokes  all  season.  Similarly  undaunt- 
ed, they  both  also  asked  to  be  part  of  a 
"Saturday  Night  Live"  political  special 
just  before  the  election. 

Bush  has  yet  to  book  a date  on 
Letterman  this  season,  but  Kerry  made  his 
debut  there  Monday  as  part  of  an  early- 
week  blitz  that  also  included  the  Tuesday 
morning  stop  at  "Live  With  Regis  & 
Kelly."  Kerry  had  already  made  a stop  at 
'The  Daily  Show  With  Jon  Stewart"  last 
month  and  made  his  greatest  late-night 


impact  by  riding  a motorcycle  onto  the  set 
of  "The  Tonight  Show  With  Jay  Lcno" 
before  primary  season  last  November. 

Kerry  and  his  wife  sat  with  Dr. 
Phil  on  Saturday  in  Boston  for  a show  that 
will  be  broadcast  Oct.  6.  President  and 
Laura  Bush  sat  with  the  talk-show  host  in 
July  for  a program  that  is  scheduled  for 
broadcast  Sept.  29.  It's  not  as  if  Bush  has 
been  entirely  avoiding  entertainment  pro- 


grams. He  tore  himself  away  from  presi- 
dential duties  in  April  to  tape  a whole 
episode  of  "Fishing  With  Roland  Martin" 
that  ran  on  the  Outdoor  Life  Network  last 
month. 

For  Kerry’s  appearances  this 
week,  the  candidate  has  endeavored  to 
appear  relaxed  and  smiling  until  he  was 
asked  some  serious  questions  (which  on 
Regis  happened  once).  On  both  shows,  his 
banter  demonstrated  either  some  quick 
thinking  or  some  planning  by  his  staff 


Kerry  made  a point  of  referring 
to  earlier  jokes  made  in  the  program  on 
Letterman,  just  as  he  had  on  "The  Daily 
Show." 

Approaching  pandering  to  the 
large,  loyal  "Regis  & Kelly"  audience, 
Kerry  also  said,  "For  my  undecided  vot- 
ers, 1 have  five  words:  Secretary  of  State 
Regis  Philbin." 

The  host  responded  in  his  bom- 


bastic manner,  "Is  he  charming  or 
WHAT?" 

While  on  Letterman,  Kerry 
quipped  that  one  of  the  provisions  of  the 
just-completed  negotiations  for  presiden- 
tial debates  meant  "George  Bush  is  going 
to  sit  on  Dick  Cheney’s  lap."  For  Regis  he 
revised  the  joke.  "The  big  hang-up  was 
George  Bush  wanted  to  get  a lifeline  sys- 
tem," referring  to  "Who  Wants  To  Be  a 
Millionaire?,"  the  game  show  Philbin 
hosts. 


For  all  the  political  import  of  the 
"Regis  & Kelly"  appearance,  Kerry  was 
given  just  12  minutes;  actor  Gary  Sinise 
and  golf  star  Tiger  Woods  were  still  wait- 
ing to  come  on.  Still,  the  candidate's 
appearance  had  to  wait  until  after  the  Wild 
Wheel  Travel  Trivia  segment,  details 
about  Philbin's  appearance  on  the  John 
McEnroe  show,  and  a viewing  of  a potato 
that  looks  like  a duck,  sent  in  by  a viewer. 

Ripa  greeted  the  presidential  candidate  by 
saying,  "You're  so  handsome!" 

There  wasn't  a lot  of  substance  there. 

Letterman,  on  the  other  hand,  fancies  him- 
self capable  of  a serious  discussion  when 
warranted,  and  so  he  grilled  the  candidate 
on  a handful  of  more  serious  issues  while 
not  backing  down  on  the  regular  mono- 
logue ribbing.  It  may  have  been  more 
gravity  than  Kerry  expected,  but  he 
responded  with  stump  speech  excerpts 
that  seemed  freshly  tailored  to  calls  for 
brevity  and  impact. 

But  when  Kerry  came  up  with  his  rather 
flat  Top  1 0 Bush  Tax  Proposals  that  he  had 
prepared  with  "Late  Show"  writers,  the 
delivery  wasn't  quite  up  to  par.  The 
rhythm  was  off,  he  wouldn't  read  the  num- 
bers and  didn't  milk  the  drum  roll.  Worse, 
the  shot  of  him  flinging  the  card  into  the 
back  window,  as  Letterman  often  does, 
wasn't  immediately  caught  on  camera. 


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September  2004. 


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Poor  Indian  Housing  Leads  To  Health  Problems 


BY  MARY  FITZGERALD 
THE  WASHINGTON  POST 

WASHINGTON-Rachel  Joseph 
has  seen  entire  Native  American  families 
living  in  one  room,  children  huddled  in 
housing  so  poorly  insulated  that  shafts  of 
light  could  be  seen  through  the  flimsy 
wooden  walls. 

Now  a report  by  the  National 
American  Indian  Housing  Council  high- 
lights what  Joseph,  chairwoman  of  the 
Lone  Pine  Paiute  Tribe  in  California,  has 
known  all  along,  that  substandard  and 
overcrowded  housing  contributes  to  a 
plethora  of  health,  social  and  family  prob- 
lems within  her  community, 

Joseph,  co-chairwoman  of  the 
naiionaj  steering  committee  for  reautho- 
rization of  the  Indian  Health  Care 
Improvement  Act,  says  the  federal  govern- 
ment has,  over  decades,  failed  to  address 
the  needs  of  Native  Americans. 

"What  do  we  have  to  do  for  our 
voices  to  be  heard?"  she  said  at  a news 
conference  to  release  the  housing  report. 

While  proposing  a multifaceted 
approach  toward  solving  the  housing  cri- 
sis, the  NAIHC  said  the  federal  govern- 
ment has  a trust  responsibility  to  support 
tribal  development.  The  organization 
called  for  federal  legislation  to  create  a 
block  grant  for  infrastructure  funding, 

"\fery  few  places  in  our  nation 
have  children  hurting  as  much  as  on  our 
Indian  reservations,"  Carl  said.  "It  is  up  to 
the  federal  government  to  uphold  the  trust 
responsibility-an  obligation  it  has  made 
to  tribes  through  treaties  and  laws-and 
make  good  on  promises  ratified  centuries 
ago.  We,  as  Native  people,  will  also  con- 
tinue to  work  together  to  make  a better  life 
for  our  children." 

The  survey  of  246  NAIHC  hous- 
ing authority  members  found  that  59  per- 


cent of  respondents  reported  overcrowded 
housing  on  their  reservation,  and  83  per- 
cent described  housing  as  substandard, 
with  problems  such  as  inadequate  insula- 
tion, lack  of  proper  sewage  treatment, 
mold  and  lack  of  clean  water. 

A total  of  94  percent  indicated 
such  poor  conditions  affected  tribal  mem- 
bers' health  and  the  well-being  of  their 
children,  linking  an  increase  in  cases  of 
colds,  flu  and  skin  disorders  to  overcrowd- 
ing and  substandard  housing. 

Almost  90  percent  of  the  respon- 
dents said  poor  housing  contributed  to 

“The  government 
spends  $3,803  per 
inmate  per  year  com- 
pared with  $1,914  per 
Native  American. 

That’s  a crime.” 

-Carl 


social  problems  such  as  alcoholism  and 
abuse. 

The  U.S.  Commission  on  Civil 
Rights  last  year  published  a study  that  esti- 
mated 200,000  new  housing  units  are 
needed  to  ease  the  housing  crisis  in  Indian 
Country. 

The  civil  rights  commission 
study  had  found  that  14.7  percent  of  the 
dwellings  in  tribal  areas  are  overcrowded. 
It  reported  about  90,000  Native  American 
families  are  homeless  or  lack  adequate 
housing. 

"Native  Americans  living  on 


reservations  have  some  of  the  worst  hous- 
ing conditions  in  the  United  States,"  Carl 
said.  "Native  Americans  arc  three  limes 
more  likely  to  live  in  overcrowded  hous- 
ing. Native  Americans  are  more  likely 
than  other  Americans  to  have  a lack  of 
sewage  and  water  systems,  telephone  lines 
and  electricity." 

The  NAIHC  report  compared  the 
amount  spent  by  the  federal  government 
on  health  care  for  prisoners  to  the  funds 
allocated  to  Indian  communities. 

"The  government  spends  S3, 803 
per  inmate  per  year  compared  with  $1,914 
per  Native  American.  That's  a crime,"  Carl 
said.  "The  federal  government  has  not 
done  its  share."  ‘ , 

Of  particular  concern  was  the  effect  of 
overcrowding  on  Indian  children,  said 
Deborah  Cutler-Orliz  of  the  Children's 
Defense  Fund. 

More  than  80  percent  of  those  surveyed 
for  the  NAIHC  report  raised  concerns  that 
physical  and  psychological  difficulties 
arising  from  poor  housing  were  hampering 
Native  American  children's  educational 
progress. 

"Failure  to  address  these  interwoven 
issues  will  only  assure  the  continued  cycle 
of  hardship  faced  by  American  Indian 
children,"  Cutlcr-Ortiz  said. 


Fugees  Reunite  for 
Concert  Film 

BY  GEOFF  BOUCHER 

LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 

The  Fugees,  the  trio  that  released 

only  two  studio  albums  but  became  a sig- 
nature influence  on  hip-hop  and  neo-soul 
music,  reunited  over  the  weekend  for  a 
New  York  performance  that  also  featured 
many  younger  stars  influenced  by  their 
sound. 

The  collective  of  Lauryn  Hill, 
Wyclef  Jean  and  Pras  played  a show  in 
Brooklyn  on  Saturday  that  was  filmed  for 
a concert  documentary  that  is  being  aimed 
at  theatrical  release  next  year.  Other  per- 
formers included  Kayne  West,  Jill  Scott, 
Mos  Def  and  the  Roots.  Comedian  David 
Chappelle  organized  and  hosted  the  event. 

There  were  mixed  signals 
Monday  whether  the  show  might  lead  to  a 
fuller  reunion  effort.  The  Fugees.  whose 
1996  album.  "The  Score,"  was  a genre 
watershed,  were  an  uneasy  collective,  but 
Hill  and  Jean  have  seen  their  individual 
commercial  success  muted  in  recent  years. 


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The  Fugees  reunited  for  a concert  in 
New  York  City  on  Saturday, 
September  18, 2004. 


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Nation/World  ThC  UoiC6  September  27, 2004 


AFLAC  Duck  Is  No  M&M  Fan 


BY  ROY  RIVENBURG 
1, OS  angei.es  Times 

They  melt  in  your  mouth,  not  on 
the  campaign  trail.  In  a nationwide  elec- 
tion to  choose  America's  favorite  product 
mascot,  the  M&M  characters  finished 
first  with  22  percent  of  the  vote,  followed 
by  the  AFLAC  duck.  Mr.  Peanut,  the 
Pillsbury  Doughboy  and  Tony  the  Tiger. 


The  results  were  announced 
Monday  by  the  American  Association  of 
Advertising  Agencies,  which  sponsored 
the  vote  to  promote  its  convention  this 
week.  As  part  of  the  festivities,  a mascot 
motorcade  rolled  through  New  York  City 
on  Monday. 

Roughly  630.000  votes  were  cast 
in  the  online  poll. 

The  AFLAC  duck  led  in  early 


balloting  but  faded  after  the  voting  dead- 
line was  extended.  Actor  Gilbert 
Gottfried,  who  supplies  the  duck's  voice 
in  TV  ads,  said:  ‘This  is  like  the  Bush- 
Gore  election.  There  should  be  an  investi- 
gation." 


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Following  the  M&M  characters,  the 
.\FLAC  duck  came  in  second  place  in 
an  election  that  chose  .America's 
favorite  product  mascot. 


Presumed  U.S.  Hostage  Beheaded  in  Web  Site  Video 


BY  ASHRAF  KlIAl.IL 
LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 
BAGHDAD.  Iraq  - A grisly 
video  posted  on  the  internet  Monday 
depicted  the  execution  and  beheading  of  a 
hostage  identified  by  militants  as 
American  construction  contractor  Eugene 
"Jack"  Armstrong.  If  confirmed,  the 
killing  would  represent  the  latest  in  a spate 
of  kidnappings  and  executions  targeting 
foreigners  in  Iraq. 

U.S.  military  officials  in 
Baghdad,  the  Iraqi  capital,  claimed  to  have 
no  knowledge  of  Armstrong's  where- 
abouts. but  a U.S.  official  in  Washington 
told  The  Associated  Press  that  his  body 
had  been  recovered. 

Armstrong,  along  with  another 
American,  Jack  Hensley,  and  Kenneth 
Bigicy,  a British  worker,  was  abducted  last 
week  from  their  home  in  a wealthy 
Baghdad  neighborhood.  The  three 
employees  of  Gulf  Services  company 
appeared  Saturday  in  televised  video 
footage  in  which  their  captors  demanded 
the  release  of  all  female  prisoners  in  U.S. 
run  jails,  setting  a 48-hour  deadline  that 
expired  Monday. 

ArmsUong’s  apparent  slaying 
occurred  on  another  bloody  day  in  Iraq,  in 
which  an  American  soldier  and  two  promi- 
nent Sunni  clerics  were  slain  in  separate 
incidents.  A car  bomb  in  Mosul  and  U.S. 
air  strikes  in  the  insurgent  hotbed  of 
Fallujah  claimed  the  lives  of  at  least  10 
Iraqis.  More  than  300  people  have  died  in 
insurgent  attacks  and  U.S.  strikes  this 
month. 


The  video,  which  could  not  be 
independently  verified,  shows  a man  who 
appeared  to  be  Armstrong  wearing  an 
orange  Jumpsuit  and  seated  on  the  floor  in 
front  of  five  masked  men,  one  of  whom 
read  a statement  vowing  to  restore  the 
honor  of  female  prisoners. 

The  men  then  held  down  the 
struggling  hostage  as 
their  leader  used  a knife 
to  saw  through  his  neck. 

The  severed  head  was 
placed  on  top  of  the 
body.  Later,  one  mem- 
ber of  the  group  held  up 
the  head  in  front  of  the 
black  flag  ofTawhid  wa 
Jihad,  the  insurgent 
group  led  by  Jordanian 
militant  Abu  Musab 
Zarqawi. 

The  kidnap- 
pings of  Armstrong  and 
his  colleagues  sent 
shudders  through  the 


The  kidnap- 
pings of 
Armstrong  and 
his  colleagues 
sent  shudders 
through  the 
large  expatri- 
ate community. 


large  expatriate  community.  Many  kidnap- 
ping  victims  have  been  snatched  by  gun- 
men while  traveling  on  the  unsecured 
roads  between  major  cities.  But  kidnap- 
pers have  grown  increasingly  bold.  On 
September  7,  iwo  female  Italian  aid  work- 
ers were  abducted  from  their  central 
Baghdad  office.  Their  whereabouts  remain 
unknown. 

On  Monday,  militants  killed  two 
members  of  the  Muslim  Scholars 
Association,  or  MSA,  a staunch  opponent 
of  the  U.S.  occupation  and  the  interim 
Iraqi  government.  Sheik  Jadoa  Janabi  was 


gunned  down  as  he  entered  a Baghdad 
mosque  to  perform  midday  prayers.  His 
colleague.  Sheik  Janabi  Zaidi,  was  found 
dead  in  front  of  another  mosque  after 
being  kidnapped  by  gunmen  the  previous 
evening.  Earlier  in  the  day,  gunmen 
released  two  of  Zaidi's  associates  who  had 
been  kidnapped  with  the  cleric. 

Both  Zaidi  and 
Janabi  were  attacked  out- 
side Sunni  mosques  in 
predominantly  Shiite 
neighborhoods.  No  group 
has  claimed  responsibility 
for  the  clerics'  killings, 
but  the  list  of  suspects  is 
long  - given  Iraq's  ethnic 
and  religious  division. 

There  have 
been  revenge  killings  of 
Sunni  and  Shiite  clerics 
for  much  of  the  past  year, 
but  it  remains  unclear 
whether  the  latest  slayings 
are  the  beginning  of  a 
larger  campaign  against  the  MSA  and  its 
members. 

The  group  has  emerged  as  a 
major  advocate  for  the  country’s  Sunni 
minority,  which  has  dominated  Iraq  for 
most  of  this  century  but  lost  much  of  their 
privileges  with  the  U.S.  overthrow  of 
Saddam  Hussein's  government.  Sunnis 
now  find  themselves  pitted  against  the 
nation's  Shiites  and  Kurds  . 

The  MSA  consistently 
has  rallied  opposition  to  U.S.  forces  and 
interim  Prime  Minister  lyad  Allawi's  gov- 
ernment. It  has  boycotted  initiatives  such 


as  the  recent  National  Congress,  claiming 
that  any  participation  with  the  interim  gov- 
ernment was  meaningless  as  long  as  for- 
eign troops  remain  in  Iraq. 

The  MSA  has  also  served  as  a 
controversial  but  effective  go-between  in 
negotiations  for  foreigners  taken  hostage. 
Several  foreign  hostages  have  been 
released  at  the  MSA's  headquarters  in 
Baghdad's  massive  Umm  al  Qura  mosque. 

Critics  have  charged  that  the 
MSA  is  heavily  involved  in  both  the  insur- 
gency and  the  ongoing  kidnappings.  But 
an  MSA  leader.  Sheik  Ahmed  Abdel 
Ghafour,  in  an  interview  last  week,  denied 
any  direct  links  to  hostage  lakers.  He 
described  the  MSA  as  honest  brokers  with 
"a  lot  of  credibility"  with  opponents  of  the 
occupation  — a status  he  said  it  uses  to 
lobby  on  behalf  of  foreign  hostages. 

Elsewhere  in  Iraq,  insurgents 
killed  a U.S.  soldier  when  they  attacked  a 
1st  Infantry  Division  patrol  near  Ash 
Sharqat,  north  of  Baghdad.  A military 
spokesman  said  the  name  of  the  soldier  is 
being  withheld  pending  notification  of 
next  of  kin. 

In  the  northern  city  of  Mosul,  a 
car  bomb  killed  three  people  while  mili- 
tants reportedly  released  i 8 Iraqi  National 
Guard  soldiers  who  had  been  held 
overnight. 

In  the  rebel  stronghold  of 
Fallujah,  a pair  of  U.S.  air  strikes  killed 
seven  and  wounded  five,  according  to 
local  hospital  officials. 


Egyptian  Foreign  Minister  Y Chromosomes  Contain  Clues 

Critisizes  Effort  to  Promote  to  Genetic  Mystery 

Democracy  in  Middle  East 


By  Glenn  Kessler 
THE  Washington  post 

UNITED  NATIONS-Egyptian 
Foreign  Minister  Ahmed  Aboul  Gheil  crit- 
icized the  Bush  administration's  maiden 
effort  to  promote  democracy  in  the  Middle 
East,  saying  Monday  that  some  Arab 
countries  were  snubbed  and  other  coun- 
tries attending  the  meeting  should  not 
have  been  invited. 

The  session,  dubbed  the  "Forum 
for  the  Future."  will  be  held  Friday  on  the 
sidelines  of  the  U.N.  General  Assembly 
and  will  include  key  officials  from  a num- 
ber of  countries,  including  Secretary  of 
State  Colin  Powell.  The  forum  was  estab- 
lished during  the  June  summit  of  the 
Group  of  Eight  industrialized  countries, 
hosted  by  President  Bush,  and  is  intended 
to  be  a high-profile  example  of  Bush’s 
ellbrt  to  prod  countries  in  what  the  admin- 
istration dubs  the  "broader  Middle  East" 
to  embrace  democracy. 

In  an  interview  at  Egypt's  U.N. 
mission,  Ghcii  complained  that  the  admin- 
istration did  not  invite  such  Arab  countries 
as  Libya  and  Syria,  while  including  non- 
Arab  countries  such  as  Turkey  and 
Alghanistan.  “Apples  and  oranges,"  he 
said  dismissivcly. 

Egypt,  a key  U.S.  ally  whose 
president  has  held  power  for  nearly  a quar- 


ter-century, has  been  wary  of  the  project 
from  the  beginning.  Turkey  has  a flourish- 
ing democracy,  while  Afghanistan  is  strug- 
gling to  hold  its  first  presidential  election 
next  month. 

"They  might  think  that  Turkey 
might  be  a model  for  a number  of  Arab 
countries  to  follow,"  Gheil  said.  He  then 
added  with  a burst  of  laughter:  "With 
Afghanistan,  maybe  they  want  to  teach  the 
Afghans  how  to  pursue  our  own  model.  I 
think  we  are  at  least  200  years  in  advance 
of  Afghanistan.  The  social  and  economic 
development  of  Egypt  is  by  far  a century 
or  two  ahead  ofAfghanislan." 

A senior  State  Department  offi- 
cial. speaking  on  the  condition  of 
anonymity,  said  the  countries  attending  the 
forum  were  a ' 'self-selecting  group" 
because  the  initiative  is  designed  to  sup- 
port what  countries  were  already  doing  to 
improve  their  societies.  "This  is  broader 
than  just  Arab  countries,"  he  said,  adding 
that  "it  was  not  exclusionary  but  as  inclu- 
sionary as  possible." 

Gheil  said  the  meeting  should 
focus  on  G-8  countries  and  the  entireArab 
world.  'We  are  initiating  only  the  first 
meeting  of  a process,"  he  said.  "Whether 
it  will  be  taken  seriously  or  not  remains  to 
be  seen." 


BY  WILLIAM  Hathaway 
The  Hartford  courant 

Geneticists  have  returned  to  an 
old  obser\'ation  to  explain  new  evidence 
about  the  migration  of  human  beings 
across  the  globe:  Some  men  really  gel 
around. 

But  many  other  men  aren’t  as  suc- 
cessful with  women,  which  may  help 
explain  some  puzzling  discrepancies  in 
estimates  about  the  age  of  modem 
humans,  scientists  speculate  in  the  October 
issue  of  Nature  Genetics. 

The  researchers  were  interested 
in  why  there  are  relatively  few  variations 
of  the  male  Y chromosome  in  different 
populations,  indicating  that  the  common 
ancestor  of  all  modem  men  lived  about 

100.000  years  ago.  The  estimate  makes  lit- 
tle sense  because  mitochondrial  DNA. 
which  is  passed  down  only  through  the 
female  line,  has  more  vanations  and 
appears  to  be  much  older.  The  age  of  the 
ancestral  ’Eve"  is  estimated  to  be  aboul 

200.000  years. 

Researchers  at  the  University  of 
Arizona  wanted  to  lest  a theory  that  some 
beneficial  mutation  on  the  Y chromosome 
had  swept  the  globe  at  a more  recent  date, 
making  the  modem  male  chromosome 
appear  younger.  Geneticists  tested  Y chro- 


mosome DNA  and  mitochondrial  DNA 
from  three  far-flung  populations  - the 
Khosian  of  southern  Africa,  Khalks  of 
Mongolia  and  highland  Papua  New 
Guineans.  If  some  beneficial  mutation  of 
the  male  chromosome  had  suddenly 
appeared  and  been  preserved  on  the  Y 
chromosome,  the  geneticists  expected  that 
the  age  of  the  common  male  ancestor 
would  be  similar  in  the  different  popula- 
tions. 

But  that  is  not  what  they  found. 
Instead,  the  age  of  common  male  ancestors 
varied  significantly  among  the  three 
groups.  The  researchers  say  the  lower 
number  of  variations  in  the  Y chromosome 
can  be  explained  because  a lower  percent- 
age of  men  have  had  children  than  women. 
The  fewer  men  who  father  children,  the 
fewer  variants  are  preserved  on  the  Y chro- 
mosome, they  said. 

"The  norm  through  human  evo- 
lution is  for  more  women  to  have  children 
than  men,"  said  Jason  Wilder,  a postdoc- 
toral fellow  at  Arizona  and  lead  author  on 
two  related  genetic  studies.  "There  are 
men  around  who  aren’t  able  to  have  chil- 
dren because  they  are  being  out-competed 
by  more  successful  males. 

"Trophy  wives"  and  second  fam- 
ilies sired  by  economically  successful 
males  are  the  modem  variant  of  the  ancient 
paliem,  they  said. 


Opinion 


The  Uoice 


September  27. 2004 


Page  7 


Opinion 


Letters  to  the  Editors 


To  (he  Edtcrs: 

As  you  menticned  in  your  Sqjteniber 
20th  issie,  the  Taco  BeU  Express  in  the 
Commula-  Lourge  area  liad  been  replaced  by 
Sodotho's  Quixote's.  Lfls  many  others,  I was 
iriffestedinwly  thechangeoocured.  As  report- 
ed ty  Sode.xhD,  Taco  Bell  bailed  out  because  of 
fina«:ial  concerns.  In  addition,  Sodexho  pomis- 
es  to  raise  the  bar  in  this  ^e  of  cuisine  by  being 
able  to  provide  their  own  food  which  will  be  of 
higher  quiiity,  whatevo-  that  means.  1 am  aire 
ttoseofyouwhohave  never  ex  perienred  the  true 
flava  ofhome>-made  Tex-Met  food  will  contin- 
to  get  a taco  orburrito  from  this  can:q)us  estab- 
lidimenL 

The  i(^  of  charge  is  gaod  and  1 
applaud  Sodexho  for  keeping  this  type  of  food 
\enue  av'ailaWe  to  thecampus.  Mymain  concern 
stems  from  tte  waySodsxlro  has  chosen  to  mar- 
ket this  remake  of  the  Taco  Bell  E)q)ress. 
Someone  should  have  told  them  that  the  "Fiito 
Bandito"  asamadcetingtoolthatdiedbQckinfrie 
day.  Tbs  depiction  of  a Latino  male  with  a som- 
brero, draped  witha  serape  and  along  blackmus- 
tache  on  their  Quixotols  agn  is  an  offensive 
sterecit>pe  to  maiy  Latinos  especially  someone 
like  myself  ofMexican-American  cfescenL 

I would  hopelhat  in  a place  of  hi^o- 
leamingwhere  we  educatestudents  about  stereo- 
^es  and  their  negative  impact  on  groups  of 


paopde  that  we  would  know  that  this  type  of  mar- 
keting is  not  acceptable  and  xstiU  irot  be  tolerated 
1 would  like  to  sec  Westfield  State  College  haw 
Sodexho  reconsider  how  thQr  market  their 
Quixote's  restaurant  and  change  theirsignage.So 
in  conclusion  'yono  cjuieroQulxote's!!" 

- Aurelk)  H.  Sanchez  Jr. 
AssistantDirector.  Officeof 
Minority  Affairs'Urban  Education 


To  the  Editors: 

If  Ctivid  Machnik  isrigli,  aidHeaven 
is  filled  with  the  souls  of  people  who  think  as  he 
does,  I’d  ceitainlychoose  tosjKndetemityinThe 
Other  P!ace-if  not  fa  the  climate  then  fcr  the 
TTtorecongenia]  and  stimubting  conqxmy.  And  if 
God  indeed  condemns  to  eternal  dminationev- 
eryone  who  doeai't  agree  with  Mr.  Machniks 
beliefs,  1 can  think  of  only  three  possiHe  expb- 
naions:  (l)He  has  gotten  very  confiised  in  Ks 
old  age;  (2)  He  has  one  wry  weird  sense  of  cos- 
michumon  a (3)  He  is  being  advised  by  topoffi- 
ciab  in  the  Bush  Administration. 

- Midtael  Engel 
Recent  retiree 


Alcohol’s  expenditure  of  individuality 


“Campus  commentary” 

BY  SARAH  CAGAN 
VOICE  COLUMNIST 

As  the  new  school  year  begins,  stu- 
dents pour  in  at  the  antic^ation  of  parties  and 
a fruitful  sex  life.  As  an  incoming  freshmen,  1 
find  a more  observatory  view  of  the  social 
habits  that  peqtle  absorb  as  they  take  on  the 
"college"  persona.  is  it  when  people  get 
fieedom  from  home  they  feel  it  best  to  get 
together  and  stipefy  themselves  so  comp  let  ©- 
ty?  The  fiindamerials  of  cdlege  consist  of 
bringing  yourself  to  a higher  level  of  irlellectu- 
al  being  at  least  that  concept  initbted  the 
edablidiment  Instead  itismore  of  asocial 
frenzy  bonbarded  with  irtoxicating  sub- 
stances. Now,  1 am  na  opposed  to  letting  loose 
e\ery  once  in  a while,  but  I do  feel  there  is  a 
line  and  the  majoi%  of  stuifents  here  amble 
across  it  much  too  frequently.  What  is  it  that 
constrains  students  to  destructing  their  minds, 
consequently  (folivering  themselves  irto  the 
college  student  stereotype?  There  is  a point  in 
which  their  stale  of  being  becomes  cliche  and 
individuals  become  the  mincrity.  When  an 
individual  drinks,  they  obliterate  their  originali- 
ty. Theyjust  become  another  one  oftiie  inebri- 
ated, an  owrpopubted  crowd  as  it  is.  Theyjust 
blur  into  the  crowd. 

1 am  not  trying  to  ay  there  arc  those 


whocarmamarage  to  enjoy  festivities  as  weD 
as  get  their  work  done,  but  ewntually  it  will 
catch  tp  to  yoa  Honestly,  is  tiiere  a point 
where  you  party  so  hard  you  can't  remember 
it?  People  often  find  black  oils  and  such  other 
lack  of  memories  himoous,  bil  where  is  the 
reasoning  You  mi^tas  well  have  done  nrth- 
ing  at  all  fa  all  the  rewards  that  drunken  stu- 
pors emanate.  1 am  na  trying  to  sound  like  an 
uptiglt  mother  figure;  I just  don't  understand 
the  way  that  foese  social  goers  think. 

In  this  coimtry  we  have  the  gift  of 
freedom,  which  shouldbe  used  to  bettor  your 
life  and  equ^  yourself  to  take  on  bigger  ihings 
then  a sha  of  Bacardi  151.  Though  this  isn't  an 
Ivy  League  school,  it  isstill  more  (hen  capaUe 
of  lending  a hand  in  taking  charg;  of  our  own 
life.  We  afeleft  with  ttiechdceon  whether  or 
na  to  take  advantage  of  this.  Those  who 
choose  to  carry  on  with  this  iaoxicated 
lifestyle  are  deluding  themselves  into  (hinkii^ 
this  is  a legit  way  to  live  their  life.  Eventually 
the  four  years  will  be  ip,  five  for  some,  and 
people  will  ha\e  to  deal  with  loans  as  well  as 
mental  repercussions.  Just  like  the  lost  hi^ 
schod  foaball  stars,  these  pecple  will  lack  a 
niche  to  fell  into;  instead,  they  willdwell  on 
the  glory  days  they  can  barely  remember.  Why 
na  make  a choice  fa  yourself  and  na  be  that 
stereotyiMcalperson;tiy  being  an  individual. 


Got  a light? 


“THE  GOSPEL  ACCORDING  TO 
GEORGE” 

By  bill  GEORGE 

VOICE  COLUMNIST 

Don't  you  just  love  sucking  down 
a cigarette?  After  a long  day  of  classes,  the 
sun  is  beginning  to  set  and  you  just  feel  like 
siandir^  outside  on  a beautiful,  crisp  fell 
evening.  You  pull  out  your  pack  of 
Marlboro’s  and  hit  it  on  the  bottom  trying  to 
knock  out  a loosey  to  put  over  your  ear  the 
same  way  that  kid  from  high  schooL 
Milton,  would  pu  a pencil  over  his  just  in 
case  of  a pop  quiz.  Then  you  whip  out  your 
personalized  Zippo  with  the  worth,  "The 
World  Is  Yours"  engraved  on  the  side.  You 
cover  your  lighter  to  protect  it  from  the 
breeze,  spark  up  and  take  in  that  first  puff. 
Don’t  you  just  love  that  feelirg  you  get? 
That  rush?  Thatrelief?  And  atthat  moment, 
the  nanosecond  between  holding  your 
breath  and  letting  it  all  out,  you  are  at  peace 
with  the  world  and  all  ofGod’s  creations. 

Wait...  are  you  nodding?  Are  you 
kidding  me?  I was  joking  around!  Are  you 
nuts?!  It  makes  your  teeth  and  fingernails 
yellow,  your  breath  awful  and  all  your 
clofees  smell.  What  is  wrong  with  you? 
How  could  you  do  sonaething  so  disgust- 
ing? 

But  1 digress.  The  reason  I bring  it 
up  is  that  I ddn’t  realize  until  recertly  tfiere 
were  so  many  anokers  on  canpus.  The 
roommate  questionnaire  should  be  changed 
from  "Smoking  or  Non-smoking"  to 
"Filtered  or  Non-Filtered."  I al»  naiced 
thatthey  hangout  in  packs  like  wolves.  And 
likecanines,  we  should  strap  electric  collars 
on  them  with  the  invisiWe  trigger  set  to 
shock  them  when  they  get  within  25  fea 
from  all  the  campus  buildings.  Frankly  the 
"25  feet"  rule  geG  about  as  much  consider- 
ation from  the  student  body  as  Harold  and 
Kumar  Co  lo  While  Castle:  The  Director's 
Cut  will  get  from  the  Academy. 

I was  walking  outside  Scanlon  the 
other  day  and  it  looked  like  the  fifteen 
minute  break  of  an  AA  meeting.  A gang  of 
Virginia  Slims  and  Joe  Camels  sitting 
around  puffing  away  like  there's  no  tomor- 
row... which  fa  them  is  not  far  from  the 
truth.  Its  almost  sad  knowing  that  one  out  of 
ten  of  them  will  die  from  a smoke  related 
disease.  Bui  atthe  same  time  1 figure,  "Hey, 
this  planet  is  overpopulated  anyway.  Mae 
social  security  money  for  me."  I mean,  if 
these  smokers  are  dumb  enough  to  willing- 
ly inhale  carcinogens  regularly,  all  I can  do 
is  give  them  some  advice  I ga  from  apoem; 
"Go  gently  itto  that  good  night"...  some- 
thing tike  that. 

Overpopulation  wiU  be  stemmed 
mae  by  the  rare  ly  known  feet  that  anoking 


cigarettes  can  cause  infertility  in  women 
and  sometbnes  men.  So  gintlemen,  remem- 
ber (hat  fact  while  you  slowly  witness  your 
nice,  lorg,  ciyareite  slowly  shrink  iind  curl 
down  until  it  falls  away  into  nothingness. 

If  you  are  a snwkcr  by  tins  age, 
then  you  are  already  set  in  yoa  ways  just 
like  a third  of  the  male  population  on  this 
planet  1 won’t  change  your  mind  by  throw- 
irg  medical  siatsat  you,  but  as  a poor,  lowly 
college  student  who  cannot  even  aft'ord  to 
try  to  wash  that  vile  stench  out  of  your  now 
"ofl-white"  load,  maybe  you'll  listen  to  me 
on  financial  matters.  The  average  smolair 
spenck  S3.000  a year  on  smokes  I bet  that 
statistic  caught  your  blood-shot  eye.  That's 
a whole  lot  of  money  being  thrown  away 
that  could  go  toward  a good  cause...  like 
Subway. 

Okay,  enough  ofthal,  I’m  notherc 
to  convert  you  I'm  here  to  ask  all  you 
snrokers  something  could  you  be  mac 
respectfiif?  Show  some  comnxm  counety. 
Wlicn  you  get  to  an  elevator,  you  let  people 
get  off  before  you  get  on.  Similarly,  when 
you  decide  to  slowly  off  yourself with  butts, 
you  go  across  the  street.  The  rule  is  25  feet 
from  the  building  just  like  the  signs  out 
there  distinctly  say  (but  1 guess  1 shoulAi’t 
expect  much  reading  from  tlie  same  people 
who  refuse  to  acknowledge  the  surgeon 
general’s  words  written  right  on  the  home  of 
their  "little  friends.") 

1 have  friends  with  dorms  in 
Scanlon  adjacent  to  the  front  walkway  and 
just  by  visiting  them  I’m  already  up  to  sec- 
ond-hand smoking  a pack  a day.  It  has  got- 
ten so  bad,  that  we  leave  the  microwave 
doa  open  and  crank  her  up  for  some  pre- 
ventative radiation  therapy.  If  I wanted  to  be 
killed  slowly  without  even  realizing  it,  I’d 
be  a business  major.  I do  na  need  a group 
of  girls  three  floors  down  on  die  street  who 
refer  to  themselves  as  the  "Nicotinas"  yap- 
ping about  the  OCi  new  time  sla  fitting 
irto  their  schedule  and  how  they  could  only 
afford  Kool’s  today  because  it  was  a dow 
week  at  Hooter’s.  Meanwhile,  they  are 
knocking  five  minutes  per  cigarette  off  the 
taal  ^an  of  their  pathetic  lives  without 
realizing  that  in  the  process,  they  are  plug- 
ging up  my  lungs  with  tar  that  is  getting  shot 
out  of  their  death-sticks  only  to  float  rigjit 
irto  the  window  next  to  my  face  while  I’m 
trying  to  sit  back  and  sing  along  with  the 
opening  credits  of  The  Apprentice'. 
Speaking  of  which:  Bradford?!  But  I 
digress... 

If  you  have  any  column  sugges- 
tions for  me  such  as  a movie  or  videogame 
toreview,  a question  you  want  me  to  answer 
ora  topic  you  want  me  to  fly  off  the  handle 
about,  feel  fiee  to  email  me  at:  wge- 
orge0149@wsc.ma.edu 


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Opinion  The  Uoice  September  27. 2004 


Plastic  cup  politics 


The  truth  about  Truth 


“AND  JUSTICE  FOR  ALL” 
BY  ASHLEY  SPEICHER 
VOICE  COLUMNIST 


The  mas  media  has  a bad  habit  that 
th^’re  not  willing  to  drop.  It  gets  fed  a slew 
of  sugar-coated  stones  and  it  cannot  help 
itself  Irom  regurgitating  the  While  House's 
vague  reports.  The  mistake  it  makes  leaves 
the  average  American  missing  out  on  what’s 
really  going  on  in  the  world.  Now.  we  are 
bombarded  with  .stories  about  Kerry  and 
Bush  and  the  fight  over  whose  war  record  is 
more  accurate.  Jon  Stuart  summed  it  up  nice- 
ly, "Bush  didn’t  show  up  enough  and  Kerry 
didn’igetshotenoi^h."  Recently, Dan  Rather 
and  die  crjire  CBS  nelivork  have  come  under  “>  CC  happy.  By 

sciuoriy  forqueslioning  how  Bush  obtained  appointing  dice  coiservativc  justices  and 


ScaliaandThomas.  If  all  ihree  step  down  dur- 
iilg  the  next  Administration,  the  Presdent 
could  potentially  mold  the  Supreme  Coirt  to 
however  he  chooses. 

If  Bush  gets  elected,  you  can  be 
assured  that  he  will  choose  ultra-right  conser- 
vatives and  tfiiscouldpose  a threat  to  the  Roe 
V.  Wide  decision  that  was  handed  down  over 
31  years  ago.  Since  both  Stevens  and 
O’Connor  were  two  of  the  six  justices  that 
voted  in  favor  of  the  decision,  those  vacancies 
could  be  a weakness  that  could  be  exploited. 
The  Cliistian  Coalition,  Bush  and  Cheneys 
favorite  grassroots  organization,  has  made  it 
their  mision  in  recent  years  to  overtire  the 
historic  decision  and  Bush  would  be  in  the 


BY  PETE  NORWOOD 
VOICE  COLUMNIST 


pairing  them  witfi  the  two  votes  ofScaliaand 
Thoma.s,  the  conservatives  could  potentially 
dominate  all  of  the  decisions.  Also,  the 
Republicans  domination  in  Congress  would 
help  ensure  the  Bu^  agenda  gets  pushed 
through. 

If  Kerry  gets  elected,  pro-choice 
and  other  liberals  can  breathe  a sigh  of  relief 
because  the  moderate  Democrat  has  slated  in 
the  past  as  sipporting  Roe  v.  Wade.  It  does 
not  necessarily  ensure  that  liberal  justices 
would  be  appointed  but  it  does  mean  that 
Bush-supported  conservatives  won’t  be  tak- 
ing the  bench 

Why  does  this  matter  so  much? 
Considering  tfie  average  term  of  a Supreme 
Court  Justice  lasts  for  more  than  a qiarter  of 
a century,  appointing  three  new  Justices  in  the 
next  term  could  change  the  nature  of  every- 
day American  life  for  a long  time. 
Controversial  social  issues  such  as  the  deadi 
penalty,  gun  control,  war,  separation  of 
church  and  state,  and  freedom  of  speech 
could  all  take  on  a more  conservative  tone, 
Although  it  has  been  its  imporiance  has  been 
watered  downinthemainstreammeda,  don’t 
be  so  quick  to  dismiss  ^is  issue.  In  fac;  add 
it  to  the  list  of  reasons  and  go  "rock  the  vote" 
on  November  2nd. 

Editor  note: 

The  staff  would  like  to  apologize 
tc  Ms.  Splecher  for  the  mispelling  of  her 
last  namein  last  week’s  edition. 


When  I opened  up  last  week's 
issue  of  The  Voice,  I was  pleased  to  see 
someone  trying  to  spread  the  word  of  their 
God.  This  is  one  of  those  issue.s  for  which 
my  column  was  named.  For  the  purposes 
of  clarity,  let  me  first  state  that  I do  not 
disagree  with  what  I thought  was  the  basic 
message  behind  the  article  entitled 
"Truth."  I agree  that  truth  is  not  relative, 
that  it  is  instead  unchangeable.  Otherwise, 
why  would  we  bother  calling  it  truth? 
Why  not  call  it  ambiguity?  However,  the 
message  I was  left  with  went  something 
like  this:  "Blah,  blah,  God,  blah,  blah." 

Religion  is  such  a funny  thing. 
As  long  as  we're  talking  about  religion  and 
truth  together,  let's  investigate  why  it  is 
that  truth  and  religion  belong  together. 
Fact:  God  is  the  leading  cause  of  death, 
oppression  and  persecution.  This  has 
remained  a "truth"  since  man  first  con- 
ceived the  idea  that  something  more  pow- 
erful than  He  must  have  created  Him.  This 
legacy  of  death,  given  to  us  by  the  Holy 
One  began  countless  ages  ago.  For  refer- 
ence, however,  keep  in  mind  the  Crusades, 
the  Salem  Witch  Hunts,  and  even  the 
Holocaust.  I am  in  no  way  blaming  God 
for  these  incidents,  because  to  do  so,  1 
would  first  have  to  acknowledge  his  or  her 
existence. 

Since  I do  not  accept  something 
as  truth  unless  1 know  that  it  is  empirical- 


such  a ciBhy  positicn  in  the  Texas  National 
Guard.  Tlierc  were  documents  that  supported 
their  claim  but  now  the  source  has  become 
"unverified"  and  Dan  Rather  was  forced  to 
apologize  on  his  show.  CBS  Evaiing  News. 

Back  in  2002,  Ratfvr  appeared  on  a Brili^ 
television  network  and  revealed  his  true  feel- 
ings about  the  current  state  of  the  media. 

“What  isgoing  on,  I'm  sorry  tosay,  isa  belief 
tlvt  the  public  doesn't  need  to  know  - limit- 
ing access,  limiting  information  to  cover  the 
backsides  of  those  who  are  in  charge  of  the 
war.  It's  extremely  dangerous  and  cannot  and 
should  not  beaccepted.’’  The  American  peo- 
ple, howewr,  are  more  than  wflling  to  gobble 
up  whatever  hot  story  the  5 o’clock  news  is 
eager  to  dish  oii,  while  the  inporlant  staies 
remain  under  die  radar. 

Currently,  a hotly  debated  story  tfiat 
has  been  denied  a spot  on  the  evening  news  is 
the  potential  vacancies  that  will  epen  up  on 
the  Supreme  Court.  The  next  President  of  the 
United  Stales  has  an  opportunity  to  appoint 
three  new  justices  and  change  the  pace  of  the 
dccisoiB  made  and  to  be  made,  Rchnquist, 

O’Connor,  and  Sterens  have  all  reached  the 
age  at  which  retirement  starts  to  sound  like  a 
good  idea.  O’Cennor  is  the  youngest  at  74, 
and  is  a swing  vole  on  some  of  the  more 
social  issues  such  as  abortion.  Stevens, 
although  a Republican,  is  oneofthemore  lib- 
eral justices  who  was  appointed  by  Presidenl 
Ford  in  1975.  Chief  Justice  Rehnquist  is  79 
and  sides  with  the  more  conservaiire  Justices 

Veritas 

“HOPE” 

BY  DAVID  MACHNIK 

VOICE  COLUMNIST 

When  I was  thinking  about  sone- 
thing  for  my  column,  I thought  aboii  last 
weekend  I went  to  a state  college  with  a 
friend  of  mine.  We  lad  an  awesome  time, 
despite  him  blowing  out  a tire  on  his  car  a«i 
the  rain  Fricby  night.  Actually,  we  drove 
ihroqgh  an  area  that  had  flooding  all  over.  We 
get  through  without  a problem  thougK  flianks 
to  the  Lamb  of  God.  To  give  you  more  of  an 

idea  as  to  the  extent  of  it  besides  entire  hi^-  

way  exits  being  closed  due  to  flooding,  when  l>“t  you  will  never  be  efloconbetalfrfbolh die' 

we  were  campaigning  we  talked  to  a lot  of  * * • ...... aim  i_ 

peopleon  hflls  that  had  flooded  basemenB.  P™-  hop=  J«us  There  is  a Trestes'fomW^lTdtaTM  diebsuppc.t 

I was  in  Pennsyh-ania  when  I kept  hope  m lesrei  cotnmg  back  for  his  lotli;cause),thelegislatiirefimllyS>undaway 

. _ peopteandeatehingdiemupindieclou*  togirelheeniployeeswtawasiigllLUylheire, 

with  hm  (reptnre)  befoe.the  iwafli  that  is  to  -ph;  line  ilems  were  appnved  and  sen  to  tte 
ctme.  Yon  will  never  feel  much  less  than  govenior-s(tektobesignediitt,law. 
whote  mill  you  gwe  yon  life  to  Jesus  and  ^nd  Mr.  Rooney  vetoed  these 

revile  him  m.  Being  hcpeles  IS  a choice  you  -me  official  reason,  as  cited  in  tie 

have  b^n*  a,xep.aig  Jesns  is  a choice  yon  Septonber  1 8,  2004  Benton  Qobe  was  that 


sacrificed  himself  to  absolve  the  sins  of 
humankind,  a lot  of  good  that  did.  There 
have  been  countless  sins  since  then  and 
there  will  be  countless  sins  until  the  end  of 
mankind.  Why  is  this,  I wonder?  Oh  yeah, 
because  along  with  the  idea  of  a God,  the 
concept  of  sins  were  made  up  by  humans 
so  they  could  feel  justified  in  committing 
the  many  treacheries  they  commit  every 
day.  Many  people  have  sacrificed  them- 
selves for  the  "greater  good"  and  for  what? 
The  world  today  is  worse  than  it  has  ever 
been,  and  here's  a hint:  it  isn't  getting  any 
better. 

1 say  all  of  this  without  the  fear  of 
going  to  hell  (which  sounds  nice  right 
now.  ..  I'm  cold!)  because  I know  some- 
thing that  many  religious  folk  refuse  to 
believe.  When  you  die,  it's  over.  There's 
nothing  grand  about  it.  No  heaven,  no  hell, 
just  a complete  lack  of  being.  Since  1 
believe  this,  1 can  forget  about  sins  and 
temptations  and  all  their  consequences 
and  just  live  my  life  the  way  I want  to. 

We  still  have  government,  they 
tell  us  what  is  right  and  wrong;  maybe 
government  is  God.  I say  this  to  assure 
those  whom  I am  sure  will  be  condemning 
me  to  hell  right  about  now  that  I still  do 
have  some  sense  of  morality.  Don't  kill 
things,  don't  steal,  don't  cheat  and  don't 
lie.  Come  to  think  of  it,  these  are  all  things 
that  my  mom  taught  me  since  I was  a lit- 
tle boy;  maybe  she  is  God.  So,  super 
Christians,  go  ahead  and  damn  me  to  hell. 
Maybe  I’m  wrong,  if!  am,  I’m  sure  I'll  see 


ly  based,  I will  acknowledge  no  such  half  of  you  there,  anyway.  At  least  on  my 
thing.  The  Jesus  thing,  what  can  1 say  ^ respect  everyone  and 

about  this?  Not  simply  to  offend,  but  even  everything  I meet  as  opposed  to  blindly 
if  God  did  come  down  in  the  flesh  as  Jesus  random  groups  of  people  sinners 

Christ,  1 really  couldn’t  care  less.  So  he  condemning  them  to  hell  for  existing 
the  way  they  do. 

A deal  is  a deal 


“A  NICKEL’S  WORTH” 
BY  BOB  MCDONALD 
ASSOCIATE  EDITOR 


Fort  hose  of  you  who  do  not  know,  the 
AFSCME  (Association  of  Federal,  State, 
County,  and  Municipai  Enployees)  and 
(Association  of  Professional  Administrators) 
unions,  who  include  a large  number  of  the  peo- 
ple that  run  our  canpus,  werti  into  cotlecthe  bs- 
gaining  way  back  in  2001 . An  agreement  was 


they  said  that  they  had  thought  about  ending  

Iheb-  lives  jusl  one-week  [lior.  Parlies  fiill  of  feally” rerehed  tint  included  □ pay  raise.  The 
alcohol  wereanolhermcansofescape.  People  p,cb|em  is,  those  raises  were  never  ftinded  For 
got  drunk  all  over  Ihe  place  and  were  just  as  the  past  thiee  years,  tie  slate  has  beenin  beach 
empty  and  hopeless  ofcailract 

There  is  emptines  in  the  life  of  ,1,^0  jeais  Ihat  adminisliatois 

eveiyone  that  cannot  be  filled  with  drugs,  have  been  denied  their  agreed  upon  taire,  ttare 
alcohol,  sex,  work,  pranks  sports  music,  eat-  has  rxil  been  one  day  of  lost  work,  nor  has  ore 
mg  orreligirti.Theonly  waythatemptineis-  jay  of  claises  beat  caipeld  dip  to  a stake 


unions.  The  unions’  slogan  during  this  crdeal 
was“ADeal’sADal.”  One^ouldbesurprised 
that  a bu^ess  oriented  person  like  Mr.  Rouney 
does  not  understandthe  bindingnature  of  a con- 
tract 

The  decisions  unfeir  nature  irritates 
me.  However.whatirulyangersme  was  my  dis- 
covery in  the  same  Globe  article  that  while  Mr. 
Romney  could  not  find  tiie  money  to  fund  the 
ove.due  CO rttiactsof  hard  waking  puHic  hi^er 
educaionenployees,  he  could  find  S2I.6  mil- 
lion for  a funding  formula  fa  charter  schook. 
This  is  clearly  a caseofpditics  over  policy  md 
a blatant  slapin  the  6ce  forall  puHic  education 
employees. 

Charter  schods  le  a vicious  cycle 
that  is  (fcsigned  to  weaken  the  puWic  education 
system.  Whiletherearelaudedasthesolutiaito 
under-performing  public  schods,  charter 


that  hopelessiess  - will  every  leave  is  wilh  „ho  tave  been  denied  Ihcir  rightliilly  exacerbate  the  [lublera  by  strelching 

JesiE  Chna.  Ifyou  try  to  fiU  the  hopeless  void  agreed  upon  raises  have  continued  to  work  ‘**'5  that  normally  would  oily  go  to  public 
in  you  hfe  with  alcohol,  you  will  just  have  based  on  tteir  comreilmcil  to  the  college  it's  ttchookTheiriesultsare  varied  atbest.Funtiiiig 
drunken  night  after  drunken  nigtl  and  never  students,  and  its  mission  txie  and  not  the  other  is  obviously  more  about 

get  anywhere.  Yoi  can  have  sexual  encounter  Finally,  after  iilensive  lobbying  Mr- Rortney-spolilical  skills  red  less 


about  whether  or  not  such  a move  will  benefit 


^ — w.—emionsand  the  ipper 

satisfied.  The  world  IS  a bleak,  dark  place  fill!  level  nlniinislralion  (the  Presidentand  Board  of 

T I-..  Returning  to  the  issue  at  hand,  I am 

.U.CU.T  wmiua  wav  ^ further  ang^^  by  the  fact  tfiat  while  the 

on  seeing  hopeles  peo|^e  everywhere.  The  ^nd  catching  them  up  in  the  cloucb  » r «.»uiiu 

depression  that  tficy  I 


1 so  thick  and 
palatable,  you  could  cut  it  wMi  a knife.  They 
tried  to  hide  and  rebe\e  their  depressien  in 
various  ways  Smoking  was  one  of  tiiescs 
ways  I havenoAing  against  someoic  having 
something  to  afnoke  e\«y  once  and  a while, 
as  loig  as  what  they  are  smoking  is  legal,  but 
they  did  it  as  an  escq)e,  to  try  and  feel  better, 
and  you  know  what?  It  ftiled  Lookit^  at 
them  before  tfiey  smoked  a hookah  and  after, 
they  are  just  as  lost  and  hopeless.  Some  peo- 
ple put  up  a tike  front  of  h^pines  tiat  was 
doing  a good  job  masking  their  pain,  but 
masks  have  holes.  As  h^rpy  as  they  acted, 


oiiot  contracts  are  still  not  being  honored,  Mr. 
Ronney  did  approve  and  field  raises  forthose  in 
managemert  potions.  Whetherornottiiiswas 
done  with  malicious  inteit,  the  incfiratioi  is 
clear.  It  is  more  cost  effective  to  gve  the  raises 

. „ . _e .W  .V"  vneue  wei.  uiu,  ® *=  “S  ""SS  apposed  totho*  Oil  ihemorc 

h^e.Youniayteinalotofpaininyairbfe  Raiuiey 'toiild  not  tolerate  payiiK  retroacliv*  HfecollareiidofthebiBinessspectiunv 
a^OT  going  th-oigh  a hartl  time  or  jiKl  feel  pay  raises  to  aale  emptoyees  while  Ihe  leosb-  This  move  is  an  irefeir  political  anack 

lik^here  issomelhmg  nmsnng  in  yoir  life.  In  refiBestohoia  a 2000  ballot  initialive  that  “ iHidworkingpecple  who  aie  dedrat- 

^hcr  case  yo,  only  have  to  lure  to  Jems,  called  on  lawnakeis  to  redice  Ihe  inoome  tax  “las  all  those  in  public  higher  education  are,  to 

There  IS  a ™y  to  be  whole.  As  easy  as  it  is,  ratetofivcpeiteH(ikiniScunentialecf53  '‘®  «i“caliai  dioild  be 

youwiUfindnothmgmyDurlifeihatyouhave  percent].’’  afforiaWe.  If  any  of  tlis  bodies  >di^  I ti^ly 

ever  done  or  will  ever  do  Ihafs  more  chal-  Tltis  action  bothers  me  fir  several  lea-  10  g-w  Mr.  Ronrecy's  office  a 

longing  than  hving  your  life  for  the  tree  true  Fist,  it  sets  a tather  dn*enres  prccetteit  “''l“617-72S4000andlethhnknowhowyou 
forthe  state’s  iitoactian  with pubbcengiloyce  **’'  *l“rianber,adeal  isaded. 


and  living  God. 


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What  kind  of  conservative  ...? 


“THE  RIGHT  STUFF^^ 

BY  COLIN  KILEY 
VOICE  COLUMNIST  I 

In  a polarized  election  yea:,  it  is  essen- 
tid  that  we  en^ge  in  the  hipest  level  of  <fis- 
couree  poffiible  if  fcrnoother  reasonthan  we  all 
still  ha\e  to  li\e  together  after  this  election  is  in 
the  books.  It  would  be  very  unfortunate  if  the 
Sufreme  Cant  once  again  selects  a preadent, 
and  it  would  be  even  mere  unfortunate  if  tha 
piesidentisGeotge  W.  Bush. 

With  the  reorganization  of  a 
Republican  Clii)  here  at  WSC,  itis  appropriate 
to  speculate  about  the  leaning  and  motives  of 
those  resunectifig  it  It  is  interesting  to  note  that 
some  people  who  caD  themselves  true  coiBetv- 
adves  are  oveiwhelming  sipporters  of  our  cur- 
rerl  president  It  is  interestir^  because  George 
W.  Budi  is  miles  away  from  a tn«  consavative. 
He  and  his  administration  rqresentanew  wave 
ofideological  extremistsknewnas  neoeonseiv- 
atives.  Marty  of  the  administration’s  big  guns 
(Cheney,  Rumsfeld)  are  longtime  Washington 
players  whose  careers  in  the  executive  br^h 
date  as  far  back  as  the  NixoiVFcrd  admiitistra- 
dons,  and  who  have  changed  dieir  spots 
dmes  over  to  suit  the  current  power  structure. 
The  Deputy  Secretary  of  Defense  Paul 
Wolfowit^  howevei;  remains  unchanged  from 
die  start  as  the  purest  exanple  of  neo-conser- 
vatian  in  this  Bushadministradoa 

The  neo-con  ideology  was  bem  out  of 
therubWe  of  the  Soviet  Union,  when  (he  United 
States  remained  the  one  global  superpower  left 
standii^  after  the  Cold  War.  Neo-cons  believe 
that,  given  our  unique  posidon  as  a lone  super- 
power, we  have  the  privile^  and  the  ri^t  to 
reshape  the  existing  world  into  one  thatwillsuit 
American  irterests.  This  includes,  but  is  not  lim- 
ited to,  topfding  the  regime  of  asovereign  nation 
that  happens  to  be,  A.  unfriendly  and/or  B.  one 
of  the  biggest  producers  of  crude  petroleum  on 
theplanet  Neo-cons  represerl  an  alarming  and 
daigerous  policy  extreme,  because  theybelieve 
that  the  United  States  has  only  to  resort  to  pre- 
emptive force  to  solve  aity  diplomatic  entangle- 
ments that  may  arise  inthe  world 

Aitycne  with  a general  understaiding 
of  what  has  defined  American  conservatism  in 
the  20th  century  can  easily  spot  tire  glaring  dis- 
paities  between  its  tenets  aid  those  of  the  Budi 
adfriinistraticn.  The  clasac  American  conserva- 
tive believes  inlimiting  the  power  of  the  federd 
govemmert  in  the  areas  of  taxation,  spoiding, 
curbing  of  the  Bill  of  Rights,  superseding  the 
laws  ofindividial  states,  and  overseas  geepdit- 
ical  involvement  In  short,  theybelieve  in  small- 


er fedwal  goverrmaitihat  wields  Hmited  power 
over  state's  affairs,  and  that  does  not  sperri 
resources  meddling  in  other  coimtries’  affairs 
It  is  (fificult  to  look  at  what  tfie  Bieh  adninis- 
tration  has  done  and  call  it  the  work  rf  conserv- 
atives. The  federal  treasuy  is  now  in  the  red, 
withdeep  deficits  to  tiie  tune  of  huixlreds  (rfbil- 
Iknsofdollare.  We  have  seenthe  passage  of  tire 
PatDCt  Act,  whidi  grants  urprecedented  aiihcr- 
ityto  federal  lawenforcementtocircumventthe 
4th,  6th,  and  8tfi  Ammdnens,  to  the  point 
where  tire  FBI  cai  even,  if  it  so  desires,  monitcr 
what  books  you  check  out  of  the  Kbraiy.  We 
haire  seen  this  administration  create  an  entirely 
new  agsncy  for  Homeland  Security  (hat  costs 
staggering  amoints  of  money  and  has  tire 
authority  to  fiirther  trairple  on  the  BilJ  of  Rights, 
and  now,  the  president  is  calling  for  tfie  creaion 
of  an  entirely  new  office  of  National 
Intelligence.  This  administration  has  even 
attended  to  strip  state  and  local  govermmeits  of 
their  pow/er  to  decide  for  themselves  the  issue  of 
same-sexmaniage  by  changing  the  Constitition 
itself.  And  as  if  the  deficits  themselves  aren’t 
enough,  they  have  bem  exacertated  by  tiiis 
administration's  tameless  and  unrepentant 
efforts  to  pl^  geopolitical  puppdeer  in  Iraq;  a 
canpaign  whose  cost  in  American  lives  anddol- 
las  has  no  foreseeable  ceiling  As  Aaron  Sorkin 
once  wrote:  ‘These  are  the  fads  of  the  case.  And 
they  are  undisputed.” 

This  adninistration  claims  to  have  tire 
conservative  values  of  small  government 
respenaWe  spending  and  reludance  in  foreign 
intervertion.  Bit  what  the  American  people 
have  seen  from  it  is  somethingofa  polar  oppo- 
site. It  is  time  for  people  who  diare  the  values  of 
keepng  the  federal  govemmert’s  reach  out  of 
your  bedroom  tostandupandsay;  Enough!  Itis 
time  that  we  stop  letlir^  sensaticnalist  media 
blitzes  dvide  us  on  trivial,  empty  issues  like  ser- 
vice in  Vietnam  and  who  looks  more  like  a 
Frenchman.  It  is  time  for  us  as  Americans  to 
look  inside  ourselves  and  ask  whether  we 
believe  in  a government  that  has  secured  itself 
incredHe  authcrity  over  us  under  the  guise  of 
“conpasaonateconseivatism.”  Itis  time  that  we 
partphrase  Ronald  Reagan  and  ad<  ourselves  if 
America  is  better  off  tha/5  it  was  four  years  ago 
Is  it,  ahave  we letaneo-consffvative adminis- 
tration divide  us  so  much  as  Amoicais  that  we 
can’t  see  despotism  for  what  it  realty  iS?  My 
answer  to  that  question  is  that  America’s  brave 
soldiers,  dedcsed  workers,  and  hearts  and 
minds  of  tomorrow  cannot  afford  four  more 
years  ofGeoigeW.Bush. 


A less  obvious  issue 


“EXTRANEOUS” 

BY  BEN  GAINES 
VOICE  COLUMNIST 

Friends,  Americans,  countrymen, 
lend  me  your  ears.  The  specter  of  oppres- 
sion has  once  again  cast  its  pale  hand  into 
the  news,  giving  us  pause  to  consider  the 
dangers  we  face.  As  you  read  this  now,  a 
fundamental  right  that  all  Californians 
once  dwelled  in  the  ideological  protection 
of  has  been  taken  from  them. 

1 speak,  of  course,  of  a persons 
right  to  choose.  To  choose  to  have  sex.  To 
choose  to  have  sex  with  a corpse. 

Now  before  you  throw  the  paper 
away,  or  at  least  skip  the  rest  of  the  article, 
let  me  clarify  that  I'm  not  speaking  as  a 
proponent  of  necrophilia.  My  feelings 
about  the  inherent  "Ewwwwww”  factor  in 
the  concept  alone  are  probably  very  simi- 
lar to  your  own.  It's  pretty  disgusting  and 
despicable,  and  I don’t  think  I’d  want  to  be 
in  the  same  room  as  someone  who  had  sex 
with  a dead  person. 

That  said,  I think  most  pf  those 
sentiments  could  be  expressed  about  other 
protected  groups.  I find  the  doctrine  of  the 
Klu  Klux  Klan  to  be  more  morally  repre- 
hensible than  necrophilia,  for  instance. 
Despite  this,  the  KXK  is  protected  from 
prosecution,  and  rightly  so.  One  of  the 
ideals  we  as  a nation  hold  so  dear  is  that 
everyone,  no  matter  how  ill-informed,  big- 
oted, or  just  plain  despicable,  deserves  the 
right  to  express  themselves.  Censorship  is 
a slippery  slope,  and  hate  groups  and  Pauli 
Shore  are  the  price  we  pay  for  ideological 
freedom. 

Now,  the  reason  that,  say,  rape  is 
illegal  is  not  because  the  Bible  (or  any 
moral  authority)  says  it’s  wrong,  though 
most  agree  that  it  is.  The  reason  it’s  illegal 
is  because  it’s  a violation  of  another  per- 
son. You  are  infitinging  with  the  act  upon 
someone  else’s  right  to  life,  liberty,  and 
the  pursuit  of  happiness.  Most  crimes  are 
structured  after  a similar  model,  with  the 
well-being  of  the  public  and  government 
in  mind. 

1 mentioned  earlier  constitutional 
protection.  We  have  many  misguided 
“blue  laws”  in  this  country,  many  of  which 
are  overlooked  as  a matter  of  practicality. 
As  the  oft-attacked  separation  of  church 
and  state  forbids  strictly  religious  laws,  we 
need  to  accept  that  this  divide  should 
extend  to  moral  laws,  which  are  simply 


religious  laws  in  another  guise.  So,  keep- 
ing that  in  mind,  as  yourself,  where's  the 
victim? 

If  you  answered  “the  deceased,” 
then  we  have  to  open  up  a whole  other 
book  of  law.  Can  you  steal  from  a dead 
person?  No,  you  steal  from  their  estate. 
Can  you  commit  assault  and  battery  upon 
a dead  person?  Of  course  not.  When  we 
die,  from  a legal  point  of  view,  we  forfeit 
our  right  to  life,  liberty,  and  the  pursuit  of 
happiness. 

Keeping  all  this  in  mind,  here’s 
what  I would  suggest:  First,  we  need  to 
acknowledge  that  there  need  be  nothing 
innately  unlawful  about  the  act  of 
necrophilia,  even  if  there  is  overwhelming 
moral  disgust.  This  is  an  important  dis- 
tinction, because  the  power  given  to  the 
government  on  both  state  and  federal  lev- 
els must  be  used  with  the  utmost  care. 

Next,  we  must  come  up  with  the 
appropriate  laws  regarding  this  subject. 
Sex  with  a functionally  inanimate  object 
should  not  be  a felony  punishable  by  up  to 
eight  years  in  jail.  Simple  logic  can  deter- 
mine the  unjustness  of  that  factor  alone,  as 
assault  and  battery  on  a living  human 
being  carries  a significantly  softer  penalty. 
Rather,  it  should  be  a violation  of  state 
health  codes,  much  in  the  way  not  report- 
ing a dead  body  is. 

The  example  given  in  many  news 
articles  covering  the  California  law  cites 
that  those  “caught  in  the  act"  could  be 
charged  with  little  more  than  trespassing 
before  the  laws  was  established. The  prob- 
lem there  was  an  issue  of  limited  redress. 
The  deceased’s  family  should  have  the 
right  to  sue,  and  sue  heavily  any  person 
defiling  the  body,  The  option  for  a clause 
in  a final  will  and  testament  extending 
consent  to  specified  persons  to  engage  in 
martial  relations  with  the  deceased  should 
be  instituted. 

Ultimately,  I’m  opposed  to  the 
California  law  because  it  sets  a bad  prece- 
dent, however  far  removed  that  precedent 
may  seem  to  be  from  anything  1 care 
about.  I'm  not  terribly  concerned  with  the 
rights  of  necrophiliacs,  but  it's  the  power 
the  state  seizes  that  I object  to.  Why  don’t 
you  just  ask  Republican  Senator  Rick 
Santorum  how  easy  it  is  to  connect  such 
“deviant”  behavior  with  issues  of  real  per- 
sonal choice?  When  all  is  said  and  done, 
this  isn’t  about  necrophilia  so  much  as  it’s 
about  big  government. 


This  just  in!  Females  good,  feminism  bad 


“THE  LEFT-HANDED  ELEPHANT” 
BY  DAVID  PAGEAU 
VOICE  COLUMNIST 
This  particular  column  has 
been  a long  time  coming  and  I think 
it  is  about  lime  that  the  Westfield 
State  College  campus  was  subjected 
to  the  logic  that  is  withheld  in  the 
words  1 am  about  to  type.  I have  a 
huge  problem  with  feminism.  If  femi- 
nism somehow  magically  took  the 
shape  of  a human  being  and  stood 
next  to  that  untalented,  pathetic 
excuse  for  a singer  from  Nickelback, 

I think  I'd  rather  punch  feminism  in 
the  throat.  And  that  is  saying  some- 
thing. 

Feminism,  as  defined  by 
most  college  professors,  is  not  a 
belief  in  females  as  a better  biologi- 
cal sex,  or  social  gender,  but  the 
belief  that  men  and  women  are  essen- 
tially equal  an^  should  be  looked 
upon  by  society  as  being  equal.  Isn’t  ' 


that  nice!  It  just  makes  me  want  to 
hold  hands,  eat  granola,  and  find  my 
inner  Buddha!  So  here  comes  the  big 
question  for  all  of  you;  Why  the  hell 
is  this  belief  in  sex  and  gender  equal- 
ity called  'feminism'?  Isn’t  the  name 
inherently  one-sided?  Shouldn't  we 
be  renaming  all  of  womens  study 
courses  'equality  courses'?  If  not, 
then  1 say  alongside  'womens  studies' 
there  should  be  'mens  studies'.  And 
don't  give  me  the  lame  answer  of'All 
courses  are  male  centered"  because 
they  aren't.  Being  a history  major, 
and  1 am  sure  this  is  true  for  other 
majors,  1 have  had  entire  sections  of 
classes  devoted  to  women  in  numer- 
ous parts  of  history  and  contrary  to 
popular  belief,  women  are  represent- 
ed in  various  parts  of  history  without 
having  to  make  a section  devoted 
exclusively  to  women.  Saying  that 
everything  we  learn  is  male  centered 
is  like  saying  every  month  besides 
February  is  White  History  month. 


Blacks  are  represented  in  months 
besides  February.  I'll  tell  you  what, 
when  it  is  white,  Irish  Catholic, 
American  immigrants  from  the  1 9th 
century  month,  call  me,  because  they 
were  persecuted  right  in  our  own 
backyards  as  well.  Just  ask  my  great, 
great,  great,  grandfather.  But  I am 
digressing.  That  is  another  issue. 

So  it  is  official.  I am  now  the 
scum  of  the  earth  because  I am  just  a 
male  who  doesn’t  understand  the  fun- 
damentals of  feminism  and  all  of  the 
ideas  about  equality  it  holds.  I just 
don’t  get  it  because  1 am  an  over- 
privileged male  who  has  had  every- 
thing handed  to  him,  right?  Well,  let 
me  ask  you,  what  about  the  free- 
thinking  women  who  think  that  femi- 
nism is  a bunch  of  liberal  bull?  Are 
theyjust  lost  sheep,  or  could  they 
possibly  be  onto  something?  1 would 
have  to  agree  with  the  latter  and  say 
that  niaybe  truly  intelligent  women 
do  not  want  to  be  subjected,  to  the 


segregation  that  is  feminism  and 
would  rather  think  of  themselves  as  . 
true  equals  with  their  male  counter- 
parts in  school,  the  workplace,  etc. 
because  true  equality  comes  from 
immersion  and  mixing,  not  segrega- 
tion. 

The  world  isn't  perfect 
(duhl).  There  arc  androcentric  testos- 
terone filled  meat  heads  out  there 
who  treat  women  like  crap,  look  at 
women  as  objects,  and  basically 
haven't  yet  stopped  seeing  women  as 
they  did  in  days  past.  There  have 
been  a number  of  injustices  brought 
upon  women,  especially  in  America. 

I consider  it  shamefiil  to  say  chat 
women  have  only  been  able  to  legal- 
ly vote  for  less  than  one  hundred 
years.  That  is  absolutely  despicable 
now  that  I think  about  it  more.  My 
main  point  is  that  just  because  one 
thinks  that  feminism  is  a crock,  it 
doesn’t  mean  that  they  do  not  believe 
in  gender  equality. 


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fi&E  The  V^Oice  September  27, 2004 


Arts  & Entertainment 


Wimbledon  Scores  High,  30-Love 


BY  EMILY  Ransom 
A&E  EDITOR 

Love  in  tennis  means  nothing. 
Love  in  tennis  means  zero.  Love  in 
Wimbledon  means  something  entirely 
different,  Kirsten  Dunst  and  Paul 
Bettany  co-star  in  the  new  romantic 
comedy  Wimbledon  that  opened 
September  17. 

Dunst  is  best  known  for  her 
role  in  Spiderman  and  Bring  it  On. 
Bettany  is  well  known  in  his  native 
British  entertainment,  but  the  audience 
will  recognize  him  from  A Knight’s 
Tale. 

Peter  Colt,  played  by  Bettany, 
was  once  ranked  as  high  as  11th  in  the 
professional  tennis  world  but  currently 
ranked  quite  low  when  he  gets  a wild- 
card to  play  at  Wimbledon. 

Kirsten  Dunst  is  the  spunky 
American  tennis  player  named  Lizzie 
Bradbury  who  has  her  heart  set  on  win- 
ning, but  also  finds  her  heart  attracted  to 


Colt.  Bradbury’s  father  doesn’t  want 
her  distracted,  and  finds  Peter  Colt  to  be 
a major  distraction. 

After  he  announces  his  retire- 
ment fi-om  professional  tennis,  Peter 
Colt  wins  against  every  opponent  he 
faces. 

Like  all  romantic  comedies, 
there  are  stock  characters,  and  the  audi- 
ence knows  that  everything  that  is  going 
perfectly  will  change  and  have  a resolu- 
tion before  the  end  of  the  film,  but 
Wimbledon  is  special. 

This  movie  is  one  of  the  select  few 
romantic  comedies  that  is  appealing  to 
both  genders,  making  it  a good  date 
movie  choice. 

Dunst  is  cute,  funny,  and  fits 
her  character.  She  is  believable  as  a 
competitive  and  spirited  girl  who  makes 
a decision  and  goes  for  it.  She  compels 
Bettany’s  character  Colt  to  find  it  with- 
in him  play  with  his  heart. 

Bettany’s  own  brother  bets 
against  him,  his  parents  are  disagreeing, 


and  after  the  Wimbledon  tournament 
Peter  Colt  will  find  himself  working  at  a 
tennis  club.  The  announcement  of  his 
retirement  is  passed  over  because  of  a 
new  winning  streak. 

The  tennis  world  is  not  a typi- 
cal backdrop  for  many  films  but  it 
works  well.  It’s  a source  that  has  not 
been  tapped  into.  The  audience  does 
not  have  to  like  the  game,  and  they  do 
no  have  to  know  the  world  of  tennis 
they  are  quickly  being  introduced  to. 

The  story  is  a comedy,  no,  it  is 
a drama,  no,  it  is  a romance.  It  is  truly 
a mixture  of  all  three.  The  storyline 
suggests  that  the  romance  is  the  center 
but  the  underdog  athlete  theme  is  also  a 
major  contender  for  the  central  theme. 

Nicolaj  Coster-Waldau  played 
one  of  the  supporting  roles,  as  did  Jon 
Favreau  and  Sam  Neill. 

It  was  unique,  fresh  and  left  the 
audience  wanting  more.  The  audience 
felt  the  intenseness  inteded  during  the 
game,  they  applauded  from  time  to 


time,  and  there  were  a few  tears  shed. 

Wimbledon  is  a must  see  that 
everyone  would  enjoy.  It  is  fully  worth 
the  astronomical  movie  theater  prices. 


Hndie  masses’  drawn  to  Original  Poetry- 


^ Secret  Machines’  and 


Finding  Nirvana 


‘The  Killers’ like  moth 
to  flame 


By  Ryan  Ward 
VOICE  Reporter 

MTV2’s  S2  ^1 

Concert  series  brought  the 
indie  masses  flocking  to  the 
Roxy  nightclub  in  Boston  last 
Tuesday  for  showcases  of 
rock  and  roll  more  reminis- 
cent of  past  generations  then 
the  current  one.  The  Secret 
Machines  and  The  Killers 
split  the  stage  for  the  show, 
which  aired  on  MTV2  on 
Wednsday,  September  22. 

The  Secret  Machines 
played  songs  off  of  their  crit- 
ically acclaimed  sophmore 
album  “Now  Here  Is 
Nowhere,"  opening  the  show 
with  the  opening  song  on  the 
album,  the  9 minute  "First 
Wave  Intact".  The  song  con- 
cluded with  a thunderous  roar 
of  wailing  guitar  and  pound- 
ing bass  drum  that  left  any 
nonbelievers  gasping  for  air 
and  gave  signs  of  what  waste 
come.  Guitarist  Ben  Curtis 
and  keyboard  player/bassist 
Brandon  Curtis  switched  off 
on  vocal  duties  as  the  band 
channeled  Robert  Plant  and 
Led  Zeppelin  on  "Sad  and 
Lonely",  and  slid  into  more 
modem  rock  territory  with 
the  album's  single  "Nowhere 
Again".  The  Pink  Floyd 


influence  was  apparent 
throughout  the  hour  long  set. 
which  found  its  apex  in  a 
spacey  cover  of  Van 
Morrison's  beautiful  "Astral 
Weeks". 

The  Killers  took 
the  stage  around  IIP.M. 
much  to  audience  approval 
and  kicked  right  into  their 
debut  album  Hot  Fuss. 
Frontman  Brandon  Flowers 
portrayed  the  confident  rock 
god  role  as  he  clutched  his 
glitter  covered  keyboard, 
shaking  his  hips  and  posing 
while  the  rest  of  his  band 
churned  out  a tight  set  filled 
with  Cure-like  basslines, 
Beatlesque  harmonies,  sim- 
plicity and  style.  Throughout 
their  set  The  Killers  exhaled 
a breath  of  optimism  that 
sometimes  turned  into  sar- 
casm with  their  songs  "Smile 


Like  You  Mean  It"  and 
"Mr.  Brightside".  Opting 
for  a sound  both  dancy 
and  uplifting  the  band 
slowed  things  down  with 
"Andy  You're  A Star",  and 
broke  into  two  non-album 
tracks  that  were  more  then 
up  to  par  with  anything  on 
the  bands  major  label 
released.  The  dance  floor 
got  hectic  as  the  band 
broke  into  their  hit  single 
"Somebody  Told  Me",  a song 
about  a past  relationship  with 
an  ambigious  and  androgy- 
nous lover  gone  awry.  They 
closed  their  set  with  "All 
These  Things  That  !'ve 
Done",  complete  with  hand- 
claps and  a sing  along  rising 
vocal  breakdown  of  "I've  got 
soul  but  I'm  not  a soldier", 
putting  an  end  to  the  perfect 
night  of  rock  and  roll  ground- 
ed in  the  essential  principle 
of  all  great  rock  and  roll; 
having  fun. 


BY  REBEKA  lent 
special  to  the  voice 


Alone,  just  me  and  my  mind 
Together,  a deadly  duo 
My  heart,  my  body,  my  soul 
Thru  this  channel  my  feelings  flow 
1 am  laughing,  you  see  in  my  eyes  that  it  is  funny 
I am  smiling,  you  see  I am  amused 
Laughing  is  like  yelling  and  screaming 
Loud  emotions  escaping  my  soul 
My  heart  may  ache  but  I say  I'm  fine 
I shift  into  overdrive  and  escape 
Thru  these  emotions  I live 
These  tidal  waves  of  pain  and  happiness 
I say  I am  in  control  of  my  thoughts,  my  feelings 
But  the  more  I think  about  it,  I know  it  is  not  true 
Inside  I am  screaming,  but  nothing  escapes  my  trembling  lips 
My  smile  masks  this  ever-present  frown 
Lookin  my  eyes,  do  they  still  sparkle? 

Listen  to  my  voice,  does  it  sound  like  I care? 

I do  what  I must  to  please  a crowd,  just  so  no  (questions  are 
asked 

I find  I am  at  peace  with  you 
You  listen  when  I pour  my  heart  oat 
And  it  helps  me  breath  easier  when  the  day  ends 
But  when  you  think  I am  not  looking,  you  lower  your  guard 
I hear  those  si^s  loud  and  clear 
Talkto  me,  if  all  I can  do  is  listen  then  it  know  it  is  enou^ 
Don't  carry  this  burden  by  yourself,  let  me  help  you 
I am  strong,  not  as  strong  as  I wish  I were 
But  put  your  arm  around  me,  lean  on  me 
For  once  admit  to  yourself  you  are  not  alone 
I am  here,  for  you  and  not  just  me 
Tell  me  what's  on  your  mind 
You  say  your  fine  but  I know  your  heart  aches  as  well 
Don't  keep  it  bottled  up  inside 
I will  not  think  any  differently  of  you 
Let  me  return  the  favor  for  once 
Together  someday  we  will  find  nirvana  r. 


A&E  The  Voice  September  27. 2004 


Pase  1 1 


Big  E Invasion  Phantom  out  of  this  planet 


BY  JILL  MONSON 
VOICE  Reporter 


Grab  Your  Walking  Shoes... 

This  week  1 chose  the  1 0th 
iaigest  fair  in  America  formyieview 
(in  case  you’ve  been  stuck  under  your 
bunk- that  would  be  die  Big 

To  begjn  with  I need  you  to 
understand  the  great  lengths  I went  to 
and  personal  fear  I conquered  in  order 
to  research  this  article.  My  father, 
brother  and  I went  to  the  Big  E when  I 
was  nine.  When  we  came  in  my  dad 
said,  “If  we  get  separated,  meet  atthe 
firstaid  station”. 

I wanted  to  go  to  the  bath- 
rocmbymyself  1 found  thegirlsroom, 
did  my  business,  came  out  and  got 
totalfy  turned  around  and  coulcki’t  find 
the  ri^t  door,  I got  scared,  cried,  and 
ended  up  lost.  I ended  up  atthe  police 
station  and  1 lea  ned  my  chin  down  on 
the  windowsill  and  wasstungbyabee. 
Well,  I’m  allergic  sol  ended  up  all 
puffed  If),  and  at  first  aid  -guess  who 
was  waiting  for  me?  Needless  to  say  1 
haven’t  been  back  (that  was  twenty 
years  ago). 

So  fears  aside  I made  my 
plans,  gotmy  tictets,  and  picked  the 
coldest,  rainiest  day  possible  to  go. 
Actually,  I suggest  going  on  a day  like 
that  because  the  crowds  are  smaller. 

Before  1 left  I spdce  with 
NcreenTassinari,Maiketing  Director 
and  asked  her  what  1 shouldn’t  mis& 
Hersuggestion.'Thefood.  There’s 
something  for  everyone”.. . and  she  was 
right 

We  started  in  the  state  build- 
ings, eating  our  way  through  New 
England.  NH  had  maple  everything, 
CT  was  clams  on  the  half  shell , VT 
had  apple  cider  and  Ben  & Jerry’s. 

And  forthe  college  studentin  all  of  us 
Otter  Creek  beer.  Waddling  on  to 
Maine  you  can  geta  lobster  rcdl  or  wild 
blueberries.  Plus,  the  femous  baked 
potato.  Next  ourhomestate...  offering 
chill  dogs,  Finnic  pancakes,  clam 
chcfwda,  and  baked  beans.  And  finally, 
RI  with  seafood  galore. 

The  Big  E would- 
n’t be  conplete  without 
checking  out  the  Better 
Living  Center.  My 
favoite  thii^  todo  is  see 
the  demonstrators.  If  you 
wart  the  cleanest  dam  in 
the  east  the  products  are 
there...  they  have  the 
“Amazing  Sweepa”,  ‘The 
Magical  Mcp”,“'Ihe 
Surface  Pro  Squeeze”,  and 
since  you’re  probaWy  shar- 
ing a bathroom  they’ve  got 
"Odor  B Gone”.  Plus  you 
can  buy  everything  from 
sports  merchandise  (1  had 
to  pick  up  a Patriots  T), 
handbags,  and  even  pet  ID 
tags. 

And  if  you  get 
the  shopping  munchies  you 
can  check  out  Kelty’s 
Country  Stcre  - a cancty 
paradise.  Old  timers  like 
me  fee)  nostalgic  for  the 
black  H con ce dollars  and 
the  Good  n-Plenty’s. 

Since  most  of  us 
can’t  affad  to  travel  to 


Jersey  let  alone  overseas  you  don  t 
want  to  miss  the  International  Plaza. 

The  whole  building’s  great,  but  don’t 
miss  Murpiiy’s  Irish  Pub  (in  the  far  cor- 
ner) with  the  signir®  bartenders  and 
ailhentic  Irish  beer,  whisity,  and  stew. 

The  Big  E’s  known  for  bring- 
ing in  fabulous entertainmentand  this 
year’s  no  exception.  I gat  to  see  Heart, 
along  with  thousands  of  my  closest 
friends.  Because  the  shows  are  first 
come  first  serve  - 1 recommend  getting 
there  early  ifyou  want  a seat. 

Fot  instance,  F^ni  fron 
Chicopee  was  thefirst  inline;she  was 
there  at  noon(forashow  that  started  at 
8RM.).  The  Wilson  sisters  still  have  it 
after  all  these  years  givir^  us  the  clas- 
ses “Alone”,  “Magic  Man”  and 
“Barracuda”,  plus  sampling  new  stoff 
from  their  latest  album  “Jupiter's 
Darling”. 

I recommend  checking  oit 
the  new  tunes,  they  rock  like  old  school 
wifti  a little  country  flavor  1 was  also 
impressed  when  Ann  Wlson  said  don’t 
for^t  “register  to  vote  ayou  can’t 
bitch”  (wads  to  ftie  wise). 

This  weekend  the  line-ups 
arehuge.  Saturrfay  Springfield’s  own, 
thirteen  year  old  Ashley  Gearing  q)ens 
for  American  Idol ’s  Kimberly  Locke  at 
7RM.  And  Sunday,  October  3 at  7P.M. 
Jessica  Simpson  taltos  the  sta^.  And 
ladies,  1 asked  the  Mariceting  Directa 
the  question  every  woman  wants  to 
know^  will  her  husband  (Nick  Lachey) 
be  caning?  Tasinari  said,  “We’ve  not 
heard  either  way”. 

The  Big  E is  now  throu^ 
Sunday  October  3.  Tickets  are  S 12 
weekdays,  $15  weekends.  You  do 
have  topay  to  park.  Checkout 
www.thebige.com  ferinformationon 
everything  including  bus  sluttles, 
exhibitors,  buying  tickets  online,  and 
(he  complete  entertainment  schedule. 

So  grab  some  comfy  aieak- 
65,  stretchy  pants,  and  your  grocery 
budget  fa  the  week  and  don’t  miss  the 
BigE! 


BY  Jason  Young  I 

Voice  REPORTER  I 

When  their  hit  sin- 
gle “California”  became  the 
theme  song  for  FOX’s  "The 
O.C.”  in  early  August  2003. 
rock  band  Phantom  Planet 
was  better  known  as  “the 
guy  from  Rushmore’s 
band."  That  very  same  week 
Jason  Schwartzman,  star  of 
Rushmore  and  the  upcom- 
ing 1 Heart  Huckabee’s,  left 
the  band  to  pursue  his  acting 
career.  Since  then,  they 
hired  a new  drummer, 
another  guitarist  left,  and 
the  quartet  (which  used  to 
be  a quintet)  plays  small 
venue  shows  to  a crop  of 
teenage  girls  screaming 
"California!” 

Northampton’s 
Pearl  St.  Night  Club  was  no 
different  on  Sept.  8.  The 
majority  of  the  audience 
was  young  girls.  Some 
could  even  be  heard  arguing 
whether  the  eighth  or  ninth 
grade  was  better.  Halfway 
into  Phantom  Planet’s  set,  a 
girl  yelled  out:  "play 
‘Anthem,’!  have  to  go  home 


having  cam- 
eras. Even  The  Like,  the 
opening  band,  thought  it 
was  uncalled  for.  All  three 
members  stared  in  disbelief 
as  a WWE  wannabe  bullied 
around  a bunch  of  13-year- 
olds  who  weren’t  tall 
enough  to  read  the  sign 
when  they  came  in. 

The  Like  was  more 
of  a service  to  the  crowd 
in  like  five  minutes.”  The  than  an  actual  opening  act. 
“five  minutes”  she  was  The  kind  of  set  that  ensures 
referring  to  would  only  .the  show  is  long  enough  to 
make  it  10  o’clock,  charge  fifteen  bucks.  They 

Wednesday  is  a school  played  six  songs,  but  none 
night,  you  know.  of  them  (they  are  all  18- 

The  show  started  at  year-old  girls)  seemed  to 
8:30P.M.  A few  people  were  have  any  passion  for  their 
waiting  outside  in  the  rain  music.  The  bassist  contin- 


before  the  doors  opened,  but 
I decided  ihatThai  food  was 
more  important.  1 had 
enough  time  to  eat  and  still 
get  to  the  front  of  the  crowd 
for  Phantom  Planet. 

Like  most  concerts, 
it  started  a few  minutes  late. 


ued  to  look  away  shyly  at 
the  end  of  every  song  as  the 
audience  applauded.  Maybe 
she  knew  their  appl  ause  was 
empty  - as  empty  as  a band 
whose  lead  singer  apolo- 
gizes before  their  last  song 
because  they  have  to  play  it, 


Note  to  students  subscribing  to  the  Westfield  State  College  Health  Insurance;  This 
year’s  insurance  brochure  can  be  obtained  in  the  Department  of  Health  Services  or 
printed  from  the  Department’s  website  at  www.wsc.ma.edu/healthservices  or 
www.universityhealthplans.com  (Click  on  Westfield  State  College  at  this  website). 
Identification  and  prescription  cards  are  not  distributed  until  the  middle  of  the  semes 
ter  since  enrollment  is  extended  until  October  14th.  Reimbursement  claim  forms  can 
be  printed  from  the  University  Health  Plans  website.  Please  contact  the  Department  at 
X541 5 if  you  have  any  questions  or  problems. 

Mark  your  calendars:  Influenza  and  Menomune  Maxim  Health  \^ccine  Clinic  on 
October  28th  from  1P.M.  to  7P.M.  in  Scanlon  Banquet  Hall.  The  cost  for  Influenza 
Vaccine  to  prevent  the  flu  will  be  $20  and  the  cost  for  Menomune  Vaccine  to  prevent 
certain  bacterial  types  of  meningitis  will  be  $90.  People  allergic  to  eggs  should  not  get 
Influenza  Vaccine.  If  you’ve  received  Menomune,  protection  from  this  vaccine  should 
last  three  to  five  years. 

November  9th,  come  and  listen  to  Mike  Domitrz’  presentation  “Can  I Kiss  You?”  in 
Scanlon  Banquet  Hall  at  8P.M.  Mike  is  a well  known  speaker  on  college  campuses. 
His  program  is  dynamic,  interactive  and  humorous  while  it  addresses  serious  issues  of 
dating  communication,  respect  and  sexual  assault  awareness.  See  his  website  at 
www.canikissyou.com  The  National  Collegiate  Athletic  Association  (NCAA)  has  also 
sponsored  grant  money  toward  this  event. 


I think  it  was  because  the  Hopefully  they  give  a little 
big  buff  bouncer  kept  kick-  more  effort  opening  for 
Maroon  5 in  Europe. 
Next  up  was  a band 
:allcd  Sahara 

Hotnights,  an  all-girl 
group  from  Sweden 
promoting  their  lat- 
est album,  Kiss  & 
Tell,  in  the  states. 
Their  earlier  record- 
ings reflect  the 
influence  of  the  late 
Kurt  Cobain  and 
Weezer,  whereas 
their  new  material  is 
like  Green  Day 
poppy,  yet 
inspired.  I should 
know;  I have  since 
bought  all  their  CDs 
(and  a shirt).  And  if 
it  weren’t  for  Green 
Day’s  newest  (and 
best)  album,  they 
would  be  all  1 was 
listening  to.  Please 


Idimmed  and 
jslrange  techno 
music  began  to 
|play.  A sole 
figure  ran  to 
the  stage. 
Ipickcd  up  a 
Iguitar,  and 
Islarted  to  play. 
|Fans  of 

Donnie  Darko 
Iwould  recog- 
nize him  as 
Seth  Devlin, 
but  everyone 
at  the  show 
iknew  him  as 
I e X 
iGreenwald.  He 
Isirummed  the 
[opening  riffs 
“By  the 
Bed,”  maybe  the  best  song 
on  their  latest,  self-titled 
release.  He  sang  about  a 
minute  of  it  when  the  rest  of 
the  band  came  charging 
down  to  join  in.  The  band 
formed  in  a garage,  and  that 
same  raw  feel  is  palpable  at 
their  live  shows.  They 
played  a strong  set,  almost 
an  hour  and  a half,  which 
included  commercial  suc- 
cesses like  “California”  and 
“Big  Brat,”  a cover  of 
Fugazi’s  “Waiting  Room,” 
and  an  unreleased  song  that 
didn't  make  their  last 
album. 

Most  bands  end 
with  an  encore  performance. 
Not  Phantom  Planet.  They 
give  it  their  all.  during  the 
last  numbers,  ending  with 
"All  Over  Again,”  a track 
off  their  greatest  record 
"The  Guest.”  In  their  live 
ten  minute  version,  three  of 
the  four  remaining  members 
do  a rendition  o f a "Stomp!  ” 
performance,  all  playing 
different  parts  of  the  drum 
set.  Then  they  walk  off  the 
set  with  the  sounds  of  feed- 
back blaring  throughout. 

I had  such  a good 
time  that  I decided  to  drive 
out  to  New  Haven,  CT  to 
see  them  perform  on  Sept. 
14.  Before  the  show  1 met 
the  girls  from  Sahara 
Hotnights,  and  they  signed 
my  CD.  I also  received  an 
autographed  copy  of  their 
set  list  and  one  of  the  drum- 
mer's drum  sticks. 

I would  do  it  all 
over  again  (pun  intended)  if 
I could.  The  tour  concludes 
this  upcoming  week  in 
California,  the  home  of 
Phantom  Planet,  where  they 
plan  on  starting  production 
for  their  fourth  studio 
album. 


check  them  out  at 
www.saharahot- 
nights.com. 

An  hour  or  so  into 
the  show,  the  lights 


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The  Voice  September  27. 2004 


Washington  Center  offers 

internship  opportunities 


BY  Maureen 
McCartney 
Special  to  the  voice 

Undergraduates 

interested  in  internships  in 
Washington  DC  are  invit- 
ed to  a special  presenta- 
tion offered  by  the 
Washington  Center  for 
Internships  and  Academic 
Seminars.  A campus  pre- 
sentation will  take  place 
on  Tuesday,  September 
28th  at  3:00  pm  in 
Scanlon  Banquet  Hall, 
Classroom  presentations 
will  also  be  offered 
throughout  the  day.  The 
presentation  will  highlight 
the  wide  range  of  opportu- 
nities for  virtually  every 
major,  tuition  waivers, 
scholarships  and  other 
financial  assistance  and 
special  housing,  The 
deadline  for  Competitive 
Placements,  including 
paid  federal  government 
positions  is  early  October 
for  spring  placement. 
Internships  are  available 
fall,  spring  and  summer 
sessions. 

Nine  Westfield 
State  College  undergradu- 
ates completed  successful 
internships  in  Washington 
DC  over  the  summer  ses- 
sion. Representing  a vari- 
ety of  academic  back- 
grounds and  interests, 
these  students  participated 
in  the  Washington  Center 
for  Internships  summer 
initiative  for  upper  level 
undergraduates  and  recent 
graduates. 


Several  students 
secured  highly  competi- 
tive placements  with  the 
federal  government.  Mark 
Carrasquillo,  a Criminal 
Justice  major,  was  hired 
by  the  U.  S.  Department  of 
Homeland  Security 
Office  of  Domestic 

Preparedness.  Matthew 
Frederick,  also  a Criminal 
Justice  major,  interned 

with  INTERPOL 
Washington  U.S.  National 
Central  Bureau.  Daniel 
Harren,  a dual  major  in 
Political  Science  and 
Environmental  Science 
worked  with  the 
Department  of  Defense 
Office  of  Natural 

Resources. 

Three  additional 
Criminal  Justice  majors. 
Robert  Musto,  Andrew 
Tighe  and  Richard 

McNeil,  worked  as  a team 
with  the  Montgomery 
County  Public  Defenders 
Service  in  Rockville  MD. 
Matthew  Muldoon  was 
assigned  to  the  Alexandria 
Adult  Probation  and 
Parole. 

Sarah  Vitorino,  a 
recent  graduate  in  the 
Department  of  Psychology 
accepted  an  assignment 
with  SIECUS  (Sexuality 
Information  and 

Education  Council  of  the 
United  States.  Sherice 
Chevannes  joined  the 
National  Head  Start 
Association,  where  she 
was  nominated  for  intern 
of  the  summer. 


All  of  the  interns 
worked  full  time  in  their 
respective  agencies,  com- 
pleted an  evening  three 
credit  course  in  their  field 
of  study  and  attended 
embassy  visits,  congres- 
sional breakfasts  and  spe- 
cial seminars  and  speaker 
programs.  The 

Washington  Center 

secures  intern  housing  in 
high-end  apartments  in 
Georgetown,  the  District 
and  Virginia. 

All  of  the  under- 
graduates received  special 
scholarships  to  help 
finance  their  internships, 
through  programs  jointly 
sponsored  by  the 
Commonwealth,  the 

Westfield  State  College 
Foundation  and  the 
Washington  Center. 

Additional  infor- 
mation about  the  intern- 
ship opportunities  is 
available  from  Maureen 
McCartney,  Director  of 
Career  Services  and 
Liaison  for  the 
Washington  Center 

Program. 


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Loosen  the  pants, 

The  Big  E is  in  town 


BY  EMILY  RANSOM 
A&E  EDITOR 


Tie  Big  E has  letumed  to  wst- 

OT  Mass  so  WSC  students  should  empty 
iheirbankaccountsandsaveFOom  fcrthe 
food  Eastern  States  Exposition,  The  Big  E, 
is  known  forthe  foodand  ihae  is  [rferty  to 
review^  butancethe'Ynear’isnrttypIml, 
Dining  without  the  Commens  is  lankingtfie 
top  foods  everyone  diould have  while  atthe 
BigE,  ireluting  sane  foods  tiiat  are  in  usu- 
al ahardtofind 

10.  Vnmort  has  apples.  Most 
Eastern  states  have  apples,  but  the  Vermont 
state  buildii^  has  apple 
dderinall  forms.  The 
dder  is  ddicious  served 
hcA  oold,orasafiDzai 
difihdiink  Itisquite 
die^  and  tasty  in  aiy 
foim. 

9.  Connecticut 
had  their  selection  of  foods 
to  ofer,  bit  the  most 
notable  food  was  cem  on 
ttecob.  Don’tfoinkitwas 
jiBt  some  old  com  found 
overtfiesummo'.  Ohhno, 
this  com  is  ai  the  cob,  it  is 
frediaidtheyped  back 
thehudeandd^  the  whole 
ar  in  butter.  Incredible. 

8.  The  New 
Hampshire  stae  buildingpleasirttly  sur- 
prisedDiningwitixJiltheCommona  They 
were  serving  broccoli  and  cheddar  chese 
soupin  breadbowlsthatwas  to  die  fa.  The 
soup  was  excellent  and  the  bread  bowl  was 
anaddoti  bonua 

7.  It’s  na  medieval  Bi^and,  but 
the  roasted  turkey  le^  are  popular.  They 
look  like  those  eating  than  diould  be 
accompanying  King  Arthur  orGuinevere. 

6.  Hitlingihe  chart  at  mmber  six 
is  the  buffalo  wings.  The  taste  test  found 
tiem  to  be  one  ofthe  favorite  foods  of  the 
BigE.  Theycomeinmildorhrt.ardhais 
hi^ly  rccommendsd. 

5.  Onion  Blossom  and  fried  veg- 
gies are  another  popula  food  found  at  the 
BigE.  Theonicfiblossomisacdlentbut 
it’s  recommaided  that  eaters  share  it  ance  it 
is  large  enoigh  to  almost  be  a mml  done. 


4.  Dou^iis  are  na  just  for 
breakfest  artymoe  when  they’re  mini  and  a 
tireBigE.  Thty  are 'melt  in  your  mouth’ 
good,andarebiteaze.  Thty  are  perfect  fa 
sacking  oi  the  way  to  another  food  flop. 

3.  Dessert  is  the  best  part  of  any 
mealannheBigEdoesitrigH  Afoa- 
longeclair  and  the  phanton  gourmet’s 
lenowrad  <ream  puff  are  the  bea  choices. 
The  Claris  top>-r»tch  and  tiie  cream  puff  is 
a map  of  heaven,  or  latherthe  taste  ofthe 
BigE 

2 Tla  Big  Ekrows  how  we  like 
it.. deep-fried.  Th^ offa deqj-fried Oreos, 
Twinkles aidcandybais.  TheOecs ae 

the  best.  They  are  one 
of  those  unusual  foods 


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Price:  average 
Location:  W.  Springfield 
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Specialties: 

expansive  fair^ 
food 


tha  are  hard  to  find 
butthe  BigEdoesit 
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Oreos  deep -fry  them 
thei  rdl  them  in 
sugar.  They  are 
amazing  and  a 'must 

1.  And, 
tendsdownthe  num- 
ber one  food  of  The 
BigE  is  the  Maine 
Paao.  The  Maine 
Slate  building  proba- 
bly has  maity  other 
delidous  foods,  but 
thepaaois  one  ofthe 


mostpopularfoods  ofthe  BigE.  Theycost 
S4  ai^  ae  wortii  eve^'  peni^.  Potatoes  are 
such  a hot  commodity  that  thty  are  dways 
served  ha  to  those  waiting  in  line  witii  any 
aallofihetoppingscfesircd.  Toppings 
iirlude:  butler,  cheese,  chives,  bacon,  and 
sour  cream. 

The  food  at  the  B ig  E is  anazing 
and  is  unlike  ary  other  feir.  Dining  withait 
the  Commons  does  na  recommend  trying 
all  the  suggested  top  10  foods  to  try  there  in 
the  sane  visit,  and  will  not  be  held  account- 
aHe  fa  injuries  die  to  overeating 

The  food  is  amazingand  very 
memoraWebut  don’t  over  doit.  Alaofthe 
foods  canbe  packaged  to  take  home,  keep 
that  as  an  option  because  there  is  too  much 
to  eat  in  one  visit 


Sigma  Tau  Delta, 

the  English  Honor  Society,  will  be 
meeting  Wednesday 
September  29,  2004 
at  7P.M.  in  Bates  Lounge 
to  elect  officers 


The  Voice 


Is  Hiring 


We  have  positions  open  for  a Business  Managei;  a Distributor  and  two  other  general  openings.  All  positions  are  work  study  and  pay  for  a 6 
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sibly the  Woodward  Center.  Anyone  interested  may  leave  a message  at  ‘The  Voice’  office  x543l  or  stop  by  Ely  C-248. 


Skatefest  The  Voice  September  27. 2004 


Pase  13 


Skafefesf 


BY  DAVID  PAGEAU  & EMILY  ENGEL 
VOICE  REPORTERS 
The  Worcester  Palladium  \9el- 
comed  the  7th  annual  Skatefest  on 
September  17thand  18th,featiringa  line-up 
of  all  sort  of  genres  of  bands,  including 
ihosB  who  proclaim  themselves  hardcore, 
emc^  ska  and  of  course,  a genre  all  it’s  own, 
Steve-o.  Even  though  the  Palladium  featured 
dozere  of  bands,  we  viewed  five.  After  tak- 
ing many  pictures  and  scribbling  down  note 
after  note  about  the  performers,  we  came  to 
(he  same  conclusion:  The  Massachusetts 
“scene”  is  definite^  not  what  it  used  to  be. 
Tte  crowd  was  awfulV  small  for  such  a 
large  evert;  the  floor  was  only  about  half 
covered  widi  kids,  whose  average  age  w^ 
most  likely  around  sixteen.  It  seemed  as 


diough  this  new  generation  of  concert-goers 
has  been  overwhelmingly  influenced  by  the 
incesseit  squaking  of  VJ’s  on  MTV,  It  was 
rare  to  see  anyone  angng  along  with  the 
songs,  but  instead,  noddng  their  heads  vig- 
orously with  the  muse,  which  we  all  know 
is  a cover  up  for  not  knowing  the  words. 

Two  recentfy  gradiated  students 
from  Westfield  State,  Scott  Toomey  and 
Mike  Boyd,  were  in  attendance  on  Friday 
niglf . They  had  come  to  view  two  banck  that 
ended  ip  gptting  dropped  from  the  venue. 

"Ws  were  rea!^  pissed  off  when 
we  found  out  that  Mae  and  Glasseater  were 
no  longer  playing"  said  Boyd  ‘The  Friday 
performances  have  turned  to  s**t.” 

“Most  of  the  bands  on  the  venue 
are  on  tour  with  each  other  anyway. 
MassConcerts  grabs  them  en  roiie  and  has 


them  play.”explained  Toomey. 

The  two  proceeded  to  leave  shortly 
after  this  interview,  due  to  being  bored  and 
dissapointed. 

The  bands  that  appeared  on  the 
main  stage  were  mediorcre  at  best,  even 
though  it  was  obvious  the  bandsgave  it  dieir 
all. 

The  first  band  we  witnessed  was 
The  Early  November.  This  band  could  be 
eaaly  'classified  as  emc^  with  a punk  rock 
twist.  A band  belonging  to  DriveThru 
Records,  they  have  released  only  two  HP’s 
and  one  full  length,  titled  The  Room's  Tbo 
Cold.  The  groip  had  a high-spirited  perfor- 
mance, with  energenic  antics,  including 
clap-a-longs  and  sing-a-longs.  The  bassist 
Sergio  Anello  and  guitarist  Ace  Enders 
etiertained  themselves  with  swinging  their 


guitars  and  junking  off  amps. 

This  band  is  on  the  quiet  side,  and 
their  music  is  something  you  listen  to  wHle 
trying  to  relax,  or  altenpting  to  get  over  a 
lost  love.  However,  Enders  called  for  a mesh 
pit  towards  the  end.  The  kids  on  the  floor 
obliged  Fortunately,  it  was  an  extremely 
weak  pit.  Come  cn.  Who  moshes  to  emo? 

They  ended  dieir  set  with  a well- 
known  song  offoftheir  For  All  cfThis  EP,  / 
Want  to  Hear  You  Sad  This  song  is  your  Ep- 
ical emotional  song  about  beii^  whheut  the 
one  you  love,  and  knowing  it’s  die  right 
tlung  to  da  Terribly  cliche,  but  they  do  a 
bang-ip  job  with  their  perfonnance.  At  the 
end,  Enders  jumped  into  the  audience,  guitar 
and  all.  Audience  involvement  was  huge, 
and  (heir  music  is  sorrrething  anyone  with  a 
heart  can  enjoy. 


Local  heroes  The  Hope 
Conspiracy  from  Boston  took  the 
stage  right  after  The  Early  November. 
Singer  Kevin  Baker  took  the  stage 
with  his  bandmates  in  front  of  a 
young,  and  lightly  populated 
Palladium  crowd.  Baker  made  no 
bones  about  his  feelings  on  the  direc- 
tion that  the  current  scene  was  taking 
apologizing  to  the  crowd  for  the  feet 
that  he  and  his  band  did  not  wear 
makeup. 

With  viscious  ferocity,  Baker 
screamed  the  words  to  a few  ofThe 
Hoj>e  Conspiracy’s  more  well  known 
tracks,  Defiant  Hearts  and  Fallen,  off 


of  their  2002  release  Endnote  on 
Equal  Vision  Records. 

For  the  crowd  that  was  in 
attendance,  one  could  tell  that  many 
devout,  older  fens  were  in  attendance 
and  in  full  force.  For  the  first  time  the 
entire  night,  the  pit  was  moving  and 
kids  were  teaming  in  piles  upon  each 
other  to  scream  the  words  to  their 
favorite  rhythmic  tirades. 

In  the  middle  of  their  set, 
Baker  gave  a short  speech  to  the 
crowd  on  individualism  and  the  nega- 
tive influence  that  the  media  has  upon 
the  youth  of  America,  and  specifically 
on  the  Massachusetts  hardcore  scene. 


He  denounced  such  things  as  televi- 
sion, magazines,  and  mainstream 
movies  as  fallacies  and  as  means  of 
spreading  lies  and  unoriginality 
among  drones  of  humans. 

After  his  speech,  Baker  gave 
yet  another  jab  at  the  mainstream, 
MTV-esque  aura  that  the  hardcore 
scene  has  taken  on  in  the  past  few 
years  by  going  into  No  Love  Coes 
Unpunished  off  of  one  of  their  2001 
release  on  Bridge  Nine  Records,  File 
03.  by  saying  that  this  album  came 
out  before  many  of  the  individuals  in 
the  audience  were  even  bom. 

Their  set  was  very  energetic 


overall,  with  many  of  the  audience 
members  getting  into  these 
Massachusetts  hardcore  veterans.  One 
has  to  give  them  credit  for  their  ener- 
gy and  antics  on  such  a large  venue 
with  a number  of  different  bands  from 
various  genres  of  music,  and  audience 
members  who  were  most  likely  not 
there  to  solely  see  them.  Personally, 
this  kid  would  have  rather  seen  The 
Hope  Conspiracy  in  the  upstairs 
venue  at  the  Palladium  on  their  own 
show  with  other  hardcore,  but  1 guess 
MTV,  ESPN  and  whomever  else  has 
their  dirty  little  fingers  in  Skatefest 
doesn’t  agree  with  me. 


Orange  County,  California 
has  given  the  hardcore  scene  a swift 
kick  in  the  pants  with  Throwdown, 
formed  in  1 997.  Their  albums  are  bru- 
tal and  their  live  shows  are  devastat- 
ingly  passionate,  proclaiming  their 
devoutness  to  straightedge  pride. 
Throwdown  sings  of  unity,  family, 
and  honor.  All  attributes  that  they 
hold  dear  as  individuals  and  as  a 
band. 

With  two  huge  banners  in 
front  of  the  guitarists  amplifiers, 
Dave  Peters  and  the  rest  of 
Throwdown  took  the  stage  with  many 
fans  eagerly  awaiting  to  dance  to 


their  favorite  Throwdown  anthems. 
One  of  the  guitarists  from 
Throwdown  could  not  play  that  night, 
so  one  of  the  guitarists  from  Every 
Time  I Die  filled  in. 

They  started  off  the  show 
with  a number  of  their  songs  off  of 
their  2003  release  Haymaker  on 
Trustkill  Records  including  their 
well-known  anthem  Raise  Your  Fisl. 
They  also  played  many  of  their  popu- 
lar songs  off  of  their  2001  release  You 
Don't  have  to  be  Blood  to  be  Family 
on  Indecision  Records  including  the 
straightedge  anthems  Unite  and  The 
Edge  is  Strong  which  got  many  kids 


to  begin  jumping  across  the  barrier  to 
sing  along  with  Peters. 

Throwdown’s  aura  was  well 
received  by  the  crowd  for  the  most 
part.  The  pit  was  relatively  strong  and 
up  until  the  end  was  pretty  void  of 
any  stupidity.  During  one  of  their 
songs,  I personally  saw  a fight  break 
out  where  one  kid  was  brought  to  the 
ground  and  repeatedly  kicked.  I was 
pleasantly  surprised  to  hear  Peters 
yell  into  the  crowd  during  one  of  the 
breakdowns  “You  better  f***ing  let 
that  kid  up  to  fight  fair.” 

The  quality  of  the  show  over- 
all-was  great.  Peters  and  his  band- 


mates  put  on  a fabulous  performence 
despite  not  having  one  of  their  origi- 
nal members.  The  crowd  was 
enthralled  with  them  and  at  the  height 
of  their  set  I almost  forgot  that  I was 
at  a music  festival  and  not  at  a normal 
hardcore  show. 

Unfortunately,  for  a band  that  usually 
has  a lot  of  positive  energy  to  bring  to 
a show,  the  crowd  was  not  very 
receiving  and  throughout  the  night 
started  fight  after  fight  in  the  name  of 
being  tough. 


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Skafefest  The  Voice  September  27. 2004 


While  they  inay  be  from  the  Atlanta 
suburbs  of  good  oi’  Geoigia,  Norma  Jean  is 
no  peach  Fomting  back  in  1997  as  Luti- 
kriss,  the  members  of  Norma  Jean  were 
signed  to  SolidSiate  Records  which  is  known 
for  it’s  population  of  Hardcore  Qrristian 
bands.  With  a new  name  and  new  sound, 
Norma  Jean  have  proven  themselves  to  be  a 
staple  in  the  current  hardcore  lineip. 


In  2C102,-Norma  Jean  put  out  their 
first  album  under  their  new  name.  Bless  the 
Martyr  and  Kiss  the  Child,  which  broight  a 
whirlwind  of  applause  to  hardcore  fans 
everywhere.  Their  live  shows  have  proven  to 
uphold  this  standard  they  have  set  with  brutal 
lyrics,  energy,  and  a stage  presence  that  can- 
not be  matched.  They  are  the  hardcore  intro- 
verts best  friend. 


There  were  bright  wire  encased 
halogen  lights  lining  the  stage,  casting  silhou- 
ettes of  the  members  along  flie  walls.  Their 
new  singer;  Josh  Scogjin,  took  the  sta^  and 
took  complete  char^  of  the  awaiting  crowd 
of  fans  who  were  singing  along  to  every 
word.  During  their  song  I used  to  hate  cell  - 
phones,  but  now  / hale  car  accidents,  one  of 
Norma  Jean’s  merch  guys  decicfed  tojoin  in 


and  jump  into  the  crowd  with  a microphone 
to  share. 

Norma  Jean  put  on  an  absolutely 
phenomenal  show  and  I was  personally 
happy  to  hear  the  singer  say  at  the  end  “Every 
single  one  of  us  believes  in  Jesus,"  proving 
that  they  have  sta)ed  tme  to  their  Christian 
values  that  have  been  dte  driving  force 
behind  all  of  their  muac. 


The  growth  (no  pun  intended) 
of  the  Orange  County  band  Home 
Grown  has  been  long  and  shifting. 
Starting  out  playing  ska,  as  most  of 
the  SoCal  bands  seem  to  do,  got  them 
pretty  much  no  where.  They  have 
released  seven  albums  since  1995, 
each  with  a different  sound  than  the 
privious.  Their  latest  full  length 
album  Kings  of  Pop  debuted  in  2002 
on  DriveThm  records.  Much  to  the 


dismay  of  ska  lovers  throughout  the 
United  States,  Home  Grown  had  taken 
yet  another  new  turn.  They  seemed  to 
have  dropped  their  ska  sound  com- 
pletely to  become  a regular  oT  pop- 
punk  band.  If  it  weren’t  for  their 
memorable  lyrics  and  catchy  guitar 
riffs,  Home  Grown  might've  been  just 
another  forgotten  band.  Skatefest  has 
had  Home  Grown  on  their  venue  for 
three  years  running,  and  they  have 


continuously  managed  to  keep  on 
pleasing  the  audience.  Their  stage 
show  isn’t  anything  to  get  excited 
about,  seeing  as  though  they  didn’t  do 
much  moving,  but  hey,  they  made  our 
job  of  taking  pictures  quite  easy. 

The  majority  of  their  set  were 
songs  off  of  Kings  of  Pop,  along  with 
one  song  off  of  their  new  EP  When  It 
All  Comes  Down.  Guitarist  John  E. 
Trash  made  it  a point  to  announce 


twice  that  their  new  EP  was  only 
availible  at  their  shows  and  on  the 
DriveThru  website,  The  kids  in  the 
crowd  seemed  to  enjoy  their  perfor- 
mance, and  the  band  itself  seemed 
confident  and  at  home  on  stage. 
Having  been  a fan  of  their  music  since 
high  school,  seeing  them  for  the  first 
time  was  a great  experience. 


Steve-0.  Wliat  can  really  besaidabout 
the  biggest  idiot  to  ever  hit  the  MTV  screen? 
After  making  the  crowd  wait  about  fifteen  min- 
utes for  his  tppcarence  (usually  the  crowd  waits 
about  five  for  a set  diange),  die  kids  began  to 
clunt  the  name  of  ilieir  hera  Taking  a quick 
peek  backstage,  we  caughta  glimpse  ofthe  man 
himself  in  quiet  soLtude,  sipping  on  a can  of 
Bud  All  over  ilie  stage  were  advertisements  for 
ESPN  videogames,  appaently  one  of  the  maity 
companies  that  owns  a little  piece  of  Sieve-o. 


When  lie  finaUy  graced  us  with  his  presence,  the 
crowd  gave  anuproirious  welccme  to  the  obvi- 
ously drunk  star.  He  could  barely  stand 
strai^t,  bii  managed  to  grab  two  cans  of  beer 
and  smack  them  agiinst  his  forehead  until  ttey 
burst,  soaking  the  photographers  and  the  first 
row.  A large  cloud  of  smoke  billowed  out  fiom 
backstage,  which  smelled  remartably  smiliar  to 
•GASP*  marijuana.  Steve-o  thai  spcke  to  us, 
bcJasting  that  he  had  been  thirdc  ance  the  day 
prior,  and  wondoed  aloud  wl^  he  was  in 


Massachusetts.  He  then  explained  so  eloquerily 
that  he  would  perform  “All  the  P'^ing  s**t 
they  won't  allow  on  TV."  He  then  proceeded  to 
place  the  mic  mto  his  mouth  and  bar^  his  head 
which  mack  quite  the  amusing  bang-sound  We 
were  already  armpyed  to  the  extreme,  and  it  had 
only  been  aboi4  six  minute.  Nect.  he  grabbed  a 
random  guy  out  of  tlie  crowd,  and  kicked  him 
square  in  the  jifik,  for  no  apparent  reason  He 
titen  squeezed  li  me  juice  into  his  eyes,  snorted 
salt,  and  vomited  all  over  the  stagp.  Are  people 


truly  entertained  by  this?  The  crowd  seemed 
evenlysplit;  some  cheecd  him  cn,  others  jeered 
alcng  with  ui  It’s  a ndiculoiB  notion  that  this 
“man"  gets  paida  ton  of  money  for  doingthese 
things  The  act  was  repulsive,  and  totally  unec- 
essaiy.  Not  to  mention  a major  tnsuh  to  tlv 
bonds,  you  know,  thetaicned  ones  who  wereon 
cniy  minutes  before  Steve-oou^it  to  be  banned 
from  life  He  doesn’t  dservre  much  more  ofa 
writc-ip  thin  this. 


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Intramurals  The  UoiCC  September  2Z.  2004 


The  Intramurals  Office  Has  Moved! 

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(Right  Under  the  Basketball  Hoop) 


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Sports  Th6  Voice  September  27,  2004 


The  first  varsity  game  in  the  Woodward  Centertook  place  on  Sept.  16, 2004.  when  Westfield  Statedefeated  Lasell 
College  in  a volleyball  match.  3-2.  Photo  by  Mickey  Curtis 

Owls  Handle  Nichols,  22-7 


A pre-game  ceremony  was  held  to  commemorate  the  first  varsity  game  in 
the  field  house  of  Westfield  State  College’s  Woodward  Center  on  Thurs- 
day, Sept.  1 6,  when  the  Owls  hosted  Lasell  College  In  a volleyball  match. 
From  left  to  right,  are:  Nestor,  the  Owl  mascot,  Westfield  Slate  senior 
captain  Amy  Svallk,  Dr.  Arthur  Jackson.  WSC  vice-president  of  student- 
affairs,  and  Lasell  College  co-captains  Wendy  Riddle  and  Angela  Lavoie. 
The  80.000  square  fool  academic/alhletic  building  was  officially  dedicated 
on  Sept.  1 , 2004.  Photo  by  David  Harris-Fried 


WESTFIELD  - Senior  quar- 
terback Jon  Meczy\vor(Lanesboro) 
threw  for  210  yards  in  Westfield 
State’s  22-7  victory  over  Nichols 
College  in  New  England  Football 
Conference  action  Sept.  18. 

The  Owls  evened  their  record 
at  1-1  following  last  week’s  disap- 
pointjne26-2l  season  opening  loss 
at  Western  New  England.  Nichols 
is  0-3,  with  other  losses  to  Worces- 
ter State  and  Bridgewater. 

The  Owls  also  received  a stel- 
lar perfonnance  from  junior  full- 
back/punter  Mark  Puchalski,  who 
rushed  for  49  yards  on  nine  carries 
and  a touchdown,  and  who  boomed 
nine  punts  for  an  average  of  45.6 
yards.  The  6-2,  230-pounder  from 
South  Deerfield  also  handled  the 
kickoff  duties  in  the  second  half. 

Westfield  took  a 13-0  lead  early 
in  the  second  quarter  following  a 
pairof one-yard  touchdown  runs  by 


senior  tailback  Don  Jones  (Spring- 
field),  who  was  limited  to  just  15 
rushing  yards  on  22  carries. 

Fourth-down  pass  completions 
by  Meczyworkeptboth  drives  alive. 
The  6-5,  225-pound  University  of 
Maine  transfer  finished  with  13 
completions  in  32  attempts. 

Westfield’s  firstTD  drivecov- 
ered  48  yards  in  13  plays,  with 
Meczywor  completing  a six-yard 
pass  to  junior  B.J.  Holleran  (6 
catches,  91  yards)  on  fourth-and- 
three  from  the  Nichols  18. 

During  the  secondscoringdrive 
(10  plays,  50  yards).  Meczywor 
completed  a 22-yard  pass  to  Tim 
Tontonoz(Chicopee)  on  fourth-and- 
1 1 from  the  23. 

Nichols  scored  late  in  the  first 
half  on  a three-yard  pass  from  Mike 
Carven  to  DaraghMcCann.  The  big 
play  in  the  six-play,  80-yard  drive 
was  a 46-yard  pass  reception  by 


Westf  eld  State  College  president  Vicky  Carwein  visits  with  members  of  the 
volleyball  team  during  a cookout  that  was  held  for  the  student-athletes  on 
Sept.  20  at  Stanley  Park.  More  than  250  student-athletes  attended  the 
community  building  event,  which  was  funded  by  a grant  from  the  NCAA. 
Photo  by  Mickey  Curtis 


Sean  Glavin. 

The  Owls  scored  the  only  sec- 
ond-half points  on  a 20-yard  field 
goal  by  Garrett  Davis  and  a 15- 
yard  touchdown  jaunt  by 
Puchalski. 

The  Westfield  defense  played  well 
for  the  second  straight  week,  lim- 
iting Nichols  to  nine  first  downs 
and  1 5 1 total  offensive  yards,  and 
registering  five  sacks  and  three 
second-half  interceptions. 

Junior  defensive  lineman 
Adam  Lapon  (Randolph)  led  the 
balanced  attack  with  six  tackles, 
including  four  sacks  totaling  24 
yards  in  losses. 

Field  Hockey 
Falls  To  Trinity 

HARTFORD  - Senior  for- 
ward Jessica  Baker  scored  three 
goals  to  lead  the  Trinity  College  to 
a 6-3  victory  over  the  visiting  and 
previously-undefeated  Westfield 
State  on  Sept.  21. 

Westfield  tied  the  score  at  2-2 
on  goals  by  Shanna  Litterst  and 
Carolyn  Insigne.  But  the  Bantams 
took  control  of  the  game  in  the 
second  half  with  three  unanswered 
goals,  including  two  by  Baker . 

Sophomore  Kate  Anderson 
(Georgetown)  had  a goal  and  an 
assist  for  Westfield.  She  now  has 
seven  assists  in  five  games. 

"Trinity  wasaveryfastteam,"  Westfield  State  junior  outside  hitter  Lindsay  Dalene  was  named  Mass, 
said  WSC  coach  Heather  Cabral.  Stale  Conference  Player  of  the  Week.  Photo  by  David  Harris-Fried 

Campbelly  Dalene  Players  of  Week 

Westfield  State  men's  soccer  player  Billy  Campbell  and  women's  volleyball  player  Lindsay  Dalene 
were  named  Mass.  State  Conference  Players  of  the  Week  on  Sept.  20. 

Campbell,  a sophomore  from  Stonehain,  scored  the  game-winning  goal  in  a 3-0  victory  over  Western 
Connecticut  State.  Dalene,  a junior  from  East  Hartland,  Conn.,  had  a big  week  as  the  Owls  won  a pair  of 
matches,  including  their  MASCAC  opener  with  Salem  State.  She  had  17  kills  and  1 1 blocks  vs.  Lasell  and 
1 1 kills  and  seven  blocks  in  a 3-1  victory  at  Salem  State. 

Three  other  Westfield  State  athletes  were  named  to  weekly  honor  rolls.  Junior  midfielder  Kate 
Anderson  (Georgetown)  scored  the  game-winning  goal  in  an  overtime  victory  at  Becker  for  the  4-0  field 
hockey  team.  Anderson  also  registered  an  assist  to  give  her  six  assists  in  the  first  four  games. 

Junior  fullback/punter  Mark  Puchalski  (South  Deerfield)  and  junior  defensive  lineman  Adam  Lapon 
(Randolph)  were  named  to  the  New  England  Football  Conference  honor  roll  following  the  Owls’  22-7 
victory  over  Nichols. 

Puchalski  rushed  for  49  yards  on  nine  carries,  including  a 1 5-yard  touchdown  jaunt,  and  boomed  nine 
punts  for  a 45.6  average,  including  two  of  65  and  61  yards. 

Lapon  recorded  a team-high  six  tackles,  including  four  quarterback  sacks. 


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Volume  X 


„ The  Voice 

The  Student  Press  of  Westfield  State  Collese 


October  4. 2004 


Issue  V 


Veterans  speak  about  traumas 

of  the  battlefield 


By  Robbie  Crossman 
Voice  Reporter 
What  happens  to  the 
mind  of  a sddier  when  they 
return  hane?  Many  peqile 
gathered  on  Sunday.  SepL  26  to 
disciBS  the  bipact  war  can  ha\'e 
on  uxiividuals  and  their  families 
and  how  we  can  help  them  deal 
with  the  stress.  The  forum  was 
put  on  by  Stephen  Sossaman,  a 
WSC  ProfessorofEr^Iish,  and 
a Vietnam  veteran. 

The  speakers  werci 
Staff  SgL  Jimn^  Massey,  who 
served  in  theU.S.  Marines  for  12 
years,  and  partidpated  in  the  in\asion 
of  Iraq.  Tech.  Sgt.  Pablo  Rodriguez,  a 
Northampton  police  officer  in  the  Air 
Force  Reserves  who  served  in  Iraq  in 
2003,  Dr.  Claudia  Ciano-Boyce,  a 
WSC  Prof,  of  Psychdogy,  Frank 
Ciancotti.  the  Veteran’s  Agent  in 
Westfield,  Dave  Bressem,  the  direc- 
tor of  the  Springfield  Veteran  Center, 
and  Debby  Lucey  whose  brother 
served  in  theMarines  in  Iraq  and  then 
took  his  own  life  upon  hisretum. 


Stephen  Sossaman  speaks  at  ‘Coming  Home  From  Iraq  -^q 

The  speakers  ipthsred  to  we  killed  very 

talk  aboil  die  wa"  in  Iraq  itself  and  well  It  im't  man’s  natural  ability  to 
how  it  affected  each  of  them.  Tech  kill”  SgL  Massey  said  that  he  stn^- 
SgL  PaWo  Rodriguez  talked  mostly  gleswiththethoughtofkillingpeoFJe 
about  his  ejperience  in  Iraq.  S@. 

Rodri^ez  said  his  job  was  to  secure 
Baghdad  aiipoas.  “It  was  chaotic. 

Much  of  it  was  inprovised,  and  was- 


eveiyday. 

Debby  Lucey,  the  sister  of 
Jeffery  Lucey,  who  took  his  life  after 
he  served  in  fraq,  said.  ‘T  was  over- 


n’t  as  organized  as  vw  hoped.  What  jo>‘ed  to  have  him  back,  but  1 knew 
kejJ  us  togpther  was  the  chain  of  sometiiingwasit  tight”  Lucey  said 
command,"said  Sgt.  Rodriguez.  those  emotional  scarsrevealed  them 
Staff  Sgt  Jimmy  Massey 

Veieraits-Page2 


Carwein  absent  for 
‘Day  of  Outrage’ 


‘Corrective  Action’  affects 
WSC  student  teachers 


By  Jason  Young 
Voice  Reporter 


WESTFIELD  - A 
Westfield  elementary  school  was 
given  a "corrective  action"  on  Sept 
15  for  not  making  adequate  yeaily 
progress  cn  the  MCAS  tests  for  four 
years  in  a rcw. 

Abner  Gibbs  Elementary 
School,  at  50  West  Silver  St.,  was 
named  one  of  the  15  local  area 


schools  dcdarod  dioti  of  federal  tar- 
ots on  siate-bsued  standardized 
exams. 

“We  and  the  fedoal  gov- 
ernment expea  major  change  to  take 
place  in  ihese  schools,"  said  state 
Efepaimvent  of  Eciication  commis- 
aoner  David  R Drisccdl. 

Massachusetts  uses  the 
MCAS  to  lea  students  in  grades  three 
ihroi^h  sevoi  and  again  in  graefc  10. 
Corrective  Aclion-Page  2 


Republican  Club  makes 
waves  at  WSC 


By  Emily  Engel 
Editor-in-Oiief 


L^on  entering  room  230 
on  the  second  floor  of  Ely,  a large 
bowl  of  fturt,  cookies  and  canned 
beverages  greeted  all  who  entered. 
What  looked  like  the  fira  meeting  of 
the  new  culinary  club  on  campus 
turned  out  to  be  the  rejuvenaticn  of 
the  WSC  Republicans  Gift). 

This  club  is.  right  now,  the 


ally  partisan  pdidcal  club  on  cam- 
pus. Thereiscurrenilyno  Djmocraoc 
club,  and  whether  or  not  one  wil  1 pop 
ip  som  remains  a mystery. 

“Having  another  cliii  like 
lhaiwould  gveus  something  lo  focus 
on,  and  peihaps  debate  with."  said 
Adam  Shibley,  ajinior. 

"Having  any  opposition 
would  (kfinhely  keep  usonourtoes." 
said  SOI  ior  Jeff  Lqja. 


By  Rebecca  Oliver 
Voice  Reporter 

Wednesday,  September 
29th  the  Westfield  State  College 
MSCA  held  a protest  outside  Parenzo 
Hall.  The  assonbly  was  commis- 
sioned by  ilie  Lhion  and  titled  "Day 
ofOulrage," 

The  protest  

was  in  response  to  the 
"two  consequedve 
years  of  zeroes,”  said 
Chapter  President  I>. 

Geny  TeiraulL  The 
Union  is  grieving  the 
language  in  a cortract 
proposed  by  the 
College  of  Presiderts. 

The  con- 

tract  language  is  seen  by  the  Union  as 
an  infringement  on  the  “due  process 


“333  or  666 
divided  by  two  as 
I like  to  call  it.” 
-Prof.  Tetrault 


here  to  con^el  Presidert  Carwein  to 
implore  other  Residents  in  the 
College  of  Presidents  to  withdraw 
language  that  is  the  central  obstacleto 
the  finaicial  package.” 

“We  will  not  rest  until  that 
language  is  removed  from  die  tdile,” 
saidTetrault  about  the  proposed  con- 
iracL 

Professor  Phillip 
Hotchkiss  said, 
“Lenity  our  options 
are  limited,  we  can’t 
hdd  ip  campus  gova- 
nance.” 

Tliere  were  thir- 
teen professors  march- 
ing and  were  greeted 
by  Barry  Maloney, 
Assistant  to  the  President  The 
President  was  not  cn  campus. 

While  in  333  Tetrault  icrfd 


and  governance,”  said  Tetrault 

The  piaes.  eoiKiaed  of  M^loney'huUn.cnsfears.-Ourcon- 
t™  houis  of  picketing  and  hour 

of  inarching  down  to  333  lo  meet  <5™“'  P"*" 


with  President  Caiwein  to  voice  their 
concerns. 

“333  or666<livided  bytwo 
as  I like  to  call  said  Tetrault 

Tetrault.  peaking  on 
behalf  on  the  Lhion  said,  “We  are 


: as  quid  pro  quo  in  exchange  for 
the  langua^." 

The  College  ofPresidents  a 
drafted  a letter  to  Governor  Mitt 
Romney  with  regaids  to  faculty  to 
Protest-Page  2 


Republicans-Page  3 

Seniors  lauded  at  Convocation 


By  Lisandra  Billings 
News  editor 


SCANLON-Students 
from  the  Class  of  2005  at 
Westfield  State  College  gathered 
in  the  Scanlon 
Banquet  Hall  last 
T h u r s d 
September  23  to 
celebrate  their  last 
year  at  college  dur- 
ing their  Senior 
Convocation. 

Dr.  Robert 
Bristow,  Interim 
Dean 

Undergraduate 
Studies,  presided 
over  the  event  and 
said  "Convocation 
is  one  of  the  oldest 
traditions  in  acade- 
mia. At  Westfield 
State  College, 

Convocation  has 
become  a celebration  for  the  cur- 
rent class  of  seniors." 

Dr.  Vicky  Carwein, 
President  of  Westfield  State 
College,  said  that  she  was  glad  to 
share  her  first  year  as  president 
with  the  Class  of  2005  and  that 
she  was  looking  forward  to  their 


graduation. 

"I  will  be  very  proud  of 
you  when  you  accept  your  diplo- 
mas in  May,”  she  said. 

Carwein  also  said  that 
senior  year  was  the  perfect  time 


active  alumni  saying,  “You  will 
always  be  a part  of  the  Westfield 
Slate  College  family.” 

Senior  class  president, 
Ashley  Zolcnski,  spoke  to  her 
classmates  whole-heanedly, 
reflecting  on 
the  past  four 
years  and  look- 
ing towards  the 
future. 

'Seniors,  lake 
look  around 
us,  this  will  be 
the  last  time  we 
all  sit  together 
before  gradua- 
tion," she  said. 
There  are  240 
days,  what  will 


-Photo  by  AbbyTiercny 

Dr.  Jane  Nagle  gives  the  ofTicial  Convocation  Address  at 
Senior  Convocation  last  Thursday,  September  23, 2004. 


wc  do 


ntil 


to  remember  the  past  and  look  to 
the  future.  She  advised  the  sen- 
iors to  stay  focused,  go  to  their 
classes,  talk  to  the  faculty  and 
take  advantage  of  career  servic- 

She  also  added  that 
graduation  day  wasn’t  the  end 
and  encouraged  students  to  be 


then?" 

Zolcnski 
spoke  about 
how  Westfield 
State  College  had  become 
“home”  for  the  seniors,  saying 
that  anyone  who  had  spent  four 
years  at  the  college  will  remem- 
ber the  Mass  Pike  traffic,  the 
Westfield  State  parking  tickets, 
and  driving 

back  towards  campus  on 
Convocation-Page  3 


‘Mr.  3000’...Three  strikes 

Inside 

or  a homerun? 

News  Page  1-3 

Voices  Page  4 

Overheard 

Read  the 
review  on  pg.  10 

NationAVorld  'Page  5-6 
Opinion  Page  7-9 

A&E  Page  10-12 

Comics  Page  16 

Columnists  respond  to 
‘Quioxte’s  letter  to  the  editor. 

pg.  8 & 9 


Page  2 


News  The  Voice  October  4, 2004 


Veterans 


selves  when  Jeffiuy  ripped  off  his  dog  tag  on 
Christinas  Eve  and  sad  “Don’t  you  loiow  your 
brother  is  a mirdffer?’’ 

Luccysaidthat  Jeflrcy  loldherasioo' 
about  how  he  witnessed  ayoung  Iraqi  boy  ofsix 
or  seven  jears  old  gel  shot  in  the  head  and  chesL 
The  boy  was  clutching  an  American  flag 
Lucey  said  her  brother  couldn’t  sleep,  eat,  or 
even  sit  in  class  after  witnesingthaL 

Lucey  aid  her  family  admitted 
Jefirey  to  the  \feleran’s  Agency  and  was  dis- 
charged only  four  cbyslatff.  Lucey  then  said  a 
few  morihs  later  Jeffiey  was  found  dead  in  his 
house  and  through  tears  said  “Jeffery’s  body 
died  at  home,  but  his  soul  died  in  Iraq.’’ 

Ciano  Bo)ce,  a WSC  En^ish  profes- 


Protest 


sot;  said  that  suicides  arc  happenmg  in  greater 
amounts  with  soldiers  from  Iraq  than  any  other 
war  inhistcry  and  we  need  to  help  them  in  ary- 
way  we  can  upen  their  return. 

Frank  Ciancotti,  the  Veteran’s  Agent 
in  Westfield,  said  that  the  goal  of  the  VA.  is  to 
help  the  retumingsoWier  financially  emotional- 
ly, arel  to  help  them  get  their  life  bade  together. 
Ciancotti  said  “We  need  to  tdee  care  of  them 
muchfaster.  Thesyston  justisi\workingwell 
enough  in  time.” 

Dave  Bressem,  the  drector  of  the 
Sprir^field  \feteran  Center;  said,  “It's  histcry 
repeating  itself  whh  Vietrom  \etfirans  all  over 
again  Thffe  are  more  suicides  thai  there  are 
namesonthememorid  wall” 


s^aries  and  subsequent  pay  raises. 

The  sluc^  ir»o  the  salaries  of  the 
Massachifictts  State  College  Acuities  was con> 
missioned  ty  the  College  of  Presidents  in  asso- 
ciation whh  the  BoardofHi^er  Education. 

The  letter  states;  “. . .’The  State  of  the 
American  Dream  in  Ma'ssachusetts’  and 
‘Homeownership  in  Massachu.setls;  A New 
Assesanent”,  Massachusetts  rinked  26th  in 
home  afforddiiliy  in  i 980,  but  by  2000,  were 
6CP/o  above  the  U.S.  avera^. . . ” 

The  letter  coiiinues,  “To  return  to  a 
level  of competiti\eness  with  re^rd  to  faculty 
sdaries  at  the  State  CcJlege,  wemusi  be  realis- 
tic in  accourting  for  tire  high  cost  of  living  in 
MiBsachusais,” 

Tlie  studyi 
also  found  that  “Full 
Professors 
average  of  SI  8,  913 
lessthan  their  peers.’ 


lating  to  the  public  that  he  isa  unicn  Buster.” 

Professor  Trudy  Knowles  said, 
“Ultimately  IbelievethatMht  Remneyistryir^ 
to  get  rid  ofUn ions” 

Knowles  also  said,  “Unions  protect 
our  iitellectual  ligjils  and  the  ability  to  creae 
cuiriculum  we  think  is  appropriate.” 

Along  with  the  protest  the  Union  has 
agreed  to  do  nothirrg  “drove  and  beyond”  what 
the  cortract  stipulates,  aoajrding  to  Knowles. 

This  includes  extra  meetings  and 
sponsoringofclubs. 

‘The  Union  is  trying  to  figure  out  the 
best  way  to  get  our  messages  across  to  the 
President  said  Knowles 


President 
Carwein  is  not  the 
only  target  of  the 
Unions  displeasure 
according 
Professor  Carl 
Leiker,  “Its  also  a 
matter  of  respect. 
Governors  have 
ahvays  have  a terri- 
ble attitude  towuids 
us  and  that  has  not 
chaiiged  over  time 
bil  worsened  with 
Romney.” 

The  idea 
of  Governor 
Romney  using  the 
Union  negoiiitions 
asaplalformtosliow 
tiiat  he  can  Irandlc 
Unienswa-sstatedby 
Leiker,  “He’s  postu- 


To  dine  or  not  to  dine,  faculty 
ponders  question 


October  1st  President 
Caiwein  is  inviting  aJ  Dqiartment 
Chairs  to  a private  dimer  at  her 
home. 

Communication 
Dqraitment  Chair  Li  z Pres  im  is  stil  1 
undecided  cn  whetlier  or  not  go 

“I  think-  we  are  all  on  the 
fence  over  wliether  or  not  to  go," 
Preston. 

Preston,  alcng  with  all 
Dqrartinent  headi  is  being  advised 
not  to  attend  the  dimer  by  the 
Unioa 

“Iprefer  weact  with  some 
of  solidarity,"  said  Gerry 
Tetrault  tire  Union  Chapter 
PresideiiL 

“More  can  be  accom- 
plirfied  if  we  work  with  her  raher 
than  alienate  liei;”  sad  Preston  about 
Unionactions  towards  tlicPrea  dent 
The  Action  Cbmmittee,  a 


sub  centruioee  ofthe  Ution  is  call- 
ing all  DqBTtment  Chairs  to  not 
attend. 

"I’m  trying  togive  her  the 
benefit  ofthe  doubC' said  J^ton  in 
regards  to  l he  Presi  dsnts  four-month 
employmmt  at  Westfield. 

In  a previous  irterview 
Tetrault  said,  ‘The  rookie  argument 
doesn’t  float  artymore  with  me.” 

Biology  Chaii;  Professor 
DavidDoe  will  not  be  attending  and 
Computer  Science  Chair  James 
CarabeUa  isstillundecicbd. 

Professor  Preston  said 
about  Union  disagreements,  “In 
almost  eveiy  reject  we  are  ai  the 
same  page.  ItaD  cones  down  to  the 
best  way  to  worit  with  ihe 
Administration." 


Thumbs  Up: 

To  Dickinson  Hall,  for  being  the  only 
hall  to  have  a flawless  Hall  Council  election. 
Apparently  the  other  halls  are  still  examining  their 
chads. 

Thumbs  Down: 

To  Quixotes  communal  nacho  trough. 

Even  the  Frito  Bandito  frowns  upon  double  dipping 
and  the  spread  of  communicable  diseases. 


It’s  1;30A.M.  on  aThuBcby  morning  and  IVe  been 
asked  to  write  the  Edter’s  De^.  Not  o^  is  ftiere  pres- 
sure in  tire  fact  that  thisisnty  first  Edior’s  Desk,  bia  see- 
ing as  we  have  to  send  the  paper  out  before  we  leave  the 
office  ihismcrning.Iamfort^  to  thinkofsometlting 
clever  to  write  aboutquickty.,. 

The  first  tiring  that  comes  to  my  mind  is  a 

Ioolurnwrittenlastweekby  DavidPageauentitled,  ‘This  justin!  Females  good, 
feminian  bad.”  Now  most  of  you  migll  asume  that,  bdng  a woman,  I world  be 
offended  by  such  a column,  bvl  it’s  quite  the  coitrary.  I’m  prord  to  ay  that  I’m 
aie<rf^the“fiee-lhinking  women  who  think  tirat  feminism  is  a bunch  of  liberal 
buU,"as  David  so  beautifirly  wrote. 

Don’t  get  me  wioi^,  I’m  defiiutely  not  the  type  of  woman  you’d  see  chas-] 

Iing  her  kids  flrough  the  playground  andgdfing  dnner  on  the  table  for  the  hubby 
by  five,  in  fict,  I can’t  cock  a thingand  tie  idea  of  having  children,  anytime  in  the 
firtute,  scares  the  heti  outofme.  I’ve  always  considered  myself  an  "Independent 
Woman”  and  totally  believe  that  won en  can  do  anytiiing  just  as  w4I  as  raen...twt 
all  this  figWr^  axxl  protesting  to  be  consiefered  equal  just  seems  ironic  tome. 

The  1 see  it,  filling  for  the  caiBejustselsus  mere  ^ailfiromea 

ITheonb'thir^accomidishedtlTOqghfeminismisfeai;  the  fearofwomen.  Ifa 
man  ischosenovera  woman  for  a job,  it  is  automatically  assumed  that  the  desi- 
cion  was  gender  related  Ifamale  were  to  hire  another  male,  itwouldbeseenas 
sexist,  but  ifa  ^a!e  hires  amale  is  that  sexist?  And  what  about  ifa  female  hires 
mother  female 

Ijustdon't  see  what  sitting  around  and  whiny  about  ecjuality  will  acccn> 

Iplish.  The  only  way  to  be  equal  to  men  is  to  prove  that  we’re  equal  to  mea 
Fighting  to  get  our  way  doesn’t  say  anything  about  women  but  that  we  expect  to 
get  specif  treatment  b^use  weVe  women,  which  is  exactly  what  feminists  claim 
0 be  against 

The  only  way  toget  what  you  want  is  to  work  for  k whetiier  you  be  male, 

I female,  Black,  White,  Hi^airic,  Aaan,  Catholi^  Protestant,  Pagan  a whatever  it 
isthat  youare.  Rathff  fim  waste  time  ccmplainingabout  inequality,  prove  it 
Gel  sontethriig  becaise  you  deserve  it  not  because  a quota  says  >ou  lave  to  have 


Lis  andra  Billings 
News  Editor 

thccampusvoicc@hotmai).o 


Corrective  Action 

It  measuis  how  well  students  are  mastering  frameworks  for  scciat  studies  aixl  science,  " 
ihespecificdcillsdefinedforeach  grade  by  the  Hart  said,  “they  are  supposed  to  meet  that  I 
state  of  Massachusetts.  don’t  know  how  they  can  get  around  that” 

At  Abner  Gibbs,  and  all  public  “IthinkthatthsMCASispointlessif 

statewide  elementary  schools,  grade  three  is  they  are  teachii^  for  the  test,”  said  Anna 
accessed  on  reading  graefe  four  on  and  Leona-do,  WSC  junior  and  fifthgrade  student- 
nuth,  and  grade  five  on  science  and  technolo-  teacho-  a Abner  Gibbs.  “History  and  science 
gy.Ofthe211  siudaitsatAbnerGibbs,63per-  arejust  as  important  and  they  really  are  ignor- 
cenl  are  either  in  need  ofimprovement  or  fail-  ingthem.” 

ingreading75percentinEngiyi,_86peicenlin  Four  schools  in  Springfield  and  one 

math,  and  60  percent  in  science  and  technolo-  in  Holyoke  also  received  the  same  “correaive 
actioa"Inacldition,ei^tschools  in  Springfield 
and  one  in  Holyokewillbe 


These  “corrective 
actions”  ate  based  on  the 
English  and  math  lets.  The 
scimee  and  technologypcr- 
tiens  are  still  a work  in 
progress. 

Many  WSC  edu- 
cation majors  lakii^ 

Principles  of  Teaching  and 
Learning  stiident-ieach  at 
Abner  Gibbs  over  the 
course  of  the  semester  for 
30  hours  total.  They  are 
ass  igned  to  a grade  ccncem- 
ing  their  particular  area  of  studies,  and  each 
must  coordinate  three  lessen  plans. 

Teachers  at  Ahno-  Qbbs  are  coi- 
cemed  about  the  bad  testsccres  on  the  MCAS 
exams.  They  are  findir^  ways  to  start  with  the 
younger  kids  to  help  boost  MCAS  scores  in  the 
future. 

“There  is  less  soci^  studies  and  sci- 
ence foois  because  of  the  horrible  MCAS 
scores,”  said  Jess  Hart,  WSC  junior  and  first 
grade  studmt-teacher  at  Abner  Gibbs. 

Teachers  are  struglingto  follow  the 
state’s  cuiriculum  while  attemqjting  to  achieve 
pro  ficienttest  scores. 

“The  Massachusetts  curriculum 


“I  think  that  the 
MSCAS  is  pointiess 
if  they  are  teaching 
for  the  test.  History 
and  science  are  just 
as  important  and 
they  reaiiy  are 
ignoring  them.” 
-Anna  Leonardo 


targeted  for  “restructuring" 
after  foiling  to  meet  ^ner- 
al  stuefentperforman®  tar- 
gets for  tile  fifth  consecu- 
tive year. 

“There’s  no  qaestion  that  ] 
there  are  schools  that  need  ^ 
help  and  focusii^  onthem  I 
is  good,”  said  Catherine  A. 
Boudreau,  president  of  the 
Massachusetts  Teachers  ; 
Associilioa“ButthismiS'  ■ 
labels  schools  that  are  very 
good. . It  doesn’t  senda  good  message.” 

These  actions  are  taken  out  due  to  ; 
provisionsoftheNoChildLeftBehindAcLll  , 
affiimsthat allstates mustissueayearly  report  U 
on  studait  performance  in  every  school  and  | 
district 

“Abner  Qbbs  is  refored  to  over  md 
over  again  as  the  ‘gem’  of  the  Westfield  , 
Schools,”  said  Margprei  Adams,  principal  of 
Abner  Qbbs. 

Abner  Gibbs  has  one  more  yerr  lo  ; 
“resrructure”  before  ihe  stale  comes  in  to  do  it  4 
for  them.  If  that  does  happen,  teachers  and  | 
acininistrators  could  be  replaced. 


News  The  Voice  October  4.  2004 


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Convocation 


Western  Avenue.  views  on  a matter. 

Zolenski  stressed  to  her  class-  She  spoke  particularly  about  the 

mates  that  it  was  their  last  year  at  the  Class  of2005.  saying  that  they  didn’t  real- 


i that  they  v 


school,  saying  that  they  should  make 
ior  year  the  best  by  par- 
ticipating in  the  many 
activities  planned  for 
the  Class  of  2005, 
including  Senior  Nights 
and  Senior  BBQ’s. 

Zolenski 

added,  "Saying  good-  of  Time  Magazine  but 


“There  are  hero’s  in 
the  class  who  will 
never  be  on  the  cover 


bye  to  four  yeivs  of  represent,  in  my 

fnendship  will  be  hard, 


eyes,  the  hero’s  of  this 
country.” 

-Dr.  Jane  Nagle 


but  encouraged  her 
classmates  to  “make 
every  moment  count,” 
saying.  “The  work 
never  ends,  but  college 
does.”  awMBwa 

Jack  Doherty, 

a graduate  from  the  class  of  1990,  spoke 
on  behalf  of  the  Alumni  Association. 

Doherty  reminisced  about  his 
days  at  Westfield  State  College,  especial- 
ly his  time  on  the  football  team.  Doherty 
said  that  in  the  four  years  he  was  on  the 
team  he  only  started  in  one  game  but  he 
never  gave  up. 

Doherty,  now  founder  and  presi- 
dent of  College  Hype,  a company  that 
provides  organizations  with  apparel  and 
unifonns(www.thecorporatechoice.com/c 
ollegehype),  said  he  first  began  selling  T- 
-shirts  as  a student  at  Westfield  State  to 
make  extra  money  and  now  his  company 
makes  more  than  10,000  T-shirls  a week. 

“Work  hard,  work  smart  and  it’s 
guaranteed  you’ll  do  well,”  he  said. 

The  official  Convocation 
Address  was  given  by  Dr.  Jane  Nagle,  an 
education  professor  at  Westfield  Stale. 

Nagle  said  speaking  at 
Convocation  was  the  highlight  of  her  pro- 
fessional career,  “I  feel  like  I’ve  won  the 
Oscar.” 

Nagle  spoke  very  highly  of  the 
students  at  Westfield  State,  saying  that  in 
all  of  her  years  at  the  school  she  had  never 
left  a class  where  a student  didn’t 
offer  her  some  insight  or  changed  her 


re  intellectuals. 

“You’re  young  scholars 
and  the  teachers  at  this 
college  appreciate  what 
you  bring  to  this  school,” 
she  said. 

Nagle  commended  the 
class  on  making  it  so  far 
under  various  difficult 
circumstances. 

She  reminded  the  audi- 
ence of  9/11,  pointing  out 
that  it  was  freshmen  year 
for  the  Class  of  2005  and 
that  for  an  already  nerv- 
ous college 
freshmen,  that  was  a lot 
to  deal  with. 

Nagle  also  spoke  about  the  indi- 
vidual stories  of  some  of  her  students  and 
how  much  some  of  them  had  to  overcome 
just  to  graduate  this  spring. 

"There  are  hero’s  in  this  class 
who  will  never  be  on  the  cover  of  Time 
Magazine  but  who  represent,  in  my  eyes, 
the  hero’s  of  this  country,"  she  said. 

Nagle  said  that  she  was  particu- 
larly impressed  oy  how  much  the  Class  of 
2005  had  done  for  the  college  saying, 
“You  do  this  work  without  calling  atten- 
tion to  yourselves.” 

Nagle  ‘said  that  the  class  held 
many  of  the  school’s  "artists,  actors, 
dancers,  musicians  and  writers  who’s  tal- 
ents enrich  our  college,”  and  that  it  these 
students  as  well  as  those  active  in  student 
government  and  community  service,  that 
made  other  students  want  to  come  to 
Westfield  State  College. 

Nagle  ended  her  speech  with  a 
slew  of  her  famous  “Janeisms,”  words  of 
inspiration  she  has  created  throughout  the 
years. 

“Don’t  put  so  much  pressure  on 
yourself  that  you  lose  the  joy  of  this  year,” 


she  said.  “Cause  it  will  go  by  very  fast.” 


-Photo  by  Bob  McDonald 


Phil  Maney  surveys  the  year’s  first  Senior  Night, 
held  on  Friday,  September  24,  2004  in  the  Third 
World  Room.  Activites  included  beruit,  a card 
name  whose  name  is  not  fit  to  print  and  a massive 
game  of  flip  cup  pictured  here. 


Role  at  WSC 
ManagerfbrWSKB 


Skot  Pierce 


Production 


Number  of  Years  at  WSC  Ibis  will  be  his 
thrdyear 


Favorite  Ihing  About  WSC  How  dose 
knit  it  is  I guess. 


Favorite  Movie  Any  Kevin  Smith  movie 


Favorite  T.V.  Show.  I don't  hove  time  fori 
T.V. 


Favorite  Quote  “If  prodioe  mokes  per- 
fect and  nobody's  perfect,  then  why 
prodioe?'  -Billy  Corgon 


Who  would  win  in  o fight  “In  Romes^  or| 
‘Devil  Driver?  (Skofs  favorite  metal 
bonds) 

“There  wouldn't  be  o clear  victor, 
■they'd  tear  eodiother  to  shreds.'' 


I Compiled  b/MatthewBernat 


Republicans 


Thirteen  swdents,  all  ages  and  genders  repre- 
sented, filled  the  chairs  around  a large  table, 
ready  to  tackle  anything  tfiat  would  be  thrown 
their  way.  The  club's  advisor  Professor  Gerald 
Healey  of  ihe  Bu^ess  Managemeit  depart- 
ment, was  absent  that  nigll. 

The  club  considerd  the  amount  of 
people  in  attendance  a great  success,  tfioigh 
they  \sere  starting  from  scratch.  One  studeit 
e\en  proclaimed  it  to  be  a "victory.” 

Junior  Alex  Tizaico.  a history  and 
edication  majoi;  and  also  presideni  ofthe  club, 
took chaige  by  having  everyone  introduce  them- 
selves and  be^todiscuss  with  the  oihermem- 
bers  what  the  rml  purposeofthe  new  club  would 
be. 

"Ever>one  Ins  been  speculating  as  to 
wlnt  evil  we're  coming  up  with,”  Ik  said.  Oie 
St udera  kiddingly  suggested  woikingon  a secret 
handshake. 

The  pe-existiig  constitution  was  the 
first  arbr  of  bu^ess  of  the  meeting  It  was 
reported  that  it  could  be  changed  ifal  I agreed  on 
doing  so.  However,  no  changes  were  made  at 
that  time. 

One  of  the  main  activities  that  the 
Republican  club  waits  to  g:t  involved  with  is 
helping  along  local  canpaigns  and  their 
Republican  candidates.  Junior  David  Pageau, 
who  is  also  the  campus  director  ofthe  club  aid, 
"We  are  gaing  to  work  on  oir  relations  with  stu- 
dents, faculty,  and  other  cKihs.  By  r»  means  do 
we  want  to  be  segregited  or  disonce  ourselves 
from  other  groups  on  canpus  We  arc  actually 
realty  looking  forward  to  ft.”  Suggestions  of 
working  phone  drives,  grasoots  ompaigiting, 
and  promoting  voter  registration  werespokenof 

One  member  mentioned  his  rccerl 
involvemerl  with  Travis  Chaput,  who  is  ruining 


for  Slate  Senate  in  Hanpden  County.  He 
encouraged  other  members  to  sQndoii  forthe 
pdlsonOctober  16,  insippoit  oftlKcancEdate. 

Represertation  at  the  Septemba-  30 
voter  regstration  rally  was  also  mertioned  All 
nrembers  seemed  to  agree  that  tlKy  felt  as 
thougji  they  ^ould  be  a part  of  die  action 

Fundrai^g  was  louclKd  upon  and 
the  suggestion  of  raising  money  to  erect  a 
memorial  in  honor  of  Preskfcnt  Ronald  Reagan 
was  considered. 

Opposition  was  something  members 
were  sli^tly  ccncemed  diouL  It  was  slated  in 
the  constitution  that  thecliii  was  open  to  any  St  u- 
derl,  regardless  of  political  leaning  Oicperscn 
vdeed  hesitation  to  allowing  anyone  other  than 
sippoiteis  of  the  Republican  paty,  to  prevent 
any  mishaps  or  argumens.  The  ido  was  shot 
down,  and  it  was  cfccided  to  reman  open  to  all 
majors,  political  leaningj  and  genrfcrs. 

Healey  had  once  mertioned  to 
Trzaskoiliatthewaytodeaiwithoppositionisto 
"s^  everything  with  asmfle.”Members  ofthe 
club  found  it  very  suprising  that  so  many  had 
shown  up;  and  none  in  dissent  Talk  of  fliers 
advertising  the  fiist  meeting  being  tom  down  or 
de&ced  floated  around  Ihe  room.  On  one  partic- 
ular flier  stating  France’s  contenpt  of  the  Ihited 
Staes  someone  wrote  “So  said  the  Statue  of 
Liberty  back!” 

The  club  also  dsciBsed  bringing  in 
speakers  forthe  whole  campustowitnes. 

TIk  Republican  club  will  condraic  to 
meet  once  every  two  weeks,  with  their  next 
meetiig  being  on  October  13,  upstairs  in  Ely. 
Expect  cortroversy  converalion,  and  lots  of 
fruit 


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What  is  your  first  impression 
of  Westfield? 


Matt  Rizoli 
Class  of  2008 
Business 


Dylan  Kelleher 
Class  of  2008 
Business 


“I  spend  more 
time  in  Subway 
than  my  room.” 


“Homey.” 


Voices  Overheard  compiled  by  Amy  Cirrone 


Mary  Kate  Gilrein 
Class  of  2008 
Political  Science 

“I  enjoy  the  free- 
dom andl  like 
how  diere’s  a lot 
of  ways  to  get 
involved..” 


Jeremy  Boettcher 
Class  of  2006 
Music  Composition 

“Its  big  and 
friendly.” 


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Phone:  413-433-0489 

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Nation/World  The  Voice  October  4. 2004 


Campaigns  Agree  on  Debate  Parameters 


BY  Matea  Gold 
Los  ANGELES  TIMES 
"■  Voters  tuning  intothefirstpresiderlial 

debate  Thuisday  may  be  aitidpating  a 
whselir^  give-and-take  bei\seen  the  two  candi- 
dates, but  theoccasion  will  actually  be  oneofthe 
most  carefully  sDuctired  events  of  die  2004 

canpaiga 

The  rules  for  die  tlree  preadeilial 
debates  were  negotiated  by  repiesertetaes  of 
Sen.  John  F.  Kerry  and  President  Budt  in  a 32- 
pa^  memoiandim  of  undersanding  and  leave 
litde  room  for  sportaneity 

They  specify,  among  other  things,  that 
[he  careiidates  may  not  pose  questions  directly 
(oeach  other  and  require  the  deb^e  moderators 
to  ifie  specific  lar^ge  when  cutting  offloog- 
winded  answers.  . 

The  two  canpaigps  haggled  over  the 
temperature  inthe  room,  hew  far  the  men  could 
wander  from  their  lecterns  and  how  a colored 
li^t  will  alert  them  when  they've  gone  over 
their  allotted  time.  The  candiebtes  may  bring 
paper  and  pens  or  pencils,  but  all  must  be  sub- 
mitted ahead  of  time  so  die  items  can  be  i^aced 
on  die  lecterns,  eadi  constructed  and  placed  to 
Keny-Bush  specifications. 

While  past  campaigns  made  ^ilar 
agreements,  the  2004  ddiate  rules  betweai 
Keny  and  Bu^  are  the  most  detailed  and  fer- 
reachirg  of  arty  election,  and  have  rankledpolit- 
ica!  observers  vdio  say  the  candidates  are 
attempt  iig  to  cortrol  media  coverage. 


According  to  the  agieemait,  which 
also  covers  the  vice  presidential  debate  on  Oct 
S,  televiaon  cameras  would  not  be  permitted  to 
show  one  candiebrte  while  (he  other  is  speaking 
or  broackiast  images  ofthe  audience's  resporse- 
prohitxticns  the  networks  have 
rejectedPolitical  experts  said  the  campaign^ 
micro-rronag^mt  of  the  debates  undermines 
their  value. 

"This  is  a parody  of  what  real  civic 
give-aid-tate  is  and  could  be  in  America,*  said 
Martin  Kafrian,  director  of  the  Univerafy  erf" 
Southern  California's  Norman  Lear  Certtet 
which  studes  the  intersection  of  politics  and 
entertain  ment 

"What  we're  desperate  fa  is  some 
really  serious  discussion,  beyond  the  somd 
bites,  aboutthe  problems  the  country  is  facirg,* 
he  said,  "hstead,  what  we’ve  guaranteed  is  an 
exchange  of  bunper  sticlrer  slogans.' 

The  nonpartisan  Commission  on 
Presidential  Debates,  which  sponsors  and  pro- 
duces the  everts,  has  not  signed  tiie  agreement, 
as  requested  bythe  Kerry  and  Bush  campaigns 
Bit  in  a statemert  posted  on  its  Website 
Monday,  (he  commission  saidit  will  enforce  the 
guidelines,  and  not  depart  from  them  without 
lYe  approval  of  the  campaigns.The  canpaigns 
are  insisting  diat  the  moderatois  also  sign  die 
agreement,  a risk  being  replaced  ABC  said 
Charles  Qbson,  who  is  scheduled  the  moderate 
the  second  date  on  Oct  8 in  St  Louis,  will  na 
do  so. 


WhetherJimLehrerofPBS.who  is  to 
moderate  the  first  matchip  between  Keny  and 
Bush  in  Coral  Gables,  Fla.,  cn  Thursday,  and  the 
two  other  moderators  will  go  along  widi  the 
canpaign^  demands  imiains  unclear.  Network 
officials  indicated  that  they  do  na  believe  they 
wilL 

The  carefiilly  craled  lules  are  part  of 
a larger  effort  by  bodi  campaigns  to  oortrol  the 
image  and  impressions  of  each  canddate,  as 
wdl  as  ca  down  on  the  dement  of  surprise. 

"It  basicalfy  is  ensuring  that  dieie  wiU 
be  a healtl^  exchan^  of  ideas,  there'll  be  a kit 
of  topes  covered ...  no  gimmicks,  no  tricks,  no 
sudden  surprises,  so  that  we  really  can  have  a 
debate  thafs  dominaed  by  the  issues,'  Bush 
senia  advisor  Karen  Hugfies  told  ABC  News 
Radio  Tuesday. 

Bahsidesbrou^iin  political  heavy- 
wd^ts  to  lead  the  negaiatiens:  poweriiouse 
Washington  attorney  \femon  Jordan  for  Kaiy 
and  former  Secretary  ofSt  ate  James  A Baker  III 
fa  Budi. 

‘Thejfre  trying  to  take  into  account 
all  thecoitiigencies,' said  Zachary  White,  assis- 
tant professor  of  communicteioi  studies  te  (he 
Univer^y  of  San  Francisca  "They  don't  want 

to  be  left  to  chance  so  the  voters  will  fill 
in  the  gaps  t hemselvs.* 

The  podiums  each  will  measoe  50 
inches,  and  be  set  10  feet  apart  - enough  dis- 
tance so  the  presidenfs  diorter  stature  will  na 
crede  a strong  ooitrast  with  Ids  lanlq'  rival.  And 


' HD  candidate  diall  be  pomitted  to  use  risers  a 
any  other  device  to  create  an  impression  of  ele- 
vated heigli.'accordng  to  (he  memoianciiiu 

One  issue  that  remains  sanewhat 
unresolved:  tfic  tenperature  in  the  room.  The 
Bush  campaign  waaed  it  above  70  degrees, 
hoping  to  gel  Keny  to  break  oa  in  a sweat, 
while  the  Democrats  were  pushing  fa  a cooler 
ambience  In  (he  end,  they  settled  cn  "indistiy 
standard’ 

The  most  coitiovcrsia!  provi^n  in 
die  memorandum  attenpts  to  preveit  the  televi- 
sion networis  from broadrastingthe reaction  of 
either  candidate  as  the  other  is  speaking. 
Accading  to  those  fimilia'  vrith  the  negotia- 
tions, the  presidea^  leelection  tcan  waited  the 
stpulaticn.  which  Bush  dso  insisted  ipon  da- 
ing  his  1994  debate  with  Texas  Gov  Ann 
Richards. 

Televiaon  networis  have  balked  at 
such  restrictions  and  refused  to  conply. 

"We  are  not  sifoject  to  agreemerts 
betweoi  the  randidaffis,*  said  Barbara  Levin,  a 
spokeswoman  fa  NBC  News.  "We  will  use 
pictures  as  we  see  fit'Media  expeitsaid  that  the 
requirement  infringes  on  joonalistic  freedom. 

"Sometimes  the  erpresion  of  opn- 
ion  or  die  reaction  to  differences  is  an  esseoial 
piece  of  the  stay.'  said  Bob  Steele,  senior  eddes 
faculty  at  the  Poynter  hstitute.  "To  restria 
video  a still  ima^of  onecanefidate  reacdngto 
what  the  other  has  to  say  is  exceptionally  prob- 
lematic.' 


Red  Sox  Beat  Devil  Rays  10-8 


BY  Valerie  Strauss 
THE  WASHINGTON  POST 

WASHINGTON— It  was  not  the 
sort  of  letter  a school  delights  in  sending 
home  to  its  families. 

"Dear  Third,  Fourth,  and  Fifth 
Grade  Parents: 

"It  is  with  great  regret  that  1 tell 
you  that  your  child  may  have  been 
exposed  to  alcohol  today  at  lunch,"  said 
the  missive  signed  by  Alexander  Harvey 
IV,  head  ofthe  private  Alexandria  Country 
Day  School. 

It  was  tequila  and  maigarita  mix, 
to  be  precise,  left  in  the  refrigerator  in  a 
pitcher  and  mistaken  for  limeade  by 
kitchen  staff,  who  poured  it  into  small 
cups  and  served  it  to  children  as  a lunch 
treat,  he  wrote. 

Some  youngsters  didn't  like  the 
smell  and  declined;  others  took  a sip  and 
declared  it  "gross,"  according  to  parents 
and  Harvey. 

An  administrator  who  realized 
something  was  wrong  started  investigat- 
ing, Harvey  said,  and  quickly  discovered 
that  the  limeade  was  really  liquor— 
although  it  is  unclear  why  the  kitchen  staff 
didn't  notice.  It  had  been  left  over,  he  said, 
from  a party  two  days  earlier  at  the  school 
for  the  staff,  faculty  and  Board  of  Trustees. 

The  cups  were  collected,  teachers 
were  told  and  students  were  observed  for 
any  ill  effects.  There  were  none,  Harvey 
said;  the  most  any  child  took  was  believed 
to  be  a few  sips  because  no  cup  was  close 
to  being  emptied.  The  episode,  he  said,  left 
him  mortified. 

"1  am  embarrassed  and  deeply 
sorry  that  this  happened,"  Harvey  wrote  in 
the  letter,  adding  that  liquor  was  immedi- 
ately banned  on  campus-a  policy  already 
set  at  many  schools— and  that  all  future 
faculty  parties  would  be  off  school 
grounds.  He  also  spoke  with  staff  about 
health  issues  involved  with  serving  chil- 
dren food  or  drink  from  open  containers. 


Alexandria  police  spokeswoman 
Amy  Bertsch  said  nobody  informed  the 
police.  Alexandria  Commonwealth's 
Attorney  S.  Randolph  Sengel  said  that 
"while  ifs  true  procuring  alcohol  for 
someone  under  the  legal  age  of  21  is  ille- 
gal," the  incident  would  not  rise  to  the 
level  of  criminal  conduct  because  the 
kitchen  staff  members  did  not  know  they 
were  serving  alcohol.  He  said  it  sounded 
like  "an  innocent  mistake." 

Harvey  told  parents  in  the  letter 
that  everybody  in  the  school,  with  240  stu- 
dents from  kindergarten  through  eighth 
grade  who  pay  tuition  from  $14,200  to 
$15,600,  was  informed  the  same  day.  Sept. 
10. 

"We  ask  the  students  to  be  honest 
and  admit  their  mistakes,  and  we  should 
do  the  same,"  the  letter  said. 

Parents  learned  about  the  episode 
that  day  when  their  children  came  home 
talking  about  it  and  carrying  Harvey’s  let- 
ter. 

Bill  Paxson,  a former  U.S.  con- 
gressman who  has  two  children  at  the 
school,  said  Tuesday  that  his  third-grader 
was  "very  excited  about  it." 

"Her  words  were.  'Something 
really  fun  and  illegal  happened  today  at 
school.'  Then  she  proceeded  to  say  what 
happened.  She  said  it  was  gross  and  dis- 
gusting stuff.  ...  She  said  she  tasted  it  and 
it  was  so  disgusting  she  couldn't  drink  it." 

Paxson  said  he  was  pleased  with 
the  school's  reaction. 

"They  handled  it  in  a textbook 
way,"  he  said. 

Kim  McKeman,  vice  president  of 
the  Parent-Teacher  League,  said  Tuesday 
that  she  heard  parents  praising  Harvey  for 
addressing  the  situation  "so  quickly  and 
honestly"  and  that  nobody  she  knew  had 
questioned  why  the  staff  did  not  realize 
alcohol  was  being  served. 

Harvey  said  he  received  no  com- 
plaints from  parents. 


BY  David  Heuschkel 
THE  Hartford  Courant 

ST.  PETERSBURG,  Fla.  - There 
was  no  letdown  and  nobody  was  hung  over 
from  a celebration  the  previoiB  night,  when  the 
Boston  Red  Soxclinched  a playoff  berth. 

"Wfe're  a bunchofidots.’centerfield- 
er  Johnny  Damon  said.  "But  weVe  gro'An-ni 
idiots.’ 

Kevin  Millar,  one  of  the  head  idiots, 
hit  a two-mn  home  run  in  the  1 1th  to  give  the 
Red  Sox  a 10-8  victoy  over  the  Devil  Rays  at 
Trcpicana  Field. 

TheRedSox^founh  consecutive  vic- 
tory moved  themto  within2  l/2gpmes  (two in 
the  losscdumn)  behind  the  New  York  Yantees. 

The  Red  Sox  bul^n  complied  to 
retire  16  ofttelast  I7hitteis.  Ramiro  Mendoza, 
one  of  six  relievere  ified  by  Manager  Terry 
Fraicona,pitdiedtwopeifect  innings  to  earn  the 
victory, 

"Mendoza  had  a little  twedc  in  his 
(hamstring)  a somdhir^,  so  wc  couldi't  send 
him  back  out,"  Fiancoia  said  "We  ended  (.qina 
needing  to.' 

With  two  014  in  the  11  tK  David  Otiz 
(3-for-5)  doubled,  and  Millar  efrove  an  0-and-l 
fiisfoall  from  Danys  Baez  irto  the  left-field  seats 
for  his  ISthhomerun. 

After  the  game,  Millar  lifted  his  shirt 


re  reveal  two  large  bruises  onhis  left  ride.  He  got 
hit  Monday  and  Tuesday  in  almost  the  same 
place  with  fastballs. 

"One  97 and  one  90.’  Millar  sud.  "If 
Baez  hit  me,  I was  gping  to  the  hospiid  .* 

A week  from  now,  Derek  Lowe 
mi^t  be  headed  to  the  bul  Ipoi. 

In  whataiixiunted  to  an  audition  fa  a 
spot  in  the  ration  in  the  Division  Series.  Lowe 
did  not  make  a strong  case.  Itwasasifhe  ma- 
phed  back  into  the  pitcher  who  stmg^ed 
throughout  the  first  half. 

Lowe  was  tagged  fa  five  runs  and 
eight  hits in2  1/3  innings,  extendinghis  winless 
streak  to  four  starts. 

“People  remember  the  lastmonth,  as 
well  they  should,*  Lowe  said  "The  decision  is 
going  to  be  made  at  some  part  All  I know  as  a 
team  weVc  gang  tothepl^offs.  That's  the  most 
imponart  thirig.' 

Francona  said  he  removed  Lowe 
because  of  a blister. 

But  Lowe,  who  allowed  10  of  the  1 5 
batters  he  faced  to  i-each,  said  the  blister  was  not 
a problem. 

"It  wasjust  poor  pi  tching,'  he  said 

Lowe(14-12)hasnow  been  roughed 
up  in  tlree  consecaivesiarts.  He  has  allowed  1 5 
earred  runs  in  8 1/3  innings.  His  5.43  ERA  is 
among  the  highest  by  American  League  starting 
pitchers. 


Kevin  Miller  ofthe  Boston 
Red  Sox  delievered  a two- 
mn  home  run  in  the  lUh 
inning  to  give  the  Sox  a 
10-8  victory  over  the  Devil 
Rays  at  their  game  last 
Tuesday,  September  28, 
2004.  The  victory  over  the 
Devil  Rays  puts  the  Sox 
2 1/2  games  behind  the 
New  York  Yankees. 


staff  Slip  Gives  Liquor  to 
Children  at  Private  School 


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Nation/World  Th6  UoiC6  October  4. 2004 


6.0  Quake  Strikes  Central  California 


By  RICHARD  FALSSET 
MEGAN  Garvey 
Los  ANGELES  TIMES 
PARKflELD,  Calif.-The 
Andeas  Fauh  let  loose  with  a 6.0  magnitude 
earthquake  Tueafay  morning  centered  in  nral 
Monterey  Courty,  fraying  nerves  and  toppling 
teacn3S  but  othowise  causing  little  damage 
while  providing  seisnologsts  with  perhaps 
more  cbla  than  arty  temblor  in  history. 

With  its  cpicoiter  near  this  town  d" 
population  37,  the  “strong  temblor  strude  at 
10:15  am  It  began  whh  minarumHings,  grew 
to  a diking  and  eventually  full  undulations 
the  earth  over  the  next  lalfmiiiite,  residents 

Slid. 

George  Jewell,  63,  a stocky  retired 
tractirdriverwhohas  livedintfie  area  off  andon 
fer  50  )eajs,  was  walking  near  the  traler  that 
serves  as  the  community  library  at  10:15. 

And  then  he  wasn't 
'■Yeah,itknDckedme  on  the  ground,' 
Jewell  said  "I  never  been  knocked  on  the 
ground  by  anyone  or  arything  before.  I got 
punched  real  good  in  \hgas  cne  time,  and  it  did- 
if  t knock  me  cbwn  that  good" 

Pcq)Ie  over  a 350-mile  stretch  of 
California,  from  Orange  County  to  Sacramento, 
reported  feeling  the  quake.  More  than  ISOafier* 
shocksfdlowed  the  tern  Hoi;  including  onewilh 
amagnitudeofS.O,  which  is  coisideredmoder- 
ate,  and  four  others  of4.1  or  higher. 

Geologists  attributed  the  relatively 
minor  dimage  to  Califcmials  stnet  earthquake- 
minded  building  codes  and  to  the  fact  that  the 
temblor  stoidc  ina  rural  area. 

Althoi^h  57  people  ded  in  the  6.7 
Norihridge  quake  in  1994  - which  pronpted 
even  stricter  building  requiremerts  - some 
35,000diedin  Bam,  Iran,  last  December  when  a 
66  magnitudge  C|jake  demdished  85  percent  of 


the  city's  mostly  mud-and-sirav  builcfirgs. 

As  John  Varian,  owner  of  the 
Paricffeld  Inn,  putic  'Thffe'sno  dcyscrapers  to 
fall  down,  so  ifsnevera  big  deal* 

Tusiby^s  quake,  which  was  located 
at  the  scisnicaDy  shdlow  depth  of  4.9  miles, 
was  of  a type  known  as  a '’sl^-strike*  quake, 
which  caiees  the  ground  to  move  horizcntally, 
geolo^b  said  The  shifi  could  lead  to  another 
quate  of  similar  or  laiger  a®  along  the  same 
fault  line,  but  sciertists  placed  the  likelihood  of 
that  at  between  5 percait  and  10  percent. 

One  (rf  toe  most 
seismically  active  regions  in 
toe  world  - and  packed  with 
more  seismic  instninents 
than  aiy  similar  ^e  - toe 
Paikfield  area  is  home  to  res- 
idents accustomed  to  bolting 
paiidi^s  to  the  walls,  secur- 
ing glasswae  whh  douHe- 
sided  tape  aid  trying  to  make 
abuckofftoeever-impending 
"Big  One.* 

"Eat  here  when  it 
happens!"  advertises  the 
Parkfield  Cafe,  where  S15.95 
will  buyyou  the  "Magnitude 
6'  top  sirlda  "Sleep  here 
when  it  happens!*  bwkons  Varian's  Parkfield 
Im. 

Although  the  quake  caused  relatively 
miner  danagj,  a fav  pmialty  crumbled  ceilings 
and  chimneys  and  the  fresh  memory  of  a mag- 
nitude 65  tomblcr  San  Simeon  quake  that  killed 
two  people  last  December  in  Paso  RoHes,  27 
miles  to  the  soutoeast,  made  Tuesday's  quake 
especially  jarring  for  some. 

At  toe  Work  Family  Ranch  near 
Parkfield,  the  ceiling  of  the  adobe  house  Kelley 
Work's  grandfather  had  built  in  1933  partially 
caved  in  and  vases  and  pictures  smash^  to  toe 
floor,  forcing  the  Wodcs  to  take  residence  in  a 


guest  house  on  the  property. 

■ ■ fm  done  being  in  this  hoise,*  Work 
said.  "It  scares  me  to  death.* 

Bnotiens  were  ^ilarly  strained  in 
Paso  RoWes. 

“We  just  had  toe  you-know-what 
scared  oil  of  usagain,"saidNCTma  More,  exec- 
utive director  of  Paso  RoHesf  Main  Street 
Association.  "Bii  no  damage  so  far.  I just 
checked  my  two-stay  Victorian  house.  lYn  in 
toe  process  of  repairing  the  cracks  from  the  last 
one,  and  there  aren't  ary  new  ones  1 could  see" 
Although  a 
mounted  deer  head  fell 
from  the  wall  at  the  V6 
Ranch  rear  Paikfield  and 
vaious  delicate  items  top- 
pled and  broke  from  Paso 
RoHes  in  the  southwest  to 
Coalinga  in  toe  northeast, 
everyone  seemed  to  agree 
that  this  earthquake  was  a 
minor  inconvenience  cem- 
paed  with  toe  December 
temblor.  That  quake  caused 
$ 100 million  in  damage. 

"A  piece  of 
cake,"  said  Marcia  Colbert, 
70,  who  tends  the  cash  reg- 
ister at  toe  Park  Street  Antique  Mall  in  Paso 
RoHes. The  Decemberquakeshattered  the  front 
windows,  tcppled  prirey  antiques  and  sd  off  toe 
buildings  spfirJcIer  tystem,  caising  S30,000  in 
damage. 

OnTuesday,  Cdbert  pointed  at  a wall 
almost  entiielycoveraiwito  miirors.  "All  tooee 
mirrors  werejust swinging  back  and  forth,"  de 
sard.  "Buttoeydlheld.* 

The  historic  San  Miguel  Mission 
Parish,  which  was  heavily  damaged  last 
December,  also  appeared  irtxl  Tuesday. 

"I  didn't  see  aiy  dust  ai  my  dedc,' 
said  misaon  office  mana^r  Maria  Payeur. 


“Yeah,  it  knocked  me 
on  the  ground,”  Jewell 
said.  “I  never  been 
knocked  on  the  ground 
by  anyone  or  anything 
before.  I got  punched 
real  good  in  Vegas  one 
time,  and  it  didn’t 
knock  me  down  that 
good.” 

-George  Jewell 


"Comparing  it  with  the  one  in  December  - 
toeie  was  no  comparisai.* 

The  San  Andreas  Fault,  a grinding 
intersection  of  toe  Pacific  and  North  American 
tectonic  plates,  rurs  througji  800  miles  of  the 
state.  Patofield  issitu^ed  at  an  irtersection  with- 
in that  intersection,  a site  where  amovirig  por- 
tion in  toe  fault  meets  an  unmovingone. 

Between  the  mid- 19th  century  aid 
mid-20th  centuiy,  Parkfidd  experienced  a 6.0 
magnitude  quake  evwy  22  years,  on  average  ~ a 
regularity  good  enough  in  toe  unpredictaHe 
realm  of  seismology  to  prompt  scieilists  to 
begin  the  Parkfield  Experiment  two  decades 
ago. 

Over  toe  yeas  they  have  filled  toe 
hills  and  dales,  cracks  and  crevasses  with  hun- 
ckeds  of  instrumeits  - seismometers,  "creep- 
ometers,'  strain  meters,  global  satellite  pcsition- 
ing  markers  and  nearty  every  other  device  used 
to  stud^  sdanic  movements  boto  damatic  aid 
subtle. 

To  place  moirtaing  equ^merl  even 
closer  to  toe  sdsmic  action,  the  US.  Geological 
Survey  in  June  began  drilling  a two-mile  shaft 
directly  into  toe  &ulL 

The  last  6.0  qiakein  toe  area  occurred 
in  1966,  so  scientists  begai  to  get  their  hopes  up 
in  the  mid-1980s  - 1988  being  toe  22-year 
mark.  But  the  1 980b  came  and  weit,  and  then 
the  1990s,  andthen  the  first  3 1/2 years ofa  new 
millemium. 

Tuesd^'s  quake  well  become 
toe  most-studied  quake  in  history,  scientists  said 

"We  expect  to  learn  a lot,  to  a lot 
of  data  from  this  eartoquake,'  said  California 
Institute  of  Technology  seianologst  Kate 
Hutton. 

Andy  Sn>der,  the  USCS  gedogist 
based  in  Parkfield,  was  being  mobbed  by 
reporters  Tuestfay  oirtside  his  small  office  near 
the  Parkfield  Cafe. 


50  is  Looking  Better  Than 
Ever  For  Bill 


Marine  Killed  in  Iraq 
After  Surprise  Trip  Home 


By  Emma  SCHWARTZ 
LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 
WASHINGTON  - The  green  is  still 
there,  but  with  tcudies  of  blue,  red  and  yellow. 
A stylized  ima^  of  toe  Stars  and  Stripes  now 
waves  in  i he  background  But  even  after  toeface 
lift,  $50  is  still  wenh  $50. 

The  U.S.  Treasury  sent  its  latest 
redesgrsd  greenback  into  ciroilation  Tuesday, 
port  ofan  effort  to  combat  count  ofeitets,  as  offi- 
cials ^thered  at  Union  Station  tomake  the  fiist 
official  purchase  - a U.S.  flag  that  cost  $45. 

The  new  nae  "represoits  the  latest 
step  in  an  effort  to  stayaheadof  counterfeit  cur- 
rency,' said  Thomas  Feiguscn,  director  of  the 
Bureau  ofEngraving  and  Printing. The  first  mul- 
ticolored HU,  a $20,  made  its  debut  in  October. 

The  $50  bill  includes  added  security 
features;  ink  that  appears  to  change  from  cepper 
10  @een  with  movement,  a security  thread 
embedded  in  toe  poper  that  spells  oU  the 
ebnomirution  of  the  bill  and  a watermark  image 
of  Uiys.-tts  S,  Grant  There  also  are  tiny  yellow 
50s  printed  on  tlie  back,  which  officials  say  are 
harc^iodiplicaie. 

Much  remains  from  toe  ok!  $50:  The 
portrait  of  Grant  the  IStopresicfeniofthe  United 
States.stilJ  sits  at  the  front  center.  Aixl  a picture 
of  toe  Capitol  remaiiB  on  the  back. 

About  1-2  Hllion  oftoeoldS50naes 


are  in  circulation  waldwide,  and  will  cortinue 
to  be  used  uitil  they  wear  out.  In  the  coming 
menths,  toe  Federal  Reserve  will  release  more 
than  768  millionncw  $50  bills. 

The  Treasury  expects  to  unveil  a new 
SI  Obill  by  the  springandis  wotoingon  jtosfa 
anewS100;toe$l,S2andSS  notes  will  remain 
the  same. 

bi  2003,  the  gov'emmeit  seized  $63 
milliar  incounterfeitnotesbeforetheyweninto 
circulaiioi  andfoiiidS38  mOlion  alr^tty  inuse. 
Meet  of  that  was  in  S20s,  toe  most  heavfy  courv 
terfeited  curraicy.  Abroad,  SlOO  bills  mcke  ip 
tiiebuIkofcopycatmaiey.Only  1 in25,OOOS^ 
bills  ae  count^eit 

Officials  said  the  latest  changes  were 
aimed  at  the  rise  in  (£@tally  produced  counter- 
feits, which  have  sirged  firom  1 percent  of  all 
couiterfeit  money  in  1 995  to  40  percent  today. 
Despite  tlie  inproved  technedogy,  however,  the 
amount  of  fake  money  ciiculatirig  has  remained 
constant  in  recent  yeas  ~ no  more  thai  0.02  per- 
cait ofthe  mae  than $700  biUion  U.S.  dollars  in 
circulation,  accordingto the  Secret Sov ice. 

Dbwn  Haley  spokeswoman  fa  the 
Bureau  of  Er^raving  and  Prirtit^,  said  the 
redesign  was  an  inportantpart  of  staying  ahead 
of  CDunterfeiters.  M part  of  that  effort,  toe  U.S. 
Treasoy  plans  to  l«ue  new  money  every  sevoi 
to  10  years. 


BY  Martin  C.  Evans 

NEWSDAY 

Marine  Lance  CpL  Ramon  Nfeteo  sur- 
prised everyone  with  a sudden  visit  fiem  Iraq 
early  thismento. 

First,  he  went  to  his  mother's  work- 
place, stoodsilentty  behindhaasherccdleagjes 
beamed,  andsavoredthe  expression  on  her  foce 
when  she  turned  around. 

Then,  in  a gleeful  succes- 
aon  of  ligHning-strike  vis- 
its, he  suqxTsed  other  mem- 
bers of  his  femily  scattered 
throughout  the  areaon  Long 
Island.  N.Y. 

Mateols  arrival 
parked  two  weeks  of  party- 
ing, as  friends  and  relatives 
fed  him  longed-for  rice  and 
beans,  lubricated  his  pirits 
with  alcoholic  libations  and 
dicrweredhim  with  love. 

Then,  just  as  sud- 
denly, he  was  gone. 

Now,  family  and 
friends  are  stn^gling  to 
cane  to  grips  with  the  idea  that  Mateo  wDl  r»t 
be  coming  home  again. 

"It  hasn't  really  sunk  in  >et,  because 
he  w*  here  only  a week  ago,'  said  his  sista, 
Sonia  Rivera,  28. ofBayShore.'Tt  was  almost 
as  if  God  sent  him  one  more  time  to  say  good- 
bye.' 

One  week  after  he  retumal  to  Iraq 
from  a rivo-week  leave  here,  Maeo,  20,  ded 
Friday,  becoming  the  third  Brerlwood  High 
SchoH  gradiate  to  die  in  that  part  of  tie  wald 
arce  President  Bush  sent  troops  there. 

Monday,  members  of  his  femity  who 
gathered  at  his  Brerfwood  home  tried  to  make 
sense  of  hisdeato,  a half  a wald  aw^  in  Iraq 

' 'He  was  a baby,  only  20  years  old," 
said  his  father,  Pedro  Mateo  ofBayShore.  "He 


came  home,  had  a good  time,  then  'bang,'  that 
was  it" 

Mateo,  who  married  in  May  2003,  left 
for  Iraq  in  February,  and  had  just  returned  for 
anaher  seven-month  hitch  there  when  he  was 
killed 

He  was  mortally  woundedwhilehelp- 
ing  provide  security  for  a convoy  west  of 
Bagdad,  family  members  said. 

"He  wanted  to  make  his  family 
proud,  and  fa  his  cousins  to 
lookup  to  him,'  said  his  wife, 
Concetia,  a Suffolk  County 
Conm unity  College  studait 
Brentwood  principal 
Themas  OBrien  said  that,  in 
some  ways,  Mateo  typifies 
toe  youth  of  Broitwood  - a 
Suffolk  County  hamlet  with 
large  numbers  of  wakirg- 
class  while,  Hpanic  and 
Hack  residents.  Many  of 
them  turn  to  toemilitary  hop- 
ing to  convert  stints  in  toe 
lined  forces  irto  tickets  to  a 
better  life. 

Mateo’s  stepfather,  Miguel 
Rivera  of  Brentwood  who  works  at  a 
Hurdi^ton,  N.Y.,  cardealcrship.  said  Mateo  had 
hoped  to  use  his  military  training  to  become  a 
diesd  mechanic. 

Mateo  had  even  pert  time  diringhis 
last  days  on  Long  Islaid  hdpir^  to  repair  his 
wife^  car.  "He  was  doing  what  te  waited  to  do.' 
Miguel  Rivera  said  "He  wanted  to  mate  a 
career  of  it" 

■ The  last  wads  1 said  to  him  before 
heleff  was,  'Godblessyou,'  andhe  said.  Don't 
worry.  I'll  be  back,"  Miguel  Rivoa  said.  "But  it 
never  happened.' 


“The  last  words  I said 
to  him  before  he  left 
was,  ‘God  bless  you,’ 
and  he  said,  ‘Don’t 
worry.  I’ll  be  back,” 
Miguel  Rivera  said. 
“But  it  never  hap- 
pened.” 

-Miguel  Rivera 


Opinion 


The  Uoice  October  4, 


2004 


Page  7 


Opinion 


Letters  to  the  Editors 


To  the  Editors: 

“A  Voice  of  My  Own” 

Well,  if  it's  one  thing  1 hate,  it's 
a hypocrite.  What's  worse  than  that  is  a 
hypocrite  with  power.  But  boy,  do  1 
love  drama!  So  here  I am,  stirring  some 
up  for  Ms.  Emily  Engel,  Editor-in- 
Chief  of  The  Voice.  Now,  Emily  is  this 
hypocrite  I was  talking  about.  Here  she 
is,  all  high  and  mighty;  preachin'  to  the 
masses  about  how  complaining  is  just  a 
huge  waste  of  time.  But  how  does  she 
go  about  doing  this?  By  complaining 
about  a couple  of  freshmen.  Now, 
sometimes  I'm  not  such  a big  fan 
ofthera  myself,  but  guess  what  folks,  I 
was  one,  Just  a few  years  ago.  . . oh, 
around  the  same  exact  year  that  Emily 
was,  too.  I want  to  point  out  Emily's 
article,  "Baby,  you  ain’t  seen  nothin' 
yet"  in  the  September  20  edition  of  The 
Voice.  It  is  about  a letter  of  complaint 
she  received  about  a space  filling, 
tasteless  horoscope  meant  as  humor. 
Personally,  I know  nothing  about  this 
horoscope,  so  I have  no  opinion  on  it. 
My  opinion  is  that  Ms.  Queen  Bee 
needs  an  infallibility  check. 

So  this  freshman  here,  com- 
plains against  these  horoscopes,  you 
know,  writing  a letter  to  the  editor,  get- 
ting involved,  getting  the  opinion  out 
there.  . . which  is  what  we  encourage 
people  to  do  right?  It  is,  after  all,  called 
The  Voice  for  a reason.  Does  Westfield 
have  one  voice?  My  opinion  certainly 
diverges  from  others  at  this  school  in 
many  respects. 

Now,  knowing  Emily  as  I do,  1 
know  that  if  1 sent  this  to  her  for  publi- 
cation, she  would  rip  it  up  and  refuse  to 
publish  it,  because  it  does  not  put  her  in 
the  best  light.  However,  she  herself 
says  in  this  article,  "Where  do  I even 
begin  to  trash  that  person?"  So,  one  of 
ihe  things  she  "trashes"  is  the  fact  that 
this  freshman  didn't  use  spell  check. 
Well  take  your  own  advice,  Emily!  It 
would  be  one  thing  if  you  weren't  the 
Editor,  but  you  are.  The  first  word  you 
wrote  in  this  very  article  happens  to  be 
"Anoter".  Well,  I suppose  1 could  end 
right  there  if!  wanted  to,  having  made 
my  point,  but  there's  so  much  more  evi- 
ijdence  to  show!  She  says  in  this  article, 
"this  person  actually  took  the  time  out 
of  their  busy  schedule  to  copy  and 
highlight  all  of  the  parts  in  which  he  or 
she  saw  offensive",  Well,  I have  a few 
things  to  say  about  that.  Did  you  not, 
Emily,  also  say  that  you  "immediately 
wrote  a rebuttle"?  (Which,  by  the  way, 
is  spelled  rebuttal)  Did  you  not  write  an 
entire  article  and  publish  it  so  the 
whole  school  to  see,  including  this 
freshman's  name  so  that  you  could  ruin 


her  credibility  and  possibly  her  reputa- 
tion in  her  first  few  weeks  of  being  in 
college?  Well,  if  you  wanted  to  hurt 
someone  or  make  someone  angry,  you 
did  it.  Hey!  Probably  more  than  one 
person,  as  a matter  of  feet.  You  did  suc- 
ceed with  me.  By  writing  this  article, 
you  are  encouraging  the  entire  popula- 
tion of  Westfield  State  College  to  'sit 
down,  shut  up,  and  enjoy  the  ride'  if 
they  disagree  with  you.  Is  that  what 
college  prepares  us  for?  I'm  sorry,  but 
I've  nevCT  heard  anyone  else  here  say 
that  to  me.  It  was  always  "stand  up  for 
your  rights.  Get  involved,  Get  your 
opinion  and  your  voice  heard!"  And 
isn't  that  why  we  have  The  Voice?  Well 
Emily,  it’s  not  just  your  voice  anymore. 

- Jolene  Wagner 


To  the  Editors: 

I was  reading  this  weeks  issue 
of  The  Voice,  when  I noticed  the  "let- 
ters to  the  editors"  section,  the  one 
where  some  girl  was  complaining  about 
the  Horoscopes  in  last  weeks  issue,  and 
it  gave  me  quite  the  laugh.  The  whole 
complaining  about  the  Horoscopes 
thing  was  dumb,  but  what  was  even 
dumber  was  Emily  Engel’s  response  to 
it.  No  offense,  but  you  misspelled  the 
very  first  word  in  your  response;  how 
does  someone  working  for  the  paper  do 
that?  Human  error,  sure,  but  that  wasn't 
the  only  error  made.  I'm  notone  to  pick 
on  spelling  errors,  but  seeing  as  your 
whole  article  was  based  on  bashing 
some  girl  and  using  the  mistakes  she 
had  made  to  rag  on  her,  1 figured  some- 
one had  to  say  what  everyone  else  is 
thinking.  You  need  to  take  your  own 
advice.  "Using  good  spelling  and  gram- 
mar makes  a lot  of  difference  to  the 
reader."  You  only  made  yourself  look 
like  a fool  by  ragging  on  some  girl  and 
her  poor  grammar,  when  you  had  mis- 
spelled words  and  used  poor  grammar 
in  halfof  your  paragraphs.  But  hey,  I'm 
not  the  editor,  I guess  as  long  as  you 
had  that  good  laugh  before  "the  Icfters 
was  misplaced,"  then  that's  all  that  real- 
ly matters.  I know  1 had  a good  laugh 
after  reading  your  sloppy  response. 


- Mary  McCormick 


To  the  Editors: 

This  is  in  response  to  last 
weeks  opinion  article,  “Got  A light?” 
which  1 found  is  an  offensive  tirade 
against  smokers.  Therefore,  I wish  to 
express  my  own  opinion  on  this  side  of 


the  issue. 

“Don't  you  just  love  sucking 
down  a cigarette?  After  a long  day  of 
classes,  the  sun  is  beginning  to  set  and 
you  just  feel  like  standing  outside  on  a 
beautiful,  crisp  fall  evening. ..Don’t 
you  just  love  that  feeling  you  get?  That 
rush?  That  relief?  And  at  the  moment, 
the  nanosecond  between  holding  your 
breath  and  letting  it  all  out,  you  arc  at 
peace  with  the  world  and  all  of  God’s 
creations. ..Wait. ..are  you  nodding?" 

YES!  In  feet  I am.  I am  a 
smoker  and  I am  proud  of  it. 

I have  issues  with  Mr. 
George's  article.  My  main  issue  is  Mr. 
George  stereotypes  ail  smokers  in  a 
condescending  manner.  He  describes  a 
group  of  smokers  as  looking  like  “a  fif- 
teen minute  break  at  an  AA  meeting.” 
He  also  states  “they  hang  out  in  packs 
like  wolves.  And  like  canines,  we 
should  strap  electric  collars  on  them 
with  the  invisible  trigger  set  to  shock 
tern  when  they  get  within  25  feet  from 
all  campus  buildings.”  Excuse  me?  Last 
lime  I checked  we  were  human,  not 
dogs.  Maybe  the  non-smokere  should 
have  collars  attached  to  them  and  shock 
them  every  time  they  complain  that  we 
are  smoking.  See  the  ridiculousness? 

We  as  citizens  of  the  US  have 
the  right  to  choose  what  we  do.  Wc  are 
given  that  choice  by  the  constitution.  If 
someone  chooses  to  smoke,  thatistheir 
right.  Smokers  should  be  respectful  to 
non-smokers,  but  respect  works  both 
ways!  I respect  you;  you  respect  me.  I 
respect  the  25-foot  rule  for  residence 
buildings  every  time  I smoke  a ciga- 
rette, and  I know  several  other  smokers 
that  do  as  well.  If  someone  isn’t  obey- 
ing the  25  foot  rule,  and  it  bothers  you, 
public  safety’s  extension  is  5262,  let 
them  know  the  building  and  explain 
that  a group  of  smokers  are  not  obeying 
the  25  fool  rule.  I am  sure  they  will  be 
glad  to  send  either  an  ISO  officer  or  a 
Campus  Police  officer  to  ask  the  “pack 
of  wolves”  to  move  to  the  25-foot 
mark. 

- Cassie 
GMofWSKB 


To  the  Editors  (and  fellow  stu- 
dents): 

I am  commenting  on  an  op-ed 
piece  from  The  Voice,  9/27/04,  Volume 
X,  Issue  IV  titled  “This  Just  In! 
Females  Good,  Feminism  Bad"  by 
David  Pageau.  1 would  like  to  begin  by 
saying  that  I appreciate  the  fact  that 
students  are  brave  enough  to  write 
things  that  some  might  consider  “out- 


side the  box". 

With  that  said,  I am  grateful 
that  we  have  the  chance  to  respond. 
Dave,  what  were  you  thinking? 

I am  disturbed  by  your  piece 
Because  I think  that  when  you  judge  a 
group  of  people  because  they  don’t 
agree  with  what  you  think  you’re  on  a 
slippeiy  slope.  On  the  most  basic  level 
I feel  that  feminists  are  women  that 
believe  that  knowledge  of  women’s 
accomplishments,  setbacks,  struggles, 
etc.  is  empowering  to  all, 

You  said,  “that  you  have  had  entire  sec- 
tions of  cla,ises  devoted  to  women  in 
numerous  parts  of  history”  which  I 
think  is  fantastic,  but  I will  tell  you  that 
1 am  almost  thirty  years  old  and  haven’t 
had  the  same  experience.  For  example 
it  wasn’t  until  the  Women's  Studies 
course  that  I’m  in  now  that  1 learned 
about  when  women  received  the  right 
to  vote,  who  Susan  B.  Anthony  or 
Elizabeth  Cady  Stanton  were,  or  that 
my  rqiroductive  rights  might  be  in 
jeopardy  with  the  upcoming  election.  I 
never  even  knew  there  was  a Women’s 
Hall  of  Fame.  Do  you?  Probably  not, 
but  I'm  sure  (like  me)  you  know  where 
the  Baseball  or  Football  Hall  of  fame 
are  (in  case  you’re  wondering  it’s  in 
Seneca  Falls,  NY  or  at  www.great- 

womemorg)- 

Not  only  did  you  knock  femi- 
nists, but  also  you  chose  to  slam  the 
fact  that  we  call  them  ‘women  studies’ 
courses  instead  of  'equality  studies’. 
The  fact  of  the  matter  is,.,  women  is 
what  the  course  is  about...  just  like 
‘Hispanic  Cultures  in  the  US’  is  about 
Hispanics,  ‘Black  American 

Literature’  is  about  African-American 
authors,  and  “Gayand  LesbianSludies” 
is  about  gay  and  lesbian  issues. 
‘\M5men’s  Studies’  is  just  that...  a 
course  that  either  gender  can  take  to 
learn  more  about  women’s  issues.  And 
maybe  when  men  and  women  are  truly 
equal  the  name  of  the  course  will 
change. 

But  until  then  I think  women 
need  to  ignore  ignorant  people,  learn 
about  issues  that  affect  our  gender,  and 
get  out  and  vote. 

- Jill  Monson 
Class  of  2005 


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Opinion  The  Uoice  October  4. 2004 


Revolvio  Del  Frito  Bandito 


“THE  DEVIL’S 

Ad 

ADVOCATE” 

BY  PETE  NORWOOD 

Jk- 

VOICE  COLUMNIST 

Writingcohimns  for  The  Voice  is  not 


the  only  way  I keep  myself  involved  on  cam- 
piB.  I am  also  a part  of  an  crganizaticn  known 
as  the  Latino  Association  Fcr  Empowerment 
(LAFE).  Last  week  duringoir  regular  Tuesday 
meetirig,  we  addressed  a letter  wnlten  by  Mr. 
AurelioSa«:hez(whocoincidertally  isalsothe 
affiistait  drcctor  of  the  Urban  Education  pro- 

giam.anathcr  crg3nization  to  which  I canclaim 
membersh^).  This  Icuer  spoke  of  Ms  concern 
for  the"n^ative  image"  that  theQuixote's  mas- 
cot pias  forth  for  the  Motican-American  com- 
munity. We  were  asked  byAurelio  to  writea  let- 
ter to  The  Vbicc  stating  ourconcemfer  what  the 
"Fiito  Bareiito"  could  do  to  the  Latho  commu- 
nity, This  request  made  sense  to  me  on  certain 
levels,  while  on  others,  it  simj^  had  me  dazed 
and  confused 

Firstly,  I am  not  Mexican-Americai, 
or  for  that  matter,  Latinev  but  I do  undeisiand 
why  Mr.  Sanchez  feels  that  flie  Frito  Banefitois 
an  "offoiave  screotype"  fcr  the  Mexican- 
American  community.  Iwasnottheontyonein 
the  group  who  felt  writing  a letter  in  protest  to 
the  mascot  was  a bad  klea.  I am  an  advocate  for 
the  freedon  of  speech.  Therefcre,  it  is  not  my 
piero^tive  totell  anyone  not  touse  aity  symbol 
for  any  leason. 

If  1 was  to  go  forward  with  writing  a 
letter  (rf  protest  to  The  Ibice,  I might  as  well 
have  tddtiie  ediicis  totfisegardanythingl  said 
in  any  of  my  articles  becaise  1 am  jiBt  writing 
it  for  attention.  This,  however,  is  not  the  case. 
When  I feel  something  is  wrong  and  1 ststc  so. 
I do  so,  partially  to  let  people  know  how  I feel 
and  partially  because  1 love  writing  1 think  my 
biggest  problem  in  understanding  wfty  it  is  that 
the  Frito  Banefito  is  offensive  is  that  it  really 
seems  like  an  sinocenl  cartoon  Why  is  it  that  a 


group  of  people  such  as  the  Mexicau- 
Amoicans  would  be  offoided  by  a tittle  car- 
toon man  who  resembles  Speedy  Gonalez? 
Why  would  they  not  be  offended  by  Speedy 
himself  (or  mere  accuraely.  Speedy's  creaters) 
or  pethaps  even  the  Tacc^ell  dog. 

! was  told  in  high  school  time  and 
time  agpin  that  I needed  to  learn  wMch  battles 
were  worth  figtling  instead  of  figHing  eveiy- 
iMng  my  teachers  ever  tcrid  me  to  <to.  It  would 
seem  that  this  hcMs  true  for  other  people  as 
well,  not  to  offend  >ou,  Mr.  Sanchez.  Before  I 
tame  to  WSC,  I had  never  even  heard  of 
Quixote’s  and  1 am  sure  there  are  many  peofrie 
just  like  me  who  have  never  hard  of  this  'Tex- 
Mex"  estaWishmert,  As  compared  to  certain 
other  figures  ised  veiy  frequently  that  receive 
national  media  attention,  theFiito  Banefito  is  bi4 
"diBt  in  the  wind"  Not  that  I condone  offensive 
stereo-typing  of  aity  sort,  1 myself  an  quite 
often  refened  to  as  "the  white  boy."  This  caild 
be  considered  offensive,  but  the  point  is;  3 real- 
ize tha  this  is  how  peoprie  relate  certain  ideas  to 
oneanoiher.  Ifl  amialkingtomybrotheisinthe 
Mils  about  a fiend  of  mine  who  they  know 
from  the  program  fcr  instance,  1 tell  them  "jou 
remanber  the  Puerto  Rican  gity?"  People  relate 
to  OIK  another  in  w^s  that  they  will  under- 
stand, ftiisisampfrypart  ofhuman  communica- 
tion. 

What  I am  getting  at,  Mr.  Sanchez,  is 
that  there  are  a lot  of  white  people  in  this  com- 
munity 1 Mghly  doubt  tha  peoprie  "in  a place  of 
Mghcr  learning"  aie  going  to  look  at  the  Frito 
bandito  of  Quixote's  and  think  that  this  is  what 
they  can  expect  when  they  see  a 
MexicaftAmerican.  To  us  white  people;  a Frito 
Bandito  is  sinply  a Speetty  Gonzalez-looking 
guy  which,  as  sad  as  it  might  be,  means  "tacos" 
Thcpoiil  that  the  foodisteaily  not  renrirascent 
of  iIk  TexMex  food  to  which  you  refer  is  a 
stronga'  one.  Although  once  ajpin,  I am  sure 
itet  people  in  an  edicationai  community  would 
be  aware  that  the  feod  they  are  consuming  is 
really  not  what  it  is  meant  to  be  at  all 


Feminism:  A continuing  fight 


BY  DAN  WARD 
VOICE  COLUMNIST 

Webster's  defines  feminism  as 
“the  movement  to  win  political  economic, 
and  social  equality  for  women.”  Feminism 
is  not,  as  has  been  inificated,  a belief  that 
men  and  women  arc  equal  The  truth  is  that 
women  and  men  are  equal  bu  our  society 
does  not  treat  and  has  not  treated  women  as 
equals.  The  idea  that  feminism  is  a negative 
is,  in  my  opinion,  very  dangsroiB  not  only 
for  feminists  and  women  but  also  fcr 
equality. 

Ma>he  the  greatest  acMevement 
of  feminisn  has  been  women’s  suffrage.  In 
1848  women  like  Susan  8.  Anthony  and 
Bizabeth  Cady  Stanton be^n  a movement 
to  get  women  the  rigM  to  vote. Their  fight 
lasted  over  half  a century  and  was  finally 
won  in  1920.  Feminism  today  is  essential 
because  80  >ears  later  we  live  in  a country 
in  which  22  million  single  women  did  not 
exercise  their  right  to  vote.  TMs  is  why 
feminism  lives  on 

A full-time  working  woman 
today  earns  only  73  cents  to  every  dollar 
earned  by  a man,  African-American 
women  make  65  cents  and  Hispanic 
women  only  53  cents  to  every  dollar 
earned  by  a white  man.  In  1963  women 
earned  59  cents  on  every  dollarearned  by  a 
riian,  that’s  an  increase  of  only  14  cents  in 
41  >ean>.  Yes,  ffiis  is  a feminist  issue,  but  it 
is  not  one  that  affects  only  women.  If 


women  were  paid  equally  to  men,  poverty 
rates  would  be  cut  in  half. 

Feminism  is  also  the  fight  for 
reproductive  ri^ts.  TMs  means  getting 
available  contraception  on  college  campus- 
es and  fighting  for  the  availability  of  emer- 
gency contraceptives  (morning-after  pill), 
as  well  as  the  fight  for  abortion  righta 
Right  now  women  in  the  military  are 
banned  from  receiving  abortiens  at  over- 
seas hospitals  even  in  cases  of  rape.  Astudy 
by  the  Iowa  Veterans  Affairs  Medical 
Center  showedthat  30%  of  female  veterans 
reported  having  been  raped  or  the  victim  of 
an  attenpted  rape  while  in  military  service. 
The  fight  for  reproductive  rights  is  not  a 
fight  only  for  abortion  but  a fight  for  the 
health  and  safety  of  all  women. 

Some  people  would  argue  that 
feminian  is  a segregation,  part  of  the 
Liberal  agenda,  or  simply  bod  and  believe 
that  Women’s  Studies  should  be  balanced 
by  “Men’s  Studied'.  Only  when  wMte  men 
like  myself  face  the  discrimination  and 
injustices  that  today's  women  and  minori- 
ties ^ce  will  there  be  a need  for  such  a 
class.  Feminism  is  a fight  for  equality, 
which  can  never  be  a bad  fight,  only  an 
American  fight.  It  is  a fight  for  women’s 
health,  reproductive  rights,  constitutional 
equality,  and  for  an  end  to  violence  against 
women.  And  no  matter  how  far  we’ve 
come,  feminism  will  and  must  remain  until 
the  day  cemes  when  every  woman  can 
walkout  her  door  and  feel  fully  appreciat- 
ed, safe  from  violence  and  completely 
equal  in  our  society. 


Complaining  about  complaining  about 

complaining! 


EL 

Before  reading  my  cdumn,  please, 
td<e  ffietMrty  se<»nds  to  read  the  two  soinning 
pieces  of  work  on  the  previous  page.  Thank  you. 

All  set?  Okay.  Hae  we  go 

Gee.  I’mglad  at  least  some  people  are 
readily  foe  paper.  That  brin^  some  joy  to  fois 
editor’s  heart. 

However ... 

It’s  safe  to  say  that  I’ve  never  started  cr 
ended  one  of  my  resporse  columns  in  a profes- 
sional manner,  andlMs  column  is  no  tfifferenL 

So  without  further  adue ... 

Ms  Wagner  and  Ms  McCormick  ... 
Puta  sock  in  it. 

Every  ar^le  letter  I’ve  recieved  in  the 
past  thee  years  I’ve  been  onstaffhavehad  their 
own  flare,  their  own  foou^ts  and  have  mostly 
beenontaigetinone  way  or  another.  It  is  safe  to 
say  that  these  are  the  most  inelevait  and  unie- 
seaiched  letteis  I have  ever  gotten  foe  chance  to 
read  Con^tulaticns!  That’s  quite  an  accom- 
plishment! Now,  let’s  begntodissecttheseletters 
bit  by  bit  and  see  what  we  can  all  learn. 

Let’s  start  from  foe  beginning  Spelling 
and  granmar.  A good  friend  of  mine  once  said 
“Every  time  someone  corrects  someoie  else’s 
grammar  or  spelling  a puppy  ds.”  Vi^y  to  go, 
doggy  slayeis.  Both  Ms  Wagner  and  Ms 
McCcnnick  made  it  a big  fat  poiri  to  tell  the 
wcrldfoatl  had  gelling  mistakes  inmycolimn, 
vvMIe  making  fun  ofMs  861116/8  isage  of  the 
laiguage.  Let’s  address  tMs  For  starters  Ms 
Bentley  e-mailed  her  response  to  us.  If  she  had 
time  encu^  to  write  the  letter,  foenshe  had  time 
enough 'to  do  a bit  of  spellcheck  God  knows  we 
all  “luv  2 ice”  trendy  internet  lingo,  but  some- 
thingfoat^e  should’veassumed  would  be  print- 
ed? Now  ladies  let’s  make  a deal  shall  we?  You 
two  put  in  a full  tfey  of  classes,  fourorfive  hairs 
ofhomework,  and  that  coneup  to  foe  office 
edit  a twenty  page  newsp^er  until  1:30  in  the 
momii^  and  see  how  many  mistakes  YOU 
catch.  Aw,  too  hard  for  you?  I’d  bet.  Not  that  I’m 
con^ainir^aboulmyjob,!  love  it  up  here.  Also, 
keep  in  mind  that  foose  who  live  in  glass  gram- 
mar houses  shouldn’t  forow  stones.  Ms.  Wagier, 
you  have  enough  rvm-on  seniances  and  incom- 
plete fooughtsin  your  letter  to  kill  a small  horse. 
And  Ms  McCormick?  You  mispelled  “mis- 
pelled.”And  tell  me  „.  What’s  a"lefter”andhow 
did  I misplace  it?  Now  even  1 couldn’t  pull  that 
off.  Kudos 

Ms  Wagner,  you  openfy  adnitled  to 
na  knowingorieadingaboutfoehorcscqje  So, 
in  turn,  what  entitles  you  to  have  an  ofrinion 
about  any  girl  complaining  about  it,  or  me  writ- 
ing a column?  Fd  say  diddly-squat  You  really 


diould’ve  read  it,  foen  maybe  you’d  have  a clue 
as  to  what  occurod,  instead  of  just  asuming 
drifts  At  least  Ms.  McCormick  read  it  and 
understood  what  was  happenii^.  She  gets  a gild 
star  for  effort 

Also,  writinga  letter  to  the  eefitora  and 
getting  your  opinion  out  there  is  one  thing,  and 
definitely  importart  That  IS  getting  involved, 
and  mysdf  and  Mr.  Bemat  are  all  about  getting 
people  to  speak  their  minds.  However,  senefing 
us  rasty  letters  insulting  ourediting  skills  and  foe 
physical  attributes  of  the  girl  who  publidied  foe 
horoscopes  is  just  plain  bilcJung.  I wrote  my  col- 
umn because  1 waited  foose  two  to  know  that 
satirical  horoscepes  were  not  going  to  be  foe 
worst  thing  printed,  and  it’s  naive  to  think  that 
we’re  not  gang  to  delve  into  real  issues.  Fm 
Sony  if  you  efidn’t  catch  on  to  that,  Ms.  VAgner. 
While  you’re  gang  back  and  reading  foe  horo- 
scopes, why  don’t  you  tal®  a gandff  at  my  col- 
umn wMIe  you’re  at  it. 

And  fois  also ...  don’tevertell  me  that 

Fvesucceededinruiningtherepilationofanevv- 
comer.That  just  boosts  my  ego  for  toomudi. The 

&ct  tiBt  you  foink  I have  foe  power  to  ruin  foe 
next  four  years  of  some  gjrl’s  life  is  astounding.  I 
didn’t  foink  1 had  that  much  control  over  foe  lives 
offtedimea 

OhIOhiThebeapartofMs  Wagner’s 
letter ...  Where  shestated  that  I’d  never  print  such 
a horrible  letter  about  myself  because  1 don't 
want  to  look  “bad.”  Jeez,  you’re  just  wrong  all 
over  lire  place,  huh?  Where  have  yoi  been  the 
last  three  years?  We  haveprinted  every  sin^e  let- 
ter to  foe  editor  we  have  ever  recieved  And  foe 
majority  have  been  ten  times  woise  than  ycur 
feeble  attenpts  at  knocking  me  off  my  Mgh 
hoise.Andl  loveit!  Ag3in,goback  and  check. 

Ms.  McCcrmick,  in  re^onse  to  us 
“forowingaway”  the  letter, it  actually  dici  happen. 
The  custodians  make  foeir  way  into  the  office 
and  throwaway  useless  itemsall  foe  time.  Don’t 
tMnk  I wouldn’t  print  such  a masterpiece  for  all 
to  see.  It  would’ve  been  amazing,  and  Fm  upset 
you alldidn’t witness  it 

Ha  ha!  I love  this  ...  “Well  Emily,  it's 

notjustyourvcMceanymore.”Doesn'i  that  sound 
like  the  beginning  to  a really  bad  action  nrovie? 
Like  some«)rt  of  threat?  Fm  sony,  did  I ever  say 
it  was  all  aboutme?Ilovehow  so  many  assump- 
tions ware  mads  over  one  measley  columa 

Iguess  thataboutwrapsiti^.Ag3in,in 
case  people  missed  the  point  of  my  last  column 
„.  We’re  all  gonna  get  controversial  fois  year,  to 
foe  extreme.  Be  prepared  for  cither  article  foat'll 
get  >our  blood  boiling. 

Hove  my  letters.  I keep  them  in  ashoe- 
box  in  my  closet  1 hope  to  get  tons  nxire  this 
year.  But  I thank  Ms.  Wagner  and  Ms. 
McCoimick  for  taking  the  time  out  to  write  to 
me.  1 aicourage  everyone  to  do  so  when  they  ^t 
uppity  over  any  subject 

‘Til  next  time ... 


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Opinion  The  Voice  October  4. 2004 


PaeeS 


I’ll  have  a burrito,  extra  political  correctness 


Florida  in  Westfield 


“The  left-handed 

ELEPHANT" 

BY  DAVID  PAGEAU 
VOICE  COLUMNIST 


A lot  of  peqjle  take  themselves  far  too 
seriously.  Even  worse,  some  people  take  issues 
that  no  one  particular^  cares  about  evoi  more 
seriously.  While  flipping  throtgh  last  weeks  etfi- 
tion of 77ie  J6/ce,  Icameacrossalettffsenttothe 
editors  from  Aurciio  R Sanchs  Jr.  who  is  the 
Assistant  Diiectcr  of  the  Office  of  Mincrity 
Affairs'lAban  Ediation.  This  letter  was  the 
absolute  epitome  of  pointless,  oversensitive, 
politically  correct,  bleedir^  heart  whining  I have 
ever  read  in  rr^  entire  life.  This  letter  struck  a 
chord  in  me  so  hard  that  just  for  )ou,  Me 
Sanchez,!  willdedic^emycdumntoaiebiltal 
to  your  letter.  In  lieu  of  winning  please  make 
donations  to  the  Bush/Cheney  2004  Campaign. 

Onto  business.  For  those  of  you  who 
may  not  have  read  Mr.  Sanchez’s  letter  1 will 
summarize.  As  eveiycne  knows,  Taco  BeD  is  out 
and  Quixote’s  is  in.  I kiww  it’s  a bummer,  but  if 
I want  some  late  night  gut  rot  I can  take  a ride  to 
Taco  Bell  in  West  Springfield  (I  hope  I an  get- 
ting paid  for  this  plug).  Even  thou^  the  student 
morale  is  a bit  lower  because  of  riie  change,  it 
seems  that  can  pus  staff  such  as  Mn  Saichez  are 
just  fuming  But  this  anger  has  nothing  to  do  with 
the  fact  that  die  food  at  ‘Quixotes’  sucks  and 
more  to  do  with  the  way  they  are  advertising  to 
studerts  by  usinga  stereo^e  of  a “Latino  male” 
tocoerce  you  into  enjey  ing  some  late  nigll  (fiar- 
rhea  and  seme  Pepto  Bismol  to  wash  it  down 
with.  That’s  ri^t,  folks!  That  iai't  jvBt  edd 
cheese  sauce  inyourquesadilKthafsalittlebit 
of  racisn  you’re  taking  a bite  out  of.  And  gosh 
dam  it,  we  have  to  take  a stand  against  Sodexho 
and  the  “negative  impact”  their“Frito  Bandto” 
tjpeof  marteting  has  upon  the  malleable  minds 
oftheWestfieldStaeCcJlegs  canpus!  Please... 

Fitst  of  all,  and  I know  I am  gang  to 
get  flak  for  this,  but  I didi’t  have  to  look  twice 


when  I saw  diatyou  were  the  assist  art  director  of 
miitority  affairs  and  urban  education,  Mr. 
Sanchez  My  part  being  that  you  yourself  are  a 
minority  aid  you  work  wifo  many  minority  stu- 
dents and  most  likely  minori^  faculty  members, 
so  it  is  your  job  to  tate  racial  isues  seriously.  For 
that,  I applaud  you  with  all  sincerity,  you  obvi- 
ousfy  do  your  job  quite  well  Howevei;  I tlrink 
that  you  may  tdee  life  a bit  too  seriously  when 
Sodexho  advertiang  gets  you  into  such  a huff 
that  you  write  about  it  to  the  carrpus  newspaper. 

Sniveling  and  complaning  won’t 
you  too  for  Ivfr.  Sanchez,  so  1 wfll  adc  you  the 
same  question  i would  adc  John  F.  Kerry;  What 
wouldyoudotochaI^ethings?^^bit...  Ihave  an 
idea  you  miglt  agree  with,  Mr.  Sanchez.  Let’s 
lake  out  all  stereotypes  from  all  forms  of  adver- 
tising in  the  entire  countty  and  have  one  aithori- 
ty  on  what  is  pomissible  to  be  broadcast  to  the 
masses.  We  can  be  like  Russia,  but  with  hirri- 
eanes  and  reality  televiaon  shows!  Thai’s  h! 
Let’s  stat  rigll  here  in  New  England.  If  we  did 
tfat,  then  we  would  have  to  rename  the  Boston 
Celtics,  d^t?  Because  not  all  Iriii  people  are 
tiny.grffin  leptechainswhhcanes  wearii^  goofy 
hats.  Then  we  would  have  to  rename  the  Patriots 
because  not  eve^one  is  a patriot  in 
Massachusetts,  nor  do  they  bdieve  in  die  ideals 
of  this  courtly.  I find  that  very  insensitive  to 
them.  Okay,  I think  you  might  get  my  drift. . . 

In  conclusion,  I personally  dd  not  see 
aity  resemblaice  between  the  “Quixotes  gity” 
and  "Frito  Bandito”.  1 think  tha,  cortiary  to  the 
accusatiaismade,  advert  isershave  anartenedup 
a bit  in  relation  to  blalartnegrttivo  media  stereo- 
types. The  little  Quixotes  guy  looks  a Nt  more 
like  a cheap  piece  of  Mexican  artwcric  radter  t hen 
the  cartoon-lite  Mexican  stereotype  ofthe  Frito 
thief  of  days  yore.  So  Mr.  Santhez,  I challenge 
you  to  posal^  let  yourguard  down  just  a bit  md 
entertain  the  thouglt  that  maybe  Sodexho  isn't 
trying  to  insult  your  Mexican-American  (or 
maybe  it  is  AmericaivMexican...)  heritage  as 
much  as  they  are  trying  to  embrace  it  in  theircold 
hearted,  super-oongtomerate,  business-like  way 
They  do  what  they  cart . . 


The  hall  council  elections  of  2004 
may  go  down  in  history  as  the  “Fforida,  2000" 
ofWestfiekl  student  elections.  As  a resident  of 
campus  living,  and  thus  a voter  in  said  elec- 
tions, I am  a bit  ipset  at  die  somewhat 
ambivalent  attitude  that  surrounded  diem, 
even  from  the  very  beginning 

It  is  a sad  slate  of  campus  affairs 
when  some  residents  do  not  evon  realize  that 
an  election  has  taken  place.  While  this  may 
seem  unreasonable,  I ask  this:  wlty  was  no 
major  advertisir^  held  regarding  electicns 
held?  And  yes,  before  1 get  letter,  1 saw  the 
posters.  Havvevet;  anyone  who  has  ever  put  a 
poster  anywhere  on  campus  understands  how 
futile  such  an  act  can  sometimes  seem 

The  halls  did  hold irterest  meetings, 
however  many  ofthemhad  to  be  rescheduled 
whenthe  Reddert  Directors  faded  to  diow  up 
for  said  meeting  Publicity  for  the  election 
dates  was  similar  to  that  of  the  irteresting 
meetings  and  die  release  of  signature  papers, 
which  was  not  too  grand  in  the  first  place. 

While  I may  be  able  to  write  off  the 
problems  in  advertising  and  publicity  as  com- 
mon problems  that  plague  any  campus  group, 
1 cannot  ignore  the  sweeping  technical  jrob- 
lems  dial  occurred  within  said  elections 
There  wereproUenis  with  accessibility  (ballot 
boxes  were  locked  up  at  times  when  they 
should  have  been  open  as  well  as  inconsisteit 
advertising  of  voting  times  and  days)  and 
there  wereinconsistent  methods  ofpreverting 
voter  fraud  Checking  IDs,  a stanefard  voting 
practice,  was  appearantly  optional.  To  my 
knowledge  wie  hall  did  not  even  check  names 
off  of  the  list.  As  a result  the  Studeit 
Government  Association  required  two  halls 
andthe  Apartment  Con^lex  to  hddnew  elec- 


tions. 

HaD  Councils  are  of  perhaps  the 
most  direct  benefit  to  resident  students  They 
areresponsbleforesseitial  programming  and 
hall  inptovemerts  that  snjplemeii  the  learn- 
ing process  and  help  mal®  studcrls  more 
comfortable  living  away  from  heme.  With  the 
ncXable  exceptions  of  actuallyassigning  hous- 
ing and  preverfing  disaster,  these  couirib 
should  be  the  primary  concern  of  the 
Restdential  Life  department. 

Unfortunately,  holding  an  election 
that  is  so  fill!  of  errors  does  not  indicate  such 
an  attitude.  Holding  elections  to  anydiing  less 
than  perfect  standanb  is  an  insult  to  the  tys- 
tem  itself.  It  sendsa  distinct  message  to  voters: 
if  we  don’t  care  enough  aboii  elections  to  do 
them  correctiy,  hew  will  we  manage  the  work 
dial  follows? 

By  this  I do  not  mean  to  imply  that 
the  Residehti''!  Life  deportment  is  in  any  way 
crooked  or  diat  they  have  some  hidden  agen- 
da to  remove  hall  comcils.  This  is  a foolish 
assertioa  Some  of  my  readers  will  no  doubt 
remember  when  one  my  of  predecessos  on 
die  Editorial  staff  took  it  upon  himself  to 
chiltSshly  refer  to  the  deportment  as  an  "evil 
cult,"  a statementthatresultingina  greatdea! 
of  justified  animosity. 

I donotthink  that  Restdential  Life  is 
evil.  I think  that  there  are  marty  things  that  the 
department  does  wrong,  but  of  one  thing  1 am 
certain:  most  of  its  employees  sgned  on 
because  they  wanted  to  mate  our  carrqius  a 
better  place.  However;  this  election  process 
has  sent  out  a very  negative  message  to  the 
student  boc^  about  how  serious  hall  councils 
are  taken.  1 would  hope  that  die  leaders  of  that 
department  do  everything  in  their  power  to 
correct  this  problem  in  the  fii'ture. 

*Coluniiist  Note;  The  opiniers 
oqrffised  in‘A  Kickd^  Worth”  reflect  (hese  ofBob 
McDonald,  ^bi:e  CNumnist  aid  Assx tee  Editor,  ^ 
donotrdlecttiesaitiniaHsoftTeStudaitGovcinmait 
Associaion  or  aty  other  oigrttfo^ion  ofwhich  I am  a 
part  or  hold  office. 


‘Once  a marine  always  a marine?’ 


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“Marfy  knows... 

Maybe” 

BY  KRISTINA 

MARTINELLI 

VOICE  COLUMNIST 

On  Sunday,  September  26, 1 atterufed 
the  Returning  Home  from  Iraq  seminar  thatwas 
apposed  to  be  on  dealing  with  Poa  Traumatic 
Stress  Disorder.  My  intention,  really,  wasto  see 
howmuch  of  a political  basedspncoidd  be  put 
on  a topic  so  ample  and  concise.  Iwasccnect 
in  assuming  that  there  would  be  pditical  views 
expressed,  i don’t  know  why,  but  I was  surprised 
wheni  heard  appall irg  ihirgscanii^  outofone 
ofthepanelists’moutlB.  I wasn’t  the  oily  one. 

The  panelist  was  SSG  Jim  Massey. 
He  was  a Marine  Reservist  when  he  was 
deployed,  birt  he  was  no  longer  in  the  service  (if 
I heard  (hat  correctly).  He  was  also,  at  some 
poirt  in  his  past,  a Marine  recruiter.  The  SSG 
thatwas  enstagedidn’tseem  to  care  about  what 
the  director  had  previously  mentioned  about 
sticking  to  the  topic  and  keeping  politics  out  of 
tonight’s  discussioa  He  believed  th^  this  was 
his  forum  and  that  he  could  say  whatever  he 
wanted  Only  a ignoWe,  uncourageous  person 


would  dothesame. 

Seme  of  you  may  agree  with  what 
Mr.  Massey  had  to  say.  There  were,  however, 
scridiers  and  other  military  membeis  in  die  audi- 
ence vvhovveie  outraged  Wthasarcastic  tone  in 
his  voice.  Mass^  said  that  he  had  gotten  exact- 
ly what  he  had  expected  when  he  was  defdoyed. 
He  contimed  to  say  that  there  was  over-inflated 
intelUgpnce  reports  given  to  him  by  his 
Commander-and-Chiefthatsaidto  lookfor  peo- 
ple in  civilian  clothes.  He  said  that  now  die 
reports  are  saying  that  the  enemies  are  reciuiting 
Caucaaans  to  figltt  with  diem.  “I  see  a lot  of 
CaucaaaiB  in  this  raorn,  and  with  blue  eyes.” 
His  following  commait  was  along  die  lines 
of... Well,  why  don’t  we  just  all  wear  yellcw 
stars?  That  was  the  fiist  of  slanderous  comments 
to  come  Iran  his  moirtK  Did  he  just  compare 
the  U.S.  toNazi  Germany? 

He  also  made  a cemmert  that  went 
something  like  this,  “if  you  watt  to  cortinue 
‘rapii^  and  ptHagji^’pecpIe,  you  will  cortinue 
to  smd  people  overseas”  Note  the  parts  in 
quotes. ..hesaidthaL  He  mentioned  that  there 
were  numerous  war  crimes  gcxng  on  and  that 
people  need  to  be  held  responsive.  I’m  positive 
he’s  not  talking  about  die  scandalous  pictures 


that  came  out  about  six  morlhs  ago  either.  He 
said  he  was  trained  bya  ladical  govemmerl 

AccordingtoMcMasey  all  soldiers 
are  fed  anti-dqiressants  so  ttey  could  cortiiue 
on  their  mission  in  a state-ofmind  tha  wouldn't 
allow  them  to  feel  bad  for  the  things  they  had 
done.  Some  peqjle  are  given  anti-dqiressaits, 
bii  1 doubt  it’s  for  the  reason  that  Mr.  Massey 
stated.  I certainly  wasn’t  and  1 can  verify  the 
same  fa  an  entire  companies  worth  of  people, 
and  more  so 

Oneofthe  last  tiling  that  Mr  Massey 
commented  on  was  depleted  Uranium.  Now,  ail 
soldiers  must  go  through  tHs  briefing  before 
they  are  cfcplcyed,  I was.  He  made  a conmetf 
that  saidhe  wasn't  properly  trainedabou  deplet- 
ed Uran  ium , and  now  hi  s feUo  w soldiers  need  to 
be  tested  He  said  that  they  had  found  a round 
overseas  dial  everyone  thoi^li  was  neat  and 
they  were  wearing  around  their  necks.  I think  I 
can  be  99%  po^ive  when  I say  that  >eu  are 
trained  not  to  touch  any  unidentifledobjeclsyou 
may  find,  even  if >ou  thinkyou  know  what  they 
are.  Maybe  Mr.  Massey  and  his  trcDps  aren’tas 
“brainwashed’ as  he  wonts  everyone  to  beHeve. 
I was  relieved whei  a Marine  stood  uptowards 
the  end  of  this  guy’s  personal  forum  and  com- 


mented on  what  hadbeen  goingonall  night  He 
was  22  and  said  that  he  was  geir^  to  be 
dej^oyed  inJanuary  Healsomertioncdthat  he 
hadgoneto  the  seminar  to  be  informed,  and  that 
was  all.  He  finteied  by  saying  that  he  diefo’t 
think  he  should  have  cone,  because  these  are 
not  the  types  of  tiling  you  want  to  hear  before 
beir^  deployed  to  a foreign  land.  As  he  sat,  the 
oil-spotenMr.Masseya^edhimiftlie  mission 
came  first  The  Marine  replied  yes,  as  is  true  in 
the  Arniy.  ‘That’s  what  Pm  talking  about", 
replied  Mr.  Massey.  The  Marine’s  final  com- 
ment, to  the  relief  of  other  members  in  the 
crowd,  was  “Yeah,  but  people  have  the  free- 
doms they  have  today  for  a reason"  I'd  lite  to 
s^  thank  you  to  thatMarine  now. 

Some  soldiers  with  integrity  and 
hena  don’t  give  it  a second  thought  whether 
they  ae  doing  the  right  thing  they  know  they 
are.  They  also  don't  slam  their  Commander- 
and-Qiief  a courtiy,  especially  when  they  are 
in  a public  forum  Thisguy  hadnoclas  and  Pm 
sorry  to  that  Marine  fa  dial  guys  behavior.  I 
thought  the  saying  wert.  "Once  a Marine 
Always  a Marine."  Some  people  just  aren't 
goodenou^. 


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A&E  TheUoice  October  4, 2004 


Paae  10 


Arts  & Entertainment 


Westwood  Pub  is  a winner 


BY  EMILY  RANSOM 
A&E  EDITOR 

The  Westwood  Restaurant  and 

Pub  is  unlike  many  other  Westfield 
restaurants. 

‘•Don’t  judge  a book  by  its 
cover”  and  do  not  Judge  Westwood  by 
the  outside.  This  building  first  con- 
structed in  1894  was  home  to  the 
Independent  Whip  Company,  then  the 
Old  Colony  Envelope 
Company,  and  to  the  cur- 
rent restaurant. 

The  inside  uses 
original  wood  and  beams 
with  a reconstructed 
sophisticated  and  tasteful 
diningroom.  The  lighting 
was  classy  with  beautiful 
stained  glass  windows 
Tables  were  separate 
enough  to  retain  separat 
conversations  in  a dining 
room  that  filled  quickly 
even  early. 

Westwood  prides 
itself  in  preparing  each 
order  individually,  withoui 
batches.  They  recommend 
ordering  an  appetizer 
beverage. 

The  appetizers  were  priced 
more  than  usual  appetizers.  The  bread- 
sticks  were  exceWent  and  the  ntcais 
were  worth  waiting  for.  Appetizers 
were  not  as  substantially  sized  portions. 
The  chicken  tenders  and  mozzarella 
sticks  were  sufficient  for  a group  to 
share. 


side  dishes.  Most  were  generous  por- 
tions. The  shrimp  scampi  was  a bed  of 
pasta  with  large  butterfly  shrimp. 

The  Agli  Olio  was  one  of  the 
few  vegetarian  options  serving  al  dante 
pasta  with  roasted  vegetables  and  feta 
cheese. 

All  who  selected  the  Filet 
Mignon  were  very  impressed  with  the 
tender  steak  served  with  vegetables  and 
choice  of  potato. 

Also  the  chick- 
Parmesan  was 
impressive  compared 
to  many  other  restau- 
rants who  serve  this 
commonly  enjoyed 
There  was  a 
large  piece  of  chicken 
ith  a liberal  amount 
of  pasta.  Most 

appetites  would  easily 
have  two  meals  with 
this  entree. 

The  Westwood 
has  several  small 
options  for  a kid’s 
menu.  They  also  offer 
a full  bar  with  numer- 
ous wine  and  beers. 

The  prices  are 


the^  Cowirn(>yiy 

Taste: 

Price:  $13.95-$22.9S 
Location:  Westfield 
Service:  ★ ★ ★ 


Specialties:  pasta 
and  steak  entrees 


reasonable  considering  the  quality  and 
the  service.  The 

Westwood  makes  for  a quality  choice 
for  a delicious  meal  in  a gorgeous  set- 
ting. 

This  is  definitely  a restaurant  to 
impress  a date  or  to  have  your  parents 
take  you  when  they  visit. 


There  were  several  salad 
options  which  would  be  meal  sized. 
Fresh  mixed  greens  toped  with  chicken 
or  steak.  Sandwiches  made  up  a small 
section  of  the  menu.  Each  came  with 
very  crisp  steak  fries. 

Main  courses  ranged  in  price 
from  S 13.95  to  S22.95  but  all  included  a 
tossed  salad  and  a several  choices  of 


BY  ELLE  FASHIONISTA 
VOICE  REPORTER 
Last  weekend  1 went  out  for  a 

little  GNO  (girls  night  out)  and  noticed 
so  me  major  fashion  mistakes  and  felt  a 
huge  need  to  include  an  outfit  appro- 
pfiateness  article  to  ‘The  Red  Carpef  . 

I know  that  getting  ready  to 
hit  up  the  bar  scene  is  to  many  of  us, 
quite  a production,  however  we  need  to 
decided  what  production  we  are  trying 
to  dress  for.... "High  Society”,  “Old 
School”  or  “Debbie  Does  Dallas”. 

This  week,  let  us  start  with  the 
men.  I don’t  know  why  this  still  hap- 
pens, but  I feel  as  though  tight  black  t- 
shirts  have  been  done  and  over  with 
since  most  o f us  were  freshman  in  high 
school.  Time  to  break  away  from  that 
boys,  but  let  long  sleeve  fitted  shirts 
come  into  play.  Not  your  thing?  I hate 
to  say  it,  but  Abercrombie  makes  some 
hot  shirts  that  you  can  dress  up,  no  to 
mention  that  collard  shirt  with  the 
jeans  idea  in  last  weeks  article.  Quick 
n ote  on  sizing,  a short  sleeved  shirt  that 
is  more  fitted  on  sculpted  arms  is  way 
sexier  than  a shirt  that  looks  two  sizes 
too  small  across  your  rippling  pec- 
torals... 

Girls,  girls,  girls. ..I  just  need 
to  get  it  out  there  that  there  is  a FINE 
line  between  really,  really  hot  and  real- 
ly, ummmm,  revealing.  Okay,  I’ve 
been  in  Forever  21  as  many  times  as 
you  have  and  I know  their  stuff  is  cute, 
and  very  affordable  not  to  mention  the 
selection!  With  that  in  mind,  it’s  up  to 
you  to  decide  what  is  appropriate  for 
what  setting. 

Typical  Bar : Start  with  jeans; 


lowrisefdependingonyour body  ^pe) 
fitted,  or  denim  skirt  (your  favorite 
length). 

Tops;  Fitted  polo,  tank  that 
comes  to  your  waist,  paper  t-shirt  (the 
thinner  t-shirt  that  you  can  pair  with  a 
cami)  or  a decorated  boy  tank. 

Dance  Club;  IFyou  are  going 
to  the  Hippodrome...,  forget  it,  that 
place  is  a fashion  disaster. 

If  your  going  to  Rain,  the 
scene  is  a little  more  mature  so  try  to 
stay  away  from  the  beaded  tieback 
tanks  in  Charlotte  Ruse  or  Forever  21. 

Find  a sexy  tank  (that  flatters 
you)  and  for  safety’s  sake,  wear  pants 
and  NEVER  go  to  the  ladies  room 
alone. 

On  campus  apartments;  Jeans, 
khakis....whatever,  just  remember, 
you’re  still  on  campus  and  well  save 
the  crazy  stuff  for  the  city. 

Off  Campus  Parties;  Girls, 
these  parties  can  be  more  dangerous 
than  you  really  know.  Remember  that 
what  you  wear  can  really  tell  people 
things  that  you  might  not  really  mean, 
i suggest  that  a pair  of  hip-huggerscan 
really  do  wonders  and  stilljeave  much 
to  the  imagination.  These  parties  tend 
to  get  crowded  so  try  to  wear  some- 
thing that  you  will  stay  cool  in.  I think 
a lower  cut  or  off  the  shoulder  shirt  is 
much  sexier  and  respectful  to  your 
body  than  a skirt  that  doesn’t  cover 
your  bum! 

See  a HUGE  fashion  mistake  in  one  of 
you  classes? 

Write  to  me  about  it: 
ElleFashionista@yahoo.com 


Ida  Patterson  brings  back  old  Irish  charm 


BY  MEGAN  CARLOTTA 
VOICE  REPORTER 

Last  September 

Westfield  State  College  stu- 
dent Ida  Patterson  studied 
abroad  for  a semester  in 
Ireland. 

A senior,  Patterson 
initially  heard  about  studying 
abroad  through  other  students 
at  WSC  and  other  colleges. 

Patterson  had  always 
enjoyed  the  idea  of  traveling 
and  had  passed  the  posters  in 
Wilson  and  found  them  to  be 
very  encouraging.  After 
doing  her  own  research,  she 
decided  she  wanted  to  go  to 
Ireland  but  chose  not  to  go 
through  WSC’s  abroad  pro- 
gram but  through  the 
American  Institute  of  Foreign 
Study. 

Patterson  found  AIFS 
had  more  to  offer  than  the 
Westfield's  program.  She 
could  go  on  weekend  trips 


and  was  able  to  choose  the 
school  she  was  going  to. 
Though  the  cost  was  higher, 
she  said  it  was 
worth  the  expense  as 
she  saw  so  much 
more  than  the  aver- 
age student. 

F 0 r 
Patterson,  one  of  the 
most  difficult  parts 
of  studying  abroad 
was  the  application 
process. 

“Westfield 
had  me  runn 
around  like  a chick- 
en with  my  head  cut 
off'  she  said. 

However,  she  said 
that  George  Psychas 
who  runs  the  exchange  pro- 
gram was  “extremely  help- 
ful.” 

All  the  preparation 
work  was  worth  it.  Through 
AIFS.  Patterson  was  able  to 
see  England  for  three  days  on 


a layover  before  arriving  in 
Ireland.  This  allowed  the  stu- 
dents in  the  program  to  get  to 


know  each  other,  which 
Patterson  found  to  be  benef- 
cial.  When 

Patterson  arrived  in  Ireland 
she  claimed  it  to  be  “the  most 
beautiful  place,”  which  sur- 
prised her  as  she  had  vaca- 


tioned in  Australia  the  year 
earlier. 

The  school  experi- 
ence  itself  was  com- 
pletely different. 
Patterson  described  it 
, "Very  strict." 

For  each  class  there 
were  two  lectures  and 
one  tutorial  a week.  In 
the  lectures  students 
were  not  allowed  to 
talk  at  all,  and  all  the 
questions  were  to  be 
asked  during  the  tutori- 
als. 

Patterson  said  that  all 
though  there  was  no 
graded  work  during  the 
semester  and  atten- 
dance did  no  count 
toward  your  grade,  the  final 
test  counted  as  100%  of  your 
grade  so  it  was  important  to 
attend  those  classes. 

Patterson 
described  the  tests  as  “SAT 
style  and  completely  nerve- 


wracking.  Everyone  before 
the  test  was  talking  and  I was 
there  freaking  out.” 

Patterson  said  that 
her  best  experience  was  liv- 
ing with  people  from  differ- 
ent countries.  For  the  semes- 
ter she  lived  with  students 
from  Ireland,  Italy  and  Spain. 

Patterson  said  that 
she  would  defiantly  recom- 
mend studying  abroad  to 
other  students. 

“It  was  the  best 
experience,  being  with  people 
who  don’t  think  the  same  way 
as  you  is  the  best  thing  you 
can  do  for  yourself.  You 
become  more  accepting,  more 
understanding  and  open- 
minded.” 

For  further  informa- 
tion on  the  American  Institute 
of  Foreign  Study,  check  out 
http://www.AIFS.org 


A&E  The  Voice  October  4.  2004 


Page  1 1 


‘Me  3000’ 


BY  JILL  MONSON 
VOICE  Reporter 

Let’s  begin  by  saying  if  you 
enjoy  watching  a movie  with  a tad  bit  of 
peace  and  quiet  - the  time  NOT  to  go  is 
to  a 7:30  p.m.  showing  on  a Friday  night. 
This,  in  case  it  has  been  forgotten,  is 
“teen  time”. 

With  that  said,  I ventured  off  to 
check  out  Mr.  3000  starring  Bemie  Mac. 
The  movie,  directed  by  Charles  Stone  and 
written  by  Eric  Champnella  and  Keith 
Mitchell,  is  the  tale  of  a legendary  ball 
player  who  had  3,000  hits  in  his  career. 
He  uses  that  fame  to  become  a retail 
giant  with  a Mr.  3000  sports  bar,  Chinese 
buffet,  beeper  store  and  more. 

The  movie  starts  off  with  a nod 
to  Boston  as  the  Red  Sox  take  on  the 
Brewers  (the  Red  Sox  lost  which  didn’t 
thrill  me,  but  since  the  movie  costs  $9.75 
I wasn’t  leaving).  The  opening  few  min- 
utes are  from  the  days  when  he  was  play- 
ing ball.  They  show  us  his  victories  and 
how  much  of  a creep  he, was  to  the  fans, 
his  teammates,  and  the  media.  Then 
there’s  a fast  forwarded  nine  years. 


gets  three  balls  and  two  strikes 


This  is  when  you  see  Stan  Ross 
living  large  on  his  Mr.  3000  rep,  but  still 
not  inducted  into  the  Baseball  Hall  of 
Fame.  The  committee  is  finally  consider- 
ing him  when  a clerical  error  arises;  he  is 
three  hits  short  of  3,000!  Well  he  decides 
he  can’t  let  his  legacy  go  and  rejoins  the  . 
team  - except  now  he’s  47. 

If  you’re  going  to  this  movie 
expecting  to  laugh  out  loud  through  the 
entire  duration  you  might  be  disappoint- 
ed. There  were  funny  scenes  like  when 
"he  enters  the  locker  room  for  the  first 
time  and  his  teammates  place  a walker  at 
his  locker  or  when  he  gets  a spokesman 
opportunity...  for  Viagra.  But  overall 
there  was  not  the  doubled-over,  got  to  hit 
the  ladies  room  humor  that  audiences 
might  have  hoped  for. 

One  thing  about  the  movie  that  1 
really  enjoyed  was  the  music  chosen  for 
various  scenes,  although  I fear  the  songs 
might  be  lost  on  the  younger  folks.  Us 
older  folks  (I’m  rounding  out  the  end  of 
my  second  decade)  will  be  humming 
along  to  “Let’s  Get  It  On”,  “Ain’t  No 
Stoppin’  Us  Now”  and  “Shining  Star”. 

Along  with  Bemie  Mac  there  are 


other  faces  you'll  recognize  in  this  flick. 
Angela  Bassett  plays  an  ESPN  reporter 
and  flame,  Paul  Sorvino  (from 
“Goodfellas”  and  Mira  Sorvino’s  dad) 
plays  the  team  coach,  and  Chris  Noth 
(“Mr.  Big”  from  Sex  and  the  City)  is  the 
team  owner. 

In  addition  to  those  major  roles 
this  movie  does  an  outstanding  job  with 
celebrity  cameos.  You’ll  see  very  funny 
scenes  with  Tom  Arnold  playing  himself 
from  “The  Best  Damn  Sports  Show 
Period",  Jay  Leno  interviewing  Stan  Ross 
(who’s  on  the  couch  with  Carmen 
Electra),  Stuart  Scott  from  ESPN,  Larry 
King,  and  more. 

Mr.  3000’s  runtime  is  104  min- 
utes and  although  one  hundred  of  those 
are  relatively  predictable  the  last  four 
may  surprise  audiences, 

1 wouldn’t  say  this  movie  was  terrible, 
but  1 didn’t  leave  feeling  the  cramp  in  my 
side  from  laughing  that  I had  hoped  for. 
Forget  the  star  rating  system,  this  movie 
is  a full  count  (two  strikes  for  not  making 
me  laugh  enough,  three  balls  for  music, 
cameos,  and  a couple  of  one-liners). 


3000,’  a film  about  a retired  baseball 
player  struggling  to  get  three  more  hits 
to  be  considered  the  real  ‘Mr  3000.* 


Libbie  Schrader  compares  to  other  female  artists 


By  Haley  paton 
voice  REPORTER 
Although  her  influences  are 

never  listed  in  her  liner  notes,  new 
female  artist  Libbie  Schrader  begs 
several  comparisons  to  current  female 
artists,  most  notably  Fiona  Apple. 

At  first  listen,  Schrader,  who 
hails  from  Los  Angeles,  sounds  like  a 
protegee  of  Sarah  Mclachlan.  Her 
vocal  style  at  the  onset  of  her  opening 
track,  “War  on  Science”  is  clearly 
reminiscent  of  McLachlan’s  album 
Fumbling  Towards  Ecstasy.  And  yet, 
in  the  same  song,  her  sound  becomes 
a softer  version  of  Fiona  Apple’s.  On 
“It  Breaks  Today”,  one  could  swear 
that  it  is  in  fact  Apple’s  work. 
Serhader’s  style  lacks  Fiona’s  signa- 
ture anger,  but  retains  all  the  haunting 
flavor  of  her  predecessor.  It  is  this 
similarity  to  Apple  that  continues 


most  promi- 
nently through- 
out the  album. 

“Everything 
I’m  Not”  hei 
softer  stylel 
could  easily  be] 
compared 
Vanes 
Carlton.  Butj 
even  at  her| 
most  girlish 
Schrader 
reflections  stil 
carry 

weight  of 
young  woman 
reflecting 
relationships  as 
an  adult.  She 
sweetly  begins 
asking,  “Why 


XNew  up  ana  coming  inusiciiiii  t^iuuic 
Schrader  has  been  compared  to  Fiona 
Apple,  Sarah  Mclachlan  and  Vanessa 
Carlton  but  has  her  own  developing  style. 
For  more  about  Schrader,  visit  her  website 
at  www.Hbbieschrader.com. 


ic  moon  seem 
I should  stay 
/I  drop  by 
find  nobody 
Schrader’s 

Idano  rhythms  and 
ocals  explode 
'hen  contemplates 
;he  disadvantages  of 
lot  being  the  sort  of 
iirl  who  plays 
;ames  with  men. 

In  sharp  contrast, 
there  is  no  mistak- 
ing the  maturity  of 
reflec- 
tions on  “Leave  me 
Now,”  as  she  says, 
‘you  know  you 
wanna  leave/  but 
you  stay  instead/ 
you  stick  around/  to 
stay  here  in  my 


bed.” 

Despite  similarities  to  other 
artists,  Libbie  Schrader  is  a clear  tal- 
ent with  an  emerging  style  of  her  own. 
What  she  lacks  currently  in  definitive 
style  she  makes  up  for  in  craftsman- 
ship. It  will  be  interesting  to  see  how 
she  develops  as  an  artist  in  the  future. 

According  to  her  website. 
Libbie  Schrader,  “first  made  head- 
lines when  she  and  her  band  Think  of 
England  won  the  Pantine  Pro-Voice 
‘New  Voice  of  2001’  competition  in 
New  York’s  Central  Park.”  The  com- 
petition included  "over  1,200  other 
female-fronted  acts”  as  well  as  a 
chance  to  record  a demo  with  Atlantic 
Records  and  to  tour  nationwide  with 
Poe.  Schrader  and  her  band  have  also 
opened  for  Jewel  and  Rusted  Root. 


Health  Capsule 


Note  to  students  subscribing  to  the  Westfield  State  College  Heaith  Insurance:  This 
year’s  insurance  brochure  can  be  obtained  in  the  Department  of  Health  Services  or  print- 
ed from  the  Department’s  website  at  www.wsc.ma.edu/healthsetvices  or  www.universi- 
tyhealthplans.com  (Click  on  Westfield  State  College  at  this  website).  Identification  and 
prescription  cards  are  not  distributed  until  the  middle  of  the  semester  since  enrollment 
is  extended  until  October  14th.  Reimbursement  claim  forms  can  be  printed  from  the 
University  Health  Plans  website.  Please  contact  the  Department  at  X5415  if  you  have 
any  questions  or  problems. 

Mark  your  calendars:  Influenza  and  Menomune  Maxim  Health  Vaccine  Clinic  on 
October  28th  from  1P.M.  to  7 p.ra.  in  Scanlon  Banquet  Hall.  The  cost  for  Influenza 
Vaccine  to  prevent  the  flu  will  be  $20  and  the  cost  for  Menomune  Vtceine  to  prevent 
certain  bacterial  types  of  meningitis  will  be  $90.  People  allergic  to  eggs  should  not  get 
Influenza  Vaccine.  If  you’ve  received  Menomune,  protection  from  this  vaccine  should 
last  three  to  five  years. 

November  9th  come  and  listen  to  Mike  Domitrz’  presentation  “Can  1 Kiss  You?"  m 
Scanlon  Banquet  Hall  at  8 p.m.  Mike  is  a well  known  speaker  on  college  campuses.  Hts 
program  is  dynamic,  interactive  and  humorous  while  it  addresses  serious  issues  of  dat- 
ing communication,  respect  and  sexual  assault  awateness.  See  his  website  at 
www.canikissyou.com  The  NaUonal  Collegiate  Athletic  Association  (NCAA)  has  also 
sponsored  grant  money  toward  this  event. 


Cassie,  the  general  manager  of  WSKB  and  Brian  Aldred 
light  np  to  Bill  George’s  column,  Got  A Light,  found  in  last 
week’s  issue  of  The  Voice.  Aldred  and  Cassie  are  proud 
smokers  of  Marlboro  brand  cigarettes.  A tap  of  the  pack  to 
Aldred  and  Cassie  from  ‘The  Voice’. 


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The  Uoice  October  4. 2004 


Fall  Classic  is  just  around  the  corner 


B “11115  OWL’S  HOWL” 
BV  JOHN  DESCHENES 
SPORTS  COLUMNIST 

The  New  York  %nkecs  and  BoScn 
Red  Sox  recently  concluded  their  linal  game  of 
the  regular  season.  The  Red  Sox  bomced  back 
Ikm  a tou^  weekend  in  the  Bronx  a coi^le 
weels  ago  with  t\w  wins  at  Fenway  again) 
New  Yoric.  The  one  game  thty  lost?  That  came 
with  Pedro  Martinez  on  the  mound.  That  game 
was  wry  amilar  to  last  year's  game  7 of  the 
ALCS . Pedo  had  the  lead  afta-  7 innings,  >et  he 
was  back  on  the  mound  in  the  8th.  His  pitch 
court  was  well  over  lOOandhc  ultimately  gave 
up  the  lead.  Behind  Mariano  Rivera,  the 
Yankees  held  on  to  win  the  ^me.  The  bss 
dopped  the  Sox  to  5.5  games  behind  die 
Yankees. 

All  of  this  seems  trivial  to  me.  I do, 
however,  I have  a pioHcm  wKh  Me  Maitinez" 
post  ^me  cemmerts.  Pedro  was  quoted  as  ay* 
ing  "I  wi^  they  would  diappear  and  never 


come  back.  I'd  like  to  face  any  other  team  right 
now.  To  pitcha  good  game,  m^  gped  pilches 
and  still  can't  beat  them,  ifsfiustrating."lhisjsn't 
exactly  what  I want  to  hear  from  a guy  who  is 
supposed  to  lead  the  Red  Sck  past  the  Yankees 
and  into  the  World  Series.  He  wetl  on  to  add  thi  s 
gem.  "What  can  I ay?  I just  tp  hat  and  call 
the  Yantees  my  cfaddy."  Maybe  Pedro  is  playir^ 
a game,  you  know,  trying  to  convince  the 
Yankees  they  really  are  gelling  to  him.  1 don't 
know,  itbetterbe.  Maybe  I am  livinginthe  past 
I still  view  this  guy  as  one  of  die  best  5 pitchers 
in  baseball,  but  is  he?  If  you  asked  me  who  I 
wailed  start  one  crucial  ^ime  for  rr^  team  I 
still  might  tell  you  Pedro  Martinez  is  rrty  guy. 
Am  I being  fodidi?  I know  Pedro  had  the  Red 
Sox  in  position  to  go  to  the  World  Series  last 
year,  but  has  that  much  changed  in  one  >ear? 
Can  he  sdll  get  it  denein  die  postseason?  We  will 
find  oil.  Pedro  now  has  his  doubters,  and  widi 
this  beinghis  coitiact  )ear  I think  it  is  fair  tos^ 
that  this  upcoming  postseason  will  be  his  biggest 
ofhis  career  here  in  Boston. He  is  no-longer  "the 
gi^'".  Wl^?  Because  Curt  Schilling  is  pitching 
better  than  him  and  he  has  what  Peiko  dosn't,  a 


Wald  Series  ring  Hopefully  Pedo  will  feedoff 
of  Schilling  and  this  duo  can  finally  propel  the 
Red  Sox  past  New  York.  Ttme  will  telL 

Iknow  it  iait  set  in  stone  that  die  Red 
Sox  and  Yankees  will  meet  in  the  ALCS,  bii  I 
would  be  locked  ifthese  two  leans  didi't  meet 
As  of  Sqlember  27,  it  looks  like  the  Red  Sox 
will  be  taking  on  die  Minnesota  Twins  in  the 
Kviskxi  Series.  The  Twins  ae  ted  by  pitcher 
JohanSantana.  This  guywill  most  likelywin  the 
ALCyYiung  award,  andfa  good  reason.  He  is 
astrikeout  machine,  mbstty becaise ofhis dev- 
slating  change  ip.  He  has  been  outstanding 
since  die  AU-Star  break,  and  dbe  have  postsa- 
sen  experience.  He  went  into  \^kee  Stadium 
last  >ear  in  gime  1 of  the  Division  Series  and 
shut  down  die  Yankees.  The  Twins  also  featire 
ai  experienced,  quali^  number  two  starter  in 
Brad  Radke.  Schilling  and  Pedro  vs.  Santana 
and  Rad<e  would  provide  a classic  AL  Division 
Sedes,if>ou  like  pittthing.  The  Red  Sox  would 
be  opening  this  series  in  Minnesota,  which  isi't 
good  news  fa  Boston  &na  The  Red  Sck  do  not 
play  well  in  the  Metrodeme  and  haven’t  won  a 
series  there  in  a few  jears.  I understaid  plajoff 


baseball  is  diffoent,  bil  hopefully  the  Sox  can 
wrap  upthe  series  at  home. 

Terry  Fianccna  will  have  to  finalize 
his  25  man  pla>od'roster  in  the  near  future.  I will 
try  to  predict  that  team  right  now.  Til  start  with 
position  pla>efs.  The  following  players  are 
locks:  Jason  Varitek,  Doug  Mirabelli,  Kevin 
Millac  Mark  BelDiom,  Orlando  Cabrera,  Bill 
Mueller,  Mani^  Ramirez,  Johnny  Damon  and 
Cbvid  Ortiz.  I think  >r>i/ll  also  see  Doug  r 

Mientkiewicz,  Pekey  Reese,  Dave 
Roberts,  Trot  hBxon  and  Gabe  Kapler.  That 
gives  you  Mposrion  players,  and  leaves  room 
fa  1 1 pitchos.  I diink  you  will  see  all  five  start* 
ingpitcheis  (SchDling  Martinez,  Lewe,  Anoyo, 
and  ^^^efidd).  I also  expect  to  see  Foulkq 
Ttmlin,  Embree  and  Myers.  That  leaves  two 
^cls  availalrie  fadireepitchers.  Thesethreeare 
Ramiro  Mendoza,  Curtis  Ledcairic  and  Soott 
Wrlliamsoalthink'Tito"  has  to  ask  himself  one 
huge  quesdon;  Can  Scott  Williamson  be  die 
Scat  Williamson  we  saw  last  October?  Cai  his 
arm  hold  ip?  We  shall  see.  It  is  that  time  of  year 
again,  and  I love  it 


Voice  editor  gets  down  with  R.A.D. 


•Photo  by  Mike  Coughlin 

Davis  Hall  resident  keep  dry  during  the  rainstorm  and  watch  as  fedow  students  perfcrm  Karaoke. 


We  have  positions  epen  for  a Business 
Manager,  a Distributor  and  two  aher  gen- 
eral opening.  All  positions  are  work 
stu(^  and  pay  fora  6 hour  work  week 
Experience  is  na  recjjired.  Buaness 
Manager  duties  induct;  dealing  with 
tocal  and  national  businesses  for  adver- 
tisement revenue,  organize  invoice  slips 
and  collecting  checks.  You  must  have 
your  own  transportation.  Distributa 
Duties  induct;  delivering  the  papers 
either  Friday  afternoon  or  Monday  to  all 
the  Residence  Halls  the  Dining 
' Commons,  the  Academic  Halls  the 
CominutBT  Cafe  and  possibly  the 
Woodward  Center.  Anyone  interested 
mayleaveamessagpat  TheVoice’  office 
x543 1 or  stop  by  Ely  C-248. 


After  being  approached  by  my  RD 
Jes  Rich  Officer  Hastings,  The  Voice,  SGA, 
and  encouraged  by  friends  and  family  I 
ere-olled  in  the  class  with  great  appehension. 
My  fellow  editors  at  'The  Voice"  tliought  a 
scries  of  diary  reflections  on  the  course  was  a 
must.  TVvanks, 

W SC  began  offerii^  a self-defense 
course  free  to  students  after  RD  Jes  Rich  and 
Officer  Hastings  completed  instructor  train- 
ing The  pilot  course  was  in  the  winter  of 
2003.  Aftera  successful  first  course,  anaher 
was  ofTcred  to  WSC’s  graiteating  senior 
womea  Now  fa  the  third  time,  this  course 
was  offered  to  WSC  female  studertts. 

The  program  is  called  R.A.D.  or 
RapeAggression  Defense  System.  Theirlen- 
tions  are  for  self-defense  so  a woman  could 
defend  hereelf  against  an  attacker  so  that  she 
might  escape.  There  are  four  instaictional 
classes  and  the  fifth  class  is  a simulation  with 
different  situations  to  put  the  teamed 

Before  the  first  class  1 was  appre- 
hensive, nervous,  and  as  much  as  I knew  I 
needed  to  do  something  like  this,  I was  unsure 
of  my  abilities.  I consider  myself  as  having 
common  sense,  but  I was  trying  to  be  epen- 


minded  and  think  about  whatever  they  told 
me. 

We  beg^  by  filling  oa  medical 
formsandsigningseveralwavers.  Thisadded 
to  the  fear  some  erf"  the  class  had. 

It  made  me  wonder  how  likely  it  was  that  I 
might  be  injured  I am  not  a kluiz  but  I am 
sanewhai  prone  to  accidents  and  since  I was 
nervous  anyway,  this  was  not  helping 

What  did  help__ 
mynerves  vvasthe  aithor- 
ity  and  competence  of  our 
two  instructors.  They 
explained  their  back- 
ground and  why  they 
wanted  to  offer  RAD  at 
Westfield  They  also  reinforced  lliat  the 
waivers  were  necessary  for  everyone’s  pro- 
tection but  it  was  the  same  ridk  as  anything 
else.  The  first  class  was  organized  and  pro- 
fessional so  the  structtjre  made  me  somewhat 
more  at  ease. 

The  program  began  September  23, 
2004  with foursessions  following  Theclass 
was  limited  to  16  women  andfilledbeforethe 
first  class.  The  students  involved  are  request- 
ed to  keep  material  private.  The  purpose  is  to 
leach  different  tactics  and  techniques  and  they 
are  less  likety  to  wak  the  more  potential 
attackers  know  about  defense  skills. 


Part  ONE 
of  a 

TWO  Part 
Series 


We  began  as  a quiet  group  listening 
to  the  power-point  presertalion  that  focused 
on  terms  that  would  later  be  important. 
Oljectives,  definitions,  and  general  proce- 
dures were  explained. 

I could  see  the  trepidation  and  some  nervous- 
ness on  the  faces  of  the  other  15  women. 
Class  years,  majors,  involvement,  and  athleti- 
cism all  ranged  amongst  the  groiq?  offemates 
—but  we  shared  the  same 
goal.  We  knew  we  want- 
ed the  same  things  out  of 
Jie  program  but  I sensed 
we  might  accomplish 
tliese  goals  in  different 


v,ays. 

While  it  seemed  to  me  that  nobody 
in  the  course  had  ever  done  anything  like  this, 
it  also  made  me  think  that  during  the  fdlow- 
ing  four  classes  the  group  would  learn  more 
about  one  another  than  1 do  in  most  academic 
classes  I have  for  the  entire  semester. 

Afewofthe  females  In  theclass  left 
the  first  class  surprised  aboutall  the  issuesand 
atuations  that  they  did  na  really  think  about 
before,  and  RAD  was  forcirg  them  to  think 
about  them  now. 

The  mood  of  the  first  class  was  formal  and 
instructional.  Thischangeda  lotat  the  second 
class. 


The  next  class  was  Tuesday 
SqXember  28  and  proved  to  be  quite  differ- 
ert.  The  first  class  was  strictly  lecture  andthe 
second  class  was  strictly  physical.  Getting 
our  group  of  16  to  move  and  be  vocal  was  not 
aschallengngas  Ithought  itwould  be.  The 
groi^  Wretched  then  begaa 

The  techniques  were  demonstrated 
and  explained  fa  the  group  while  the  majori- 
ty of  the  class  was  practice.  The  group  that 
once  was  quiet  and  reserved  began  lowing 
their  true  cdora  There  were  talkative  water 
breaks,  and  hi^  fives  throughout  the  next 
few  hours. 

I left  class  feeling  better  about  being 
involved  in  it  than  I had  the  first  time.  Now 
there  was  a definite  sense  of  support  and 
eirouragement.  This  was  probabfy  ffiere  dur- 
ingthe  first  class  too,  but  I wastoobusy  being 
nervous  to  naice. 

The  third  class  will  probably  be  different  from 
the  previous  two,  but  you’ll  just  have  to  wait 
until  next  week  to  hear  how  it  goes. 


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, is  Hiring 


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Sports  The  Voice  October  4,  2004 


Owls  Fall  To  Fitchburg,  22-15 


FITCHBURG  - Senior  Brian 
Milleisen  (Miller  Place,  N.Y.)  had 
career  highs  of  183  yards  and  33 
carries  lo  lead  Fitchburg  State  to  a 
22*15  New  England  Football  Con- 
ference victory  over  Westfield  State 
on  Sept.  25. 

Fitchburg  evened  its  overall 
record  to  2-2  in  winning  its  opening 
eame  in  the  Bogan  Division  of  the 
NEFC, 

The  loss  snapped  an  impres- 
sive IS-game  Bogan  Division  win- 
ning streak  for  Westfield  State  ( 1 -2, 
0- 1 ).  The  Owls’  last  divisional  loss 
was  in  November  of  2000  as  they 
captured  the  past  three  Bogan  titles 
with  perfect  6-0  records. 

“Westfield  State  is  a very  good 
football  team  which  hadn’t  lost  a 
Bogan  Division  contest  in  18 
games.”said  an  emotional  Fitchburg 
State  head  coach  Pat  Haverty.  “This 
is  a very  special  win  for  us." 

As  anticipated,  the  game  be- 
gan as  a defensive  struggle  with 
Westfield  clinging  toa  7-3  halftime 
lead.  Fitchburg  opened  the  scoring 
with  a 22-yard  first-quarter  field 
goal  by  standout  kicker  Treavor 
Smith,  who  also  punted  six  times 
for  a 39,2  average. 

Westfield  struck  quickly  early 
in  the  second  quarter  on  a 52-yard 
touchdown  pass  from  senior  quar- 
terback Jon  Meczywor(Lanesboro) 


to  senior  wide  receiver  David 
Trueira  (Wilmington),  who  led  all 
receivers  with  six  catches  for  90 
yards.  Meczywor,  a University  of 
Maine  transfer,  completed  16of30 
passes  for  223  yards  but  threw  two 
interceptions. 

Fitchburg  regained  the  lead,  9- 
7,  midway  through  the  third  quarter 
on  a 31 -yard  touchdown  run  by 
sophomore  Naftalie  Pollard 
(Taunton).  Smith’s  extra  point  hit 
the  left  upright  and  was  no  good. 
On  the  play  prior  to  Pollard's  TD 
jaunt,  Milleisen  - a transfer  from 
Millersville,  Pa.,  University  - Just 
made  a first  down  as  the  upback  on 
a fake  punt  attempt. 

The  Owls  quickly  regained  the 
lead,  15-9,  on  a 10-play,  55-yard 
drive  that  was  capped  by  junior 
fullback  Mark  Puchalski’s  (South 
Deerfield)  1 5-yard  touchdown  run 
around  left  end  on  fourth  and  inches. 
Meczywor  ran  for  the  two-point 
conversion. 

Fitchburg  took  the  lead  for 
good,  16-15,  with  an  11 -play.  87- 
yard  drive  capped  by  Pollard’s  one- 
yard  touchdown  run  with  1 1 :06  re- 
maining in  the  game. 

Pollard  finished  with  62  yards 
on  eight  carries  as  the  Falcons  con- 
trolled the  ground  game  with  238 
rushing  yards  on  46  carries. 
Westfield,  meanwhile,  was  held  to 


Athletics  Department 
Awarded  Two  Grants 
In  Area  Of  Diversity 


The  Westfield  State  College 
athletics  department  is  the  recipient 
oftwoNCAA  Division  3 Initiative 
Grants  totaling  S13,350  in  the  area 
of  diversity. 

Aproposalsubmittedby  Nancy 
Bals,  assistant  athletics  director/se- 
nior women’s  administrator,  was 
approved  to  hold  a community- 
building event  and  conduct  leader- 
ship and  diversity  training  for  stu- 
dent-athlete leaders. 

“We  are  striving  to  build  a sense 
of  community  and  tolerance  in  the 
department  of  athletics,”  said  Bals. 

“We  recently  held  a cook-out 
at  Stanley  Park  for  student-athletes 
and  coaches  that  featured  speakers 
from  our  department  and  the  cam- 
pus, including  President  (Vicky) 
Carwein. 

“We  want  to  enhance  commu- 
nication, share  our  vision  and  goals 
and  expectations  for  student-ath- 
letes, and  buildasense  of  pride  here 
on  our  campus.” 

In  addition  to  the  cookout,  a 
workshop  is  scheduled  Oct.  1 8 for 
members  of  the  Student-Athlete  Ad- 
visory Board  (SAAB)  and  captains 
of  all  varsity  teams.  The  workshop 
• conducted  by  Elaine  Penn  of 
CAMPUSPEAK  - will  focus  on 
becoming  aware  of  intolerance, 
understanding  and  appreciating  dif- 
ferences, developing  leadership 
skills,  and  inspiring  and  empower- 
ing student-athlete  leaders. 

. Following  the  workshop,  Penn 
will  present  a keynote  address  to  all 
Westfield  State  student-athletes. 
The  presentation  will  focus  on  find- 


ing common  ground  and  embracing 
differences. 

“With  the  openingof the  Wood- 
ward Center,  having  a new  presi- 
dent at  Westfield  State,  and  hosting 
the  NCAA  Division  III  field  hockey 
championships  in  November,  this 
is  a very  big  year  for  us  and  we  want 
to  bring  everyone  on  board  and  en- 
joy our  accomplishments,”  said 
Bals. 

In  the  area  of  professional  de- 
velopment, a proposal  submitted 
by  Westfield  State  athletics  direc- 
tor Ken  Magadan  was  granted  for 
the  educational  training  of  staff  and 
coaches  to  recruit  minority  student- 
athletes.  Staff  members  will  attend 
a national  symposium  on  the  re- 
cruitment and  retention  of  students 
of  color. 

Thedepartmentofathleticsalso 
will  join  with  Dr.  Kamal  Ali,  assis- 
tant dean  of  the  multicultural  devel- 
opment department  at  Westfield 
State,  to  seek  ideas  of  how  to  train 
staff  in  this  area.  Attracting  a more 
diverse  student  population  to 
Westfield  State  is  a crucial  part  of 
the  college’s  mission. 

Westfield  State  College  has  re- 
ceived five  NCAA  Division  3 Ini- 
tiative Grants  over  the  past  five 
years. 

An  additional  NCAA  Initia- 
tive Grant,  submitted  by  Bals,  was 
received  for  the  Massachusetts  State 
College  Athletic  Conference  Stu- 
dent-Athlete Advisory  Council 
(SAAC)  for  leadership  training.  She 
has  coordinated  the  conference 
SAAC  since  its  inception  in  2001. 


Costa  Named  Player  of  Week 


Westfield  State  College  goalie  Matt  Costa  of  Chicopee  was  named  the  Mass.  State  Conference  men’s 
soccer  player  of  the  week  on  Sept.  27, 2004. 

The  Chicopee  High  graduate  and  Holyoke  Community  College  transfer  anchored  an  Owl  defense  that  did 
not  allow  a goal  in  two  games  last  week. 

He  recorded  six  saves,  including  two  spectacular  stops  in  the  first  overtime  of  a 0-0  tie  with  nationally 
ranked  Keene  Slate.  Costa  also  played  the  first  46  minutes  with  two  saves  in  a 4-0  shutout  of  Newbury. 

The  Westfield  men’s  soccer  team  owned  a 3-2-1  record  with  four  straight  shutouts,  heading  into 
Wednesday’s  game  at  Albertus  Magnus.  The  Owls  opened  conference  play  Saturday,  Oct.  2,  when  they  hosted 
Salem  State  at  6:00  p.m. 

Fourother  Westfield  State  athletes  were  named  to  weekly  honorrolls.SeniorDavidTruelra(  Wilmington) 
caught  six  passes  for  90  yards,  including  a 52-yard  touchdown,  in  a 22-15  loss  at  Fitchburg  State. 

Senior  Tara  McDonough  (Palmer)  registered  a goal  in  the  women’s  soccer  team's  2-1  loss  at  Rhode 
Island  College.  Sophomore  Kate  Anderson  (Georgetown)  continued  her  fine  early-season  play  for  the  field 
hockey  team  with  a goal  and  an  assist  in  a 6-3  loss  at  Trinity.  Anderson  now  has  seven  assists  in  five  games,  four 
shy  of  the  school  single-season  record. 

In  volleyball,  freshman  Krista  Grifoni  (Peabody)  recorded  20  assists  and  three  digs  in  a 3-0  victory  at 
Anna  Maria  College. 

Cross  Country 
Results 


Brandeis  Edges  Women's  Soccer 


WESTFIELD-Senior  Lauren 
Gregor  scored  off  a defensive 
misplay  with  2:09  left  in  the  sec- 
ond overtime  to  give  Brandeis  Uni- 
versity a 1-0  victory  over  the 
Westfield  Stale  women’s  soccer 
team. 

Brandeis,  ranked  fourth  in 
New  England  and  24"'’  nationally, 
remains  unbeaten  at  8-0,  while 
Westfield  drops  to  2-4. 

The  game  appeared  headed 
for  a scoreless  tie  when  Jessica 
Druckman’sshotattemptwasmis- 
handled  by  Westfield  goalie 


Natalia  Araszkiewicz  on  the  slick 
artificial  turf.  Gregor  gathered  in 
the  loose  ball  and  easily  stroked  it 
into  the  goal. 

Araskiewicz  registered  1 0 saves  for 
Westfield,  while  Brandeis  junior 
goalie  Natasha  Picciek  of  Three 
Rivers,  Mass.,  (Palmer  High 
School)  recorded  four  saves. 
’Volleyball  Wins  Fifth  Straight 
NORTH  ADAMS  - The 
Westfield  State  women’s  volley- 
ball team  won  its  fifth  straight  game 
by  defeating  MCLA,  3- 1 , in  a con- 
ference match  Sept.  28. 


The  Owls  improved  to  5-4 
overall  and  2-0  in  the  conference. 

Westfield  lost  the  first  game, 
30-22,  but  came  back  to  win  three 
straight:  30-22,  30-25,  30-18. 

Seniorcaptain  Amy  Svalik  had 
20  digs,  1 kill  and  2 aces.  Junior 
outside  hitter  Lindsay  Dalene  re- 
corded nine  kills,  3 aces  and  four 
blocks,  and  Stefanie  West  finished 
withninekillsandninedigs.  Rachel 
Sweeney  contributed  six  kills,  six 
assists,  three  digs  and  one  block, 
and  Kristen  Gorski  was  credited 
with  24  assists. 


69  net  yards  on  32  rushes, 

Two  fourth-quarter  turnovers 
foiled  the  Owls.  With  9:31  remain- 
ing, Meezywor’s  tipped  pass  was 
intercepted  by  Fitchburg  senior  de- 
fensive backTommyBetsch  (Rye, 
N.Y.).  who  raced  38  yards  for  a 
touchdown.  Smith’s  PAT  was 
blocked  to  make  the  score  22-15. 

Westfield  was  driving  for  a 
potential  game-tying  touchdown, 
but  reserve  receiver  Mike 
Lorenzano  (Quincy)  lost  a fumble 
at  Fitchburg  26  following  a 23- 
yard  reception  with  seven  minutes 
remaining. 

The  Falcons  made  one  more 
defensive  stop  and  kept  giving  the 
ball  to  Milleisen  to  run  out  the 
clock. 

Linebacker  Jim  Fennelly  led 
Westfield  with  10  tackles,  includ- 
ing a sack.  Defensive  back  Ryan 
Riley  posted  nine  tackles  and  line- 
backer Matt  Wooliver  recorded  six 
tackles,  including  three  for  losses 
and  a sack. 


Westfield  Stale  goalie  Matt  Costa  goes  high  between  a host  of  players  to 
deflect  a shot  attempt  during  a game  at  Trinity,  Photo  by  Mickey  Curiis 


Sophomore  Dave  Nalewanski,  Westfield's  leading  scorer,  registered  two 
assists  in  Owls'  4-0  vcitory  over  Newbury.  Photo  by  David  Harris-Fried 


Gordon  Invitational 
atWenham,  Mass. 
Men's  Cross  Country 
Third  Place  (16  teams) 

7.  Geoff  Churchill.  28:27 
6.  Nathan  Cristofori,  26:28 
15.  John  Messer,  29:15 
24,  Andy  Messer,  29:51 
30,  David  Estabrook,  30:12 

Women's  Cross  Country 
Third  Place  (16  teams) 

3.  Heather  Wenninger,  20:12 
15.  Alison  Wesolowski.  21:12 
17,  Kim  Grant,  21:17 
20.  Aimee  Worcester,  21:26 
29.  Marissa  Blume,  21:46 


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The  Student  Press  of  Westfield  State  College 

Volume  X October  18. 2004  [ssocUl 

Nestor  weathers  beating  by  Worcester  State  football  players 


file  photo 

Nestor  the  OvI  is  back  on  it’s  feet  and  rooting  forWSC  sports  teams 
after  the  incident  that  took  piaccSahirday  October  2 in  the  Woodward 
Center. 

Black  bear  sightings  strike 
mild  curiosity  in  the 
hearts  of  WSC  students 


By  Matthew  Bernat 

Editor  In  Chief 

Sightings  of  a black 
bear  by  students  and  faculty 
near  dumpstere  on  campus  have 
prompted  Westfield  State 
College  public  safety  to  issue  a 
warning  to  the  campus  commu- 
nity. 

The  bear  has  been 
sighted  behind  the  dumpsters  of 
Courtney  Hall  and  poking 
around  near  the  dumpsters  that 
sit  between  Lammers  and  Ely. 
An  e-mail  advising  faculty  to 
avoid  the  bears  was  written  and 
signs  have  been  posted  on  cam- 
pus to  warn  students  of  bear 
activity. 

Bridget  Gleason,  18,  of 
Courtney  Hall  tried  to  take  her 
garbage  out  behind  Courtney 
onOctober  l.aFriday,  between 
10  p.m.  and  11  p.m.  when 
Institutional  Security  Officer 
(ISO)  Victor  Rufo  stopped  her 
before  she  could  step  outside. 

“He  said,  ‘Oh  no,  you 
can’t  take  the  trash  out,  there’s 
a bear  back  there,”’  said 
Gleason.  A few  minutes  before 
Gleason  said  her  roommate 
attempted  to  go  outside butwas 


also  stopped  by  Rufo.  Gleason 
said  she  headed  down  more  out 
of  curiosity  and  was  not  wor- 
ried by  the  presence  of  the  bear. 

“This  is  not  an  all  out 
war  against  the  bears,”  said 
Chief  of  Public  Safety  Paul 
Scannell.  Scannell  said  the 
bears  are  looking  for  an  “easy 
meal”  in  the  dumpsters  and 
warned  against  feeding  the 
bears.  “I  try  to  tell  people  to  use 
some  caution,”  said  Scannell. 

A family  of  black  bears 
is  supposedly  living  in  the  area 
said  Scannell  who  noted  the 
bears  have  been  sighted  in 
downtown  Westfield. 

“We  live  in  the  coun- 
try, these  are  normal  habitats 
for  these  animals,”  said 
Scannell.  He  said  skunks;  foxes 
and  coyotes  are  also  living  in 
the  area.  "They’re  all  natural  to 
this  environment,  we  have  to 
co-exist  with  these  animals,” 
said  Scannell. 

Gleason  wasn’t  the 
only  one  who  had  a run  in  with 
the  bear,  Professor  Madeline 
Cahill  and  Professor  Susan 
Leggett  of  the  Communication 
department  saw  the  black  bear 

Bear-Page  2 


By  Matthew  Bernat 
Editor  In  Chief 

Westfield  Stale 
College’s  official  mascot 
Nestor  the  Owl  was  allegedly 
assaulted  by  three  Worcester 
State  College  football  play- 
ers in  the  Woodward  Center 
during  halftime  of  the 
Worcester  State  Westfield 
State  football  game  on 
October  2. 

The  score  was  14-3 
at  halftime  with  Westfield 
State  in  the  lead  when  Nestor 
headed  to  the  usual' changing 
room  in  the  Woodward 
Center  said  Ken  Magarian 
Athletics  Director  at  WSC. 

“From  what  I under- 
stand one  guy  elbowed 
Nestor  in  the  gut.  one  comes 


and  punches  her  in  the  head, 
it  wasn’t  a roundhouse  but  it 
hit  right  here  in  the  fore- 
head,” said  Magarian. 

A female  Westfield 
State  College  student  wears 
the  Nestor  mascot  outfit. 

According  to 

Magarian  when  Nestor  first 
walked  into  ihe  lobby  the 
room  was  filled  with 
Worcester  State  College  foot- 
ball players.  “Nestor  goes  out 
of  the  lobby  and  waits  until 
they  leave,  she  thought  they 
had  all  left."  said  Magarian. 

Witnesses  said  at  this 
point  some  of  the  players 
were  yelling  obscenities  at 
Nestor  and  told  her  to,  “get 
the  hell  out  of  here.” 

Magarian  said  Nestor 
headed  to  her  changing  room 


after  she  thought  all  of  the 
players  had  gone  back  to  the 
field.  It  was  at  this  time  when 
the  three  players  “narrowed 
the  hallway”. 

“ Little  did  they  know 
wc  had  a student  security 
officer  posted  there,”  said 
Magarian.  Student  security 
John  Meincke  reported  the 
incident  to  Magarian  after  it 
happened. 

“She  wasn't  going  to 
say  anything,"  said  Magarian 
who  caught  up  with  Nestor  as 
she  was  leaving  with  her  par- 
ents after  the  game  was  over. 

"1  made  her  tell  me 
what  happened.  1 got  the 
number  of  the  kid  who  did  it, 
the  number  of  the  kid  who 
apologized,"  said  Magarian. 

Nestor-Page  2 


333  gets  a $200,000  boardroom 


By  Rebecca  Oliver 
Voice  Reporter 

President  Vicky 
Carwein  is  shuffling  offices 
in  333  in  order  to  make  way 
for  a new  boardroom. 

The  boardroom  is 
being  placed  alongside  Curt 
Gunther’s  office  i n the  comer 
of  333  that  faces  Stanley 
Park.  This  move  will  dis- 
place at  least  two  offices. 

“Even  a year  ago,  I 
thought,  if  I get  this  job, 
something  has  to  be  done 
with  that  board  room,"  said 
Carwein. 

The  current  board- 
room  is  in  the  middle  of  the 


administration  offices  and 
has  no  windows.  The  area 
for  the  new  boardroom  will 
have  two  walls  of  windows. 

Barry  Maloney,  Vice 
President  of  Advancement 
and  College  Relations 
believes  the  cost  of  the  new 
room  should  be  about 
S200,000. 

President  Carwein 
said,  “We  are  able  to  use 
funds  from  our  food  source. 
We  will  be  doing  meals  and 
having  things  catered  and 
what  not  in  there  so  they  are 
willing  to  let  us  take  some 
money,” 

The  President 

believes  the  current  board- 


room  is  dark,  dingy  and  out- 
dated. She  said  she  wants  a 
nicer  place  to  introduce  peo- 
ple to  Westfield  State 
College. 

Curt  Guenther, 
Assistant  Director  of 
Development  and  Alumni 
Relations,  agrees  with  the 
strategy  behind  the  construc- 
tion but  still  has  reservations. 
“The  old  boardroom  doesn’t 
portray  what  we  need  as  a 
presentation  area.  Whether 
or  not  we  need  a whole  new 
area.  I’m  not  sure  about.” 

A meeting  held  on 
September  24,  informed  the 
staff  that  they  were  going  to 
Boardroom-Page  2 


Rally  got  out  the  vote 


By  Robbie  Crossman 
Voice  Reporter 


On  September  30, 
people  gathered  for  a voter 
registration  rally  outside  of 
the  Ely  building.  The  regis- 
tration rally  was  put  on  by 
Jess  Castro,  a 21  year  old 
Political  Science  major. 
S.G.A..  The  Political  Science 
Club,  Pi  Sigma  Alpha,  and 
the  Mass  Communications 
department  sponsored  the 
rally.  Mix  93.1  was  also 
there  to  help  promote  the 


rally. 

After  registering  to 
vote,  students  were  put  into  a 
raffle  where  they  could  win 
prizes  and  discounts  from 
some  of  the  surrounding 
restaurants.  Students  were 
also  given  free  t-shirts,  pins, 
and  candy. 

Castro  said  the  rea- 
son they  put  on  the  registra- 
tion rally  was  because  people 
need  to  know  they  have  a 
right  and  duty  to  vote. 
Castro  said,  “We  need  to 


make  W.S.C.  students  know 
what's  going  on  with  the 
election.  With  this  rally  peo- 
ple can  easily  register  and 
have  their  voices  beard.” 

Antwain  Hunter,  a 22 
year  old  Education  and 
History  major,  said  he  was 
happy  that  Westfield  State 
put  on  the  rally.  “It  was  a 
very  good  idea.  Not  enough 
young  people  arc  voting, 
People  don’t  realize  our 
votes  matter  and  that  they 
' Rally-Page  3 


‘Shaun  of  the  Dead’  rises  above  the  rest 
Read  the  review 

pg.  10 


Pixel  takes  potshots  at  the 
Swiftboat  Veterans  for  truth 
pg.  15 


Inside 

News  Page  1-3 

Voices  Page  4 

Overheard 

NationAVorld  Page  5-6 
Opinion  Page  7-9 

A&E  Page  10-12 

Comics  Page  15 


Rase  2 


News  The  Voice  October  18. 2004 


Nestor 


One  Worcester  State  player  charges  were 
had  come  up  to  Nestor  and  apologized  not  pressing  c 
immediately  followin^]i^^ncge(^^^^^^i^^n 
assault  said 

Magarian. 

M a g a r i a n 
said  he  spoke  to  the 
Worcester  State  head 
coach  after  the  game. 

“He  was  just 
appalled,”  said 

Magarian  who 

expects  disciplinary 
action.  “I’m  going  to 
call  my  counterpart 
at  the  Worcester  State 
College  Department 

of  Athletics  and  send  

her  a copy  of  the  police  report,”  said 
Magarian. 

Lt.  Foyle  of  the  Westfield 
State  police  department  was  notified 
of  the  event.  The  assault  and  battery 


“From  what  I 
understand  one  guy 
elbowed  Nestor  in 
the  gut.” 

Ken  Magarian 
Athletics  Director 


recorded  but  Nestor  is 
:harges  at  this  time, 
reached  for  comment  a 
Worcester  State  college 
assistant  football  coach 
denied  the  incident  had 
happened  at  all,  “Get 
your  story  straight," 
the  coach  said. 

Magarian  said  he 
heard  rumors  that  one 
of  the  three  who  had 
assaulted  Nestor  was 
the  starting  quarterback 
and  would  be  suspend- 
ed for  an  unknown 
number  of  games. 


•1 


Thumbs  Up: 

Tp  Aicx  Napoleon  for  breathing  mucli  needed 
life  into  the  coffchouse.  Do  we  hear  any  votes  for  a 
Spring  Weekend  opening  act? 

Thumbs  Down: 

To  the  musically  inclined  Scanlon  Hall  student 
who  decided  it  was  a good  idea  to  play  “Theme  from 
New  York,  New  York"  right  after  the  Red  Sox  lost  in 
game  1 of  tlie  ALS  championships.  Though  we  salute  your  taste  in  music,  your  timing 
might  land  you  in  the  hospital  someday. 


Bear 


Friday  October  1 at  around  5:45  p.m.  said  he  had  driven  by  but  backed  up. 
They  were  pulling  out  of  the  rolled  down  his  window  and  asked, 
parking  lot  and 


bear  rooting  through  a 
dumpster,  “We  said,  'are 
we  really  seeing  this’," 
said  Cahill. 

"It  was  surreal," 
said  Leggett.  "Veiy  weird 
stuff,”  ‘Said  Cahill. 

Neither  professor  had  a 
cell  phone  to  call  public 
safely.  As  they  drove 
away  from  the  bear  they  Chief  of  Public  Safety  dumpster  used 

passed  a campus  police  for  cardboard, 

officer.  “We  rolled  down 


“This  is  not  an  all  out 
war  against  the 
bears.” 

Paul  Scannell 


“What  bear?” 

They 
explained  what  they 
had  seen  to  the  offi- 
cer. "On  his  way 
down  I shouted  ‘It 
was  really  cute’!” 
said  Leggett. 

Cahill  said  the 
bear  appeared  to  be  a 
cub  and  was  looking 


the  window  and  asked,  ‘An.-  you  going 
to  look  at  the  bear’ said  Legget.  Cahill 


The  Musical  Theatre  Guild  ^ 

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t>ever  Aodi+oriorvi,  Parenzo  Had 
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to  the  £(v  service  window. 


Bad  news  for  puppy  slayers 


Puppy  killers  beware!  You  thought  my  nit- 
picking about  grammar  and  punctuation  were 
bad?  Little  do  all  of  you  know  that  those 
skills  could  be  the  life  or  death  of  your  career. 


upon  entering  the  office  on  Tuesday  evening 
I found  an  MSNBC  press  release  in  the  mail- 
Professor  Jim  Raschilla  of  the  English 
department,  and  also  a former  professor  of  mine,  took  the  time  to 
send  me  a copy  of  this  September  14th  release  entitled  “Survey  , 
shows  woikers  shud  write  better”  along  with  a note  that  said  I 
“Emily:  Apparently  there  are  many  who  want  to  see  far  more  pup-  | 
pies  die!” 

The  article  is  centered  around  the  fact  that  according  to  a survey 
done  by  the  College  Board’s  National  Commission  on  Writing  in 
New  York,  "one-third  of  workers  do  not  meet  the  writing  require- 
ments of  their  positions.”  Businesses  are  clearly  desperate  for  bet- 
ter writers. 

I’m  sure  that  everyone  who  has  ever  taken  an  English  class  at  this 
fine  institution  has  had  at  least  one  experience  peer  editing  a fel- 
low classmates  paper.  Being  an  English  major,  it  seems  as  though 
I have  edited  dozens  of  essays,  and  not  to  mention  all  the  columns 
that  have  been  printed  in  the  Voice  since  January  of  2004. 1 won- 
der if  anyone  else  has  come  to  terms  with  that  feet  that  very  few 
people  on  this  campus  can’t  write  coherently,  l.have  read  several 
wonderfully  written  papers;  but  unfortunately,  I have'  read  far 
more  atrocities. 

-X..  j fa'st  paced  work  place,  precision  and  brevity  are  essential. 

For  e-mails,  reports,  and  presentations,  the  commission  found  that 
accuracy,  clarity,  spelling,  punctuation,  grammar  and  conciseness 
ranked  among  the  most  sought-after  skills”  stated  the  article. 
Keeping  these  facts  in  mind  ought  to  be  something  everyone  on 
campus  does  while  doing  something  as  menial  as  writing  a 
scathing  letter  to  the  editors  or  something  important,  like  a mid- 
term essay, 

And  what  seems  to  be  the  solution  for  this' catastrophe?  ";You’re 
never  too  old  to  learn."  said  Bob  Kerrey,  co-chair  of  the  writing 
commission  and  president  of  the  New  School  University  of  New 
York  City.  ‘It’s  a skill  that  is  acquirable.”’  See,  even  the  worst  of 
ii  have  hope! 

Writing  for  a newspaper  will  hopefully  someday  be  what  brings 
home  the  bacon  for  me.  But  what  about  the  rest  of  you?  Two- 
thirds  of  salaried  workers  in  the  large  U.S.  companies  have  jobs 
that  require  some  writing  - and  this  includes  some  of  the  most 
technical  occupations.  On  top  of  this,  more  than  half  of  the  com- 
panies surveyed  reported  that  they  assess  %vriting  in  hiring  and 
promoting  salaried  employees.  Your  job  will  most  likely  require 
you  to  have  some  sort  of  grip  on  this  wonderful  language  you’ve 
1 learning. 

Who’s  to  blame?  Faulty  teachers  and  school  systems?  Parents? 
Sesame  Street?  I’d  say  it’s  up  to  the  student  to  decide  to  become  a 
better  writer.  It’s  nice  to  be  able  to  send  us  a letter  knowing  that  it 
is  spotless  of  all  mistakes  and  will  most  likely  not  be  tom  apart  by 
myself, .but  think  of  the  bigger  picture.  What’s  your  boss  going  to 
think  of  the  lefter  or  e-male  you  wrote  to  him  or  hur? 

Again,  thank  you  to  Professor  Raschilla  for  offering  this  informa- 
tion to  The  Voice. 


I Emily  Engel 
Editor  In  Chief 
thecampusvoice@hotmail.com 


Boardroom 


be  displaced  and  have  to.  in  some 
cases,  share  offices  until  the  con- 
struction has  finished. 

The  staff  had  to  move  from 
their  offices  the  following  week. 

"As  far  as  I know  the  board- 
room  is  going  to  be  cut  into  four 
pieces,”  said  News  Coordinator 
Craig  Phelon.  Phelon  has  been 
moved  from  his  office  to  Jeanne 
Julian’s,  Director  of  Marketing  and 
Media. 

Ana  Maria  Ronca,  Manager 
of  Development  Systems  and  Special 
Projects,  whose  office  had  a window 
view  is  now  slated  to  have  one  of  the 
rooms  in  the  old  boardroom.  ‘Tve 
never  been  in  this  position  before  so 
I’m  just  going  along  with  it. 

“I’m  losing  a view  but  I have 


no  resentment,”  said  Ronca. 

Guenther  said,  “Being  frank, 
it’s  not  a fun  situation  to  be  in,  the 
start  of  the  school  year  and  every- 
thing." 

Guenther  said  he  is  con- 
cerned about  where  the  money  is 
coming  from.  “My  biggest  concern 
is  that  none  of  this  project  will  affect 
students  on  campus.” 

The  tentative  date  for  com- 
pletion of  the  project  is  December 
15. 


News  The  Uoice  October  18. 2004 


Paee  3 


Rally 


affect  our  futures,”  said  Hunter,  walk  out  your  front  door  and  be  able 
Hunter  also  said,  ‘‘It  was  definitely  to. 

more  convenient  being  able  to  get  my  Sue  Hierschc,  a repiesenta- 

absentee  ballot  here  on  campus  tive  of  93.1,  said  the  reason  they 
instead  of  trying  to  were  there  was 

find  a place  «Ttf-  woe  HofinfAK/  « because  voting  needs 

to  be  promoted  and 
reinforced  among  the 
younger  generations. 
Hiersche  said,  ‘‘It  was 
definitely  a great  idea 
to  have  the  rally  here. 
It’s  just  so  much  more 
convenient  for  people 


in  Westfield.” 

Andrew 
Roberts,  a 20-year" 
old  Criminal  Justice 
major,  said,  “The 
rally  was  a great  idea 
because  it’s  impor* 


“It  was  defintely  a 
great  idea  to  have  the 
rally  here.  It’s  just  so 
much  more  conven- 
ient for  people  to 


lant  to  get  kids  to  COme  down  and  re&ls-  to  come  down  and  reg- 


vote.  The  younger 
kids  just  don’t  seem 
to  care  these  days.” 
Roberts  also  said  he 
was  happy  with  the 
rally  because  instead 
of  having  to  go 
downtown  to  register,  , 
you  could  literally  ' 


ter  here.” 

Sue  Hiersche 
Mix  93.1 


isler  here.” 

Katie  Disantis,  a 20- 
year-old  Westfield 
State  student,  said,  “It 
was  a great  rally.  It’s 
great  seeing  the  mes- 
sage being  put  out  to 
the  students.” 


President  Carwein  stresses 
importance  of  public  rela- 
tions to  S.G.A. 


By  Meaghan  Chevalier 
Voice  Reporter 


On  Thursday  October  12, 
2004  President  Carwein  spoke  to  the 
merrsbers  of  The  Student  Government 
about  her  intended  goals  and  vision 
for  Westfield  State  College.  As  of 
June  1 , 2004  Vicki  Carwein  has  been 
the  new  President  here  at  Westfield 
State.  Carwein  said  she  looks  for- 
ward to  working  with  the  school 
very  much. 

Carwein  made  one  of  her  top 
priorities  of  discussion  at  the  meet- 
ing a push  for  the  school  to  become 
more  involved  with  its  alumni  and 
fund  raising  for  the  college.  The 
alumni  a'ssociation  here  at  Westfield 
State  College  has  not  been  very 
active  one  she  said.  Carwein  said  she 
wishes  to  develop  a closer  relation- 
ship between  current  Student 
Government  and 
alumni  and  to  try  to 
get  more  funding  fo 
the  college  because 
it’s  in  need  of  it. 

Another  , 
issue  raised  was 
moving  out  and 
spreading  the  word 
about  Westfield 
State.  Looking  to 
branch  out  more 
towards  the  east  has 
spurned  the  recent 
erection  of  bill- 
boards presenting 

Westfield  State  to  the  masses  on  291 
and  other  highways. 

Acting  C.E.O.  Barry 
Maloney  who's  new  position  within 
Westfield  State  involves  him  with 
public  relations  and  student  affairs 
said  he  wants  to.  “Enhance  the  mes- 
sage of  Westfield  and  the  school  and 
take  out  to  the  rest  of  the  common- 
wealth.” 

He  stressed  students,  along 
with  faculty  and  alumni,  to  spread 
the  word  of  Westfield  State. 

Maloney  said  by  working 
with  city  officials  and  gathering  fur- 


“As  of  today  all 
goals  were  met.” 

Matt  Curren 
President  of  S.G.A. 


ther  input  from  students  he  will  be 
able  to  take  that  information  forward 
and  make  the  city  of  Westfield  a 
more  college  friendly  place. 

Mass  Prig  representative 
Angie  Francis  spoke  to  the  members 
of  S.G.A.  about  the  “Affordable  Text 
Book  Campaign”.  Francis  said  Mass 
Prig  is  trying  to  find  ways  to  help 
students  save  money,  and  bring  down 
the  major  publishing  corporations 
that  supply  college  students  with 
books. 

Francis  said  after  much 
media  attention  this  issue  has 
launched  a Congressional  matter  and 
cannot  be  dropped  now. 

She  said  she  hopes  working 
with  Student  Government  and  other 
opinion  leaders  Mass  Prig  will  be 
able  to  gather  enough  support  to  put 
an  end  to  the  over  pricing. 

The  meeting  was  concluded 
with  Student 
Government 
Association  President 
Matt  Curren  stating, 
“As  of  today  all  goals 
were  met”  with  much 
prajse.  All  hall  council 
positions  have  been 
filled  21  out  of  the  19. 
Senior  night  has  been 
approved  and  the  first 
Red  Cross  Blood  drive 
of  the  year  had  126 
students  give  blood. 

All  S.G.A.  meetings 
are  held  on  Thursdays 
in  Ely  at  5:30  p.m.  every  week. 


Mary  Murphy 


Role  dtWSC : AChecter  otthe  DC 


Number  of  years  spent  working  at  WSCi 
Bevenyeorsnextmonlh  - « 

Favorite  thing  oboit  WSC  The  Idds,  she  lovesi 
them 

Favorite  movie;  Love  Story,  ‘Cven  though  r| 
wossod''  * 

Favorite  TV  Show;  Everybody 
Raymond 

Favorite  quote;  "Jock  of  oil  trades,  master  of  I 
none." 

Hog^»  Working  inhergordenond  working 

Favorite  DCmed;  Coesarsalddwilhchicken 

Mary  would  lice  everyone  to  know  thot  there 
jisolostondfound  in  the  DC  so  if  youhove  (os>l{ 
■something,  go  check  it  out! 


Scene  from  the  adeKnesatthc  Westfield,  Worcester  State  football  game  during  fanity 
weekend 

Circle  K ^ 

Ely  3rd  World  Room 
Wednesday  nights  @ 7 p.m. 
Come  see  what  it’s  all  about! 

Get  involved! 

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Uoices  Overheard  ThC  UoiC6  October  1 8, 2004 


How  ‘bout  them  Red  Sox? 


Lindsay  McMillan 
Kelly  Forsythe 
2007 

“They’re 
definitely 
going  all 
the  way 
this  year.” 


Eric  Martinez 
2008 

Music  Performance 


“Red  Sox 
f— ing 
rule!” 


Ryan  Hackett 
2006 

Mathematics 


“Go  local 
sports  team. 
Hurrah.” 


Ben  Sousa 
2008 

Liberal  Studies 


“Ellis  Burns  is 
the  key  to  the 
playoffs.” 


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Attention  NSE 
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2005-2006  academic  year  placements 

Dates 

Wednesday,  October  20  4pm 

Thursday,  October  28  4 pm 

Wednesday,  November  3 4pm 

Thursday,  November  11  4pm 

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Wednesday  December  1 4pm 

Thursday  December  2 4pm 

All  meetings  will  be  held  in  Ely  233 

NSE  applications  can  be  found  under 
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Nation/World  The  UOICe  October  18. 2004 


Problems  Are  Likely  With  Upcoming  Election  Count 


bymichaelHill 

THE  Baltimore  SUN 

Four  yeas  ago,  aBc  after  the  pres- 
iderttial  election  wasaWt  hanging  chads.  This 
November,  it  mi^tbe  about  bad  code. 

That  would  be  computer  code.  With 
more  and  more  Americans  depending  on  com- 
puter prograrrs  to  talfy  their  votes,  it  would  not 
be  surprising  if  somewhere  along  the  tine  the 
sane  type  of  ^tch  that  occasionally  keeps  your 
home  PC  from  booting  uppops  in  the  polling 
process. 

And  ifitdoes,  it  is  hi^ly  unlikely  to 
be  a little-noticed  local  proMem.  Next  month’s 
vote  is  ^ping  to  be  the  most  scrutinized 
election  in  U.S.  history. 

In  every  one  of  the  doEn  or  sobatde- 
ground  states,  the  entire  election  process  will  be 
subject  to  constant  surveillance  by  both  parties 
and  a vaiiety  of  other  interestgroups.  Teams  of 
lawyers  are  on  standby,  ready  tojump  in. 

All  that  attention  will  be  focused  on  an 
election  that  not  only  leans  heavily  on  new~and 
mostly  unteaed  - technology  but  also  features  a 
hi^e  numbo-  of  new  voters  and  a passel  of  new 
requirements  for  identificatioa 

It  migll  not  be  a recipe  for  disaster; 
but  it  is  aJdn  loahostdecicfij^tomakeihemost 
complicatKi  dish  found  in  a French  cookbook 
for  the  first  time  for  an  important  dinner  party 
Some  problems  are  to  be  anticipated. 

When  it's  a close  election,  that  magni  - 
fies  all  kinds  of  prcfolems  that  are  normal^ 
unnoticed,' ' says  Douglas  W.  Jones,  a ccrr^iaer 
sdentist  who  specializes  in  election  technology 
at  the  UnivesiQ'  of  Iowa.  *8608036  of  that 
could  ha\e,  at  the  same  time,  one  of  the  most 
coniroveraalandoneofthe  best-run  elections  in 
our  history." 

Onlyafew  years  ago,  veteran  pdi deal 
junkies  were  grousing  tiiatthe  wee-hcwis  drama 
had  been  drained  from  election  nights  hy  exit 
polls  and  network  piojecticxis.  That  is  no  lorger 
tiie  caK. 

Those  who  stayd  all  itight  in  2(X)0 
still  did  not  know  who  won.  If  the  vote  next 


nrorth  is  anywhere  near  as  close  as  the  one  in 
20(X),  it  would  not  be  suiprising  to  find  tiie  out- 
come up  in  the  air  for  at  extended  period  of 
time. 

'Americans  are  arlicipating  a ebse 
election  and  are  probacy  braced  to  wait  a whCe 
for  the  final  outcome,"  says  Paul  S.  Heimson, 
cfirectoroftiieCenter  for  American  Politics  and 
Citizen^ip  at  the  University  of  Maryland, 
College  Park.  "But  a stalemate  like  that  of 2000 
can  create  tremendous  ham.  Maity  people 
believe  that  the  Supreme  Court  was  out  of  line 
in  tire  way  it  decided  the  2000  election  and  that 
democracy  was  subverted 
That  can't  happen  many  ' 

times  before  people  lose 
faith  in  the  political  sys- 
tem." 

One  thing  the 
2000  electiondnjvehomeis 
titat  the  election  is  not  a 
care&l  count  of  each  vote 
cast.  Forget  the  election 
night  tally  on  your  TV 
screen,  thouffinds  of  votes 
are  not  counted  for  one  rea- 
son or  another—  spoiled  bal- 
lots, absentee  ballots  that 
won't  change  tire  outcome,  — 1 1 
machine  breakdowns.  It  turns  out  to  be  an 
expected  and  accepted  part  of  the  process. 

Think  about  how  many  participants 
we  have  in  a nationwide  election,"  Jones  says. 
Touryearsage^  llOmilUonpeoplevcted.There 
are  over  3,000  counties  in  the  Uitited  States,  so 
you  have  over  3,000  chief  election  officers, 
probablyon  the  erderof  1 million  election  work- 
ers. ...  Show  me  ai^  human  enteiprisewiththat 
number  of  people  involved  where  there  aren't 
mistakes  made  anddishonest  people  involved" 

The  election,  it  turns  out,  is  more  the ' 
final  opinion  pdJ.  Most  polls  have  a sanple  of 
about  1,000  voters  and  a 3.5  percent  margin  of 
error.  The  Hection  Day  poll  has  a sample  of 
mote  than  lOOmillion  and  an  infinitesimal  mar- 
gin of  error.  In  2(X!0,  the  result  w$  within  that 
tiny  margjn of earor. Statistically,  itwasatie. 


T tltirk  the  2000  dection  was  a 
wateup  call  for  many  Americans,"  says 
Ronald  Walters,  director  of  the  African 
American  Leadersh^  Instituteatthe  IhiveisiQ' 
of  Maryland,  College  Park.  Teopie  never 
(keamed  that  as  many  bal  lots  woe  beir^  spoiled 
and  thrown  out  as  there  were." 

It  was  a big  shock  to  the  whole 
democratic  process,’  ’ Alters  says.  "As  a result, 
people  are  very  susjndous." 

A result  of  the  2000  debacle  was  the 
Help  America  Vote  Act,  passed  by  Congress  in 
2002.  Among  other  things,  it  aims  to  ^t  rid  of 
punch  Card  ballots  that 
produced  tfiose  controversial 
chads  in  Florida.  Just  $ the 
“The  first  thing  you  No  Child  L^ft  Behind  Act 
has  school  districts  across  the 
should  do  is  vote.  Then  country  scranfoling  to  meet 
. . , its  requirements,  HAVA  has 

you  can  be  suspicious 

of  the  systems.  But 
first,  vote.” 


a similar 


Douglas  W.  Jones 


election  officials 
ntode. 

Among  its  provisians  is 
one  lequirir^  photo  identifi- 
cation for  first-time  voters 
who  registered  mail. 
Someslates  will  requiresuch 
Ds  for  all  voters.  The  idea  is 
to  combat  voter  fraud,  but 
some  fear  that  the  requiiement  will  lead  to  con- 
foaon  and  be  used  to  intimidate  legally  regis- 
tered voters. 

That  has  drawn  the  attention  of 
Valters,  who  is  active  this  year  in  what  he  calls 
a 'nonpartisan  turnout  group"  called  file 
hfeticnal  CoditicnforBlackQvic  Participation, 
a groip  that  he  says  has  more  than  2,000 
lawyers  and  law  students  signed  ifi  to  stand  by 
on  Election  Day. 

They  will  be  passed  at  the  end  of  a 
hot  line  reatfy  to  do  iipunctions,  thirds  like 
that,"  he  says,  seeking  to  insure  that  anti-fraud 
measures  are  notused  to  keep  legitimate  voters 
fromcastingbaUoS. 

Those  lawyers  are  only  a fraction  of 
the  mary  ready  to  spring  into  action  Nov.  2 and 
beyond.  Florida  in  2000  taught  candidates  that 


Election  Day  instead  occipy^i^  its  tradition- 
al role  as  the  end  of  the  partisan  battle,  cat  be 
only  its  begi 111 ing 

HAVA  was  sqppossd  to  he^  avoid 
that,  not  only  by  gptirng  rid  oS  punch  cards  but 
also  by  requiring  states  to  come  ip  with  a 
statewidelistofregisteted  voters-which  would 
helpresolveproblemsatffiepolling{^ces-atd 
a way  to  dlow  people  whose  rcgistation  is  in 
disputetocastpioviaonal  ballots  that  wouldnot 
be  counted  until  the  problem  is  resolved  The 
problem  with  HAVA  is  that  it  migll  be  too 
much,  too  late. 

"I  don't  ffiink  a lot  of  blame  can  be 
placed  on  ti«  states,"  says  Michael  Alvarez,  a 
political  scientist  at  the  California  Institute  of 
Technology.  'It  took  a long  time  to  gpt  the  Help 
America  Vote  Aa  passed,  and  it  is  only  in  tiie 
last  yearayear-and-a-half  that  funds  have  been 
made  available  to  ffie  states  to  inplement  it. 

“It  would  have  been  nice  if  the  act 
hadpassed  in  200 1 and  been  fully  funofcd  then,’ 
says  Alvarez,  part  of  a joint  project  betweetj  Cal 
Tech  and  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of 
Technology  to  improve  the  voting  process, 
announced  in  the  wake  of  tiie  2000  prdjlems. 

’ 'In  the  tong  run,  the  act  itself  has  a lot  in  it  that 
is  going  to  be  very  positive  for  the  voter  and  the 
voting  process.' 

Few  states  have  managed  to  come  up 
with  their  voter  lists.  Some  states  still  have  plen- 
ty of  the  punch  card  machines  — most  nolab^ 
Ohio,  amajorbattlegtound  Pleilyof  others  are 
bringing  new  procsses  online  and  are  expecting 
the  kind  of  glitches  that  always  come  the  first 
time  around  as  voteis  and  poll  workers  learn  the 
ropes. 

Jones,  however,  emphasizes  that, 
there  is  only  one  way  tomate  sure  your  vote  is 
not  courted;  by  r»t  voting. 

"The  first  thing  you  should  do  is 
vote,' te  says.  'Then  youcanbesuqjiciousof 
the  systems.  But  first,  vote.’ 


Beatles  Get  Back  To  U.S,  Sound 


L 


BY  RANDY  LEWIS 

LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 

America,  meet  the  Beatles.  Again. 

For  the  first  time  in  the  CD  era, 
Cqpitol  Records  is  issuing  the  Fab  Four's  albums 
as  tltey  (xiginally  appeared  and  sounded  in  the 
United  States.  Tliefi^  batch  will  be  bundled  in 
a four-CD  set  and  titled  The  Capitol  Albums, 
Vol.  1."  to  be  released  Nov.  16.Itisexpectedto 
retail  fa  about  S70  and  will  include  'Meet  the 
Beatles,"  'The  Beatles  Second  Album,” 
"Sonething New”  and *8631165 '65,”  eachCD 
in  a cover  replicating  the  origiial  artwork,  plus  a 
48-page  booklet  of  photos,  news  clipping  and 
other  artifacts  from  the  period. 

The  group's  entire  catalog  has  been 
available  on  CD  anee  1987,  but  when  those 
came  out,  Cajatoland itsparertt,  EMIRecads, 
standardized  them  accading  to  the  way  they 
first  came  out  in  Finland. 

For  the  first  few  years  of  the  Beatles 
career,  however,  U.S.  fans  got  strikingly  differ- 
ent versions  of  ffieir  alburrs.  It  wasn't  ur^il  the 
1967  release  of  "SgL  Pqjperis  Lonely  Hearts 
Club  Bard"  diat  a Bratles  albim  appeared  the 
samecnbahsidesoftheAtiantic  Ocean. 

'SlncelgatoCapitdS  1/2 years  ago. 
IVe  ttougIS  it  would  be  great  to  be  able  to  have 
those  records  to  listen  to  again,”  Capitd 
Ratorth  Prestfent  artl  CEO  Andy  Slater  aid 
Tuesday.  '1  remember  as  a kid  looking  at  titose 

records  andtoeningtothatsequence  ofsen^. . 
. . Ferbetseror  wise,  titsfs  the  way  i rememba 
thoE  records. 

So  cto  maiions  ofU.S.  Beaflenaniacs. 
Not  oidy  were  tire  ^bum  tides  diffeiert  — 'With 


the  Beaties”  became  "Meet  ihe  Beatles”  here- 
but  the  song  selection  and  sequencing  were 
markedly  different  than  die  U.K.  versions 

Additionally,  reoorefings  were  issued 
here  in  Sereo  (some  in  simulated  stereo  and 
some  with  reverberation  added).  Each  of  the 
new  CDs  will 
include  both  the 
American  stereo 
versions  and  the 
original  British 
mono  mixes. 

"I  remem- 
ber pretty  distinctly 
listeninginthe  base- 
ment ofmy  cousin's 
house  to  'Bertles65 
and  hearing  'No 
Reply'  followed  by 
'I'm  a Loser"  and 
then  'Babyls  in 
Black,' "Slatersaid. 

"I  can  even  remem- 
ber hearing  'I  Saw 
HerStanding  There,' 
and  tire  voices  com- 
ir^  ort  of  the  right 
sp^er. ...  If  ncs- 
tdgia  is  the  irtore- 
cantof  tire  BabyBoom  generation,  then  the  ver- 
skiistiiat  areoinsntiy  avsilaMe  are  not  as  intox- 
iratir^  for  me  to  listen  to." 

Tire  altBiattons,  originally  cteracter- 
ized  as  'Americani^tions,"  wire  long  a sore 
poirt  fatits  Beatles  and  thefr  longtime  produc- 
er, Geoige  Martin,  who  cempiained  that  Capitol 


executives  at  the  time  were  more  interested  in 
making  as  much  money  as  posable  than  pre- 
sertir^  the  muac  as  the  band  intended. 

Beatles  fans  have  argued  for  deca^ 
over  Captol’s  fondling  of  the  group's  catalcg, 
becaise  the  U.S.  albums  included  fewer  son^ 
th  an.  the  Briti  diver- 
sions, allowing 
Capitol  to  release 
1 0 albums  from 
l964to  1966  while 
just  seven  had 
appeared  in 
England. 

The  decision  to 
alter  tfie  albums  for 
U.S.  release  is  com- 
monly traced  to  the 
man  then  in  charge 
of  artists  and  rqrer- 
toire  (A&R)  for  the 
label,  Dave  Dexter, 
who,  ironically,  had 
declined  to  sgn  the 
grot^  in  1963. 

'These  are  the 
choices  mads  by 
ffiemtoi  who  turned 
them  down  four 
times  becaise  he  thought  they  woe  htyeless 
andhal  no  ftiure  in  America  whaSoever,"  says 
Britai-bom  Beaties  historian  Nfartin  Lewis. 
•And  fisen  he  had  tire  chut^ah  to  pit  his  lame 
onaspiodicer(ofthe  U.S.rckases)  afierhe  was 
ovwruled  abort  signingflian  by  tiiepresidertof 
Capitol,  Alan  Livin^ton." 


Slater,  however,  .says  'I  don't  think  it 
wasa  matter  of  ariybocV  A&R-ing  their  recor* 
here.  They  literally  delivered  80  masters — So 
in  1964,  when  Capitd  decided  to  prtthe  first 
recod  out,  they  had  80  sorgs  to  sift  throu^  and 
make  a recod  out  of.' ' 

Adds  Lewis:  'Even  if  Capitol  had 
wanted  to,  they  couldn't  have  mirrored  the  'With 
the  Beaties'  album  in  tire  U.S.,"  in  lar^  port 
because  \fee  Jay  held  the  U.S.  rights  to  several  of 
the  songs  cn  that  Britidi  release. 

IiBtead.  Tvleet  the  Beales”  included 
the  sin^s  *1  Want  to  Hold  Your  Hand"  and 'I 
Saw  Itr  StandingThere'  ’ that  had  n«  appeared 
on  'With  the  Beaties.''  Meanwhile,  the  groip's 
covers  of  Chuck  BenVs  'Roll  Over 
Beethoven,”  the  Marvelettes'  'Please  Mr. 
Postman,  " the  Miracles'  *Youlve  Really  Got  a 
Hc^d  On  Me”  and  Barrett  Strong’s  'Money 
(Thafs  What  I Wart)"  on  'With  the  Beaties" 
were  left  off  *Mea  the  Beatles. 

In  1987,  Capitol  and  EMI,  at  the 
belrest  of  the  surviving  Beatles  and  Martin, 
agreed  to  issue  the  albums  accading  to  their 
oii^al  British  configurations  when  thqr  were 
released  fa  the  fist  time  on  CD. 

Slater  aid  it  hasn't  beat  cfctemtined 
how  a when  the  label  wiO  issue  the  US.  ver- 
sons of  the  other  albums  that  differ  from  the 
Britiii  catalog  Tire  Early  Beatks,”  'Beatles 
VI,"  'Rubber  Soul,” " Yesterday . . - 

and  Today,”  "Revdver”  and  'Hey  Jucb,"  a 
1970  U.S.-onty  compSaticn  of  various  singles 
ffiat  had  never  previously  a^jeared  on  a US. 
album. 


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Nation/World  The  UoiCC  October  18. 2004 


Parents  Fight  Autistic  Boy’s  Playground 


BY  ELIZABETH  MEHREN 
LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 
FALMOUTH.  Maine  - Ten-year-old 

Jan  Rankowski  started  ou  a recent  school  day 
learning  to  locate  objects  widi  a compass  and 
Nwiidngonhis  programmingskiDsat  acon^ifl- 
er.  When  it  was  time  for  a study  break,  he  want 
oulade  and  dimbed  on  the  jun^e  ^m. 

BiM  Jan  played  alone,  as  he  has  fora 
year  since  officials  hOT  banned  him  from  the 
elemenlaryschool  pl^ground  near  his  house. 

School  ackninistrators  said  the  mow 
recessaiy  because  Jan,  vho  has  a form  of 
auti  an  called  Asperger's  syndrome,  usedprofan- 
on  the  playground  ard  failed  to  respond  to 
auih ority  figures  Jan's paroits.GayleFiizpaiick 
aid  Cha'ls  Rankouski,  have  sued  to  regan 
privileges  for  their  chi  Id 

A lo\wr  coirtj  ud^  has  ruled  in  favor 
crf^the  schod  district;  the  case  is  pcncSng  before 
the  Maine  Supreme  Court,  md  a ruling  is 
expcctedby  nextsimmet 

"What  we  are  suing  for  is  not  just  for 
.^,'ChailesRankowsldsaid,  "butso  thatihou- 
sancfe  of  other  kicfe  with  Aspeiger^  can't  be 
thrown  crff  a pl^gromd  because  they  don't  look 
a teacher  in  ite  ^e  when  he  says  hello,' 

Melisa  A.  ftwey,  an  attorney  for  the 
Falmouthschool  board,  described  tiie  dispute  as 
' a personal  issue  between  the  parerls  and  the 
school' and  said  foerewasno  foundation  to  Jan's 
palms'  claim  of  discrimination.  Other  autistic 
chilcfren,  Heweysaid,  have  used  the  i^^gTOUid 
withoil  aproblem. 

Rankow&i  and  Fitzpatrick  are  home- 


schooling Jai,  In  most  subjects,  he  works  sifo- 
stantially  abow  the  fiftti-grads  lewl,  where  he 
would  be  placed  in  a public  school 

Bil  pocr  social  skills  ae  a hallmark  of 
Aspei^s  ^ctome.  .fen,  a saircfy  child  with 
toiked  brown  haii;  speaks  to  people  when  he 
chocses  and  seldom  makes  eye  contact  He 
lads  die  normal  neurological  fittoing  ^lem 
that tdls  most  childenhis  age  when  it  is  acivis- 
aWetomate  cerlanremaiksand  whenitisnot 

“He  dees  not 
socialize  in  traditional  man- 
fws,  or  at  all'  Fitzpatrick 
said. 

For  example,  Jai 
once  informed  a school  offi- 
cial that  die  was  the  first 
principal  he  had  met  who 
ws  not  obese.  He  used  an 
insult  that  school  officials 
said  was  obscene  when 
some  children  taunted  him. 

He  "gives  his  two  certs' 
worth,'  Hsmother  observed, 

"even  when  nobody  needs 
to  hear  it* 

"This  is  not  — — 
exactly  a behavioral  pioUem,'  Fhzparick  said, 
"becaiee  a behavioral  problem  is  when  you 
3<now  therSffereice.  Jis  issue  areneuroIogicaL 
They  are  invdurtay.  It  is  verbal  miscommuni- 
cation,  not  aggression.’ 

The  family's  lawyer  acknowledged 
that  about  a year  ago  - just  before  the  p!ay- 
groind  ban  was  issued  — Jan  had  "groined' 
anothff  child  during  an 'altercation  with  three 
boys  who  were  teasing  him.  Attorney  Ron  Coles 


“We  are  fighting  this 
because  we  are 
American  citizens.  And 
because  my  son  has  the 
same  rights  as  every 
other  American  citizen, 
disabled  or  not.  And 
that  includes  playing 
on  a playground.” 

•Gayle  Fitzpatrick 


said  the  principal  investigated  the  incident  con- 
chjckd  there  was  bullying  and  said  all  (he  parti  o 
ipails  were  at  fault 

The  playground  cfrscriminalion  law- 
suit has  generated  consderable  atleriicn  in  this 
town  of  10,000.  Disability  advocacy  groups 
nationwide  are  wotchingthecasecarduUy. 

"It  is  a red-flag  issue  when  we  hear 
that  becaise  of  a cksatility,  a child  is  not  being 
permitted  to  take  part  in  an  activity  that  other 
Idds  can,’  said  Brewster 
Thackeray,  vice  president  of 
toe  National  Oigwizaticn  on 
CSsattlity  in  Washingon. 
"We  ioiow  that  a lot  of 
times  these  thing  happen 
because  of  misunderstand- 
ing,’ Thackeray  said.  "S  is 
outrageous  to  expect  an 
administrator  a school  to 
be  familiar  with  every  dis- 
ability. But  we  hope  for  a 
level  of  sensitivity." 

Aboil  1 .5  million  people  in 
the  United  States  have 
aitism.  With  refined  diag- 
nostic  techniques,  that  num- 
ber oould  increase.  Fitqjatrick  says  she  receives 
dozens  of  [iicne  calls  and  lundteds  of  e-mals 
each  week  from  parerds  of  artistic  children. 

David  B.  Jones,  an  associate  professor 
in  the  department  of  leisure  and  recreation  stud- 
ies at  the  University  of  Sorthem  Maine,  said  it 
was  a Catch'22  when  chilcfren  with  disabilities 
wereaslred  toleaveap^ayground.  "If  these  kids 
aren't  allowed  to  engage  with  otherchiJdren,"  he 
said,  "they  are  going  tobefurtoer  margnalized.' 


Banishment 

When  that happais,  Jonessaid,  "they 
donftdevelop  playskills,  which  are  very  in^r- 
tanL  That  is  herw  young  people  and  chfldrwi 
develop.' 

FiqBtrick  and  Rankowski  balked 
when  school  officials  waried  to  evaluate  Jan’s 
social  maturity.  The  two  have  reams  of  papers 
reflecting  scores  of  tests  performed  on  their  soa 
They  say  the  evaluations  demonstrate  that  Jan 
does  not  play  at  his  age  levd.Theyalsocortaid 
that  their  son  was  always  accompanied  on  the 
playground  by  a parent  and  a school  aide. 

But  Hewey  said  the  parrerts  failed  to 
furnish  "enou^ informationtomaketoechildls 
experience  on  the  playground  successful.' 

In  the  meantime,  Jan  spends  his 
"reces^  bouncing  on  his  bacl^ard  trampoline 
a swinging  on  toe  bars  of  the  pi  ay  structure  his 
father  built.  Afier  school  Ik  takes  karate,  piaio 
and  drama  classes  — "all  the  toings  that  tradi- 
tional kich  do,'  his  mother  said. 

Fit:7atrick  said  die  expected  her  son 
to  go  to  college,  and  Jan  said  le  miglt  study 
computer  science  or  video-game  developmeit 

The  family  is  aware,  Fitzpatrick  says, 
that  whatever  decision  the  state  Siprcme  Court 
makes  will  be  too  late  for  Jan,  who  will  be  too 
old  to  use  the  elementary-sdiool  playgroundby 
toe  time  the  judgmert  is  rendered. 

"We  are  fitting  this  because  we  are 
American  citizens,*  she  said  "And  because  rrty 
son  has  the  same  ri^ts  as  every  other  American 
citizen,  disabled  a not  And  tort  includes  play- 
ing on  a playground" 


Boys  Lyrics  Earn  Visit 
From  Mellencamp 


BY  CYNTHIA  DANIELS 


NEWSDAY 

BALDWIN  N.Y  - Mote  than  140 
students  at  Milbum  Elemertary  School  rocked 
to  the  tunes  cf  JohnMclleiicampTuesdcy  as  the 
star  gave  a pnvatc  peiformance  in  the  school 
gymnasiuiTL 

Mellencanp's  visit  was  toe  grand 
prize  in  Nickelcdecn^  "Speak  Up,  Rock  Ouf' 
Sweqislakes,  part  of  the  netwak’s  Kids  Pick  the 
President  Campaign.  Milbim^  studerts  have 
sweepstakes  wimer  Antoony  Viggiano,  7,  to 
thank  for  the  peifatnance,  Antoony  submitted 
song  lyrics  in  August  about  what  freedom  of 
speech  means  tohim  and  was  chosen,  rt  random 
from  toouanch  of  ertries,  as  the  winner  in 
September 

"Freedom  of  speech  ri^t  now  is  in 
{fanger  in  this  couitry,'  Mellencairp  said  after 
theconcert  "IfsagrealthingforNickelodeaito 
remind  people  what  freedom  of  speech  is  dl 
abort." 

For  Anthony,  a toirdgracfct;  the  lesson 
took  a back  scat  to  toe  concert  A big  John 
Melloicanp  fan,  Antoorty  said  he  entered  the 
contest  hoping  that  the  rock  star  would  come  to 
his  school. 


"He  loves  Join  Mellencarrqj's 
music,' said  Arthottylsmom,  Virginia  Viggiano. 
"He  always  li  sten  s to  i t wit  h m e.' 

Virginia  Vggiano  said  Anthony 
looked  ip  toe  worcb,  "independence,"  "free- 
dom* and  "liberty"  in  a children's  dictionary, 
transforming  his  thou^ts  diouttoe  words  irtoa 
song  "Fre^m  of  speech  means  you  can  sty 
whatever  you  wart  to  say,"  Arthorty  said. 
"Every  word  courls.' 

Mellencanp  started  the  mini-concert 
with ' 'Freedom  of  Speech,'  a smg  that  he  wrote 
using  lyrics  firem  each  ofthe  20  final  ertries,  also 
pckedrandomly,  "Freedom ofspeech,  freedom 
to  say,  freedom  to  think,"  Mellencanp  sang  He 
used  Antoony's  line,  "I  feel  tomorrowholtfe  out 
its  handtome' as  toe  song's  bridge 

As  he  sang,  seated  in  frantof  student- 
made  posters  of  toe  American  flag,  yellow  rib- 
bons andtheEaith,  toechildren  clapped,  swayed 
and  bounced  Before  leaving  MeHencanp 
answered  student^  questions  and  sang  "Pink 
Housed  and  "Small  Town" 

"The  concert  was  fartastic,*  said 
Antoony  who  had  thoroughly  prepared  forths 
evert  by  gong  to  bed  an  hour  early  on  Mondty 
night  and  asking  for  gel  in  his  hair  Tbesday 
nYTning. 


Singer  John  Mellencamp 
performed  at  Milburn 
Elementary  School  in 
Baldwin  , N.Y.  last  Tbes- 
day,  October  12,  2004. 
The  concert  was  the 
grand  prize  in  Nickelo- 
deon’s “Speak  Up,  Rock 
Out”  Sweepstakes. 


Court  to  Rule  on  Public 
Display  of  Ten  Commandments 


BY  David  G.  Savage 

Los  ANGELES  TIMES 

WASHINGTON  - The  Su^me. 
Court,  which  has  been  closety  s{^it  cn  religious 
issues,  announced  Tueseby  toat  it  will  decide 
whether  a government  display  of  toe  Ten 
Commandments  at  public  buDdings  violates  toe 
First  Amencinait’s  ban  on  "an  establishmert  of 
religion.' 

Plaques  and  man  umentsdqiicting  toe 
bit^caloommrtidnerts  standattoecerteroftoe 
continuing  dispute  over  the  meaning  of  toe  U.S. 
Conaitutioa  Does  it  createa  "wall  of  separation 
between  church  and  state,"  as  Presideil  Thomas 
Jeffeson  once  said,  or  does  it  permit  officials  to 
puUicly  recognize  the  naticn^  religious  her- 
itage? 

The  court  said  it  would  take  up  two 
Ten  Commandmert  cases 

The  first  concerns  a 6-foot-tall  granite 
mommert  just  outskte  toe  main  entrance  of  the 
Texas  State  Capitol  b Austin  A gifi  frem  the 
Fraternal  Order  of  Eagles  in  1961 , it  stai*  in  toe 
vicinity  of  several  other  monuments,  includir^ 
memorials  to  Teias  war  veterans. 

The  Texas  case  has  an  unusual  history. 
Thomas  \&n  Oiden,  a former  criminal  defense 
bwyrer  who  became  homeless  after  suffering  a 
mental  dsorder,  broi^ht  a suit  a^inst  the  state 
and  argued  his  own  case. 

"1  ddn't  sue  religion,"  Vai  Orden,59, 
aid  last  year.  "I  sued  toe  slate  forputtingareli- 
©ous  monument  on  toe  Capitol  grounds." 

Though  Van  Orden  lost  in  the  federal 
ccurts,  the  Sipreme  Court  agreed  to  hear  his 
case.  Fomiff  University  of  Sorthem  Cdifomia 
law  Professor  Bwrn  Chemerinsky  wrote  his 
aipcal  in  Van  Orden  vs.  Peny. 

The  second  case  arose  whenjuefees  in 
three  eastern  Kentucky  courses  decidedin  1999 
to  post  copes  ofthe  Ten  Commandnrerts  in 
their  courthouses.  The  American  Civil  Liberties 
Union  aed  and  won,  but  the  Sipreme  Court 
agreed  to  hear  the  appeal  from  toe  juclges  in 
McCreary  Courty  vs.  ACLU. 

The  outcome  at  the  Siprane  Court 
probabty  depends  cn  Justice  Sandra  Day 
O'Connoc  In  past  cases,  she  has  asked  whether 
the  gCA'ffnment's  action  appears  to  enderse  reli- 


gioa  If  so,  she  has  voted  to  strike  it  down  as 
unconstitrticnal. 

For  example,  ^e  joined  her  libaal 
colleagues  in  ruling  that  city  officials  in 
Pittsburgh  went  too  fer  when  they  displayed  a 
scene  of  Christ's  birth  inside  toe  courty  court- 
house during  the  winter  holidays.  OConnoralso 
joined  with  toe  libeialsto  rule  toat  public  school 
officials  may  not  have  a student  deliver  a prayer 
over  the  pifolic  address  sjstem. 

However,  she  also  Ibs  voted  wtto  her 
conservative  cdleagues  in  ipholdtng  the  use  of 
slate  tax  money  toatallowedparentstosendtoeir 
children  to  religious  schools.  These  "voucher^ 
do  not  endorse  religion, she  said  but  meretygtve 
parrerts  more  choices  for  education 

The  other  eight  justices  are  more  pre- 
dictable. The  conservative  fection,  ledbyCWef 
Justice  William  H.  Rehnquist,  has  said  the  gov- 
ernment may  aid  religion  in  general  so  long  as  it 
does  not  frivor  a particular  fahh.  The  Uberal  fac- 
tion, led  by  Justice  John  Paul  Stevens,  has  sup- 
ported the  separation -of-churdi-and-state  princi- 
ple and  says  the  government  may  not  promote 
religiaus  views. 

It  is  possible  that  O'Connor  would 
vote  with  Rehnquist  to  iphold  toe  display  of  toe 
Commandments  outside  toe  Texas  Capitol 
because  it  sits  among  sevoal  other  monuments, 
and  also  vole  with  Stevens  to  strike  down  the 
display  ofthe  Commandments  in  the  Kentuclty 
courthouse. 

The  two  cases  will  be  argued  in 
Febnary  in  the  Sipreme  Court,  where  a partial 
depictionoftheCommandmerls  canbe  sren  in 
a caling  pond  high  above  the  courtroom. 

In  1932,  when  the  Supreme  Court 
building  was  under  construction,  Adolph 
Weinman vvashired to sculptacerlingpanel  that 
depeted  18  famous  lawgivers.  They  include 
Hammurabi  from  ancient  Babylon,  Solomon  of 
ancient  Israel  and  Conliicius  as  well  as  Sir 
William  Blackstone,  toe  ISto-certtury  En^sh 
jirisl  and  Napdeon  Bonaparte,  tic  French 
emperor.  It  also  includes  Moses,  holding  a tablet 
that  rqiresents  the  Ten  Commandments. 


Opinion 


The  Uoice 


October  18. 2004 


Page  7 


Opinion 

Letter  to  the  Editors 


To  the  Editors: 

Dear  Ms.  Engel, 

I am  a life-long  resident  of 
Westfield  and  a non-traditional  student 
currently  completing  my  Master’s  Degree 
at  WSC.  1 still  find  the  time  to  pick  up  a 
copy  of  The  Voice  and  keep  up  to  date  on 
the  views  and  opinions  of  your  contribu- 
tors. I want  to  commend  you  for  the  stand 
you  have  taken  in  your  Letter  From  the 
Editor  in  the  Sept.  20th  edition  of  The 


M)ice  and  for  championing  the  cause  of 
free  speech  for  yourself,  your  staff,  and 
others  in  your  position.  While  1 do  not 
always  agree  with  your  viewpoints,  I have 
always  enjoyed  reading  your  articles  and  I 
especially  support  your  effort  to  expose 
the  truth  behind  some  of  the  stories  that 
those  bn  campus  and  in  our  community 
never  seem  to  hear  about.  Specifically,  I 
am  referring  to  the  "soccer  incident"  last 
year  that  you  spoke  of,  and  while  the  exact 


details  escape  me,  it  was  nice  to  see  some- 
one attempting  to  educate  the  readers 
about  the  true  nature  of  some  of  the  more 
insidious  incidents  that  seem  to  get  neatly 
swept  under  the  rug  by  the  administration 
and  faculty,  not  to  mention  students. 
While  1 don’t  get  every  issue  of  The  Voice, 
I am  not  aware  as  to  whether  or  not  the 
"hockey  house  incident"  was  covered  last 
year  and  if  there  is  any  planned  follow-up 
planned.  1 would  be  interested  to  know 


because  I don’t  think  enough  people  under- 
stand how  incidents  like  these  affect  the 
larger  community  as  well  as  the  campus 
community.  If  you  have  the  time.  I would 
love  to  hear  back  from,  but  understand  if 
that  is  not  a normal  practice.  In  the  mean- 
time, keep  doing  what  you  are  doing;  you 
do  it  very  well  and  1 applaud  you. 

- Doug  LaVhlley 


This  Bush  isn’t  green 


in  the  second  Presidential 
debate,  there  were  exchanges  and 
accusations  from  both  candidates  on 
the  opposition’s  stance  on  the  issues. 
But  one  question  led  President  Bush  to 
inaccurately  describe  his  administra- 
tion’s record  on  the  subject  of  the 
environment.  “Mr.  President,  how 
would  you  rate  yourself  as  an  environ- 
mentalist? What  specifically  has  your 
administration  done  to  improve  the 
condition  of  our  nation's  air  and  water 
supply?”  The  truth  is  that  the  current 
President  has  one  of  the  worst  envi  ron- 
mental  records  of  any  past  presidency 
and  his  plan  for  the  next  four  years 
isn’t  any  better. 

President  Bush  responded  to 
the  question  by  talking  about  his  plan 
to  reduce  pollution  from  off-road 
diesel  engines,  increase  the  wetlands, 
restore  inner-city  brown-fields,  and  his 
Clear  Skies  Initiative  that  supposedly 
would  “reduce  sulfur  dioxide,  nitrogen 
oxide  and  mercury  by  70  percent.” 
Bush  also  added  “I  guess  you'd  say  I’m 
a good  steward'  of  the  land.” 
Unfortunately,  many  environmental 
groups,  including  Environmen.t2004, 
disagree  with  the  President’s  claims. 

After  the  debate  had  conclud- 
ed. the  green  group  Environment2004 
began  fact  checking  and  put  out  a press 
release  that  contradicted  every  claim 
the  President  made  on  his  good  deeds 
towards  the  environment.  During  his 
administration,  the  EPA. issued  a rule 
that  would  make  it  ejisier  for  power 
plants  to  evade  installing  new  technol- 
ogy that  would  reduce  the  large 
amounts  of  cooling  water  they  use. 
Bush  also  replaced  the  Roadless  Area 
Conservation  Rule  with  a weaker  peti- 


tion that  would  essentially  eliminate 
federal  protections  from  corporate  log- 
ging and  mining  in  national  forests. 
The  President  also  claimed  that  he  has 
a plan  to  “increase  the  wetlands  by 
three  million.”  Yet  he  announced  in 
2003  his  intent  to  eliminate  Clean 
Water  Act  protections  that  guarded  20 
million  acres  of  wetlands  from 
destruction. 

The  Clear  Skies  Initiative  has 
become  a very  controversial  issue  for 
the  President,  and  has  not  been  passed 
in  Congress  yet.  It  claims  to  create  a 
mandatory  program  that  would  dra- 
matically reduce  power  plant  emis- 
sions of  sulfur  dioxide,  nitrogen 
oxides,  and  mercury  by  setting  a 
national  cap  on  each  pollutant.  But  in 
reality,  it  is  likely  to  allow  five  times 
as  much  mercury  into  the  environment 
from  coal-burning  power  plants  com- 
pared to  the  Clear  Air  Act  that  the  cur- 
rent source  for  regulations.  That’s 
almost  26  tons  per  year  versus  five 
tons  that  is  currently  allowed. 

Another  controversial  deci- 
sion made  by  President  Bush  was  not 
to  allow  the  Kyoto  climate  control  to 
enter  the  U.S.  Senate  for  ratification. 
It  was  signed  under  the  Clinton  admin- 
istration and  would  limit  the  emission 
of  greenhouse  gases  linked  to  global 
warming.-  Bush  claimed  that  he 
thought  it  would  cost  a lot  but  Kerry 
criticized  him  for  letting  the  treaty 
become  dead  after  the  work  of  ”160 
nations  over  ten  years." 

President  Bush's  record  on  the 
environment  is  not  pretty  and  his  cor- 
porate contributors  are  getting  the  ben- 
efits of  such  weak  laws  and  protec- 
tions. Both  Environment2004  and  the 
Sierra  Club  are  working  in  part  to  get 
Kerry  elected  because  of  his  more 
environment  friendly  plan  for  America 
and  in  hopes  that  he  will  help  keep  the 
air  and  water  cleaner  than  the  current 
President  has. 


WSC  Riot  2003:  The  untold  story 


“A  NICKEL’S  WORTH” 
BY  Bob  McDonald 
Associate  Editor 


I was  coming  out  of  the  shower 
on  October  6th  when  I first  heard  some- 
one utter,  “Do  you  think  we’ll  have  anoth- 
er riot  this  year?"  Most  likely  this  was  in 
response  to  the  bright  yellow  letter  from 
Dr.  Arthur  Jackson,  Vice  President  of 
Student  Affairs,  and  Colin  Drury,  the 
Student  Government’s  Vice  President  of 
Student  Life,  that  all  residents  had 
received  earlier  in  the  day.  The  letter 
warned  students  that  all  college  policies 
would  be  strict^  enforced,  regardless  of 
how  well  the  Boston  Red  Sox  are  doing. 

The  question  came,  ironically, 
on  the  one-year  anniversary  of  the  riot 
held  last  year  following  the  Red  Sox  vic- 
tory in  game  four  of  the  series.  I use  die 
term  riot  loosely,  however.  The  events 
that  took  place  were  far  less  serious  than 
the  news  media  made  them  out  to  be.  I 
know  this  because  I was  there  to  see  it.  To 
those  outside  the  college,  however,  the 
only  news  they  heard  was  of  unruly  col- 
lege suidents  destroying  state  properly. 

1 think  that  many  students  on  this 
campus  failed  © grasp  the  severity  of  the 
situation.  This  is  particularly  true  of  those 
students  proudly  wearing  tee  shirts  claim- 
ing to  have  “survived”  the  “riot.”  There 
were  three  d istinctive  actions  taken  by  the 
college  in  regards  to  the  riot  First,  those 
found  to  have  flipped  over  the  mainte- 
nance vehicle  were  found,  expelled,  and 
formally  charged  for  their  actions.  Sadly, 
these  events  were  not  covered  by  the 
Voice  and  thus  went  unnoticed  by  a 
majority  of  the  campus.  Secondly,  the 
school  beefed  up  security  around  campus 
on  game  nights,  going  so  far  as  to  have 
officers  in  full  riot  gear  guarding  the 
Dining  Commons  on  one  occasion. 
Thirdly,  President  Woodward’s  office, 
taking  a proactive  approach,  paid  for  food 


for  anyone  who  wanted  to  watch  the  game 
peacefully  in  Ely  Campus  Center. 

President  Woodward,  who 
retired  at  the  end  of  last  year,  made  the 
announcement  at  the  Board  of  Trustees 
annual  meeting  a few  days  later.  His  ratio- 
nale for  not  imposing  a fine  on  each  stu- 
dent, in  the  same  manner  that  residence 
hall  damages  are  distributed  was  that  he 
felt  this  event  was  an  abnormality.  These 
events,  he  said,  where  not  representative 
of  Westfield  students.  While  this  was 
Woodward’s  public  statement  of  being  a 
good-cop,  the  unspoken  bad-cop  state- 
ment was  clear:  a repeat  event  would  not 
be  treated  so  leniently. 

Sports  rioting  is  an  enigma  to 
me.  It  is  a prime  example  of  how  too 
much  emphasis,  or  at  least  the  incorrect 
emphasis  is  place  on  sports  in  our  society. 
Breaking  glass,  flpping  cars,  and  lighting 
fires  accomplish  absolutely  nothing  for 
the  team  or  those  involved.  All  such 
action  does  is  tarnish  one’s  reputation 
and,  in  this  case,  the  college’s  as  well. 

I will  go  on  recoid  as  saying  that 
I hope  the  Red  Sox  win,  if  only  so  that 
their  faithful  fans  will  be  able  to  say  they 
saw  the  team  win.  I would  love  to  see  a 
group  of  students  on  the  green,  chanting 
and  recounting  the  highlights  of  a game 
well  played.  That  is  truly  one  of  the  great 
things  about  sports:  they  bring  a diverse 
group  of  people  together  by  showcasing  a 
common  interest. 

Rioting,  on  the  other  hand, 
undermines  aU  the  good  things  for  which 
sports  are  supposed  to  stand.  It  turns 
responsible  people  into  savage,  immature 
beasts  and  it  leaves  a black  mark  on  an 
otherwise  truly  enjoyable  event.  In  the 
case  of  us,  as  college  students,  it  sends 
out  a message  loud  and  clear  that  we  are 
the  stereotype:  drunken  college  students 
more  concerned  with  sports,  drinking, 
and  mayhem  than  anything  else. 

This  year,  lets  bury  the  aereo- 
type  and  the  curee.  Please  celebrate 
responsibly. 


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Take  this  cup 


“EXTRANKOUS" 
BY  BENGAINF-S 
VOICE  Columnist 


Throughoui  Western  tradition, 
there  have  been  moments  of  human 
weakness.  Of  doubt  in  one’s  princi- 
ples and  uncertainty  of  the  true  moral 
right.  A wavering  of  courage,  a floun- 
dering of  idealism. 

Perhaps  the  most  touching  of 
moments  in  the  Christian  faith,  which 
1 generally  try  to  politely  abstain 
from,  is  Jesus’  passing  through 
Gethsemanc.  During  this  scene,  Jesus 
demonstrates  an  act  of  human  frailly 
when  he  asks  if  his  father  would  will 
it  that  he  not  die. 

But,  being  the  Christ,  he  has 
to.  Eventually  the  soldiers  do  come, 
take  Jesus  away,  and  Mel  Gibson 
makes  a movie.  In  the  light  of  the  sad, 
malformed  abortion  of  politics  that 
has  become  this  election,  I have,  in 
my  own  self-aggrandizing  way, 
passed  through  a personal,  philosoph- 
ical Gethsemanc  full  of  the  tasty 
Olives  that  are  my  opinions. 

You  see,  I’ve  been  dwelling 
on  the  purpose  of  censorship  in  mod- 
ern American  culture.  Theoretically, 
censorship  is  intended  to  prevent  the 
exposure  of  "harmlul”  material  to 
people,  ostensible  children  for  the 
most  part.  What  “harmful"  means  has 
been  debated  by  the  full  range  of 
smut-peddling  civil  libertarians, 
“family  values"  clad  fascists,  and 
everyone  in-between. 

My  own  beliefs  on  the  obso- 
lescence of  the  concept  of  obscenity 


are  pretty  well  leaning  towards  the 
smut-peddling  civil  libertarian  camp. 
Simply  put,  I believe  there  should  be 
no  law  against  putting  anything  on  the 
air.  If  NBC  want  to  put  three  houis  of 
old  men  copulating  with  horses  on  the 
television.  let  them.  The  ratings  will 
determine  what  the  people  want,  and 
the  networks  will  obey. 

The  power  of  the  people  is  an 
awesome,  frightening,  often  icky,  and 
ultimately  mindless  thing  to  behold. 

Keeping  this  in  mind.  I have 
to  admit  there  is  one  area  where  1 
believe  censorship  might  be  an 
acceptable  evil.  1 loathe  to  admit  it, 
but  there  arc  certain  media  elements 
that  do  present  a clear  and  present 
danger  to  this  country,  one  great 
enough  to  overshadow  our  beloved 
constitution. 

A poll  taken  roughly  a month 
ago  indicated  that  18%  of  the  adult 
population  (around  40  million  people) 
believed  that  John  Kerry  ''misrepre- 
sented his  war  record  and  does  not 
deservehis  war  medals."  This  mass  of 
public  ignorance  is  due  in  no  small 
part  to  the  infamous  Swift  Boat  ads, 
which  bravely  slandered  Kerry  in 
search  for  the  truth.  Now,  I won’t  pos- 
tulate on  the  size  of  cajones  you  need 
to  slam  a Vietnam  vet  when  you’re 
backing  a president  whose  daddy  got 
him  into  the  national  guard,  but  it’s 
worth  noting  that  both  sides  pretty 
much  agree  the  ads  were  lies. 

I won 't  get  into  my  distain  for 
the  jackasses  at  the  RNC  who  wore 
Band-Aids  with  purple  hearts  on  them 
all  the  while  cheering  for  a president 
who  has  a less  impressive  service 
record  than  Elvis  Freaking  Presley, 


either. 

That  said,  take  a breath,  and 
honestly  appreciate  what  that  infor- 
mation means.  A clearly  untrue  smear 
ad  convinced  40  million  people  of  a 
lie.  That’s  a pretty  hefty  impact,  even 
if  it  hit  mostly  what  we  like  to  call 
“the  far  left  of  the  bell  curve.”  Now.  I 
think  that  the  election  of  the  comman- 
der-in-chief is  a pretty  significant 
issue.  Wars  are  waged  and  allies 
alienated  by  the  actions  of  our  Dear 
Leader.  Personally,  I think  18%  of  the 
country  being  deceived  on  a matter  of 
such  import  is  a bit  more  harmful  than 
little  Jonny  learning  about  S-E-X  with 
C-O-Ws  from  the  television. 

As  the  law  stands  now,  cam- 
paign commercials  don’t  have  to  be 
true,  but  they  must  be  aired.  John 
Kerry  could  make  an  ad  that  claims 
that  there  is  extensive,  documented 
proof  that  George  Bush  was  behind 
9/11,  and  NBC  would  be  required  by 
law  to  show  it.  Bush  could  claim 
Kerry  eats  babies,  and  any  network 
that  chose  to  air  any  campaign  com- 
mercial would  have  to  air  it.  The  solu- 
tion isn’t  censoring  the  message  con- 
tent or  enforcing  the  truth.  Both  are 
ineffective  and  subjective.  The  only 
true  solution  is  to  ban  all  political 
ads. 

I want  to  be  fair,  here,  though. 
I don’t  just  want  the  other  guy’s  ads 
off  the  air.  1 want  them  all  off.  If  you 
want  information  on  a party  or  candi- 
date’s views,  if  you  want  point-coun- 
terpoint, you're  going  to  have  to  get  it 
from  something  with  marginally  more 
substance  than  a 30  second  sound 
bite. 

Imagine  that. 


This  is 

for  the 
spectators 


m 


"Campus 
Commentary” 
By  Sarah  Cagan 

VOICE  COLUMNIST 


Sports  are  the  American  sym- 
bolic equivalent  to  war.  Just  by  col- 
lecting qualitative  observations  on  the 
Westfield  State  campus  this  theory  is 
proven  time  and  time  again.  The  Red 
Sox  r^e  is  as  rampant  as  influenza  in 
this  college.  The  amount  of  vehe- 
mence and  other  such  emotions  that 
go  into  this  one  team  amazes  me.  I 
understand  watching  a game  and  get- 
ting involved  in  the  outcome,  but 
never  have  I been  brought  to  a point 
of  screaming  barbarically  or  squelch- 
ing off  fpghorns  in  the  middle  of  the 
night.  There  are  so  many  other  things 
that  we  can  be  passionate  about  and 
yet  the  infatuation  is  saved  for  a team 
of  men  in  tight  pants,  who  knows  how 
to  handle  their  balls,  and  run  around 
in  a diamond  pattern. 

With  the  elections  so  close 
you  would  think  that  college  students 
would  be  pondering  their  future  and 
who  they  want  to  vote  for.  The 
debates  are  a fund  of  entertainment, 
but  the  lack  of  interest  in  this  area  is 
astounding.  Instead  of  politics  the 
students  are  flinging  baseball  terms 
and  scores.  IN  this  world  we  have  so 
much  that  needs  our  attention  and 
vigilance,  but  I guess  that  would  be 
wasted  on  anything  not  baseball  ori- 


ented. 


I am  not  bashing  the  sport 
itself,  just  the  trance  like  attention  it 
holds  for  many  of  my  peers.  What  is 
it  that  makes  people  so  enthused 
about  a sport?  In  reality  it’s  nothing 
more  than  well-developed  people 
playing  a game,  but  in  the  mind  of  the 
spectators  it  is  war.  In  the  past  years 
riots  have  been  started  and  violence 
has  occurred.  Does  this  seem  absurd 
to  anyone  else?  At  what  point  do  we 
human  beings  turn  over  cars  because 
of  ^strike  out  or  an  unsteady  hand? 
Where  was  the  riot  when  Bush  started 
to  bomb  another  country?  Where  was 
the  shouting  when  Enron  raped  its 
legitimate  workers?  Why  must  this 
vigor  be  saved  for  people  who  make 
their  living  by  throwing  a ball  or  hit- 
ting a homerun? 

1 will  probably  be  aggravat- 
ing the  angry  fans  with  my  spectator 
sports  slurs,  but  I will  not  regret  that. 
Maybe  it  is  time  to  get  angry  about 
something  that  doesn't  involve 
innings.  Maybe  next  time  you  feel 
your  blood  pressure  rise  while  watch- 
ing a strike  this  will  come  to  mind. 
There  are  just  so  many  more  just  rea- 
sons to  have  a coronary.  Arguing  over 
a team’s  immensity  will  only  take  you 
so  far  in  life.  Try  getting  involved  in 
something  that  requires  actual 
thought  instead  of  yelling  at  athletes 
(who  can’t  hear  you  by  the  way)  on  a 
television  screen.  If  this  pisses  you 
off.. .good!  At  least  you’ll  have  anoth- 
er output  then  an  athletic  event.  How 
long  will  people  be  able  to  remain  a 
spectator?  When  are  people  going  to 
stop  watching  the  sport  and  get  into 
the  game? 


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I’m  beck  my  darlings,  and  I’m  happy  to  say 
my  ALL  POWERFUL  SEEING  EYE  is 
stroller  this  week  then  ever!  But  readers 
beware,  predict! cns  are  not  forthe  weak  of 
heart... 

ARIES:  Congratulations!  You’w  finally  got- 
ten something  you  wanted!  Unfortunately, 
since  you’re  such  an  arrogail  jeric.you  proba- 
bfy  sold  out  everyoiB  who  loves  you  to  get  it 
so  now  you  get  to  cel^rate  alone!  Pour  your- 
self a glass  of  charr^agne  and  dirow  Celine 
Dion’s  “All  By  Myself’  iito  the  CD  player 
because  yoir  ftienife  haw  finally  seen  the  real 
you  and  have  run  for  Sieir  li ws ! 

TAURUS:  Somediing  amazing  is  gaing  to 
fltis  week,  something  you’ve  been 
waiting  an  eternity  fori  Too  bad  you  were  too 
much  of  a pan^  to  take  this  opportunity. 
That’s  ri^^  you  lose!  Wh-wh-\sft-whsl  the 
heilaieyouscscaredofTaiBus?  Newrmbd, 
it  doesn’t  even  matter  anymore.  used  to 
your  borir^,  monotonous  life  becaise  you  just 
mined  the  best  Simg  that  COULD  HAVEhap- 
pened  to  you.  Welcome  to  the  wonderful 
wodd  of  regret! 

GEMINI:  Aww,  i see  you’ve  found  true  love! 
When  you’re  widi  >o'ur  partner  everydiing  is 
right  with  the  world!  The  birds  are  chirping 
die  am  shining  the  flowers  blooming,  >our 
firiends  are  puking. . .puking?  CST  A CLUE 
GEMINI!  You’ve  officially  become  one  half 
of  that  annoying  couple  who  iisists  upon 
walking  around  campus  with  their  arms 
wrapped  around  each  other.  You’re  too  blind- 
ed your  infatuaiionto  realize  that  the  restof 
the  world  hates  you  and  jour  friencfe  have  lost 
all  respect  for  you  since  you’ve  become  so 
whipped.  Lfeh...you  makemesick. 

CANCER:  It'sbeenastressftil  week  hasn’t  it? 
Had  a lot  of  homework  lately'?  Having  prob- 
lems balancir^  out  school,  work  and  a social 
Ufe?  WELCOME  TO  THE  REAL  WORLD 
CANCER!  Quite  your  bitchin!  You  think  life 
is  hard?  Try  living  the  life  of  your  parents  and 
and  support  your  own  sorry,  whiny  ass.  Iflife 
is  so  hard  why  don't  you  just  drop  out?  I’m 
sure  McDonald’s  is  hiring,  might  as  well  save 
yourself  a couple  of  years  and  the  humiliation 
of  wasting  a degree  because  you’re  already 
goir^  to  end  there  anyways. 

LEQ  Well,  look  at  you  Leo!  It  seems  like 
everyone  adaes  you.  You  can’t  remember  the 
last  time  youhad  so  many  dinner  dates  and  it’s 
all  because  you're  so  wonderfiil!  HA!  Don’t 
kid  yourself!  Everyone  cn  campus  just  knows 
you  're  a sure  thing!  Cheap  dinner,  a couple  of 
beers  and  you’re  in  bed  before  ycur  date  can 
ask  their  roommate  to  disappear  for  a whole 
8.5  minutes.  Congratulations!  You’ve  just 
become  the  new  WSC  mascot,  the  horse,  and 
everyone’s  had  a ride! 

VIRGO;  Repeal  after  me  Vrgo,  “I  am  a col- 
lege student  who  has  still  got  the  rest  of  my 
life  ahead  of  me.”  By  that  1 mean,  SLOW 
THE  HELL  DOWN!!  Tricldi^  your  signifi- 
cant other  into  getting  pregnant  doesn't  make 
you  more  mature  than  the  rest  of  us,  it  just 
mates  you  a fieak!  A now  sin^e-parert  Ireak 
who  has  to  raise  and  sipport  a child  all  by 
themselves  because  all  your  friends  are  too 
bus/enjoying college tolendyouahand.  Bit 
hey,  you  wanted  to  be  an  adult! 

PlSC  ES : You’ve  got  it  all  figured  oil  haven’t 
you  Pisces?  You’re  certain  that  you  have 
finally  solved  all  of  life’s  mysteries  and  you 
can’t  wait  to  share  them  witli  the  rest  of  the 
world.  Lhfortunately  some  people  don’t 


agree  vvithyousoyoulogically  decide  diat  the 
only  thing  left  to  do  is  force  yourself  and  your 
ideas  on  people,  everycne  needs  a leader 
right?  WRONG!  What  could  you  possibly 
acconplish  burning  crosses  on  the  green? 
You’re  not  converting  people,  you’re  scaring 
people.  Back  off  Hitler,  you’re  gonna  get 
yourselfkilled. 

LIBRA;  Ever  since  you’re  ex  called  you  last 
week  you’ve  been  thirking  aboii  rekindling 
that  old  flame.  Even  though  you  only  talked 
fortlree  minutes  and  most  of  your  conversa- 
tion consisted  of  them  accusing  you  of  stalk- 
ing and  threateiing  to  call  the  police,  you’re 
sure  there’s  still  some  love  in  their 
voice... THERE’S  NOT!  Trust  me  Libra, 
ftrey’ve  rtxived  on  and  so  should  you.  THs  is 
why  tfiey  dunped  you  in  the  fit^  place,  you’re 
too  clingT  and  nee<fy  and  that  ftigltens  peo- 
ple. So  stop  standing  oilside  their  window 
Libra,  you’re  making  yourself  look  pathetic. 

SCC^PIO;  Greer im’ta very goodcolorfor 
you  Scoipso,  and  I’rii  not  just  talking  about 
your  sudden  case  of  envy.  Those  green  shoes 
you  bought  trying  to  keep  ip  wito  the  latest 
trends  don’t  look  good  on  you!  In  feet,  not- 
ing particularly  loote  good  cn  you  so  why 
bother  wastir^  your  money  m the  expenave 
clothes  everyone  else  is  wearir^.  You’re 
never  going  to  fit  in,  so  stop  trying  and  find 
your  own  ideriity.  You  ntiglt  finally  realize 
you’re  a loser,  but  at  least  you’ll  be  true  to 
yourself. 

SAGGITARIUS;  You’re  a social  butterfly  this 
week,  fluttering  around  from  party  to  party, 
You  can  barely  walk  ten  feet  on  canpus  with- 
out someone  congratulating  you  on  the  awe- 
some keg  stand  you  did  last  week. 
Unfortunately,  that  teg  stand  made  you  so 
drunk  iliat  you  inccherently  slept  vvitli  that 
nasty  kiddovvn  the  hall  and  you’ve  contracted 
crabs!  Ahhh...that  explains  the  itching  and 
burning  doesn’t  it!  Myadvisetoyouistohop 
over  to  health  services,  get  some  ointment, 
wash  your  sheets  and  lay  off  the  booze  you 
lush. 

CAPRICORN:  Nothing  ever  goes  your  way 
huh?  Everything  good  always  happens  to 
your  friends  instead  of  you  aixl  you  obviously 
deserve  it  more! ! Lifejust  ian  ‘t  fair. . . Get  over 
yourself  Capricom  Did  you  ever  think  that 
while  you  were  sitting  around  in  your  dark 
dorm  room,  missing  classes  to  play  on  your 
X-Box  and  eating  Cheetos  that  your  friends 
were  oilside,  in  the  real  world,  maldr^  their 
ownopportunities!  Get  off  your  lard  ass,  take 
a diower,  put  on  some  real  clothes  and  step 
into  the  light!  Honestly,  you’re  never  realty 
gcang  to  amount  to  ai^thirg,  but  at  least  i f you 
try  you'll  have  a real  reason  to  feel  sorry  for 
yourself  and  maybe  someone  else  will  pity 
you  too  and  ^are  some  of  their  wealth  and 
good  fortune. 

AQUARIUS:  Doyouevergetthefeelingthat 
everyone’s  watching  yoif?  That’s  probably 
because  they  are,  but  don’t  flatter  yourself  it’s 
definitety  not  because  you’re  gsodlookit^.  I 
hate  to  break  it  toyou  Aquarius  but  eveiyone’s 
making  fun  ofyou.  The  problem  is  you’re  jua 
so  strange.  I’m  9)ing  to  give  you  some 
advice,  jua  because  1 feel  .so  badly  for  ycu. 

1)  Don’t  repeat  the  same  sentences  over  and 
over  again,  if  people  didn't  hsaryou  the  first 
time  it’s  because  they  were  blocking  you  out. 

2)  Complete  arangers  do  not  care  about  your 
personal  life  and  hate  your  whining. 

3)  You’re  parents  don’t  love  you,  that’s  why 
they've  charged  the  locks, 


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A&E  The  UoiC6  October  is.  2004 


Arts  & Entertainment 

‘Shaun  of  the  Dead’  rises  above  the  rest 


BV  BOB  MCDONALD 
ASSOCIATE  EDITOR 
Shaun  of  theDead  is  a delighlful  zom- 

tie  romp  lhal  is  destined  to  be  a cult  classic. 
Dcfyii^  traditional  expectations,  this  movie  pre- 
sents a wdl-crafled  stay,  with  believable  char- 
acters and  performances  and  a scries  of  vicious 
attacks  on  stanefard  zombie  movie  clichfe  that 
combine  to  create  aanait  and  fun  movie  going 
cxperience. 

Shaun  (Simon  Pegg)  is  having  a 
tou^  time  moving  his  life  fonvord.  Hewoiks 
in  a menialjob.  and  is  constaiily  defending  his 
slacker  roommate  Ed  (Mck  Frost)  fom  his 
othei;  more  orvtiack  roommate,  his  aepfathcr 
hales  him.andhis  gjrlfiTcndLiz(KateAshfield), 
who  has  become  tircdofspentfingeveiy  nigh  in 
the  smepubdutped  him. 

After  aheavy  nigltofdrinking  Shaun 
is  determined  to  get  fns  life  back  on  track, 
Lhfortunatdy  for  him,  while  he  was  preoccu- 
pied with  his  lot  in  life,  he  &iled  to  notice  the 
beginnings  of  a zombie  invasion  that  has  been 
pxigresi\elytakingo\cr  London.  Finally  given 
proper  motivationtotakeastaid,  Shaun  and  Ed 


devise  a plan  to  save  Liz  and  Shaun’s  mothff 
and  then  take  refuge  in  their  fevorite  pub  until 
theinvaaon  Howsover. 

Che  of  the  best  feamres  of  this  movie 
is  that  it  is  not  nccsarily  a zombie  movie. 
Zombie  movies  typicaUy  feature  the  zomttes  as 
theprominent  force  in  the  movie.  Thercsultisa 
suspmseflil  film,  bii  often  zcml^  movies  are 
derided  as  having  all  gore  and  no  heart 
Specifically,  characters  in  such  movies  are  often 
merely  one-<fimensional  stereotypes  mont  to 
serve  as  foddd*  fi>r  the  undead. 

Shaun  of  the  Dead,  however,  scraps 
lhaplan.  While  astute  observers  will  be  able  to 
see  and  learall  of  the  tell  tale  signs  oftrouUe, 
the  film  itselfdoes  not  fociB  on  them.  The  pre- 
credits  sequence  could  have  been  taken  out  of 
any  romanic  come<fy,  with  absolutely  no  refer- 
ences to  anything  being  ou  of  the  ordinary. 
Even  as  all  the  signs  point  towards  trouble,  the 
film  focuses  on  Shaun  aid  his  pitroiems.  As  a 
result,  he  is  a strongcrcharacter.  Other  perfor- 
mances in  the  film  are  also  outstandinespecially 
MckFrost’sEdwho  isdeli^tfirl  to  wach. 

One  can  also  tell  that  solid  writing 


•Photo  by  Mike  Coughlin 


Singer  and  reality  T.V.  star  Jessica  Simpson  performed  on 
the  Comcast  stage  at  the  Big  Eon  Sunday,  September  3, 
2004.  Fans  began  lining  up  outside  the  stage  at  3;00p.m. 
for  the  7:00p.m.  show.  Simpson’s  concert  brought  thou- 
sands of  fans  to  the  Exposition  raising  that  Sunday’s  Big 
E attendance  to  a record  122,697. 


vveit  iiio  the  film.  The  story,  as  farcical  as  it 
gets,  mates  sense.  The  tradition  of  social  com- 
mentary in  zxmtte  films  corPrires,  bit  in  a 
more  subdued  sense  (some  will  notice  the  fact 
that  the  film’s  slackers,  who  do  not  watch  the 
news,  are  unaware  of  important  events  happen- 
ing around  them  as  an  exanple  of  this). 
Furttermorc,  the  dialogue  thankfully  excludes 
all  of  the  cliche  action  lines  tha  hauit  so  many 
other  films  inthe  geire. 

Most  inportant^  to  fensof  the  genre, 
the  film  lakes  zombie  moviesto  la^  in  a hilari- 
ous way  Fans  of  the  zombie  genre  wiE  notice 
that  the  film  breaks  almost  every  ruleestablished 
by  films  Ete  George  Romero’s  Etead  triipgy 
One  interesting  bit  features  an  exchange 
b^ween  Ed  aid  Shaun  aboil  whether  or  not 
they  should  refer  to  the  creat  ues  as  zombies,  an 
obscure  referoice  to  the  6ct  that  many  zombie 
movies  never  feature  the  word  onscreen. 

The  film  isfiiE  of  references  to  many 
zonbie  movies,  but  thankfully,  the  film  does  not 
result  inspoerfing  (recreating  scenes  fran  previ- 
ousfilmsinaridiculousway).  Insteadthe refer 
ences  are  masked  so  that  difTerert  people  wiU 
understand  differing  amounts  of  reference 


-File  Photo 


Simon  Pegg  (center)stars  In  the  zombie 
comedy  ‘Shaun  of  the  Dead’ 
depending  on  his  or  her  ItoniliaiTty  with  the 
gpQre.  Those  who  are  not  weU 

versed  in  the  genre  can  rest  assured  that  there  are 
pler^  of 

non-zombiejokes  anda  fairly  low  level  of  gore 
(spare  one  particularly  gruesome  death  towards 
die  end  of  the  film)  to  teep  them  entertained. 
Shaunofthe  Dead  is  eady  oneofthe  year’s  fun- 
niest films  and  will  no  doubt  become  a cult  clas- 
sic with  slackers  and  zomixe  fans  alike  in  the 
years  to  come 


McGraw  serves  up  a highly 
thought  provoking  album  to 
hungry  listeners 


BY  Dan  Cooper 

VOICE  REPORTER 
Tim  McGraw  lost  his  father,  for- 
mer Major  League  Baseball  pitcher  Tug 
McGraw,  in  January  of  2004.  The  emo- 
tions he  felt  from  that  loss  are  present  in 
his  latest  album,  “Live  Like  You  Were 
Dying,”  released  August  24.  The  album 
is  a highly  thought-provoking  and  some- 
times humorous  look  at  life  in  the  past, 
present,  and  future.  Even  though 
McGraw  doesn’t  write  any  of  his  own 
material,  his  song  selection  is  lop  notch 
and  often  reflective  of  his  own  life. 

This  is  the  second  consecutive 
album  McGraw  recorded  with  his  road 
band,  the  Dancehall  Doctors.  The  result 
is  a raw,  more  natural  sounding  album. 
McGraw  and  Company  start  the  album 
off  with  a bang  with  the  rollicking  “How 
Bad  Do  You  Want  It.”  a song  reminding 
people  just  how  far  someone  himself,  has 
to  go  to  chase  their  dreams  and  question- 
ing just  how  important  the  dream  is. 
McGraw  follows  up  with  the  sentimental 
“My  Old  Friend,”  about  a reunion 
between  old  buddies.  This  is  a song  any- 
one who  has  ever  parted  ways  with  a 
close  friend  can  relate  to  and  it  reminds 
them  that  they  very  well  could  meet 
again  in  the  near  future. 

McGraw’s  most  personal  track 
on  the  album  is  also  the  fastest  rising  sin- 
gle of  his  entire  career,  the  emotionally 
charged  title  track,  McGraw  instantly 
recorded  this  song  following  his  father’s 
death  and  automatically  proclaimed  it  the 
first  single.  His  grief  and  emotion  are  felt 
through  every  note  as  he  reminds  us  that 
life  is  short  and  we  should  live  it  to  the 
fullest.  “Live  Like  You  Were  Dying” 
may  very  well  be  one  of  the  best  songs 
McGraw  has  ever  recorded  and  his 
father’s  memory  is  felt  in  every  note. 

"Drugs  or  Jesus”  is  a deep, 
thoughtfiil  song  about  the  choices  people 
often  make  in  life.  This  song  features  a 


great  piano  introduction  and  a superbly 
done  chorus.  "Back  When”  is  by  far  the 
most  nostalgic  number  on  this  album, 
reminding  people  of  a time  when  things 
had  a different  meaning  than  they  do 
today,  such  as  a hoe.  Coke,  and  a screw. 

McGraw  does  lighten  up  the 
tone  of  the  album  with  two  very  funny 
selections,  “Everybody  Hates  Me”  and 
“Do  You  Want  Fries  W ith  That.” 

“Everybody  Hates  Me”  is  a song 
about  climbing  the  corporate  ladder  and 
everybody  hales  you  being  the  top  of  the 
heap  until  they  get  there  themselves.  It’s 
a hilarious  look  at  life  in  the  business 
world.  “Do  You  Want  Fries  With  That” 
may  sound  cheesy  at  first,  but  it  is  one  of 
the  funniest  songs  ever.  It  tells  of  the 
tale  of  a man  working  in  a fast  food 
drive-up  window  and  meeting  the  guy 
who  took  over  his  life  after  his  wife 
kicked  him  out.  The  results  are  not  pretty 
and  you  can  almost  hear  McGraw  laugh- 
ing as  he  sings  the  lyrics. 

“Kill  Myself’  may  be  the  most 
controversial  and  most  poignant  song  on 
the  entire  collection,  it  may  at  first 
appeal  to  be  about  a suicidal  man,  but  a 
deeper  look  tells  of  a man  really  killing 
the  devil  in  him.  It  may  be  the  most 
emotionally  messaged  song  about  chang- 
ing one’s  life  for  the  good  of  the  people 
they  love.  This  is  a powerful  and  tear- 
jerking  song  to  hear. 

The  loss  of  Tim  McGraw’s 
father  can  be  heard  throughout  this 
superb  collection  of  what  could  be  con- 
sidered McGraw’s  own  life  story  through 
music.  Though  he’s  far  away  from  the 
honky-tonk  country  he  started  his  career 
with,  it  really  is  all  about  the  music.  This 
Is  about  as  good  as  music  can  get.  Tim 
McGraw  has  delivered  another  successful 
album  that  is  well  worth  a listen  for  fans. 


A&E  The  UoiC6  October  18. 2004 


Paee  1 1 


R.A.D.  program  a striking  success;  literally 


BY  Emily  Ranson 
A&E  Editor 

Ithas  been  avhOe  since  laa  RAD 
article,  not  to  fear,  aM  the  RADstudsnts  not  only 
siff\ived  the  third  and  fourth  rtaining  sesions 
bit  also  completed  die  sirmlatim.  Tie  third 
sffisicR  proved  to  be  the  most  irtense,  and  thirds 
are  onty  gertii^  started  There  woe  fiien  only 
Kvo  classes  leff  and  it  wasgefiSi^  harder. 

Class  on  Tuesday,  October  5 was 
geared  to  situations  when  it  migit  seem  like 
ihereis  noway  out  When  we  first  started  talk- 
ing anddiscusii^  ckrumstoce  where  nxEirf" 
our  techniques  would  not  wcric  I,  like  most  of 
the  class,  was  tMnking,  “Oc,  whst  wold  we  do 
now?"  I am  not  finally  a pessimisdc  perron 
biS  some  sitaatiais  did  roem  like  fee  victim 
would  be  outof  fuck. 

They  showed  vs  and  after  practice  I 
feltprefaredforanythiii^  Again, IsmstHIhop- 
ing  nobody  ever  tests  cut  my  ddlls  but  I know 
what  to  do,  if  they  were  ta 

Theendofclaswasv5_rysedcua  We 
were  imtrxted  on  feelogistics  ofthe  simulation 
evening  and  had  a chance  to  ask  questiem. 


Jes  Rich  made  the  poirt  last  class  and  it  stuck 
vdfe  me:  this  is  onfy  15  hours  feat  may  prove 
he^fui  ftr  the  rest  of  osr  lives. 

1 faind  itmerlally  exhaiSing  as  well 
because  e’/er  since  fee  begjnnir^  I have  been 
realizing  how  many  little  thirds  I never  noticed 
until  now.  If  RAD  was  what  it  took  for  me  to 
redize  i^  then  that’s  enoi^h  benefit  fcr  me.  It 
does  make  me  more  aware  of  dar^erous  sitta- 
tioiB.  Alot  ofthe  class  is  glad  tobetakii^  .it  but 
feae  are  mixed  feeBn^  about  the  final  simula- 
tion. 

The  simulation  was  Thursday 
Cfcttfeer  7 and  tensions  were  runrang  hi^.  I 
feink  feemain  reason  we  get  nervous  is  because 
itw^  differert.  Therewasnotacalmpersanin 
ihegKwp.  L^onenteringthebuiiding,fiveofiB 
saw  one  ofthe  aggressors  walking  in.  He  was 
abott  10  feet  tall  and  must  have  weighed  about 
400  pounth. 

So  maybe  he  was  a ttt  smaller,  but  not 
mud:!  He  was  one  of  feree  aggre^ors.  Two 
came  Jrom  UMass  from  feeir  RAD  program; 
one  was  an  officer  from  Palmer,  and  our  own 
RAD  imtrucior  Officer  Ifestingg. 

The  group  stretched  and  decided  on 


‘Grand  Avenue’  a page-turner 


BY  KRISTIN  ESPOSITO 
VOICE  REPORTER 

Four  women  seen  through  a 
camera.  They  are  laughing  at  one 
another,  watching  their  children  play 
and  enjoying  their  Ifves,  as  they  know 
it.  Little  do  they  know  how  life  can 
turn  quickly  and  that  things  are  not 
always  what  they  appear  to  be. 

“Grand Avenue”  is  a powerful 
book  that  takes  the  reader  into  the 
lives  of  fourmiddle-aged  women  over 
twenty  years.  The  “Grand  Dames” 
have  lived  in  Mariemont,  an  upscale 
suburb  of  Cincinnati  for  over  twenty 
years,  each  with  their  own  husbands 
and  children. 

Bat  how  are  these  women  to 
know  that  23  years  later  they  will 
have  suffered  through  abuse,  betray- 
al, affairs,  and  murder.  Twenty-three 
years  later  two  of  them  will  be  dead. 
Fielding  takes  the  reader  into  a world 
of  four  women:  Susan,  Vicki,  Barbara 
and  Chris,  and  tells  the  tale  of  their 
lives  and  how  they  intertwine  with 
one  another.  Barbara  who  suffers 
with  a husband  that  she  knows  is 
unfaithful. 

Vicki,  the  tough,  self-cen- 


tered lawyer,  Chris  whose  husband 
gets  his  kicks  from  beating  her  up 
every  night,  and  Susan  a down  to 
earth  woman  who  has  her  own  trou- 
bles in  her  family. 

This  book  is  a fast  read  and  a 
page-turner,  'fhe  end  of  each  chapter 
leaves  the  reader  in  shock  and  it  is  not 
hard  to  convince  yourself  to  keep  on 
reading.  The  reason  1 personally 
enjoyed  this  book  so  much  is  that  it 
incorporated  many  different  issues 
and  subjects.  There  is  love,  friend- 
ship, betrayal,  heartbreak,  mystery 
and  murder. 

Readers  will  end  up  falling  in 
love  with  the  characters  and  at  the 
same  time  will  have  a hard  time  relat- 
ing to  their  situations.  Author  Joy 
Fielding  has  many  other  books 
including,  “The  Deep  End,”  “Missing 
Pieces”  and  “Don’t  Cry  yNow.” 
“Grand  Avenue”  is  by  far  a favorite. 

“Grand  Avenue”  is  a page- 
turner  that  will  have  the  reader  on  the 
edge  of  their  seat  the  whole  time  and 
the  end  will  leave  them  shocked  and 
begging  for  more. 


TeeD  Od  The  QfeeD 


Freshmen  Melissa  Camidge  races  her  younger  brother  Kevin  in  thel 
‘Boot  Camp’  blow-up  obstacle  course  during  family  weekend  on 
Saturday  October  2.  Kevin  won  the  race. 


an  trder  for  fee  smulations.  There  were  feree 
andanoptianal  fourth  Eachpersonhadtocan- 
plete  each  simulation  before  moving  on  to  tfe 
next.  All  fee  rules  of  fee  safety  monitor  were 
explained  and  previous  RAD  stodent  came  to 
help  suit  ourclas. 

Then  fee  aggressors  entered  tie  room 
in  their  safety  equipment  Dun,  dm  dunna 
They  looked  like  Martians  or  action  figures 
becausethey  were  COVEREDftcmheadto  toe 
inpadding 

Each  simulation  was  explained  and 
theniheyfiowedbecktoback.  Thegpneralcon- 
semus  was  that  it  did  not  seem  like  aity  of  tire 
tedmityiesthey  tau^tuswereused  Itseemed 
lilrewewerejiBtfiailing  about  ather  than  using 
theprocedires  Luddytheyvidsotapedeve^- 
thing  fcrus. 

It  interesting  to  see  us  in  action 
after  everything  was  finislred.  Several  of  ts 
were  emotional  imnrediatety  afiereach  simula- 
tim.  Jes  Rich  mbs  ri^t  there  to  ctreck  in  and 
wojk  fercu^  aity  issues  we  deveteped. 

! opted  to  do  the  fourth  simulation  1 
surprised  me,  and  I am  vety  glad  I did  k.  Ihave 
never  felt  more  confident  than  I did  after  cora- 


pletingthelastsimulation.  The nigll irreluded a 
senes  of  adenaline  rushes.  After  itwasovei;  the 
aggressors  took  a moment  topaise  fee  groip,  as 
tSdtlre  tw  WSC  RAD  instructors. 

The  RAD  participants  talked  about 
their  fevoiite  pa.rts  the  whole  program,  feeir 
leas  fevorite  parts,  and  what  was  moa  memo- 
raWe  aboit  tire  simulation  evmtng 

My  favorite  part  had  to  he  sharing  the 
experience  wifesuch  an  amazii^  groupofWSC 
women.  They  surprised  me,  inspired  me,  and 
encouragedmethrou^outfeewhdetfmng  We 
^ared  aories,  mcmens,  and  a veiy  unique 
experience. 

After  sittirig  in  clas  and  meetings  ^1 
cfay  three  hoursof  time  for  me  is  greatly  appre- 
ciated. I whde-heartedly  endorse  tiris  program 
and  enooiffage  EVERY  womai  on  campus  to 
take  advanta^ofRAD  on  campus  WSC  is 
Xicltytot^fertfris  to  wcmeicn  campus  and  sev- 
eral RAD  participants  were  wisling  fee 
advanced  RAD  was  ofiered  here. 


Broadway  comes  to  WSC 


By  EMILY  RANSOM 
A&E  Editor 


“Broadway  Comes  to 
Westfield”  was  attended  well  by  WSC 
students  on  Saturday  of  Parents  Day 
on  October  2,  2004.  Broadway 
Comes  to  Westfield  enticed  over  200 
audience  members  into  Dever 
Auditorium.  There  were  17  songs 
performed  of  several  different 
Broadway  musicals.  They  ranged 
from  “The  Lien  King”  to  “Wicked” 
and  from  “Ragtime”  to  “RENT”. 

The  company  consisted  of  18 
singers  who  performed  solo,  duet,  and 
as  a company.  Most  performed  about 
two  songs. 

With  low  lights  the  company 
spread  across  the  stage  beginning 
“Nants’  Ingoyama”  from  “The  Lion 
King”  where  Diana  Farrell  set  an 
incredible  tone  for  the  evening.  Eddie 
Paris  followed  with  another  song  from 
“The  Lion  King”  called  “Endless 
Night”  from  the  stage  version.  He 
impressed  the  audience  even  if  some 
were  unfamiliar  with  the  song. 

Corey  Ducette  from  the  class 
of  2004  sang  “Dancing  Through  Life” 
and  Heather  and  Liz  Dion  sang  “What 
is  this  Feeling”  both  from  the  musical 
Wicked. 

Danny  DiCamillo,  the  manag- 
er of  the  Night  Owls  a cappella 
singers,  performed  “Close  Every 
Door.”  It  wowed  the  audience  and 


changed  the  mood  in  Dever. 

Three  songs  followed  from 
“In  the  Woods”  one  by  the  whole 
company,  a duet  by  John  Schell  and 
Heather  Dion,  and  the  last  by  Ricky 
Magner. 

Lindsay  Holland  delightfully 
performed  “My  New  Philosophy" 
from  “You’re  a Good  Man  Charlie 
Brown”  with  Ricky  Magner. 

Keeping  the  bar  high,  Ricky 
Magner  and  Corey  Ducette  astounded 
the  audience  with  “I’ll  Cover  You” 
from  “RENT.”  They  had  very  com- 
patible voices  to  sing  this  selection. 

The  audience  has  a lot  to  look 
forward  to  with  Guys  and  Dolls  being 
performed  at  WSC  because  John 
Schell,  Peter  Rizzo,  and  Mike  Duffy 
gave  a taste  of  their  talents  during 
“Fugue  for  Tin  Homs”  in  Broadway 
Comes  to  Westfield. 

With  only  two  weeks  to  pre- 
pare with  about  four  rehearsals, 
Director  Tom  Amos  said,  “I  think  it 
went  really  well.  It's  difficult  to  orga- 
nize something  like  that  with  people 
who  are  all  so  busy.  But ! think  every- 
one who  performed  did  an  amazing 
job.” 

Amos  thanked  Diana  Farrell 
and  Karen  Ducharme  for  all  their  help 
in  organizing  the  event. 


Health  Capsule 


Mark  your  calendars:  Influenza  and  Menomune  Maxim  Health  Vaccine  Clinic 
October  28  from  1 p.m.  to  7 p.m.  in  Scanlon  Banquet  Hall,  The  cost  for  Influenza 
IVaccine  to  prevent  the  flu  will  be  $20  and  the  cost  for  Menomune  Vaccine  to  prevent 
Icertain  bacterial  types  of  meningitis  will  be  $90.  People  allergic  to  eggs  should  not  get 
Influenza  Vaccine.  If  you’ve  received  Menomune.  protection  from  this  vaccine  should 
last  three  to  five  years. 

[November  9,  come  and  listen  to  Mike  Domitrz’  presentation  “Can  I Kiss  You?”  in 
jScanlon  Banquet  Hall  at  8 p.m.  Mike  is  a well  known  speaker  on  college  campuses.  His 
[program  is  dynamic,  interactive  and  humorous  while  it  addresses  serious  issues  of  dat- 
ing communication,  respect  and  sexual  assault  awareness.  See  his  website  at 
lwww.canikissyou.com.  The  Narional  Collegiate  Athletic  Association  (NCAA)  has  also 
sponsored  grant  money  toward  this  event. 


P3gg  ,2 The  Uoice  October  18. 2004 

Coffehouse  showcases  freestyle  for  first  time 


-Photo  by  Matthew  Bemat 
Matt  Pa^e  gefe  carried  away  by  the  music 


-Photo  by  Matthew  Bernal 


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BY  Matthew  bernat 
Editor  IN  Chief 

The  Ely  man  lounge  looked 

more  like  a scene  from  ‘‘8  Mile"  for  the 
half  hour  that  Alex  Napoleon  aid  others 
took  to  the  mic  to  perform  free  style  rap 
during  tte  coffeehouse  on  October  6. 

Westfield  State  College  coffee- 
houscsoftliepasthave  traditional^  only 
drawn  performers  lAhoplay  guitar  soloor 

with  baick. 

Napoleon,  a criminal  justice 
majoc  ailed  on  the  audence  to  form  a 
semi-circle  around  the  stage  before  he 
porfoimedhisoriginal  material.  Halfway 
through  his  set  Napdeon  called  ip  any- 
one who  was  willing  to  try  some 
freestyle. 

Kyle  ‘‘Red’  Benson,  21,  of 
WindsorConn.  andD.N.A.  alsoofCona 
answoed  Napoleon's  call  and  stepped  up 
to  pass  the  mic  between  them.  Benson 
h®  ban  rapping,  “For  two  years  off  aid 
oa  I spin  whenever  1 can,  whoever 
there’s  a large  crowd  of  people,’’ 

Qieering  and  dancing  the 
crowd  loved  the  freestyle  sesions  as 
much  as  Napoleon’s  written  raps.  At  one 
pant  6 students  were  on  stage  free 
styling. 

Immediately  after  his  set 
Napoleon  had  a large  portion  of  the 
crowd  stay  to  congratulate  hira 
Napoleon  said  he  first  started  rapping  this 
past  summer  in  his  hometown  of 


. -Photo  by  Matthew  Bemat 

Soutfiborou^  Mass.  He  said.  "It’s  noth- 

ing  KrioiR  any  opportunity  I gel  (I’U  Alex  Napoleon  raps  to  the  crowd  about 
‘Small  town  living’ 

Sophomore  Matt  Page  w®  the 
first  performer  of  the  evening  He  did 
sob  acoustic  covos  of  Elvis',  ‘That’s 
Alright  Mama’.  ‘Blackbird’  by  the 
Beatles  and  closed  with  ‘Somevshere 
Over  the  Rainbow’. 

Page  sad  he  has  been  playing 
fa  almost  5 years.  “I  like  the  classb  rock 
bn  right  now  I’m  into  clasacal  muac. 

I'm  learning  a lot  from  it  right  new,”  he 
said  referring  to  his  playing  style.  Page 
said  he  warls  to  play  eveiy  coffeehouse 
this  year. 

Following  Pa^  was  Mike 
Duf^-,  another  solo  act  Duffy  is  a fresh- 
man and  this  is  his  first  coffeehouse.  He 
b^an  with  ‘Hotel  California’  by  the 
Eagles  and  asked  the  audience  for 
requests. 

Dufiy  also  played  ‘Lying  in 
ourGraves  ’ by  the  Dive  Matthev\s  Band, 

‘Your  Song’  by  Elton  John  and  two 
Simon  and  Garfunkel  songs,  ‘Red 
RutberBall'  and  ‘The  Sound  of  Silence’. 

Dufiy  heard  about  the  coffee- 
house from  Page. 

The  band  “Scenic  Route”  fol- 
lowed Duffy.  The  hand  is  Tim  Messier, 

Marie  Roy  and  Jodi  Mesdei;  Tim’s 
youngff  brother,  all  of  Palmer  Mass. 

They  played  ‘Echo  off  the  >^^11’  and  1 
Wander’  both  originals  written  by  die 
bsid 


-Photo  by  Matthew  Bemat 

DNA  and  Red  impress  with  their  freestyling 
MikeDufTy  pl^s  at  his  first  coffehouse 


-Photo  by  Matthew  Bemat 


‘Ladder  49’  a four-alarm  flick 


BY  JILL  MONSON 
VOICE  REPORTER 

Mo'ic  Tip  One:  You’re  not  a freak  if 
yougoalone!  Don’lcverbetoosItytogoloihe 
movies  by  yourself.  On  Sunday  1 had  plans  to 
gp  with  my  mom  and  laa  minute  she  couldn’t 
go.  I had  my  heart  set  on  the  movie  (aid  a 
promise  tonty 

edta)  so  I went  alone.  And  I know  it  may 
shock  you  - but  no  one  pointed  and  snickered 
like  you  (and  1)  migit  imagine. 

Movie TipTwa  Cheap  seat!  Ok^,  1 
diould  say  cheaper. . . a movie  is  never  cheap 
thesedays.  Butgotoa matineeandycu’llonly 
pay  $6.25  (con^ared  to  regular  $925).  Then 
with  your  left  over  three  bucks  you  can  gpt  half 
abag  of  popcorn. 

Okay,  TiDwthe  movie. . . “Laddff  49." 


It’s  about  Baltimore  firefighters  (which  1 know  is 
a shock  with  the  really  creative  tide)  and  stars 
John  Travolta  as  Chief  Mike  Kennedy  and  the 
awkwardly  cute  Joaquin  Phoenix  as  Jack 
Monison.  It  was  diecied  by  Jay  Russell  and 
written  by  Lewis  Cdick  (he  gat  screerplay  cred- 
it for  2001  s “Domestic  Distuibancc"  whichalso 
starred  Travolta). 

The  movie  starts  widi  a HUCE  ware- 
hoise  fire  and  the  crew  working  ro  put  it  out. 

A bit  of  trivia  about  the  filming  of  this  scene 
according  to  www.inidb.com,  it  caused  some- 
thing of  a pane  in  Baltimore.  The  fire  was  via- 
ble from  1-95  and  the  Baltimcre  Beltwty,  so 
Good  Samaritans  kqit  calling  the  fire  dqrart- 
mere  to  rqioit  h.  Somaiy  people  cal  led  that  the 
firedqBrtmertoidedupcallingradiostations  to 
coifes  that  the  scene  was  being  filmed  and  to 
reqast  that  people  stop  tying  if)  the  emergency 


lines. 

Back  to  die  big  saeen. . . Jack  is  part 
of  iheseaich  and  rescue  crew  who  heads  irto  the 
warehouse  blaze  andiothe  twelfth  floor  to  look 
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Sports  The  Voice  October  is,  2004 


Westfield  State  senior  quarterback  Jon  Meczywor  was  leading  the  New 
England  Football  Conference  in  passing  before  sn  Injury  in  the  Mass 
Maritime  game  sidelined  him  indefinitely.  Photo  by  Mickey  Curiis 


Owls  Sink 

WESTFIELD  - Senior  quar- 
terback Jon  Meczywor  (Lanesoboro, 
Mass.)  completed  1 6 of  28  passes 
for  224  yards  and  two  touchdowns 
as  Westfield  State  cruised  to  a 38-7 
New  England  Football  Conference 
victory  over  Mass.  Maritime  Acad- 
emy on  Oct.  9. 

W estfi eld  improved  to  3-2  over- 
all and  2-1  in  the  NEFC  Bogan 
Division.  Mass.  Maritime  is  1 -4  and 

1-2. 

Meczywor  played  approxi- 
mately two  and  a half  quarters  as  the 
Owls  jumped  to  a 28-0  hafltirae 
lead.  The  6-5,  225-pound  quarter- 
back threw  touchdown  passes  of  1 0 
yards  to  senior  Tim  Tontonoz 
(Chicopee)  and  seven  yards  to  se- 


Faii  Sports  Roundup  ^ 


Field  Hockey 

So.  Maine  2 - WesSfieid  0 

GORHAM,  Maine  — The 
University  of  Southern  Maine  Hus- 
kies scored  a pair  of  second  half 
goals  en  route  to  a 2-0  upset  victory 
over  the  Westfield  State  College 
Owls  in  a Little  East  Conference 
game  at  Hodgdon  Field. 

The  win  was  the  second  of  the 
season  for  the  Huskies  and  their 
first  in  conference  play.  USM  is 
now  2-12  overall  and  1-5  in  the 
Little  East.  Westfield  State,  which 
came  into  the  game  riding  a four- 
game  winning  streak,  slipped  to  8-2 
overall  and  4-1  in  the  conference. 

After  the  scoreless  first  half, 
ihe  Huskies  got  on  the  scoreboard 
four  minutes  into  the  second  half  by 
converting  on  a penalty  comer. 
Sophomore  JusteneLamerd(Cheny 
Hills,  N.J./Kimball  Union  Acad- 
emy) scored  her  second  goal  of  the 
season  when  she  her  shot  from  the 
left  side  eluded  Westfield  State  se- 
nior goalie  Kendra  Newell 
(Groveland,  Mass.). 

The  Huskies  came  close  to  dou- 
bling their  lead  1 0 minutes  later,  but 
a fine  defensive  save  effort  by  WSC 
senior  back  Sadie  Driscoll 
(Brewster,  Mass./Nauset  Regional 
HS)  kept  the  ball  out  of  the  net. 

Sophomore  Denise  Minigell 
(Auburn,  Maine/Edward  Little  HS) 


finally  gave  USM  some  breathing 
room  with  18:07  toplay  as  she  tipped 
home  a hard  drive  taken  from  the 
top  of  the  circle  by  junior  Sarah 
Metivier  (Old  Town,  Maine/Old 
Town  HS).  The  goal  was  the  sec- 
ond of  the  season  for  Minigell. 
Men’s  Soccer 

Westfield  I - Bridgewater  1 

WESTFIELD-WestfieldState 
andBridgewaterStateplayedtoa  1- 
1 tie  in  Mass.  State  Conference 
men’s  soccer  action  Oct.  1 1 . 

Both  teams  have  identical  over- 
all (5-4-2)  and  conference  (1-1-1) 
records. 

The  Nalewanski  brothers  of 
Easthampton  teamed  up  to  give 
Westfield  a 1-0  lead  in  the  18'" 
minute.  Sophomore  Dave  - the 
Owls’  leading  goal  scorer  - took  a 
pass  from  his  younger  brother  Drew 
and  deposited  a shot  into  the  left 
comer. 

Bridgewater  tied  the  score  on  a 
well  executed  goal  in  the  69th 
minute.  Junior  forward  Mike  Quinn 
(Weymouth)  crossed  a pass  from 
the  far  left  endline  that  seniorTopher 
Paone  (South  Easton)  headed  into 
the  net  inside  the  right  post. 
Women’s  Soccer 
Westfield  1 - Bridgewater  1 

BRIDGEWATER- Senior  de- 
fender Jenn  Hendry  (Framingham, 
MA)  scored  the  game-tying  goal 


with  just  over  seven  minutes  re- 
maining in  regulation  to  help 
Westfield  State  College  earn  a tie 
with  the  host  Bears  of  Bridgewater 
State  in  MASCAC  women’s  soccer 
action  Oct.  1 1 

With  the  tie,  the  Bears  are  now 
4-3-2  on  the  season  and  1 - 1 - 1 in  the 
MASCAC.  Westfield  is  4-6- lover- 
all  and  0-2-1  in  conference  play, 

Playing  with  the  wind  in  the 
first  half,  Bridgewater  took  the  early 
1 "0  lead  as  freshman  defenderNicole 
Sidor  (Whitman,  MA)  potted  her 
first  career  goal  on  a direct  kick  from 
about  25  yards  out. 

The  Bears  clung  to  the  one  goal 
lead  until  Hendry  provided  the  hero- 
ics for  the  Owls  as  she  also  con- 
verted on  a direct  kick  with  the  wind 
at  her  back  to  send  the  game  into 
overtime.  Both  teams  had  glorious 
chances  in  the  overtimes  but  could 
not  come  up  with  the  golden  goal. 
Volleyball 

Amherst  3 - Westfield  State  0 

WESTFIELD  - Westfield  State 
lost  to  a strong  Amherst  squad  on 
Oct.  12.  The  game  scores  were  30- 
15,30-8.30-18. 

Amy  Svatik  had  14  digs  and 
Krista  Grifoni  recorded  ■!  1 assists. 
Morgan  Hosking  contributed  five 
kills,  11  digs  and  one  block,  and 
Kate  Spriegel  had  four  blocks  and 
three  kills. 


^ig  Hit  At  The  Big  E 

I’be  Westfield  State  College  competition  cheering  squad  did  not  let  Uie  wet  weather  dampen  its  spirits  during 
Westfield  Day  held  at  the  8ig  E on  Sept.  30.  The  cheering  squad  performs  annually  at  the  Big  E and  is  always  a 
^*9  hit  with  fairgoers.  Photo  by  Mickey  Curtis 


Mass  Maritime,  38-7 


niorDavidTmeira  (Wilmington). 

Trueira  and  junior  B.J. 
Holleran  (Quincy)  are  ranked  1-2 
in  the  NEFC  in  pass  receptions 
and  they  had  big  games  once  again. 
Trueira  caught  eight  passes  for 
1 1 6 yards  and  Holleran  had  seven 
catches  for  1100  yards. 

The  Owls  scored  on  their  first 
possession,  a nine-play,  80-yard 
drive  capped  by  senior  Don  Jones’ 
(Springfield)  three-yard  touch- 
down run.  Freshman  reserve  run- 
ning back  Dan  Stem  (Mt.  Vernon, 
ME)  scored  on  a nice  34-yard  run 
with  5;  1 1 left  in  the  first  half. 
The  Owls  took  a 31-0  lead  late  in 
the  third  quarter  on  a 32-yard  field 
goal  by  freshman  kicker  Garrett 


Davis  (Belchertown).  Third-string 
freshman  quarterback  Brett  LeClerc 
(Raynham)  completed  Westfield’s 
scoring  with  a 21-yard  touchdown 
scamper  early  in  the  fourth  quarter. 
Mass  Maritime’s  only  score  came 
on  a 5 1 -yard  interception  return  for 
a touchdown  by  senior  linebacker 
Rich  Bartucca  (Walpole)  late  in  the 
third  quarter. 

The  Owls,  who  lead  the  NEFC 
in  total  defense,  limited  Mass.  Mari- 
time to  eight  first  downs  and  107 
yards  in  total  offense.  Westfield 
intercepted  five  passes,  including 
two  each  by  junior  Jay  Abair 
(Ludlow)andjuniorCraigSkribiskt 
(Whately).  Also  intercepting  a pass 
was  sophomore  Tyler  Charene. 


Grifoni  Named 
Player  of  Week 


Westfield  State  College 
freshman  setter  Krista  Grifoni 
of  Peabody  was  named  the 
Mass.  State  Conference  vol- 
leyball Player  of  the  Week  for 
Oct.  U,2004. 

Grifoni  posted  impressive 
statistics  in  a 3-1  victory  over 
conference  foe  Mass  Maritime 
Academy.  She  helped  the  Owls 
climb  to  3-0  in  the  conference 
by  registering  42  assists,  15 
digs,  4 aces,  and  a kill.  Grifoni 
also  amassed  12  assists,  eight 
digs,  and  a kill  in  a 3-0  victory 
over  Bay  Path. 

Fourolher  Westfield  State 
athletes  were  named  to  weekly 
honor  rolls. 

Sophomore  forward  Kate 
McMillan  of  Belchertown  re- 
corded three  goals  in  women’s 
soccer  victories  over  Anna 
Maria  and  Albertus  Magnus. 
Sophomore  midfielder  Kate 
Anderson  of  Georgetown  had 
a goal  and  an  assist  in  the  field 
hockey  team’s  big  2-0  victory 
at  Worcester  State. 

Selected  to  the  New  En- 
gland Football  Conference 
honor  roll  were  senior  wide 
receiver  David  Trueira 


Krista  Grifoni 


(Wilmington)  and  junior  defen- 
sive back  Craig  Skrsbiski 
(Whatley/Frontier  Regional 
High  School). 

Trueira- who  leads  the  14- 
team  conference  in  receiving  - 
had  eight  catches  for  1 16  yards 
and  a touchdown  in  a 38-7  vic- 
tory over  Mass.  Maritime. 
Skribiski  had  five  solo  tackles,  a 
pass  breakup  and  two  intercep- 
tions. 


Cross  Country  Teams 
Sixth  In  Earley  Invite 


WESTFIELD  - The 
Westfield  State  men’s  and 
women's  cross  country  teams  both 
placed  sixth  in  the  ninth  annual 
James  Earley  Invitational  heldOct. 
9 at  Stanley  Park. 

In  the  25-team  men’s  meet, 
Westfield  finished  behind  first- 
place  Coast  Guard,  Bowdoin, 
Vassar,  WPI.and  Roger  Williams. 

Senior  Geoff  Churchill  was 
Westfield’s  top  finisher,  placing 
13^^  with  a time  of  27:21.6  over 
the  five-mile  layout.  Freshman 
Andy  Messer,  a Westfield  High 
graduate,  placed  31’*  in  28:13.9. 
Senior  Matt  Frederick  was  45“’’ 
(28:54)  and  freshman  John 


Messer,  also  a Westfield  High 
graduate,  was  46'^  (28:55). 

Andrew  Coombs  of  Bowdoin 
had  the  winning  time  of  26:00.80. 

In  the  women’s  meet, 
Westfield  finished  behind  first- 
place  Bowdoin,  Coast  Guard,  NYU, 
Vassar,  and  Salve  Regina. 

Westfield  junior  Heather 
Wenninger  of  Chicopee  finished 
sixth  in  1 9:44.7.  The  individual  win- 
ner was  Bowdoin’s  Audra  Caler  in 
19:10,4. 

Other  top  finishers  for 
Westfield  were:  Alison 

Wesolowski  (32nd,  20:46),  Kim 
Grant  (42nd,  2 1 :06.7),  and  Marissa 
Blume  (56lh,  21:22.1). 


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Intramurals  ThC  UoiC6  October  1 8, 2004 


^ IM  Department  is  Now  Accepting  liBored?  Nothing  to  uov 


Rosters  For: 

5-5  Basketball  (M&W) 
Co-ed  Volleyball 
Co-ed  Water  Polo 
Soccer  (M&W) 
Billiards  (M&W) 


Play  Intramurals 


Have  A Ball  - Meet  New 
People 


Anyone  Interested  in  Intramural 
Lacrosse  (Men  or  Women) 


Please  Contact  the  IM  Office  in 
Parenzo  Gym  (P-169) 

(Right  Under  the  BBall  Hoop) 


This  is  DEFINITELY  HAPPENING 
- we  wnll  have  an  IM  Lacrosse 
League. 


If  you  have  any  questions  please 
contact:  Coach  Rich  Fului  @ 

Laxgoal28  ©Comcast,  net 


Open  Gym  Hours  can  be  found  on 

the  website: 


www.wsc.ma.edu/athletics/intra.htm 


Anyone  Interested  in 

Extreme  Dodgeball 
(Men  or  Women) 
Please  Contact  the  IM  office. 


Dodgeball  MI  be  happening  in 
the  New  Woodward  Center. 


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Just  a Reminder 
Our  New  Website  is: 
www.wsc.ma.edu/athletics/intra.htm 


Get  all  the  Information  you  need  on  Intramurals, 
Sports,  and  Recreation. 


The  Banacos  Road  Race 
has  been  changed  to 
Sunday  Nov.  21  @12pm 
due  to 

NCAA  Divison  III  Field  Hockey 
Championships 
to  be  held  at  WSC 
Saturday  Nov  20. 


Work  Study  Positions  Still  Available  in 
Intramural  Athletics 
Come  to  our  office  in  Parenzo  Gym  (P-169) 


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Pase  15 


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spend  the  extra  50  cents  to  avoid  drinking  Natty  Lite." 

For  More  Observational  Humor,  see  Mr.  Hofstetter's  page  at: 
www.collegehumor.com 


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The  Uoice 

The  Student  Press  of  Westfield  State 

Volume  X October  25. 2004 Issue  V» 

Sox  take  the  series  and  cops  take  some  students 


By  Jason  Young 
Voice  Reporter 
The  Boston  Red  Sox 
(tfeated  the  New  York  Yankees 
Wethesday  night,  claimii^  their  spot 
as  the  American  League  Champions 
fcr  the  2004  World  Series. 

The  final  game  of  the 
ALCS  ended  at  approximate^  mid- 
night. The  Red  Sox  won  10-3,  taking 
the  fourth  win  inabestofsevenseries 
after  bsingthe  fiistthree  games. 

Hundreds  of  Westfield 
State  College  students  flocked  to  the 
courtyard  ofDicktnson  Hall  immedi- 
ately following  the  game. 

At  12:30  a.m.  the  student 
nwb  made  their  way  to  the  campus 
greea  Aline  ofpolicemen  in  riot  gar. 
auned  with  crowd  ccntrcJ  weaponiy 
and  one  K-9  unit,  threaened  to  util  ize 
tear  gas  on  the  crowd  while  security 
the  torts  for  Friday’s  inavguration  of 
Presadent  Carweia 

Firewcrte  were  shot  out 
from  the  crowd.  The  first  few  hit  the 
cfiningcomrnons.twD  burnout  inthe 
sky,  and  one  came  cbse  to  hitting  a 


coqale  studeits. 
Rolls 

toilet  paper 
thrown,  and 
were  used 


were  seen  urinating 
in  (he  middle  of  the 
crowd. 

At  12:45 
a.m.  3 WSC  police 
cruiser  joined 
policeman,  and 
minutes  later  the 
students  were 
warned  over  a bull- 
horn to 
peacefully. 


to  your 

and  the,  apart- 
students 

that  remain  will  be  m.  , u m i ^ ui- 

-Photoby  Mike  Coughlin 

sul^ect  to  arrest,” 
said  Dr  /^ur 

Jackson,  Vice  your  last  wami:^.”  the  amouncement  with  a series  of 

PresidentofStudentAffairs.'Thisis  The  crowd  responded  to  “a**hole”  chants  directed  toward 


Jackson. 

By  12:55  am  the  liir  of 
policemen  oiganized  and  began  to 
push  theirw'ayirto  ij«  student  citnvd 
Police  made  random  arrests  alor^  tlie 
way  for  what  one  anor^mou^WSC 
stutfcrt  claimed"inciteineni  to  not.” 

The  deiairees  were  held 
insKfc  of  a Pu^ic  Safay  sluittle 
Earlier  in  the  esening  Public  Safety 
stopped  the  can^us-wide  shuttle 
service  for  fear  of  student  riots. 
During  last  year’s  riots,  a campus- 
owned  Nchble  was  flipped  over. 

The  chants  incrcKcd  as  the 
policemen  pushed  furtlier  along 
Some  students  screamed  “Bacon. 
Bacon”  as  tte  police  proceeded  to 
make  arrests.  One  saident  started 
screaming  somethii^  about  Rodney 
King  and  9i\'eral  officers  took  him 
down. 

At  1 :15  a.m.  (lie  officers 
made  their  final  pu^  and  demanded 
stutfenis  to  gD  back  to  their  rcstfcnce 
halls  once  agiin.  By  two  o’clock, 
onlya  fewstragglersremaincd. 


Red  Sox  fever  grips  WSC  Urban  legend  bangs’ around 


By  Jason  YpUNG 
Voice  Reporter 
The  best  base- 
ball tales  begin  with 
"two  outs,  bottom  of  the 
ninth.”  Perhaps  the  best 
concerns  both  the 
Boston  Red  Sox  and  the 
New  York  Mets  in  Game 
Six  of  the  1986  World 
Series. 

Boston  was  one 
out  away  from  winning 
their  first  series  since 
1918.  They  were  up  by 
two  runs  with  two  outs 
and  nobody  on  base  in 
the  last  of  the  tenth.  The 
Red  Sox  gave  up  three 


consecutive  singles  to 
make  it  5-4,  and  minutes 
later  a wild  pitch  scored 
the  tying  run. 

Next  comes  the 
moment  in  Red  Sox  his- 
tory that  no  fan  can  for- 
get. 

Mookie  Wilson 
hit  a routine  groundball 
to  first  base.  The  ball 
went  under  Bill 
Buckner’s  glove  and  into 
right  field.  The  winning 
run  crossed  the  plate. 
The  Mets  won. 

“I  can’t  remem- 
ber the  last  time  I missed 
a ball  like  that," 
Buckner  said.  “But  I’ll 


remember  this  one.” 

Buckner  was  run 
out  of  Boston  due  to  the 
number  of  death  threats 
to  his  family.  He  now 
lives  in  an  undisclosed 
location  in  Idaho. 

The  Red  Sox 
have  millions  of  fans. 
Some  love  them  no  mat- 
ter whether  they  'win  or 
lose,  and  others  only 
love  them  when  they  win 
- a phrase  coined  as 
“fair-weather  fans.” 

Westfield  State 
College  is  made  up  of  all 
types  of  fans.  Even 
Yankees  fans.  Together 
Sox-Page  2 


Union  at  odds  with  Carwein 


By  Rebecca  Oliver 
Voice  Reporter 
Westfield  State 
College  President  Vicl^  Carwein 
says  ^ would  be  breaking  the 
lav  if  ^ atien^ts  to  remove 
from  t}«  proposed  contract  for 
&cul^  aid  librarians  language 
that  die  LWon  deems  offensive. 

Cawein,  with  assis- 


tance fftfn  Barry  Maloney,  the 
Vice  Presidoit  of  Advancement 
and  College  Relations,  sad  tha 
whai  the  Council  of  Piesicfenls 
mea  Prsident  Carwdn  is  only 
able  to  bring  forth  the  concerns  of 
herUnicn  ch^ter.  • 

This  presaits  a road- 
block to  fricul^  pordc^tiai  in  the 
Presidents 

Inaiguraioa  The  Union  is  prem- 


ising not  to  atend  Presidbnt 
Carwein’s  inai^uration  unles  she 
shows  stqps  towach  removing 
the  ol^'ectionaUe  language  fiom 
iheccniracL 

"The  losff  will  be  the 
CoUege,"  aid  Ca:Ascin  abou  the 
ihiea  of  faculty  abstertion  from 
theewrt  “It’snot  ioutme.  It’s 

Carwein-Page  3 


By  Haley  Paton 
Voice  Reporter 

Outside  room  A 39,  in  Davis  Hall, 
a guy^  voice  calls  out  It^  just  some  guy; 
some  randonrguy  calling  because  there  is  a 
girl  walking  past  his  room. 

That  is  until  the  thick,  husky  voice 
calls  out  again. 

"What,  you  don't  know  who  this 
is?" 

If  s a familiar  guy  with  a round  face 
and  the  short  begjnnii^s  of  an  afro  sittir^  at 
his  dedc  typing  online.  Faintsidebums  fiame 
the  skies  of  his  cheeks,  it's  Max,  a DJ  from 
foeccdlegestatioa 

Could  this  room,  just  a seemin^y 
ordinary  room,  be  the  actual  room  where  a 
Davis  Hall  boy  had  hanged  himself  years 
before? 

"Oh,  this  is  the  room,”  he  enthusi- 
astically assures. 

Accordirig  to  campus  legend,  a boy 
once  hung  himself  in  Davis  Hall,  though 
where  in  th:  building  is  not  widely  known 
His  room  is  no  longer  used,  shutup,  possibly 
now  a storage  closet  Or  maybe  it  has  never 
since  been  opened. 

Ashoeiackon  Max's  wallis  full  of 
sneakers,  a baseball  cap  collectionis  liredup 
on  the  self  of  the  oppoatc  desk.  Vnyl  copies 
of  hip  hop  records  stand  behind  the  caps  on 
the  shelf,  leaning  against  (he  wall  The  latest 
"Ludacris"  video  is  playing  on  the  TV next  to 
Max's  desk 


photo  by-  MaKhew  Bernal 


Davis  Han,  where  many  an  urban  legend 
abound  lingers 

"Eitherthis  room  a A35,"  he  said,  refer- 
ring to  the  storage  closet  a few  doors  away, 
with  its  gray  door  right  in  front  of  the  slairs. 

'1  went  here  after  Sprir^  Break. 
The  doa  was  open." There  is  onlyone  bedin 
the  room. 

"My  roommate  left  because  he  was 
scared"  Really? 

"Naw,  he  got  5-5-50  sh*t.  But  he 
was  kinda  scared  about  it" 

Is  the  stcjy  of  the  Davis  Hall  Boy 
just  an  urban  legpnd.jiBta  story  that  they  (ell 
on  cainpiB  to  scare  incoming  freshmen? 

Supposedly  the  legend  was  mcn- 
doned  on  a site  online.  Max  had  been  there. 
It  ays.  Do  you  remember  where  it  wa^ 

No,  but  Max  aste  a boy  across  the  hallway 
who 

miglit.  Urban-Page  2 


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these  fans  amass  the  largest  collectiv- 
ity the  college  has  ever  seal.  This 
series  their  meeting  place  was 
Dickinson  Hall. 

"This  school  has  nothing 
going  on."  said  freshman  Laura  Wyse, 
before  she  was  temporarily  detained 
for  exposing  her  — — 
breasts  to  the  mob 
outside  Dickinson 
Hall.  "We  got  to  riot 
more." 

Indecent 
exposure  wasn’t  the 
only*  activity  prac- 
ticed amongst  the 
mob, 

In  response 
to  "Jump,  Jump. 

Jump"  cheers  from 
the  hundreds  of  stu- 
dents. Dickinson 


“Man,  that  thing 
almost  ripped  my 
face  off.” 

Steve  Orszulak 
junior 


Hall  resident  Aaron  Hartieg  jumped 
out  of  a second-floor  window. 

"I  don’t  really  like  baseball 
all  that  much."  Hartieg  said. 

A deafening  explosion 
wracked  the  surroundings,  causing 
many  heads  to  turn.  A bottle  rocket 
was  shot  from  an  unknown  location, 
almost  injuring  many  WSC  students 
and  visitors. 

"Man.  that  thing  almost 
ripped  my  face  off,”  said  junior  Steve 
Orszulak. 

After  Tuesday  night’s  game, 
the  mob  moved  from  Dickinson  Hall 
to  the  center  green.  Many  people 
wanted  to  .set  the  tents  for  Friday’s 

Urban  — 


presidential  inauguration  on  fire,  but 
police  officers  in  riot  gear  were 
standing  there  waiting. 

After  about  a half  hour,  the 
group  dispersed.  Many  went  to  bed.  I 
while  others  stayed  up  late  catching 
up  on  all  the  schoolwork  they  had 
fallen  behind  on  during  I 
Jhe  week. 

"It  is  affecting  my  I 
homework  and  then  my  i 
homework  isn’t  getting  I 
done,”  said  Nick 
Murphy,  a commuting  i 
junior.  "I  am  definitely  I 
choosing  the  Red  Sox  I 
overany  typeof  school. 
My  8:15  a.m.  class  has- 
n’t been  seen  yet  this 
week.” 

Westfield  State 
College  distributed  an  | 


Extra  Innings 


official  release  to  students  regarding 
on-campus  riots  on  Oct.  5.  It  was 
signed  by  both  Dr.  Arthur  Jackson,  [ 
Vice  President  for  Student  Affairs, 
and  Colin  Dury,  Vice  President  for 
Student  Life. 

“It  is  the  responsibility  of  all 
students  to  make  Sure  that  iheii 
behavior  reflects  the  image  of  I 
Westfield  State  as  an  institution  of  | 
academic  excellence,”  Jackson  and  I 
Dury  said.  "Please  keep  in  mind  that  | 
any  type  or  level  of  misbehavior 
reflects  negatively  on  the  College.” 


And  that  is  how  these  things  spread. 
Urban  legends.  Also  known  as  'ftiend-of-a 
friend'  stories,  they  pass  from  pereon  to  person, 
the  details  changngovertimeas  facts  are  for- 
gctlen,  confused,  and  sometimes  fiUed-ia 

The  Davis  Hall  Boy  story  almost 
always  involves  a girl  getting  a phone  call  at 
night  when  her  roommate  is  away  only  toflixl 
the  otlier  end  of  the  phone  silent  The  grl  also 
always  callspublic  safety,  which  traccsthecall 
to  an  empty  room  in  Davis,  the  room  of  the 
Davis  Hall 

In  some  versions,  the  girl  is  woken 
up  by  ilie  call  to  find  a boy  sitting  in  at  her 
rocninvitc’s  desk.  She  calls  out  to  him,  upset 
and  tells  him  to  gel  out  only  to  get  no 
response.  She  calls  public  safety,  but  by  the 
lime  they  arrive  the  phantom  bty  has  van- 
ished. 

Accorcing  to  one  Westfield  Slate 
stu(fcnL  the  urban  legend  about  a grl  in 
Lammers  Hall  rece  iving  a phantom  phone  ca!  I 
is  true.  Except  tliat  the  hall  wasn't  Lammers 
Hall,  it  was  Courtney. 

"It could  b;  Lammers  but  lin  abncKt 
positive  tlial  it's  Counney.  'Cause  I believe 
Courtney  was  built  m that  >ear  or  finished  Ifs 
saki  that  lie  room  was  closed  off  for  four>ears 
so  that,  um,  everyone  wlio  was  there  in  tiie 
school,  when  it  happened,  you  know?" 

So  that  everyone  who  wa.s  ilicre 
when  it  happened  could  graduate  without  tJte 
room  Ixing  used  urtil  anyone  who  was  there 
at  the  time  was  gone. 

Some  websites  online,  like 
www.iirbanlegends.com,  are  devoted  to 
delxmldr^  urban  myths.  Others,  like  tlic  one 
that  Max  and  his  liall-mate  know  about,  per- 
petuate ourfascinatioii  Mostpeople  know  tliat 
they  can  cal  iheirpop-rocks-and-Cokc  worry- 
free,  hut  ghost  stories  are  larder  to  slake-olT 

It  turns  out  dial  the  story  is  well 


known  enough  to  have  ended-up  on  a website. 
wvwv.ihe.shadowlands.net. 

"He  didn't  go  home  for  break,  and 
his  parents  found  out  by  calling  the  RA's  on 
duty  to  see  what  was  going  on  and  where  he 
was.  Since  then  weird  si^tin^  of  this  boy 
have  been  seen  in  all  in  all  sorts  of  rooms 
throughouihe  domi." 

"This  school  is  spooky,  yo.  This 
school  is  really,  really  spooky,"  says  Max. 

What  is  interesting  about  the  web' 
sile^  blurb  are  the  further  details  llat  are  men- 
tioned details  already  mentioned  in  conversa- 
tion with  Scanlon  Hall  RATiteresa  Goodwia 

According  to  Goodvvin.  tlie  Davis 
Hall  Boy  hung  himself  during  Easter  Break. 
He  told  his  pareils  that  he  was  staying  with 
frieneb  and  idd  his  friends  that  le  was  going 
home.  His  roommate  painted  his  closet  black, 
in  memorial  to  his  friend 

Goodwin  adds  that  this  all  happened 
sometime  in  the  1 980s,  about  20  years  ago 

The  timeframe  on  the  website,  how- 
ever, is  not  so  precise.  Like  arty  good  urban 
legend,  it  is  just  vague  enough  to  make  the 
event  feel  recent 

"There  was  said  that  a kid  hur^  him- 
self over  Easter  Break  a few  years  back." 

The  site  also  dramatizes  the  fact  that 
because  of  the  suicide,  Ebvis  Hall  is  rumored 
to  be  haunted 

"He  generally  comes  out  at  night- 
time. and  opens  and  closes  closet  doors  and  the 
atmosphere  in  the  room  changes  dastically." 

Walking  along  the  corridors  with 
their  dingy  while  walls  painted  red  or  hunter 
green  halfway  upwards,  there  are  several 
rooms  it  couldhavcbeea  On  every  floor  tliere 
are  storage  closets  with  forbidden-looking, 
locisd  gray  doors.  There  are  an  especially 
targe 

number  of  Urban-Page  3 


2 

Yankees,  ended  as  an  ugly  showdown  between 

I students  and  police  in  the  wee  hours  of  Thursday  morning.  No 
cars  were  flipped  this  time  around,  the  target  this  year  would  have 
been  the  white  rental  tents  set  up  for  President  Carwein’s  inaugu- 
ration on  Friday. 

Fireworks  were  launched  into  the  crowd  at  one  point.  Only  a 

I dangerous  fool  would  commit  such  an  act  of  stupidity  or  hiliarity, 
depending  on  your  sense  of  humor.  Had  the  fireworks  not  been  set 
off  the  police  would  not  have  been  forced  to  move  the  crowd. 
That’s  the  problem  with  this  situation.  The  whole  event  turned 
into  a protest  that  had  nothing  to  protest  against. 


Last  year  the  student  population  was  let  off  with  a slap  on  the 
wrist,  the  administration  thought  this  kind  of  thing  was  an 
anamoly,  looks  like  it  wasn’t.  Barring  any  serious  preventive 
measures  Westfield  State  College  will  be  seeing  the  same  sortjjf 
thing  come  the  World  Series.  Don’t  be  surprised  if  you  end  up 
with  a big  fat  bill  in  your  mailbox  in  the  coming  months.  This 
I behavior  doesn’t  come  cheap. 


iMatthew  Bernat 
lEditor-In-Chief 
lthevoice@wsc.ma.edu 


Thumbs  Up:  To  Shawn  Lahan,  for 
Imaking  this  issue  of  The  Voice’  pos 
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them  on  the  Iowct  floor.  It's  said  that  behind 
one  ofthese  doors  is  adoset  that  was  painted 
black  in  memoria!  to  the  student  Any  of  fliem 
could  be  die  one.  On  any  floor  But  no  one  is 
sure  wluch  one. 

Well,  almost  no 

one. 

"!'m  not  sure 
which  rocm  it  was  and 
even  iflknewl  don't  think 
I would  tell  you.  It'd 
wreak  havoc  on  the  stu- 
dents who  live  there.  But 
Curt  Robie  would  know. 

He  might  decide  to  tel! 
you  what  room  it  was" 

Kaihi  Bradford, 
of  Residential  Life,  might 
not  know  wlere  the  sui- 
cide took  place,  but  she 
did  know  (he  student  She 
Ls  happy  to  uilk  about  him.  justasRATheresa 
Goodwin  has  suggested  Over  the  years  she 
has  been  asked  about  him  iTianytime.s.Shehas 
also  told  the  stor>’  several  limes  to  mceming 
RAs,  likeGoodwin. 

"Greg  was  the  director  of  tlie 
Musical  Theater  Guild"  Bradford  reseals. . 

His  full  najiie  was  Greg  Toland,  and 
he  died  two  or  three  weeks  before  tlie  diow 
was  to  go  oa  Ea.ster  weekend  of  1989. 

"It  was  really  traumatic  for  the  staff 
and  the  campus  because  le  was  really  well 
liked  He  was  really  well  known,"  Bradford 
says. 

Bradford  has  straight  blond  hair  tliat 
fallsjust  below  her  shoulders.  Bangs  frame  her 
eyes.  She  talks  about  Greg  with  a vague  sense 
of  v\on(fcr,  the  incident  havir^  happened  so 
tong  ago. 

Do  you  know  if  he  had  broken-up 
with  a girlfriend  around  that  time? 

"I  don't  know  that,  because  he  was 
just  involved  with  so  many  pecple  that  that 
may  (x  may  not  have  been  the  case." 

Bradford  gees  on  to  say  that  The 
Musical  Theater  Guild  (MTG)  "had  decidedto 
have  a musical  review  different  than  what  they 
had  done  for  years,"  and  that,  although  theie 
was  a lot  of  pressure  onToland  with  the  show, 
there  wasn't  enough  to  be  a reason  to  commit 
suicide. 

An  article  from  die  Monday,  March 
6,  1989  issue  of  "The  Westfield  State  Owl" 
reveals  that  the  show  that  Tdand  had  been 
directing  was  "Joseph  and  the  Amazing 
Technicolor  Dream  coat." 

Toland  is  even  quoted  in  the  article. 

"Tdand,  a junior  mass  communica- 
tions major,  is  diretang  for  the  first  time.  T’ve 
woiked  with  MTG  tefore,  producing  the  last 
three  shows,’  said  Toland  T was  also  in  last 
semester's  show  "Leader  of  the  Pack.’” 

To  read  the  words  on  die  page  is 
eerie,  knowing  that  Toland  would  not  be  there 
to  see  his  first  show  open. 

Bradford  goes  cn  to  tkscribe  Greg 
Toland  as  "intense,  passionate,  a group  moti- 
vator." 

The  other  boy  Bradford  doesn't 
know  much  about 

Wait,  the  other  boy? 

Thai's  right  Bradfordmentionseaily 
in  the  conversation  that  Ihere  was  also  a suicide 
in  October  1988  of  a boy  in  Davis  (at  the  time 
it  was  an  all-male  dorm)  but  that  she  was  in 
Sacramento  at  the  dme  that  it  happened.  The 
Monday  Octohgr  24,  1988  issue  of  "The 
Westfield  State  Owl"  cenfirmsit  "A  Westfield 
StateCollegeStudentdiedOct.  18  [as]aresult 
of  an  apparenff  suicide.  Steven  Crossland,  a 
junior  business  major  from  Bcaborough,  was 
found  dead  in  his  room  lastTuesday  night" 

Also  includedin  the  article  is  astete- 
mert  made  by  then-Westfield-State-College 
President  ^ndolph  Bromery. 

'T  fee!  sure  dial  J canspeakon  behalf 
of  the  Sudents,  fecu!^,  and  staff  here  at 


Westfield  when  I offer  our  prayers  and  sympa- 
thy fcr  die  youngman,  his  family,  and  friends." 

No  details  of  the  suicide  are  reported 
in  the  article.  However,  in  relation  to  such  an 
emotional  event  a lack  of  recorded  details  is 
not  surprising  or  uncommoa 
In  fact,  accorcing  to 
Officer  Scannell  of  Public 
Safety,  "Any  police  calls  or 
police  reports  are  confiden- 
tial." 

This  is  why,  at  first  Officer 
Scanned  isdifficulttogetany 
information  out  of  in  relation 
to  the  sipposed  call  mads 
from  Lammers  Hall. 

Officer  Kulis  is  said  to 
have  been  at  the  college  for 
several  years.  Would  he  pos- 
sibly know  anything  about 
such  a call  being  mai? 

"He's  not  aUowed  to  go  out  and  dis- 
cuss what  goes  on."  Scannell  says.  He  is  pro- 
fesaonal,  assertirg  that  any  details  of  either 
suicide  are  off-limits  because  there  are  victims' 
families  to  think  about. 

When  Officer  Scanned  is  infomied 
oftheurban  legend,  he  suddenly  opens  up.  Not 
about  (hestory'of  tlie  mysterious  plionecallto 
Lammers  Hall,  but  about  urban  legends  ihem- 
selves. 

While  Officer  Scannell  acknowl- 
edges that  he  is  not  an  expert,  he  does  believe 
that  urban  legends  stem  from  “people's  fears" 
and  "lack  of  knowledge"  concerning  an  event 
People  will  know  sane  infonnafion  about  an 
event,  hut  then  untruths  start  to  mingle  with 
fact. 

“But  that's  what  happens  with  urban 
legends.  People  are  going  to  fill  in  the  blanks 
by  themselves  and  usually  they  let  their  imag- 
inations run  wild,"  said  Scannell, 

The  likelihood  of  finding  such  a 
phone  call  is  slim,  if  not  for  the  fact  that  public 
safety  gets  tens-of-(housands  of  phone  calls 
per  semester,  but  for  the  simple  fact  that  nocad 
could  have  ever  been  traced  back  to  an  empty 
room  in  Davis. 

Why?  Because  there  is  no  empty 
rocm.  So  then  there  was  no  {^antom  cad  to 
Lammers? 

"That's  {Hrt  of  the  lore,"  says  Curt 
Robie.  Curt  Robie  is  ultimate^  the  greatest 
source  of  informalioa  He  is  also,  undersiand- 
ably,  a reluctant  voice  on  the  other  end  of  the  | 
phone. 

"The  rooms  have  never  been  vacat- 
ed," Robie  says.  Even  after  it  happened? 
"That's  right" 

About  whether  or  not  it  is  true  that 
one  of  Jhe  closets  was  painted  blacK  Robie 
says,  "I  don't  remember  that." 

"One  did  lappenover  EasterBreak," 
he  says,  confinning  Kathi  Bradfords  earlier 
infonnation. 

Some  infamation  no  one  will  ever 
know.  Robie  says  that  he  "never  knew  die  rea- 
soD  for  either  oie  of  the  two  [suicides]," 
becaise  there  were  "no  nrtes  left  oc  aitylhing." 
Students  and. faculty  reacted' to  the  incidents 
veryprofessionally,  he  said,  asserting  resigned- 
ly that,  'Life  goes  on." 

"Ifs  an  unfortunate  event  in  tlie  col- 
lege's history,"  says  Roiae,  adding  that  it  was 
part  of  the  reason  for  the  opening  of  the  coun- 
seling center  at  carnpus. 

Even  after  this  truth  about  the  Davis 
Had  Boy  is  revealed,  that  there  wasna  ate  but 
two,  and  that  there  are  no  and  never  were  any 
secret  shut-ip  rooms,  the  legend  will  likely 
keep  circulating  It  is  just  what  urban  legends 
do. 

But  as  Curt  Rcbie  says,  “life  goes 

on.” 

Life  goes  oa 


“That’s  what  happens 
with  urban  legends. 
People  are  going  to 
fill  in  the 

blanks...their  imagi- 
nations run  wild.” 
Paul  Scannell 
Chief  of  Public  Safetj' 


Carwein 


celebration  of  (he  sdiool,  of  th:  alumni,  of  the  stu- 
dents.” 

Union  Chapter  PiesidaitGerty  Tetiault 
has  been  leading  the  charge  in  LWon  negotiations. 
He  aid  Carwan  le  in  corctars  conniunicatians 
witheadi  other 


About  lOdqpartmait 
chairs  attoided 

i’maveiy  social  poson.tha’stheway 
Fveaiw^s  beat,”  said  Cawein,  who  added  that 
thae  was  no  discussion  ofUniontalks  ‘\vhatscfiv- 
ec” 


(haling  with  contract  maters. 

‘Gerryisdoii^wha  lie  thinks  is  neces- 
ffliyf  ’ said  Pieadent  (irwein. 

The  Piesidot  said  that  thelaiguage  the 
Lfriionfincis  offensive  isnotso  offensive  inhffju^ 
mertt . That  laigiage  states  the  Presicfcnl  would  be 
in  oontioiofmostifnct  allcampus  goveiirance  aid 
pcBt  tenure  review  in  which  cannabegrieved 

Ckrwein,  who  began  at  Westfidd  in 
June,  said  die  does  not  takeaityacticns  of 
theUnion  personal.  ‘Tmtoonevy  theydon'tknow 
me  I haven’t  been  here  long  enough  to  do  any- 
thing. 


Mdoneysad  that  A least  one  round  of 
rtgotiaticre  occurred  before  Carwein  was  hired 

Chrvvein  said  die  was  aware  that  the  fac- 
ulty had  been  workii^  without  a conirxt  for  some 
timepiior  to  her  accepting  thejob. 

' I knew  that  tliere  were  .stateAneb  issues. 
I knevviha  for  overa  decade  there  have  been  more 
bucket  cuts  in  Massachusetts  than  ay  other  slate,” 
saidCawein 

T just  hope  we  all  keep  our  tye  on  tlie 
bdl.aidthcl'stheecijCBtionoftlicstucbnls.  Ijust 
hope  we  all  reman  respectful  and  civil,”  said 
Carwein. 


tlie  State,  tliere  isjustnomone>'”sBid 
Qrweia 


‘Ijust  hope  we  stay  po- 
fesdonal,”  she  adebd 

Whilcthe  Union  is  griev- 
ing the  langua^  in  the  proposed 
ccntractthepreddentfincfc  monty  to 
betiicpiDWem. 

‘The  bigpst  iss 


Along  with  protesting  the 
President’s  inauguration. 

Cteportment  Chairs  were  ‘Stron^yj 
aivised’  ty  the  strategic  borgainingK 
lam  and  a vote  of  Union  membes 
cncampusna  logo  toa  private  efin- 
nff  a the  Presideits  home  two' 
weeks  age^  saidTetrauIt. 


photo  by-  Mike  Coughlin 

‘There  was  a far  amount  offs  cars  and  students  gather  on  the  green  for  a 

eff  people  thae,"  aid 


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Nation/World  Th6  UoiC6  October  25. 2004 


Page  5 


Cancer  Patient 

Dies  When 
Ambulance  is  Hit 
By  SUV 


By  Dan  Bell 
Daryl  Khan 
newsday 


NEW  YORK  — A cancer  patient  on  his 
way  to  the  hospital  was  killed  early  Monday 
when  the  ambulance  transporting  him  was  hit  by 
an  SUV,  his  family  said. 

Angel  Gonzalez,  56.  ofBrooklyn,  was  in 
his  wheelchair  when  the  ambulance  was  hit  and 
flipped  over,  police  and  his  family  said. 

Gonzalez  suffered  neck  and  back 
injuries,  his  wheelchair  landing  on  Santa 
Martinez,  a family  friend  riding  in  the  ambulance 
with  him. 

Martinez,  60,  was  in  critical  condition  at 
Lutheran  Medical  Center.  Gonzalez  was  taken  to 
the  same  hospital  in  critical  condition  and  later 
died,  a relative  said. 

The  driver  of  the  ambulance,  a medical 
technician  and  the  driver  of  the  SUV  suffered 
minor  injuries  in  the  accident,  police  said. 

Police  said  the  TransCare  ambulance 
carrying  Gonzalez  had  its  light  and  sirens  on 
when  it  was  struck.  It  was  not  immediately  clear 
if  the  ambulance  ran  a red  light.  No  summons 
were  issued. 


S6-year-oId  cancer  patient  Angel  Gonzalez  was 
riding  in  an  ambulance  similar  to  this  when  it  was 
struck  by  an  SUV  and  e was  killed. 


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Reports  of  Zarqawi-bin  Laden  AUiaimce  Called  Credible 


BY  JOSH  Meyer 
LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 
WASHINGTON  - U.S.  counterter- 
rorism officials  on  Monday  described  as  "cred- 
ible* an  Internet  announcement  in  which  Abu 
Musab  Zartpwi’s  network  in  Iraq  purportedly 
pledged  aUegiance*toOsama  bin  Ladm. 

The  CIA  other  U.S.  intelligence 
a^ncies  and  foreign  counterterrorism  officials 
are  working  to  decipher  what  led  lothe  apparent 
alliance,  according  to  one  US.  countertaroiian 
official. 

In  a message  posted  Suncfay  on  a Web 
site  linked  to  Zarqawfs  ne^vork,  someone 
claiming  to  be  Zarqawi  said  that  Jamaat  al 
Tawhid  wal  Jihad  recently  "joined  under  tie 
bainerofal-Qaida" 

"We  announce  that  the  Tawhid  wal 
Jihad  group,  its  prince  and  soldiers,  have 
pledged  allegiance  to  the  sheik  of  the  muja- 
hodeen  Cfeama  bin  Laden,*  the  statement  said 
"Weview  it  as  credible,*  the  U.S.offi- 
cialsaid,  adding  that  U.S.  authorities  believe  it  is 
evidence  that  llie  two  gj-oips  have  entered  into  a 
formal  and  "mutually  beneficial*  anangemoiL 
"It's  isn't  clear  what  it  means,  but  it 
certainly  iai’t  a positive  development,"  the  offi- 
cial said,  ^eakingonllie  condition  ofanonymi- 
"ForZa'qawi,  it  certainly  elevaeshis  stand- 
i^*g  among  his  followers  and  in  the  jihad  at 
large." 

Tlie  officLil  and  other  authorities  said 
they  believed  tlietwo  groins  wouldnow  seek  to 


combine  resources  and  org^izatioral  know- 
how in  an  effort  to  mount  a unifiedeffort  in  Iraq 
and  to  galv^ize  Islamic  miliiarts  elsewhere 
against  the  United  States  aid  its  allies. 

In  the  Internet  posting,  the  person 
claiming  to  be  Zarqawi  hailed  the  alliance  as 
"the  leadir^  unified 
brigade  of  the  muja- 
hedeen"  and  called  on 
>oung  Islamic  men  to 
unify  under  its  umbrella 
in  an  dTort  to  purify  Iraq 
and  other  Islamic  lands 
of  non-Islamic  Western 
influences. 

Though 
Zarqawfs  organization 
and  al-Qaida  have 
shared  similar  goals  and 
perhaps  even  some 
resources  in  the  post, 
there  hasbeenmuch  dis- 
agreement- even  among  U.S,  officials  - about 
whetherthe  two  groups  have  been  communicat- 
ing and  coordinating  effais  or  whether  the 
Jordanian  miliiart  wasoperating  independently. 

Za-qavvi  and  bin  Ladoi  ^are  some 
similarities.  Botli  are  Surmi  Muslims  wlio  went 
to  Afghanistan  to  fight  the  Soviet  occipnion  in 
tlie  1980s.  Zar^wi  lata  returned  to  Jordan,  was 
jailed  by  autiiorities  there,  then  returned  to 
A^hanistan  to  set  up  a trainii^  camp. 

Numerous  sources  said  there  was  ten- 
sion between  him  aid  binLaden's  groip.  Later. 


he  made  his  way  to  Iraq.  Over  the  last  year; 
Zarqawi  has  gained  worldwide  notoriety  for  a 
series  of  Iddiappings,  marry  of  which  led  to  the 
beheading?  of  civilian  hostages  from  the  United 
States  and  its  allies.  The  U.S,  government  has 
placed  a S25-million  bourty  cn  Zarqawfs  head 
and  designated  Jamaat  al 
Tawhid  wal  Jihad  a terrorist 
organization. 

As  his  group  has  become 
more  active,  Zarqawi  has 
so ugla  increasingly  to  differ- 
entiate it  from  al-Qaida.  In  a 
lengthy  letter  that  U.S. 
autiiorities  intercepted,  last 
January  and  later  attrituted 
to  him,  Zarqawi  described 
how  Islamic  terrorists  need- 
ed to  attack  the  U.S.-hacked 
Shiite  leadership  in  Iraq  - a 
St  rale©'  al-Qaida  had  reject- 
ed. 

Al-Qaida  leaders  also  favored  mass 
casualty  attacks  over  Zarqawfs  err^liasis  on 
smaller  operations.  They  began  to  resent 
Zarqawi's  efforts  to  use  the  Internet  and  media 
outlets  to  promote  Ms  erg^ization,  according  to 
U.S.  and  aUied  iitelligence  officials 

Trent  Duffy,  a White  House 
^okesman,  said  the  Internet  posting  si^iporied 
ftesident  Budi's  conlerlion  that  Zarqawfs 
groip  has  long  been  in  league  with  al-Qaida,  and 
that  their  alliance  was  one  reason  the  adminis- 
tration neededtogo  to  vvarwithlraq. 


U.S . officials  said  it  was  also  possible, 
but  less  likely,  that  Zarqawi  was  scrambling  for 
a broader  base  of  support  as  Iraqi  officials 
demanded  that  militants  in  the  Sunni  stron^dd 
of  Falligah  hand  him  over  or  face  a military 
offensive. 

The  author  of  the  Interna  statement 
hirledat  possible  attacks;  "Expecting  the  morth 
of  Ramadan  to  gnnt  us  great  victories,  it  has 
corrpelled  tiieMuslims  to  join  together  so  that 
tii«y  arc  (auni  ted  force)  intheeye  of  the  enemies 
ofourreligon.'Ramadan  began  Fridiy. 


"We  announce  that 
the  Tawhid  wal 
Jihad  group,  its 
prince  and  soldiers, 
have  pledged  alle- 
giance to  the  sheik 
of  the  mujahedeen 
Osama  bin  Laden" 


Page  6 


Nation/World  ThC  UoiC6  October  25, 2004 


Americans  Abroad  Clamor  to  Have  a Say  m Election 


BV  RICHARD  BOUDREAUX 
LOS  ANGELES  IlMES 
MKXFCO  CFTY  - Ann  Brandt,  a 66- 
year-old  fiction  writer  in  Mexico,  cast  her  last 
fieacfcntial  hallcil  fcr  JohnF.  Kemcdy  m 1%0, 
RoKanne  Bachmann,  5Z  a voice-over  artist  in 
Spam.  ha.s  never  voted  in  her  naive  America, 
Nor  has  [IivkJ  Stem,  a 38->oar-(AJ  graplik 
designer  who  moved  to  Isad  two  decades  ago. 

liu  all  thtec  U.S.  citijcns  and  hun- 
(fred*  of  ihouiands  of  others  wiio  live  abroad 
have  demanded  absentee  ballots  fort  lie  Nov.  2 
jicadenlial  dccticn.  stined  by  a portisan  soisc 
ofurgpncythai  surpasses  anything  veteran  U.S. 
pliticai  activists  in  many  countries  siy  they 
have  ever  witnesed 

[X*mocratic  and  Republican  oiganiz- 
eis  say  tiv  ifisuige  in  regisinitian  abroad  has 
burdened  an  already  unwieldy  system  of  absen- 
tee voting,  causing  frustration  among  the  many 
ovcGcasAmericans  who  have  >ct  to  receive  bal- 
lotsfrom  their  home  stats. 

"Everything  Aout  this  election  is 
triple  tlie  size  of  elections  before,'  said  Zachary 
Millet  executive  vice  chairman  of  Democrats 
Abrood  France,  who  has  lived  m Pans  for  14 
years.  "We usually haveregstration drives, but 
this  lime  we  lave  pcoi^e  coming  to  us  - people 
wiio  Ivivc  Ixen  here  2)  or  30  years  and  never 
voted  bcfcrc." 

Party  preferences  of  Americans 
abroad  arc  as  hard  to  measure  a>  their  precise 
numbers,  esdmaied  to  beat  least  4 million  civil- 
ians plus  about  550,000  military  pcBOind  and 
dcpendeias.  But  sqiporters  of  President  Bush 
and  his  Democratic  challenger,  Sen.  John  F. 
Kerry,  say  (he  diviefc  bdween  the  ejqiatriale 
catiifK  is  iLs  razor-sliarp  as  it  is  at  home. 

■ Tins  is  the  tiiiie  to  stand  ip  and  be 
counted  if  there  ever  was  one,"  Brunei  sad 
Driven  by  arger  over  tire  war  in  Iraq,  she  and 
Baclniatn  irtcndtomail  in  Fkxidi  ballots  fer 


Britney  Spears 
Needs  a Break 


BV  RANDY  LEWIS 
LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 


Britney  Speas  has  deckled  to  step  out 
oi  the  zone  - again  The  pop  princess  is  tcUir^ 
fins  throi^h  her  Web  ate  that  shels  taking  a 
beak  from  performirig  so  she  can ' "enjoy  all  of 
tire  9nf>lc  (hin^  that  I missed  over  the  past  few 
yearsdue  to  working  way  too  much.’ 

Her  posting  doesn't  say  how  long  her 
hiatus  might  lok,  but  goes  on  to  say  that  '"Being 
married  is  great  and  I cant  wait  to  start  my  lam- 
ily!'  with  dancer  Kevin  Federline,  whom  she 
married  last  month. 

"Going  and  going  aid  goingis  all  I've 
ever  known  since  I was  1 5 years  old."  her  mes- 
sagesays.  "It'samaangwhatadvisorswDIpush 
you  to  do,  even  if  it  means  taking  anaive,  young, 
blonde  grl  and  putting  her  on  the  cTOver  of  every 
ma^izine.'  Spcais  recent^  reached  what's  been 
cts^bed  as  an  amicable  parting  from  her  long- 
time manager.  Lany  Rudolph  of  ReignDcer 
Entertainment. 

A spokeswoman  for  Spear^  record 
company.  Zbmba  Recorch,  said  the  label's  only 
commer*  on  her  ainouncement  is  thathcralbum 
"Greatest  HitstMyPrerogative'willbe released 
Nqv.  9 on  CD  and  DVD. 


-File  Photo 

Singer  Britney  Spears  announced  her 
retirement 


Kerry. 

Stem  will  mark  his  Ohio  ballot  for 
Bush  Tt'sc-ntical  fa  the  whole  world,'  he  said 
America  is  taking  the  lead  in  the  btlljc  against 
terrorLsm.  defending  tire  security  of  the  whole 
wald.' 

Such  voters  are  being  courted  aggres- 
sively. Bothpurtiesareusingaarpowcrtoatlract 
voters  California  Gov.  Arnold  Schwarzenegger 
sromped  in  Israel  fa  tlie  GCX*.  Diana  Kcny, 
John  Kerry's  sister,  launched  Americans 
Overseas  fa  Kerry  early  this 
year  and  made  welJ-pifoli- 
cized  visits  to  lOcotsiiries 

The  Penagon, 
which  also  is  waking  to  get 
out  the  overseas  vote,  deag- 
naied  last  week  as  'absen tee 
voting  week'  at  bases 
abroad.  Every  mililaiy  unit 
was  assigned  a norpartisan 
"'voting  assistance  officer" 
to  help  with  the  process. 

Most  overseas 
military  personnel  are  pre- 
sumed to  fava  Bush. 

According  to  the  Pentagon, 

60  percent  of  than  cast  bal- 
lots in  (lie  2000  presidertiial 
raoj,  comparedvvilh51.3  percentofU.S.  voters 
at  large.  Far  fewer  civilians  living  overseas  - 
one-fourth  a less,  accading  to  many  estimates 
- have  bothered  to  vote  in  the  pa.si  because  of 
difficulties  in  obtaining  and  sencing  back  absen- 
tee ballots. 

The  20fX)  election  changed  iliai 
Bush's  official  537-\ote  margin  in  Flcrida  drew 
attention  to  lire  llioiKtrds  of  oveseas  ballots 
courted  in  that  stale  after  Elxtion  Dby.  Both 
parties  responded  by  paying  more  attention  this 
time  to  voters  ifcroad. 

The  effort  is  poying  off.Judjptig  from 
evidence  in  several  counries.  Susannah  Quskei; 
a Democratic  activist  inMerico  OTce  \ 988,  said 


“Everything  about  this 
election  is  triple  the 
size  of  elections  before. 
We  usually  have  regis- 
tration drives,  but  this 
time  we  have  people 
coming  to  us  - people 
who  have  been  20  and 
30  years  and  never 
voted  before.” 

-Zachary  Miller 


die  had  helped  tfooui  1,000  vaeis  register  tiiis 
time,  about  five  times  as  many  as  in  arty  previ- 
ous cimpaign  Irerc. 

"Some  peojtie  are  like  Rip  Van 
Winkle  waking  ip  after  20  years."  said  Robert 
Pingeon,  chairman  of  Republicans  Abroad 
Europe. 

Americans  say  the  biggest  motivation 
IS  the  intenatyof pcpuli  feeling  in  iheiradopt- 
cd  Ian*  against  Bush  and  his  foreign  policy. 
Many  are  embarrassed  a alamied  and  fear 
becoming  targets  of  anti- 
Americin  attxks,  while  otii- 
ers  adnire  Bush’s  resistance 
to  the  criticism  and  feel 
movedtostandup  for  him. 
"While  the  Uitied  States 
should  never  make  its  prime 
objective  to  win  an  irtema- 
tional  popularly  contest, 
there  are  real  concerns  about 
liow  we  are  perceived  over- 
seas and  the  negative  effects 
ago-it-alonesiiategyhashad 
for  our  country,’  said  John 
Kael  Weston,  32,  a civilian 
adviser  to  the  1st  Marine 
Expeditionary  Face  in  Iraq. 
"Americanslike  to  be  liked, 
ire  not  - at  least  Bush  is  not. 


and  right  now 
and  we  are  paying  the  price.’ 

The  faeign  cultures  in  which  llrey  are 
immcEcd  can  exert  enormous  peer  pressure  on 
Americans.  "In Spanthere’s ageneralized anti- 
Budi  opinion  in  tire  media,  so  I can't  lliink  tire 
same  way  an  Amtrican  IMi^  in  tlie  United 
States  would,*  said  Eric  Napoli,  a 32-year-old 
lawyer  in  Madrid.  "In  the  United  States  you 
actudiy  find  reasonable  people  who  are  pro- 
Bush.  Spaniards  believe  it's  unthinlable  to  be 
pro-Bush.' 

"There's  a lot  of  ar^er  directed 
ag^nst  America  at  the  moment,’  said  Drake 
Lawhead,  22,  a gradiaie  student  inirtemational 


relations  at  the  London  Schod  of  Economics. 
He  said  he  was  voting  for  Budi  becajse  ' I feel 
the  need  to  defend  America  against  abuse" 

There  is  little  surveying  of  overseas 
AmCTicans’  voting  irtentiois.  but  in  August  a 
Zogty  poll  of  Americans  who  have  pas^oris 
found  tiiat  they  sipported  Kerry  over  Bush,  58 
percent  to  35  pereent  IhcBe  numbers,  analysts 
said  suggest  that  a higher  voting  rate  abroad 
might  hdp  the  Democratic  candidite. 

Wtii  less  than  two  weeks  to  go  until 
Election  Day,  bdJi  parties  are  focused  on  an 
unexpected  and  daunting  task -distributing  fed- 
eral write-in  ballots  to  thousands  who  have  na 
received  regulir  absertee  balbts  in  the  mail 
ffon  coun^  electioi  boar*. 

Regular  absentee  ballots  have  been 
heldupbyaseriesofmissteps.  At  least  18  slates 
failed  to  mail  them  out  by  Sept  19,  a deadline 
considered  necesjiy  to  ensure  that  they  could 
be  retunred  on  time  Many  ballots  went  out  with 
insufficiait  postage. 

Jofffe  de  La  Fontaine,  a 72-year-oId 
Air  Force  veteran  living  in  Mexico,  said  his 
application  fa  an  Dlinois  ballot  went  uron- 
swered  unri  1 he  called  a clerk  in  Jackson  County 
the  last  place  he  voted.  "You've  been  abroad  for 
35  years?  Then  you're  no  longer  an  American," 
he  said  (he  clerk  told  him.  LaFontaineprotested, 
was  allowed  to  reapply  and  finally  received  his 
ballot  Friday. 

For  frusTaled  overseas  voters,  there  is 
one  fiial  option  Bill  Gorman,  a financial-mar- 
kets consultaitregistoed  in  LosAngpIeswho  is 
working  tonporarily  in  Baghdad  to  hdp  the 
flec^ling  Iraq  Stock  Exchange  convert  to  elec- 
tronic trading,  knows  cnly  ore  way  to  make  sure 
hisvae  counts. 

"Travelers  like  me  arena  well  served 
by  the  absentee  bolla  process,"  he  said.  "So  I 
intend  to  fly  hane  in  time  to  vote.’ 


They  Shoot  Hippos,  Don’t  They? 


BV  KIMI  YOSHINO 
LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 


ANAHEIM,  Calif.  - Hippos  beware: 
The  Jungle  Ciuise  dcippeis  are  packing  heat 
again. 

Anda  caution  to  lumans:  Disneyland 
engneers  are  devising  a safe  way  to  return  the 
stomach-chaning  spins  to  the  teacups  in  the 
MadTea  Party  ride. 

Mar^  fans  are  cheering  what  appeas 
to  be  a turnaround  onpditical  coirectness,  after 
watching  the  "Happiest  Place  on  Eath*  in 
recent  years  irot  just  disarm  the 
skippec  and  de-spn  the  teacups, 
but  also  strip  mock  fionlier  rifles 
from  Tom  Sawyer  blandand  stop 
maraicfing  pirates  from  chasing 
frightened  maidens  in  F^tes  of 
the  Caribbean. 

Disieyland  officials 
describe  the  changes  as  a move  to 
recapture  some  of  >A^lt  Disney's 
original  vijoon  by  "restoring  tiie 
magic"  to  the  pork  as  it  gears  up  foi 
its  50th  birthday  next  year. 

"I've  just  been  happy  as 
a pig  in  mud,'  said  Disney  watch- 
dog A1  Lutz,  founder  of 
miceage.com.  "I  think  they  went 
too  far  in  one  direction  and  now 
theyVe  coursoK:onecling.  They've 
gone  back  to  the  way  they  used  to 
do  things.’ 

Not  quite.  Torn  Sawyer 

Island  is  isiU  gun-free,  and  tire  pirates  continue  to 
chase  the  wenches  for  their  food,  na  iheir  bod- 


Bu  Disiey  watchers  say  the  park  is 
making  improvements,  apparently  responding 
to  complairts  about  altered  rides  and  dedinnig 
amlnence. 

On  Main  Street,  generic  food  carts  are 
being  redesigrred  lomatchihe  architectural  style 
and  pant  colors'of  irearby  building.  In  New 
Orleans  Square,  where  employees  have  been 


wearing  Victorian  styles  in  sifodued  grays  and 
browns,  new  oiifils  will  reflect  the  jazz  era  in 
vibrant  greens,  purpiles  and  gdds. 

"That's  what  wehe  known  fa  - the 
quality,  the  detail,"  Qsneyland  spokeanan  Bob 
Tuckff  said. 

Hundreds  of  letters  and  calls  from 
park  guests  come  in  each  week  on  topics  rang- 
ing "from  the  miniliae  all  the  way  to  the  big 
stuff,’  he  said. 

Charges  on  rides  such  as  the  Jungle 
Cruise  and  the  Mad  Tea  Party  sert  fans  march- 
ing to  Diaieylands  City  Hall  in  protest.  Some 


-Photo  Don  Kelson  - Los  Angeles  Times 


DISNEYLAND  OLDWAYS:  Randy  Grant  takes  aim  at  a faux 
hippo  in  the  Jungle  Cruise  ride  at  Disneyland.  The  gun's  return  is 
part  of  an  effort  to  recapture  the  park's  "magic." 


would  get  off  the  boat  and  say,  "Hey,  what  hap- 
pened to  the  guns?*  ’ said  Slrerri  Ribble,  a sec- 
ond-gpireration  Jungle  Cruise  skipper. 

Since  tiieir  return,  Ribble  said,  sane 
passengers  on  tire  cruise  have  spontaneously 
burst  out  in  applause  after  she  fired  blanks  at  the 
h^opaamusea 

One  youngster  thanked  Ribble  for 
saving  her  life  by  fending  offthehippoa 

The  whole  ejqiaiencewassotrue-to- 
life  fa  4-year-old  Antfrew  HaiBcn,  a visitor 
from  Washington  state,  that  he  Md  behind  his 
mother  as  he  ga  off  the  ride. 

"It  really  feels  like,  fa  the 
50th  amiveisaryt  weVe  bringing 
the  adventure  back,'  said  Ribble 
who  recalls  riding  the  Afiican- 
themed  cruiss  when  she  was  8 
and  "thinking  I was  a goner  for 
sure.' 

Her  fether,  Rip  Ribble,  who 
1 skipper  in  the  1960s,  said 
rie  was  happy  to  see  the  return  to 
tradition. 

"When  I was  working 
there,  thekids  wouldstait  hdding 
their  ears  when  you  started  into 
hippo  territay,’  he  said  "It's  a 
shame  tliat  in  this  day  and  age 
because  of  gang  activity  and 
pditical  coirectness  and  animal 
ri^its,  pecple  took  offense  to 
shoaing  at  the  hippo.  But  really 
all  make-believe.' 


bcycaied  tireatractions. 

DisncylaixJ,  Tucker  said,  was  listen- 
ir^.  Ehgneerswill  return  the  sp into  lire  teacups 
early  next  year.  And  the  ^ns  came  bxk  to  the 
Jun^e  Cruise  this  month. 

As  recentty  as  one  *y  before  the  Oct , 
1 return  oflheguns.JungjeCruise dippers  said 
guests  were  complaining  about  the  notable 
absenceof  the  Smith  & Wessons  - even  though 
they'd  been  taken  away  in  2001 . 

"At  least  once  a week  semebody 


Jairei  Wasko,  a profesa  of  commu- 
nication srodis  at  tire  University  of  Oregon  md 
author  of  nvo  books  on  Disney,  said  the  park 
faces  a constant  conundrum:  Disney  officials 
feel  the  need  to  stay  compaitive  arid  cutting- 
ed^,  while  fens  lament  that  "ifs  na  tire  sme 
anymore.’ 

"Diaiey  has  clanged  to  try  to  keep  ip  vvilli 
things,  bii  in  the  meantime;  one  of  die  things 
that  pecple  want  is  the  same  tiring,’  die  said. 


Opinion 


The  Uoice 


October  25. 2004 


Page  7 


Opinion 

trashing  the  democrats  Une  soldier’s  eyppripnrp 

local  lihrari^c  in  


^and  Justice  For  all’ 
Byashlev  Speicher 

VOICE  COLUMNIST 


With  every  election  there  is 
always  a chance  for  something  to  go 
wrong.  Remember  Florida  2000  when 
thousands  of  voters  were  unable  to 
vote  because  of  a “glitch”  in  the  sys- 
tem that  identifies  felons  who  lose 
their  right  to  take  part  in  an  election? 
It  seems  this  year  the  Republicans 
have  gotten  a head  start  on  disenfran- 
chising voters.  An  investigation  by  a 
local  television  station  in  Nevada. 
kLAS.  uncovered  an  organization 
called  “Voters  Outreach  of  America" 
that  has  been  destroying  voter  regis- 
tration forms.  However,  not  all  of 
them  are  being  destroyed;  only  the 
ones  that  are  trying  to  register  as 
Democrat.  Nathan  Sproul.  who  is  the 
former  Arizona  Republican  Party  and 
Christian  Coalition  director,  leads  the 
group  which  is  also  primarily  funded 
by  the  Republican  National 
Committee,  receiving  almost  half  a 
million  dollars  this  election  cycle. 
The  organization  put  ads  in  local 
newspapers  wanting  workers  to  go 
door-to-door  to  help  register  voters. 
One  ads  headline  read  “Canvassing 
Neighborhoods  in  Support  of  the 
GOP!” 

The  investigation  started 
when  a former  employee  came  for- 
ward and  claimed  to  have  “personally 
witnessed  company  supervisors  rip  up 
and  trash  registration  forms  signed  by 
Democrats.”  Eric  Russell,  who  was 
fired  from  the  company  over  a pay 
dispute,  retrieved  shredded  registra- 
tion forms  from  the  garbage,  all  which 
were  Democrats,  and  took  them  to  the 
Clark  County  Election  Department 
and  found  that  they  had  not  been  fi  led 
with  the  county  as  required  by  state 
law. 

Voters  Outreach  of  America 
also  set-up  registration  booths  in 
Pennsylvania,  Minnesota,  Michigan, 
Ohio,  West  Virginia,  Florida  and 
Oregon  where  fraud  is  likely  as  well. 
The  organization  sent  out  letters  to 


local  libraries  in  Oregon  posing  as 
America  Votes,  a nonpartisan  coali- 
tion of  groups  such  as  MoveOn.org, 
Sierra  Club,  and  EMILY’s  list,  wantk 
ng  to  setup  booths  inside  of  the 
library  and  asked  librarians  to  call  an 
800  number  for  funher  details.  When 
one  local  librarian  called,  she  got  the 
answering  machine  and  discovered 
that  the  group  was  not  as  non-partisan 
as  it  claimed.  She  quickly  contacted 
the  real  America  Votes  and  told  the 
organization  of  the  fraud  that  had 
taken  place.  America  Votes  has  decid- 
ed to  take  legal  action  against  the 
group  and  put  out  a press  release 
denouncing  Voters  Outreach's  actions. 
Another  worker  came  forward  claim- 
ing that  she  was  told  only  to  register 
Republican  voters  and  to  “discard" 
any  others.  She  was  working  outside 
of  a convenience  store  and  was  given 
instructions  to  ask  customers  who 
they  were  planning  to  vote  for  in  the 
upcoming  presidential  election.  If  the 
person  answered  Bush,  she  was  to  ask 
them  if  they  were  registered  and  hand 
them  a registration  card.  If  the  person 
answered  Kerry,  she  was  to  thank 
them  for  their  time  and  only  hand 
them  a registration  card  if  they 
requested  one. 

When  a local  news  reporter 
went  to  get  a comment  from  Voters 
Outreach,  the  oiganization  had  vacat- 
ed its  rented  space  and  has  seemingly 
disappeared.  Nathan  Sproul  released  a 
comment,  however,  and  has  denied  all 
accusations  of  breaking  the  law  and 
claims  that  Russell  is  simply  a dis- 
gruntled employee.  Since  Russell  first 
spoke  up,  other  employees  of  Voters 
Outreach  have  come  forward  to  claim 
the  same  suspicious  behavior.  The 
unfortunate  outcome  ofthis  is  that  the 
deadline  for  registration  has  passed 
already  and  now  thousands  of  poten- 
tial voters  who  think  that  they  are  reg- 
istered will  not  be  allowed  to  vote  on 
November  2nd.  Sproul  has  since  filed 
a suit  against  Russell,  claiming 
defamation  and  infliction  of  emo- 
tional distress.”  Maybe  the  thousands 
who  will  not  be  able  to  vote  should 
consider  doing  the  same  against 
Sproul. 


“Marty 

Knows...Maybe” 
By  Kristina 
Martinelli 
VOICE  Columnist 


For  nine  months  1 lived  in  - 
tent.  It  wasn't  glamorous  in  the  least 
bit,  but  it  was  my  home.  I shared  my 
space  with  four  other  females  and  we 
actually  got  along  most  of  the  time.  It 
was  hard  to  deal  sometimes,  but  the 
experience  I got  out  of  my  time  in 
Afghanistan  was  worth  it. 

I was  assigned  to  a postal  unit 
and  attached  to  the  10th  Mountain 
Division  out  of  Fort  Drum.  There  were 
fourteen  other  soldiers  in  my  unit  and 
we  did  a full  lime  job.  Postal  doesn’t 
seem  like  it  is  that  big  of  a deal,  but  to 
every  other  soldier  and  civilian 
assigned  to  the  base,  it  is.  Everyday, 
including  Sundays,  people  would  stop 
by  the  Post  Office  and  ask  us  if  we  had 
any  mail  for  them. 

Almost  daily  we  would  take  all 
the  mail  that  soldiers  were  sending 
home,  tag  it,  bag  it,  and  ship  it  out.  We 
processed  over 


One  of  the  neat  th  ings  that  1 got 
to  do  was  to  go  on  a black-hawk  ride.  It 
was  about  an  hour  long  and  we  were 
taken  outside  the  perimeter  to  see  the 
sands  of  the  Stan.  I found  it  quite 
breathtaking.  The  sands  were  either 
red-orange  or  white  and  the  mountains 
were  black.  Some  of  the  photos  I took 
were  probably  someofthe  mostbeauti- 
ful  I will  overtake.  I also  got  to  seethe 
Taliban  training  camp.  This  is  the  one 
that  everyone  saw  on  CNN  right  after 
the  attack  with  the  monkey  bars.  1 have 
a picture  of  that. 

Let’s  see,  what  else  was  there? 
1 got  to  go  to  Qatar  twice.  That  was 
really  nice.  Qatar  is  set  up  as  a Rest  & 
Relaxation  post  for  soldiers  deployed  to 
the  Afghanistan  and  Iraq  theatres.  It 
was  really  interesting  to  swap  stories 
with  everyone  that  you  met.  To  be  hon- 
est, one  of  the  things  that  most  people 
looked  forward  to  was  the  drinking. 
You  got  to  have  three  beers  a night,  and 
you  made  themost  ofit.  Everyone  got 
the  16oz.  cans  of  the  German  beer,  why 
waste  a beer  ticket  on  12oz?  I even  got 
to  ice  skate  on  the  bottom  level  of  a 
mall  and  I went  swimming  in  the 


uTvi  o million  pounds  of  unu  i 

mail,  incoming  and  outgoing.  Some  of  Persian  Gulf, 
the  best  parts  of  the  Job  were  that  it  There  is  a lot  of  my  experience 

kept  you  busy  and  you  got  to  meet  a deployment  that  I’m  not 

good  number  of  people  on  the  base.  We  telling  you.  Part  of  that  is  because  I 
"'ere  probably  the  best  known  unit  - ■ 


the  base 

Besides  all  the  work  that  we 
did,  there  was  the  down  time.  After  get- 
ting up  around  0400zulu  and  getting  off 
of  work  at  1230zulu  (average),  we  had 
time  to  ourselves.  Some  people  went  to 
the  gym,  which  was  replaced  half-way 
through  our  tour  and  would  rival  some 
of  the  best  gyms  in  the  slates.  Others 
read  books. 

A lot  of  time  was  spent  watch- 
ing what  soldiers  liked  to  call  “hajji- 
vision.”  Hajji-vision  was  the  equivalent 
of  black  market  movies  in  the  states. 
While  people  back  home  were  watching 


don’t  want  to.  but  most  of  that  is 
because  this  column  would  take  up  the 
entire  newspaper,  and  I'm  not  kidding. 
It  s really  hard  to  cut  nine  months  down 
into  less  than  two  pages.  I will  say 
though,  that  the  experience  was  certain- 
ly a life  changing  one.  I appreciate 
things  a lot  more  now  and  I take  things 
more  seriously  than  I did  before,  at 
least  it  seems  that  way  to  me.  For 
example,  I used  to  enjoy  going  out  to 
City  Limits  on  a week  night,  drinking 
and  dancing.  Now,  I can't  bear  to  even 
step  foot  in  the  place,  it  gives  me  a 
headache  to  be  in  that  scene.  I’m  not 
saying  that  it’s  a bad  thing  to  do;  i’m 


movies  a week  old  in  the  theater,  we  jttst  not  into  that  thing  anymore 


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were  watching  the  movie  on  DVD.  The 
hajji  who  burned  the  DVD’s  gave  us 


JJ.  me  gave  us  nan  m oa 

that  “at-home,  in-theater”  feel.  People  rtence  certainly 
would  stand  up  and  block  the  screen, 
there  was  talking,  and  the  wide-screen 
got  cut  to  full. 


I hope  that  you  found  some  of 
what  I had  to  say  interesting.  The  expe- 


Corrections: 

In  the  “Voices  Overheard”  section  of  Issue  6,  Red  Sox  player  Ellis 
Burk’s  name  was  mispelled. 

- On  pg.  12  of  Issue  6,  Matt  Page  was  incorrectly  identified  as  Mike 
Duffy. 

In  Rally  Got  Out  the  Vote,”  WSC’s  Republican  Club  was  ommitted 
from  the  article  as  a group  that  sponsored  the  event. 


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Your  breasts  have  nothing  to  do  with  baseball 


Red  Sox  fever  has  once  again 


swept  the  lives  of  exciieable  sports  fans  all 
over  this  wondcr/ul  stale,  and  I,  for  one, 
welcome  it  whole-heartedly.  I welcome  the 
excitement  that  we  feel  cverytfay  on  cam- 
pus; it's  in  the  air,  the  buzz,  the  predictions, 
the  cute  pink  "B"  hats  and  the  overall  uiity 
that  seems  to  occu-  when  the  Sox  go  further 
and  futher.  Yes,  it’s  true.  I haw  caught  the 
fever.  Howewr,  over  ^e  course  of  the  last 
two  evenings,  I haw  seen  three  pairs  of 
breasts.  That’s  six  seperate  boobs.  Not  a 
usual  nightly  occurance  for  me,  unless  I 
happen  to  see  the  scantly  clad  girls  of 
Scanlon  Hall  running  to  and  from  tfie  show- 
er in  their  itty-bitty  towels.  But  no,  it  wasn’t 
that.  Instead  I got  to  feast  my  eyts  on  the 
bongos  of  three  WSC  girls  who  were  just 
begging  for  attention  at  the  "Red  Sox  riots” 
we  have  had  the  last  two  ni^ts. 

The  mini-riots  have  been  fabu- 
lously funny;  clueless  underclassmen  stand- 
ing around  waiting  for  someone  to  gather 
the  gunption  to  ignite  some  cheap  toilet 
paperor  bumrush  the  underpaid  cops  in  riot 


gear  who  are  only  hired  to  bal^sil  To  be 
honest,  I feel  the  most  bad  for  the  dogs. 
They  could  be  out  busting  drug  dealers  and 
doing  something  good  for  socie^.  or  ewn 
sleeping  on  big  piltows  instead  of  threaten- 
ing to  rip  the  limbs  off  skinny  pale  baseball 
fans  if  they  step  out  of  line.  But  let’s  move 
on  to  the  bazoembas. 

I must  say,  this  event,  these  acts  of 
indecent  exposure  have  been  one  of  the 
most  intrigiing  of  this  set  of  riots.  These 
ladies  (u^,  1 wish  1 could  find  a better,  less 
respectful  word  other  than  ‘ladies’  to 
describe  these  people)  who  decided  to 
oblige  the  boys  who  chanted,  wanting  to  see 
something,  arching,  topless,  need  a lesson 
on  what  NOT  to  do. 

I’m  sorry,  did  I miss  that  memo 
stating  that  “Girls  Gone  Wild”  was  going  to 
do  a shoot  at  Westfield?  Oh,  that’s  not  what 
happened?  Then  keep  your  breasts  in  your 
tigK  shirt. 

One  of  our  reporters  was  on  the 
scene  the  first  night  students  gathered  in  the 
courtyard  and  actually  got  a quote  Iran  one 
of  the  edicated  feminisis  that  flashed  the 
goods. 

"This  school  has  nothing  going 
on,”  said  freshman  Laura  Wyse,  before  she 
was  temporarily  detained  for  exposing  her 
breasts  to  the  mob  outside  Dickinson  Hall 
‘\Vfe  got  to  riot  more.' " (This  story  can  be 


found  on  page  one). 

Funny.  This  freshmen  didn’t  men- 
tion the  fact  that  she  FLASHED  HER 
BREASTS  TO  A BUNCH  OF  PATHETIC 
EXCUSES  FOR  COLLEGE  STUDENTS 
AND  THEN  WAS  DETAINED  FOR  IT. 
That’s  trash!  Plain  and  sinplel  Excuse  my 
br^uage,  but  what  the  f*ck  planet  are  you 
ort?  Lucki^  I missed  her  di^lay,  but  jeez, 
this  makes  me  ait  uppity. 

The  thing  is.  I’m  not  even  as 
ripped  at  these  females  as  I am  at  the  males. 
Let’s  think  of  the  logics  for  a second  ... 
Okay,  you're  standir^  around,  you’ve  been 
chanting  ‘YarJeees  suck”  far  too  long  and 
you’re  scared  of  the  large  German  Shepards. 
Hmmm,  what  next,  what  next.  Oh,  I’ve  got 
it!  Let’s  degrate  some  women!  BOOBS! 

You  know  boys,  it’s  pretty  obvbus 
that  if  you  have  to  chant  for  them,  you  don’t 
see  them  allioo  often  on  your  owa  I would- 
n’t be  surprised  if  the  group  of  200  or  so 
guys  have  seen  seven  real  breasts,  collec- 
tively. 

What  astounds  me  is  that  three 
other  females  fdlowed  suit  on  the  second 
night  You  know,  I’m  not  even  going  to 
comtemplate  as  to  why  they  decided  to  do 
so.  But  instead,  I shall  rate  the  breasts  that  I 
saw.  Hey,  you  diowed  us  your  goods,  they 
are  now  public  property  and  I will  tell  you 
exactly  what  I thought  of  them.  You  are  no 


longer  womca  You  are  now  just  breasts  to 
me.  as  well  as  to  the  rest  that  saw  you. 

Girl  #1:  Can  we  say  training  bra? 
Hey  lady,  if  you  can’t  even  fill  out  an  A cup. 
what  rrakes  you  think  any  of  us  want  to  see? 
Do  us  a favor  and  put  some  band  aids  on 
those  mosquito  biles  and  keep  your  shirt 
down. 

Girl  #2: 1 got  a great  view  of  your 
rack.  They  reminded  me  of  large  balloons 
filled  with  pudding,  They  looked  pretty 
stretched  out  Puberty’s  a bitch,  huh?  But 
fear  not!  I hear  that  Noxema  puts  out  a great 
cream  for  stretch  marks.  Crunches  might  be 
in  the  near  future  for  you  also. 

Girl  #3:  Two  words:  Limp  pan- 
cakes. You  oug)rt  to  cover  tiiose  pn)pies 
with  syrup  and  have  them  served  at 
Bickford’s.  Seriously  fltough,  try  sticking  a 
bicycle  pump  into  your  nipple  and  hope  for 
the  best. 

So  who  was  the  winner?  None  of 
them.  I got  a face- full  of  trash.  I say  we  all 
lost. 

Oooh,  that’s  smarts,  huh? 

Self-respect  is  something  that 
seems  to  be  running  low  amongst  some  of 
the  female  population,  doesn’t  it?  Sad  stuff. 

I guess  that’s  what  happens  when 
you  act  like  piaes  of  meat  You  end  up 
being  treated  as  such. 

‘Til next  time... 


Steve  Urkel  for  President! 


I am  sure  that  most  of  you  arc  aware 
of  the  debates  that  oaurred  receilly  bet\soen 
Presiden!  Geoige  W.  Bush  and  Sender  John  F. 
Kerry.  Frankty.l  am  sick  cf politics  attfiis  point. 
I guess  election  years justgiate  on  people  like 
that  Howerer,  I can  guarantee  you  that  1 am  not 
the  oily  one.  Believe  me.  Nonetheless,  I guess  1 
should  add  n^  commertiary  to  the  mat^ 
because  as  we  all  know,  I am  the  figurehead  of 
everyWng  thatisconservatrvctmthonthiscam- 
pus.  Okay,  so  maybe  fm  not  quite  the  figure- 


head, bii  at  least  1 use  my  logic. 

I guess  I should  just  be  blunt  and  hit 
you  where  the  sun  don’t  ^ine  on  this  mztter  Is 
anyone  dse  on  this  can^s  absolutely  sick  of 
seeing  John  Kerry  sstupid  mug  plastered  every- 
where? I cannot  stand  that  guy!  Could  the 
Democrats  have  picked  a man  with  less  person- 
ality or  charisma?  He  sounds  like  a robot  evoi 
when  he  is  makirtg  'jokes"  Andhisjokessuck! 
I have  the  absoliie  best  idea  eve^  and  if  those 
liberals  would  have  gotten  back  to  me  sooner,  I 
could  have  guararxeed  them  the  presidency.  If  I 
were  in  chargq  do  you  know  who  would  have 
won  the  ncminaticn?  Jalecl  White!  Yes,  Steve 
Urlel.the  polka  king  and  theonlyreasen  Family 
Matters  st^edonthe  air  foras  long  as  it  did,  fa 
presided  of  the  UtAed  States  At  leas  t we  know 


A key  for  all  seasons 


“THE  GOSPELACCORDING  TO 

George” 

BY  Bill  George 
VOICE  Columnist 

"Locknctics  on  board."  That  phrase 
soundfamiliar?  It  should  It  adorns  allofthetedr 
k^s  here  at  school  These  little  watch  batteries 
are  necessary  for  a studerf  to  enter  thdr  dorm 
buildng  from  tfic  outside  md  to  unlock  (heir 
bahroom  while  inside.  Unlike  convertional 
keys  tliese  devices  ae  smaU,  Ight  wei^t,  and 
easy  to  use.  Wth  a tech  key  you  never  have  to 
worry  ifoout  embarrassing  yoursd  f in  froit  your 
peers  by  accideitally  turning  it  the  wrong  way. 
This,  of  course,  is  followed  immediately  by  a 
smart-alecky  questicr  such  as  "How  long  have 
you  been  livinghcre  exactly?" 

I'm  a hqgc  fan  of  these  tech  ke>s  I'd 
life  to  see  them  on  every  doim  room  and  phase 
oiiiheoldke>s.They  work  perfectly  forth:  out- 
sides of  the  building.  And  we  need  those  locks 
to  prevent  any  vandalism  or  theft  to  the  lobby. 
They  are  quick  and  simj^e  So  why  flic  hell  am 
I writing  about  them?  WcU,  tech  teysdiould  not 
be  inplemcnied  on  the  bathroom  doors.  Period. 
They  started  out  fa  female  restrooms  oi^  but 
new  have  become  an  aU  gender  encompassing 
epidemic.  Tech  locks  on  the  barirooms  are  use- 
less inconvenient  andeven  dangerous 

Lefs  na  kid  ouraelvG.  A lot  of  the 


time  the  tech  locte  don't  even  lock.  Often  times 
Ive  found  that  the  door  eases  to  a stop  prior  to 
latching  If  this  happens  people  are  lugging 

around  an  extra  key  forno  reason  and  it’s  a waste 
of  the  schooTs  money.  If  the  lock  isn't  gping  to 
da^,  it  might  as  well  be  a public  bathroom  like 
die  ones  in  the  lobbies  and  academic  buildbgs. 

Another  common  occurrence  is 
someone  havingan  opposite  sex  gustover  aid 
them  needng  to  go  to  the  bathroom.  If  I had  my 
non-existent  girlfriend  over  to  viat  and  die  had 
to  us:  the  facilities  Id  have  to  start  wandering 
around  trying  to  find  a girl  to  borrowa  key  firom. 
It^jift  a pain.  Also,  IVe  hada  girl  inmy  haQ  ask 
to  borrow  my  key  for  her  male  friend  This  igi't 
a problem  usually  but  1 always  get  a little  ner- 
vous I he  gi^  is  gd  ng  to  pocket  my  ke>s  i ns  tine- 
live^  and  111  never  seem  them  again.  Then  lYn 
left  footing  a ridiculouskeyreplacemeit  bill 

At  the  very  least  the  ke>B  should  wak 
forbaihroons  around  campus.  Visit  ing  someone 
inanothcr  hall  and  goingall  the  way  to  the  bath- 
room only  to  go  back  aid  ask  my  friend  to  dig 
qi  his  key  ri^t  in  the  middle  of  a movie  is  the 
worsLAndwhcnabiggroupofpeoplearehang- 
ing  out,  keys  are  flying  all  overthe  place andyou 
got  to  be  careful  and  keep  active  track  of  where 
yours  are  jiBt  in  case  they  get  lost  or  pocketed 
OwoBe,  they  get  locked  within  thebalroan. 

Now  Irii  aware  that  the  reasons  for 
abolishing  the  bathiocm  lock  listed  above  are 


that  when  the  Urkmanmeses  ip  by  throwinga 
televisicn  through  Cad  Winslow’s  window, 
oashing  a car  iriohis  house,  a not  fdlovving  up 
onpremises  to  bring  troops  home  from  Iraq,  we 
could  just  throw  him  into  his  transformation 
machine,  add  some  "boss  sauce"  and  BING! 
Out  comes  Stephan  Lfr-kel  to  anooth  talk  us 
back  tonoimalily.  Pius,  1 doubt  Kerry  has  a pair 
of  dinosaur  simpers  thatroar  when  you  walk  a 
look  that  good  in  su^enders. 

I guess  you  have  ailfigured  oiX  that  I 
like  Gcoige  Bush  a bit  mote  than  his  challengei; 
but  at  least  the  man  is  a human  being.  ForBob's 
sake,  some  of  you  are  voting  fa  someoie  I think 
Steve  Uritel  could  replace  with  absoliidy  no 
problem  a all  Tha  should  be  telling  youseme- 
thing!  When  I saw  Geage  Bush  debating,  at 


least  he  iiowed  that  he  had  some  sort  of  pasoi- 
ality.  He  lai^hed  at  the  bull  that  was  flying  out 
of  John  Kerry’s  mouth,  and  got  angry  when  he 
wanted  a fair  chance  to  nply  to  the  lies  that  Mr. 
Kerry  so  slyly  expressed  The  onty  thing  I^rry 
could  do  was  talk  about  howrich  his  wife  is,  tell 
Dick  Cheney  that  his  dau^ter  is  a lediian 
(because  I am  sure  he  wasi’i  awaro),  and  make 
empty  pronises  that  he  has  no  intention  of 
ifihold  ing.  Period 

Sokids.ifyouwanttomakeyourvcte 
really  count  in  this  political  Siberia  of  a statq 
thai  1 urge  you  to  na  waste  your  vote  on  John 
Kerry  and  inaeal  write  in  Jaleel  White.  At  leaa 
jou  know  you  are  vaing  for  someone  you  can 
getridofwithth:  flick  of  a switch  anda  little  bit 
ofbosssauce. 


weak.  They  are  purely  inconveniences  andnah- 
ing  truly  proHematic  a ur^L  But  let  me  g\e 
you  a hypahetical  situation  that  scares  me  and 
should  scare  any  woman  on  campus. 

It's  a late  niglt  (posably  after  a lor^ 
Red  Sox  game  or  something  to  tha  efiect)  A 
young  woman  decides  she  is  gatng  to  take  a 
quick  shower  before  bed.  Then,  a young  min 
(who  is  more  than  likely  drunk)  ^ots  her.  He 
sees  her  walk  in  h:r  robe  towards  the  bathroom 
with  hertoiletries  and  he  decides  he  is  going  to 
take  advoniageof  the  situation  He  loiowsh  is  so 
late  everyone  is  either  out  liaing  a sleeping. 
Shegoes  irto  the  bathroom  andhe  creeps  up  and 
stops  the  bathroom  doa  before  it  can  shut  all  the 
way,  waits  abrt.arri  sieaks  inside.  He  begins  to 
sexually  assault  the  girl  and  she  begns  to 
scream  Luckily,  I h^pen  to  havemydoor  cpoi 
while  watching  the  post-gme  show  and  1 hear 
screaming.  I get  su^icious  and  go  to  the 
women's  room  I can  hear  muffled  yelling  com- 
ing from  tie  otherside,  andlknowsometlringis 
wrong.  I (fecide  to  run  in  and  help  her.  Bui  a lit- 
tle redli^t  flashes  and  my  lack  of  a magnet  the 
size  of  a dime  is  preventing  me  firom  doing  any- 
thing Now  rile  girl  is  being  raped  and  all  I cai 
do  is  run  around  knocking  on  doors  trying  to 
wake  some  giii  to  get  her  key.  By  the  time  1 
bust  inhels  already  run  back  intohis  anonymous 
room  and  left  bar  lying  on  rite  floa  wrapped  in 
a shower  curtain. 


Thevery  lock  andkey  ^stem  pil  in  to 
prevent  pranks,  peeping  toms,  andsexualpreda- 
ters,  has  the  possr'biiity  of  tack  firing  On  the 
other  hand,  if  the  boy  knew  that  the  bathroom 
was  open  fa  peo|:rfeto  publicly  come  and  gOt  he 
may  not  have  been  so  confiefent  in  Iris  ability  to 
commit  the  crime.  But  he  knows  that  he  is  alone 
in  there  wifli  the  victim  and  everyone  else  is 
asleep.  He  also  knows  that  no  one  is  getting  in 
unless  they  ae  a gri  with  a tech  key  and  he  is 
confieforf  he  could  get  by  ter. 

Wiilellove  techkeys  and  admire  the 
school's  focus  on  safety,  they  need  to  think  about 
switching  back  to  public  restroems  like  most 
people  are  use  to  in  the  teal  wald  Or  possibly 
implement  tech  lodes  on  a second  doa  leading 
to  the  bovver  area  only.  Leaving  the  restroom 
part  epen  and  public.  If  a gi^  gos  into  a girl's 
restroom  he  is  automatically  marked  as  a sex 
offender.  Thatshould  be  a hardi  enough  penalty 
to  preveri  people  from  wondering  in.  Also  if  a 
group  of  adult  human  beit^s  cannot  respect  the 
privacy  of  puWic  bathrooms,  well  I think  we 
have  more  problems  than  artything"Locknetics’' 
makes  can  fix. 

If  ycu  have  aity  cdumn  suggestions 
fa  me,  feel  free  to  email  them  to: 
"wgeoBe0149@wscjTia.  eda" 


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“THE  Devil's 

ADVOCATE" 

By  Pete  Norwood 

VOICE  COLUMNIST 

I have  become  obsessed  with 


world  domination  over  the  years.  To 
attain  my  goal  I find  it  necessary  to  first 
become  the  leader  of  different  organiza- 
tions. Recently  I was  made  an  editor  of 
The  Voice  (one  step  closer).  I was  very 
excited  about  this  position  for  several 
reasons.  Firstly,  1 love  writing  and  I love 
the  English  language  and  I think  it  is 
necessary  for  everyone  to  have  a certain 
level  of  proficiency  regarding  this  lan- 
guage. Also,  I love  writing  for  The  Voice 
and  I would  love  even  more  to  become 
editor-in-chief  as  soon  as  it  becomes 
possible. 


Before  1 become  editor-in-  chief 
ofThe  Voice,  I will  obviously  be  work- 
ing under  my  current  editors  in  chief. 
However,  as  you  might  have  noticed  in 
last  week's  issue  of  The  Voice,  there 
were  many  grammatical  and  mechanical 
errors  riddling  the  issue.  This  has  been 
the  case  since  the  beginning  of  the  acad- 
emic year,  which  was  understandable 
considering  the  lack  of  people  they  had 
working  for  them  (especially  on  the  edi- 
torial board).  I spent  two  hours  with  a 
colleague  of  mine  editing  that  very  issue 
ofThe  Voice  on  Wednesday  night  for 
apparently  no  reason  at  all. 

While  many  writers  have  been 
criticized  for  sending  in  letters  to  the 
editor  that  were  allegedly  riddled  with 
errors  themselves,  I want  to  assure  our 
audience  that  it  is  not  only  appreciated, 
but  necessary  for  you  to  send  in  letters 


with  regard  to  mechanical  and  grammat- 
ical errors.  We  are  a newspaper  after  all, 
and  it  is  our  job  to  make  sure  the  publi- 
cation we  put  before  you  is  as  accurate 
and  error-free  as  possible.  One  might 
think  we  were  putting  out  a grammar  test 
with  the  issues  that  have  been  out  thus 
far. 

My  point  of  contention  with 
The  Voice  is  this:  if  1 am  to  spend  my 
lime  editing  our  paper,  I expect  that  the 
corrections  I make  are  put  into  the  final 
copy  of  the  paper,  i am  not  going  to  be 
known  as  a horrendous  editor  because  I 
edit  apaperthatis  fulloferrors  of  every 
imaginable  sort.  If  the  paper  continues  to 
be  run  in  such  a way  that  suggested  revi- 
sions are  not  even  looked  at,  I am  not 
sure  I want  to  be  affiliated  with  it  at  all. 
Despite  all  of  this  boss-bashing.  I do 
have  one  person  to  (hank,  and  that  per- 


son is  co-editor-in-chief,  Matt  Bernal. 

I was  hesitant  about  speaking  in 
person  to  either  one  of  the  editors  in 
chief  for  fear  that  I might  be  bashed  on 
in  one  way  or  another,  but  Matt  accepted 
my  ranting  not  as  such,  but  instead,  as 
constructive  criticism.  It  is,  after  all,  his 
paper  loo.  What  is  pul  into  the  paper  and 
what  comes  out  of  it  reflects  upon  him 
and  Emily  much  more  than  it  reflects  on 
me.  He  has  told  me  that  he  will  make  a 
fiji!  effort  to  make  sure  that  all  revisions 
made  are  put  into  effect,  so  wc  are  look- 
ing at  a paper  that  seems  at  least  semi- 
professional  (thanks  for  that,  by  the  way 
Matt).  As  for  the  ftjlure;  I guess  it 
depends  on  how  smoothly  written  the 
Issue  of  The  Voice  you  are  looking  at 
appears  to  be. 


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A&E  The  Uoice  October  25. 2004 


Arts  & Entertainment 

Mike’s  Amaizing  Corn  Maze  is  fall  fun 


BY  EMILY  Ransom 
A&E  EDITOR 

Mike’s  Amaizing  Corn  Maze  in 

Sunderland.  MA  provides  hours  of 
enlertainment  for  a fun  fall  afternoon. 
The  maze  is  in  ihc  farmland  north  of 
Amhersi.  Along  the  way  there  are  stands 
selling  pumpkins,  gourds,  veggies, 
cider,  and  doughnuts. 

The  com  maze  is  perfect  for 
any  age.  There  were  families,  teens,  and 
middle  aged  couples  all  doing  the  same 
thing. 

Each  year  the  maze  is  made  in 
different  shapes.  This  year,  the  design 


was  the  republican  and  democrat  presi- 
dential candidates.  The  game  is  a maze 
with  points  to  get  to  throughout  the 
whole  thing.  It  starts  and  the  partici- 
pants are  either  “potato  party”  or 
“pumpkin  party"  and  have  to  make  it  to 
all  thirty  “states"  in  the  cornfield  with 
Bush  and  Kerry’s  heads  mapped  out. 

When  the  players  make  their 
way  to  the  slops  they  discover  which 
group  gets  the  votes  or  points.  It  took  a 
while  to  get  through  the  maze  but  it  was 
fun  because  of  the  competition. 

After  the  maze,  the  winner  or 
the  winning  group  gets  a pumpkin  or  tee 
shirt  and  they  get  a free  potato  for  the 


potato  shooter.  The  potato  cannon  was 
homemade  witli  PVC  pipes  and  if  the 
shooter  aims  correctly  they  get  another. 

Mike’s  Amaizing  Com  Maze 
has  free  parking  and  they  sell  pumpkins 
of  all  sizes  as  well  as  food  and  they  have 
the  maze.  There  is  an  excellent  view 
from  on  top  of  the  platform.  Sugarloaf 
is  where  to  see  the  maze  shape  the  best. 

In  previous  years  the  maze  has 
been  the  Mona  Lisa,  Babe  Ruth,  King 
Tut,  and  the  Minuteman  maze.  It  is  the 
quintessential  fall  activity.  It  takes  a 
while,  but  only  costs  S5  with  a student 
ID. 

The  website  provides  direc- 


tions, weekend  weather  forecasts,  and 
excellent  photos  of  the  maze  and  past 
mazes. 

Wear  sneakers  because  it  can  be 
muddy  if  there  has  been  rain,  plus  the 
walkthrough  a cornfield  is  not  the  clean- 
est place  most  people  spend  their  time. 

The  com  maze  is  a fun  alterna- 
tive to  sitting  around  during  the  day  on 
weekends.  Eastern  Massachusetts  folks 
will  be  in  awe  at  the  farms,  the  price  of 
pumpkins,  and  the  picturesque  view. 
They  are  only  open  for  a few  more 
weekends  so  go  make  your  way  through 
the  cornfield! 


Shark  Tale  delivers 
underwater  hijinks 


BY  DAN  Cooper 
VOICE  REPOTER 


Dreamworks  Animation 
Studios’  latest  computer  animated 
film,  “Shark  Tale,”  may  at  first 
glance  appear  to  be  a rip-off  of 
Disney’s  "Finding  Nemo,”  but  it  real- 
ly is  anythihg  but  that.  It's  really  a 
film''afebAA  a Ifttl'e  fish,  a big  lie,  and 
the  shark  mafia. 

The  film  features  the  voice  of 
Will  Smith  as  a fish  named  Oscar 
who  works  at  the  local  Whale  Wash 
Company  in  an  underwater  New  York 
City. 


The  Whale 
Wash  is  owned  by  a 
puffer  fish  named 
Sykes,  (Martin 
Scorsese,  recogniz- 
able through  the 
bushy  eyebrows)  who 
has  ties  to  the  local 
shark  mafia 

Oscar  is  in  a 
bit  of  trouble  as  he 
owes  Sykes  five  thou- 
sand clams  in  debt.  

Oscar’s  best  friend  

Angie  (Renee  Zellweger)  helps  him 
acquire  the  money,  but  he  immediate- 
ly blows  it. 

Sykes  banishes  him  to  the 
deep  blue  sea  and  Oscar  gets  con- 
fronted by  two  sharks.  Frankie  and 
Lenny  (Jack  Black).  These  two  are 
the  sons  of  the  Godfather  of  the 
sharks,  Don  Lino  (Robert  De  Niro). 

Lenny  is  not  like  his  father  or 
brother.  He’s  a gentle  shark  who 
loathes  violence  and  is  a vegetarian. 
Lino  and  Frankie  have  been  trying  to 
groom  him  into  a killer  and,  when 
Lenny  helps  Oscar  escape  rather  than 
eat  him,  Frankie  explodes.  Aq  acci- 
dent kills  Frankie  and  his  peers  dub 
Oscar,  who  saw  everything,  the 
“Sharkslaycr.” 

Don  Lino  of  course  wants  to 
settle  the  score,  not  knowing  the 
truth  behind  Frankie’s  death.  Lenny, 
who  blames  himself  for  the  death, 
runs  away  and  asks  Oscar  to  take  him 


“This  is  a fun 
movie  to  catch 
on  a depressing 
day  that  should 
automatically 
cheer  you  up.” 

-Dan  Cooper 


Oscar  is  now  living  the  life 
of  a celebrity  as  he’s  fighting 
between  Angie  and  a sexy  fish  named 
Lola  (Angelina  Jolie),  has  Sykes  as 
his  manager,  and  is  getting  inter- 
viewed constantly  by  the  local  news 
reporter  Katie  Current  (Katie 
Couric). 

"Shark  Tale"  is  full  of  pop 
culture  references  and  fans  of  De 
Niro  and  Scorsese  will  enjoy  the  sly 
references  between  the  two  in  their 
brief  dialogue  together.  The  film  is 
at  its  best  when  Lenny  and  Oscar  are 
on  screen,  providing  for  some  of  the 

i—  film’s  best  moments. 

The  only  downside  to 
the  film  is  that  Lenny 
is  unfortunately  rele- 
gated to  supporting 
status  to  Will  Smith’s 
Oscar.  This  is  not  nec- 
essarily a bad  thing, 
but  Lenny  tends  to  be 
the  more  interesting 
character  in  the  film, 
as  he  is  not  your  typi- 
cal shark.  The  real 
scene-stealer  in  the 
film  though,  is 

Scorsese’s  Sykes,  who  has  some  of 
the  best  dialogue  and  funniest 
moments  throughout  the  movie. 

The  animation  in  "Shark 
Tale”  is  top-notch,  securing  another 
beauty  from  Drcamwoiks.  The 
underwater  world  is  perfectly  done 
and  the  characters  are  animated  with 
their  respective  actors’  trademarks, 
such  as  the  mole  on  De  Niro.  Jolie’s 
killer  lips,  and  so  on. 

“Shark  Tale  also  features  the 
voices  of  Michael  Iinperioli,  Peter 
Falk,  Doug  E.  Doug,  and  Vincent 
Past  ore. 

If  you’re  looking  for  a fun 
lime  at  the  cinema,  “Shark  Tale" 
delivers  the  laughs  and  some  pop  cul- 
ture references  fans  of  mafia  movies 
and  movies  in  general  should  pick 
up.  This  is  a fun  movie  to  catch  on  a 
depressing  day  that  should  automati- 
cally cheer  you  up. 


A Taste  of 
Summertime 


By  Emily  Ransom 
A&E  EDITOR 

The  Summer  House  in 
Southwick  has  a sign  reading:  "A 
taste  of  summer  ail  year  long,"  but  the 
taste  is  like  summer,  Christmas,  and  a 
day-off  school  all 
wrapped  up  into  one.  As 
the  weather  gets  colder, 
a taste  of  summer  is 
definiicly  needed. 

The  food,  dress, 
and  atmosphere  are  ail 
casual.  This  cannot  be 
emphasized  enough. 

There  is  some  seating 
inside,  but  many  take 
the  food  outside  or  to 

go- 

The  menu 

offers  mostly  burgers, 
sandwiches,  and  sides. 

The  chicken  cheddar 
melt  was  excellent.  A 
simple  sandwich  of 
grilled  chicken,  cheddar  cheese,  toma- 
to and  bacon  on  sourdough  bread  was 
delicious.  The  cheeseburger  and  the 
chilidog  were  also  well  liked. 

The  onion  rings  and  fries 
were  both  very  tasty  and  greasy,  thus 


'the  basis  of  the  appeal.  The  soup  of 
the  day  was  cream  of  broccoli  and 
was  surprisingly  good.  The  clam 
chowder  was  liked  as  much  as  the 
chOi  and  the  cream  of  broccoli. 

The  value  was  amazing.  A 
true  appeal  for  broke  college  students. 

“Dining  without  the 
Commons”  ate  af 
The  Summer  House 
and  three  hungry 
students  ate  for  less 
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A&E  The  UoiC6  October  25, 2004 


Football  is  not  just  a 

game;  Friday  Night 
Lights  is  a Touchdown 


By  Jill  monson 
VOICE  Repoter 

When  personal  life 
draws  you  to  something  it 
can’t  be  ignored.  I learned 
what  football  really  means 
to  high  school  students, 
grown  men,  and  a communi- 
ty... and  no  : wasn’t  from 
seeing  “Fiiday  Night 
Lights"  (that  came  on  later). 

High  school  assis- 
tant football  coach.  Coach 
Netcoh  of  Windsor  Locks, 
CT  passed  away  but 
remained  in  the  hearts  of  his 
players.  I thought  to 
myself...  “How  important 
can  a coach  really  be... 
geez?”  Well,  that  question 
was  answered  when  I real- 
ized that  until  the  day  of  his 
passing  this  man  had 
inspired  many  young  men. 

He  taught  them  to 
give  110%  of  themselves  not 
only  to  the  game,  but  also  to 
life.  He  was  a Korean  War 
vet,  a firefighter  for  thirty- 
or-so  years,  a father,  grand- 
father, and  for  many  a hero. 
This  review  is  dedicated  to 
Coach  Netcoh...  may  you 
rest  knowing  that  you 
touched  many  souls  and 
know  that  we’ll  carry  that 
forward. 

That  is  why  the  pre- 
view for  “Friday  Night 
Lights”  sent  me  on  way  to 
the  theater.  It’s  based  on  a 
book  written  by  H.G. 
Bissinger  and  directed  by 
his  cousin  Peter  Berg  (who 
played  Richard  Weidner  in 
“Collateral”).  It  tells  the 
real  life  story  about  Odessa, 
TX  and  the  Permian  High 
Panthers  football  team. 

It  takes  place  in 
1988  in  a town  that  has  little 
else  to  be  excited  about  than 


footba  1 1 
The  town 
is  desolate 
with  run 
down 
businesses 
and 
homes. 

The  only 
thing  for 
miles  is 
dust  and 
oil  wells, 
with  the 
exception 
of  the 
football 

stadium.  Football  is  so 
important  that  it’s  talked 
about  at  dinner  parties,  the 
cops  only  care  about  asking 
the  boys  about  the  game, 
even  the  store  owners  put  up 
“gone  to  the  game”  signs. 

The  casting  job  in 
this  movie  was  fabulous. 
Billy  Bob  Thornton  playing 
Coach  Gary  Gaines,  being 
more  than  the  Principal  in 
town.  The  quarterback  is 
Mike  “Mojo”  Winchell 
played  by  the  basically 
unknown  but  fantastic  Lucas 
Black. 

Derek  Luke  who 
you  might  remember  from 
his  role  as  Antwone  Fisher 
plays  the  star  of  the  team 
Bobbie  Miles.  Garrett 
Hedlund,  another  relatively 
unknown,  plays  Don 
Billingsley,  a struggling 
player  whose  father  is 
Charles  played  by  Tim 
McGraw.  Country  fans  are 
forewarned...  this  is 
McGraw  like  you’ve  never 
seen  him. 

He  does  an  out- 
standing job  in  the  role,  but 
don’t  expect  to  see  the  hunk 
in  a 


cowboy  hat  that  we’re  used 
too. 

So  what  is  it  about 
football  that’s'so  important? 
Well  for  the  young  men  in 
this  town  it  is  their  way  out. 
They  are  stars  with  only  the 
goal  of  winning  state  on 
their  minds. 

Someone  said  some- 
thing about  relaxing,  that 
they’re  only  seventeen...  the 
other  ball  player  replied, 
“Do  you  feel  seventeen?” 
FootbplI  was  all  consuming, 
whether  these  guys  wanted 
it  to  be  or  not.  A sign  in  the 
locker  room  said  it  best... 
“Whatever  it  takes”. 

Trust  me  this  movie 
isn’t  a guy’s  flick,  it  isn’t 
only  for  those  who  love 
football...  it's  a movie  that 
looks  at  deep  family  issues, 
class  issues,  race  issues. 
It's  a movie  that  teaches  us 
to  “be  perfect”  (which 
you’ll  understand  more 
clearly  once  you  see  the 
film).  Tmst  me  this  one  is  a 
must  see...  a true  touch- 
down! 


"Musical  Forest" 
not  intended  for 
college  students 


By  Emily  Ransom 
A«S:E  Editor 
Monday,  October  I 8, 
the  Guest  Lecture  Series 
sponsored  the  “Musical 
Forest."  Despite  competition 
of  the  Red  Sox  game  at  the 
same  time,  there  were 
between  50  and  60  in  atten- 
dance. The  show  lasted  just 
over  an  hour  because  the  per- 
formers chose  not  to  have  the 
scheduled  intermission. 


credit,  which  drew  a few  stu- 
dents. and  some  student  gov- 
ernment students  attended 
but  the  community  members 
greatly  outnumbered  the  stu- 
dents. 

Eleven  songs/poems 
were  performed,  Edgar  Allen 
Poe’s  “The  Raven”  was  the 
reason  a few  of  the  American 
Literature  classes  were  offer- 
ing extra  credit.  “The  Raven" 
was  not  what  most  expected. 
It  was  actually  diffi- 


Scott  Hartman  played  cult  to  concentrate  on  the 


the  trombone,  Mihae  Lee 
played  the  piano  and  Colleen 
Riordanwas 
the  narrator. 

All  the  per- 
formers have 
a lot  of  musi- 
cal training 
and  seemed 
comfortable 
on  stage  but 
the  perfor- 
mance did 
not  exactly 
have  the 
overwhelm- 
ing appeal  it 
was  thought 
to  offer. 

The 
songs  were 


“The  narrator  was 
accurately  expressing 
the  ‘grave  and  stern’ 
mood  just  as  the  poem 
mentions  but  by  the 
end  it  was  mostly 
yelling  over  the  intense 
music  to  get  the  words 


played  very  well  but  the 
audience  did  not  do  as  well 
guessing  the  animal  as  it 
seemed  they  should  have. 
The  narratof  told  the  audi- 
ence that  the  middle  school 
students  they  performed  for 
earlier  that  day  did  well. 

The  poems  to  music 
was  an  interesting  idea  but 
the  advertising  for  the  pro- 
gram did  not  adequately 
explain  the  show.  There 
were  a great  many  communi- 
ty members,  but  the  WSC 
student  population  was  lack- 
ing in  attendance. 

A few  professors 
offered  the  show  as  extra 


poem  and  the  music.  The 
narrator  was  accurately 

expressing  the 
“grave  and 
stern”  mood 
just  as  the 
poem  men- 
tions, but  by 
the  end  it  was 
mostly  yelling 
over  the 
intense  music 
to  get  the 
words  across. 

Some  of  the 
other  songs 
seemed  like  a 
55^”  stretch  to  fit 

, , Hlw  SI  , 

few  short 
poems  to  accom- 
pany the  music  and  the 
poems  could  be  described  as 
cute,  or  whimsical  but  the 
program  seemed  more  intend- 
ed for  children  although  they 
might  not  appreciate  the  goal 
either. 

The  program  was 
unique  and  was  a pleasant 
experience,  but  it  probably 
would  have  had  better  atten- 
dance for  a different  popula- 
tion. 


Health  Capsule 

ATTENTION  W.S.C.  STUDENTS! 


Due  to  a national  shortage,  flu  vaccines  will  not 
be  available  at  the  clinic  scheduled  for  October 
28th,  2004  in  the  Scanlon  Banquet  Hall,  There 
will  be,  however,  medimmune  shots  available 
for  $90. 


-Photo  by  Bridget  Gleason  , 

Holly,  Hailey.  Chrissy,  Rob,  Nancey,  and  Joe  are  the  infamous  group  of  hacky-sackers 
who  can  be  seen  out  in  front  of  Courtney  at  any  given  time.  The  group  says  they  play 
after  classes,  at  night,  and  sometimes  even  during  class. 


It  is  suggested  that  if  you  have  not  yet  received 
a medimmune  shot  you  get  one  as  soon  as  possi- 
ble. As  of  next  fall  2005  it  will  be  required  that 
all  college  students  get  one. 


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Intramurals  Th6  UoiC6  October  25. 2004 


The  Banacos  Ro  ad  Race 

has  been  changed  to 
Sunday  Nov.  21  ®12pm 
due  to 

NCAA  Divison  III  Field 
Hockey  Championships 
toteheld^WSC 
Saturday  Nov  20. 


Open  Gym  Hours 
can  be  found  on  the 
website; 

www.wsc.ma.edu/athletics/intra.htm 


Anyone  Interested  in 

Extreme  Oodgeball 
(Men  or  Women) 
Please  Contact  the  IM  office. 


Oodgeball  wiN  be  happening 
in  the  New  Woodward  Center. 


/'■  IM  Department  is  Now  N 
Accepting  Rosters  For; 

5-5  Basketbali  (M&W) 

Co-ed  Volleyball 
Co-ed  Water  Polo 
Soccer  (M&W) 

Billiards  (M&W) 


Just  a Reminder 
Our  New  Website  is; 
www.wsc.ma.edu/athletics/intra.htm 


I www.wsc.ma.edu/athietics/intra.ntm  | 

I Get  all  the  Information  you  need  on  Intramurals,  Sports,  and  Recreation.  | 


Bored?  Nothing  to  Do? 

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Have  A Ball  - Meet  New 
People 


Anyone  Interested  in 
Intramural  Lacrosse  (Men 
or  Women) 

Please  Contact  the  IM 
Office  in  Parenzo  Gym  (P- 
169) 

(Right  Under  the  BBall 
Hoop) 

This  is  DEFINITELY  HAP- 
PENING - we  will  have  an 
IM  Lacrosse  League. 

If  you  have  any  questions 
please  contact:  Coach 
Rich  Fului  @ 
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Come  to  our  office  in  Parenzo  Gym  (P-169) 


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Sports  The  Voice  October  25,  2004 


I Sports  Roundup 

Women  Soccer 
Shuts  Out  MCL A 


WESTFIELD  -The  Westfield 
Stale  College  women’s  soccer  team 
won  ils  first  conference  game  by 
blanking  MCLA,  2-0,  on  Tuesday 
evening,  Oct.  19. 

The  Owls  are  5-6-3  overall 
and  1-2-1  in  the  Mass.  State  Con- 
ference. MCLA  is  2-9-2  and  0-5. 

Sophomore  forward  Kate 
McMillan  (Belchertown)scored  the 
game-winning  goal  on  a breakaway 
in  the  3 1st  minute,  with  an  assist 
from  senior  Tara  McDonough 
(Palmer). 

Juniorback  Elizabeth  Rosales 
(Belmont),  who  was  moved  to  the 
forward  position  for  the  game, 
scored  an  insurance  goal  in  the  sec- 
ond half,  following  a nice  assist 
from  sophomore  Emily  Johnson 
(East  Longmeadow). 

Westfield  outshot  MCLA,  2 1 - 

10. 

College  Field  Hockey 
Westfield  State  6 - Salem  State  1 
WESTFIELD-Sophomore  for- 
ward Shanna  Litterst  had  two  goals 
and  three  assists  to  lead  Westfield 
State  to  a 6-1  conference  field 
hockey  victory  over  Salem  State  on 
Oct.  16. 

The  Owls  improved  to  9-3  over- 
all and  5-2  in  the  conference,  fol- 
lowing two  tough  road  losses  ear- 
I Her  in  the  week.  Salem  is  2-9. 

Litterst  recorded  assists  on  the 
first  three  goals  and  scored  the  fourth 
goal  as  the  Owls  jumped  cut  to  a 5- 
0 halftime  lead.  The  first-yearplayer 
from  Falmouth  leads  the  Owls  in 
scoring  with  nine  goals  and  four 
assists. 

Scoring  two  first-half  goals  was 
freshman  Carolyn  Insigne 
(Lindenhurst,  N.Y.). 


College  Volleyball 

WORCESTER  - Westfield 
State  suffered  a pair  of  3- 3 setbacks 
to  Worcester  State  and  Framingham 
in  a conference  tri-match  Oct.  16. 

Westfield(8-1 1 overall, 3-2con- 
ference)  won  the  first  game  against 
Worcester  in  thrilling  fashion,  35- 
33.  The  second-place  Lancers  took 
the  next  three  games  30-19, 30-19, 
30-24. 

Leading  the  Owls  were;  Lind- 
say Dalene(21  kills),  Krista  Grifoni 
(40  assists),  Amy  Svatike  (30  digs), 
and  Stephanie  West  (5  kills,  1 6 digs). 

The  Owls  also  won  a lengthy 
opening  game  vs.  Framingham.  3 1 - 
29.  The  Rams  won  the  next  three 
30-25.30-24.31-29. 

Leading  the  Owls  were:  Dalene 
(16  kills,  10  blocks),  Grifoni  (40 
assists,  7 digs),  Svatik  (32  digs,  3 
kills).  West  (6  kills,  10  digs),  Rachel 
Sweeney  (8  kills,  2 blocks),  Kate 
Spriegel  (U  blocks),  and  Morgan 
Hosking  (7  kills,  5 digs,  2 blocks). 
College  Men’s  Soccer 
Mass  Maritime  3 - Westfield  1 

BUZZARDS  BAY  - Mass 
Maritime  Academy  won  its  fourth 
straight  game  behind  Brendan 
Duggan’s  two  goals  in  a 3- 1 victory 
over  Westfield  State  on  Oct.  16. 

Mass  Maritime  is  7-5  over- 
all and  3-1  in  the  conference.  The 
Owls  are  5-5-2  and  1-2-1. 

Duggan  scored  four  minutes  into 
the  game  to  stake  the  Bucs  to  a 1-0 
lead.  Westfield  junior  Ray  Cheria 
of  Ludlow  tied  the  score  with  eight 
minutes  remaining  in  the  first  half. 

Duggan  scored  the  game-win- 
ning goal  six  minutes  into  the  sec- 
ond half  The  Bucs  tacked  on  an 
insurance  goal  in  the  76th  minute. 


Westfield  State  College  field  hockey  standout  Shanna  Litterst  was  named  the  Little  East  Conference  Rookie  of 

the  WeekforOct.17.ThesophomoreforwardfromFa!mouth  compiled  threegoals  and  fourassislsinthreegames 
lastweek.  She  had  twogoatsand  three  assists  ina6-1  victory  over  Salem  Stale,  Litterst  talliedagoal  and  an  assist 
in  a tough  3-2  road  lossalFramingham  Slate.Litterst.  who  played  basketball  herfreshman  year  at  Westfield  leads 

the  Owls  in  scoring  with  nine  goals  and  four  assists.  Westfield  has  a 9-3  overall  record  and  is  tied  for  second  place 
in  the  Little  East  Conference  with  a 5-2  mark.  Mickey  Curtis  Photo 


Westfield  State  sports 
scores  and  stats 
www.wsc.ma.edu/athletics 


The  Westfield  State  College  men's  and  women's  basketball  teams  officially  began  preseason  practice  Ocl.  15  in 
preparation  for  the  2004-2005  season.  Pictured  above  is  head  coach  Steve  Marcil  leading  his  team  through  some 
low  post  drills.  The  first  basketball  game  in  the  Woodward  Center  is  scheduled  for  Nov.  30  when  the  men's  team 
hosts  Williams  College  at  7:30.  Williams  was  the  NCAA  Division  III  national  champion  in  2003  and  the  national 
runner-up  in  2004.  Mickey  Curtis  Photo 

Owls  Fall  To  Bridgewater 


2004  WESTFIELD  STATE  FOOTBALL  CHEERLEADERS:  First  row,  left  to  right;  Gisel  Cahoon,  Michelle  Ranieri, 
Stacy  Poutas,  Amelia  Ahlen,  Megan  Dickinson,  Lisa  Florio,  Kaillyn  Mack. 

Second  row:  Kim  Kordana,  Jackie  Healy,  Maryland  Spicer.  Joanne  Mederios,  Sarah  Hartley,  Amie  Sullivan, 
*^sty  Laflamme.  Becky  Cook. 

^ird  row;  Laura  Sadowski,  Katelyn  Merz,  Danielle  Taleas,  Kandy  Lane,  Kim  Gavin. 


The  Bridgewater  State  Col- 
lege football  team  forced  five  sec- 
ond-half turnovers,  turning  them 
into  21  points,  as  the  Bears  shut 
out  Westfield  State  College,  27- 
0,  at  BSC’s  Swenson  field. 

With  the  win  BSC  improves 
to4-2overalland3-l  intheNEFC 
Bogan  division.  Westfield  fails  to 
3-3  on  the  season  and  2-2  in  divi- 
sional play. 

The  game  was  truly  a defen- 
sive showdown  as  the  teams 
played  to  a 3-0  score  at  the  half. 

In  the  second  half, 
Bridgewater  kept  up  the  defen- 
sive intensity  as  they  forced  an 
interception  on  the  Owls'  first  pos- 
sessionofthe  third  quaner.  Sopho- 
more defensive  back  Zane  Fyfe 
(Rehoboth)  picked  off  the  errant 
pass  at  the  Bridgewater  41  yard 
line  and  returned  it  50  yards  to  the 
Westfield  nine.  Two  plays  later, 
junior  halfback  Brenden  Kavey 
(Pittsfield)  found  the  end  zone 
from  six  yards  out  to  give  BSC  the 
1 0-0  lead. 


After  freshman  kicker  Mike 
Garrity  (Topsfield)  knocked  home 
his  second  27-yard  field  goal  at- 
tempt ofthe  day  in  the  fourth  quar- 
ter, Bridgewater  again  capitalized 
on  yet  another  Westfield  turnover. 
Sophomore  defensive  end  Mike 
Sirignano  (Hanover)  forced  a 
fumble  on  a sack  and  junior  line- 
backer Doug  Borsari  (Kingston) 
returned  the  fumble  all  the  way 
down  to  the  Westfield  nine.  Two 
plays  later,  junior  quarterback 
Adam  Camobreco  (Duxbury) 
punched  if  in  from  five  yards  out 
and  the  ensuing  extra  point  gave 
BSC  the  20-0  lead. 

The  Bears  defense  was  not  fin- 
ished, however,  as  it  forced  its  third 
interception  of  the  game.  Junior 
linebacker  Matt  Hammond  inter- 
cepted a pass  at  the  Westfield  43 
and  returned  it  down  (o  the  20  yard 
line.  The  Bears  again  took  advan- 
tage ofthe  turnover  as  Camobreco 
hooked  up  with  junior  Ethan  Plante 
(North  Dighton)  on  a five-yard 
touchdown  pass. 


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Just  For  Fun  The  Voice  October  25. 2004 


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“When  I was  younger,  I couldn't  afford  to  buy  my  own  Halloween  candy,  so  freshman  year,  I bought  all  the  candy 
I wanted  just  because  I could.  If  you  think  a hangover  is  bad,  try  waking  up  the  day  after  you  finish  a three-pound 

bag  of  candy  corn." 

For  More  Observational  Humor,  see  Mr.  Hofstetter's  page  @ www.collegehumor.com 


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Mob  Photo  Spread  The  Uoice  October  25.  2004 


Page  15 


Red  Sox  win  ALCS..,students  turn 
celebration  to  confrontation 


Mob  Photo  Spread  The  Voice  October  25. 2004 


Page  17 


Pase  lS  Mob  Photo  Spread  ThC  UoiC6  October  25. 2004 


Overheard  at  the  riots... 

“BACON!  BACON! 
BACON!” 

“I  got  my  rights!” 

“You  can’t  touch  me!” 

“Rodney  King!  Rodney  King!” 

“A**hole!  A**hole!” 

And  of  course,  the  obvious... 

“Yankees  suck!  Yankees 
suck!” 

“Damon  rules!  Damon  rules!” 


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The  Student  Press  of  Westfield 

November  1. 2004 


Issue  Ulll 


It’s  official,  President 

Carwein  inaugurated 


Bv  Haley  Paton 
Voice  Reporter 


On  Friday  Oaober  22, 
schod  and  community  officials,  as 
well  as  a snail  number  of  students 
came  toother  for  the  inau^ration 
of  Vicki  L Ckuein  as  Westfield 
State  College’s  eighteaith  presitfenL 
Carwein  is  the  first 
woman  to  ever  be  elected  as  piesi- 
dert  ofWestfiddStae  College  in  its 
165->earhistoty. 

“We  were  looking  for 
someone  wbo  couldsee  thebigpic- 
ture  and  see  the  people  in  it,”  said 


President  Carwein  onstage  at 
Gina  M.  Golash,  Vice  Qiair  of  the 


Board  of  Trustees,  on  the  board’s 
choice  to  elect  Carwein. 

After  a prelude  and  pro- 
cession peifomied  by  the  Westfield 
State  Cdlegs  Wind  Symphony  led 
by  Il>.  Karen  Lavoie,  Jane  Rasool, 
SeniorVice  President  of  Academic 
affairs,  welcomed  the  guests  preKnt 
and  was  She  first  of  sevetal  to  praise 
Caiwein  and  welcome  hff  to  the 
CO  Lege  canmunity 

Of  Canvein,  Rasool  said 
that  she,  ‘hit  she  ground  running” 
and  that  die  has  ffie  “fortitude”  to 
handle  the  responsibilities  that  come 
with  being 
president  of 
a college 
institutioa 
Although 
Itlie  piesence 
I of  the  tym- 
|p  h 0 n y 
hestra 
and  the 
chorale,  as 
well  as  the 
presti^  of 
-Plioto  by  Mike  Coughlin  guedS 
present  lent 
a fornial 
atmosphere 
to  the  occasion,  there  were  several 


points  during  ffie  welcoming 
speeches  that  drewlau^terffom  the 
crowd. 

ViceChair  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  Gina  M.  Golash, remarked 
thatthe  board  was  looking  forsome" 
one  who  is  “dynamic,  comp»saot>- 
ate,  dignifie<i”  adding,  “and  in  our 
salary  range.” 

State  Representative  Don 
Humason  also  drew  a chuckle  from 
the  aowd  W'hai  he,  in  an  effort  to 
emifoasize  his  point  about  “lodting 
forward”  to  the  future  of  Westfield 
State  and  President  Carwein’s  lead- 
erslap,  mentioned  the  insprational 
quote,  ‘\vhat  you  are  is  God's  gift  to 
you,  what  you  make  yourself  is  your 
gift  to  God,”  and  then  stopped  short 
andsaid.  “at  the  riskof  soundingLke 
a clergyman— Fm  teppy  being  a 
politician.”  Humason,  who 

is  a Westfield  State  Co  Lege  alumnus 
of  the  Class  of  1989,  then  clarified 
his  point  ity  saying  ffiat  our  rde  as 
individuals  should  be,  “to  make 
scmeihingofourselves  and  theinsti- 
tution.” 

Speaking  directly  after 
Humason,  WestfieldMayor  Richard 
K.  Sullivan,  Jr.  said,  emphasized  the 
need  for 

Inauguradms-Page  3 


F.B.I  makes  an  inquiry  at  WSC 


By  Matthew  Bernat 
Editor  In  Chief 
Since  the  Unites  States 
Patriot  Act  was  passed  follow- 
ing September  II,  2001,  many 
foreign  students  have  been  the 
subject  of  background  searches 
at  colleges  and  universities 
across  the  country. 

Westfield  State 
College  (WSC)  is  among  them. 

One  foreign  student 
attending  Westfield  State 
College  has  been  the  subject  of 
a F.B.I.  inquiry  under  section 
215  of  the' -USA  PATRIOT 
(Uniting  and  Strengthening 
America  by  Providing 
Appropriate  Tools  Required  to 
Intercept  and  Obstruct 
Terrorism).  This  is  the  act  that 
gives  the  federal  government 
broader  powers  of  investigation 
to  combat  terrorism  in  the  areas 
of  surveillance  and  intelligence 


gathering. 

Section  215  states; 
“The  Director  of  the  Federal 
Bureau  of  Investigation  or  a 
designee  of  the  director... may 
make  an  application  for  an 
order  requiring  the  production 
of  any  tangible  things  (includ- 
ing books,  records,  papers,  doc- 
uments, and  other  items)  for  an 
investigation  to  protect  against 
international  terrorism. . .pro- 
vided that  such  investigation  of 
a United  States  person  is  not 
conducted  solely  on  the  basis  of 
activities  protected  by  the  first 
amendment...” 

‘The  Voice’  heard 
about  the  Patriot  Act  being  used 
to  investigate  WSC  students 
from  Vice  President  of  Student 
Affairs  Arthur  Jackson  at  a 
brown  bag  luncheon  held  in 
mid-September. 

There  are  around  25 
international  exchange  students 


attending  WSC  this  semester 
“and  that’s  a conservative  esti- 
mate,” said  Dr.  Kamal  Ali,  an 
assistant  dean  and  Director  of 
Multicultural  Development  at 
WSC. 

He  had  heard  about 
the  F.B.I  inquiry  from  a col- 
league of  his  he  would  like  to 
keep  anonymous.  “Homeland 
Security  has  asked  questions 
about  one  Lebanese  student 
who  wears  the  traditional  hija 
(headdress).  Nothing  has  come 
of  it,  my  colleague  was  sur- 
prised that  the  FBI  was  making 
inquires  into  a Westfield  stu- 
dent." 

While  the  war  on  ter- 
ror continues  to  be  fought  over- 
seas and  here  in  Westfield 
State’s  own  backyard,  Rahme 
Eldada  sits  by  herself  in  a cor- 
ner of  the  Campus  Center. 

Graphs,  charts,  a cal- 


•Photo  by  ClifT  Ashbrook 

One  faculty  member  gjves  a thumbs  up  as  she  marches  in  the  procession 
to  President  Vikki  Carwein’s  inauguration  w hich  was  held  Friday, 
October  22. 

Protest  presence  at  inauguration 


By  Rebecca  Oliver 
Voice  Reporter 
Faculty  are]  □brarians 

picketed  the  Inauguration  of 
Westfield  State  College’s  President 
Vicky  Cdrwein.  They  handed  out 
ftyers  describing  ihe  disputes  the 
Union  is  having  with  the  CoLege  of 
Presidentsand  then  attended  ffie 


Inauguration, 

"The'  Presideni  has  shown 
some  signs  to  taking  the  languageoflf 
the  taHe,  so  we  decided  to  do  infor- 
mational picketing  and  tlien  attend," 
said  Gerry  Tetrault,  Union  Chapter 
President.  The  biggest  problem  the 
Union  has  had  with  the 
p ro  - 

Protest-Page  3 


Water  main  break  leaves 
students  high  and  dry 


By  Jason  Young 
Voice  Reporter 


WESTFIELD  - A Westfield 
water  main  broke  early  Sunday 
morning  causing  problems  with 
the  college’s  water  supply. 

The  damaged  pipe  was 
found  at  5 a.m.  on  Granville  Rd. 
A twelve-inch  crack  running 
lengthwise  along  the  conduit 
caused  the  leak. 

‘That  water  main  serv- 
ices this  side  of  the  city  of 
Westfield,”  said  Curt  Robie, 
assistant  Vice  President  and 
director  of  facilities  and  opera- 
tions at  WSC. 

The  city  wide  water  dis- 


tribution system  includes  two 
hundred  miles  of  underground 
water  mains  ranging  from  four 
to  twenty  inches  wide, 

Within  two  hours,  the 
Westfield  Water  Department  was 
able  to  redirect  water  to  the  col- 
lege as  well  as  the  other  affected 
Westfield  neighboihoods. 

“We  isolated  the  break,” 
said  Charles  Darling,  head  of  the 
Westfield  Water  Department.  “It 
released  so  much  water  that  it 
de-pressured.” 

Although  the  problem 
was  fixed  quickly,  abnormalities 
in  the  campus  water  were  obvi- 
ous. 

Water-Page  3 


Academic  Affairs  overhaul 


Bv  Matthew  Bernat 
Editor  In  Cheif 


The  Academic  Affairs 
Dqyartment  of  Westfield  State 
College  (WSC)  is  seeking  the 
advice  of  faculty,  students  and  two 
professionals  as  they  decide 
whether  or  not  any  changes  are 
needed  in  the  way  they  do  busi- 
ness. 


The  Interim  Senior  Vice 
President  of  Academic  Affairs, 
Joan  Rasool,  said  the  informal 
review  is  being  done  because  of  a 
request  from  President  Carwein. 
Rasool  said  the  current  system  has 
been  in  place  for  25  years.  “Is  this 
the  best  structure  we  can  have?” 
asked  Rasool. 

Right  now  about  30 
depart-  Rasool-Page  2 


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Patriot 


“To  be  practical 
about  this, 
Homeland  Security 
has  a job  to  do.” 


Dr.  Kamal  Ali 


and  a ruler  duller  Ihe  small  table  while 
F.ldada  does  some  homework  for  a math 
course  she  is  taking.  Eldada  is  a math 
major  who  is,  "Trying  to  figure  out  what 
to  do  with  it.  I definitely  don't  want  to 
teach,”  she  said. 

In  (hat  sense  Eldada  isn't  much 
difTerent  from  most 
college  students  that 
don’t  know  what  they 
want  to  do  afrer  school, 
what  sets  her  apart  is 
(he  head  cover  she 
wears  as  part  of  her 
religion,  Islam. 

Dr.  Kamal  Ali 
considers  Eldada  a 
niece.  Though  the  two 
are  not  directly  related 
Eldada  said  Ali  was  a 
very  close  friend  of  her 
family.  Both  follow 
Islam. 

"I  kind  of  look  like  a Muslim.” 
said  Ali  who  wears  clothes  that  identify 
him  as  Muslim,  the  long  button-up  shirt 
and  the  hat.  He  is  also  the  VP  of  the 
Western  Massachusetts  Society  of 
Muslims.  He  converted  when  he  was  22 
years  old. 

Ali  does  a lot  of  traveling  abroad, 
countries  like  Senegal,  Mali,  and  Saudi 
Arabia.  “The  biggest  problem  I have  is 
getting  back  into  the  United  States." 

Ali  said  he  was  stopped  one  time 
in  a New  York  airport.  He  said  his  name 
had  come  up  on  a watch  list  and  was  left 
in  the  dark  by  the  security  guards  as  they 
kept  him  wailing.  “I  said,  ‘What's  the 
problem,’  1 don’t  mind  being  held  up,  it 
shows  they’re  doing  their  job,”  said  Ali. 

Eldada  was  bom  in  Saudi  Arabia 
but  had  lived  in  Beirut,  Lebanon  before 
her  family  moved  to  South  Hadley  in 
October  of  2000.  She  is  a permanent  resi- 
dent of  the  United  States.  “It’s  not  bad 
(here),"  said  Eldada. 

Eldada  was  close  with  another 
Lebanese  student  attending  WSC.  “She 
got  married  past  summer,"  said  Eldada 
adding  that  now  they  don’t  have  enough 

Rasool  — 


lime  to  see  each  other. 

“I’m  a very  shy  person."  said 
Eldada  who  possesses  an  unassuming  sofr 
voice.  She  said  there  is  one  other  she  is 
friends  with. 

In  high  school  Eldada  had  to  deal 
with  name  calling,  “in  college  its  different, 
people  don’t  bother  you  so 
much,”  she  said. 

Over  this  past 
summer  Eldada  was  wear- 
ing the  traditional  dress  of 
Muslim  women,  a long 
dress  that  doesn't  give  any 
shape  to  the  female  body. 

She  had  to  stop  wearing 
it  though.  She  said  she  got 
too  many  looks.  “I  was 
busy  being  upset  than 
actually  worrying  about 
school  work,”  said  Eldada. 

Eldada’s  movements 
arc  quiet.  She  wears  a head  covering  and 
modest  clothing  in  accordance  with  her 
religion.  “In  Islam,  it’s  like  a diamond 
(referring  to  the  female  body)  when  you 
have  a diamond  you  put  in  a really  nice 
covering.  It’s  for  one  person  to  see  when 
they  are  married,  its  not  public  beauty,” 
said  Eldada. 

When  asked  if  he  thought  section 
215  of  the  Patriot  Act  was  a violation  of 
civil  rights  Ali  said,  “I  don’t  think  so,  to 
me  it’s  not  a. violation. 

“To  be  practical  about  this. 
Homeland  Security  has  a job  to  do.  I have 
to  think  that  their  intentions  are  honorable. 
However  1 know  enough  of  American 
bureaucracies  that  operate  under  criminal 
justice  that  overzealous  employees  can  go 
over  the  letter  of  the  law,  or  interpret  the 
law  to  their  own  ends,”  said  Ali. 


ments  of  the  coUege  report  directly  to  Rasool. 
“That  is  a lot  of  direct  reports, " ^esaid.  'The 
school  is  looking  for  a strucftre  that  dlov«  for 
ddcgited  authori^,  not  layered  bureaucracy," 
Rasool  aid 

An  inpertant  part  of  the  review 
pioces,  aid  Rasool,  is  to  receive- sug^tions 
from  students  and  faculty  ai  what  can  be  done 
to  make  Academic  Affairs  better.  “We  want  to 
find  wIb(  processes  feel  ineffecti\e  to  stuefents," 
aid  Rasool  who  has  already  met  with  the 
Executive  Council  of  the  Student  Go\emment 
Association. 

Rasool  encourages  students  and  fac- 
ultylostop  by  the  Office  ofAcadsmicAf&iis  in 


Parenzo  to  pid<  up  a form  to  fill  witti  sugges- 
tions oninproving  the  structure. 

The  review  will  culminate  with  the 
visit  of  1>-  James  Malek,  the  interim  Regonal 
Vice  ChanceUor  fa  Academic  Affiiis  at  the 
University  of  South  Florida  St  Petersburg  and 
Dr.  Sharon  Washingtcfi,  Provost  at  Spelman 
CoUege.  The  two  will  be  acting  as  consultant 

Ra.sool  aid,  “Peqjle  may  ay  this  is 
the  best  system  forua”  Shewas  unsure  of  what 
suggestions  students  might  have  fa  the  reor- 
ganization. “If  we  don’t  ask,  we  don’t  know,” 
she  aid 


Thumbs  Up: 

To  three  days  without  a riot. 

Thumbs  Down: 

The  water  main  break.  Not  that  we 
have  any  control  over  it  but  it  still  sucks. 


A shameless  plug 


llt’s  official:  After  a few  months  of  hard  wotic,  e-mails 
|and  phone  tag.  we  have  finally  made  contact  We  now 
have  a deal  with  the  Worcester  Palladium  and  the 
Webster  Theater  in  Hartford,  Connecticut  that  entitles 

Jour  staff  to  free  concert  and  phao  passes  of  our  choice. 

A brain  child  of  the  summer;  Matt  and  1 decided  that  it 
would  be  interesting  to  see  if  we  could  make  connec- 
tions with  these  venues  and  see  what  kind  of  deal  we 
could  strike  up  in  return  for  advertising.  And  by  golly,  it  worked. 

This  year  we  wanted  to  spice  up  our  A&E  pages  by  adding  a new  section;  we 
wanted  to  send  ccncert reviewers  and  photographers  to  local  concerts  andvvrite 
about  them  in  order  to  spark  some  interest  in  our  readers,  Wewanted  to  inform 
all  of  you  that  there  are  things  to  do  in  the  area  that  don’t  cost  too  much  andj 
don’t  involve  Beirut. 

Both  the  Webster  and  the  Palladium  host  shows  all  year,  rangng  from  hip-hopj 
to  hardcore,  and  everything  in  betweea 

The  Pallatfium,  located  on  Main  Street  in  downtown  Worcester,  has  two  floors 
in  which  they  host  shows  Downstairs  is  the  most  abundeitty  used,  while  the 
ipstairs  is  saved  for  local  a lesser  known  bands  Security  is  always  pretty  tight, 

3 ifyoi  plan  cn  “dancing”  you  mi^t  want  to  watch  >ourself.  If  you  throw 
more  than  two  punches,  you’re  out. 

The  Webster  Theater  located  on  Webster  Street  in  Hartford,  is  one  quite  large 
room  that  features  a massive  stage  and  lots  of  space  to  move.  Unlike  tire 
Palladium,  the  Webster  features  a no  meshing  or  crowd  surfing  rule.  If  you  are 
cau^t  doing  either  of  these  thin^,  you  are  ejected,  which  I find  to  be  wonder- 
ful. The  Webster  has  a much  differert  feel  from  the  Palladium,  but  both  are 
equally  great  venues 

I’m  sure  you  all  have  noticed  the  spread  we  did  recerily  for  Skatefest.  It  v 
great  not  having  to  wait  in  a long  line  or  stand  amongst  hundreds  of  others  tol 
see  ffie  bands.  We  got  to  go  over  the  barrier  and  concentrate  on  the  performanc- 
es We’ve  also  been  featuring  advertisemerrts  forshows  in  recent  papers  These 
are  fa  all  of  you  to  be  informed  of  upcoming  shows  and  hopefully  attend. 

WhatThe  Voice  is  looking  for  are  students  interested  in  attending  a whole  slew! 
ofdifferentkinds  ofconcerts.  We  will  provide  the  tickets  andphoto  pases  ifyou 
can  provide  us  with  top-nach  reviews  and  pictures  We  would  prefer  to 
“enplcy”  those  of  you  who  have  had  some  sort  of  experience  in  this  field,  but 
if  jou’re  anewbie  just  dying  to  get  involved,  we  can  probably  work  something 

What  yon  can  do  is  check  out  bah  websites 
www.thepalladiuin.n8t 
www.webster4heatre.coin 
And  tell  us  what  shows  j^u’d  be  interested  in  reviewing  or  takir^  pictures  foe 
They  are  all  up  for  grabs.  All  you  need  is  a love  formuac  antyorphaegraphy. 

The  next  concerts  we  will  be  reviewing  are  The  Deftenes,  Simple  Plan  and 
Taking  Back  Sunday. 

Feel  free  to  e-mail  us  with  any  questions 

Emily  Engel 
Editor-In-Chief 
thecampusvoice(^otmail.com 


From  The  Voice: 


As  most  of  you  probably  know,  our  last  issue  contained  a five-page 
spread  of  photos  taken  during  the  on-campus  disturbance  following 
the  Boston  Red  Sox’s  victory  in  the  American  League  Championships 
on  Wednesday,  October  20, 2004.  After  the  issue’s  publication,  the 
editorial  staff  was  informed  by  several  persons  that  they  felt  the  photo 
spread  made  light  of  the  event  in  which  several  students  were  arrested 
and  several  officers  injured.  It  was  not  our  intent  to  make  light  of  the 
event  or  to  glorify  it. 

The  photo  spread  was  designed  to  be  representative  of  the  entire 
event.  This  is  why  photos  on  the  first  few  pages  are  celebratory  in , 
nature  and  those  on  the  last  few  pages  feature  the  aftermath.  Anyone 
who  was  on  the  green  that  night  will  agree  that  this  was  what  hap- 
pened that  night.  An  hour’s  worth  of  celebration  was  mined  by  the 
actions  of  a few,  and  several  students  were  arrested  as  a result.  The 
Voice  does  not,  and  will  not  condone,  support,  or  celebrate  illegal 
actions  taken  by  students. 

As  always,  we  encourage  anyone  who  has  a criticism  of  The  Voice  to 
write  us  a letter  to  the  editor  and  have  your  voice  heard. 

The  Editorial  Staff 


News  The  Uoice  November  1. 2004 


Page  3 


pholo  by*  Jennifer  Goldberg 

Juniper  park  Sudents  had  fun  Wednesday,  October  27,  at  the  haunted  house  that  is 
held  c\vr>'  >var.  Many  students  from  Westfield  State  College  volunteer  at  the  went  to 
face  paint,  act  in  the  haunted  house  and  clean-up. 

Inauguration 


Westfield  State  College  and  the  community  of 
Westfield  to  come  togetltr  as  a whole.  Sullivan 
also  mersioned  the  city’s  invoKemeti  in  the 
selectionofCavvein  forpresidentoftte  college 
“We  look  to  grow  those  relations 
[behveen  ihecityand  Ihecollegejgoirgfonvard 
with  Dr.  Carwein,"  said  Mayor  Sullivan 

Carwein herself  intheopeningofher 
inaugural  address,  said,  “lam  humbled  by  ^1  of 
the  kind  words  and  introductiens,”  also  saying 
that  she  feared  her  spffich  would  "pale  in  com- 
parison’' Of  the  event  itself  Cbrwein  remarked 
it  as  being  “first  and  foremost  a special  oppor- 

Water  — 


“It  made  the  water  appear  a little  Due  to  the  lack  of  clean  water, 

cloudier  and  brown,”  Robie  said.  “But  the  DC  also  had  no  way  to  clean  the 
it  didn't  affect  the  and  silverware. 


thought 
someone  vomited  in 
the  toilet  and  just  did- 
n’t flush  it,”  said 
Carrie  Furtek,  WSC 
sophomore  and  on- 
campus  resident.  “So  I 
flushed  the  toilet  and 
realized  it  was  just 
water.” 

The  Dining 
Commons  needed  to 
have  its  back-flow 
preventers  reset  since 


“They  served 
meals  on  plastic  plates,” 
said  Meaghan 

Chevalier,  WSC  sopho- 
more and  on-campus 
resident.  ‘There  were 
plastic  forks,  plastic 
-knives,  [and]  plastic 
bowls.” 

They  were  only  able 
to  serve  milk  and  coffee 
at  the  DC.  Notices  went 
up  in  residence  halls 
urging  students  to  bring 
the  water  was  turned  off.  It  was  one  of  their  own  beverages  with  them  when 
the  many  on-campus  devices  upset  by  eating  there, 
the  malfunctioning  water  main. 


“It  released  so 
much  water  that  it 
de-pressured.” 
Charles  Darling, 
Head  of  the 
Westfield  Water 
Department. 


tunity  to  recognize  the  best  state  coUegp.”  ' 
Overall  the  occasion  was  a lightheart- 
ed one.  Tliose  also  in  attenchnee  to  welcome 
President  Carwein  were  stuifciu  Matthew 
Cunen,  Class  of  2006  Student  Government 
Preadent;  Executive  Offico-  of  the  Council  of 
Presidents,  Massachusetts  State  Colleges,  , 
Frederick  Clark;  Senator  Michael  Knapik;  ' 
Chancellor  of  the  Massachusetts  Board  of  . 
Higher  Education,  Judith  I.  Gill;  Louise  l^gan 
Lane  of  the  Class  of  1933;  feculty,  students,  and 
guests. 


IHow  long  he  has  been  working  at  WSC:  two 
■weeks 


Rivorite  thing  about  WSC:  The  students 
Favorite  movie:  Animal  Hoise 
Favorite  TV  Show:  Golf  Tournaments 
Hobbies:  Golf 

Favorite  DC  meat  Roast  Beef 

Craig  wouldalso  liketosaythathe  isDelighted 
to  be  here.  He  has  worked  in  food  service  for| 
26  years  and  his  reason  for  continuing  is  the 
interaction  with  students,  listening  to  what| 
they  haveto  soy,  and  helping  themout. 

CompiledbyBiidget  Geoson 


photo  by-  Cliff  Ashbrook 


Atom  Mariote  stands  and  welcomes  Westfield  State  Collet’s  first  fanale  preadent,  VUda 
Carwein  at  the  inagu ration  October  22. 


Picket 


posed  contract  has  been  language  that  they 
feel  infringes  on  due  process  andgovemance. 
The  Union  has  been  working  under  a con- 
stantly renewedcontraetthatis  two  >ears  old. 

“We  are  prolestir^  the  governor 
and  the  Board  of  Higher  Edication  (BHE). 
If  they  come  here  they  support  this  college 
and  they  need  to  know  the  harm  they  are 
doing  to  this  college,”  said  Professor  Julian 
Fleron  reflecting  the  Unions  message  that  the 
peteting  was  not  a personal  attack  on  the 
President. 

Professor  Tom  Gardner  of  the 
Communications  Department  said,  “We  are 
hear  to  celebrare  out  presidett  and  the  institu- 
ticn  and  to  remind  the  governor  and  the 
BHE  that  public  hi^er  edication  deserves 
support.” 

Those  statements  were  echoed  by 
Professor  Vanessa  Holford  Diana  of 
Women’s  Studies  and  English.  “Since  we 
come  from  Massacliuseiis  we  are  supposed 
to  ride  on  the  laurels  of  private  institutions 
such  as  Harvard  and  Wgsley  instead  of 
investing  in  state  college.” 

Massachusjtts  ranked  forty-ninth 
in  the  ccuntiy  for  state  spending  of  public 
higher  education.  This,  according  to  Diana 
reflects  Governor  Miu  Romirey’s  refusal  to 
commit  to  Higher  Education 

Gardier  said  that  Romney  is  look- 
ing for  tfie  Republican  presidential  nomina- 
tion in  2008and  tiiatRomney“wants  desper- 
ately to  been  seen  as  die  one  who  slayed  - 
union  and  what  he  calls  special  interests.” 

Those  in  the  administration  ques- 
tioned wlty  the  Union  was  [xeke  ting  the 
Inauguration  when  the  Govemcr  was  in 


Chiccpce  just  one  week  before. 

“We  don’t  have  the  freedom,  time, 
to  go  around  and  lobby;  because  we  work  so 
hard  and  are  underpaid,”  said  Diana. 

Language,  accerding  to  a first  year 
professor  who  asked  not  to  be  named,  is  not 
the  only  proWemwithdiecontract  Thepro- 
fessor  said  that  newly  hired  professors  upon 
understanding  how  much  less  they  are  get- 
ting paid  conpared  to  peer  institutions  are 
looking  for  new  jobs.  Heinastsihattheyare 
happy  here  at  Westfield  but  that  (he  salaries 
offered  arejiBt  too  low  to  aay  at  Westfield. 

Mathematics  Deportment  Chair 
John  Judge  said  that  the  President  has  not 
heard  the  Union's  message.  Accordng  to 
Judge,  who  is  paid  31%  less  than  his  peers, 
the  Mathematics  Department  is  findingitdif- 
ficult  hiring  new  faculty,  “When  we  aart 
them  off with  $10,000  less  than  otliers.” 

“I  am  immensely  pleased,"  said 
Teirault  about  the  demonaration. 


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Voices  Overheard  The  Voice  November  1 . 2004 


What  are  you  dressing  up 
as  for  Halloween? 

I 


Dan  Vargas 
Class  of  2005 
Business/Graphic 
Design 

“Papa 

Shango.” 


Jason  Young 
Class  0/2006 
Mass  Comm 


“I’m  voting 
for  Bush  for 
Halloween.” 


Miya  Jones 
Class  0/2005 
Mass  Comm 

Bobby  Yamie 
Class  0/2005 
Business 

“Free&AJ.” 


Nikki  Bassette 
Class  0/2006 
Social  Work 

“The  1960’s 
model 
Twiggy.” 


Voices  Overheard  compiled  by  Amy  Cirrone 


‘Make  a Difference  Day’  has  stu- 
dents clean-up  Loon  Pond  in 
Springfield 


BY  Matthew  bernat 
EDITOR  IN  Chief 

On  Saturday  October  23 
about  45  students  from 
Springfield  Technical  College 
STCC)  and  Westfield  State 
College  (WSC)  participated  in 
the  annual  “Make  a Difference 
Day”  by  helping  clean  up  Loon 
Pond  in  Springfield  Mass. 

Kelsey  Ketchenson,  22, 
of  the  WSC  chapter  of 
Masspirg’s  Water  Watch  said  it 
was  one  of  the  group’s  bigger 
cleanups. 

Students  hauled,  “At 
least  6 shopping  carts,  there  was 
a refrigerator  we  couldn’t  get 
out,  we  go  the  door  off  and  a 
million  tires,”  from  the  water 
said  Ketchenson.  “Someone 
found  a picnic  table  submerged, 
lots  of  beer  cans,  potato  chips,” 
said  Ketchnson. 

Loon  Pond  is  part  of  a 
conservation  area  said 
Ketchenson.  "So  it’s  supposed  to 
be  pretty  pristine.” 

Ketchenson  said  there 
were  a lot  of  people  will  ing  to  go 
into  the  pond  in  the  waders  that- 
were  provided. 

Upcoming  MASSpirg 


has  a press  conference  planned 
on  the  dangers  of  chemical  com- 
pound perchloreight.  It  is  a salt 
and  very  combustible,  being 
used  in  things  such  as  rocket  fuel 
and  fireworks. 

Ketchenson  said  the  dan- 
ger comes  when  it  spills  into 
water  supplies.  The  compound 
affects  the  thyroid  gland  and 
amounts  as  small  as  I part  per 
billion.  High  amounts  of  the 
compound  have  been  found  in 
eastern  Massachusett's  commu- 
nities as  well  as  Hadley. 

The  press  conference  is 
set  to  run  sometime  in  the  sec- 
ond week  of  November. 


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student  Voting  Raises  Questions 


BY  JONATHON  FINER 
THE  WASHINGTON  POST 


Pope,  eceoine  director  of  die  environmeital 
Sieoa  QuU  vidio  aid  that  whQe  visitir^ 
CXINOORDl  N.H-Rjwi  Smih  a '‘''U^«xi^omewHaIt^>*ireaDuIten(l. 
-ior  a!  Keene  Sale  Celine.  lhou#t  it  woild  “*<>  him  of  pitblems  Ihiy 

roetads^r^Bvaeinanelectonilballfc  “«>“«=«l'>'l>ilnh!™glor^iaet 


^ifid  than  in  Masachisetts,  the  home  sue  he 
Glares  with  Democatic  nomi  nee  John  F.  Keny. 

But  at  a voter  regtstaticn  event  on 
jnpiE  last  weet^  die  22->ear-okl  was  tuned 
iiivaybyatownofficialwho  — ■ 
him  that  die  coSIege 
jendhcation  aid  pox  of 
1^  he  hrougtt  to  prove  he 
j\cslocaIiy  wz  ins^InenL 
"All  I waited  to 
b was  Note,*  said  Smith,  an 
ndxidMi  votor  who  said 
lat  Democratic  Par^  voh- 
iiteers  standing  nearby 
ventually  persiaded  the 
i^ial  to  process  his  fbtms 
It  left  me  wondering 
viether  all  the  hassle  was 
VO*  it.* 

Rqicrts  of  college 
iidents  being  discoiraged 
him  registering  by  local 
trials  in  a host  of  college 
iwns  are  growing  more 
ommon  in  the  Granite 
tele  where  Keny  and  Piesidait  Bish  are 
xked  in  a tight  race.  The  issue  of  student  eligi- 
ility  has  also  been  a source  of  contertion  in 
ther  stales,  including  Vuginia,  Texas  and 
ilaine. 

Democrats  alle^  a ^stematic  pro- 
ram of  "scaie  tactics'  designed  to  suppress 
imout  among  one  of  their  tey  constituencies, 
.epublicans  say  they  will  be  monitoring  out-of 
atersat  the  polls  on  Nov.  2 to  ensure  thatstate 
bws  designed  to  prevmt  voter  fraud  le 
nforcol. 

Unlike  most  states,  New  Hampshire, 
i'hich  Budiwonby  7,211  W3tesin2000, allows 
Dters  to  register  on  Electioi  Day.  Assistant 
Ittomey  General  Oiville  "Bud"  Fitch  11  and 
•ecretary  of  State  William  Gardner  held  a news 
onferaice  here  Tuesday  to  exj^an  the  rules 
enaning  to  college  students  from  outside  the 
late. 

The  session  was  requested  by  Carl 


“To  vote  is  the 
crown  jewel  of 
democracy,  and  we 
don’t  want  anyone 
taking  advantage  of 
it  on  either  side.” 

-William  Gardner 
Secretary  of  State 


Air  Force  Pilot  First  to  Return  to  Flight 


To  vote  is  the  crown  jewel  of 
democrat;  and  we  dont  want  anyone  tekbig 
advaicige  of  it  on  eiher  side,'  Gardner  sad 

Ihe  Republican-dominated  le^b- 
6R  passed  a law  last  joar 
(hat  roqures  people  w^ae 
idendficatiaR  infimh^ 
ae  from  ou-ofstete  to  sign 
ai  afiidavit  (hat  iiifts  (heir 
"dtmicile"  to  New 
Hanp^ire  befero  thqr  cat 
i^iaatovote. 

Bection  olfidais 
say  the  new  law  is  iitended 
to  clarify  vots- el^ility  and 
bar  people  from  roting  in 
nubpb  stetes.  But 
Republican  le^lativre  lead- 
sra  ha\e  saki  th^  also  hope 
it  will  prevert  out-oftown- 
ers  from  exercisipg  too 
much  influence  over  state 
politics. 

An  informaticnal 
posting  cn  a state  election 
Website  advises  coliegestu- 
dents  that  changing  their  domicile  requires  them 
to  reregistff  their  cars  within  60  days  and  to 
apply  for  a nw  diver's  license.  It  also  warns 
tha,  in  some  instances,  health  and  auto  insur- 
ance coverage,  tac  status  and  scholarships  could 
be  affected 

Democrats  have  c^led  the  new  law 
the  "\bter  Intimidation  Acf  and  have  been 
reminding  students  that  they  can  easily  change 
thdrdemicile  back  after  the  election.  “The  con- 
sequences they  describe,  such  as  for  financial  aid 
and  so  forth,  qiply  onfy  to  asmall  fraction  of  stu- 
dents," said  Jucly  Reardoa  a senior  adviser  with 
the  Kerry  campaign  here. 

JayiK  Millerick,  chairwoman  of  the 
RepuHican  State  Committee,  said,  "We  want 
everyone  to  vote  who  can  legally  do  so,  but  they 
are  doing  students  a disservice  by  not  informing 
them  of  their  obligations.' 


What  Went  Wrong  With  Ashlee 

Simpson  on  ‘SNL’? 


BY  R ASHOD  D.  OLLISON 
The  Baltimore  Sun 


Somebod|y  goofrd  and,  aAs*  the  li{>- 

syncing  wait  south,  Ashlee  Simpsai  waaft 
aboit  to  take  (he  Uame.  At  fii^  aiyway. 

She  Suited  the  band  GeSen  Records, 
her  hbd,  paired  to  a compiAa^  ^ich  Her  dad 
blamed  a scatci^  (itoat  iHnaSy  Simpson 
arhiittaii  that  the  chance  to  pofiiiti  befixe  a 
national  audietce  - and  rolfy  nail  it  — was  too 
precbis  to  leave  to  chance. 

In  the  end  thou^,  the  fahme  Klely 
falls  as  much  to  the  presswe  to  be  pedect,  to 
match  the  conplex  choreogi^I^  of  a video 
while  pcrfoanitig  live  on  stage.  WWch  is  why 
those  who  loiow  show  bussiess  may  Inve  felt 
embairassed  or  sad  for  Simpson,  bil  not  sir- 
prised  at  the  "SatuidayhS^tLive"  gaffe. 

That  night,  as  Simpson  was  poised  to 
"an^'  the  tftle  cii  to  her  doible-platimm  d^t, 
"Autobiograjrfiy,'  the  voeds  to  a cfiffererl  song 
weieheaid,  whileSinpsan  held  the  miciopltonB 
at  her  ade.  Caight  off  guard,  the  perfamei 
improvised  a few  odd  ebnee  steps,  then  left  the 
9a^  as  NBC  cut  to  a commercial. 

The  Internet  and  rado  aiiwaves  went 
wild.  The  mcming  affer  the  "SNL'  fiux-pas, 
Simpson's  official  Web  site  was  inundated  with 
thcusanckofposts.majtyofthMn  mean-qiirited. 

"When  1 aw  the  Ashlee  Sinpson 
thing!  felt  bad  forherbecausediecansir^and 
she's  a nice  person,"  ays  Kid  KeUy  senior  cfirec- 
torofpop  programmir^atSirius  Satellite  Radio, 
"I  think  ifs  being  overblown.  I think  becaua 
she’s  young  and  dich't  know  what  to  do,  it  drew 
a lot  of  attention  to  it  The  Irishjig  portion  mads 
it  look  bizare.’ 

So,  wlnt  went  vvreng  Saurday? 

' T feel » bad  My  band  started  play'- 
ing  the  wrong  song"  Simpson  toldthe  "SNL" 
audience  at  the  close  of  the  show.  She  had  per- 
formed her  anashhit  'Tiecesof  Me*  earlier  in 
the  diovv  vvithoil  a hitch.  It  was  the  vocals  from 
that  song,  heard  by  the  audience,  that  ^ve  her 
away. 

Tlien  her  dadgave  ip  the  goods. 

Joe  Sinpson,  the  sm^r^s  manager- 
fether,  said  his  daughter's  voice  was  hoarse 
because  of  acid  reflux  disease  "Just  like  any 


artisitiAmenca,shehasabadcing  trade  that  Ae 
pudes  so  you  dont  have  to  hear  ivr  croak 
diough  a song  on  national  televisiotv*  he  told 
[fyan  Seacrest  on  Los  Apgdes  tadb  stetion 
KIIS-FM. 

And  (he  19-yeaFold  pop  star  came 
dean  bi  a stetemert  Skiufay,  ayipg  her  voice 
was  too  worn  to  sing  live,  butthatshe  needxl  to 
appear  anyway. 

”l  cantcaned  sonwhbiglikE  ’SNL," 
dc  said  on  her  Wd>  site.  "You  and  I know  dat 
even  if  I synced  on  it  ornot,  Fd  stiD  be  seen  by 
miliions,  maybeafewmDB  &ns." 

Mariy  pop  stars,  litre  Sin^son,  feel 
they  havre  no  choice  but  to  seek  vocal  enhance- 
meri.  Sins  the  adventofMTVandodier  video 
music  charnels,  pop  audences  have  been  fed 
daboBte  videos  thick  with  jaw-dopping  dfects, 
isvesome  choeography  fabubis  clothe,  irar- 
velous  bodies.  And  the  same  level  of  perfection 
is  expected  to  extend  beyond  the  video  set  to  the 
concert  stage.*  So  if  Britney  Spears,  Janet 
^ckson  arMadomasoind  ditiUandfls  with- 
outa  backing  track,  ians  won't  pay  ip  to  S300  for 
a concert  tickd.  Audences  wart  attitude,  gravi- 
bKlefying  dance  moves,  skinpy  oilfits  aid 
freakishly  flatstemachs 

"To  i^licatethe  recordir^  as  close  as 
posable  in  a show,  you  have  to  have  a backing 
trade,'  Kelly  says.  "That  has  been  around  for 
years,  for  decades.* 


-File  Photo 
Singer  Ashlee  Simpson  was  performing 
on  Saturday  Night  Live  when  and 
audio  mix  up  gave  fans  a reason  to 
believe  she  lip-syncs  during  her  live 
shows. 


BY  Vincent  P.  Bzdek 
THE  Washington  Post 


WASHINGTON-Whmever  Lt  CoL 
bdtew  Lourake  visits  Ward57  at  Walter  Reed 
bmy  Medical  Certer,  he  takes  alor^  a ^leaf 
nil  of  stories  to  buck  ip  service  members  who 
Qve  log  limbs  in  Iraq  and  A^hanistaa 

One  gory  describes  a World  War  II 
lot  who  log  both  legs  and  want  on  to  become 
Iritairis  fourth-best  ace.  Another  tells  of  aU.S. 
oUier  who  returned  to  active  duty  with  his  mcr- 
iff^atoonjugsix  months  afierlosinghisfoolin 
mine  blast  on  a Baghdad  highway.  Another 
jUsofasergeantwholosta  leg  in  Af^ianistan 
rd  went  on  to  graduate  from  the  Airrty's  paia- 
^(per  school,  the  firg  to  do  so  with  a proghet- 

This  week,  Louralre  adefcd  his  own 
toy  Id  the  .«heaf 

After  six  eaithbound  years,  he 
eiumed  to  the  wild  Wue  with  a three-hour  flight 
ver  \\^ingtcn  as  (rilot  of  Air  Force  Two, 
doming  the  Air  Forced  first  itcfve-the-knee 
‘"Putee  pilot 

"If  you’re  wounded  in  baile,  your 
ttilitary  career  isno  longer  over,  and  Irii proof,* 
-<wrakc  said  at  a celebration  Tuesday  aftff  land- 
t'g  a An  dews  Air  Force  Base. 

He  came  out  of  the  C-20,  a military 
'^Kn  of  the  commercial  Gulfstream,  waving 
"^American  flagtothe  cheers  and  whoops  of  a 


crowdof  seveal  hundred,  rnariy  of  whom  were 
amputees  Lourake  has  mentored  in  the  past  few 
years.  As  his  wife,  Usa^ 


said 


sprayed  him  with  cham- 
pagne, several  memben 
of  the  crowd  held  iq 
placards  spelling  oc 
"ANDREW  RULES' 
others  waved  artificia 
limbs  in  tribute. 

"He’s  got  the 
Ixggest  heart  anyone  ever 
had,"  said  Army  StafI 
Sgt  Daniel  Metzdoif 
who  lost  a leg  in  a road- 
side bemting  in  Iraq  thi: 
year.  Metzdorf 
Ltourakds  visits  made 
lugs  difference  when  1 
was  reciperating  . 

Walter  Reed. 

"He  gave  i 
inspiration  and  sqppor 
and  made  us  want  to  gei 
back  to  active  diiy,' 

Metzdorf  said 

Lourake,  43, 
will  return  to  his  dr  ties  as 
a qiecial  air  missions 
pflot  for  the  99th  Airlif 
Squaefron  at  Andrews,  flying  the  first  lacty,  the 
vice  presideit  and  other  dignitaies  around  the 


Lt  0)1  Andrew  Lourake,  hoists  an 
American  after  landing  his  C-20  air- 
craft at  Andravs  Air  Force  Base  in 
Maryland,  making  him  the  Air  Foree'sfirst 
abovatbe-knee  amputee  pilot  Lourake,  43, 
returns  to  his  duties  as  a special  air  mis- 
dons  pilot  for  die  99th  AiiUft  Squadron,  Qy- 
jiigtbeftistlady,thcvkepreadent  and 
otherd^taries  around  the  globe. 


globe. 

His  commancing  officer.  Brig.  Gea 
. David  "Scott’  Gray,  said 
it  had  beena  bngjoumey 
with  lots  of  obstacles, 
"but  nodiir^  too  tall  or 
wide  for  Andrew.* 

"By  the  sheer 
force  of  his  peiscnality, 
Andrew  has  set  a prece- 
dent fa  many  others,' 
Gray  said. 

Deputy  Defense 
Secretary  Paul  Wolfowitz 
premised  the  assembled 
other  wounded  members 
of  the  military  the  ame 
commitment  if  they  want 
to  get  back  to  acti  ve  duty 
Many  anputees 
who  have  fouglt  their 
back  to  active  duty 
the  Army  have  com- 
plained about  ihe  dis- 
crimination they  feel 
from  able-bodied  sol- 
diers, but  Lourake  had 
nothing  bti  praise  for  his 
branch. 

"The  Air  Force 
has  been  nahing  les  than  astonbhing  in  their 
sipport  of  me.  Many  people  think  tha  what  I 


-Photo  by  Michael  Williamson 


way  b 


have  accomjJ idled  in  recent  years  is  a bigdeaL 
IdonV’hesaid  it  jug  tock  "counless  hours  of 
physical  therapy  Ihoisandsof pounds  ofpapa-- 
woric  and  hundreds  and  hunefreds  of  hours  of 
friendship.' 

Thoi^h  some  miliiaiy  pilots  have 
flown  again  after  below-the-knee  amputatiens, 
Lourake  is  the  firg  to  fly  with  a prosthetic  that 
includes  an  artificial  knee. 

It’s  a knee  that  is  nearly  as  sophisticat- 
ed as  the  planes  Lourake  flies.  HisS43,000"C- 
Le^  is  the  worlds  firg  microprocessor-assisted 
"inielligerl  prosthesis,*  a leg  whose  sersors 
ac^ust  Ihe  swing  speed  and  flexibility  of  its 
hycfraulic  knee  50  times  a secoid  to  accommo- 
date Louiake's  every  movemenL  Lourake's 
return  to  the  skies  comes  nearly  six  years  to  the 
day  gnee  he  mangled  his  left  leg  in  a motocross 
accidert.  A hosphal-bome  gaph  infection 
seeped  iito  the  bone  and,  after  18  surgeries, 
forced  Lourake  to  chocsebetweenlognghis  leg 
a enduring  years  of  pain  and  more  operatiois 
The  main  reason  Lourake  decided  to  have  the 
limb  cut  off  was  the  faintchance  of  return  ingto 
Ihe  cockpit 

"I  asked  Andy  why  he  wanted  to  fly 
a^in  after  he  lost  his  leg,  and  he  told  me, 
■Because  it's  what  I do,"  Gray  said 

As  Lourake  posed  forphaos  in  front 
of  his  plane  after  doing  what  he  does,  a gnall 
blie  agn  was  visiNe  in  the  cockpit  window.  It 
was  a handicapped  parking  giclrer. 


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Jamie  Foxx  Probes  Soul  of  Brother  Ray 


By  GEOFF  BOUDREAUX 

LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 

HOLLYWOOD  - Jamie  Foxx 
w^kcd  mo  die  old  Ray  Chailes  recording  stu- 
tic6t\TO  wecksago  likehe  owned  dt  place -or 
at  least  like  someone  who  knew  the  hallwjys 
wd  I enough  to  find  his  way  blindfoldsd.  He  had 
(tore  pretty  much  that  on  hisprevioie  visit  to  the 
studio,  in  June  2003,  when  makeif)  peoi^c 
sealed  Ms  c)cstohelpMm  portray thelegpndary 
blind  singer  fix  the  film  “Ray.*  The  “blindir^* 
mwlvedan  inconfortablc  fake-cydidapplica- 
tioncvery  morning  for  the  llxee  morfhs  of  film- 
ing For  14  hours  or  so  a (by.  Foxx  was  in  his 
own  darkness  ' ’ Ii  was  awfiil,  but  there’s  noothcr 
w^  to  do  it.  R^  couldn't  jiBt  open  Ms  eyes 
between  takes.  You  can't  fake  h,’  Foxx  said,  rub- 
bii^  Mstemplffi  at  (he  memory. 

Acting  is  bking  it,  of  course  but  in 
truly  inspired  moments  performance  rises 
beyend  mimiciy  — and  that  is  just  the  type  of 
praisecirculating  Hollywood  as  Oniversal's 
■ ’Ra/  heads  toward  thcators  Friday.  The  aura  of 
ihemovie  is  diarged.  particularly  with  soul-man 
Oiarlcs'  death  in  Los  Angeles  the  same  month 
that  Foxx  was  filmed  at  tlie  studio  in  the  singer's 
tracbmaik  sur^lasscs.  Returning  to  the  ses.sion 
room  on  the  eve  of  the  film's  relcjEC,  Foxx  said 
the  iitcnsc  role  and  Ms  own  fleeting  relationship 
with  Charles  have  left  him  with  a JumMeof  feel- 
ings. 

‘This  room  is  where  we  first  met,' 
Foxx  said  at  Charles'  studio  and  headquarters, 
wMch  sits  in  a soulTy  section  ofL.A.  that  mates 
its  vintage  facade  as  out  of  place  asa  silk  slipper 
cn  asphoti,  That  introduction  was  in  summer 
2002  and,  to  welcome  the  young  aOcr.  the  li^ts 
woe  switched  on  in  the  usially  dark  sesaon 
room  "The  first  thing  he  said  was;  'Ha,  jeah. 
you  gc<  strong  fingers,”  Faxx  said  of  the  hand- 
^ate. 

Meeting  Charles  was  “inspirational, 
amazingf'  Foxx  said,  but  it  was  also  intimidating 
Fc«x  wanted  the  title  role  in  “Ray  but  first  hs 
would  have  to  pass  the  exacting  standards  of 
Charles  by  playing  blues  standarefe  and 
Thelonious  Monk  compositions  to  the  soul 
man's  atisfacticn.  “It  was  a musical  obstacle 
course,'  mused  Foxx,  who  was  classically 
trainedinpianoas  ayouth 


I can  play,  bii  still  — we  went  back 
arxl  forth  that  day.  !t  was  mind-blowing,  b was 
spirituaL  I remember  I hit  a wrong  note  and  he 
stoppedandhesaid.  Now  - uhwhy  didyougo 

aixl  cb  that?  I said,  T don't  teow.'  He  laughed 
and  said.  The  notes  arc  rigM  thoe,  ngfitunder- 
neathyour  fingers.  Ycu  just  get  to  late  a second 
arei  find  them.' And  I knewhe  was  talking  abort 
more  than  music.* 

The  arduous  demands  of  the  role  aid 
the  intCTshy 
material  were 
stem  test  fa 
tecjwn  fa 
sion  comedy 
fa  less-hallowed 
popular  fare  such 
as  "Booty  Call* 

Fcdcx  issMfiingto 
a new  strata 
though,  after  his 
acclaimed  perfor- 
mance earliff  this 
year  in  the  thriller 
■ ’Collateral, 
which  saw  him 
hold  half  the 
screen  opposite 
human  lighibulb 
Tom  Cnise 
“Ray*  might  be 
the  sort  of  ripe 
defining  part  ftat 
sends  him  flying 
M^eratasharp  trajectory 

Befae  all  tMs  he  was  a young  star  of 
Mschurch  choir  anda  pianist  of  sufficient  talert 
to  earn  a cdlegp  scholar^ip  tha  took  him  up 
and  oil  of  dus^  Texas  Lite  meat  Americans - 
and  specially  like  many  blad(  Americans  raised 
in  (he  south  and  nearapulpit-  Ihemusiccrf’Ray 
Charles waselctnenlal  in  his  cas. 

Asked  wMdi  Charles  song  he  learned 
to  play  first,  he  just  scoffs  “Thafslite  asking 
someone  the  first  lime  th^  walked  on  grass 
You  don'trememberit.  It  was  everywhere.  This 
is  a legend  wete  talkingabouL* 

A legend  tiat  is  beloved  to  America 
butalsoonethatmay  be  viewed  different^  after 
the  release  of  "Ray,*  a film  that  will  na  surprise 
the  world  wifti  the  quality  of  its  soundtrack  bit 


Jamie  Foxx  plays  Ray 
Charles  in  the  new  him 
‘Ray.’ 


may  shock  sane  with  its  ^adows.  America 
mi^t  like  Charies  les  and  respect  him  more 
after  seeing  streaks  of  bittemes,  carplexi^  and 
reckless  excess  that  tun  counter  to  thebeloved, 
smiling  image  of  Charles. 

The  film  goes  batk  to  the  heretical 
yaung  singer  who  arguably  changed  tfie  course 
and  texture  of  pop  mu^  with  his  mold-breakir^ 
recordirgs-hismelding of gospel  and  its  iplift 
with  earthy  rhythm-and-Hues  themes  and  atii- 
creaied  what  is 
called  soul  music 
audits  greatest  chal- 
was  to  find  a 
actor  who  could 
the  incanefes- 
of  the  real 
The  piano 

took  more  than  a 
decade  for  the  film  to 
reach  the  screen  for 
many  of  the  typical 
and  uninteresting 
Hollywood  reasons, 
but  that  lag  time 
became  a huge  boon 
to  the  film.  Had  it  ga 
off  the  ground  any 
earlier,  Charles  would 
have  been  taking 
i3i(b  with  the  wrong 
actor. 

“That  first  day 
he  said  to  me,  'If  you  canplay  the  blues  you  can 
do  aitytMng,’  Foxx  said,  repeating  the  quote  in 
an  imitation  of  the  singer's  unmistakable, 
pnehed,  cool-cat  peaking  voioe.  “And  we  both 
just  sat  down  at  pianos.* 

The  test,  of  course,  wert  well;  na 
entydoes  Foxx  star,  but  the  early  notices  fa  his 
woric  have  been  laced  with  talk  of  Oscar 
projects  and ' 'role  of  a lifetimd'  reviews.  Foxx 
acknowledges  that  on  some  level  he  feels  that 
"tMsis  my  big  shot  ri^t  now."  It's  clear  he  and 
the  film's  directa,  Tayla  Hackford  (“An 
Officer  and  a Gaitloman,'  “Proof  ofLife'),  and 
screenwriter  James  L.  While  did  na  take  the 
taskof  portraying  Charles 

The  darkness  that  Oiales  endured 
since  he  was  7 was  unnerving  fa  Fckx  even  if 


Clinton  Returns  to  Campaign  Trail  for  Kerry 


BY  Vanessa  williams 
JOHN  F.  Harris 
The  Washington  post 
PHILADELPHIA-A  massive  legion 
of  Demoffalic  faithful  packed  several  square 
blocks  downtown  Mai^y  as  former  preadent 
BillClinlon  inadea  late  and  long-awaited  return 
to  Uiecanpaign  trail  with  a rousing  endoisement 
of  Democratic  norntneej 
John  F.  Keny, 

Clinton 
physical  frame  vv 
naably  thinrei,  and  his 
voice,  too,  seemed  to  be 
showing  the  signs  of  £ 
slow  recovery  from  heart 
surgery  last  montii.  Tlie 
raspy  exhortations  were 
familiar  but  weaker, 
the  42ndpreskfent  co 
pared  his  record  cn  pbs 
with  that  of  the  43rd 
president,  and  pkx^ed 
that  Kerry  would  revive 
Democratic  policy  suc- 
cesses of  the  1990s, 

Four  years 
after  being  effectively 
banished  fiom  cam 
paigning  by  the  2000 
Democratic  nominee,  A) 

Gore,  Clirton  beamed 
with  obvious  delight  at 
being  pil  to  work  this 
time.  HeandKeiry  stood 


days,  John  Kenys  going  to  mate  America  (he 
Comeback  Country.' 

Kerry's  campaign  regards  Clirton  as  a 
potent  tool  fa  sparking  enthusiasm  andencour- 
aging  votertumoutamor^  Demcreratic  baseva- 
ers.  In  recent  days,  Kerry  strategsis  have  been 
trying  to  balance  multiple  requests  from  battle- 
ground stae  operatives  for  Ms  presence,  against 


Former  president  Bill  Clinton  returned  to  Senator  John 
Kerry’s  campaign  trail  after  recovering  from  his  recent 
emergency  quadruple  bypass  surgery. 


side  by  ade  amid  roars  from  partisans. 

' Tf  this  iai't  good  fa  my  heart,  1 don’t 
know  wha  is,*  Qin ten  said.  "Fran  lime  to  time, 
I have  been  called  the  Comeback  Kid  In  eight 


the  limitaiion  that  Clinton's  still-fiail  pl^sical 
condition  cannot  acconmodaic  a hectic  sched- 
ule with  several  steps  in  a day. 


Clirton  flew  late  Monefay  afternoon 
to  Ftoricb-where  Gore  was  also  campaigning 
and  urgir^  Democrats  na  to  faget  the  2000 
election  contrever^  thae.  Clinton  will  be  mak- 
ing appearances  in  the  coming  days  in  New 
Mexico  and  Nevada,  Kerry  operrtivs  said 

His  most  dramatic  appeaance,  how- 
ever, will  come  on  Sund^  when  he  returns  to 
his  nztive  Arkansas, 
concluding  with  a 
rally  in  Little  Rock  a 
Pine  Bluff  that 
evening.  Arkansas 
went  decisively  fa 
President  Bush  in 
2000,  but  recent  pdls 
have  sliown  the  race 
Q^tening  there. 

Clinton's  health 
scare-an  emergency 
quachiple  bypass  fol- 
lowed a diagfioas  of 
dangerously  blocked 
artcries-has  added  an 
element  of  drama  to 
these  appearances.  A 
Philadelphia  fire 
department 
spekesnan  estimated 
(he  crowd  at  around 
80,000,  although 
some  news  organiza- 
tions placed  the  num- 
ber tower.  In  either 
event,  it  would  be 
-lamong  the  largest 
crowds  Clinton  has  ever  addressed  in  the  United 
States,  although  he  appeared  before  larger 
assemblages  oveBcas. 


inteUectinllyheknewitcouldbepeeledawayat 
dieendoftheday  "It  was  like  gettir^  claustro- 
phobia in  your  own  body  1 would  gel  really  anx- 
ioiB  and  feel  like  I was  trapped  ...  If  you  close 
your  eyes  fa  a few  minrtes  you  still  know 
where  thirds arearound you,  ba  then aftera  few 
hours  you  lose  evetything.* 

The  sensory  jolt  led  to  moe  dim  a 
few  bad  falls  on  the  set  and  the  occasional 
growling  stomach  (“They  would  call  lunch  and 
everyone  would  go  and  I'd  still  be  sitting  there, 
like,  ‘HeUo?’).  Fckx  said  he  channeled  the 
extreme  fedin^  and  the  pltysical  nuances  into 
the  performance.  He  augmented  that  with  his 
studies  of  Charles  as  a locomaive  specimen  - 
na  only  the  head-bobbing  grin  and  arm-hug- 
girg  pasture  but  also  the  clipped  heel-tappir^ 
gait  and  Muffle  of  the  singer,  who  used  to  gauge 
the  diSance  of  walls  and  furniture  by  the  echoes 
ofMs  footMls. 

In  the  darkness  too,  Foxx  found  that 
even  as  a trained  musician  he  had  never  heard 
music  the  way  he  heard  it  in  the  vdd  “The 
music  seemed  so  Mg  after  a while.*  Perhaps  that 
explains  wl^  Charles  himself  devoted  a good 
chunk  of  his  philanthropy  to  the  deaf  and  hear- 
ing-impaired. The  singer  said  often  that  music  is 
what  got  Mm  through  the  day  and,  more  desper- 
ately, through  the  night 

" In  this  movie  I tried  to  j^y  Charles? 
music  throi^hout  Ms  whole  lif^  ^ good  and 
the  bad,  the  triumphart  and  his  downfalls,  his 
recoveries,*  Foxxsaid  Foxx  shed  40  poundsfor 
the  role  and  would  be  hard  to  recognize  fa  any 
"Cdlaterarviewerwhodi  (to '(notice  ihecredits. 
David  Ritz;  the  autha  who  collaborated  with 
Charles  often  and  naily,  has  seen  the  film 
twice  aid  boffi  limes  found  himself  in  awe  of 
Foxx's  on-screen  creation  of  Charles. 

“As  someone  who  knew  Ray  for 
nealy  30  years,  someone  who  waked  with  Mm 
dayandni^ton  his  autobiography  and  studied 
him  as  closely  as  I could,  I was  amazed  how 
Jamie  captures  not  only  his  quiriy  talk,  his 
quirky  gesturesandhis  idotyncratic  personality 
but  Ray’s  powerful  pitysicality  as  well,*  Ritz 
said  “Janie’s  phenomenal.  He  found  a way 
inside  Ray's  sod." 


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Opinion 


The  Uoice 


November  1. 2004 


Page  Z 


Opinion 


Letter  to  the  Editors 


To  the  Editors: 

Dear  Ms,  Big  Shot, 

I must  say,  1 read  your  article 
every  week,  not  because  I think  you 
are  a good  journalist,  but  because  you 
tend  to  rant  and  moan  about  every- 
thing on  campus.  It's  quite  aggravat- 
ing that  you  always  have  SOME- 
THING to  say  about  EVERYTHING. 
Here's  some  advice  for  you:  SHUT 
UP!!  No  one  wants  to  hear  what  you 
have  to  say.  Yes.  I agree  that  baseball 
fever  has  taken  over  the  campus,  and 
that  people  act  stupid  when  they  are 
gathered  in  crowds.  However,  calling 
everyone  there  "a  bunch  of  pathetic 
excuses  for  college  students..."  was 
uncalled  for.  Who  do  you  think  you 
are?  Some  righteous  bitch  that  is  bet- 
ter than  everyone  here?  1 think  not.  I 
think  you  just  decided  that  you  can't 
get  guys  so  you  decide  to  trash  on 
them  instead.  That  no  one  on  this 
campus  likes  you,  so  you  decide  that 
you  are  going  to  degrade  all  of  us  in 
your  articles.  Well  screw  you  kid.  No 
one  on  this  campus  wants  to  hear  what 
you  have  say,  It's  definately  a good 
way  to  make  friends  though,  just  tell 
everyone  on  campus  that  they  are 


pathetic,  and  then  make  fun  of  the 
girls  that  actually  "flashed"  the 
crowd. 

Talk  about  demoarlizing  these 
girls.  1 mean,  yes,  they  did  show 
about  200  kids  their  breasts,  but  1 
think  that  was  their  own  choice. 
Perhaps  it  was  influenced  by  alcohol, 
but  it  was  still  their  choice  to  do  so. 
Your  comments  about  these  girls, 
"band  aids  on  those  mosquito  bites" 
and  "limp  pancakes,"  were  definately 
out  of  line.  You  are  supposed  to  be  a 
journalist.  I think  that  you  should 
have  some  class,  and  keep  these  com- 
ments to  yourself.  I particularly  liked 
the  comment  of  how  the  200  boys 
there  have  collectively  seen  about 
seven  real  breats.  Is  someone  jeaouls 
that  we  aren't  paying  attention  to 
them?  You  can  say  all  you  want  about 
the  people  on  this  campus,  but  1 think 
the  real  issue  here  is  that  you  are  jeal- 
ous of  everyone  here,  that  you  have 
some  sort  of  envy  of  the  other  girls 
here  that  the  guys  are  paying  attention 
to  them  and  not  you.  From  my  stand 
point,  you  aren't  really  a "looker" 
either.  So  you  might  want  to  try  to  get 
some  guys  with  you  charm  or  intel- 


lect, i f that  is  what  you  choose  to  call 
it,  causeyou  certainly  are  not  winning 
any  friends  with  your  articles. 

Dan  "Cowboy"  Colclla 
WSC  Class  of  ‘05 


To  the  Editors: 

I'm  writing  in  regards  to  the 
use  ofthe  wellness  center  and  the  new 
athletic  facility.  I rec«itly  went  to  the 
gym  in  ely  to  do  my  woikout,  when  i 
went  to  use  some  of  the  machines 
there  were  signs  on  them  that  said 
something  along  the  lines  of 
"reserved  only  for  the  swim  team 
from  (then  it  listed  the  time  bracket)," 
Now  if  I recall  we  just  spent  a butt 
load  of  money  on  building  the  new 
facility  down  therd  which,  may  i note 
that  i have  seen  no  one  use,  that  is 
supposed  to  be  used  by  the  athletes 
only.  Maybe  I'm  wrong,  but  the  swim 
team  consists  pf  athletes?  If  this  facil- 
ity was  built  for  the  athlets  and 
they're  not  even  using  it,  then  why 
cant  students  use  it?  Someone  might 
as  well  get  the  use  out  of  the  equip- 


ment, becuase  pretty  soon  the  only 
people  using  ihie  new  facility  are 
going  to  be  dust  mites  and  spiders. 

A Confused  Junior 

To  the  Editors: 

There  is  a problem  with  peo- 
ple polluting  our  water.  Only  2.5%  of 
the  water  on  Earth  is  freshwater,  and 
only  a percentage  of  that  is  accessi- 
ble. People  all  over  the  world  have 
diseases  that  have  spread  through 
unsanitary  water.  We.  as  U.S.  citizens, 
are  lucky  enough  to  always  be  able  to 
drink  and  bathe  in  clean  water.  This  is 
fortunate  for  us  now.  but  how  long 
until  there  isn’t  enough  fresh  water 
available.  By  littering  and  dumping 
unwanted  goods  into  the  water  we  are 
causing  a problem  instead  of  solving 
one.  People  need  to  help  out  in  river 
cleanups,  turn  off  the  faucet  when 
brushing  their  teeth  and  limit  their 
showers  to  reasonable  lengths.  Any 
small  step  will  make  a difference. 

Candace  MacDonald 


He  wants  to  be  a Cowboy,  baby 


“So  It  GOES" 
BY  Emily  Engel 
Editor-In-Chief 


Never  have  I not  wanted  to  respond  to 
arty  of  my  letters.  This  has  to  be  the  first  ttet  I’ve 
muttled  throigh,  md  Iknow  (hat  this  will  not  be 
animpressKe  columa  I hope  everyone  but  the 
person  I'm  addressing  will  ignore  (his,  so 
instead.  readmyEditor’s  Desk, 

Usually  when  1 recieve  letters  about 
my  column,  1 take  tliem  pretty  serious^.  I sit, 
read  and  think  about  what  the  persem  has  said,  no 
matter  how  many  swears  orinsults  are  present. 
Honestly,  it’s  not  too  often  that  I laigh  out  loud 
at  a letter.  But  this  one  absolutely  takes  the  cake 
for  being  the  most  laudable.  Cowbey  Daa  1 
applaud  you  And  now,  I will  pick  >du  apart, 
slowly. 


You  start  your  letter  by  telling  me  that 
I have  an  cpinicn  about  everything  and  aitything 
and  that  you  are  SO  aggravated  by  it.  Sweetie, 
do  you  know  what  an  editorial  iS?  No?  Well,  the 
dictionary  definition  of  an  editorial  is  "an  article 
in  a publication  e>piessing  an  opinion."  Hence 
me  writing  my  opinion.  It’s  what  you’re  sup  - 
posed  to  do  as  a column  wrier  God  forbid 
somecne  have  an  opinion  on  everts  on  canpus 
that  don’t  agree  with  yaurs.  Understand  where 


I’m  coming  from  now?  E<ceUenL  Next  week, 
I’ll  help  you  throu^  ttiat  Given  aid  Mean 
bookyou’ve  beenstrugglingvvith. 

One  of  thebiggest  lessons  I’ve  learred 
while  being  on  (he  editorial  staff  is  to  never,  ever 
peak  fix  aityone  else.  Your  opinion  is  ycurown, 
and  if  >ou  try  to  paste  it  cn  other  pecple,  you 
usually  recieve  a backladi.  So  stying  liat  "no 
one"  on  tliis  campus  "likes”  me  cr  ‘^\an^s  to 
hea-  what  1 have  to  say” ...  Ugh.  Wrong'  isn’t 
evai  strong  enough  to  use.  Just ...  okay.  Wrong. 
So  should  lhave  ignered  those  dceen  or  sopeo-- 
ple  who  came  up  to  me  in  support  ofthe  news- 
paper and  my  column?  Were  they  lyii^  to  me? 
Gosh,  that  was  mean  of  them  fd  say  that  maybe 
75%  of  this  campus  actually  reads  The  \bice, 
and  out  ofthat  75%,  perhaps  25%  read  my  col- 
umn and  get  mad.  Out  of  that  25%,  1%  reads  my 
columa  gets  angry,  and  then  sends  me  a letter 
aboutlheirfhistratioa  You  makeup  some  ofthat 
1%  my  dear.  Yours  was  the  only  negative 
response  I recieved,  and  you  hadno  betterargu- 
mentthen  to  whine  and  say  "Ehhh.noone  likes 
you,stupid!'’And  fm  sipposed  to  take  tha  seri- 
oiBly?  Strew  YOU.  Tcfoy  Keith! 

I loved  the  part  where  yju  basically 
answered  your  own  question  in  a series  of  intro- 
pective,  simple  thoi^hts.  Aixi  then  justified 
what  happened  with  the  fact  that  these  girls 
were'rinder  the  influence"  and  then  told  me  to 
get  scmeclass.  Well  geq  beermakes  EVERY- 


THING okay  and  justifiable,  doesn’t  it?  God 
bless  thatliquid. 

So  ycu  think  I should  get  some  class, 
huh.  I’d  love  to  know  your  definition  of  the 
word,  considerii^  the  girls  you  are  defetding 
have  nene  whatsoever.  I don’t  need  to  diow  my 
self  to  large  crovvtfe  in  order  to  feel  pecial. 

1 think  (hat  seeing  sevai  breasts  thing 
hit  a little  too  close  to  home  for  >t)u.  1 give  you 
one  breast  and  half  an  areola. 

I laughed  the  hardest  when  you  sakl  I 
was  ‘jeaouls”  of  tie  fact  that  the  boys  weren’t 
paying  attenlicn  to  me.  Yes,  my  one  goal  in  life 
is  to  attract  attenticn  from  the  drunken  popula- 
tion of  eastern  Massachusetts  boys  who  rcferto 
each  other  as  "dicfc,  brah!’’ 

I’m  terribty  sorry  that  yau  don’t  con- 
sider me  a ‘lookBr”:  that  tears  at  my  heart  like 
you  would! ’i  believe.  Knowing  who  you  are 
though,  and  seeing  more  than  just  a picture  of 
your  face,  >'ou  certainly  ain’t  no  beauty  queen 
either. 

I don’tthinkmy  boyfriend  would  real- 
lyapfieciale  me  trying  to  pick  up  guys  withmy 
charm  and  intellect  like  you  suggested  Itmi^t 
mate  The  Left-HandedElephant  upset. 

Oh,  lastly,  ifme HO/  writirg  ceJumns 
anymore  results  in  picking  up  friends  like  you ... 
Planon  me  being  here  fcrever. 

Seeing  as  though  I didn’t  recieve  the 
truck  load  ofletters  I articipated,  I will  assume 


lltat  most  of  you  caught  on  to  my  poirt,  except 
fa  the  cou[^eofwhiney  freshmen  in  Courtney 
who  called  my  actions  "SO  high  school.”  This 
caniitg  fran  girls  who  left  there  only  nxrnte 
ago. 

I rated  the  breasts  to  mate  a point:  If 
>du  make  a spectade  out  of  your  botty  parts, 
you’re  epen  to  public  scrviirty.  What  happened 
to  girl ’s respecting  tlieir  own  bodis?  What  lup- 
penedtogitys  not  bdr^  pi^? 

You  know  Cowboy,  you  woe  right 
about  something ...  It  was  a peiscnal  choice  for 
these  grls  to  flash  it  all,  but  one  must  wotder 
whatcausedthemtomakethat  choice,  Lowself- 
esteem?  Wanting  atention?  A polled  child- 
hood? I would  like  an  answer. 

Inclosing,  1 would  like  to  (hank  those 
of  you  who  gave  last  week’s  newpaper  a 
thumbs  p.  Keep  reading,  it  can  only  get  better 
from  here. 

Anaher  thank  jeu  to  tte  rest  of  you 
fa  the  wonderful  rumors  that  have  been  flying 
around  epecially  the  one  Pout  me  stating  in 
my  last  column  that  these  girls  “deserved  to  be 
rped”  Youareallsocreative. 

I hepe  that  some  sort  of  leson  was 
learned.  Perhaps  next  time  you’ll  pare  my 
vision  and  teep  the  knockers  to  youBclves. 


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Opinion  Th6  UoiCC  November  1 , 2004 


No  more  excuses,  just  vote 


I know  what  you ’re  thinking:  Why 
should  1 care?  Will  the  election  really  make 
any  difference?  What  have  the  politicians 
ever  done  for  me?  Well  it’s  time  to  ditch  the 
lame  excuses  and  put  a stop  to  ourapathet* 
ic  ways  This  election  matters,  the  leaders 
we  choose  will  have  the  power  to  change 
our  lives  for  the  better  or  for  the  worse. 
Furthermore,  it  is  our  responsibility  as 
Americans  to  exercise  a ri^t  that  wasn’t 
guaranteed  for  (hose  who  came  before  uj?  a 
right  that  is  a denied  privile^  to  others  in 
the  world. 

In  our  cushioned  world  of  college 
Sfe  the  hardest  decisions  facing  us  are  usu- 
ally Bud  Light  or  Coors  Light,  blunt  or 
bowl,  class  or  sleep,  etc.  But  the  reality  is 
that  a few  years  down  the  line  things  won’t 
be  so  easy.  Imagine  yourself  ten  years  from 


now,  working  a dead-end  minimum  wage 
job  which,  come  to  find  out,  isn’t  enough  lo 
support  yourself,  let  alone  a family.  Your 
kick  are  going  to  run  down  schools  because 
you  can't  afford  to  live  in  a town  with  higji 
proper^  taxeswhere  the  schotrfs  are  havens 
and  private  schooling’ is  the  stuff  of  fantasy. 
You  wonder  how  you’ll  be  aWc  to  pay  for 
healthcare  and  daycare  and  still  provide 
food  on  the  table.  You’ll  work  until  your 
seventies  and  hope  to  never  lose  your  job 
while  your  friends  come  home  fitim  Iraq,  or 
the  next  disasierofa  war,  looking  to  you  for 
help  because  the  veterans  have  been  forgot- 
ten. Then  your  paierts  will  choose  between 
prescription  medcine  and  groceries  and 
you’!!  have  to  choose  the  worst  nursing 
home  in  town  because  you’re  already  sirug- 
glmg  to  pay  for  your  children’s  colleg;  edu- 
cation. Doesn’t  seem  Iflceb'?  Ask  anyone 
from  the  working  class  what  life  has  been 
like,  you'll  hear  a similar  tale. 

Bil  if  you’re  not  worried  about 
economics  think  about  this;  the  next  presi- 
dent will  appoint  at  least  one,  if  not  four. 


rtiw  justices  to  the  Supreme  Court.  This 
means  rcrroductive  ri^ts.  privacy  rights, 
gay  and  lesbian  rights,  civil  rights,  etc. 
could  all  be  threatened.  We  could  see  a 
repeal  of  Roe  v.  Wacfc  and  the  rise  of  death 
rates  among  young  females  because  of  the 
return  ofback-alley  abortions.  Wc  could  see 
an  Orwellian  society  in  which  privacy  is  a 
thing  of  the  past.  And  remember  the  2000 
election,  all  the  recounts  and  dimpled 
chads,  the  popular  \ote  vs.  the  electoral  col- 
let? Remember  that  the  Supreme  Court 
had  the  pewer  to  declare  George  W.  Bush 
the  winner  over  A1  Gore,  even  if  Gore  did 
win  the  popular  vote. 

Another  excuse  I hear  from  non- 
voters is  that  they  know  too  little  about  the 
candidates.  COP  OUT!  There’s  a thing 
called  the  internet,  and  I swear  I could  use 
it  to  find  a picture  ofDick  Cheney  in  a ttki- 
ni  if  1 wanted  to,  so  don’t  tell  me  you  can’t 
use  it  to  find  his  plans  for  America.  John 
Kerry  couldn't  make  it  easier: 
johnkerry.com!  And  maybe  next  time 
you’re  watching  Blue  Collar  TV  fl  cringe), 


The  ‘L’  word 


“Extraneous" 


■'Liberal"  is  a handy,  amorphous 
term  lliat  the  Bush  crowd  likes  to  throw 
around.  It's  a fun  little  label,  one  that’s  sure 
to  get  the  “conservatives"  riled  up.  Why.  if 
you  paiiu  your  opponerw  to  be  liberal,  you 
can  count  on  the  fact  that  you’ll,  by  ampJe 
contrast,  be  considered  the  conservative  and 
win  that  section  of  the  vote. 

There  is  a large  portion  of 
Americans,  especially  among  the  Christian 
Right  (the  direction),  who  have  knee-jerk 
reactions  to  the  word  “liberal. ’’They  imag- 
ine an  army  of  bible-burning  black  lesbians 
in  sandals,  or  at  the  very  least  associate  it 
with  gay  marriage  and  banning  God  from 
schools.  By  contrast,  liberals  imagine  con- 
servatives to  be  dry  old  white  men  sitting  in 
their  pa rbrs  s^ping  brandy  and  reading  the 
Wall  Street  Journal,  and  associate  them  with 
oppressbn  and  bigotry.  Both  stereotypes  are 
partially  righ,  and  largely  wrong 

A emservative,  in  the  traditional 
political  sense  of  the  word,  is  someone  wary 


of  change.  A conservative  warts  moderate, 
responsible  budget  handling.  A conservative 
wants  little  social  change,  and  whatever 
does  come  about  happens  slowly.  This  is 
sometimes  good,  sometimes  bad.  An  ideal 
conservative  isn’t  going  to  runout  of  control 
and  crash  the  ship  of  state,  but  they  might 
fall  a little  behind  the  times,  which  in  the 
long  run  can  lead  to  some  pretty  bad  social 
conditions. 

A liberal,  once  again  in  the  non- 
Tidiculous  Pat  Robertson  stereotype,  is 
someone  who  advocates  reform.  Liberals 
championed  civil  rights  in  this  country  and 
beLcve  in  personal  freedom,  They  are  more 
likely  to  move  for  rapid,  sweeping  change  in 
our  system.  This  can  be  a good  thing, 
because  it  swiftly  addresses  inequities  and 
issues  in  oir  societies,  rights  & wrongs,  and 
is  more  in  beat  with  the  ever  accelerating 
pace  of  the  world,  The  down  side  is  that  they 
can  be  a littb  reckless  and  not  always  see 
where  their  movements  are  heading. 

Now,  here’s  what  I perceive  to  be 
the  icky  and  oft-unmentioned  reality  of  the 
Bush  Junior  crowd.  George  Bush  Jr.  is  reck- 
less, advocates  massive  social  and  constitu- 
tional change,  but  his  desires  are  grossly 
behind  the  times.  He  combines  the  repres- 
siveness that  is  the  weakness  of  conserva- 


tivism  with  the  reckless  diort-sightedness  of 
the  liberals  He’s  fiscally  irresponsible  and 
pditically  dishonest  He  wants  things  to 
change,  sure.  He  warts  them,  more  impor- 
tantly, to  change  BACK.  There’s  a word  for 
that.  It’s  reactionary, 

As  a Republican,  one  of  the  cor- 
nerstones of  George  Bush’s  son’s  presiden- 
cy should  be  scaling  back  the  size  and  pow- 
ers of  tile  fetbral  government.  Tell  me, 
how's  the  size  and  scope  ofthe  federal  gov- 
ernment changed  in  the  last  four  years?  Do 
they  have  more  power  or  less  power?  Do  we 
can  more  freedoms  or  less  freedoms?  Does 
Bush  II  want  to  add  a constitutional  amend- 
ment (modifying  the  constitution  = corserv^ 
ative?)  bringng  the  federal  government  into 
the  American  family  unit? 

Now,  I don’tconsidermyself  a lib- 
eral a a conservative,  I’m  not  a Repubiban 
ora  DemoCTat  (and  these  two  groups  aren’t 
tynonymous).  Oftentimes,  I find  myself 
agreeing  with  the  liberal  standpoint  I think 
the  first  amendment  is  an  absolute  right.  I’m 
pro-abortion.  The  thought  of  prayer  in 
schools  makes  me  nauseous. 

But  it’s  far  from  a dogmatic  adher- 
ence. I think  affirmative  action  is  racist  and 
unconstitutional.  I think  adopting  English  as 
an  official  language  (if,  and  ONLY  if  it’s 


It’s  an  American  thing 


“AND  JUSTICE  FOR 
ALL" 

BY  ASHLEY  SPEICHER 
VOICE  Columnist 

This  year’s  election  has  got 
me  burned  out.  It’s  only  a few  days 
away  and  the  final  hours  have  each 
candidate  going  into  overdrive.  One 
of  the  issues  the  current  administra- 
tion has  been  criticized  for  is  the 
growth  in  the  outsourcing  of  jobs. 

Thanks  to  our  friend  Mr. 
Globalization,  companies  have  taken 
the  initiative  of  firing  millions  of  peo- 
ple and  sending  their  jobs  to  countries 
where  labor  is  cheap.  Dell, 
Microsoft,  and  Citibank  are  a few 
examples  of  corporations  that  have 
hoped  on  the  outsourcing  bandwagon 
and  aren't  looking  back.  Their  cus- 
tomer call  centers  are  now  located  in 
India,  Pakistan,  and  Russia,  where 
there  is  a large  English  speaking  pop- 


ulation that  doesn’t  mind  working  for 
dirt  cheap.  The  only  problem  with 
this  is  that  Americans  are  losing  their 
jobs  and  now  have  to  turn  to  other  less 
qualifying  markets  to  earn  a living. 
But  fear  not!  There  is  a new  job  that 
is  in  high  demand  and  the  only  quali- 
fication needed  is  that  you  are  a proud 
American. 

Companies  have  now  enlisted 
the  help  of  trainers  to  help  teach  the 
employees  of  the  foreign  call  centers 
to  sound  exactly  like  you!  That’s 
right,  the  people  who  are  hired  are 
now  not  only  required  to  speak 
English  but  sound  like  they  actually 
come  from  America.  Some  are  even 
required  to  be  familiar  with  the 
American  culture,  like  baseball 
scores,  popular  TV  shows,  and  state 
nicknames.  The  employees  undergo 
voice  exercises  where  they  arc  taught 
how  to  speak  more  like  Americans  to 
help  callers  understand  them  better 
and  feel  more  comfortable. 


Their  accents  are  reduced  and 
special  microphones  in  the  headsets 
lower  their  voices  to  ensure  their 
native  dialect  is  toned  down  as  much 
as  possible.  ALTA  is  a company  that 
specializes  in  the  accent  reduction, 
offering  classes  for  the  actual  employ- 
ees or  fo'r  those  who  would  like  to 
become  the  trainers  themselves. 
ALTA  calls  it  their  “train  the  trainer” 
program.  Americans  can  be  taught  the 
skills  necessary  to  teach  foreigners 
how  to  sound  and  act  just  like  them. 
ALTA  serves  companies  like  Coca- 
Cola,  Sysco,  American  Express,  and 
Nextel  and  company  trainers  are 
taught  how  to  “provide  an  effective 
means  ofdealing  with  the  many  situa- 
tions that  arise  when  speaking  with 
Americans" 

If  you  are  a student  of 
ALTA’s,  you  will  go  through  a four 
step  program  that  will  assist  you  in 
becoming  more  American.  First,  you 
are  assessed  on  your  accent  "prob- 


or  the  late.si  in  gross-out  reality  shows,  you 
can  stick  around  for  the  Daily  Show  with 
John  Stewart  or,  God-forbid.  the  news! 
Let’s  face  it.  if  you  can  tie  your  shoes  you 
can  find  information  about  the  candidates. 

The  truth  is  elections  matter. 
When  we  don’t  vote  we  add  to  a cycle. 
Politicians  don’t  reach  out  to  the  youth 
because  the  youth  doesn’t  vote,  the  youth 
then  doesn't  vote  because  the  politicians 
aren’t  appealing  to  them  We  need  to  realize 
that  silence  is  acceptance,  if  you  want  to 
accept  the  way  thingsarenowand  not  make 
a difference,  don’t  vote.  If  you  think  it’s 
about  time  for  some  changes,  raise  your 
voice  and  help  make  a difference.  In  due 
time  we  can  make  things  better;  we  can 
show  politicians  that  they  will  be  held 
accountable  for  their  actions,  that  we  won’t 
be  ignored,  and  that  we  have  the  power. 
Every  four  years  we  have  the  chance  to 
inaght  a revolution,  this  revolution  comes 
not  in  (he  form  of  tre^on  orwar  but  in  our 
Constitutionally  protected  rigll  to  vote.  No 
more  excuses,  just  vote. 


handled  appropriately)  has  a lot  of  merit 
Personally,  I find  tfie  idea  of  labeling  your- 
self as  either  “conservative"  or  “liberal”  to 
be  abit  foolish. 

In  the  end,  I believe  that  a mixture 
of  liberal  and  conservative  Democrats  with 
liberal  and  conservative  Republicans  makes 
for  a much  mae  stable,  reliable  form  of 
government  than  the  domination  of  one  ide- 
ology. Conservatives  keep  the  liberals  from 
advancing  too  quickly,  while  liberals  pre- 
vent the  conservatives  from  becoming  loo 
complacent  or  removed  Democrats  (hope- 
fully) prevent  Republicans  from  hurting  the 
little  guy  tty  cutting  big  business  loose  to  do 
as  it  pleases,  and  Republicans  (hcpefiiUy) 
prevent  the  Democrats  from  mishandling 
government  in  their  well-meaning  but 
slightly  naive  idealism.  Keepin  mind,  it  was 
with  a Democratic  President  (Clinton)  and  a 
Republican  cor^ress  that  we  achieved  a 
S236  billion  surplus,  and  it  was  under  a uni- 
formly Republican  White  House  and 
Congress  that  we’ve  moved  to  a S422  tril- 
lion deficit 

Me,  I’m  not  liberal  or  conserva- 
tive. I’m  not  Democrat  or  Republican.  I’m 
just  right  Constantly. 


lem." 

You  are  then  taught  specific 
techniques  to  correct  these  problems 
and  given  homework.  You  are  finally 
evaluated  on  your  success  to  see  if 
you  have  reached  the  necessary  per- 
formance levels  and  given  a job  in 
one  of  the  mentioned  companies  for 
an  insignificant  amount  of  money. 
Where  do  I sign  up?  Besides  the  fact 
that  people  across  the  country  are  los- 
ing their  jobs  to  people  half  way 
across  the  globe,  there  is  a certain 
homogenization  that  is  occurring  and 
is  suppressing  the  culture  and  dialect 
of  foreign  countries,  if  you  want  the 
employees  to  sound  like  Americans, 
why  not  just  hire  Americans?  Maybe 
you’ll  have  to  pay  us  more,  but  hey, 
we  actually  do  know  the  baseball 
scores,  popular  TV  shows,  and  state 
nicknames.  Well,  maybe  not  the  last 
one.  But  Americans  are  exactly  what 
you  want:  they’re  Americans. 


The  Uoice  November  1 . 2004 

Hate  crime  haters 


Page  9 


rare.  While  I was  unable  to  find  tte  sJatistics  for 
hate  crimes  in  Georgia,  1 did  find  on  that  a total 
number  of  7,462  hate  crimes  were  repotted  by 

1 2,073  law  enforrement  agencies  in  20CG.  TTie 
bias*^  covered  hy  federal  policies  incluit  race, 
religicn,  sexual  orieniaion.  ethnici^  and  efisabil- 

& 

"THE  Devil’s 

Advocate” 

By  pete  Norwood 
Voice  columnist 

\ ' ' ' 

“The  Gospel 

According  to 

George" 

By  BILL  George 
voice  columnist 

While doingreseirch  fera  papti  lam 

ity.  1,4b/.  IS  admittedly  not  anenormous  number. 

Wi 

working  on  in  my  Honors  Conposition  clss,  1 
was  surprised  when  I went  to  yahoo.oom  and 
found  out  that  (hoc  is  no  longer  any  such  thii^ 
Oegally  speakir^)  as  a hale  crime  in  Georgia, 
Discriminaticr  and  Hgotry  are  very  seriois 
issues  in  die  United  Staes  of  America  arel  they 
need  to  be  addressed  as  such.  It  was  because  of 
"the  broad  language"  ofGeotgia  state  hate  crime 
legstation  that  the  laws  wo-e  thrown  oil  the  win- 
dow, so  to  speak.  The  hate  crime  legislaticn  was 
throvm  outthis  past  Monday,  because  of  tte  lan- 
guage, Whatmakesme  wonderisthatthe  legis- 
lation in  effect  prior  to  the  legislation  that  was 
thrown  oU  was  seemir^ly  clearer. 

There  are  many  different  aspects  to 
this  issue  ihatneed  to  be  brought  into  considera- 
tion Originally  before  the  Matthew  Sltpardand 
James  Byrd  incidents,  I myself  thoi^li  that  hate  . 
crime  laws  were  needles.  1 reasoned  this  with 
"dcn't  all  crimes  against  a person  necessitate 
some  level  of  halrecf?"  I sippose  the  answer 
would  be  that  yes,  all  crimes  against  the  person 
necessitate  some  sort  of  hatred.  However;  what 
hate  crime  legislation  does  is  protect  peopleftom 
having  insult  added  to  injury.  On  top  of  protect- 
ing people  frem  insult  being  added  to  injury  hate 
crime  legislation  make  it  fairly  clear  to  the 
American  public  that  all  peopled  ri^ts  will  be 
respected,  regardless  of  ary  individuarspffsonal 
beliefs. 

& seems  to  me  thatinsteadofthrowing 
the  laws  oil  conpletely,  what  Georgia's 
Siptcme  Court  ou^l  to  have  done  was  to  revise 
the  legislaion  and  rewrite  it  in  such  a way  as  to 
eliminate  said  "vagueness."  Hate  crimes  are  not 


agenciffi  in  the  United  Slates  have  to  report  hae 
crime  stark  ics. 

Looking  down  a list  of  d fferetl  Iriasts 
and  the  categories  within  them,  it  is  clea"  to  me 
that  no  one  is  conpletely  safe  from  tete  crimes. 
Some  ofthe  more  astoundir^  groips  of  peo^^e 
to  be  victin^  of  hate  crimes  are  heterosexuals, 
atheists,  and  catholic.  Frcm  the  incident  involv- 
ing Matthew  Shepard  in  Laramie,  \\^oming,  it  is 
clearthat  location  is  notpaiticularlya  safe-guard 
either.  I did  not  know  until  1 saw  Matthew’s 
mother,  Judy  Shepard  speak  at  Northfield  Mount 
Hermon  that  Matthew  attenrfed  the  Uni  versy  of 
Wyoming,  which  is  probably  about  as  Urban  as 
Westfield,  if  not  less 

It  is  important  that  every  state  in  the 
country  mates  it  infinitely  clear  to  the  anti-what- 
ever  people  that  hatred  is  not  acceplaHe  a aiy 
time,  at  any  place.  Getting  over  our  hatred  for 
one  another  is  the  first  step  to  making  the  human 
race  somewhat  tolerable.  If  we  cannot  have  love 
for  one  another;  what  can  we  have  love  for.  So 
far,  in  our  ten-thousand  or  so  year  run,  humans 
have  only  diovved  the  world  that  they  will 
destroy  everything  in  (heir  path.  From  water  to 
forests,  fron  ralfoits  to  elephants,  aixl  from 
"breeders"  to  "fags,"  we  have  shown  respect  for 
very  little  on  ttiis  planet  It  is  dis^stir^  ttet  we 
cannot  even  have  love  for  each  other.  However, 
people  are  peqile  and  unfortunately,  there  is  no 
way  to  help  that  Government  might  be  able  to 
protect  us  from  the  tJind  hatred  that  fills  the 
vvorid,  hit  so  for,  largely  inpart  to  the  repuUicans 
of  our  country,  it  has  diownthat  it  cannot 


‘Red  Sox  Nation’ turns  Anarchic 


Candidates  don’t  impress  me  much 


“Marty  knows  ... 
Maybe” 

By  KRISTINA 


Here’s  how  I really  feel.  I think 
that  if  a candidate  wants  me  to  vote  for 
him,  he  should  work  for  it.  Neither  of  the 
candidates  did  that.  They  didn’t  impress 
me  and  they  had  ample  time  to  do  so.  Both 
of  them  have  the  money  as  well,  it  ended 
up  being  one  big  slam-fest.  Instead  of 
making  me  want  to  vote  for  them,  each 
candidate  stretched  the  truth,  or  vaguely 
mentioned  what  was  actually  correct,  in 
order  to  get  me  to  not  vote  for  the  other  per- 
son. Has  it  really  come  down  to  this?  Am 
1 to  expect  this  amount  of  “crap”  every 
election.  I certainly  hope  not. 

In  a country  that  is  supposed  to  be 
the  greatest  nation  on  Earth,  we  can’t  even 
hold  an  election  without  putting  people 
down,  lying,  and  being  just  down  right 
mean.  If  we  were  to  do  the  exact  same 
thing  that  Bush  and  Kerry  are  doing  back  in 
middle  school,  where  everyone  knew 
everyone,  we  wouldn’t  have  made  it. 
Correct  me  if  I’m  wrong,  but  weren’t  we 
raised  to  be  moral  upstanding  citizens. 
When  I turn  on  my  television,  I am  sub- 
jected to  unfit  role  models  for  this  genera- 
tion. 

I'm  not  saying  that  as  people, 
Bush  and  Kerry  are  bad  guys,  but  why 
would  you  allow  yourself  to  be  portrayed 
as  such?  Both  seem  to  be  good  parents, 
every  family  has  its  ups  and  downs.  Mine 
certainly  does.  And  what  about  their 
wives,  1 personally  prefer  Laura  Bush  over 


Teresa  Heinz-Kerry,  but  applaud  the  fact 
that  she  stands  up  to  the  media.  It  is  nice  to 
see  that  we  are  not  looking  at  another 
Clinton/Levvinski  scandal. 

I realize  that  I am  saying  some  not 
nice  things  about  our  president,  but  really 
what  I'm  doing  is  expressing  my  disgust  at 
how  each  person  fights. ..and  that's  dirty. 

As  of  right  now,  I don’t  think  that 
I will  vote  for  either  candidate.  I am  going 
to  vote  though,  I just  want  to  vote  for  who 
I think  can  do  the  job  right.  I think  that  vot- 
ing for  Kerry  because  I’m  a registered 
democrat  (and  I am)  or  voting  for  Bush 
because  I’m  a republican  is  ridiculous. 
What  happened  to  looking  at  their  resume 
and  choosing  the  best  person  for  the  job? 
Are  we  so  caught  up  in  the  campaigning 
that  we  can’t  step  back  and  see/admit 
what’s  wrong  with  it? 

Now  don’t  get  me  wrong,  1 think 
that  it’s  a wonderful  thing  to  have  a demo- 
cratic government.  I am  excited  about 
everyone  having  the  opportunity  to  be 
involved  with  the  election  process.  I just 
wish  that  it  was  easier  for  people,  this  time 
around,  to  say  that  they  really  can  stand 
behind  a candidate  because  they  think  they 
are  a great  guy,  they’re  going  to  do  good, 
and  they  can  trust  them. 


written  two  days  after  the  Red  Sox  defeat- 
ed the  Yankees  in  the  ALCS. 

Well  finally  the  Red  Sox  are  back 
in  the  World  Series...  but  a young  college 
girl,  who  would  be  turning  22  any  day 
now,  is  dead.  Worth  it?  If  you  just  said 
“yes",  scratch  that,  if  you  even  thought  to 
yourself  “yes”,  then  you  don’t  respect  life 
and  ought  to  have  yours  taken  away  from 
you  because  frankly  you  don’t  deserve  it. 

After  this  tragedy,  I wish  we  lost. 
I really  do.  1 wish  the  Red  Sox  had  a los- 
ing season.  Or  that  we  got  hammered  in 
game  four  and  ended  this  whole  ordeal. 
How  can  I ever  look  back  on  this  amazing 
achievement  in  sports  history  or  recall  it 
for  my  children  without  thinking  in  the 
back  of  my  mind  that  Victoria  Snelgrove 
is  currently  not  recalling  the  same  event. 
If  we  lost  game  seven  would  there  still 
have  been  a mob?  More  than  likely.  But 
would  Victoria  go  out  with  the  intention  to 
celebrate  and  get  caught  in  the  middle  of 
the  clash?  No. 

But  I cannot  hold  the  Red  Sox 
responsible.  They  are  merely  a sports 
team  winning  games  for  their  fans.  So,  I 
know  what  you  are  thinking:  blame  the 
police.  And  it  is  true  that  the  police  should 
not  be  firing  into  crowds  of  possible  col- 
lege students  with  guns  of  any  kind. 
Especially  when  the  pepper  spray  balls 
they  shoot  are  liable  to  hit  someone  in  the 
head.  Oh  that  reminds  me,  I forgot  to 
mention  the  gruesome  detail:  Victoria  was 
left  dead  on  the  sidewalk  bleeding  from 
her  face,  nose,  and  mouth  after  a pepper 
spray  ball  struck  her  directly  in  the  eye. 
The  police  should  not  have  fired  into  the 
crowd.  The  police  should  not  even  be 
allowed  to  carry  projectile  weapons  of 
that  nature.  Shields  and  sticks  should  suf- 
fice. But  let’s  go  a little  deeper,  why  do 
the  cops  need  the  weapons  in  the  first 
place?  Granted  they  shouldn’t  fire  the 
weapon  but  at  the  same  time  they  should- 
n’t have  to  need  the  weapon  to  begin  with. 
The  fans  are  who  create  that  necessity. 
The  police  are  doing  their  job  so  as  to  pre- 
vent more  deaths  from  a violent 
entourage. 

The  fans  are  where  the  trouble 
starts.  Everyone  said  we  have  the  best 
fans  in  the  world.  The  Red  Sox  Nation,  as 
we  are  called.  Well  I think  we  can  kiss  that 
distinction  good  bye  after  creating  an 
environment  in  which  one  of  our  own  dies 
during  a celebration.  So  what  turns  this 
joyous  group  occasion  into  a violent 
angry  mob  that  throws  trash  barrels  at 
windows,  taunts  police  by  throwing  bot- 
tles and  bricks,  and  pulls  down  street 
signs?  The  drunken  (or  sober  but  idiotic) 


young  men  (or  less  often  women)  who  are 
looking  out  for  nothing  but  their  own 
entertainment  and  amusement,  arc  mostly 
to  blame.  In  fact,  as  you  may  have 
noticed,  we  got  more  than  a couple  of 
those  here  at  Westfield  Stale.  Here  at 
Westfield  we  manifested  our  “happiness" 
not  in  trash  barrel  throwing  but  in  fire- 
work lighting.  I almost  got  nailed  with  a 
firecracker  that  took  a nosedive  into  part 
of  the  crowd.  When  1 went  outside  after 
game  seven  1 simply  wanted  to  sec  every- 
one chanting  and  being  happy  about  the 
game.  1 did  not  want  to  run  in  fear  of  my 
• life. 

We  were  lucky  that  night.  1 saw 
two  people  almost  get  trampled  to  death 
in  the  parking  lot  near  Dickinson  while 
the  group  moved  toward  the  tents.  What  if 
we  had  our  own  student  crushed  to  death? 
It  almost  happened  right  under  our  noses. 
Instead  it  happened  to  Victoria.  She  was 
just  a fan  going  out  in  the  street  to  have 
fun  around  Fenway  with  a few  fellow 
fans.  All  they  wanted  was  to  cheer  and 
yell  and  jump  up  and  down.  Then  some 
“hardcore”  fans  changed  the  crowd’s 
dynamic  and  now  Victoria’s  family  is  left 
without  their  "exceptional”  daughter  (the 
word  used  by  her  father).  Think  about  that 
and  think  about  the  quality  of  your  life 
(whoever  you  are)  the  next  time  you  begin 
to  lead  a crowd  causing  the  members  in  it 
to  trample  one  another.  In  fact  if  someone 
did  get  pinned  down  and  killed  in  our 
parking  lot,  I’d  like  to  have  the  drunken, 
pathetic,  futureless  loser  who  caused  the 
mass  migration  to  be  the  one  who  calls  the 
victim’s  parents.  Have  him  try  to  ratio- 
nalize that  one,  “yes  ma’am,  I’m  sorry  to 
say  but  your  daughter  will  not  be  joining 
you  for  thanksgiving  this  year  because  I 
was  so  happy  that  1 got  plastered  and  lead 
a mob  in  an  attempt  to  destroy  some  tents. 
But  they  ultimately  ended  up  collapsing 
your  daughter’s  esophagus  en  route...  but 
hey,  how  about  them  Sox?” 

And  what  about  the  guy  who  was 
meant  to  cross  Victoria’s  her  path  in  the 
future  in  order  to  form  a loving  couple? 
That  guy  could  be  you  or  me.  Or  what 
about  the  son  Victoria  could  have  had  that 
might  have  found  a cure  cancer  or  became 
a Priest  or  a social  worker.  This  person 
will  not  be  bom  could  have  become  your 
daughter’s  husband  or  your  son’s  best 
friend  for  all  we  know.  But  we'll  never 
find  out.  Does  anyone  ever  think  about 
things  like  this?  Or  is  everyone  too  preoc- 
cupied worrying  about  who  is  going  to 
buy  for  them  during  the  World  Series? 
Next  time  you  are  celebrating  with  a 
group,  take  a second  and  think  about  your 
fellow  human  beings  before  you  kick 
something  or  set  something  on  fire.  Let’s 
prevent  a similar  tragedy  here  at 
Westfield. 

Victoria  all  I have  to  say  is,  1 did 
not  know  you,  but  I will  remember  you.  I 
hope  that  where  you  are  now,  you  are 
being  treated  better  than  you  were  on  this 


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Arts  & Entertainment 


Political  Flicks  The 

Rave 


Tavern 

Reviews 


Gets 


BV  BOB  MCDONALD 
ASSOCIATE  EDITOR 


During  weeks  like  this  one,  the 
American  public  can  be  divided  into  two 
categories,  In  one  category  are  the  politi- 
cal junkies,  like  myself,  who  couldn’t  be 
happier  to  exercise  their  civic  duty  and  to 
discuss  all  aspects  of  it.  On  the  other 
hand,  there  arc  many  of  us  who  are  tired 
of  hearing  about  nothing  but  politics  for 
the  last  few  months.  To  take  a bit  of  the 
seriousness  out  of  the  week,  here  is  a top 
five  list  of  my  favorite  political  films. 
They  all  present  comedic  performances 
but  they  also  touch  upon  important  politi- 
cal issues  that  deserve  discussion. 

5.  My  Fellow  Americans  (1996) 
- This  underappreciated  comedy  features 
Jack  Lemmon  as  Republican  cx-President 
Russell  Kramer  and  James  Gamer  as 
Democratic  ex-  President  Matt  Douglas. 
The  two  bitter  enemies  are  forced  to  work 
together  to  clear  their  names  after  being 
set  up  by  the  current  president  (played  by 
Dan  Aykroyd).  The  idea  of  partisans 
working  together  may  be  a breath  of  fresh 
air  in  the  current  climate.  The  film  has 
some  very  funny  scenes  but  also  delivers 
some  important  messages  about  who  we, 
as  Americans  are,  and  how  our  politicians 
should  reflect  that. 

4.  Bulworth  ( 1 998)  - Warren 
Beatty  plays  Senator  Jay  Billington 
Bulworth,  a man  who  has  finally  become 
fed  up  with  all  the  of  doubletalk  of  poli- 
tics and  has  turned  suicidal.  After  making 
a deal  with  an  insurance  lobbyist  for  a 
substantial  policy,  Bulworth  puts  out  a 
contract  on  his  life  and  then  begins  to 
speak  truthfully  about  his  opinions.  This 
can  be  called  one  of  the  most  honest  films 
concerning  race  ever  shown.  It  is  also 
one  of  the  few  films  in  which  the  “white- 
guy-acting-black"  shtick  works  to  comic 
perfection.  This  film  also  features  an 


amazing  performance  by  Halle  Berry. 

3.  The  American  President 
(]995)-AprecursorioThe  West  Wing, 
this  romantic  comedy  features  Michael 
Douglas  as  President  Shepard,  who  has 
fallen  in  love.with  Annette  Benning’s 
Sydney  Ellen  Wade,  an  environmental 
lobbyist.  The  film  examines  the  distinc- 
tion between  public  and  private  life  that 
all  public  figures  must  endure.  The  film 
is  also  filled  with  memorable  perfor- 
mances, especially  by  Martin  Sheen, 
Michael  J.  Fox,  and  Richard  Dreyfiiss,  as 
Senator  Bob  Rumson,  the  candidate  who 
runs  against  Shepard. 

2.  Dr.  Strangelove  (or  How  1 
Learned  to  Stop  Worrying  and  Love  the 
Bomb)  (1964)  - Stanley  Kubrick’s  dark 
comedy  about  a rogue  general  authorizing 
a bombing  run  on  the  U.S.S.R.  has  shown 
up  on  many  lop  ten  lists  throughout  the 
years.  This  film  takes  a farcical 'look  at 
the  way  that  cold  war  policies  dictate  into 
practice.  It  features  three  performances 
by  Peter  Sellers,  and  the  now  iconic 
image  of  Slim  Pickens  riding  an  atomic 
bomb  while  waving  a ten  gallon  cowboy 
hat.  While  the  humor  may  be  a bit  dry 
for  some,  this  is  a classic  film  that  all 
should  see. 

1.  Mr.  Smith  Goes  to 
Washington  (1939)  - It  has  been  said  that 
this  film  represents  the  most  basic  ideals 
of  American  political  thought.  The  movie 
stars  James  Stewart  as  Jefferson  Smith,  an 
overgrown  boy  scout  who  replaces  a 
recently  deceased  Senator.  This  Frank 
Capra  classic  is  famous  for  its  filibuster 
sequence,  in  which  Smith  defends  himself 
from  false  accusations  of  misconduct  by 
resorting  to  true  American  idealism.  This 
film  also  includes  a memorable  perfor- 
mance by  Claude  Rains  as  the  Senator 
that  frames  Smith. 


BV  KRISTEN  ESPISITO 
VOICE  REPORTER 

At  last,  a new  choice  of 
restaurants  in  Westfield!  The  Tavern 
recently  opening  in  downtown 
Westfield  is  a success.  It  is  located 
across  from  Domino’s.  After  hearing 
rumors  of  all  degrees 
about  this  place,  1 decid- 
ed to  check  it  out  for 
myself. 

The  Tavern  has  a 
clean  atmosphere  with 
different  sections  ranging 
from  a bar  room  to  a 
dressy  dining  room.  The 
bar  room  is  equipped  with 
tables  and  TVs  while  the 
dining  area  is  large  with 
rooms  off  to  the  sides  for 
different  functions.  The 
staff  is  extremely  effi- 
cient and  it  is  obvious 
that  their  goal  is  to  make 
your  time  at  the  Tavern 
an  enjoyable  one. 

Any  type  of  diner  will  find 
not  just  one,  but  many  entrees  to 
choose  from.  Appetizers  include  the 
typical  boneless  buffalo  wings  and 
the  not  so  typical  fettuccini  alfredo 
in  the  entr6e  section. 

Soups  and  original  salads  are 
offered  as  appetizers  and  meals. 

Salad  comes  with  any  of  the  main 
dinner  items. 

Main  dishes  range  from 
Italian  specialties,  to  steaks,  seafood, 
and  sandwiches.  The  food  is  some  of 
the  best  1 have  had  in  a while  and  for 
college  students  who  are  used  to  eat- 
ing regularly  in  the  Dining  Commons 
will  find  their  experience  at  The 
Tavern  extremely  pleasant. 

Highly  recommended  is  the 
eggplant  parmigiana  which  has  layer 


Specialties: 
Italian,  steaks, 
sandwiches 


in  a thick  sauce  with  a generous 
potion  of  pasta. 

The  Tavern  is  a tad  pricier 
than  Applebee’s  but  well  worth  it. 
Meals  range  from  about  SI  2-S 18. 
Appetizers  were  about  $6  to  S7  and 
desserts  ranged  from  S3  to  S4. 

Each  entree  at  The  Tavern 
offers  large  por- 
tions and  will  easi- 
ly feed  three.  The 
prices  are  well 
worth  the  food, 
service  and  atmos- 
phere. 

When  look- 
ing for  a place  for 
a good  home 
cooked  meal,  look 
no  further. 

Overall,  The 
Tavern  is  a fantas- 
tic addition  to  the 
city  of  Westfield. 


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Price;  $12-$18 
Location:  Westfield 
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Hello  darlings,  Happy  Halloween  to 
you  all!  Duitotheoverwhelmingmovemcntof 
the  spirits  this  week,  ny  ALL  POWERFUL 
SEEING  EYE  has  shoivn  me  many  thin^.bui 
readffs  beware,  ny  prediedons  are  not  for  the 
weak  ofheail... 

Aries:  Hey  you...A.D.D.  kid!  Do  me  a favor 
OK?  CALM  DOWN!  You’re  all  over  the  place 
this  week  and  you’re  freaking  ewryone  out!  1 
know  you  feel  like  you  need  to  be  ©ctra  produc- 
tive this  week  but  staying  up  all  nigh  buildii^ 
model  antique  cars  doeai’t  accompli^  aiy  thing 
bu  pissing  off  your  roommate  A little  advice 
for  you;  find  and  please  stait  using  diat  old 
Riddilin  you  weened  yourselfoff  ofwhenyou 
were  thirteen,  there  was  a reascti  your  doctors 
insisted  you  take  it 

Taurus:  Your  fiiends  seem  to  be  avoiding  you 
this  week  and  your  selfesteem  plumits  so  you 
turn  to  the  only  guy  that’s  always  been  thoe  for 
you.Mr.JackDaiiels,  Unfortunantleyyou’rea 
lousydnmkandyourdesicicn  todmnk  dial  your 
missing  amigos  reminded  them  (rf  why  they 
abandoned  you  in  the  first  place!  Isuggstthat 
you  take  anothershot  and  pour  your  crying  heart 
oit  to  die  bartender  because  he’sgenna  beyour 
only  friend  for  a long  time, 

Gemini:  You’re  having  some  issues  with  your 
dorm  neigfibois  this  week.  By  issues  I mean 
thatyoudisgustdiem.  IjetiTiectueyouin...bocty 
hairisnot  sexy  and  hasn’t  been  since  1984.  So 
either  cover  up  whoi  you  walk  to  the  shower  or 
shave  your  back. 

Cancer:  For  you  Career  I have  prepareda  fitting 
limerick... 

There  once  was  a lonely  cancer, 

Who’sdteam  was  to  be  an  exotic  dancer. 

Too  bad  iheirface  lesembiesa  lat 
And  their  body’s  ridiculously  fat 
Perhaps  an  eating  disorder  is  the  answer? 

Leo;  In  awacky  twist,  youseem  tobegettir^ 
along  wonderfolfy  with  people!  This  new,  ncu- 
bitehy  approach  to  life  has  won  you  many  new 
ftiends...butthat’saboutit!  Since  you’ve  joined 
the  good  side  you’ve  lost  everything  you 
vvoikcd  so  nithelessty  to  get  At  least  when  you 
were  a douche  bag  you  had  something  to  show 
for  it,  nowall  you’ve  got  is  a fake  smile  and  a 
few  fair-weather  friends. 

Virgo:  Hey,  what’s  that  on  your  nose  Virgo?Is 
that  poop?  That’s  probably  because  you’ve  got 
your  head  so  far  up  your  professors  ass  you  can 


barely  breathe.  Complimerls  will  get  you  no 
where  Vugo  and  offering  sex  for  good  graefcs 
only  makes  you  look  like  a whore.  Put  your 
clothes  back  on  and  hit  the  boote,  your  sexual 
skills  wouldi'i  earn  you  anA+  anyway. 

Libra:  Do  me  a favor  Libra,  build  a bridge,  cry 
ariverandGETOVER  m You’ve  done  noth- 
ir^  Ixit  whine  abou  your  lame  sex  life  for  the 
past  week  and  no  one  wants  to  hear  it  anymae! 
Ifyour  love  life  sucks  so  much  do  ib  all  a favor 
andshootyourselL.irtoapapcr towel  overyour 
favorite  inlemetpcm. 

Scorpio:  Unlike  theLibra,  your  sex  life  isnxkin 
this  week!  Whips?  Been  there  Hand  cuffs? 
Dale  that  You've  finalty  fourxl  a partner  that 
shares  in  your  kinky  style!!  Unfortunatley 
they’vealso  shared  theirs^ewithmost  St  udoits 
on  canpus  and  somewhere  along  they  picked 
up  a new  sex  toy!  It’s  called  Syphillis  and  now 
you  get  to  playwithittoo! 

Sagittaius:  You’re  beyond  help  I don’t  even 
want  to  waste  my  time. 

Capricorn:  I see  youVe  become  interested  in 
musclatEty...particuladyanging.  1 hate  to  break 
it  to  you  Capiiccm  but  whoever  told  you  that 
you  had  a good  voice  wasobviouslyeither  deaf 
or  has  an  extra  chromosone.  Before  your 
dreams  of  a sir^ir^  career  get  too  outof  hand  let 
merainonyourparade:  yousoundhoniUe.  I’d 
ratfier  listen  to  a thirteen  year  old  Jewish  boy 
croak  throu^  his  Toah  reading  than  you  sii^ 
anyday. 

Aquarius:  Hot  damn!  Have  you  seen  your  mem 
lately?  How  ^ort  was  that  skirt?  Howkw-oi 
was  that  top?  Face  it  Aquarius,  your  mom’s  a 
Grade  A M.I.L.F.  and  it  bothers  you  No  one 
calls  for  you  anymore,  they  all  just  wail  to  talk 
to  your  mom!  Kind  of  embairasng  hiJi?  1 feel 
foryou,  Ireallydo...butifyouseeheraitylime 
soon  could  you  have  her  give  me  a call?  I 
wouldn’tmind  a go  at  her  myself... 

Pisces:  Beforeyou  reach  fa  the  extrazebracake 
Pisces,  ask  yourself  this  question;  Is  it  really 
worthit?  tfyou’regpii^  to  eat  anotherfat  filled 
snack,  why  don’t  you  save  yourself  some  time 
and  pressure  energy  andjusttape  it  to  your  ass, 
cause  that’s  where  it’s  all  been  going  latley  arty- 
way!  One  word:TREADMILL!  Try  puttii^ 
the  fork  down  and  Viorking  out  every  orce  in  a 
while,  you  miglit  be  Me  to  see  your  feet  by  the 
new  year! 


Od 


Photo  by-  Matthew  Bemat 


Hey!  Look  at  this  fox!  His  name  is  Felix! 

That’s  pretty  cool  right!?!  Felix  was  spotted  lurking  around  behind  Laromers 
Hall  this  past  Tuesday. 


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Intramurals  TflC  UoiCC  November  1 , 2004 


Do  you  believe  in  miracle  (part  II  of  course) 


I “THIS  OWL'S  HOWL” 
BY  JOHN  DESCHENES 
SPORTS  COLUMNIST 


This  has  nothing  to  do  wMi  hockey, 
although  thinking  about  the  USA  win  over  the 
Soviet^  at  Lake  Pladd  in  1980  still  brings  a 
anile  to  &ce.  This  is  Aout  baseball.  This  is 
about  the  gieatst  comeback  in  ^erts  HISTO 
RY  Please  read  that  last  serlence  slowiy,  prefer- 
ably several  times,  The  Bosten  Red  Sox  woe 
left  for  dead  when  they  fell  behind  the  New 
York  Yankees  3-0  in  the  best  of  seven  ALCS, 
arxl  for  good  reason.  The  Yankees  arc  the  most 
accomplishal  oiganization  in  ^orts,  winning 
26  World  Championships. The  Yankees  lealso 
known  for  their  "ownersh^"  of  the  Red  Sox 
New  York  has  won  7 consecutive  AL  East  titles 
at  the  expense  oftheert  ire  Red  Sox  I'faticn.  I'm 
sure  the  names  Babe,  Bucky  and  Bocne  also 
wring  a bell,  but  I won't  get  into  that.  The 
Yankees  had  also  beaten  the  Sox  in  the  AIX!Sin 
1999  and  ofcourse  last  season.  After  readirtg  all 
of  that,  who  could  possbly  say  with  a straight 
face  that  the  Red  Sox  would  comeback  with 
four  consecudvc  wins  to  advaire  to  the  World 
Series? 


Answff:  nobody.  I can't  remember 
anybody  being  optimistic  after  the  "Boston 
Massacre,"  a.k.a  game  tlree.  When  I first 
found  out  ttiat  no  team  in  baseball  history  had 
ever  comeback  from  a 3-0  deficit,  1 was  think- 
ing the  Red  Sox  were  the  only  firanchise  capable 
of  blowing  a lead  like  that.  Nobotfy  would 
e;iq)ect  the  proud  New  Yori<  %nkees  to  do  sev 
would  they? 

As  a loyal  fan  1 tuned  into  game  four. 
Obviously  ! wasi'i  real  confident  witii  Derek 
Lowe  pitching  IbrtheSox.  He  usuat^  struggles 
against  New  York.  It  didnit  take  lor^  for  A- 
Fraud  total®  Lowe  deep.  Season’s  over;  rigit? 
Well  tire  game  went  on  and  the  Sox  battled 
They  found  themselves  down  a run  in  the  9th 
with  the  best  closer  inpostscasen  history  on  the 
mound  Season's  over,  right?  Kevin  Millar  led 
off  the  inning  with  a walk,  and  then  pindi  run- 
ner Dave  Roberts  stole  2nd  boK  (bardy).  Bill 


Mueller  singed  up  the  middle  to  score  Robots 
fiom2nd,tiegame.At  thispornt  I found  myself 
believing  Some  great  bullpen  work  from  Keith 
Foulke,  Alan  Embrec  and  Curtis  Leskanic 
allowed  David  Ortiz  to  send  evayone  home 
happy  with  a walk-off  homerun.  Okay  the  Sox 
clidi't  get  swept,  bn  this  is  the  Yankees.  They 
won't  blow  a 3-0  lead.. 

I saw  a sign  in  gone  five  ihat  really 
sums  ip  being  a Sox  fan.  It  said,  "Every  time  1 
think  fm  out,  they  suck  me  back  ia"  The  RoJ 
Sox  had  their  fans  bebeving  once  again  With 
Pedro  on  the  mound  maybe,  just  maybe  th^ 
could  send  the  series  back  to  New  York.  The 
Sox  gave  Pedro  an  early  lead  by  scratching  out 
acoiplerunsoffofMike  Mussina.  Eveiything 
was  going  smoothly. 

Fenway  was  rocking,  and  Pedo  was 
pitchirgwell.Thisall  changed  in  the  6th  inning. 
Derek  Jeter,  the  all-time  leader  in  postseason 
hits,  came  to  the  plate  with  the  bases  loaded  and 
two  outs.  On  Pedro's  1 00th  ptch  of  the  night, 
Jeter  ^pped  a bases  clearing  double  down  the 
ri^t  field  line.The2-l  Bostonlead  was  erased; 
it  was  now  4-2  New  York.  Season's  over,  ri^t? 
Al  that  time  1 was  thinking  we  may  have  just 
seen  the  last  of  Pedo  Martinez  in  a Red  Sox 
uniform.  A few  of  his  teammates  apparently 
diefo^  want  to  see  Pedro's  career  in  Boston  end 
just  jet. DavidOrtiz  ledoffthe  8ih  witha  home- 
run,  cutting  the  New  York  lead  to  4-3.  Kevin 
Millar  then  drew  another  crucial  walk. 

That  was  fd  lowed  by  Trot  Nixon's 
hit-and-run  sin^c,  sending  pinch  lurtner  Dave 
Roberts  to  3rd bose.ExilTom  Gordo n,andenter 
Mariano  Rivera.TheSoxcoulcfo'tposably  doit 
two  nights  in  a row,  could  they?  Json  Vbritek 
greeted  Rivera  with  a gane  ^ng  sacrifice  fly. 
The  Sox  were  unable  to  score  thj  winimg  run 
off  Rivera,  but  at  least  they  serf  it  to  extra 
innings  again  The  Sck  bullpen  was  a^in 
immense.  Qeat  workfron  Mike  Timlin,  Keith 
Foulke,  Bronson  Arroyo,  and  c^ecially  Tim 
Wakefieldgave  DavkJ  Ortiz  just  the  cpporUini- 
ty  he  was  looking  for.  Ortiz  debvered  with 
another  walk-off  hit,  this  lime  a sin^e.  The 
^me  took  neatly  6 hours,  which  had  me  look- 
ing for  some  Tyieno).  Hearing  "Dirty  Water" 
one  more  time  eased  my  pain.  The  Sox  had  put 
up  a nice  little  fight  at  home,  they  dich't  fdd. 


There  was  no  way  they  could  go  into  Yankee 
Stadium  and  fini^  off  this  comeback,  or  was 
there? 

Immediately  afier  game  five.  Curt 
ScMllingsaidhe  would  bereactytogo.Thisguy 
is  amazing.  lri>  not  even  going  to  try  to  oqtlain 
the  problem  witii  his  ankle,  we've  aU  heard 
drout  it  He  was  close  to  not  pitchir^  again  this 
season  after  game  one,  a game  in  which  he 
deaily  wasn't  himself.  If  anybody  saw  him  in 
the  di^out  it  looked  like  he  was  going  (o  cry. 
Lfoder  these  circumstances,  his  win  in  ^me  ax 
willga  down  in  Red  Sox  history  as  one  of  the 
best  ever.  I wonder  how  the  bloody  sock  will  be 
remambered;  1 say  they  send  it  to  the  Hdl  of 
Fame. 

That  is  certainly  where  Curt  Schilling 
should  end  up.  Who  was  the  other  difference 
maker  in  gamea'x? Mark  Bdlhom!  Wlhouthis 
three  run  homerun.  there  is  no  game  sevea  This 
is  where  manager  Terry  Francona  deserves  a ton 
of  credit  Bel  Ihom  was  struggling  big-time,  and 
fens  were  caUing  forPokey  Reese  (this  guy  can't 
hil  his  weight).  Francona  stuck withhis guy  and 
it  paid  off.  Jon  Lieber  made  one  mistake  in  two 
starts,  and  Bellhotn  made  him  pay.  Who  could 
foiget  A-Fraud’sliiile  schadgirl  slapat  Bronson 
Arreyo? 

Both  of  these  plays  were  controver- 
sial (only  in  the  eyes  of  Yankee  fms),  but  the 
unpircs  got  the  caUs  correct!  Tltis  is  amaring. 
\Wio  would  expect  the  unpires  to  get  BOTH 
calls  rigit,  and  in  favor  of  the  Red  Sox?  1 was 
shocked.  1 was  undoubtedly  expecting  the 
unpires  to  rule  in  favor  of  New  York  (again). 
Yankee  fans  responded  ty  titrowing  baseballs 
onto  the  fidd 

Here  is  where  1 noticed  a difference 
between  Red  Sox  and  Yankee  fans.  Red  Sese 
fens  only  throw  stuff  on  tiie  field  when  the 
wrong  cal  1 is  made  a^inst  the  Sox  'V^kee  fais 
are  so  arrogantand  fill  I of  themselves,  they  think 
every  call  should  go  in  their  fevor.  Anyway,  it 
was  good  seeing  the  bionic  maa  Keith  Foulke, 
doseout  the  win  ty  striking  out  formerRed  Sox 
bum,  Tony  Clark,  with  tlie  tying  runs  on  base 
(itis  ok  thou^,  Tony  was  a good  guy  in  the  clifo- 
housc). 

The  Red  Sox  found  a way  to  force  a 
game  seven,  but  there's  no  way  the  Yankees 


would  blow  a 3-0  lead,. 

Terry  Francona  should  have  just 
picled  out  of  a hat  to  decide  who  would  start 
game  seven.  The  Sox  rotation  was  tired  an  d beat 
up.  Thechcnce  was  Derek  Lowe. This  is  aguy 
who  almost  never  pitches  well  against  the 
Yankees,  especially  in  Yantee  Stadium.  Hewas 
also  asked  to  start  the  game  on  two  (feys  rest, 
which  is  unheard  of  in  this  era  of  baseball.  I 
thoi^ht  the  Yaikees  wouldkill  Derek  Lowe,  so 
1 was  hoping  for  an  explorion  from  the  Sox  bats. 

1 was  dead  wrong  Derek  Lowe 
pitched  the  game  ofhislife,  right  when  the  Sox 
needed  him  ta  1 hope  you  d I realize  Lowe  was- 
n't even  sipposed  to  start  a single  game  in  the 
playoffe,  he  was  supposed  to  be  in  the  buUpea 
Lowe  wasn't  happy  with  Francona^  original 
decisionandhetookhisangeroiiontheYankee 
hitteis. 

He  recorded  out  after  out  on  ground 
balls,  and  he  limited  his  walks,  which  is  very 
inportari  for  him.  It  is  time  to  give  credit  to 
Terry  Francona  again.  Johnny  Damon  wasi't 
hitting  at  all  in  tire  first  six  games,  and  some  fans 
were  calling  for  him  to  be  benched  Like  the 
Bel  Ihom  siluation,  Francona  stuck  withhis  guy 
and  it  paid  off. 

Two  homeruns  later  (including  a 
Grand  Slam),  Dairton  had  paced  the  Red  Sox  to 
an  8-1  lead  Wth  Lowe  gcHirg  on  short  rest,  he 
was  lifted  after  the  6th  inning.  Surprisin^y 
Pedro  Martirez  was  the  first  man  out  of  theSox 
bullpen.  I admit  I originally  liked  the  decision, 
but  Pedro  gave  ip  a coiple  runa  He  also  gotthe 
New  York  crowdbackirto  tire  game.  Chantsof 
"who’s  yrour  daddy?"  were  started  by  the  Yankee 
feithful.  At  this  point  I figured  here  comes 
another  Yankee  rally.  Just  like  last  yor. 

Seascji's  over,  right?  Pedro  quickly 
put  an  end  to  that  as  he  minimized  the  damage 
Mike  Timlin  and  Alan  Bnbree  finished  off  the 
Yankees  and  history  was  maefe.  The  Red  Sox 
players  stonned  the  field  and  celebrated  in  the 
exact  same  spot  their  hearts  woe  ripped  out  just 
a yearaga  Their  season  isn't  over;  its  on  to  (he 
World  Series. 


The  Banacos  Ro  ad  Race 
has  been  change  to 
Sunday  Nov.  21  @12pm 
due  to 

NCAA  Divison  III  Field 
Hockey  Championships 
to  be  heid  at  W9C 
Saturday  Nov  20. 


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Please  Contact  the  IM 
Office  in  Parenzo  Gym  (P- 
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This  is  DEFINITELY  HAP- 
PENING - we  will  have  an 
IM  Lacrosse  League. 

If  you  have  any  questions 
please  contact:  Coach 
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Extreme  Dodgeball 
(Men  or  Women) 
Please  Contact  the  IM  office. 


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Sports  Th©  VoiCG  November  1 , 2004 


Cross  Country 
Teams  Capture 
MAS C AC  Crowns 


1 FITCHBURG-The  Westfield 
Slate  men’s  and  women’s  cross 
country  teams  both  captured  Mass. 
State  Conference  championships  on 
Saturday,  Oct.  23.  at  Fitchburg’s 
Coggshall  Park. 

It  was  an  impressive  display  of 
depth  and  “pack  running"  that  gave 
ihe  Owls  the  sweep.  For  the 
Westfield  men.  it  was  their  fifth 
litlein  10  years  and  their  18‘^  cham- 
pionship overall  in  the  meet’s  33- 
year  history.  The  Westfield  women 
won  for  the  first  lime  since  2000, 
and  it  was  their  conference-leading 
lO"'  title  in  20  years. 

■'That  was  the  best  pack  run- 
ning I’ve  seen  since  I’ve  been  here," 
said  lO'^  year  head  coach  Bob 
Rausch,  “We  knew  if  we  stayed 
together  that  it  would  be  tough  to 
beat  us.  We  executed  our  meet  strat- 
egy perfectly.’’ 

TheWestfield  men  hadno  run- 
ner place  in  the  top  five,  but  they 
still  won  the  meet  rather  easily.  The 
Owls  totaled  41  points  as  their  first 
six  runners  placed  in  the  lop  12. 
Fitchburg  State,  second  with  66 
points,  had  the  second  and  fifth 
finishers,  but  its  No.  3 runner  was 
)5'^  Mass.  Maritime,  third  with  71 
points,  had  the  No.  3 and  4 runners 
but  its  third-best  runner  finished  1 5. 

“We  actually  thought  the  other 
iisams  would  be  closer,’’  Rausch 
remarked.  “But  there  was  a big  gap 
between  their  (Fitchburg,  Mass 
Maritime)  second  and  third  run- 
ners. A big  gap.’’ 

Salem  State’s  Fabian  Mejia  de- 
fended his  individual  title  with  a 
time  of  24:13  over  the  4.8-mile 
course.  Westfield’s  top  finisherwas 
senior  Geoff  Churchill  (6*^,  25:23), 
who  earned  all-conference  honors 
for  the  fourth  straight  year. 

"GeofFhurthisfooton  Colum- 
bus Day  (Oct.  1 1)  and  he  just  began 
working  out  on  a regular  basis  last 
Thursday  and  Friday,”  said  Rausch. 
“We  were  nervous  if  he  would  even 


finish  the  race." 

Churchill  was  closely  followed 
by  identical  twins  Andy  Messer  (7* 
25:32)andJohnMesser(8'\25:45). 
The  Messer’s  are  graduates  of 
Westfield  High  School,  and  Andy 
Messer  was  the  first  freshman  in  the 
meet  to  cross  the  finish  line. 

Freshman  Christopher  Cuff  of 
South  Dennis  was  a pleasant  sur- 
prise, according  to  Rausch,  finish- 
ing ninth  in  25:51.  Senior  Matt 
Frederick  placed  1 1'*'  (26:00),  fol- 
lowed by  sophomore  Nathan 
Cristofori  of  Plymouth  ( 1 2*,  26:05) 
and  sophomore  John  Krzystofik  of 
Chicopee  (19'*’,  26:44). 

Inthe  women’s  meet,  Westfield 
totaled  32  poipts  to  outpace  Worces- 
terState(43)and  Bridgewater  State 
(67).  Worcester  State  had  three  of 
the  top  five  runners,  but  its  No.  4 
runner  finished  15**'.  Westfield, 
meanwhile,  placed  five  in  the  top 
1 0 and  seven  in  the  top  13. 

Worcester  State  sophomore 
standout  Olivia  Patch  defended  her 
individual  title  with  a time  of  1 9:54 
over  the  3. 1 -mile  course.  Westfield 
State  sophomore  Heather 
Wenninger  of  Chicopee  earned  all- 
conference honors  for  the  third  con- 
secutive year  by  placing  second, 
trailing  Patch  by  1 6 seconds. 

“Heather  ran  a good  race,”  said 
Rausch.  “In  past  races  she  had  fin- 
ished45  seconds  toaminute  behind 
Patch." 

Rausch  also  praised  the  perfor- 
mance of  fifth-year  senior  Aimee 
Worcester  (Lakeville),  who  earned 
all-conference  honors  by  placing 
sixth  in  21 :44.  The  Owls’  pack  run- 
ners included:  freshman  Kim  Grant 
of  East  Sandwich  (7'**,  22:24),  jun- 
ior Marissa  Blume  of  Westwood) 
{8‘^  22:34),  freshman  Amanda 
Baker  of  Webster)  (9^  22:39),  se- 
niorChristineBymeofSharon(1 1*, 
23:01),  and  sophomore  Alison 
Wesolowski  of  South  Hadley  (13'*', 
23:09). 


WOMEN'S  CROSS  COUNTRY  TEAM:  First  row,  left  to  right:  Sarah  Clark,  Adriana  Gomez,  Aimee  Worcester. 
Christine  Byrne.  Second  row:  Amanda  Baker,  Linda  Drohn,  Mary  KateGilrein,  Jillian  Slyva,  Marissa  Blume.  Third 
row:  assistant  coach  Jason  Davis,  Colleen  Wimberly.  Heather  Wenninger.  Caitlin  Bates,  Alison  Wesolowski,  Kim 
Grant,  head  coach  Bob  Rausch.  Mickey  Curiis  Photos 


MEN'S  CROSS  COUNTRY  TEAM:  First  row,  left  to  right:  Andy  Messer,  Nate  Cristofori.  Brandon  Knox.  John 
Kryzstofik,  Andy  Strniste.  Dave  Estabrook,  Chris  Cuff,  Bill  Magdalensky.  Second  row:  assistant  coach  Jason 
Davis,  Matt  Frederick,  Jay  Cunha,  Geoff  Churchill,  Byron  Baily,  John  Messer.  Stephen  Cole,  head  coach  Bob 
Rausch. 


As  the  fall  sports  seasons  wind 
down,  seniors  on  the  Westfield  Stale 
learns  have  been  recognized  for 
Iheir  contributions  to  the  athletics 
pragrams.  Top  photo:  seniors  Amy 
Svatik,  left,  and  Beth  Chapdelaine 
are  presented  gifts  before  the  vol- 
leyball team’s  final  home  game  last 
Tuesday.  Bottom  photo:  students 
showed  their  support  for  the  se- 
niors, including  Matt  Gurley. 

I Mickey  Curtis  Photos 


Litterst,  Wolski 
Players  Of  Week 


Westfield  State  College 
field  hockey  standout 
Shanna  Litterst  was  named 
the  Mass.  State  Conference 
Player  of  the  Week,  and 
teammate  Megan  Wolski 
was'selected  the  Little  East 
Conference  Rookie  of  the 
Week  for  Oct.  24. 

Litterst,  a talented 
sophomore  forward  from 
Falmouth,  had  two  goals  and 
an  assist  in  a 4-1  conference 
victory  over  Bridgewater 
State. 

Westfield,  10-4  overall, 
earned  a share  of  the  Mass. 
State  Conference  title, 
finishing  MASCAC  play 
with  a 4-1  record.  Litterst  is 
among  the  MASCAC  leaders 
in  goals  (1 1)  and  points  (27). 

Wolski  - a Plymouth 
South  High  School  graduate 
- scored  a goal  in  a loss  at 
Keene  State  and  a goal  vs. 


Bridgewater  State.  Wolski  also 
was  named  to  the  MASCAC 
weekly  honor  roll. 

Three  more  Westfield 
State  athletes  were  weekly 
honor  roll  selections. 

In  women’s  soccer, 
sophomore  Erin  Lowney  (Fall 
River)  scored  the  game- 
winning goal  in  a 1-0  victory  at 
Fitchburg  State.  In  men’s 
soccer,  junior  Ray  Cheria 
(Ludlow)  scored  two  goals  in  a 
4-0  victory  over  Fitchburg 
State. 

And  in  football,  junior 
fullback,  Mark  Puchalski 
(Whately)  rushed  for  a career- 
best  126  yards  on  17  carries, 
including  a 46-yard  touchdown 
run,  in  a 28-12  victory  over 
Framingham  State.  The 
Frontier  Regional  High  School 
graduate  also  caught  uvo 
passes  for  3 1 yards. 


Football  Team  Tops 
Framingham,  28-12 


WESTFIELD  - Junior  full- 
back Mark  Puchalski  (Whately/ 
Frontier  Regional  High  School) 
rushed  for  1 26  yards  on  1 7 carries, 
including  a 46-yard  touchdown, 
to  lead  Westfield  State  to  a 28-12 
victory  over  Framingham  State. 

Westfield  improved  to  4-3 
overall  and  3-2  in  the  Bogan  Divi- 
sion of  the  NEFC.  Framingham 
remains  winless  at  0-7. 

On  Westfield’s  first  play  of 
the  second  half,  the  6-2, 230-pound 
Puchalski  ran  untouched  around 
right  end  for  his  46-yard  TD  to 
snap  a scoreless  tie. 

The  Owls  were  driving  for 
another  score  two  minutes  later 
butquarterbackMikeLorenzano’s 
desperation  pass  was  intercepted 
by  Framingham  sophomore  line- 
backer William  Junkins 
(Abington),  who  returned  it  79 
yards  for  a touchdown. 

Westfield  stayed  ahead,  7-6, 
as  the  Rams  received  a personal 
foul  for  excessive  celebration  fol- , 
lowing  the  touchdown  and'their 
PAT  attempt  failed. 


TheOwls  went  ahead  1 4-6  with 
1 :53  remaining  in  the  third  quarter 
with  a 12-play,  59-yard  drive  that 
was  capped  when  Jim  Fennelly  re- 
covered a loose  ball  in  the  end  zone 
following  a Lorenzo  fumble  at  the 
four-yard  line. 

Westfield  scored  two  fourth- 
quarter  touchdowns  on  a l-yard 
plunge  by  senior  Don  Jones  and  a 
9-yard  pass  reception  by  B.J. 
Holleran.  Framingham  scored  with 
2:33  remaining  on  a 3 1 -yard  recep- 
tion by  Patrick  Sheehan. 

Led  by  Puchalski,  Westfield 
compiled399yards  intotal  offense, 
including  233  rushing  yards,  and 
the  Owls  had  24  first  downs  to 
Framingham’seight.  Jones had7I 
yards  on  26  carries.  Lorenzo  com- 
pleted 15of26passes  for  16'6  yards. 
Senior  DavidTrueira  (6  receptions, 
49  yards),  and  Holleran  (5-73)  led 
the  receivers. 

The  Rams  were  held  to  144 
yards  in  total  offense,  most  in  the 
fourth  quarter  against  Westfield 
reserves.  Framingham  had  28  net 
yards  rushing  on  28  attempts. 


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Election  2004  ThC  UolCC  November,  2004 


Presidential 

2004 


President  George  W.  Bush  Senator  John  F.  Kerry 


The 

Candidates 


Election 


The  Issues 


On  October  1 8,  2004, 
President  Bush  signed  the 
Department  of  Homeland 
Security  Appropriations  Act 
of  2005  to  provide  much- 
needed  fijnds  for  our 
Nation's  homeland  security 
activities. 

This  bill  contains 
most  of  the  Federal 
Government’s  investment  in 
homeland  security.  With 
enactment  of  the  remainder 
of  the  President's  FY  2005 
Budget,  President  Bush  will 
have  nearly  tripled  funding 


for  homeland  security  activi- 
ties since  taking  office. 

This  bill  reflects 
President  Bush’s  commit- 
ment to  defend  America  by 
making  sure  the  Federal 
Government  and  State  and  D 
local  first  responders  have 
the  resources  they  need  to  U 
prevent  terrorist  attacks  ^ 
within  the  United  States, 
reduce  America’s  vulnerabil-  ij 
ity  to  terrorism,  and  mini-  ^ 
mize  damage  from  attacks 
that  might  occur. 


Today,  our  leader- 
ship has  .walked  away  from 
more  than  a century  of 
American  leadership  in  the 
world  to  embrace  a new  - 
and  dangerously  ineffec- 
tive - American  disregard 
for  the  world. 

They  bully  instead 
of  persuade.  They  act  alone 
when  th?y  could  assemble 
a team. 

They  confuse  lead- 
ership with  going  it  alone. 
They  fail  to  understand 
that  real  leadership  means 


standing  by  your  principles 
and  rallying  others  to  join 
you. 


From  a speech  given  by  the 
President  as  he  signs  a ban 
on  partial  birth  abortion. 

“In  the  debate 
about  the  rights  of  the 
unborn,  we  are  asked  to 
broaden  the  circle  of  our 
moral  concern.  We're  asked 
to  live  out  our  calling  as 
Americans.  We're  asked  to 
honor  our  own  standards, 
announced  on  the  day  of  our 


founding  in  the  Declaration 
of  Independence.  We're 
asked  by  our  convictions 
and  tradition  and  compas- 
sion to  build  a culture  of  life,  g 
and  make  this  a more  just 
and  welcoming  society,  And  JJ 
today,  we  welcome  vulnera- 
ble children  into  the  care  S 
and  protection  of 
Americans.  H 


Abortion 

K 
E 
R 
R 
Y 


Washington,  DC  - Kerry 
spokesperson  Stephanie 
Cutter  released  the  following 
statement 

“John  Kerry  voted  to 
restrict  late-term  abortions  but 
only  where  there  was  a clear 
exception  for  life  or  health  of 
women. 

However,  George 
Bush  pushed  through  a differ- 
ent piece  of  legislation  that 
failed  to  protect  the  health  of 


women  and  that  is  what  the 
Court  struck  down  today. 

When  John  Kerry  is 
President  he  will  appoint 
judges  that  are  committed  to 
upholding  the  Constitution 
not  pursuing  an  ideological 
agenda.” 


Clear  Skies  Initiative  - 
President  Bush  will  work  to 
secure  passage  of  the  Clear 
Skies  Initiative  to  reduce 
power  plant  emissions  of  sul- 
fur dioxide,  nitrogen  oxides, 
and  mercury  by  70  percent 
and  help  the  states  meet 
tougher  new  air  quality  stan- 
dards. 

Clean  Air  Interstate 
Rule  - President  Bush  will 
complete  the  Clean  Air 
Interstate  Rule,  which  will 
require  the  steepest  emissions 
cuts  in  over  a decade. 

Mercury  Rule  - 


President  Bush  is  the 
first  President  to  propose  caps 
on  emissions  of  mercury  and 
he  will  finalize  the  rule  that 
will  cut  mercury  emissions 
from  power  plants  by  70  per- 
cent. This  rule  will  improve 
public  health  and  protect  chil- 
dren and  pregnant  women. 

National  Parks  - 
President  Bush  will  continue 
to  carry  out  his  five-year  pro- 
gram to  address  the  mainte- 
nance backlog  in  our  national 
parks. 


Enviroment 


Throughout  his 
career,  John  Kerry  has 
fought  to  clean  up  toxic 
waste  sites,  to  keep  our  air 
and  water  clean,  and  to 
protect  the  Arctic  National 
Wildlife  Refuge  and  other 
pristine  wilderness  areas. 

Recently,  the 
League  of  Conservation 
Voters  called  Senator 
Kerry  an  "environmental 
champion." 


All  information  on  this  page  was  taken  from  the  offi- 
cial websites  ot  each  candidate. 
www.georgewbush.com  and  www.johnkerry.com 


Election  2004  The  Uoice  November  1. 2004 


Page  15 


The  Issues 


The  choice  for 
America  - We  can  nx)ve  fcr- 
waid  witfi  tfie  Preacfcnt’s  pro- 
growth economic  policies  that 
are  creating  jobs,  increaang 
inccmes  and  cpening  new  mar- 
ka  s for  American  goods 

Or,  we  can  go  back  to 
ihe  tired  old  policie  of  tax  and 
spend,  economic  isolationisiTt 
and  economic  pes^ian  - a 
proven  recipe  for  econcmic  cBs- 
aster.  America  cannot  afford  to 
return  to  thefiiledpdiciesofthe 
pst-  raising  ta<es  cnAmerican 
families  and  small  businesses 
will  onty  hurtecommic  recovay 
and  future  job  cre^ioa 

We  must  corlinje  ro 
move  forwand  with  pro-growtfi 
policies  that  are  growing  our 
economy  and  fueling  the  cre- 


ation (ff  newjobsCreating  Jobs- 
ThePresidentacted  decisively  to 
help  create  jobs  and  get 
Americans  back  to  work. 

Just  one  year  after  the 
President  signed  the  Jobs  & 
Growth  Ml,  there  is  widespread 
evidence  his  policies  have 
worked 

Since  last  Ai^ust.over 
1 .5  miUion  new  jobs  have  been 
created. 

The  iinenployment 
rate  has  fallen  from  6.3  to  5.6 
percait,  below  the  average  ofthe 
197Qs,  1980s  ard  1990s 

This  job  growth  is 
widespread  - errployment  over 
the  last  year  was  ip  in  41  ofthe 
SOstates,  and  the  unemployment 
rate  was  down  in  47  of  tfie  50 
states. 


Economy 


K 

E 

R 

R 

Y 


In  America,  a ris- 
ing tide  is  supposed  to  lift 
all  boats.  But  today, 
Americans  are  working 
harder,  earning  less,  and 
paying  more  for  health 
care,  college,  and  taxes. 
Corporate  profits  are  soar- 
ing, the  government  keeps 
expanding,  but-  the  oppor- 
tunities for  our  middle- 
class  are  shrinking. 

It's  time  to  bring 
those  opportunities  back. 
John  Kerry  and  John 
Edwards  know  that  we’re 
stronger  when  we  create 
good-paying  jobs  here,  not 
ship  them  overseas.  They 
want  to  reward  hardwork- 
ing middle-class  families 
with  tax  breaks,  not  larger 


bills. 

They  want  to 
expand  the  reach  of  oppor- 
tunity, not  the  size  of  gov- 
ernment. And  they  want  to 
lead  an  America  where  we 
work  together  to  invest  in 
the  jobs  of  tomorrow. 


The  Endorsements 


In  our  opinion,  the  war  terror  is  a 
paramount  issue  in  the  iqjcoming  election.  As  a 
club,  we  do  not  differentiate  between  the  war  or 
terror  and  the  war  foriratp  freedom.  The  reascxi- 
for  that  is  that  Iraq  is  currently  safeguarded 
against  new  and  developing  terrorist  networks 
while  their  military  and  police  forces  are  being 
trainedby  the  US  and  the  world. 

The  idea  of  a preemptive  strike  may  seem 
foreign  and  urx:onventional,  but  a quick  look  into 
wars  of  our  nation's  past,  as  well  as  the  wars  of 
others,  exemplifies  that  had  a first  strike  taken 
place  war  might  have  been  prevented. 
Unfortunately  in  US  history  it  has  taken  a home- 
land or  civilian  attack  to  move  our  country  to 
action.  As  much  as  it  grieves  us  to  accept,  there 
will  be  losses  in  Iraq  and  on  future  infiltratiais  of 
terrorist  countries.  We  salute  those  who  have  lost 
their  lives  defending  the  homeland  from  ah’oad, 
amidst  a time  where  the  ri^t  action  cannot  be 
proven,  only  felt. 

This  might  seem  a grim  future:  friends 
and  family  constantly  overseas,  challenging  new 
problems  in  unfamiliar  places.  These  men  will 
never  know  how  many  American  lives  they 
saved  on  the  homefront,  and  thanks  to  them  nei- 
ther will  we.  As  much  as  it  pains  us,  a withdrawal 
of  our  troops  would  be  detrimental  to  the  global 
war  on  terror.  We  wish  to  rectify  the  inadequacies 
ofthe  Clinton  administration  and  capture  Bin 
Laden  along  with  the  many  terrorists  and  dicta- 


tors we  have  already  brought  to  justice.  In  doing 
so,  committing  our  troops  is  a necessity  to 
demonstrate  our  unwavering  resolve  in  the  fight 
against  teiTOT  cells.  It  is  our  goal  to  make  any 
group  whose  aims  are  destructive  think  twice 
about  the  consequences,  and  not  allow  tliem  to 
operate  freely  because  of  military  absence  and 
bureaucratic  quagmire.  We  believe  that  President 
George  W.  Bush  is  the  cmly  candidate  in  this  race 
who  will  fully  commit  to  the  goals  and  strategies 
listed  above. 

Our  troqjs  feel  strong  and  supported 
under  his  current  leadership,  why  deprive  these 
brave  men  of  the  supplies  and  support  they  need 
over  the  next  four  years?  Under  the  President  and 
his  administration  we  have  brought  countless  ter- 
rorists to  justice,  imprisoned  a tyrannical  dictates, 
and  liberated  more  that  twenty-five  million  peo- 
ple from  opfression  and  extremist  dogma.  It 
would  be--easy  to  quickly  forget  this,  but 
President  Bush  is  the  first  man  in  years  to  bring 
hope  of  peace  in  the  Middle  East  by  way  of  inter- 
vention, and  not  broken  treaties  or  heated  argu- 
ments. 

Still,  while  the  upcoming  election  focuses 
mainly  on  foreign  policy,  it  is  also  easy  to  forget 
the  econcmic  and  educational  paths  the  president 
has  set  before  us.  In  the  1980s  Former  President 
Ronald  Regan  provided  the  American  people 
with  enou^  money  through  tax-cuts  to  give  us 
eight  years  of  unintem^ted  growth  during  the 


Qinton  Administration  (provided  the  standard 
four  year  economic  turnaround  during  the  first 
Bush  Administratioi).  Should  George  W.  Bush 
be  reelected  in  2004,  he  will  continue  Regan's 
trend  of  trickle-down  economics  in  order  to  pro- 
vide future  generations  with  the  same  growth  arxl 
promise  of  the  nineties.  Furthermore,  with  the 
amount  of  children  being  influenced  by  the 
President^  "No  Child  Left  Behind"  act,  future 
generations  of  smarter,  well  educated  children 
will  continue  America^  traditional  as  the  land  of 
plenty  by  continuing  to  become  the  world's  lead- 
ers in  all  areas  of  life. 

The  Presidential  Election  of2004will 
have  a significant  impact  on  both  America  and 
the  entire  world  It  will  decide  not  only  the  direc- 
tion of  our  nation  internally,  but  also  our  nation's 
outlook  on  foreigi  policy  and  peace  through 
action  for  the  rest  of  the  wald.  The  message  we 
arxl  the  President  hope  to  send  is  one  of  unity; 
The  worid  needs  to  act  in  brotherhood  to  elimi- 
nate the  threat  to  nations  and  innocents  around 
the  globe.  Our  group  has  unanimously  voted  to 
spcHisor  incumbent  President  George  W.  Bush 
inthe  upceming  election  Our  group  consists  of 
not  just  conservatives,  but  also  independents,  lib- 
erals and  progressives.  This  vote  was  made  with 
an  oveiAvhelming  quorum  present.  I Iwpe  our 
decision  will  l>elp  you  make  yours,  be  sure  to 
vote  on  November  2,  and  God  Bless  America. 

Westfield  State  College  Republican  Club. 


The  Westfield  State  College  Gay-Straight  Alliance 
officially  endorses  Presidential  Candidate  John  Kerry. 

We  feel  that  because  of  his  stance  on  tax  cuts  for  all 
Americans,  enforcement  of  civil  rights  for  all  Americans, 
and  making  college  affordable  for  all  Americans,  John 
Kerry  is  the  logical  choice  in  this  year's  election. 

Westfield  State  College  PRIDE  Alliance 


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Conservative  students  who  are  loyal  to  their  values,  rather 
than  to  the  Republican  party,  will  probably  vote  for  John  Kerry, 
as  I will. 

Despite  his  claims  to  be  conservative,  the  president  has 
acted  otherwise.  He  has  enlarged  the  federal  government, 
increased  spending  even  on  non-security  items,  replaced  local 
school  decisions  with  federal  mandates,  greatly  endangered  civil 
liberties,  engaged  in  a war  for  nation  building,  bungled  the  war  on 
terror,  and  vastly  increased  the  national  debt.  A liberal  who  had 
done  all  that,  and  lied  so  often,  would  have  been  impeached. 


Bush  is  conservative  only  in  pandering  to  corporations  and  the 
rich,  and  in  supporting  certain  conservative  social  issues  that  do 
not  interfere  in  corporate  profit 

I endorse  John  Kerry,  the  more  moderate  of  the  two  candi- 
dates. 

Stephen  Sossaman 
Department  of  English 

^ ^ 


For  years  people  have  been  talking  about  the  death  of  the  American 
dream.  When  this  talk  happened  before,  America  righted  itself  and 
went  back  to  making  people's  dreams  come  true.  The  dream  is  still 
alive.  President  Bush  wants  to  kill  it 

The  Bush  tax  cut  was  supposed  to  help  people.  Rich  people 
are  technically  people!  On  the  other  hand  E don't  think  taking  a trillion 
dollars  from  ^e  working  class  and  giving  it  to  the  upper  class  counts 
as  "help".  The  war  in  Iraq  was  supposed  to  help  people.  Weil  EHends, 
over  a thousand  Americans,  dozens  of  allies,  and  thousands  of  Iraqis 
have  been  killed  and  the  country  has  "improved"  from  a deadly  dicta- 
torship to  a deadly  war  zone.  I don't  think  that  counts  as  "help"  either. 

If  someone  makes  big  mistakes  like  these  as  president,  then 
that  person  shouldn't  be  president.  And  when  there's  a candidate  like 
John  Kerry,  with  his  courageous  record  in  Vietnam  and  his  progres- 
sive record  in  the  Senate,  there's  no  reason  to  make  the  big  mistake  of 
voting  for  George  W.  Bush.  Vote  Kerry  for  the  American  dream;  vote 
Bush  for  the  American  nightmare. 


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rm  voting  for  John  Kerry  because  he  values  health  cover- 
age  for  more  Americans  and  investment  in  education  over  tax  cuts 
for  millionaires;  he  rejects  the  proposed  amendment  to  the  consti- 
tution  that  aims  to  discriminate  against  Americans;  he  values 
alliances  with  other  countries  and  respects  religions  and  cultures 
other  than  his  own;  he  will  not  further  the  last  four  years  of 
attacks  on  a woman’s  right  to  choose  and  on  international  health 
care  for  women;  and  I trust  him  more  than  his  opponent  to  fill  the 
1 -3  Supreme  Court  seats  that  may  come  up  in  the  next  four  years. 

Dr.  Vanessa  Halford  Diana,  Women ’s  Studies  Program  Coordinator  and 
Assistant  Professor  of  English  (campus  contact  info: 
vdianal^wsc. ma.edu  572-568 7) 


Every  vote  should  count 


By  Megan  Carlotta 
VOICE  CONTRIBUTOR 


The  upcoming  presidential  election 

has  many  questions  to  be  answered.  Who  will 
be  the  president  of  the  United  States?  Will 
there  be  a repeat  of  2000?  Are  there  flaws  in 
the  voting  system?  Now,  1 am  not  talking 
chads  and  dimples  here,  it’s  the  electoral  col- 
lege that  has  stirred  up  voting  controversy. 
The  2000  presidential  election  was  the  fourth 
election  in  the  history  of  the  United  States 
that  the  candidate  who  won  did  not  have  the 
popular  vote.  The  electoral  college  has  been 
accused  of  being  outdated.  And  perhaps  now 
is  the  time  the  electoral  college  was  abol- 
ished. With  another  close  presidential  race 
looming,  the  question  is  again,  will  the  candi- 
.date  with  the  least  amount  of  popular  votes  be 
our  commander  in  chief? 

The  electoral  college  can  be  traced 
back  to  Ancient  Romans  where  the  Roman 
Republic  was  divided  up  into  groups  of  100 
and  that  group  could  only  cast  one  vote.  This 
essentially  is  what  happens  in  the  United 
States.  A state  votes,  and  the  candidate  in  that 
state  who  wins  the  popular  vote  wins  the 
amount  of  electors  that  state  has.  In  the 
beginnings  of  the  United  States,  means  of 
communication  was  difficult.  There  weren’t 


any  telephones  or  the  internet.  Passing  infor- 
mation between  people  took  longer.  The  elec- 
toral college  helped  make  counting  votes  eas- 
ier. 

However,  now  in  2004  communica- 
tion between  both  sides  of  the  country  is 
immediate  and  with  the  outcomes  of  presi- 
dential elections  becoming  closer  and  closer 
there  is  no  doubt  that  the  voting  system  of 
this  country  needs  to  make  a change.  Each 
state  has  a different  amount  of  Electorals. 
Massachusetts  has  12.  The  electorals  are 
based  on  size  and  population  of  the  stale,  for 
instance,  California  has  55.  Currently,  a can- 
didate needs  270  electoral  votes  to  be  voted 
as  the  president  of  the  United  States. 

Recently,  in  reaction  to  the  2000 
presidential  election  I have  heard  many  peo- 
ple say,  “What  does  it  matter  if  I vote?  My 
vote  doesn’t  really  count  anyway.”  Looking  at 
this,  if  this  is  how  people  feel,  than  a change 
needs  to  be  made  immediately.  Every  vote 
counts  in  the  United  States,  for  those  votes 
say  something  about  the  opinions  of  the 
American  people. 


Electoral  College  breakdown 


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„ The  Voice 

The  Student  Press  of  Westfield  State  College 

Volume  X November  8. 2004 


Campus 

to  get 

bookstore 

addition 

By  Rebecca  Oliver 
Voice  Reporter 

Construction  will  begin  ne>ct 

summer  on  a new  bookstore  in  Ely. 
The  bookstore  will  be  in  the  space 
currently  occupied  by  the  Arno 
Maris  Art  Galleiy. 

The  S5  million  is  left  over 
from  a 1992  Capitol  Bonds  Bill  for 
Higher  Education,  said  Assistant 
Vice  President  Curt  Robie. 

The  construction  will 
include  an  entire  glass  front  for  the 
bookstore.  Ely’s  main  entrance  will 
be  handicap  accessible,  and  an  eleva- 
tor and  new  bathrooms  will  be 
added. 

The  new  construction  will 
make  all  floors  accessible  across  the 
building. 

Robie  said  the  money  was 
originally  allocated  for  Parenzo  but 
after  bringing  in  outside  consultants 
to  access  the  building,  the  projected 
costs  were  estimated  to  be  around 
$20  million. 

Parenzo’s  renovation  is  now 
seen  as  a “long  time  off,”  according 
to  Robie.  The  building  received 
upgraded  fire  alarms  over  the  sum- 
mer costing  sixty  thousand  dollars. 

“One  option  is  to  demolish,” 
said  Robie  about  Parenzo.  “Another 
is  to  gut  and  renovate.” 

Barry  Maloney,  Vice 
President  of  Advancement  and 
College  Relations,  said  Parenzo  is 
difficult  to  renovate  because  it  is, 
“so  important  to  everyday  life.” 

The  underground  tunnels 
that  run  from  Bates  to  Parenzo  and  to 
Scanlon  are  all  used  for  storage  and 
are  currently  filled. 

Maloney  said  the  new  book- 
store project  will  begin  next  summer. 
This  will  temporarily  displacethe  art 
gallery  for  one  academic  year.  “We 
will  work  on  that  so  that  the  art  is 
properly  displayed,”  said  Maloney. 

Some  of  the  costs  will  be 
defrayed  by  Follet,  the  bookstore 
supplier. 

Ely  has  already  upgraded  the 
electrical  systems  and  air  condition- 
ing in  the  building  in  preparation  for 
the  construction. 

During  the  college’s  winter 
Ely-Page  2 


Eight  arrested  at  Westfield 

State  during  World  Series 


Police  subdue  one  student  during  the  Red  Sox  World  Serie  ‘riof  two  weeks 
ago.  E^ht  students  were  arrested  during  the  incidenL 


By  CR/\ic  Piielon 
Specialto  the  Voice 
The  Westfield  State 
College  campus  police  arrested 
eight  students  during  a mostly  jubi- 
lant celebration  of  the  Red  Sox 
World  Series  win  Wednesday  night. 
There  were  no  major  injuries  or 
property  damage. 


One  student  was  charged 
with  unlawful  possession  of  fire- 
works and  disorderly  conduct.  The 
others  face  disorderly  conduct 
charges.  All  the  students  were 
released  on  bond  and  were  sched- 
uled to  appear  at  Westfield  District 
Court  today. 

Arrests  - Page  3 


WSC  Republicans 


campaign 


By  David  Paceav 
Voice  Reporter 

On  a brisk  week- 
end in  late  October  the 
members  of  the  Westfield 
State  College  Republicans 
Club  spent  their  time  cam- 
pairing  for  President 
George  W.  Bush  in  the 
swing  slate  of  Maine. 
Members  woke  up  bright 
and  ear^  for  tlie  three-hour 
trip  to  Bush  headquarters  in 
Soith  Portland.  On  arrival 
the  groip  was  greeted  by  a 
number  of  campaign  man- 
agers ready  to  di^erseinfor- 
mation  to  die  group  and  a 
large  tour  bus  with 
'Budi/Cheney  04’  in  bold 
letters  across  the  side  of  it. 

After  signing  in, 
the  group  gpthered  inio  the 
lour  bus  to  their  next  step  in 
Waterville.  After  arriving  at 
the  Waterville  headquarters 
the  members  stopped  for 


in  Maine 

lunch  while  a campaign 
manager  exj^ained  what 
they  were  going  to  be  doing 
while  in  Maine.  The  three 
main  events  that  ilie  group 
would  be  involved  with  was 
door-to-door  campaigning, 
phone  bankir^,  aix!  making 
a presence  at  Colby  College 
where  well-known  liberal 
author,  Al  Franken.  would 
bemakingaspeech.- 

Manyofthe  mem- 
bers agreed  that  door-to- 
door  campaigning  and 
phone  banking  broi^ht  out 
both  the  best  and  the  worst  in 
pecple. 

“I  had  a ninety- 
five  year  dd  woman  >ell  at 
me,"  said  senior  Jeff  Loja. 
“But  many  people  were  very 
recqitive  and  were  excited 
to  hear  from  us." 

Phone  calls  and 
door-to-door  canpaigning 

Maine  - Page  2 


Some  WSC  students  turned 
away  at  Juniper  polls 


By  Jason  Young 
VoiceReporter 

WESTFIELD  - Many  Westfield 

State  College  students  were  unable  to 
vote  at  Juniper  Park  Lab  School  Tuesday 
because  of  problems  with  voter  registra- 
tions. 

The  affected  students  registered 
through  on-campus  voter  registration  ral- 
lies conducted  by  MASSPIRG,  the 
Massachusetts  Student  Public  Interest 
Research  Group. 

‘They  are  not  registered  to 
vote,"  said  Kathleen  Armstrong,  the 
Warden  of  Ward  4,  Precinct  A.  “That’s  all 
I know.” 

“They  told  me  I was  about  the 
fiftieth  college  student  (hat  could  not  vote 
because  I was  not  registered,"  said  Kim 


Smith,  resident  junior  at  Westfield  State. 

The  actual  number  of  students 
unable  to  vote  is  unknown. 

On  Thursday,  Sept.  30 
MASSPIRG  held  a voter  registration  rally 
on  campus.  Speakers  included  Westfield 
Rep.  Don  Humason  and  Amherst  Rep. 
Ellen  Story,  as  well  as  radio  support  from 
Mix  93.1  FM. 

Many  Westfield  State  students 
who  attended  that  rally  a're  upset  with 
MASSPIRG. 

“The  school  screwed  me  out  of 
voting,”  said  Doug  Burgess,  resident 
freshman  at  Westfield  State.  “And  I’m 
pissed." 

“The  organization  of  the  voter 
registration  rally  not  only  stopped  me 
from  voting  this  year,  but  it  does  not  give 
me  any  confidence  in  other  events  the 


school  plans,"  Burgess  said. 

Shortly  after  the  polls  opened, 
* an  anonymous  letter  was  posted  on  the 
MASSPIRG  office  door  located  in  Ely 
Hall,  room  234A. 

“The  reason  young  people  don’t 
vote  is  because  you  don’t  register  them 
when  you  said  you  did.  Apparently  a lot 
of  people  who  registered  here  didn’t  actu- 
ally get  registered.  What  kept  you  from 
putting  my  thing  down  at  City  Hall,  I 
signed  up  to  be  registered  8 months  ago." 

Students  who  registered  to  vole 
at  the  college  received  a letter  from  the 
Board  of  Registrars  stating  Juniper  Park 
as  the  polling  place.  Other  students  did 
not  receive  this  letter. 

Doug  Butgess  called  home  when 

Vofes-Page  2 


‘The  Voice’  reminds  you  there 

Inside 

Pete’s  piercing  adventure 

will  be  no  classes  on  November 

News  Page  1-3 

Voices  Page  4 

11,  Veteran’s  Day. 

Overheard 

NationAVorld  Page  5-6 

pg.  10 

Thank  a Vet  and  enjoy  the  day. 

Opinion  Page  7-9 

A&E  Page  10-12 

Comics  Page  IS 

Page  2 


News  The  Uoice  November  8. 2004 


Ely 

break  “The  Ncsl"  will  also  be  reno- 
valed.  "The  Nest"  is  currently  a cof- 
fee shop  and  convenience  store.  The 
convenience  store  portion  of  “The 
Nest”  will  no  longer 
exist  and  all  walls  will 
be  taken  down  and 
tables  will  be  added. 

Other  renova- 
tions on  campus 
include  the  removal  of 
asbestos  in  the  Juniper 
Park  School. 

The  project 
began  on  Septembers, 
and  was  scheduled  to 
conclude  on  October 
25. 

Secretary  Tina 


Howe  said  the  asbestos  removal  is 
not  yet  complete  and  the  only  place 
where  removal  is  occurring  is  in  the 
gym.  "We  arc  still  not  allowed  in  the 
gym,”  said  Howe. 

Maloney  said  the 
project  began  when  it 
did  because  that  was 
the  only  time  funding 
became  available. 

Also,  the 
removal  is  being 
rushed  along  so  the 
weather  remains 
warm  enough  so  that 
students  can  go  out- 
side. 


“We  are  still  not 
allowed  in  the 
gym.” 

Tina  Howe 
Secretary 


Maine 


were  used  as  a means  of  reaching  out  to  I ike^ 
Republican  voteis  and  to  remind  indviduals 
that  their  vote  was  very  important  in  theslale 
ofMaine. 

The  following  day  the  group  piled 
into  their  rertal  vans  and  made  the  trek  north 
to  Skowhegan  where  a new  headquarters  had 
just  opened  upand  needed  people  to  help  with 
canpaign  prcjects.  The  group  did  a tot  of 
phone  bonking  andleaflei  dropping  in  ihesur- 
roundr^  (owns  until  they  relumed  home  at 
about  eleven  in  die  evening, 

"I  hada  great  time.  Campeigningup 
here  is  something  that  is  historical  and  we 
came  together  as  a group  that  only  formed 
about  two  morths  aga.”  said  sophomore  and 
vice-chairman  Adam  Shibley. 


A number  of  members  of  the  group 
wen  to  New  Hampshire  to  campaign  for 
George  W.  Bush  during  the  last  weekend  of 
thecampaign- 

"I  had  an  absolutely  awesome  time. 
It  was  so  much  liin!"  said  sophorrwre  Desiree 
Saloio. 

Even  (hough  Bush  did  not  end  up 
winniiTg  Maine  orbfew  Hampshire,  the  group 
still  feels  that  they  did  their  part  to  help  the 
president  in  these  valuable  swing  states  and 
worked  well  togedier  for  a common  cause. 


Votes 


he  was  unable  to  vote  at  Juniper,  and  his 
mother  informed  him  that  he  was  regis- 
tered in  his  hometown  of  Chelmsford.  He' 
was  supposed  to  send  in  an  absentee  bal- 
lot. 

"1  thought  they  wanted  to  make 
the  process  as  easy  and  painless  for  stu- 
dents as  possible,  as  to  get  the  maximum 
number  of  voters,”  Burgess  said. 

MASSPIRG  was  very  active  with 
this  year’s  elections  on  campus. 

They  also  co-sponsored  the 
Presidential  Debate-Watch  series  in  the 
Ely  Campus  Center  along  with  both  the 


Mass  Communications  and  Political 
Science  departments. 

During  the  rallies,  many  regis- 
tered voters  living  at  Westfield  State  wrote 
in  their  home  address  as  their  residence, 
instead  of  their  school  one.  They  were 
unable  to  vote  at  Juniper,  but  many  could 
have  driven  home  to  vote. 

But  many  students  at  WSC  live 

far  away. 

“In  America  it  is  vital  that  every 
vote  count  and  that  every  vote  be  count- 
ed,” said  Sen.  John  Kerry,  during  his  con- 
cession speech  on  Wednesday. 


-Photo  by  Mike  Coughlin 


Freea>lc  rap  isbecoming  increasingly  popular  at  the  mwilhly  cofTehouses  held  in  Ely’S 
main  lounge. 


By  the  time  >ciu  read  this  Editor'sDesk  Emily  Engel 

Jand  I willalreac^  have  met  with  members  of  the  Student! 
Govermeil  Executive  Board  to  discuss  the  direction! 
The  Voice’  has  taken  these  past  two  weeks. 

About  whatwe'renotsure.  Ido  know  for  sure  that  this  gear's  paperisaj 
lot  (fifferent  flian  last  year’s  paper,  whether  it  is  better  or  worse  is  decided  fayj 
jou.  We  have  recieved  a lot  of  letters;,  and  none  ofthemhave  given  us  any  idea 
o[  what  the  school  wants  from  this  paper. 

We  have  heard  through  secoid-hand  sources  that  we’ve  become 
’tabloidy’  and  the  horrible  spectre  of  opinion  has  crept  into  the  nev^  pages 
What  a toad  ofbuU.  The  stories  on  the  first  three  pages  of  this  paper  are  myper-j 
sonal  responsibility  and  I take  that  very  seriously.  If  there  is  an  issue  wi^  any 
story  on  the  lira  ttiree  pages,  or  any  section  in  the  paper  shoot  off  a letter  and' 
b’U  see  what  we  can  do.  This  paper  is  not  a tabloid. 

Now  I have  heard  of  seme  valid  comfdainls.  Being  uphere  in  this  oflice| 
for  hours  on  end  has  insulated  us  somewhat  and  we  now  know  that  it's  not  ak. 
to  run  a picture  contest  with  a big  "What  the  F — ” preminentty  displayed,  or! 
turn  the  opinen  pages  into  one  long  Livejoumal-style  flame  war,  or  throw 
pornography  into  the  horoscopes.  Looking  bacl^  all  of  those  things  were  inap- 
propriate to  rui.  Part  of  me  wants  to  ay,  “It’s  a college  newspaper,  lighten  ip," 
but  1 realize  this  is  a school  funded  endeavor  and  while  the  first  amendment 
guarantees  us  the  right  to  print  whatever  we  want,  our  first  duty  should  be  to! 
inform,  enlighten  and  humor  you,  our  readers.  The  fcst  amendement  should! 
never  beus^  as  a blanket  excuse  forpoorjoumalism  or  shoddy  reporting  and! 
I’m  not  going  to  u»  it  now. 

Armed  with  this  new  knowledge  ‘The  Voice’ will  stop  being  the  rag  that! 

I it  unfit  to  mop  up  your  common  spill  in  die  Dining  Commons,  and  more  the] 
type  of  rag  you’ll  feel  good  about  maybe  senefing  home  to  Mom  and  Pop  to| 
diow  what  happens  here  at  Westfield  State. 

I am  not  going  to  apologize  I’m  not  sorry  for  die  time  I ’ve  ^ent  | 

Iip  here  putting  this  paper  out.  Some  of  the  editorial  decisors  passed  over  these 
fewweels  were  hastily  made  while  thestaffwas  running  low  on  sleqi.  It’s  not! 
an  excuse  by  any  means  but  a picture  of  how  sometimes  what  may  seem  funny 
at  4 am.  is  really  offensive  come  Friday  afternoon  when  the  papers  are  deliv- 
ered. 

So  another  issue  of  this  paper  goes  to  bed  with  the  promise  that  next! 
I week  we’ 11  move  towards  a paper  that’s  a little  mere  respect^le,  a little  clean-| 
" T and  little  bit  more  better. 

Maybe  even  a lot  more  better. 


Ntotthew  Bernat 

Co-Editor-ln-Chief 

thevoice@wsc.ma.edu 


Last  River  Clean-up  of 
THE  year! ! 

WHAT:  Water  Watch  will  be  sponsoring  its  last  river  clean-up 
of  the  year.  Volunteers  from  WSC  and  the  Springfield  area  will, 
once  again,  go  out  and  clean  a section  of  the  Westfield  River. 
This  is  last  opportunity  of  the  year  for  students  to  make  a direct 
impact  on  the  water  quality  of  Massachusetts. 

WHEN:  Saturday,  November  13,  2004 

WHO : Massachusetts  Community  Water  Watch 

WHERE:  Westfield  River,  exact  site  TBA 

MASSPIRG 

Contact: 

Kelsey  Retchenson,  413-320-7093 


News  The  UoiC6  November  8. 2004 


Pa&e  3 


Arrests 


The  college  sponsored  a well- 
attended  pizza  party  in  the  Ely  Student 
Lounge  after  the  game,  but  the  celebration 
also  spilled  over  to  the  Campus  Green 
where  several  hundred  students  gathered. 
Some  students  set  a small  pile  of  rags  and 
clothing  on  fire,  which  was  quickly  extin- 
guished by  campus  and  state  police. 

One  student  reported  a cut  fore- 
head to  the  campus  EMT  unit,  which  was 
on  hand  for  the  event.  He  was  taken  to 
Noble  Hospital  for  stitches  and  released. 
Another  student  was  burned  slightly  in 
connection  with  the  fire,  but  refused  treat- 
ment, Paul  Scannell.  director  of  public 
safety,  said. 

The  college  had  prepared  for  the 
celebration  by  having  extra  campus  police, 
campus  residence  hall  security  officers  and 


residence  hall  staff  members  on  duty.  State 
police  were  also  at  the  scene  to  back  up 
campus  police  and  assist  in  preventing  the 
celebraiors  from  getting  out  of  control. 

The  arrested  students,  as  well  as 
the  eight  students  arrested  during  a previ- 
ous Red  Sox  celebration  on  Oct.  20.  face 
both  criminal  and  campus  judicial  actions, 
which  could  include  suspension  from 
school. 

.For  more  information,  contact  ■ 
Public  Affairs  at  572-5523.  [Ed.  note:  a 
Vbice  reporter  Robbie  Crossman  had  cov- 
ered the  'riot'but  his  story  was  lost  due  to 
a computer  glitch  before  deadline.  Craig 
Phelon  is  from  Public  Affairs.] 


f :*  V 


Joan  Rasool 


phoio  by-  Mike  Coughlin 

Students  gather  around  a fire  on  the  green  following  the  Red  Sox  ganxi  4 win  die  World 
Series.  The  croiid  was  dispersed  by  rtate  police  after  die  growd  started  to  throw  lighters 
into  the  fire. 


iRoleatWSC:  Interim  Senior  Vice 
Presidertfor  AcademicMaira  Her 

jobisto  advocate  for  students  and  foculty  and 
insure  the  hiQhest  Quality  of  academic  pro- 
gromingfor  Students. 

YearsspentatWSC:  Over25years  She  start 
ed  out  as  a reading  spedaOst  in  the  Urtxin 
Education  Program. 

^orite  thing  about  WSC;  The  enthusiasm  of 
the  students  and  faculty  and  being  able  to 
make  thingshappen. 

Inspiration  for  profession;  She  likes  ideas^ 
problem  solving,  making  things  happen  and 
trying tomcke  WSC  shine. 

Favorite  movies;  Annie  Hall  and  Tree  of 
Wooden  Clogs 

Favorite  TV  Show:  Desperate  HouseWives 

Advice  toStudents;'1tisimportanttotake  risksl 

ito  challenge  yoirself.  I encourage  everyone 
to  travel  outside  ofthe  country  if  possible." 

Compiled  by  Bridget  Geason 


Dr.  Nitza  HidaJgo 
Professor  of  Education 
At  Westfield  State  College 


"Puerto  Rico,  Mi  Boriquen" 

A slide  show  presentation  on  her  tiavelB  throughout 
Puerto  Rioo.  This  presentation  will  look  at  major 
dties,  rural  settings,  our  Tsino  heritage,  and  cultural 
values. 


This  cducaritmal  Fiirum  is  sponsored  by  the  LA.F.E. 
(Latino  AsKidiirimi  For  EmpoM-enuent) 

Date;  Tuesday,  Nov.  16,  2004 
Place:  Third  World  Room,  Ely  Basement 
Time;  6:30-7:30  pm 


General  Science  Club  T-Shirt 
Contest 


The  General  Science  Club  will  be  sponsoring  a "T-shirt 
Design  Contest."  The  club  will  be  accepting  entries  for  a 
design  and/or  slogan.  If  you  are  chosen  as  a winner,  you 
will  win  a free  shirt.  The  entry  forms  are  located  in  Wilson 
319,  where  they  are  also  to  be  dropped  off.  The  last  day  to 
enter  is  November  18th;  the  winners  will  be  announced 
November  i3rd. 

Rules: 

* There  ujill  be  a slogan  and  design  diuision; 
participants  may  enter  in  both. 

* Muitiple  entries  are  accepted. 

* Club  aduisors  and  presidents  uote  on  the 
utinners. 

* The  contest  is  open  to  eueryone. 

* Entries  must  be  science  related  as  mell  as 
appropriate. 

* No  copy-uirite  materials  mill  be  accepted. 

Good  luck,  and  have  fun!  The  next  Seneral  Science  Club 
meeting  is  Wednesday,  November  lOfh  at  3:30  and  it  is  held 
in  Wilson  317,  feel  free  to  stop  by  and  check  it  out! 


Uoices  Overheard 


Page  4 


Voices  Overheard  Xhc  VoicC  November  8,  2004 


What  would  you  shout  to  a 
passing  tour  group? 


“Hallemeier” 
Class  TBA 
History 


Jon  Mitchell 
Class  of 2006 
English 


Colin  Kiley 
Class  of 2005 
English 


Todd  Vickstrom 
Class  of 2007 
Theater 


“I’d  run  up  to  a 
perspective  stu- 
dent, grab  him 
by  the  lapels  and 
whisper  desper- 
ately ‘For  the 
love  of  God,  or 
Allah,  or 
Yahweh,  please 
get  me  out  of 
here!’” 


“How’s  that 
rash 

doing?”  (To 
the  tour 
guide). 


“I’d  vomit 
out  the 
window.” 


“I’d  pull  a per- 
spective student 
aside  by  the 
arm  angrily  and 
say 

‘Don’t...come 

here.’” 


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night  to  be  hanging  out  in  the  Ely 
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and  people  were  really  getting 
into  ail  of  the  performances  and 
just  letting  loose.  There  were  even 
some  people  break  dancing  right 
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such  subjects  as  his  controlling 
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Nation/World  Th6  UoiC6  November  8. 2004 


Page  5 


Marriage  Bans  Win  Support  in  Some  States 


Car  Bomb  Kills  6,  Wounds 

20  Near  Schools 


BY  T.R.  REID 
THE  Washington  post 

Miters  in  states  around  the  country 
found  at  least  one  thing  tfiey  could  agree  on 
Tuesday  as  proposals  to  ban  same-sex  manias 
appeared  to  be  winning  by  large  marg  ns  ineariy 
{gtuins  from  the  1 1 stateswherede  issue  was  on 
die  ballot. 

Tallies  fttm  early-iepcrting  pecincts 
in  Artansas,  Geoigia,  Kentucky,  Michigan, 
Misisirpi.  OKc^  Oklahoma  and  North  Dakota 
5Uggested  that  slate  consthutiorHl  amendments 
restriaing  marriage  toa  man  and  woman  would 
easily  pass.  Voters  in  Utah,  Moitaia  and 
Or^on  were  also  considering  same-sex  mar- 
nage  ban& 

Florida  votes  ^po\ed  a measure 
that  would  allow  the  l^islaturc  there  to  require 
parental  notios  before  girls  youngpr  than  18  may 
seek  abortions.  Courts  previously  vdded 
parental-notice  laws,  but  the  measi^  passed 
Tuesday  changes  the  state  constitution  and 
would  allow  legislators  to  change  the  law. 

Floridans  alsoappeared  to  be  approv- 
ing a measure  to  raise  tiie  minimum  wage  ihae 
©S6,15,  a dollar  above  the  federal  minirnum 
wage.  Nevadans  were  also  voting  on  a mini- 
mim-wa^  increase  Tuesday. 

Oklahomans  agreed  to  creato  a state 
lonery,  early  returiB  suggested,  leaving  nine 
stales  withoil  that  form  of  gambling  as  a means 
cf  Qising  reveille. 

Gaiy  Bauar,  director  of  the  conservaive  group 
(\merican  Values,  sad  the  results  on  same-sex 
Tarriage  proposals  "tell  us  that  the  American 
eople  know  exactly  where  tiiey  stand  on  this 
pestion,  and  it  doesi't  matter  whether  r(s  a 
Budi  state  or  a Kerry  state.' 

The  proposals  to  ban  same^ex  mar- 
rsges  also  offered  the  possibility  of  increaang 
Ik  turnout  of  social  consovatives-a  boost  for 
Veadent  Budr, 

The  election  offered  1 60  baUot  issues 
0 voters  in  3 4 states  Tuesday.  Tha  was  a decl  ine 
rom  the  2002  election,  wrien  ballots  in40  states 
iaed  202  initiatives  andrefermda.  The  decree 
eflected,  in  part,  efforts  by  several  stato  legisla- 
tes to  make  it  more  difficult  for  voters  to  qual- 
^ Initiative  proposals  for  the  ballot 

In  Colorado,  Proposition  36  asked 
oteis  whether  they  wanted  toallocate  toe  slate's 


line  electoral  voles  in  proportion  to  toe  popular 
vote  forpreadert,  insead  of  the  winner-take-all 
method  used  in  48  rffhe  50  states  Tie  measure 
would  take  rffect  immediately  if  approved  and 
could  affect  this  year's  electoral  college  vote, 
Cdorado  RquWicans  led  the  opposition  to  tire 
proposal,  which  has  trailed  in  recerf  polls. 

In  Alaska,  voters  went  to  thepdls  to 
deckle  whether  to  become  toe  first  state  to 
dscriminalizemarijuana  under  a plan  that  would 
allow  adults  to  use,  grow  and  sell  it  under  state 
regulations.  California  voters  were  asl$d 
whether  to  ease  toe  three-strikes  law  toat  maiv 
dates  a lenglty  prison  term  for  a third  felony 
conviction. 

Health  care,  a central  issue  in  cam- 
paigns this  fall,  also  held  a praninent  place 
among  ballot  issues,  \bters  in  fcur  states- 
Floritb,  Nevada,  Oregon  and  ^\yoming— voted 
on  measures  to  limit  toe  number  of  malpractice 
lawsuits  or  damage  awards  againstdoctors  anj 
ho^kals.  A competing  rrreasurc  in  Ftorida  was 
dssigned  to  make  things  easier  for  malpractice 
plaintiffs,  by  making  doctor  practice  records 
more  available  for  scrutiny 

Cdorado,  Montana  and  Oklahoma 
voters  considered  ballot  issues  to  raise  tobacco 
taxes  ^aqjty-in  Montana,  toe  measure  would 
add  SI  perpadc-anduse  toe  money  fa  health 
care  programs. 

Californians  were  asked  whether  they 
were  willing  to  pty  new  taxes  earmarked  fa 
mental  health  care  and  emer^ncy  services,  and 
to  consider  a plan  to  create  a S3  billion  ftind  fa 
stem  cell  research.  All  toe  measures  called  fa 
dedicating  toe  new  reverue  to  specific  health- 
relatedprcgrans,  restricting  toe  autooTtyofleg- 
islatures  to  spend  toe  money  elsewhere. 

There  were  tax-limitaion  measures 
on  toe  ballot  in  todiana,  Maine  and  South 
Erikaa  Tuesday. 

Proposes  to  expand  a rcsttict  legal 
gamblir^  were  on  four  state  bellas,  raisir^  the 
possibility  of  Las  Vegps-^le  casinos  cn  the 
plaiiB  of  Nebraska.  Califonia  and  Oklahoma 
had  measures  setting  higher  taxes  and  stricter 
regulation  for  casinos  run  by  Indan  tribes. 

A new  idea  among  this  year’s  initia- 
tives was  an  Arizona  proposal  to  mate  it  more 
difficult  fa  illegal  immigrarts  to  receive  public 
benefits.  Immigraion-control  advocates  said 
toty  would  take  the  plan  to  several  other  stetes 
in  2005  and  2006if  it  passes  in  An  zona. 


BY  KARLVLCK 
Basaam  Sebti 
the  Washington  post 
BAGHDAD,  Iiaq-UntilTuesday,tlre 

Miniaiy  of  Education  remained  untouch^  by 
the  car  bonbs  that  erupt  daily  here.  Insurants 
had  said  toe  place  was  off  limits  because  of  the 
benevdetl  mission  of  the  ministry,  and  they 
may  have  been  deterred  by  tire  buildr^s  clus- 
tered around  it  a high  schod,  a primary  school 
and  a kindeigaitea 

When  a BMW  sedan  detonated  oil- 
side  toe  ministry  at930  a.m.,  kQlir^  at  least  six 
peqile,  these  nmnir^  fastest  to  the  crater  in  the 


filled  toe  building 

'T  saw  five  saidems  in  the  classroom 
next  door  injured  by  the  glass,  bil  1 don't  know 
what  h^pened  to  them  because  I ran  away  to 
my  house,"  she  said 

Twenty  people  were  wounded  in  the 
attack,  according  to  a spokesman  forlhe  Interia 
Ministry  of  tire  Iraqi  interim  government  Two 
membersofthe  IiaqiNatioral  Guard  werekilled 
ina  separate  car  bombir^  in  the  northern  city  of 
Mosul.  That  attack,  which  targeted  a military 
convoy  crerying  an  Iraqigeneial, was  carried  out 
by  an  affiliate  of  al -Qaida  in  Iraq  according  toa 


aatemeri  posted  ona  miliiari  Islamist  wetete. 

Agroipoflraqrmilitaits  holding  aid 
wroiter  Margaret  Hassan  threatened  to  turn  her 
overio  toe  al-Qaida  grotp  imles  Britain  with- 
draws its  troops  firom  Iraq.  The  al-Qaida  graip 
was  known  as  Monotoeian  and  Holy  \^^  until 
its  Jodanian  leader,  Abu  Musab  al-Zarqawi, 
pledged  allegience  to  Oama  bin  Laifen  last 
n»nto. 

The  satellite  news  channel  Al  Jazeera 
said  toe  threat  was  contained  in  a rrew  videotape 
which  the  station  declined  to  air  because  it  was 
toodistressing  The  stationdid  notelaboaie,  bil 
Britain^  Pres  Assocation  news  agency  quoted 
Irito  Prime  MinistO'  Bertie 
Ahem  as  aying  it  ^ows 
F^san  fainting  white  plead- 
ing for  her  life.  Ahem,  who 
had  read  a written  summary 
of  toe  video,  said  herabduc- 
tos  then  tlrew  water  over 
her  head andshe  is  seen  lying 
on  toe  ground  weeping. 
Hassan,  bominireland  and 
married  to  an  Iraqi,  has  lived 
in  Bagdad  fa  30  yeac.  She 
is  toe  country  director  for 
CARE  InterTHtiaiaL 
“Margaret  has  no  political 
associations,'  Ahem  tdd 
Irelands  parliament.  "She 
represents  nobocty  but  the 
vulnerable  and  the  poor,*  he 
added  "Your  quarrel  is  not 
with  Mar^reL  Na  is  it  with 
the  Irish  people,  who  have 
been  a firm  friend  of  toe  Arab  nations." 

The  akZarqawi  group  has  cultivated  a 
reputation  fa  brutality.  On  Tuesday  the  group 
posted  video  foota^  of  toe  beheadingof  Stosei 
Koefe,  toe  Japanese  backpacka-  whose  body  was 
recovered  in  a field  last  week  wrapped  in  an 
American  flag  Japan's  govemmerl  had  rebuffed 
demands  to  withdraw  the  550  troops  it  has  in 
souhem  Iraq  doing  reconstruction  work. 


middle  of  toe  street  were 
parents. 

"I  saw  three  cars 
were  burning  and  I saw  all 
the  glass  of  the  windows 
was  broken  and  1 saw  the 
schoolmaster  of  the  primary 
school  telling  the  pupils  to 
go  home,"  aid  Mustafa 
Khateeb,  34,  who  wassum- 
moned  firom  his  universily 
workplace  by  his  sister, 
wheseson  was  in  toe  prima- 
ry school 

’'The  children 
e crying  and  screamir^,' 
Khateeb  said. 

Meena  Abdul 
Qader,  13,  was  in  a class- 
room at  toe  Hariri  High 
School  for  Girls  when  the  , 
windows  blew  in  and  anote' 


“I  saw  three  cars 
were  burning  and 
I saw  all  the  glass 
of  the  windows 
was  broken  and  I 
saw  the  school- 
master of  the  pri- 
mary school 
telling  the  pupils 
to  go  home.” 

-Mustafa  Khateeb 


)4-Year-01d  American  Pleads  Guilty  to  Deserting  to  N.  Korea 


By  ANTHONY  FAIOLA 
The  Washington  post 

TOKYO-A  64-year  old  American 
3klier  pleaded  guilty  on  Wediesday  to  deseit- 
igloNorth  Korea  in  1965,ieceivingarelative- 
r’  ligls  serttoice  erf"  if)  to  30  days  confinement 
rd  a dishonorable  cfischarge  firom  a US.  miU- 
iryjudgein  Japaa 

The  sentence  fa  SgJ.  Charles  Robert 
tnkins  waspart  of  a pleabaigpin  he  struck  with 
IS.  officials  in  which  Jenkins  is  litely  to  pro- 
ito  infonnation  on  his  38  years  spent  in 
^mmunist  North  Kcrea.  He  was  scheduled  to 
Jgin  his  confinement  inside  a U.S.  naval  base 
)ilh  of  Tokyo  later  Wednesday,  though  Col. 
•eniseVoweU, the  judge  handinghiscourtma-- 
3l.recommendedthe30-cfay  confinementperi- 
^ be  sufpended.  Ahigher-rankiiig  U.S.military 
fficial  was  opect  to  rule  on  her  lecommenda- 
“lintheccmir^d^s. 

The  ruling  effectively  settled  a rare 
benveen  the  United  States  and  its  close 
Japai,  which  had  adted  U.S.  officials  fa 
nkney  in  his  case  after  winning  Jenkins' 
from  Noth  Kaea  in  July. 

Japan  intervened  on  Joikins'  behalf 
he  Is  the  hisband  of  Hitomi  Soga,  a 
Panese  citim  abdicted  by  North  Korean 
in  1978  and  rqjatriated  in  late  2002  fol- 
"’ng  diplomatic  overtures  by  Prime  Miniaer 
inichiro  Koizumi.  Jenkins  and  Soga  have  two 


(hughters  who  toe  North  Koreans  also  suiroi- 
deted  along  with  Jenkins  last  summer. 

The  case  of  toe  North  Carolina  native 
^mered  massive  meda  atterticn  in  Japan, 
where  toe  unlikely  love  aory  of  the  U.S.  desert- 
er and  his  Japanese  wife,  almoa  20  years  his 
junioi;  gripped  toe  nation.  Onty  toe  U.S.  charges 
a^ina  him  clouded  the  family's  filure  in  Japan. 
After  serving  his  time,  Jenkins  is  likely  to  reset- 
tie  with  his  family  here  with  tire  Hesangoftoe 
Japanese  government. 

"I  onlyhope  toat  the  small  happiness 
we  have  as  a family  will  grow  bigger  and  trig- 
ger,* Sogp  ttrid  the  court 

Jenkins  on  Wednesday  adnitted  that 
he  had  willin^y  abafidoned  his  post  along  toe 
Demilitarized  Zone  between  Souh  and  North 
Korea  in  1965.  He  told  the  court  that  he  had 
irianned  thedesertion  for  10  days,  and  had  tied  a 
white  T-toirt  to  his  rifle  to  signal  his  surrender  to 
tile  North  Koreans. 

He  said  he  feared  his  hazardous  duty 
cn  tire  tense  Korean  poiinsula,  and  wanted 
avoid  being  redeployed  to  Vietnam.  He  said  he 
made  his  decision  after  spendng  many  days 
depressed. 

"I  walked  away  frommysqiad ...  for. 
the  purpose  of  going  to  North  Korea,'  Jenkins 
toldthe  court 

In  uniform  and  close  to  tears,  Jenkins, 
who  was  raised  in  poverty  and  never  made  it  to 
high  school  added  tiiat  "it  was  Christmas  time. 


it  was  also  cold  and  dark.  I started  to  driiric  alco- 
hol. I never  had  drunk  somuch  alcohol.' 

Jenkins  said  he  had  planned  to  travel 
to  toe  Soviet  Union,  and  turn  himself  in  at  toe 
U.S.  Subassy  there.  But  toe  North  Koreans 
would  notallow  him  to  leave.  "I  knew  lOOper- 
cent  what  I was  doing, but  I didif  know  toe  coi- 
sequences  behindit.'hesaid  "Ididn'tknowthat 
NorthKotea  was  goingtokeep  me.’ 

Jenkins  pleaded  guilty  to  aiding  toe 
enemy  by  teaching  Eriglish  to  Noth  Koreans 
doing  toe  1980s.  Bil  he  denied  tha  his  partici- 
pation in  at  least  one  aiti-U.S.  North  Korean 
prepa^da  movie-where  he  starred  as  sinister 
CIA  agent-amooited  to  additional  charges  of 
making  disloyal  statements  a^inst  toe  United 
States. 

He  said  grew  to  despise  Iris  new 
homeland,  and  that  cnly  meetir^  Soga-who 
had  been  kidiapped  by  Nath  Koreans  to  teach 
Japanese  to  North  Korea's  .spies-kept  him  going 
emotionally.  "She  was  20  years  yroungsr  than 
me  and  no  one  thought  toat  toe  could  love  me,* 
he  said  tearfully. 

"Our  mutual  hate  fa  North  Korea 
brought  us  together  and  kept  us  tegether  fa  24 
years,'  Ire  said  "Marriage  to  my  wife  brought 
me  happiness.’ 

He  aid  his  desire  to  keep  Soga,  and 
later,  their  ^vo  (faughters,  safe,  made  him  coop- 
erate. Besides  participating  in  propagaida  films, 
Jenkins  isalsobdievedtohavciau^tataNbrth 


Korean  spyschocri. 

"You  don't  ay  no  to  North  Korea,"  he 
aid  'You  ay  one  thing  bad  about  (national 
founder)  Kim  II  Sung  and  you  <fig  your  own 
hole,  because  yroi/re  gore.' 

After  coming  to  Japan  via  in 
July,  Jenkins  turned  himselfover  to  U.S.  auha- 
ities  at  CanpZania,  Japan  Jenkins  faced  a max- 
imim  penalty  oflife  in  prison.  Prosecutors  had 
sought  nine  months  of  detertian  against  him. 
Hiroyiici  Hosoda,  Koizumi^  top  spolresnan, 
toanked  tire  United  States  on  Wfediesday  for  its 
“conaderaion'  in  toe  Jenkins  case. 


-File  Photo 


64‘Ycar-OId  Sgt.  Charles  Robert 
Jenkins  pleaded  guilty  to  deserting  to 
North  Korea  in  1965. 


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Nation/Woild  ThC  UoiCC  November  8. 2004 


Kerry  Concedes  Election,  Calls  for  National  Unity 


BV  LOIS  ROMANO 
JIM  VANDEHEI 
THE  Washington  post 


BOSTON-In  the  aid,  John  Keny 
finally  found  the  warmth  and  pas^n  he  was 
often  criticized  for  lacking  emotionally  telling 
these  whofou^t  so  hard  for  him  tha  he  widied 
he  could  ■wrapyouupinmyannsandembraa 
each  and  e\eiy  one  of  you  * 

In  a speech  as  gracious  as  it  was  eb- 
quell, the  senatorfrom  Massachusetts  endedhis 
quest  for  the  preadcncy  on  Wediesday  after- 
noon, hours  after  it  became  panfuUy  dear  that 
all  roadstothe  White  Hoise  had  closedforhim. 

'Tm  sorry  that  we  got  here  a little  bit 
late  and  a little  bit  diort,"  said  Keoy,  slancfing 
alone  on  a stage  at  histone  Faneuil  Hall,  as  staff 
and  family  wept  in  die  frentrow. '‘InAmerica, 
it  is  vital  ttet  every  vote  court ...  but  theoidcome 
^ould  be  decided  by  voters,  not  a protracted 
legal  fight ! Vrouldnot  give  up  this  figli  if  there 
was  a chance  that  we  would  prwail." 

After  a two-year  canpaign  that 
lurched  from  a sense  of  inevitability  to  despair 
and  then  back  a^in,  the  end  fer  Kerry  came 
very  quickly.  JiBl  before  1 1 am  Wediesday  in 
the  kitchen  of  Kory's  Beacon  Hill  town  hoise, 
aides  BobShrunandMaryBcthCahill  told  him 
that  the  rirmbes  would  never  add  ip  for  him  in 
•Ohio,  his  last  hope-that  there  were  simply  not 
enough  ballots  left  change  the  course  of  history. 

That's  it"  Kerry  said.  Then  Kerry 
wait  into  his  studywith  tes  wife  Teresa  and 
called  hisrunningmatc  John  Edwards,  and  then 
Presidenl  Bush  to  concale  the  race. 

' 'Welalked  about  the dangerof divi- 
sion in  our  coutlry  aid  the  need,  the  desperate 
need  for  unity,  for  finding  the  common  ground, 
coming  together,'  aid  Kerry  of  his  four-minute 
converalicn  with  the  picsidenL 

"Wcare  lequiicd  nowtowoik  togeth- 
er for  the  good  ofour  country.  In  the  days  afead, 
we  must  find  common  caisc,  we  must  join  in 
canmon  effort  witlwut  remoise  or  reoimina- 
tion,  without  aiger  or  lanca.  America  is  in  need 
of  uniy  and  longirig  for  a l^ger  measure  of 
cempossioa* 

Kory  assured  all  the  people  who  si^- 
ported  him  that  their  work  ‘made  a difference* 
and  pledge  to  keep  fighting  for  them. 


■■Andbuil<ingonitself...wcgom  to 
make  a diffoence  aiother  day,'  he  aid  T 
promise  you  that  time  wiU  cone.  The  time  will 
come,  the  dcction  wOl  come  when  your  work 
and  your  ballots  will  change  the  world.  And  it's 
worth  fighting  fix" 

Kerry  and  Edwards  came  out  to 
toother  and  stood  before  a 27-fool  wide  oil 
pairfing  depicting  an  1830  historic  senate 
debate  between  Daniel  Webster  and  Robert 
Haync.  Inscribed  on  the  frame  arc  Webster's 
famous  worck:  “Liberty  and  Unioa  Now  aid 
Forever.' 

Edwards  introduced  Kerry,  thanked 
supporters  and  pledged  to  keep  waking  for 
diem  'Youcanbedisappoincd.bilyou  canna 
walk  away,"  he  said.  "This 
fi^l  has  just  begun"  Keny 
was  the  early  favorite  to  win 
the  Democratic  ncminition 
because  of  his  service  as  a 
decorated  Navy  officer 


“I’m  sorry  that  we  got 
here  a little  bit  late  and  a 
little  bit  short.  In 
America,  it  is  vital  that 
Vietnam,  his  experierexd  every  vote  count.. .but  the 


staff  and  ability  to 
money-bodi  ft^  donors 
and  iris  rich  wife,  Teresa 
Heinz  Kerry  Yet,  for  all  his 
ambiticn,  candidate  Kerry 
struggled  with  boldly  defin- 
ing irimsel  fand  his  vision  for 
the  nation-and  even  for  his 
own  party. 

Kerry  often 

appeared  unsure  of  his  plat-  

fomi  and  political  strategy,  watching  in  frustra- 
tion os  party  leaders  such  as  AI  Gore  and  the 
media  crowned  former  Vermont  governor 
Howard  Dean  the  fiont-rumer.  After  his  cam- 
paign floundered  fw  mondis,  top  heavy  with 
advisos,  Kerry  finally  shook  tilings  up  He  fired 
his  campaign  manager  in  late  20CD,  loaned  his 
canpaign  several  millioi  dollars  and  bet  the 
nomination  cn  a last  stand  in  Iowa. 

In  a comeback  worthy  of  the  history 
books,  Kerry  then  stormed  from  behind  to  win 
thelowa  caucuses  and  wentontosweep  through 
tiieprimaries  with  only  naniral  opposition  from 
Edwards,  his  future  running  mate.  Almost 
overnight,  Keny  qudled  critics  and  emergfed  as 
a famidable  challenger  to  Bush-bil  one  who 
could  nevershake  coioems  about  hislikeability, 


outcome  should  be  decid- 
ed by  voters,  not  a pro- 
tracted legal  tight.  I 
would  not  give  up  this 
tight  if  there  was  a 
chance  that  we  would 
prevail.” 

-Sen.  John  Kerry 


vision  and  consistmey  oi  major  issues,  epe- 
ciallyiraq. 

Still  he  tpped  into  a powerful  aitti- 
Bush  movettieitt  sweepingbig  cities  and  college 
canpi£es  around  tiie  coixitry,  shatterir^  party 
fixid-raisii^  recerds  and  doing  whatmaiy  oice 
considered  impossible-eliminating  the 
Republican's  historical  edge  in  fond-raising  But 
fa  much  of  the  year,  Kerry  offered  contradicto- 
ry views  on  Irai^  saying  he  supported  the  war, 
but  frequently  criticizing  it  In  one  of  the  most 
memoraHe-and  damaging-lines  of  the  cam- 
paign, I^rryseemedto  capturethe  confuson  by 
telling  West  Viipiria  voters  inMaich,  "I  actual- 
ly did  vote  for  the  S87  billion  before  I voted 
a^insi  it'  He  was  referring  to  money  fa  mili- 
tary  operations  in 
Afghanistan  and  Iraq. 

The  line  became  a staple  of 
Bush  ads  aid  speeches  and 
allowed  the  Budi-Cheney 
campaign  to  effectivety  por- 
tray Kerry  as  an  indecisive 
leader  Still,  with  casualties 
aid  chaos  mounting  in  Iraq, 
Kerry  ran  even  or  ahad  of 
Bush  fa  much  of  the  year 
aid  never  felt  pressured  to 
change  his  style  or  message. 
Keiiy  loldaidesthataslong 
s he  could  convince  voters 
during  the  Democratic  con- 

verttion  in  July  that  he  was 

ai  able  and  acceptable  alter- 
native to  Bush  as  commander  in  chief,  he  could 
win  By  tirai  measure,  Keiry^  convention  was  a 
wild  success,  and  he  was  widely  praised  for 
delivering  a strong  speech  on  national  security, 
war  service  and  patriotiau.  But  he  never  made 
an  effective  case  fa  Bush's  defeat  a an  altona- 
tive  direction  on  domestic  pdicy 

The  ^>eech  also  had  an  unintended 
consequence:  It  opened  the  door  for  critics  led 
by  the  Swift  Boat  Veterans  for  Truth  to  challenge 
the  Democratic  nominee's  service  in  N^etnam 
and  leade^hip  rdeintheanti-warprotestsin  the 
1970sl 

In  a matter  of  a few  weeks  in  August, 
the  anti-Keny  veterans  dominaed  cable  news 
and  in  some  ways  the  canpaign  with  relertless 
attacks  on  Keiry's  credibility,  provitfing  the  pres- 


ident a lift  in  the  pdls  and  forcing  the 
Democratic  nominee  to  retiiirk  Ms  approach. 
Keny  regained  footing  in  Sqitembei;  in  laige 
part  by  bringing  in  some  of  Bill  Cliifon^  most 
talait^  advisers,  sharpening  his  attacks  and 
turning  in  what  both  sidw  considered  powerful 
debate  performances.  He  closed  oil  the  race 
witii  a releiiless  attack  on  Bush's  credibility, 
dedsion-niaktng  in  Iraq  and  ability  to  win  tiie 
waron  teiror-and,  all  along  reassured  aides  this 
was  what  it  would  take  to  wia 

And  by  week's  end,  pollingindicated, 
his  strategy  mty  have  been  working  as  Kory 
lookedtobeinching  forward.  Exit  polls  on  elec- 
tion cby  showed  Kory  leading  in  battleground 
states.  When  Keny  and  Shrum  rode  to  Kerry's 
house  Tuesday  night,  after  thecandidate  gave  38 
eleverlh-hour  interviovs  to  batleground  states, 
Shium  told  him,  “1  think  youVe  going  to  make 
it.'  The  two  began  draftirig  a victory  speech-bit 
alsoa  statement  conceding  the  race  toBush. 

Sevoal  hours  later,  the  exifoaance 
fiiat  gr^ed  the  canpaign  gave  way  to  hours  of 
grim  assesanenis  and  high  anxiety.  Shrum  said 
he  started  to  get  a ‘"sinking  feeling'  when  it 
became  apparent  that  Republicans  were  show- 
ing strength  in  Florida  and  Ohio— states  that 
looked  wimble  earlier. 

Senia  canpaign  officialsworiced  tiie 
phones  all  nighl  and  by  the  final  8 a.Tn.  staff 
meeting  Wednesday,  the  message  was  unmis- 
takable, "We  looked  at  the  nurnbers,  talked  to 
pecple,  in  Ohio,  talked  to  lawyers.  ...  And  it 
beaime  cle<r  that  the  likelihood  of  the  provi- 
sicnal  ballots  exceeding  the  maigtn  (they  need- 
ed to  win)  was  exceedir^ty  low,'  said  adviser 
Tad  Devine. 

Mostly  everyone  at  Fanieul  Hall 
seemed  in  a baffled  dax,  not  undos  landing  how 
their  ass^ments  woe  so  wrong  "Obviously 
we  missed  something  here,'  said  Keny!s  closest 
friend,  DavidThome. 

Afterthe  speech,  many  of  his  key  staff 
members  adjourned  to  a neaby  Irish  bar,  Ned 
Devine's,  to  commiserate 

As  fa  himself,  I^ny  offered  no 

regrets. 

"So  with  a grateful  heart,  I leave  this 
campaign  with  a prayer  that  has  even  greater 
meaning  to  me  now, "he  said,  "And  that  prayer 
is  very  simple:  God  bless  America." 


Nadar  Ends  Campaign  With  Parting  Shot  At 
Those  Who  Sought  To  Keep  Him  Off  Ballot 


BY  JONATHAN  FINER 

THE  Washington  post 

WASHINGTON-Ralph  Nider  con- 
cludedMsmnfathepresklency  Tbesday  by  dri- 
ving from  New  Jersey  to  a pifolic  Ubrary  in 
Wa^ngfoa  wherehe  railcda^nst  the  millions 
being  perl  on  the  Districtls  new  baseball  team 
and  delivered  a broadside  ag^nst  those  who 
worked  to  keep  him  off  of  the  ballot  in  a some 
keysrats. 

"The  Democrats  waged  a bucketful 
of  dirty  tricks  and  phory  lawsuits  and  iilimida- 
tion  and  harassment  ofoa  signature  gatherers  to 
gel  us  off,'  he  said  at  a news  conference  here.  "1 
can't  let  than  get  away  whh  it,  because  theyVe 
going  to  do  it  again  and  again  to  others.  So 
theyVe  gdrig  to  have  to  pay  a penalty  in  a van- 
etyofways.* 

It  was,  perhaps,  a fitting  final  day  in  a 
campaign  that  Nader's  critics  and  maiy  former 
supporters  have  maintained  was  more  about 
pifolidzing  pet  issues  and  refiisingto  yield  than 
about  winning  the  WMte  Houk. 

It  was  unclear  early  Tbesday  Mghl 
whether  hfader,  70,  who  voted  absentee  in 
Greenwich,  Conn.,  would  emerge  as  a villain  to 
Democrats  again.  Four  years  ago,  Nader  earned 
sane  Z7  million  votes  ratiatwid:  bit  was 
accused  by  Democrats  of  swin^g  Florkfa  arfo 
New  Ifempshtre-and  therefore  the  clection-to 
George  W.  Bush. 

After  spending  recent  morf  hs  fighting 
lawsuits  in  srates  in  which  Bush  and  Sea  Join 
F.  Kerry,  D-Mass,  were  competing  cksely, 
Nader enefed  ip  on  the  balla  in  34states  and  tiie 
District  of  Columbia,  10  fewer  states  than  he 
conpeted  in  foir  yeas  ago.  >Mdespread  fraud 


derailed  one  of  his  highest-profile  ckives,  in 
Pennsylvania,  where  an  analysis  of  his  petitions 
turned  ip  the  names  of  celebrities  and  cartoon 
characters. 

His  agaMzation  consisted  mostly  of 
student  volunteers  because  he  lacked  the 
reso aces  to  hire  .staff  in  most  states  or  to  conduct 
polls. 

“The  Democrats  waged 
a buclretful  of  dirty 
tricks  and  phony  law- 
suits and  intimidation 
and  harassment  of  our 
signature  gatherers  to 
get  us  off.” 

-Ralph  Nader 


He  also  foiled  to  earn  the  endorsement 
oflhe  Green  Party,  which  had  backedhim  in  hvo 
previous  elections,  and  sufferedlhe  defeaionof 
a number  of  fonner  badtets,  such  as  the  film- 
maker Michael  Moore,  and  his  forma  niirring 
mate,  Winorra  LaDuke.  He  was  later  nominated 
by  the  Reform  Party  USA,  a strug^ing  organi- 
zation that  retains  ballotlines  injustsev^states. 

Progressives  across  Ac  country,  who 
had  long  constitirted  Ms  cere  corstituency, 
timed  agiinst  him  in  dove^  fearing  he  would 
again  tilt  the  election  toward  Bu^. 

"We  waited  to  make  sue  everyone 
understood  that  Ms  candidacy  was  an  ego-filled 


Trojan  horse  fa  Geage  W.  Bush,  and  we  did 
that,'  aid  Jason  Maciitto^,  an  advisa  to  the 
anti-Nader  Democratic  Action  Teanx 

Nacfer  pokesnan  Kevin  Zeese  said 
the  canpaign,  wMch  was  focieed from  the  start 
on  opposition  to  tiie  fraq  war  and  on  the  influ- 
ence of  large  coporations  on  politics,  "accon- 
plished  more  than  it's  given  oedit  for.* 

"Every  paradigm  shift  in  American 
histoy  has  started  at  single  dgjts  in  electoral 
sippoit,’  Zeese  said ' 'This  count  ly  nasds  a par- 
adigm shift,  and  Ra^h  Nada  put  forwairi  a 
viaon  fathe  future  drat  puis  tiie  country  on  tiie 
right  track.  There  will  be  more  third  parties  aid 
more  independent  candidates  in  the  future 
becaise  of  what  wedd* 

Walter  Stone,  who  chairs  the  political 
science  department  at  the  Univeraty  of 
California  at  Davis  and  is  writing  a bo^  on 
thirdparty  politics,  said  that  unlike  in  2000, 
Nader  fliis  >ear  suffered  becaiee  the  electorate 
sensed  important  differences  baween  the  two 
maj  a party  candidates. 

"Third-party  cancBdates  dspoid  on 
the  feeling  that  the  Donocrals  and  Republicans 
are  standing  for  the  same  things,'  Stone  said 
"That  case  couldn't  be  made  as  effectivety  this 
year.' 

Zeese  wrouldnot  rule  out  anotiierpies- 
ideitial  run  for  the  man  who  varlted  irfo  the 
public  consciousness  in  1965  with  the  publica- 
tion of  "UiBafe  at  Any  Speed,’ a book  that  led 
directly  to  the  passage  ofnew  automobfle  safety 
laws. 

"The  struggle  fa  justice  is  fa  loiig- 
distance  runners,"  Nader  wrote  in  an  Election 
Day  message  sipportes. 


ABC  News 
Now:  Future 
Is  Uncertain 

By  Elizabeth  Jensen 
Los  Angeles  times 

NEW  YORK  - WhenABC  laimch^ 

ABC  News  Now,  its  24-hour  news  channel  that 
airs  on  digital  cable  and  the  fritemet,  execiiives 
called  it  an  experiment  that  would  aid  Election 
Day. 

Many  observers  now  expect  the  chan- 
nel to  continue,  but  as  of  Monday,  the  netwak 
wouldi't  comment  on  whether  viewers  waching 
its  electicn  programming  Tuesday  ni^t, 
anchored  by  Chris  Cuomo,  Michel  Martin  aid 
Hari  SreeMvasan,  would  see  a test  pattern  at 
midlist 

ABC  News  Now  began  in  July  with 
gavel-to-gavel  coverage  of  the  Democratic 
National  Convertticn.  Executives  explained  that 
they  had  taken  the  step  becaise  their  corporate 
bosses  were  giving  the  convoition  so  little  air 
time  on  the  ABC  broadcast  network  and  unlike 
tiieir  competitors  at  f©C,  they  had  no  cable 
news  chamelto  fall  bockon  as  an  outlet  foraddi- 
tional  reportingand  anaty^. 

One  executive,  who  declined  to  be 
named,  said  ABC  is  "ultimately  very  hopeful' 
that  tiie  network  would  Ireep  goir^  but  nothing 
had  been  decided,  na  is  it  loiown  how  maiy 
people  are  actually  watching  the  channel  via 
cabJe.  - 


Opinion 


The  Voice 


November  8. 2004 


Page  7 


Opinion 

Letters  to  the  Editors 


To  Ihe  Editors; 

Dear  Emily  Ransom: 

I read  with  interest  your  com- 
ments regarding  the  "Muacal  Forest'  con- 
cert. Perhaps  it  would  have  been  he^ful  for 
you  to  Imow  that  this  performance  was 
advertised  throughout  the  campus  and 
community  as  a program  to  inspire  teach- 
ers and  students  of  music,  education  and 
literature  in  a unique  way  in  which  they  can 
combine  these  various  venues  to  inspire 
people  of  all  ages.  Maybe  you  missed  this 
The  performance  was  geared  to  show  col- 
lege students  how  they  can  combine  music 
and  literature  in  a way  that  many  may  not 
have  seen  before  and  hopefully  think  about 
in  their  future  classrooms. 

Earlier  in  the  day,  eighfti  graders 
at  the  North  Middle  School  in  Westfield 
were  very  enthusiastic  during  the  perfor- 
mance. It  is  part  of  our  goal,  at  WSC,  to 
provide  community  outreach.  The  per- 
formers were  well  received  by  the  eighth 
graders,  teachers  and  princ^aL  Your  state- 
ment, for  children  although  they  might 
not  appreciate  the  goal  eifiier,  is  hearsay 
and  perhaps  you  should  reconsider  your 
use  of  jargon  espedally  on  the  heels  of 
such  a wonderful  program  at  the  NMS. 

"The  Raven"  sounded  just  great 
from  where  I was  atting.  But  perhaps  if  the 
sound  technician  had  stayed  throughout  the 
performance  it  would  have  helped  for  the 
'dead  spots'  in  Devec  I was  very  upset  to 
not  find  him  in  the  boodi  just  before  "The 
Raven"  perfomiance.  Perform^'s  of  the 
calibre  that  was  on  stage  Monday  night 
strive  for  perfect  sound  and  ttiey  were 
assured  that  it  would  be.  WSC  let  them 
down  - hence  the  yelling  of  the  narrator. 

Your  last  statement  "The  program 
was  unique  and  was  a pleasant  experience, 
but  it  probably  would  have  had  better 
attendance  for  a different  population,"  was 
confusing,  for  earlier  you  stated  that  it  was 
heard  by  middle  school  students,  and  Tm 
not  sure  what  you  meant  by  different  pop- 
ulation for  all  populations  were  represented 
at  the  concert  including  some  young  peo- 
ple. 

I suggest  that  you  contact  your 
sources  before  a performance  to  get  a bet- 
ter idea  of  what  to  expect.  I would  have 
been  delighted  to  tell  you  how  this  concert 
came  about,  the  planning  and  my  irten- 
aons  of  getting  people  to  think  outside  the 
box.  These  performers  were  here  from 
noon  to  9 p.m.  They  drove  here  from  as  far 
away  as  New  York.  They  practiced  numer- 
ous  hours  the  weeks  before  the  concert 
They  were  paid  very  little  yet  made  us 
(WSC)  look  good  in  the  community.  After 
the  concert,  as  1 walked  them  to  their  cars, 
we  could  hear  the  yells  of  students  in 
Scanlcn  enthuaaaically  rowing  for  the 
Red  Sox.  Ifs  a shame  that  this  concert  fell 


on  Red  Sox  night  and  a shame  that  you 
missed  some  of  the  highlights  of  the  con- 
cert. 

- Holly  Robbins 
Producerof "Musical  Forrest" 


To  the  Editors; 

I recerily  attended  the  National 
Make  A Difference  Day  river  clean-up  at 
Loon  Pond,  sponsored  by  the  Westfield 
Conmunity  Water  Watch.  The  turn  out  was 
less  than  expected  but  (he  group  managed 
to  pick  up  enough  trash  in  and  around  Loon 
Pond  to  fill  two  large  garbage  trucks. 
Everyone  left  with  a feeling  of  accomplish- 
ment and  pride  after  seeing  the  pond  go 
from  a wasteland  of  rusty  shopping  carts 
and  plastic  bags  to  a scenic  pond  with  clear 
water  and  abundant  wildlife. 

Yes,  what  Water  Witch  did  that 
day  was  a good  thing  and  made  a big  dif- 
ference in  the  water  quality  of  Loon  Pond 
and  the  surrounding  area.  However, 
Massachusetts  still  has  the  second  worst 
w^er  quality  in  the  nation  (right  under 
New  Jersey),  and  the  majority  of  our  rivers 
arenot  fit  for  swimming  orfishing  due  to  a 
high  level  in  per  chlorates,  mercuiy,  and 
other  harmful  chemicals 

Many  campuses  around  the  state 
have  started  Water  Watch  campaigns 
through  MASSPIRG,  but  interea  in  these 
issues  still  seems  to  be  low  within  ourcam- 
puses.  WSC  students  have  a great  opportu- 
ni^  to  make  a direct  intact  on  the  water 
quality  of  Massachusetts  just  by  attending 
river  clean-ups  along  the  Westfield  River. 
Take  it  frcm  me,  the  clean-ups  are  easy  and 
fun,  and  the  results  have  a lasting  effect  not 
only  on  the  environment  but  also  on  the 
community. 

-Travis  Branham 

To  the  Editors: 

I am  responding  to  two  oolumns 
that  were  based  on  the  hysteria  that  the  Red 
Sox  caused.  The  first  column  was  entitled 
"This  is  for  the  spectator^’  by  Sarah  Cagan, 
It  appeared  in  the  October  IStti  edition. 
Sarah  said,  "with  ttie  elections  so  close  you 
would  think  that  college  students  would  be 
pondering  their  future  and  who  they  wait 
to  vote  for"  and  "the  lack  of  interest  in  this 
area  is  astoundng."  My  question  is,  who’s 
to  say  students  on  this  can^ius  aren’t  pon- 
dering their  future?  You  have  to  ask  your- 
self somrthing:  what  is  more  entertaining? 
A debate  in  which  yOM  know  where  each 
candklato  already  stands  because  you  have 
heard  it  100  times,  or  a history  making 
comeback  against  the  best  organization  in 
sports  A debate  in  which  both  candidates 
ultimately  lie,  or  Boston's  first  World 


Series  championship  in  86  years? 

Don't  get  me  wrong,  I agree  with 
you  about  the  rioting.  Rioting  is  for  imma- 
ture losers.  The  problem  1 have  is  it  sounds 
like  you  are  condemning  a hardcore  sports 
fan  like  myself.  I don't  watch  sports  and  g;t 
druik,  I don't  riot  I watch  sports  because 
that  is  my  entertainment.  What  is  wrong 
with  that?  Why  not  criticize  people  who  are 
obsessed  with  music  orart? Those  archob- 
bies  too.  I am  also  very  aware  of  the 
upcoming  election,  and  Tm  sure  fellow 
Sports  ^s  on  this  campus  are  too. 

As  for  the  whole  spectator  argu- 
ment, that  is  bunk.  That  is  like  me  telling 
you  ttiat  you  shouldn\  root  for  a certain 
Presidential  candidate.  It's  like  me  saying 
you  should  actually  go  out  there  and  run 
for  President.  See?  It  doesn't  work  that 
way.  Guess  what?  If  we  were  good  enough 
to  play  pro  sports  we  would!  I'm  also  pret- 
ty confident  that  a lot  of  hardcore  sports 
fans  on  this  campus  participate  in  intramu- 
rals.  Does  that  count  as  getting  into  the 
game?  I think  it  does. 

The  second  column  was  "Red  Sox 
Nation  turns  Anarchic"  by  Bill  George.  It 
appeared  in  the  November  1st  edition.  He 
brings  up  the  death  of  Victoria  Snelgrove. 
Let  me  first  say  that  what  happened  was  a 
terrible  tragedy.  Scinething  like  this  should 
never  happen  in  a "celebration."  The  prob- 
lem I have  is  Bill  asking  if  the  World  Series 
victory  was  worth  it.  This  doesn't  make  any 
sense  to  me.  Nobody  promised  that  if  tfie 
Sox  won  an  innocent  woman  would  be 
accideitally  killed  by  a Boston  police  offi- 
cer. It  was  simply  an  accidetit  that  nobody 
could  have  foreseen.  I,  nor  any  innocent 
Red  Sox  fan  bears  ANY  responsibility  for 
this  worhan's  death  1 wasn't  in  Boston,  so  I 
don't  even  know  what  happened,  maybe 
some  people  around  her  should  bear  seme 
responsibility.  1 don't  knew  all  ihe  facts,  but 
neither  do  you  Bill.  Uriil  the  investigation 
is  complete  I wiU  reservejudgment.  I think 
you  should  do  the  same.  Read:  Lay  off  Red 
Sox  fens  for  die  time  being.  Despite  what 
you  say,  RSN  is  the  best  group  of  fens  in 
sports.  I wonder  what  the  percentage  of 
Sox  fans  was  that  actually  participated  in 
the  violent  behavior  you  desaibed?  It  is  a 
very  minimal  percent  Bill.  Did  you  ever 
think  of  how  many  Red  Sox  fens  there  are 
nationwide?  Did  you  ever  think  of  the 
range  in  age  of  Red  Sox  fans?  Don't  go 
painting  all  of  RSN  with  one  brush  please. 
I know  I don't  appreciate  it  and  I bet  there 
are  many  more  who  don't  either. 

P.S.  Emily,  don’t  stereotype  boys 
from  eastern  Massachusetts  like  that ;) 

- John  Deschenes 
Fellow  Voice  Columnist 


To  the  Editors; 

Dear  Miss  Engel, 

1 just  wanted  to  thank  you  for  giv- 
ing me  a good  laugh  on  a Monday  after- 
noon. Today  it  was  the  frat  boy.  Last  week 
h was  the  pancake  teets.  Clasac. 

I like  the  spunk  that  your  columns 
have  had.  They've  hit  a chord  around  cam- 
pus, especially  Scanlon. 

I'm  making  a tequesL  1 want  an 
editorial  on  your  top  five  favorite  movies, 
and  why.  If  you  wait  more  students  to 
respond,  watch  what  happens  when  you 
write  about  movies.  No  pun  intended.  At 
the  very  least.  I'll  respond. 

Take  it  for  what  it  is  - a sugges- 
tion. 

Whatever  way  you  go.  keep  up 
the  good  work. 

- Sean  Rood 

To  the  Editors: 

Dear  Ms.  Oliver: 

I want  you  to  know,  first,  that  we  the 
tnsmbeiship  of  one  of  the  other  unions  on 
campus  are  in  complete  support  of  the 
MSCA.  I also  would  like  the  rest  of  the 
campus  to  know  that  the  membas  of 
AFSCME  Local  1067  have  been  patiently 
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Mother  Earth  has  AIDS!  ~ 


“THE  DEVIL’S 
ADVOCATE” 

BV  PETE  NORWOOD 
A&E  EDITOR 

imJ  

AIDS  is  a serious  issue  that  faces 
humans  in  the  world  today.  I'm  sure  1 am 
not  the  only  one  in  this  sad,  miserable  world 
who  would  agree  that  our  Mother  Earth  has 
AIDS.  From  what  I understand.  AIDS  is  a 
vims  that  starts  out  as  HIV  and  gets  pro- 
gressively worse,  it  is  not  the  disease  itself 
that  kills  people;  it  is  the  sicknesses  that 
attack  the  body  while  the  immune  system  is 
dangerously  weak.  I'm  not  here  to  joke 
about  AIDS,  because  I realize  that  it  is  a 
serious  issue.  What  1 am  here  to  talk  about 
is  how  we  have  given  this  disease  to  the 
Earth.  More  accurately,  1 am  sug^sling 
that  we  ourselves  are  the  disease,  weaken- 
ing the  Earth's  natural  immune  system  and 
thereby  lessening  our  chances  of  long-term 
survival. 


I suppose  it  would  have  started 
when  man  first  learned  how  to  make  fire. 
This  is  wten  we  firS  starting  to  pollute  the 
environment  A few  humans  here  and  there 
could  not  possibly  create  that  much  of  a 
problem,  but  unfortunately,  among  the 
hun^n  race's  list  of  abilities  is  the  abilKy  to 
reproduceratherrapidly.  We  (as  Earthlings) 
have  now  surpassed  a global  population  of 
6 billion  people.  There  are  estimates  that 
range  from  2 billion  to  12  billion  people 
being  the  maximum  population  our  Earth 
can  handle.  It  is  already  clear  that  it  is  under 
ircredible  stress,  and  in  no  small  part  of  our 
kind. 

These  numbers  vary  for  several 
reasers;  one  of  which  being  that  human 
consultation  of  natural  resources  is  not  uni- 
form. This  means  that  certain  people  con- 
sume more  natural  resources  than  others. 
For  example,  in  the  United  States,  the  poor 
consume  far  less  than  the  rich.  In  Nature's 
eyes,  however,  this  does  not  matter.  What 
does  matter  is  that  we  arc  destroying  the 
very  planet  on  which  we  live  and  as  far  as  1 


know,  there  isn't  another  habitable  planet 
anywhere  in  this  galaxy. 

If  it  seems  like  I am  calling  to  all 
humans  to  stop  trailing  our  environmerl. 
then  I have  not  properly  conveyed  my  mes- 
sage. I do  have  a sort  of  faith;  I have  faith 
that  all  humans  will  do  their  part  to  screw 
up  our  home.  Don't  get  me  wrong;  1 know  1 
am  guilty  as  well.  I have  decided  that  in  a 
society  such  as  ours,  it  is  impossible  to  not 
screw  up  the  environment.  If  you  do  your 
part  for  the  Earth  immediately  around  you 
ard  throw  your  trash  away,  it  is  taken  to  a 
dump  and  buried.  Then  die  rain  will  come, 
are!  the  less  well-off  dumps  will  end  up 
leaching  their  trash  into  streams,  water  sup- 
plies,the  soil,  and  eventually  back  into  our 
systems.  You  see,  it  is  really  quite  impossi- 
ble not  to  trash  our  environment,  with  die 
way  we  do  things  as  a society. 

What  mates  me  feel  better  is  that 
the  Earth  will  only  take  this  kind  of  abuse 
for  so  long.  Even  though  humans  are  them- 
selves solely  respoisible  for  the  biggest 
eteinction  level  evert  this  planet  has  ever 


A very  young  Veteran 


“Marty 

KNOWS...MAYBE” 

BY  Kristina 
Martinelli 
Voice  COLUMNIST 

In  honor  of  Veteran’s  Day,  I 
would  like  to  share  with  you  an  edited 
speech  1 gave  this  fast-Mwnoiial  Day  in 
my  hometown. 

It  is  odd  to  think  that  at  22  years 
of  age,  I could  be  a veteran.  When  in  fact, 
soldiers  younger  than  myself  are  consid- 
ered veterans  as  well.  Memorial  Day 
means  so  much  more  to  me  now,  not  only 
because  I’m  a veteran,  but  because  1 can 
fully  comprehend  the  sacrifices  given  by 
so  many. 

Have  you  ever  cried  for  someone 
you  never  knew?  For  a member  of  a fam- 
ily you  didn't  grow  up  with? 

When  you  join  the  military,  you 
become  pan  of  a family.  It  isn't  possible 
to  interact  with  each  member,  or  even  hear 
mention  of  all  their  names.  It  is  your  fam- 


ily though,  just  like  the  family  members 
you  live  with  today.  Soldiers  fight  to  pro- 
tect the  family  that  they  are  a part  of,  no 
matter  what  the  cost. 

One  of  the  saddest  days  during 
my  lime  in  Afghanistan  was  when  1 
watched  two  flag  draped  caskets  carried 
ontoa  C-17.  In  a place  where  all  you  ever 
hear  are  plane  engines,  vehicles  roaring 
-past,  and  Field  Artillery;  the  only  thing 
heard  that  morning  was  silence.  Every 
command  that  was  given  was  loud  and 
clear,  every  movement  was  snapped,  and 
every  tear  was  sincere. 

I realized  that  those  soldiers,  as 
well  as  every  other  soldier  that  was  outside 
the  wire,  were  fighting  to  protect  me. 
They  were  fighting  to  protect  every  soldier 
that  slept  safely  on  Kandahar  Airfield. 
More  than  that,  they  were  fighting  to  pro- 
tect the  people  in  a country  that  never  had 
experienced  the  slightest  joys  that  we,  as 
Americans,  take  for  granted  every  day. 

The  soldiers  who  fell  were  mem- 
bers of  a group  of  young  men  who  lived  by 
the  motto,  “Deeds  not  Words.”  Walking 


around  Kandahar  Airfield,  you  heard  this 
motto  everyday,  and  to  the  guys  who  were 
assigned  to  Triple  Deuce,  it  was  more  than 
that.  They  truly  believed  in  what  they 
were  saying.  “Deeds  not  Words”  sums  up 
what  the  military  is  all  about. 

Throughout  this  country’s  histo- 
ry, men  and  women  in  uniform  have  trav- 
eled thousands  of  miles  to  places  they 
would  never  set  foot  normally.  To  places 
where  they  co'uldn’t  dream  of,  places  they 
wouldn’t  want  to  think  about.  Service 
members  protect  those  who  can’t  protect 
themselves. 

Today  we  honor  those  soldiers 
whose  lives  were  lost  fighting  for  what 
they  believed  everyone  deserved. ..FREE- 
DOM! Soldiers  whose  lives  were  lost  pro- 
tecting this  country  and  protecting  you  and 
me.  Their  memory  is  kept  alive  by  people 
like  you  who  support  what  we,  as  soldiers, 
do. 

Few  of  you  know  how  much  it 
means  when  you  say  thank  you  to  a sol- 
dier. I have  heard  many  of  my  friends  say 
that  it  means  so  much  to  have  someone 


Owned! 


seen,  they  will  receive  their  "just  desserts." 
1 am  eirtjarrassed  to  be  a human  being 
because  even  the  worst-off  of  us  have  it  bet- 
terthanthe  otherinhabitantsofEarth.  Even 
if  we  were  to  fully  reverse  course  and  clean 
up  our  acts,  there  is  much  damage  done  that 
could  not  be  reversed  for  decades,  perhaps 
even  centuries.  Beware  of  being  too  disre- 
spectful toward  Earth,  however,  because  as 
every  being.  She  does  have  an  immune  sys- 
tem. I am  waiting  for  the  day  when  we  are 
all  wiped  out  Pure  devastation  will  be 
everywhere,  mothers  crying  for  their  lost 
children,  babies  crying  for  their  movers, 
children  looking  for  their  fathers,  brothers 
for  sisters,  and  1 honestfy  will  not  feet  sa- 
row  for  these  people.  If  there  is  one  thing  1 
can  thank  the  hisnan  race  for,  it  is  for  mak- 
ing me  cold  toward  our  existence.  It  does 
not  matter  when  one  dies,  it  is  just  one  step 
closer  to  salvation  for  Mother  Earth,  but 
even  so,  for  every  pimple  you  pop,  three 
will  come  right  back  up  in  its  place. 


come  up  to  them  and  shake  their  hand.  A 
soldier  in  my  unit  was  telling  everyone 
what  an  awesome  experience  it  was  just  to 
sit  in  the  VFW  in  his  town.  The  WWII 
generation  vets  were  coming  up  to  him  and 
saying  thank  you  to  HIM  instead  of  the 
reverse. 

While  overseas,  I worked  in  the 
post  office.  J sort*^  countless  amo'unt  of 
mailfon  a weekly  basis.  Not  a day  went  by 
when  at  least  10  soldiers  would  ask  about 
the  incoming  mail,  ask  about  a parcel  they 
were  expecting,  or  tell  one  of  us  how  much 
our  job  meant  to  them.  Indirectly,  they 
were  saying  thank  you  to  everyone  back 
stateside  who  supported  us.  Without  your 
support,  I don’t  think  that  the  soldiers 
would  be  able  to  make  it  through  a 9- 
month  deployment  with  the  positive  atti- 
tude that  they  had. 

So,  on  this  Memorial  Day,  I 
would  like  to  say  thank  you  to  YOU. 
Without  your  support,  we  wouldn’t  be  so 
successful.  It  is  your  support  that  keeps 
the  memories  of  past  wars,  fallen  soldiers, 
and  veterans  alive. 


“THE  Left-Handed 
Elephant” 

BY  David  Pageau 
VOICE  COLUMNIST 


I would  be  lying  to  anyone  who 
reads  this  if  I said  that  it  didn't  fee)  good  to 
be  living  in  Massachusetts  right  now, 
because  I feel  like  a Boston  Red  Sox  fan 
would  have  fell  in  Times  Square  back  in 
October.  As  of  this  afternoon,  George  W. 
Bush  is  still  the  president  of  the  United 
States  until  the  year  2008  and  I could  not 
feel  better  about  it.  That's  right  you  non- 
objective horrible  excuses  for  professors! 
Tear  down  those  ‘Impeach  Bush!’  stickers 
and  ‘One  Term  Presidentl*signs  and  buy 
yourself  some  Kleenex  because  it  is  going 
to  be  a long  four  years.  While  you're  at  it, 
you  can  keep  your  flimsy  political  stand- 


points out  of  the  education  that  I pay  for 
with  the  money  that  I earn  in  the  country 
that  you  crap  on.  Thanks  a bunch.  I 
absolutely  loved  the  solemn  looks  students 
and  faculty  had  on  their  faces  when  I was 
walking  around  campus  this  afternoon.  I 
felt  like  I was  in  a monastery  and  was 
expecting  to  see  some  black  arm  bands 
around.  Picking  out  the  conservatives  in 
the  crowds  of  frowns  wasn’t  hard.  A per- 
sonal conservative  friend  of  mine  told  me 
that  he  couldn’t  stop  smiling.  Hell,  I could- 
n’t either!  For  the  past  year  I have  had  to 
deal  with  so  much  crap  from  friends,  pro- 
fessors and  perfect  strangers  on  this  elec- 
tion, and  it  feels  good  to  finally  say  ‘Hey, 
what’d  1 tell  you?  I predicted  that  he’d  win 
and  he  did  it  fair  and  square.’  1 am  a polit- 
ical minority  in  this  state,  on  this  campus 
and  it  is  now  my  time  to  sit  back  and  relax 
while  everyone  around  me  gets  riled  up. 


This  is  the  best  damn  feeling  in  the  world. 

Now  that  Bush  is  staying  in  office 
indefinitely,  a lot  of  changes  arc  going  to 
occur.  The  Grand  Old  Party  has  absolutely 
pillaged  both  the  Congressional  House  and 
the  Senate  taking  a firm  majority  status. 
On  top  of  that,  three  or  four  Supreme 
Court  Justice  positions  need  to  be  filled, 
and  by  golly  I do  believe  those  positions 
are  appointed  by  the  president.  All  in  all, 
the  next  four  years  are  looking  great  for 
America  because  the  real  threat  to  our 
national  security  has  been  vanquished,  and 
that  threat  is  John  Forbes  Kerry.  A man 
who  had  no  reason  to  be  running  for  pres- 
idency and  zero  experience  or  backbone  is 
no  longer  a threat  to  taking  over  a job  that 
only  George  W.  Bush  can  handle  at  this 
point  in  time.  Thank  you  for  conceding  so 
quickly  and  making  it  easier  on  yourself 
too,  John.  Ohio  appreciates  it  and  1 sure  do 


also. 

What  I am  saying  has  been  a 
long-time  coming  and  pent  up  in  the  minds 
of  many  conservatives.  Dealing  with  the 
constant  onslaught  of  liberal  media  cover- 
ing the  election  over  the  past  few  months, 
having  to  come  face  to  face  with  scum  like 
A1  Franken  in  Maine  and  enduring  the  hor- 
ribly inaccurate  film  Fahrenheit  9/1!  has 
really  numbed  the  sensitivity  1 would  have 
to  the  feelings  of  the  losing  party.  Liberals, 
you  thought  that  you  had.  this  election  in 
the  bag,  and  as  a whole,  conservative  vot- 
ers proved  you  dead  wrong.  You  thought 
that  the  pathetic  excuse  for  a documentary, 
Fahrenheit  9/J],  would  sway  the  vote  and 
it  did  not  in  the  slightest.  Overall,  you 
were  wrong  all  over  the  place  and  the  polls 
were  simply  the  fatal  blow  that  inevitably 
burst  the  fragile  bubble  of  JFK  II. 


Paae  9 


The  Uoice  November  8. 2004 


An  unbearable  four  years 


“Extraneous” 
By  Ben  Gaines 
VOICE  columnist 


No,  seriously,  eff  Ohio.  Eff 
Texas.  Eff  Montana  and  Em-eye-ess-ess- 
eye-ess-ess-eye-pee-pee-eye.  Florida  can 
forget  itself  with  its  27  electoral  votes.  I 
was  bom  in  Ohio,  and  lived  the  last  three 
years  in  New  Hampshire.  I’m  a son  of  the 
swing  states,  with  my  heart  and  head  set  in 
Massachusetts. 

It's  12:57a.m.  and  I’m  several 
hours  late  for  my  deadline.  I’m  wondering 
what  euphemism  for  the  EfF  word  will 
appear  in  my  column  in  a week.  More  than 
editing,  though.  I’m  wondering  how  this 


happened.  I know  there  are  a lot  of  very 
gullible  people  in  this  country.  And  I know 
there  are  people  who  honestly,  frightening- 
ly, believe  that  George  Bush  Jr.  is  what  this 
country  needs.  Those  who  do,  they  see  the 
world  in  a way  1 don’t.  Fine,  I'm  a plural- 
ist, I can  accept  that  some  people  under- 
stand and  agree  with  Bush  11.  I can  even 
accept  (though  not  understand)  that  some 
genuinely  decent,  intelligent  people  voted - 
for  Bush  2.0  with  thorough  knowledge  of 
who  and  what  he  is. 

But  I don't,  not  for  a second,  not 
at  all  believe  there  are  fifty  million  of 
them.  I believe  there  are  millions  of  lazy, 
scared,  ignorant  people  who  believe  that 
Kerry  is  weak  because  someone  told  them 
and  they  refuse  to  actually  look  into  things 
for  themselves.  I don't  buy  that  there  are 
fifty  million  Americans  who  honestly 


looked  into  the  face  of  madness,  bigotry, 
and  messianic  megalomania,  and  said 
“that’s  my  president.’’  No,  that  I don’t  buy. 

This  isn't  the  victory  of 
Bushism's  “plain  spoken"  (dumbing- 
down)  inarticulance.  This  isn’t  the  victory 
ofChcnian  international  imperialism,  This 
isn’t  even  the  sickening  complacency  that 
endorses  Ashcroftian  totalitarianism.  This 
is  the  glass-eyed,  beer-swilling  electoral 
belch  of  Rovism.  This  is  millions  of  peo- 
ple not  knowing  the  truth.  This  is  assump- 
tions and  intellectual  sloth.  This  is  a nation 
of  people  who  saw  Osama  Bin  Laden, 
alive  and  healthy,  happy  and  crazy,  evil 
and  empowered,  and  thought  “Oh  save  me 
George,  oh  daddy  Bush,  my  Dear  Leader,’’ 
rather  than  wondering  “Hey,  why  the  eff- 
ing eff  did  George  say  (direct  quote)  'I 
truly  am  not  that  concerned  about  him  (bin 


ahead 

Laden)’  and  then  have  the  nerve  to  deny  it 
in  the  debates?” 

This  is  an  election  that  will, 
throughout  the  world,  be  seen  as  a tragedy. 
America  has  become  its  own  battered 
wife,  afraid  and  accepting  and  infinitely, 
INFINITELY  forgiving  of  its  batterer.  No- 
bid contracts  (you  can’t  get  a damn  wheel- 
chair ramp  built  in  a government  building 
without  bidding)  for  Dick  Cheney’s  old 
company  Halliburton?  But  he  loves  me.  A 
ruined  economy?  But  he  loves  me.  Endless 
flip-flopping  on  the  reasons  for  going  to 
Iraq?  But  Bush  loves  me.  He  even  got  me 
these  nice  flowers/tax  breaks.  Sec?  He 
loves  me.  He  loves  me,  He  loves  me. 


Four  more  years!  ...  Of  apathy,  destruction  and  disappointment 


“SO  It  Goes” 
By  Emily  Engel 
Editor-In-Chief 


Much  to  everyaie’s  demise,  instead 
of  rsponding  to  two  more  letters  I recieved 
aboU  the  Icn^ver-with  breast  story,  it  is  finally 
time  for  me  to  write  a political  commertary. 
Shockingly,  there  ate  more  important  tHngs  in 
life.  Politics  hasn’t  been  touched  upon  by  me 
lately,  seeing  as  thou^  I Ve  been  toobusy  fend- 
ing off  members  of  “The  Cresent  Moon 
Sode^’  aid_cowboys.  Bia  mainfy  because  I’ve 
been  extremdy  disenchanted  by  the  whdeconv 
paign  and  most  .of  the  aspects  dtere  of. 
Throu^outthis  poiod  oftime.I  hada  ^mmer 
ofhope;  1 thou^t  maybe  this  time  there  wiU  be 
some  KJTt  of  re^e  change  and  we  cm  all 
breathe  a small  agh  of  relief.  But  of  course, 
whatever  can  gp  wrong,  will. 


This  has  been  an  extremely  long, 
drawn  out andunpredictable election. Butnever 
didi  think  that  Ohio  would  caise  so  much  trou- 
bie.  1 felt  rry  heart  sink  when  1 saw  the  ccntro- 
vosy  over  Ohio,  and  knew  that  my  dimmer  of 
hope  was  fadng  quickly. 

If  anything  this  election  will  further 
iheapatly  ofthe  youth. 

Senator  Kerry’s  actions  woe  greatly 
diss^oirling.  Ksry  has  run  away  with  his  tail 
baween  his  legs.  He  quit  before  aiything  could 
be  recounted  De^ite  everyone  sayir^  it  was 
over,  it  truly  wam't  He  acknitted  defeat  so 
quickly,  even  after  Edwards  spoke  at  2 a.m. 


Wednesday  morning  about  how  they've  wated 
four  years  for  this  victory,  andsurely  they  cculd 
wait  another  day.  Apparently  not  Not  fliat  I think 
Kerry  would’ve  changed  ftie  world;  Far  fton  it 
He  was  cn^  the  lesser  of  the  two  evils. 

By  no  means  was  1 ever  crazy  aboii 
Keny,  his  politics,  his  “plan^’  and  his  history. 
What  I don't  understand  is  how  someone  who  so 
cpmfy  opposed  te  theVietnan  warcouldgoon 
d30ut  how  he  supports  the  never-encfing  Iraq 
war  efforts  Hecould’vebeen  an  incrwible  pres- 
kfenthadhe  saved  some  of  ftrose  ideals  over  the 
pastfewdecades.Imagine:aPresidettwho  was- 
n’t war  hungry! 

Lookir^  at  that  man’s  stone  face,  I 
knew  he’d  never  see  the  inside  of  the  White 
Hoifieunleshewasonsome  sort  of  tour: 

Wbat  made  mr  angry  was  ire  fteble 
^tenpts  foe  medts  foatfecieed  on  the  youth, 
such  as  MTV’s  “20  MOlion  Loud”  and 
PDidcfy’s  “VOTE  OR  DIE’  slogan/shirt  that 
hels  been  wearing  since  Ju^.  After  all  those 
commaimls,  all  that  h>pe,  and  hearing  that  man 
scream  his  slogan  while  sporting  a faiothawk, 
only  seemed  influence  one  out  of  ten  18  to  25- 
year  cdds  to  gpt  to  the  polls  Ifanything  I believe 
such  atterrpts  turned  off  that  groip  of  young 
people.  Seeing  as  thou^  foe  MTV  audSeire  is 
mostly  angfy  Good  Charlotte  listening  14-year 
olds,  I don’tthink  it  helped  too  much.  I believe 
thisgroupisjustfar  too  pathetic.  Wedidn’tneed 
celebrities  fooving  a catchy  slogan  down  our 
throats  We  got  the  frets  We  saw  foe  debates 
Some  ofus  readfoe  newspaper  and  followed  foe 
media  Birt  what  is  truly  gang  to  make  us  care? 
I believe  foatitisyetto  beefiscervered 

We  were  wanted,  thorgh  We  saw 


Fahrenhiet  and  we’re  witnessrrg  theunecesaiy 
slaughter  of  joungAmericans  in  Iraq  an  entire 
war  based  on  foe  •*roi^  “enemy.”  What  more 
did  we  need? 

The  dissent  in  NYC  made  foe  dim- 
mer fo  ine  a litt  le  brigller,  bU  apparert  ly  it  was  a 
big  tease,  it  was  so  exciting  to  see  so  many  go 
out  and  have  foarvoices  heard.  It  almostmade 
one  think  that  chan^  was  posable. 

As  for  our  own  can^s,  what  I found 
to  be  hilarious  b MASSPlRG’s  attenpts  to 
hasten  voter  r^istration  early  in  September. 
They  sent  their  blondes  in  sandals  to  all  foeclass- 
rooms  to  proclaim  the  irrpcitance  of  gettir^ 
involved  and  voting  And  you  know,  many  lis- 
tened wert  out  to  foe  registration  tally  aid  were 
plamingon  voting.  Littlecfidanyofthem  know 
that  their  forms  would  be  sent  to  foe  wrong  kxa- 
tion,  and  for  some,  foeir  first  experience  in  vot- 
ing would  turn  to  mush.  What  a great  way  to 
keep  %m  coming  back  to  the  polls.  Go  team 
Westfield  MASSPIRG! 

I’ve  seen  several  Bush  sipporters  on 
cartpus  jun^  forjoyoverhis  win,  bit  I wonder 
if  any  of  them  realize  that  he  won  by  an  extreme- 
ly snail  maign.  All  foose  51%  aid  48%’s 
foows  that  we  areaconpletelydvided  courtry. 
Doesn’tthat  scare  anyone?  Halfthe  country  <£d 
not  wart  any  of  this  to  happea  The  w^  for 
those  of  IK  to  react  to  foe  celebritory  actions  of 
our  lesser  learned  counterparts  is  to  remain  neu- 
tral. Don't  let  on  to  your  depression  over  foeidea 
ofanother  four  years  Keeping  a positive  mental 
attitude  will  be  the  only  way  to  go  at  this  point 
Lettingfoeofoerside  foiric  they’ve  “won”  some- 
thing more  than  fois  election  by  very  slim  mar- 
gins won't  help  anything  Believe  me,  foeyU  be 


sufferir^  too  at  some  point. 

Sadly,  not  all  Bush  supporters  arc 
unlearned  Some  of  the  most  inteii  igent  and  edu- 
cated people  people  I know  areBush  supporters 
I will  rtever  understand  this  phenominen.  Why 
don’t  they  see  the  damage  foisman  has  caused? 
He  stole  foe  eledion  in  2000,  stated  a war  that 
can’t  be  finished  and  now  we’re  rewarding  him 
in  20W  wifo  anofog-  four  years  inoffioe. 

I suppose  foe  only  thing  left  to  lock 
forward  to  is  foe  end  of  foe  Bush  dynasty  in  four 
years That’sa  longtime  towait 

The  only  ccnclusion  I can  come  to  is 
that  now  foe  Ifoited  States  ofAmerica  is  getting 
ocactfy  what  it  deserve.  We  voted  foe  dolt  hack 
in  for  anofoer  four  years , it  was  oir  choice,  aid 
efrmnit,  we’ve  got  to  livowithfoe  consequences 
Mere  wv,  terrcriafo.afid  $ conpletely  divided 
comity  is  aD  we  have  to  look  forward  to. 

Oh  well  When  foe  diicken’s  come 
home  to  roost,  hopefully  they’ll  erq)  on  Bufo’s 
head  beforehand.  Anofoer  four  years  and  an 
uioicfing  war  is  not  what  he  needs. 

For  someone  who  saw  what  hap- 
pened inNew  York,  protested  every  chance  she 
got,  and  had  hope  for  a better  flture.  Puh.  So 
much  for  that 

I wifo  1 had  moreto  say  I knew  I do, 
butit’s  late,  and  Tmtiredandsevetly depressed 
knowing  that  anofoer  chance  for  change  wen  \ 
come  for  anofoff  four  years 

Good  hick,  America.  We're  goir^  to 
rteed  itlike  you  won’tbelieve. 


KEUQt  JURTIN 

wiuMMS  somiir 


miiEff  jiMRriN 
wmiwms  SBtraif 

WEBSTER  THEATER 

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WEBSTER  THEATER 

Dec  4 


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Arts  & Entertainment 


-file  photo 

Team  America  - playing  at  a theater 
near  you  (well,  kind  of  near  you,  con- 
sidering there  is  no  movie  theater  in 
Westfield). 


A must  see  marionette  movie 


BY  Sarah  Cagan 

A«ScE  EEHTOR 

On  the  Surface  Team 
America:  World  Police  is  a slap 
slick  comedy  with  one  too  many 
distasteful  references,  much  like 
South  Park.  The  creators  of 
South  Park  took  the  idea  of  a 
marionette  movie  ferther  than 
anybody  has  ever  done  before. 
Trey  Parker  and  Matt  Stone’s 
thought  process  goes  so  much 
deeper  then  their  cheesy  car- 
tooning and  marionette  movie 
would  lead  you  to  believe. 

It  isn’t  all  about  muf- 
fled linguistics  and  shallow  gun 
toting  puppets.  They  have  a 
message  that  is  often  well  hid- 
den under  all  that  humor.  In 
Team  America  it  was  apparent 
that  they  struck  both  the  Left  and 
Right  wings  of  the  government 
with  delicious  jibes,  and  never 
once  pulled  a punch.  These  two 
creators  are  not  about  prejudice; 
they  just  want  to  offend  every- 
one. 

The  movie  starts  off  in 
Paris,  when  a group  of  terrorists 
are  planning  to  plant  a bomb.  It 
is  at  that  moment  when  Team 
America  makes  their  thunderous 
appearence.  The  depiction  of 
Americans’  use  of  ample  gun  fire 
and  other  such  destructive 
weaponry  was  right  on.  Team 
America  was  so  focused  on 
dominating  the  terrorists  that 
they  disregarded  all  of  the  dam- 


age that  they  caused. 

Not  only  is  there  gratu- 
itous marionette  murder,  but 
there  are  love  stories  present  as 
well.  The  super  sappy  love 
between  these  strung  up  charac- 
ters was  comical  to  say  the  least. 

1 thought  I would  never  stop 
laughing  when  I saw  puppet  on 
£ugge^ctioi^oMh^rsnim^t^ 

“These  two 
creators  are 
not  about 
prejudice; 
they  just  want 
to  offend 
everyone.” 


my  life.  It  was  not  only  the  sex 
itself,  but  the  utter  creativity  in 
the  positions  that  was  absolutely 
hilarious. 

The  movie  is  jammed 
packed  with  government  bash- 
ing, as  well  as  a few  good  hits 
left  for  Michael  Moore  (creator 
of  Fahrenheit  9-1!  and  Bowling 
for  Columbine).  The  focus  of 
this  movie  is  the  devilish  wishes 
of  Kim  Jong  11,  the  present 
leader  of  North  Korea.  He  wants 
to  take  over  and  blow  everything 


up,  not  out  or  anger  like  one 
would  assume,  but  becasue  he  is 
“so  lonely.” 

In  any  movie  there  has 
to  be  a hero.  In  this  film,  the  per- 
son who  comes  to  America’s 
recue  is  an  actor  who  utilizes  his 
acting  technique  to  save  the 
American  people  from  terror- 
ism. 

Trey  Parker  and  Matt 
Stone  are  known  for  their  per- 
sonal attacks  on  famous  persons, 
and  they  didn’t  fail  any  expecta- 
tions in  this  movie.  From  “Matt 
Damon”  to  Susan  Sarandon, 
they  kept  on  coming  with 
insults.  Ben  Afleck  was  even 
mentioned  in  a moment  of 
reflection  and  song,  along  with 
his  dire  need  for  acting  lessons. 
There  is  no  way  not  to  crack  a 
smile  when  the  big  stars  of 
Hollywood  are  being  cracked 
on. 

With  the  witty  remarks, 
the  not  so  witty  references  (but 
still  funny  as  hell),  and  the  occa- 
sional song  segment,  the  movie 
gels  full  marks.  1 strongly 
encourage  all  who  are  American 
to  give  this  movie  a chance;  you 
are  bound  to  find  at  least  one 
aspect  of  the  movie  interesting, 
if  not  amusing.  Even  if  the 
humor  is  “below”  your  level, 
there  is  always  the  puppet  on 
puppet  fornication,  and  every- 
one’s got  to  appreciate  that. 


Not  so  lucky  at  Lucia’s 


BY  PETE  NORWOOD 
A&E  EDITOR 

When  I was  fourteen  years  of 
age,  1 watched  a movie  called 
Strangcland.  In  this  movie  there  was  a 
rather  graphic  description  of  a piercing 
called  the  ampallang.  I can  only  (appro- 
priately) say  that  the  piercing  sounded 
rather  painful. 

This  would  probably  have 
deterred  most  normal  children,  but  not 
me.  I was  fascinated,  having  already  been 
brought  into  the  world  of  body  modifica- 
tion. At  the  time  I only  had  my  eyebrow 
pierced,  but  1 knew  that  one  day,  I would 
be  getting  the  ampallang.  That  day  came, 
ladies  and  gentlemen.  Oh  yes,  It  came 
about  four  months  ago  when  I had  some 
extra  money  in  my  pocket  and  a strong 
desire  to  feel  a kind  of  pain  I had  never 
experienced  before,  1 called  up  my  trust- 
ed piercer,  Penelope  Silversiein  of 
Lucky's  Tattoo  and  Piercing,  in 
Northampton.  My  voice  was  shaky  as  I 
asked  her  when  she  could  pierce  me.  She 
told  me  to  come  in  the  next  day,  and  she 
would  be  waiting. 

The  rest  of  my  day  was  spent 
mentally  preparing  myself  for  what  was 
to  come.  1 knew  it  would  be  no  easy  feat, 
but  I also  knew  that  this  was  something  I 
had  to  experience.  I told  my  Mom  about 
it,  who  was  instantly  supportive.  The  next 
day,  1 went  into  Lucky's  Tattoo  and 


Piercing,  and  waited  in  line  for  a woman 
to  speak  with  me.  She  asked  me  what  I 
wanted  to  get  pierced  and  I told  her;  my 
penis.  Now,  as  it  happens,  there  are  many 
different  piercings  you  can  get  down 
there,  so  she  gave  me  a pamphlet  to  look 
through  and  decide  which  one  I wanted, 
and  I obviously  chose  the  ampallang. 
Then  I sat  down  and  waited  for  Lady 
Penelope  to  come  out  and  do  her  usual 
line  of  questioning.  She  looked  on  my  lit- 
tle chart  and  saw  that  I wanted  the  ampai- 
lang  and  asked  me  if  I was  sure  if  I want- 
ed to  get  this  one.  1 told  her  that  1 was 
sure,  because  it  looked  less  painful  than 
the  Prince  Albert.  "Actually,"  she  told  me 
"the  ampallang  is  the  most  painful  pierc- 
ing a male  can  get." 

At  this  point  I felt  a pang  of  ner- 
vousness, but  still  thought  the  ampallang 
would  look  better  on  me  (because  what  is 
a piercing's  purpose,  if  not  aesthetics?) 
than  any  of  the  others  and  so  I made  my 
final  decision.  1 sat  on  the  stool  for  a 
minute  while  she  prepped  the  operating 
room.  1 was  nervous  as  hell,  which  was 
different;  usually  I am  pretty  excited 
when  1 know  I'm  going  to  be  touched  by 
a woman.  Who  could  blame  me,  though? 

Then  it  was  time.  I followed 
Penelope  down  the  hallway  and  into  the 
operating  room  (apparently,  the  ampal- 
lang is  worthy  of  the  title  of  "operation") 
and  sat  down  on  the  chair.  I hadn't  got 
stoned  or  anything,  but  I had  the  worst 


cottonmouth  in  the  world.  To  alleviate 
this  problem,  1 was  given  a juice  box! 
How  sweet!  Next  came  the  awkward  part. 
"You're  going  to  need  to  pull  your  pants 
down,  sweetie,"  it  was  go-time.  1 did  as 
she  asked,  as  would  anyone  who  ever  fell 
under  her  mesmerizing  gaze,  and  1 sat 
down  in  the  chair.  She  kneeled  down 
before  me  and  grabbed  her  trusty  sharpie. 
Then,  very  carefully,  she  picked  a spot  on 
my,  umm...  friend,  and  she  made  the 
marks.  Then  she  made  sure  they  were 
even  on  both  sides  of  my  head.  Oh,  and 
for  those  of  you  who  wonder,  it  is  impos- 
sible to  get  wood  when  you  know  that  it 
will  have  a ten-gauge  needle  stuck 
through  it.  I saw  the  size  of  the  needle  and 
chuckled  to  myself,  wondering  why  in  the 
hell  I would  pay  for  such  a torturous  exer- 
cise to  be  performed  on  my  own  body, 
never  mind  its  extremities. 

"You’re  going  to  feel  a pinching 
when  I do  this,"  boy  was  that  the  under- 
statement of  the  year!  "Just  take  three 
deep  breaths  and  on  the  third  one,  I am 
going  to  pierce  it,  okay?"  1 nodded,  feel- 
ing understandably  nervous.  First  breath, 
oh  my  God.  Second  breath.  Jesus  Christ. 
Third  Breath,  OOOOOOWWWWWI!  I 
had  watched  the  events  unfold  and  though 
the  pain  was  entirely  different  than  the 
lip,  the  eyebrow,  the  tongue,  or  the  nip- 
ples, it  was  not  unbearable.  The  worst 
part  was  when  she  had  to  slide  the  needle 
all  the  way  through,  to  get  the  barbell 


through.  By  the  way.  I've  had  my  tongue 
pierced,  and  the  barbell  through  my  head 
will  dwarf  probably  any  barbell  you  have 
ever  seen,  I mean,  this  thing  is  thick! 
After  the  barbell  was  through,  Penelope 
grabbed  some  gauze  and  started  soaking 
up  the  blood  that  had  come  seeping  out  of 
my  newly  formed  hole. 

Man,  I'll  tell  you  what,  the  pain 
you  will  receive  from  this  piercing  is 
incredible.  It  gives  you  that  adrenaline 
rush  that  will  make  you  feel  like  a god. 
After  it  was  all  over  and  done  with,  I 
laughed.  That's  right,  I laughed,  I felt  like 
I was  on  top  of  the  world,  which  I have 
come  to  understand  is  how  many  men  feel 
about  their  anpallang  when  they  get 
them.  Penelope  informed  me  that  now 
that  I had  this  piercing,  I would  get 
respect  from  the  piercing  community, 
because  as  she  had  told  me  earlier,  this 
was  no  boy  scout  piercing.  Now  I was  a 
full  blown  Weblow! 

This  wasn't  even  painful  com- 
pared to  what  happened  after  1 left  the 
piercing  room,  huge  smile  on  my  face.  1 
walked  up  to  the  cdunter  to  pay  my  bill 
and  forked  over  80  bucks.  Most  piercings 
run  to  41  dollars  but  when  you  get  such  a 
delicate  piercing,  special  jewelry  is 
required.  Unlike  a tongue  ring,  which  I'm 
sure  one  of  your  friends  could  show  you, 
the  ball  does  not  screw  onto  the  barbell. 
The 

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A&E  Th6  UoiC6  November  8. 2004 


In  Her  Shoes  gets  a good  review 


BY  KRISTEN  ESPOSITO 
Voice  Reporter 

Sisters  Rose  arid  Maggie 

Feller  have  nothing  in  common.  Rose 
is  a thirty--year  old  high-powered 
attorney  who  has  a passion  for 
romance  and  an  infatuation  with 
unhealthy  foods. 

She  spends  her  days  dream- 
ing of  the  perfect  man  who  will  tell 
her  she  is  gorgeous  and  make  her  life 
complete. 

Maggie,  the  beautiful  twenty 
eight-year  old,  dreams  of  being  a 
Hollywood  star,  making  millions,  and 
being  loved  by  all. 

In  reality  Maggie  is  far  from 
becoming  her  dream.  The  longest  she 
has  ever  held  a job  is  a few  weeks  and 
she  enjoys  living  off  her  older  sister 
who  she  has  less  then  a perfect  rela- 


tionship with. 

Their  rela- 
tionship is  tested 
to  the  limits  after 
Rose  walks  in  on 
her  sister  and 
boyfriend  sleeping 
together  in  Rose's 
bed.  After  this 
devastating  blow. 

Rose  vows  never 
to  speak  to  Maggie 
again.  During  this 
time  the  two 
ters  find  out 
life  has  unexpect- 
ed turns  and 
pected  people 
help  them  to  find 
their  true  selves. 

Unexpected  characters  find  their 
way  into  the  novel  and  in  the  end 


Rose  and  Maggie  realize  that  the 
bond  of  sisters 
cannot  be  broken. 
In  Her  Shoes 
fun  beach 
but  does  not 
to 

first  book 
in  Bed.  This 
/ill  make  the 
want  to  fin- 
ish but  at  certain 
is  a bit 

Weiner  also 
a gift  of  mak- 
ing her  characters 
tAiiiic  to  life. 

Rose  and 
Maggie  are  two 
women  who  make  the  reader  laugh 
along  with  them  and  also  sympathize 


JennifcrWetner-Author  of  InHerSboes 


with  them  through  all  the  pain  that 
they  are  going  through  and  have 
experienced. 

This  is  a book  that  deals  with 
difficult  issues  of  life  but  puts  a 
humorous  and  fun  twist  to  it.  Old 
characters  from  Weiner's  previous 
novel.  Good  in  Bed,  make  an  appear- 
ance, and  it  is  fun  to  sec  how  Weiner 
incorporates  their  old  tale  into  the 
story. 

Weiner  is  also  the  author  of 
Good  in  Bed  and  has  recently  come 
out  with  Little  Earthquakes,  if  you 
like  Weiner’s  style  1 also  recommend 
books  by  Jane  Green,  such  as 
Babyrille  and  Straight  Talking. 


Lucky’s 


get  them.  Penelope  informed  me  that 
now  that  1 had  this  piercing,  1 would 
get  respect  from  the  piercing  commu- 
nity, because  as  she  had  told  me  earli- 
er, this  was  no  boy  scout  piercing. 
Now  1 was  a full  blown  Weblow! 

This  wasn’t  even  painful  com- 
pared to  what  happened  after  I left  the 
piercing  room,  wearing  huge  smile  on 
my  face.  I walked  up  to  the  counter  to 
pay  my  bill  and  forked  over  80  bucks. 
Most  piercings  run  to  S41  but  when 
you  get  such  a delicate  piercing,  spe- 
cial jewelry  is  required.  Unlike  a 
tongue  ring,  which  I'm  sure  one  of 
your  friends  could  show  you,  the  ball 
does  not  screw  onto  the  barbell.  The 
ball  is  what  is  threaded,  and  it  screws 
into  the  barbell.  This  is  why  they  are 
called  internally  threaded  barbells. 

However,  the  experience  was 
worth  the  money,  and  I had  been  sex- 
ually frustrated  anyway,  so  at  least  1 
got  to  be  touched  by  a woman!  That 
was  nice.  A sadistic  woman  maybe, 
but  hot  nonetheless  (that  is,  if  you 
like  the  type  of  woman  who  gets 
plates  attached  to  her  skull  so  she  can 
screw  horns  into  her  head,  or  the  type 
of  woman  who  does  body  modifica- 


tion experiments  on  herself,  including 
implants  under  the  second  layer  of 
skin).  1 definitely  recommend  that 
those  of  you  with  a sense  of  adventure 
get  this  done.  I like  it  so  much;  I am 
now  considering  a Jacob's  ladder. 

I have  yet  to  go  back  to  my 
beloved  Lucky's,  but  1 know  that  I 
will.  I have  been  getting  piercings 
done  for  four  years  and  of  all  the 
places  I have  been,  I like  Lucky's  the 
most.  Everybody  there  is  nice,  they 
will  not  hesitate  to  answer  any  ques- 
tions you  may  have,  and  beyond  that, 
it's  not  that  far  away  from  our  home- 
away-from-home  here  at  Westfield 
State.  If  you  thought  this  story  was 
fun,  then  keep  your  eyes  peeled, 
because  I plan  on  getting  a piercing  a 
month,  starting  in  a couple  months, 
and  writing  reviews  on  them.  If  any- 
one has  any  suggestions  on  what  I 
should  pierce  next,  I am  always  open 
to  new  ideas  (besides,  that’s  how  I got 
my  lip  pierced,  by  a suggestion  from 
a friend).  Until  next  time,  remember 
that  anarchy  on  the  body  is  fun!  I 


^ y WlTHSmuUGVESTS 

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REELBIGFISH 

The  Webster  Theatre  Hartford,  CT 
November  19, 2004 


MTG  presents  Guys  and  Dolls 


By  Emily  Ransom 

VOICE  REPORTER 
Befcre  the  actors  begin  the  perfor- 
mance of  “Guys  and  Dolls”  theymil!  about 
making  final  tweaks  to  their  costumes.  ‘T 
want  to  see  it  from  here  up,  show  your  emo- 
tion from  here  up,”  choreographer  Kayla 
Armstrong  encourages  whfle  gesturing 
from  thewaist  up. 

Guys  and  DoDs  opened  Thursday 
November  6 and  ran  through  Saturday.  A 
plotline  centered  around  gantblers  with  a 
hidden  craps  game  in  New  York  with  a bet 
to  get  a female  misaonaiy  to  Havana  is  rel- 
evant even  today,  especiaUy  today  when 
games  like  poker  and  betting  is  on  a revival. 

Shira  Simon  was  the  student  direc- 
tor and  anticipated  the  show  greatly.  The 
casting  was  clearly  the  best  aspect  of  the 
show.  These  studenK  seem  bom  for  the 
roles  they  were  cast  in. 

Peter  Rizzo  is  a freshman,  new  to 
die  musical  theater  guild,  and  he  took  his 
first  role  and  ran  with  it.  A pleasant 


demeanor  and  genuine  disposition  made  his 
role  as  “Nicely  Nicely” quite  appropriate. 

Rizzo  and  John  ScheD  who  played 
- “Charlie  Rusty”  were  just  too  cUe  in  dieir 
vesS  and  ties.  Their  opening  song  was  very 
well  done.  Anyone  lucky  enough  to  catch 
Broadway  Comes  to  Westfield  heard  this  as 
a sneak  peak. 

Emily  Goodwin,  another  stellar 
freshman,  performed  the  role  of  “Sarah 
Brown”. 

Goodwin  showcased  her  taleried 
voice  early  alorientation  when  judges  voted 
her 

into  the  finals  fer  Westfield  Idol 

Her  talented  singing  voice  is  her 
strongest  asset.  Whether  her  personality 
mirrers  her  role,  she  was  a very  believable 
“Sarah  Brown” 

“Nadian  Detroit"  played  ty  Mike  • 
Duffy  was  solid.  Dufty  has  an  interesting 
stage  presence  that  seems  understated,  or 
cabn  yet  attention  of  die  audience  is  easily 
cast  cn  him. 


Lindsay  HoDand  was  the  most 
perfect  “Adelade”  ever  in  an  amateur  cast 
She  had  the  voice  down  and  she  was 
adorable  in  this  role.  Her  convincing  por- 
trayal of  this  fun  character  reflects  a levelof 
maturity  and  reflects  a capacity  to  go  even 
bigger. 

“Sky  Masterson,”  performed  by 
Jay  Brewster,  was  unbelievable.  The  audi- 
ence probably  left  wondering  where  he  had 
been  for  previous  musical  theater  guild 
shows.  He  knew  his  character  insid:  and 
out  and  proved  it  through  everything  he  did. 
Every  song  he  sang,  every  action  he  made 
captivated  the  audience. 

Students  on  campus  might  recog- 
nize him  frem  edfee  houses  where  he  sings 
along  to  his  guitar,  but  WSC  will  expect 
more  to  come  from  this  studoit  star 

Another  star  the  WSC  community 
will  appreciate  seeing  again  is  Dan 
Lindgrenas“Big  Jule.”  Once  again,  prefect 
casting,  or  anotiier  actor  rose  to  the  occa- 
sion. 


Schell  as ‘Charlie  Rusty  was  one 
of  the  best  dancers  with  equally  brilliant 
vocals  making  him  a true  asset  to  the  ^ow. 
He  is  an  actor  who  seems  on  and  ready  for 
everything  every  time  he  is  physically  on 
stage. 

Brian  Fields  played  Sarah 
Brown’s  grandfrther  and  although  it  is  sub- 
dued, his 

talert  is  adequately  reflected. 

• The  stpporting  rolls  were  weD 
done,  and  the  chcris  was  strong.  If  the 
emotion  and  energy  from  the  rruddle  of  act 
one  made  it  begnning  to  end  then  the  show 
could  have  been  one  of  the  best  muscals  on 
campus  in  the  past  few  years. 

Unfortunately,  the  props  and  cos- 
tumes did  not  adequatety  mirror  the  telcrts 
of  the  actors.  The  vocals  and  casting  was 
amazing  Choreography  was  weD  done,  but 
not  always  in  sync,  which  was  reaQy  the 
only  thing  missing. 


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The  Uoice  November  8, 2004 


Mission  impossible:  Complete 


B 


You  all  know  it  by  now,  the  Red  Sox 
swqx  the  Caidinals  to  win  their  hnl  World 
Sffics  Chan^ion^^  since  !918.  B^^-six 
years  ofdisaipoi  ntment  was  finally  enough.  You 
know  1 predicted  the  Sox  would  bea  (he 
Yankees  in  seven  games,  bu  I never  expected 
them  to  do  it  coming  from  a 3-0  deficit  I cer- 
tainly didift  expect  the  "idiots"  to  win  the  World 
Soies  without  trailing  Q^ICE.  It  was  all  so  mb- 
dimactic.Pal  of  me  wanted  the  Cardnalstopil 
If)  a fight,  but  i did  find  myself  biting  rr^  nails 
in  the  6th  inning  of  game  four.  Given  the  Red 
Sox's  history,  I realisd  I didn't  want  ai^  mote 
dama;Ijustwantedittobe  ova.  Hoping  for  the 
series  to  return  to  Foiway  was  just  being  too 
greedy. 


The  2004  playoffs  tai^ht  me  a few 
thi  ng&  I learned  you  really  do  need  a large  num- 
ber of gi^s  to  contn'bute.  Sure  the  Yankees  had 
some  great  players,  bit  the  Red  Sck  were  deep- 
CT.  The  Sox  had  better  overall  hitting  and  much 
better  pitching  Ji£t  think  about  how  many  guys 
actmUyccntributedlothe  Sox  in  the  postscasoa 
I could  go  through  all  of  the  contributions  frem 
each  player,  but  it  would  take  forevec  The  Sox 
truly  wen  the  World  Saies  as  a team.  A lot  of 
people  deserve  credit  fcr  this:  John  Henry  for 
spending  the  money,  Theo  Epstein  forspending 
Heniy^  money  wisely,  Terry  Franoona  for  man- 
aging the  team  he  was  givon  appropriately,  and 
Larry Lucchino  for heljraiginthe hiring ofTheo 
^stcin  and  Terry  Francona  fm  sure  there  are 


many  people  behind  the  scenes  who  desovc 
creeftaswell. 

I wart  to  focus  on  Frarcona.  It  isnt 
easy  managing  in  Bostcii;evCTyone  thinks  they 
can  do  a betta-Job  than  the  cirreri  managa. 
That'sjust  the  way  it  is,  and  it's  been  that  way  for 
years.  Last  year  Grady  Little  was  thescapegoa, 
and  in  the  off-season  the  Sox  added  Keith 
Foulke  and  Curt  Schilling.  The  Red  Sox  were 
actually  picked  to  beat  out  the  Yankees  and  ulti- 
maiely  win  the  WorldSoies.  No  jresue  there, 
eh?  Froicona  maraged  one  game  and  he  was 
already  being  criticized.  He  was  criticized 
because  Pedro  Martinez  left  Camden  Yards 
early  on  openirg  day.  He  told  the  meda  that  he 
diefo't  communicate  the  rules  to  Pedo  very  well, 
and  that  Martinez  was  not  at  foult  Ftancena 
actually  took  the  blame  forthe  mis understaidr^ 
even  though  it  is  weD  known  that  you  arait  sup- 
posed to  leave  your  team  early  without  permis- 
sion. It’s  just  an  unwritten  lule  throughoit  base- 
ball One  game  into  his  managerial  career  in 
Boston,  Francona  was  already  bar%  called  too 
"soft"  tomanage  here. 

The  Red  Sox  were  plying  .500  base- 
ball fora  good  portion  of  the  seasoa  Guys  like 
Kevin  Millar  and  Derek  Lowe  were  stnig^ng. 
The  ScK  were  also  hixt  by  irjuries  to  Nomar 
Garciapana,  Trot  Nixer,  and  Bill  Mueller. 
Francona  didi't  panic,  he  stayed  the  course.  He 
stuck  with  Millar  and  Lowe  knowii^  that  drey 
would  contribute  evoitually.  He  alsoknew  guys 
would  be  coming  back  from  irpuries  and  ths 
Theo  Epstein  would  improve  the  team  at  die 
trade  deadline.  Francona  lorew  what  his  lean 
wascap^leof 

Wouldn't  you  know  it;  the  Sox  werS 
cn  a hot  streak  from  the  middle  of  Augist  to 
early  September.  Francona  knsw  his  team 


would  come  aoind  He  had  them  in  perfect 
position  fcr  a playerfF  run,  and  when  they  got 
there  he  made  sure  he  helped  them  win. 

Francona  managed  mbelievably  well 
in  the  pla>offs.  Just  drink  of  all  the  great  deci- 
sions he  made  droughout  the  pla>offs.  In  game 
three  against  Andieim  he  didi^  pinch  run  for 
Ortiz  whm  he  could  have  in  the  late  innings. 
Ortiz  went  on  to  win  the  game  for  die  Sox  with 
a walkoffhomenn.  Look  at  how  well  he  man- 
aged his  ptclring  staff  down  3-0  to  the  Yankees. 
His  bullpen  was  outstanding  because  Francona 
pit  them  in  the  rigli  sitiBtions.  Deciding  to  use 
Derek  Lowe  as  a starter  turned  oU  tobe  abril- 
liait  move,  as  dd  stidiing  with  Mark  Bellhom 
and  Johnny  Damon.  The  bottom  line  is 
Fianccna  out-managed  three  of  the  best  man- 
agers in  besdiaU.  Mike  Sckscia,  Joe  Torre,  and 
Toi^  LaRussa  all  have  won  at  least  one  World 
Series  as  a manager.  Now  Terry  Francona  has 
too. 

Anodier  thing  I learned  is  that  the 
Yankee  mystique  fhim  a few  years  ago  is  gone. 
Guys  like  Tino  Martinez,  Scott  Broaus,  Paul 
O'Neill,  and  Qiick  Knoblauch  were  perfect 
tom  players  for  die  Yaikees.  These  guys  have 
all  moved  on  An<^  Petthte,  the  one  constant  in 
the  Yankee  rotation  is  also  gone.  The  great 
bullpen  the  Yankees  used  to  have  is  now  down 
tojustMaiano  Rivera.  Dock  Jeter  is  still  there, 
bit  the  character  gi^s  around  him  aren't  the 
same  as  they  iced  to  be.  The  Yaikees  should  try 
to  sign  character  gu>«,  not  guys  like  Mr. 
BALCO  and  A-Fraud  Thin^  jua  haven't  been 
the  same  since  the  Yankees  loa  ^me  7 of  the 
2001  World  Series. 

Has  anybocly  heard  from  George 
Steinbrennet?  IcanjustpictureGeotgeinTampa 
right  now.  He  is  in  an  underground  building 


wearingan  Army  hel  met  He  has  summoned  all 
ofhis  'baseball  people"  to  this  secret  meeting 
Here  he  introdices  his  plan  to  beat  the  Red  Sox 
nexlyear  'Dlay.weVeforcingGiambi  tor^ire 
Tdlhim  we  will  buyout  his  coitract  He  can  be 
the  team  mascot  for  all  I care;  I mean  he  does 
look  lile  the  Grinch.  I wart  Ntiritek  as  our  new 
la  bassman  If  Piazza  can  do  it,  why  can't  he? 
Bemie  will  move  to  CTI  and  1 want  Belton  in 
centerfield.  Hey,  Cashman!  I thought  you  said 
Btwn  and  Vaajuez  were  good  pitchers?  Christ, 
even  I could  pitch  more  than  1/3  innings.  See  if 
we  cant  get  Martinez  and  Lowe  in  here.  That 
crid,  fot  bastard  Zimmeris  gone,  so  we  don't  have 
to  worry  about  any  figlis  between  Irim  aid 
Petey.  Garciapana  is  a free  a^t  too.  and  we 
coulduse  a 2ndbaseman.  I'll  address  the  bullpen 
tomorrow  You  guys  know  what  to  do." 

Finally,  one  curse  has  come  to  an  end 
while  anotiierhas  started  (I  dent  really  believe  in 
curses)  The  Red  Sox  Just  didrit  have  good 
enoi^h  pitchii^  in  the  past,  which  is  why  they 
kept  losiiig.  They  acquired  the  pitching  they 
needed  this  year  to  win,  and  that  is  wly  the 
"curse"  came  to  ai  end.I  wouldlite  to  have  a lit- 
tle fun  withthe  folkwing  thought:  The  Curse  of 
AFraud.  A-Fraud  wore  #3  while  in  Texa^  afid 
asted  Steinbrermer  if  he  could  wear  #3  in  New 
Yoric  Steinbrermer  was  amazed  that  A-Fraud 
could  ask  such  a stupid  qustion  as  Babe  Ruth 
wore  that  number  There  is  no  way  in  hell  the 
Yankees  would  un-retire  the  number  of  the  best 
player  of  all  time.  Babe  Ruth  allegedly  rolled 
over  in  his  grave  when  A-Fraud  asked  this  ques- 
tioa  The  rest  is  histo^  feriks.  Obviously  this  did- 
n't happen,  but  with  alittlehs^  from  each  of  you 
we  can  get  this  ruma  out  thae.  Let  the  Curse  of 
A-Fraudlive  on! 


f ^ 

NEW  YORK  BUS  TRIP! 

December  4th 
Pick-up  In  front  of  Scanlon 
Hall  at  7:00a.m. 

Pick-up  in  NYC  at  8:00p.m. 
Return  to  Westfield  by 
12:00a.m. 

92  Open  Seats 

$5  per  ticket  with  student  ID 

Limit  2 tickets  per  person 
Sign  up  at  the  teller  window  in 
Ely  between  Nov.  8th  & Nov. 
24th.  After  the  24th  ticket 
sold,  seats  will  open  up  to 
faculty  & staff. 

V J 


Af+ention  Student  /eteranr 

General  Interest  Meeting 

Veterans  Group 

Tuesday,  November  9,  2004 
4 PM,  Ely  Room  1 30 

*Are  you  a veteran  of  military  status  or  currently  still 
serving  in  a branch  of  the  military? 

"Hove  you  recently  returned  from  active  duty/combat 
duty  in  Iraq,  Afghanistan,  or  other  parts  of  the  world? 

‘Would  you  like  to  be  able  to  meet  others  with  similar 
military  experiences? 

A new  yrout>  Is  forunln.?  to  sut>t>orf 
and  Meet  the 

needr  of  veteran  itudentif 

If  you  are  interested  in  joining  this  group, 
please  consider  attending  the  general  interest 
meeting  on 

Tuesdov.  November  9th  at  4PM  in  Ely  1 30. 


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Sports  Th©  VoiCG  November  8,  2004 


Meczywor  Sets 
Record  In  Victory 
At  Maine  Maritime 


CASTINE,  Me.  - Senior  quar- 
. terback  Jon  Meczywor  (Lanesboro, 
I Mass.)  completed  a school  record 
25  passes  and  threw  for  298  yards 
; and  a touchdown  to  lead  Westfield 
Siaietoa  l7-l4victory  overMaine 
Maritime  Academy  in  New  England 
Football  Conference  action  Oct.  30. 

The  victory  improved 
Westfield’s  record  to  5-3  and  as- 
I sured  the  Owls  of  their  fourth 

(straight  winning  season.  Maine 
Maritime,  which  upset  Worcester 
) State  last  week,  falls  to  2-6, 

Meczyworplayed  well  despite 
^ being  sidelined  for  the  past  two 
weeks  with  an  injury.  And  it  was  a 
homecoming  of  sorts  for  the  6-5, 
225-pound  signal  callerwhoplaycd 
his  first  three  years  at  the  Univer- 
sity of  Maine  in  nearby  Orono. 

Meczywor’s  25  completions 
are  three  more  than  the  previous 
record  of  22  set  by  Chris  Lapointe 
last  season.  Heattempted42passes, 
six  shy  of  Lapointe  single-game 
record  of  48  attempts.  He  also  had 
30  yards  rushing  on  six  carries 
Junior  wide  receiver  B.J. 
Holleran(Quincy)alsohada  mon- 
ster game  for  the  Owls  with  12 
catches  for  139  yards;  the  recep- 
tions were  one  shy  of  the  single- 
game school  record  of  13  catches 
by  Matt  Yvon  in  2001. 

Maine  Maritime,  which  racked 
up  269  rushing  yards  on  54  carries 
in  its  option  offense,  quickly  took  a 


7-0  lead  50  seconds  into  the  game. 
The  Mariners  marched  81  yards  in 
three  plays,  with  quarteback  Patrick 
Bard  - who  had  a game-high  103 
yards  rushing  on  26  carries  - scor- 
ing on  a two-yard  run.  The  big  play 
in  the  opening  drive  was  a 68-yard 
run  by  Scott  Lasse  to  the  two-yard 
line. 

Westfield  took  the  ensuing 
kickoffand  marched  71  yards  in  10 
plays,  with  Junior  fullback  Mark 
Puchalski  scoring  from  one  yard 
out.  The  Owls  took  a 14-7ieadwith 
1:17  left  in  the  first  quarter  on  an 
11 -yard  touchdown  reception  by 
senior  David  Trueira. 

The  Mariners  tied  the  score. 
14-14,  with  2: 12  left  in  the  first  half, 
as  Chelsea  Allen’s  five-yard  run 
capped  a 5-play,  39-yard  drive. 

The  Owls  scored  the  game- 
winning points  with  9:44  remain- 
ing in  the  third  quarteron  freshman 
Garret  Davis’  (Belchertown)  37- 
yard  field  goal  that  cappeda  7-play, 
23-yard  drive. 

The  Owls  were  able  to  contain 
the  Mariners’  option  offense  by  re- 
covering four  fumbles,  including  a 
key  fumble  recovery  by  senior 
standout  Jessie  Holmes  at  their  own 
34  yard  line  with  2:24  remaining  in 
the  contest. 

Jim  Fennelly  lecLWestfield  with 
13  tackles,  including  12  solo  stops. 
Matt  Wooliver  and  Ryan  Togneri 
each  had  eight  tackles. 


Fennelly  Named 
Player  Of  Week 


Westfield  State  College 
junior  linebacker  Jim  Fennelly 
(Wilmington)  was  named  the 
New  England  Football  Confer- 
ence Defensive  Player  of  the 
Week  for  Nov.  1,2004. 

The  5-1 1,220-pound 
transfer  Irom  Division  II 
University  of  Missouri  Rolla 
posted  13  tackles,  including  12 
solo  stops,  and  forced  a fumble 
in  a 17-14  victory  at  Maine 
Maritime  Academy  on  Oct.  30. 

The  Owls  improved  their 
record  to  5-3  for  their  fourth 
consecutive  winning  season. 
Westfield  concluded  its  season 


Jim  Fennelly 


with  a non-divisional  game  at 
Curry  College  on  Nov.  6.  Curry 
is  7-1  overall  and  will  play 
Fitchburg  State  in  the  NEFC 
championship  game  on  Nov. 

13. 

Four  more  Westfield  State 
athletes  were  named  to  weekly 
honor  rolls,  most  notably 
quarterback  Jon  Meczywor 
(Lanesboro). 

The  6-5,  225-pound  signal 
caller  returned  from  an  injury  in 
fine  fashion  as  he  set  a school 
record  with  25  pass  completions 
in  the  victory  over  Maine 
Maritime.  The  University  of 
Maine  transfer  completed  25  of 
42  passes  for  298  yards  and  a 
touchdown.  He  also  rushed  six 
times  for  30  yards. 

Men’s  soccer  senior 
defender  Jay  Jeffrey  (Bangor, 
ME)  scored  the  lone  goal  in  the 
Owls’  tough  2-1  overtime 
setback  to  conference  champion 
Worcester  State. 

Senior  Amy  Svatik 
(Stratford,  CT)  recorded  29  digs 
in  a 3-0  regular  season  loss  to 
conference  volleyball  champion 
Bridgewater  Stale.  The  Owls 
played  Bridgewater  State  again 
Nov.  6 in  the  semifinals  of  the 
conference  tournament. 

In  field  hockey,  freshman 
Megan  Wolski  was  recognized 
for  scoring  two  goals  in  a 4-0 
victory  over  Anna  Maria. 


Westfield  State  To  Host  NCAA  Championship 

The  NCAA  Division  III  field  hockey  championship  will  be  held  at  Westfield  State  College's  Alumni  Field  on  Nov. 
19-20.  The  semifinal  games  will  be  held  at  2 and  5 p.m.  on  Nov,  19,  and  the  championship  game  will  be  played 
at  3 p.m.  on  Nov.  20.  In  addition.the  National  Field  Hockey  Coaches  Association  will  hold  a senior  all-star  game 
on  Nov.  20  at  11  a.m.  Helping  to  promote  the  event  from  Westfield  Stale  are  pictured,  left  to  right:  assistant 
athletics  director  Nancy  Sals,  field  hockey  senior  players  Laura  Scott  and  Kendra  Newell,  and  field  hockey  head 
coach  Heather  Cabral.  Tickets  can  be  purchased  by  calling  41 3-572-5405.  Ticket  prices  are  $1 0 for  adults  and 
$6  for  students  for  a two-day  pass,  and  $7  for  adults  and  $4  for  students  for  one  day.  Youth  groups  rates  are 
available.  The  championship  will  feature  (he  top  four  Division  III  field  hockey  teams  in  the  nation.  Westfield  State 
hosted  the  first  championship  game  in  1981 . "We  are  thrilled  and  honored  to  host  this  event.  It  is  a great  event 
for  the  college  and  the  community."  said  Bals.  "The  level  of  competition  and  the  excitement  of  the  games  wilt 
surpass  the  expectations  of  many."  Photo  By  Mickey  Curtis 


Framingham  Edges  Owls,  2-1 


Framingham  State  scored  on  a 
penalty  comer  with  no  time  remain- 
ing to  defeat  Westfield  State,  2- 1 , in 
the  quarterfinals  of  the  Little  East 
Conference  field  hockey  tournament 
on  Nov,  2 in  Framingham. 

Framingham,  the  No.  4 seed, 
improved  to  1 0-6  while  Westfield, 
the  No.  5 seed  finished  its  season 
with  all-6  record,  a remarkable 
turnaround  from  the  Owls’  3-13 
record  last  year. 

Westfield  scored  first  with  12 
minutes  remaining  in  the  first  half 


when  sophomore  Kate  Anderson 
fired  a shot  past  the  FSC  goalie. 

The  Rams  struggled  offen- 
sively in  the  first  half,  but  had  a 
chance  to  tie  the  game  just  before 
halftime  when  they  were  awarded 
a penalty  stroke.  Junior  Jenn 
Johnson  took  the  stroke  but  goalie 
Kendra  Newell  made  one  of  her 
14  saves  to  preserve  the  Owls’  1- 
0 lead. 

The  Rams  picked  up  the-in- 
tensity  in  the  second  half  and  were 
able  to  generate  more  scoring 


chances.  Freshman  Ashley  Flood 
deflected  a shot  from  Johnson  into 
the  net  just  over  five  minutes  into 
the  second  half  to  the  tie  score. 

The  Rams  were  awarded  a pen- 
alty comer  with  the  clock  winding 
down  and  Johnson  scored  her  18* 
goal  of  the  season  and  the  game 
winner  with  no  time  left  on  the 
clock  on  a pass  from  Lisa  Ranalli. 

With  the  goal,  Johnson  estab- 
lished herself  as  the  Rams’  all-time 
leading  scorer  and  set  a single-sea- 
son  mark  for  goals. 


Wenninger  Paces  Cross  Country 


Cross  Country  Places  Third 

NORTH  DARTMOUTH  - The 
Westfield  Statemen’s  and  women’s 
cross  country  teams  both  finished 
third  in  the  New  England  Alliance 
championships  on  Oct,  30. 

Junior  Heather  Wenninger  of 
Chicopee  paced  the  Owls,  finishing 
second  with  a time  of  1 8:41  over  the 
3.1  mile  course.  Keene  State  junior 
Erin  Landon  won  in  18:33. 

The  Westfield  women  totaled 
79  points  in  the  10-team  meet,  trail- 
ing Keene  State  (24)  and  Southern 
Maine  (73). 

Also  earning  all-conference 
honors  for  Westfield  by  placing  in 
the  top  20  was  fifth-year  senior 
Aimee  Worcester!  18*.  20:36).  Jun- 
ior Marissa  Blume  finished  22"“  in 
20:47,  followed  by  freshman  Kim 
Grant  (27"’,  20:57),  sophomore 
Alison  Wesolowski  (28'’’,  21:06), 
and  freshman  Amanda  Baker  (31  , 

21:13). 

In  the  12-team  men’s  meet, 
Westfield  compiled  1 12poinis,  trail- 


ing Keene  State(23)  and  Southern 
Maine  (78).  Keene  Stale  senior 
Dave  Bridgewater  won  the  five- 
mile  race  in  24:41. 

Westfield’s  top  finisher  was 
sophomore  Nathan  Cristofori 
(21*',  27:10),  followed  by  fresh- 
man Andy  Messer  (26'^,  27:32^, 
freshman  John  Messer  (28"'. 
27:32),  seniorMattFrederick  (29*, 
27:37),  and  freshman  Chris  Cuff 
(30*.  27:41). 

College  Womerj’s  Soccer 
Worcester  1 - Westfield  0 

WESTFIELD-Freshmanfor- 
ward  Tiffany  Rotatori  scored  with 
2:35  remaining  to  lead  Worcester 
State  to  a 1-0  double  overtime 
victory  over  Westfield  State  in 
women’s  soccer  action  Oct.  30. 

Worcester  Slate  improved  to 
9-6-2overaIland  3-2-1  in  the  con- 
ference in  qualifying  forthe  Mass. 
State  Conference  postseason  tour- 
nament. Westfield,  which  needed 
a victory  to  earn  a spot  in  the 
tournament,  finishes  6-8-1  over- 


all and  2-3-1  in  the  conference. 

With  the  Owls  playing  for  the 
win,  Rotatori  scored  on  a breakaway 
goal  with  an  assist  from  freshman 
Lauren  Cush. 

College  Women’s  Swimming 
Westfield  159-Simmons  124 

WESTFIELD  - The  Westfield 
Stale  women’s  swimming  and  div- 
ing team  opened  its  season  with  a 
1 59- 1 24  victory  over  Simmons  Col- 
lege on  Oct.  30. 

Junior  standout  Vanessa 
Morton  was  a triple  winner  for 
Westfield,  placing  first  in  the  200 
freestyle,  the  1 00  butterfly,  and  the 
100  freestyle. 

Also  finishing  first  were: 
Rachel  Webb  (1000  freestyle). 
Lindsey  Bartosz(50backstrokcand 
1 00  backstroke),  Katie  Piquette  (50 
breaststroke),  Marianne  Wilson 
(diving),  Melissa  Blain  (50 
freestyle),  Renee  Kruszyna  (500 
freestyle),  and  Shannon  McMahon 
(50  butteifly). 


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Intramurals  Th6  UoiC6  November  8. 2004 


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The  Uoice 

The  Student  Press  of  Westfield  State  College 


Volume  X 

MassPIRG  deals 

with  voter  mishap 


By  Rebecca  Oliver 
Voice  Reporter 

At  least  two  dozen 
Westfield  State  College 
students  were  turned  away 
from  the  polls  November 
2nd  because  the  stale  was 
unable  to  handle  the  thou- 
sands of  new  voter  regis- 
trations. 

The  rules  for  regis- 
tering to  vote  in 
Massachusetts  called  for 
voter  registration  forms 
sent  to  the  State  House  to 
be  distributed  to  each  town 
or  city  by  the  State.  Voter 
applications,  which  come 
in  two  forms,  national  and 
stale  were  to  be  post- 
marked by  October  13th  in 
order  to  be  processed  for 
election  day. 

The  State  House, 
in  response  to  the 


increased  voter  registration 
changed  its  protocol  to 
accept  only  national  forms, 
according  to  Angela 
Francis  MassPIRG  Campus 
Coordinator  for  Westfield 
State. 

The  outside  of  the 
MassPIRG  office  was  van- 
dalized.in  the  days  follow- 
ing the  election,  with  let- 
ters of  outrage,  as  well  .as 
the  tearing  down  of 
MassPIRG  posters. 

Francis  pointed  out 
the  lack  of  knowledge  that 
poll  workers  had  of  the 
Helping  Americans  Vote 
Act  (HAVA). 

‘if  you  insist  that 
you  are  registered  the  poll 
workers  should  know  under 
HAVA  a provisional  ballot 
should  be  provided,”  said 
Masspirg-Page  2 


Professors  rock 
out  on  the  radio 


By  Jason  Young 
Voice  Reporter 

Westfield  State 
College  students  shouldn’t 
attend  Asst.  Prof.  Elizabeth 
Stassinos’  “Office  Hours” 
Monday  afternoons  with  ques- 
tions concerning  criminal  jus- 
tice. 

Instead,  students 

should  tune  into  WSKB  89.5 
FM  every  week  from  4 to  6 p.m. 
to  hear  what  Stassinos  and  WSC 
faculty  guests  has/have  to  say 
about  their  favorite  music. 

“We’ve  done  several 
shows,”  Stassinos  said.  ‘T’ve 
gotten  a lot  of  e-mail  for  the 
show  and  we  are  getting  a lot  of 
faculty  and  staff  to  participate.” 

The  first  show  was  a 
mixture  of  punk  and  country 
music.  Stassinos  played  songs 
by  artists  like  Lucinda  Williams, 
Johnny  Cash,  and  Gillian  Welch 
and  discussed  them  with  faculty 
members  of  both  the  music  and 
psychology  departments. 

Prof.  William  Cook  of 
Criminal  Justice  inspired  one 
week’s  show  informally  entitled 


"70’s  and  Protest  Rock.”  Neil 
Young,  Stevie  Wonder.  Aretha 
Franklin,  and  Janis  Joplin  domi- 
nated the  ainvaves. 

There  was  also  a show 
on  musicals  and  soundtracks. 
Stassinos,  along  with  Asst.  Prof 
Kimberly  Tobin,  played  songs 
from  shows  such  as  Annie, 
Grease,  and  Saturday  Night 
Fever. 

“The  point  of  the  show 
was  to  get  faculty  and  staff  to  do 
radio  shows  and  introduce 
themselves  to  students  and  the 
wider  community  through  their 
favorite  music.”  Stassinos  said. 

Stassinos  played  on 
live  radio  at  the  University  of 
Virgina  as  both  an  undergradu- 
ate and  graduate  student,  prima- 
rily playing  the  acoustic  guitar. 
She  also  performed  at  Smith 
College  for  a Sylvia  Plath  con- 
cert a few  years  ago. 

Stassinos  said  that  “It 
was  really  fun." 

When  Stassinos  began 
teaching  at  W.S.C.,  she  immedi- 
ately spoke  to  students  in  charge 

WSKB  - Page  2 


November  IS.  2004 issue  X 

L.A.F.E.  Fashion/Talent  show 


entertains  students  in  Dever 


By  Sarah  Cagan 
A&E  Editor 
On  November  10th, 

L.A.F.E.  and  Third  World  tlrew  a 
Talerf/  Fashion  diCAv  in  Dever  audi- 
torium It  started  at  8:30  p.m  with  a 
few  original  songs  by  Matt  Paige. 
Originally,  the  cost  of  entrance  was 
S3  per  person  without  a W.S.C.  stu- 
dent ID  and  SI  for  W.S.C.  students, 


but  croweb  were  sparse  so  the  clubs 
letallinforfree.  Thou^  the  number 
of  people  attending  was  less  then 
ej^ected  the  show  went  oa  After 
Paige  finiiied  his  acoustic  melodies, 
the  first  fashioi  scene  tepn. 

“The  Fo'rmal  Scene”  was 
well  planned  out,  as  the  models 
erttered  from  behind  the  audience, 
swajing  to  soft  R&B.  There  were 
some  awkward  pauses  when  one 


songenrtd,  bn  all  in  all  the  modeb 
carried  themselves  well  in  their  tai- 
lored suits  and  stunning  gowns. 

The  Urban  Gcspel  Choir 
abo  graced  the  Dever  audtorium 
aagp.  This  group  was  definite^  a 
crowd  pleaser,  with  their  various 
octaves  and  well  orpnized  \ocab. 
There  were  many  other  singers  that 
surprised  the  crowd  with  their  ability. 

Fashion  Show  - Page  2 


-Photo  by  Jennifer  Goldberg 


The  membas  of  the  Music  Theater  GuQd  celebrate  after  a successftd  run  of  the  musical  “Guys  and  Dons’' 
hddin  DeverAuditorium.  The  musical  ran  from  ThursdayNovember  4th  to  Saturday  Novonber 6th. 


SGA  claims  neutrality 
in  contract  dispute 


By  Matthew  Bernat 
Editor  In  Chief 
The  Student 

Government  Association 

(SGA)  passed  a resolution 
that  stated  Student 
Government  would  not  advo- 
cate on  behalf  of  the  faculty 
or  staff  on  their  union  con- 
tracts on  Tuesday  November 
9. 

The  official  stance  of 
SGA  on  the  issue  is  one  of 


neutrality. 

The  resolution  was 
passed  after  much  debate 
about  whether  or  not  the  final 
two  sentences  should  be 
included.  Members  of  SGA 
eventually  voted  to  strike  the 
sentences  from  the  resolution. 

The  stricken  sen- 
tences read,  “Individual 
members  of  the  Student 
Government  Association  may 
use  their  titles  in  giving  sup- 
port of  the  Union  if  they 


choose  to  do  so.  However,  the 
official  stance  of  the  Student 
Government  Associaiton  as  a 
whole  is  one  of  neutrality.” 

Dr.  Jon  Conlogue, 
Director  of  Residential  Life 
addressed  SGA  with  a few 
issues  pertaining  to  the  new 
dorm  being  built  in  between 
Davis  and  Courtney  halls. 
Conlogue  said  the  new  dorm 
hall  would  have  4 and  6 per- 
son apartments  both  complete 
SGA'Page  3 


Wanted:  Student  Member  for  the 
Board  of  Higher  Education. 
See  the  application  on  page  14. 


Interested  in  saving  a buck  or 

Inside 

News  Page  1-3 

two?  Find  out  which  stores  will 

Voices 

Page  4 

save  you  the  most  money  in  our 

Nation/World 

Page  5-6 

Opinion 

A&E 

Page  7-9 

Page  10-12 

new  column  on  page  11. 

Comics 

Page  IS 

Page  2 


News  The  UoiC6  November  1 5, 2004 


I 


Public  Un-Safety? 


Hrst  off,  rd  like  to  apobg^  for  lying  to  one  oTfhe 
shiifle  bus  tkivers  the  other  ni^it.  1 have  changed  my 
* mind  and  decided  (hat  the  situation  at  hand  was  imper- 
tant  to  write  about  for  se\eral  rcasoi^,  and  not  just  to 
harp  on  your  terrible  driving  skills.  There  are  Uggpr 
issues  at  hand  here,  not  just  >ou. 

I This  carious  is  extreme^  safe.  Besides  the  occa- 
sional riot,  reports  of  tiieft  and  violence  seem  to  be  nil. 
That  can  te  coitnbutedio  many  thin^,such  aslivingin 
a small  community,  in  which  everyone  knows  everyone  els^  and  there’sahvays 
someone  willing  to  rare  you  out  This  is  somewhat  reassuring 

The  college  should  be  commended  on  the  shutle  bus  service  arid  keying 
stixlents  safe  by  offering  them  rides  back  and  forth  on  those  bitterly  cold  ni^t^ 
or  ewn  if  they’re  jiBt  too  la^  to  make  the  quarter-mile  hike  fixin  South  Lot 
back  to  campus  It’s  nice  to  know  that  tevingto  park  in  South  Lot  isn’t  g)ing  to 
be  that  bad,  considering  we  have  an  escort  back  to  civilization.  I think  the  sys- 
tem is  wonderful,  and  extremely  helpful  to  students.  Most  of  the  drivers  I have 
cone  into  contact  with  have  been  extremely  plhe,  helpful  and  good  drivers 
But  something,  apparently,  has  gore  awry. 

Recent^  I have  heard  complaints  from  several  stuefents  regarding  aspecifkj 
shuttle  bus  driverand  his  lack  of  driving  skills.  I myself  have  never  had  aprob- 
iem,  mtil  the  other  night 

I experienced  a very  turbulent  ride.  After  reminding  the  driver  that  I needed 
to  be  dropped  at  E^,  right  before  he  missed  the  turn,  he  proceeded  to  slam  on 
his  brakes  and  make  a sharp  rigH  turn,  causing  most  of  the  students  on  the  bus 
to  fall  out  of  their  seats  A few  words  were  exchanged  which  aren't  necessary  to 
repeat  to  all  of  you,  but  apparmtly  he  didn't  take  my  comments  too  well  and 
decided  te  “chaf  about  roe  wldi  some  students  later  on  that  night.  But  bis  is 
beside  the  point 

Later,  I received  two  IMs  about  be  same  driver  and  hisirratic  diving  adven- 
teres.  According  to  these  sources,  the  driver  was  trying  to  inpress  his  frientfe  by 
driving  all  sorts  of  ftinr^,  Le.  brake  testing  and  speedbg.  Tbese  students  were 
ceitainly  not  amused  and  were  planning  on  reporting  be  events  to  public  safe- 
ty, all  withheshalion,  believing  bat  their  complaints  wouldnotbe  heard  or  acted 
ipon.  I agreed  wib  their  ^prehension,  but  not  doing  anything  might've  just 
exalated  the  problem.  I am  unaware  a.s  to  wheber  or  not  they  did  report  any 
actions.  But  I catainlydkl. 

Now  I have  to  wonder  what  kind  of  action  will  be  taken  when  it  comes  to 
bese  corrplaints,  if  they  are  proven  to  be  true.  I believethat  my  writ&:t|}:(and 
anyone  else’s  for  that  matter)  ultimately  ended  in  the  rotnd  ffle.  Otlter  slu- 
(fents  believe  this  as  well  And  these  are  suppos^  to  be  be  ones  who  keep  us 
safe? 

Afterall,  they  have  more  important  bings  to  deal  wib,  right? 

I The  thing  about  Public  Safety  is  bat  they  are  bere  wib  bells  on  when  cer-1 
tain  everts  take  place.  When  students  decide  to  gel  drunk  and  rowdy,  you 
bat  bey’ll  be  at  your  door  just  waitii^  to  handout  bose  worbless  5-5-50*s. 
When  you  park  in  commuter  lot  while  a Soub  Lot  sticker  adorns  your  car,  you 
bet  your  butt  thatthere’D  be  a ticket  stuck  to  your  windshield  faster  ban  youcan 
say  “Oh,  WONDERFUL.” 

They’re  also  bere  whm  an  editor  gets  locked  out  of  Ely  at  9 a.m.  on  a hdi- 
day  and  needs  a set  of  keys  ...  But  that’s  another  story. 

But  what  about  issues  bat  involve  motor  vehicles?  What  about  dealing  with] 
a diver  whodecides  that  the  bus  is  his  own  peisoral  ride?  Will  actions  be  talten?[ 
Can  stedents  be  guaranteed  a safe  and  smooth  ride  back  to  beir  dorms  at  night?  | 
I guess  all  this  edter  can  say  is  that  if  these  conplaints  aren’t  taken  serious- 
^ or  ampty  ignaed,  and  a shuttle  tps  over  due  to  bad  driving  leaving  the  col 
lege  with  a mess  of  lawsuits,  they  can’t  say  no  one  was  warned 

Emily  Engel 
Editor  In  Chief 
tliecainpusvoice@hotmail.com 


Junior  Matt  Paige  sang 
his  original  melodies 
accompanied  by  bis 
acoustic  guitar  last 
Wednesday,  Nov.  10th  at 
the  L.A.F.E. 
Talent/Fashion  Show  in 
Dever  Auditorium. 


It's  that  time  c^yearagui/u  Holiday  lights  have  been  put  up  < 
Ely.  A large  crane  >\as  used  to  drape  the  tree  in  lights. 


-Photo  by  Matthew  Bemat 
1 be  large  pine  tree  in  front  of 


Fashion/Talent 


The  eclectic  collection  of  songs  bat  vsere  per- 
fornicd  rangwl  from  Spani.sh  ballads  to  Celine 
Dion’s  “My  Heart  Will  Go  On,”  as  well  as  a lit- 
tle hip-hop. 

Members  of  be  Third  World 
Organization  performed  a dance  routine  that 
included  guest  perfenners  who  danced  from 
one  end  ofbeslagcto  be  next. 

The  show  was  running  smoobiy 
urtil  the  end  of  a skit  in  which  there  was  a 
dancer  on  be  stage.  The  dancer  was  in  be 
middle  of  his  routine  when  the  misic  cut  oil. 
This  could  have  been  planned,  bough  he 
looked  a little  loslandconfrjsed.  Minor  glitch- 
es such  as  bis  appeared  throu^out  different 
portions  ofbeshow. 

The  confusion  of  be  microphones 
was  a minor  glitch  that  ifiset  be  even  pattern 


ofbeshow.  Whilesomesingerspreferredbe 
hand  held,  many  people  required  be  stand  set- 
ups. Tlierewasalhllccon&sionasbeyhadto 
reset  be  stage  for  every  act,  and  sometimes 
ended  up  misplacing  certain  miciophones. 

There  were  also  some  sound  stiug- 
gte.s,  bat  one  singer  had  to  deal  with  The 
background  music  was  set  higher  ban  be 
microphone;  therefore,  drowning  out  be  per- 
former’svoice.  There  was  a constant  juggle  for 
sound  and  setting  to  synbesize  with  the  people 
on  stage. 

Thoi^h  there  were  a few  malfimc- 
tiens  anda  STtall  audience,  the  people  walking 
out  oftho- auditorium  seemed  (leased,  and  be 
people  in  the  show  had  a Wast.  The  show  was 
a good  way  to  boost  the  mmori^  clibs  on  cam- 
pus, and  everyone  seemed  to  enjoy  the  proce  ss, 


Masspirg  - 

Francis. 

The  State  House  changed  the 
rules  after  MassPIRG  had  already 
handed  in  a large  amount  of  applica- 
tions, including  those  acquired  at 
We.sificld’s  Voter  Registration  Rally 
held  in  late  September. 

Due  to  the  back  up  at  the 
Stale  House,  .some 
cities.  including 

Westfield  did  not 
receive  the  completed 
forms  until  October 
27th. 

Karen  Fanion 
of  the  Clerk's  Office  at 
Westfield  City  Hall 
said  that  the  applica- 
tion were  postmarked 
on  October  15th  from 
Boston  and  therefore 
missed  the  deadline  by 
two  days. 

Fanion  said  that  the  forms 
did  not  need  to  be  sent  to  the  State 
House  and  should  have  been  sorted 
and  mailed  to  each  respective  town. 
"They  should  have  sent  Westfield 
forms  to  Westfield.  If  they  had  a 
rally  at  Westfield  State,  why  did  they 
send  them  to  Boston?"  said  Fanion. 
“I  have  no  idea  why  they  were  sent  to 
Boston." 

Fanion  said  in  Westfield 
alone,  around  20-25  students  were 
not  able  to  vote. 

Francis  said  that  after  all  the 
finger  pointing  is  said  and  done,  the 
fault  ultimately  lies  with  the  Stale 


House  not  with  MassPIRG.  “Its 
about  the  state  completely  shirking 
its  responsibilities,”  said  Francis. 

Francis  also  said-  that  some 
forms  were  filled  out  improperly  and 
so  could  not  be  processed. 
According  to  Francis,  some  of  the 
forms  were  filled  out  in  pencil,  mak- 
ing it  hard  to  read 
and  often  li  mes  infor- 
mation such  as  Social 
Security  and  phone 
numbers  were  absent. 
“Makes  me  question 
if  they  wanted  to  be 
registered  in  the  first 
place,"  said  Francis. 
Fanion  hopes  that 
MassPIRG  will  learn 
from  this  to  go  over 
their  procedures  of 
registering  new  vol- 


Francis  insists  the  fault  does 
not  lie  with  MassPIRG.  "I  feel  like  I 
can’t  take  any  responsibility  if  they 
were  turned  away,"  said  Francis. 
“This  is  a huge,  huge,  huge  fault  of 
the  state." 

You  would  think  this  could 
have  been  prevented.”  said  Francis. 
MassPiRG  is  selling  up  a Voter 
Disenfranchisement  list  and  encour- 
ages those  who  were  turned  away  at 
the  polls  to  sign.  This  list  will  be 
sent  to  Secretary  of  State  William 
Galvin. 


“They  should  have 
sent  Westfield 
forms  to  Westfield. 
If  they  had  a rally 
at  Westfield  State, 
why  did  they  send 
them  to  Boston,  I 
have  no  idea  why 
they  were  sent  to 
Boston.” 
-Karen  Fanion 


W.S.K.B 

of  WSKB  about  ideas  for  her  show,  “It's  a way  for  me  to  think  about  music  for 

They  all  “thought  that  a faculty  two  solid  hours  a week  as  a break  from 
picks  show  would  be  really  fun,"  my  routines.” 

Slassinos  said. 

Stassinos  is  very  pleased  with 
the  turnout  of  "Office  Hours.”  She  said 


News  The  Uoice  November  15. 2004 


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SGA 


^vith  a kitchen,  living  room  and  bath- 
room. 

The  new  resident  halls  will  be 
j-Qr  juniors  and  seniors  only. 
Conlogue  said  Residential  Life  is  tak- 
early  room  reservations  in 

December. 

Conlogue  also  said  there  will 
"Davis  Hall  Lottery"  where  one 
male  student  and  one  female  student 
from  Davis  will  get  to  assemble  their 
own  group  for  an  apartment  spot  in 
[he  new  hall . 

Like  the  current  apartments 
the  new  ones  will  feature  some  dry 
rooms,  some  wet  ones  and  some 
swing  ones  that  start  dry  but  turn  wet 
\vhen  all  residents  turn  21. 


President  of  SGA  Matt  Curren  I 
said  that  the  prospect  of  future  poker  I 
tournaments,  "Does  not  look  good.”  I 
According  to  Massachusetts  state  law  I 
a tournament  where  money  is  donated  I 
to  a group  and  a prize  is  awarded  to  I 
the  winner  is  considered  gambling.  I 
Kristin  Miele  gave  the  finan-  I 
cial  report.  In  the  report  Miele  said  I 
the  WSC  Equestrian  Club  had  j 
requested  S2840  for  lessons  and  I 
coaching  fees.  SGA  voted  in  favor  of  I 
allocating  the  money  to  the  club.  ' 


•Phoio  by  Maithcw  Bemat 
Construction  continues  on  the  new  dorm  haO  at  the  break  of  dawn.  The  new  dorm  hall 
wOlbe  open  on  schedule  for  fall  semester  2005  said  Director  of  Residential  Life  Jon 
Conlogue  at  the  latest  SGA  meeting. 


CENTRAL  BAPTIST 
CHURCH 

An  American  Baptist  Church  in 
the  Center  of  Westfield 

115  Elm  Street 
(Next  to  Westfield  Bank) 

Phone  Number:  568-0429 
Sundays: 

9:30a.m.  - Sunday  School  for  all 
ages 

10:45a.m.  - Morning  Worship 


ALL  ARE  WELCOME! 


Mike  Duffy 


Role  in  Guys  and  Dolls; 
Nathan  Detroit 


.■Number  of  years  at  WSC,, 
Freshmen.  He  is  currently  undeclared  but 
wants  to  possibly  change  toeducation  and| 
teach  theater  courses. 

Favorite  thing  about  WSC;  Being  inthe 
play  and  the  friends  he  has  made  from  the 
cast.  He  loved  being  able  to  work  with  a 
talented  group  and  seeing  everyone's 
individual  talent  come  together. 

Favorite  movie:  Fear  and  Loathing  in\ 
Las  Vegas  or  Willy  Wonka. 

Favorite  TV  show:  He  doesn’t  really 
have  one  because  he  is  too  busy  for  TV. 

Favorite  Line  from  Guys  and  Dolls 
"Get  up  you  fat  water  buffalo."-  Big  Jule 

How  he  got  into  acting:  He  started  in 
high  school  and  he  loves  taking  on  newj 
characters.  He  says  being  here  really 
enforced  his  interest  in  theater. 

Mike  Duffy  is  looking  forward  to  a great 
yearand  moreshowstocome. 


ICompiled  by:  Bridget  Gleason 


General  Science  Club  T-Shirt 
Contest 


The  General  Science  Club  will  be  sponsoring  a "T-shirt 
Design  Contest."  The  club  will  be  accepting  entries  for  a 
design  and/or  slogan.  If  you  are  chosen  as  a winner,  you  will 
win  a free  shirt.  The  entry  forms  are  located  in  Wilson  319, 
where  they  are  also  to  be  dropped  off.  The  last  day  to  enter 
is  November  18th;  the  winners  will  be  announced 
November  23rd. 

Rules: 

* There  uiill  be  a slogan  and  design  diulsion; 
participants  may  enter  in  both. 

* Multiple  entries  are  accepted. 

* Club  aduisors  and  presidents  uote  on  the 
minners. 

* The  contest  is  open  to  eueryone. 

* Entries  must  be  science  related  as  mell  as 
appropriate. 

* No  copy-mrite  materials  uiill  be  accepted. 


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0 Leave  Cabinet 


BY  Dan  eggen 

MILE  ALLEN 

THE  Washington  post 


WASHINGTON-John  Ashcroft,  the 

attomQ'  gmeral  whose  anti-ternr- 
policies  made  him  the  focus  of  a fierce 
uional  debae  over  civil  liberties,  reagned 
liesday  aloi^  witfi  Q)mmffce  Secretary  Don 
\ans,  one  of  Presidert  Bush's  closest  frienth. 

The  departtre  of  A^croft,  62,  marks 
le  exit  of  one  of  the  rrust  cortrovosial  and 
iflicnoal  figures  of  Bush  Is  first  term.  Ashcroft 
ovickd  reliable  fodder  for  Democrats  on  the 
ui^aign  tiail  and  served  as  a visible  rq)iesen- 
live  ofihe  evan^lical  Christians  who  played  a 
u;q|  rde  in  reelecting  the  presidert. 

Administration  soirees  said 
dicroft's  bkefy  rqilacemeil  will  be  White 
[oise  counsel  Alberto  Gonzales. 

In  a five-pa^  handwritten  resigndion 
Her  to  Outdated  Election  Day  but  released 
lesday-Ashcroft  tod<  credit  for  declinii^ 
fine  rates  and  preverting  additional  terrorist 
Backs  during  Ks  terure.  "The  objective  of 
railing  the  safely  of  Americans  fttm  crime 
id  tenor  has  been  achieved,"  he  wrote. 

But  Ashcroft,  whose  ^llbladder  was 
moved  in  March  after  he  w®  hospitalized  for 
ancreatitis,  also  wrote  that  the  "demanefe  of 
istice  are  both  rewarding  and  depletirg'  and 
at  "the  Department  of  Justice  would  be  wdl 
ETvedby  new  leadeishipandfredi  ihspiration." 

Bush  said  in  a statemert  that  Ashcroft 
haswoikedtirdesslyto  help  make  our  country 
ifer"  and  has  ' tiansfoimed  the  department  to 
Eke  combating  terrorism  the  top  priority.' 

Tte  resignations  were  the  first  depar- 
ires  from  Bush's  Cabinet  since  his  re^Ieaion, 
nS  administration  officials  said  they  came  for 
ej  differert  reasons.  Ashcroft-aware  of  the 
iitroversy  he  has  provoked  and,  according  to 
ends,  exhausted  after  his  illness-prc-empdve- 
offered  his  letierbefcre  the  White  House  ini- 
aeda  formal  discussion  about  his  future. 

Evans,  58,  often  described  as  Bush's 
esi  friend,  is  ea^r  to  return  to  Toias  to  rgoin 
amily  membeis,  who  have  alreacty  moved 
Qck. 

A White  House  official  said  Bush 
oreidered  Ashcroft's  resigration  at  Canp 
)avid  over  the  weekaid  and  decided  to  accept 
this  week.  Ashcroft  said  in  his  lettffthatitwas 
ondwritten  "so  itsconfidertiality  can  be  main- 
lined" 

Picking  Gonzales  would  give  Bush 
control  over  the  Justice  DepanmenL  As 
pvemor  of  Tex®,  Bush  put  Gonzales  on  the 
tale  Supreme  Court. 

Repifolican  sources  said  other  coiv 
sidsrs  to  refJaoe  Ashcroft  indude  his  former 
bputy,  Larry  Thompson,  who  would  be  the 
alien's  first  African  American  attorney  general 
has  indicated  he  is  not  interested;  and 
tacicot,  a fermer  Montara  governor  who  was 
laiimanof  Bushls  re-election  effort 

Ashcroft’s  deputy  James  Comey,  fer- 
ner  New  York  mayor  Rudo^h  Giuliani  and 
lew  York  Gov.  George  Pataki  abo  are  on  the 
andcap  Ibts  of  adminbtration  insiders.  Most 
ire  consideredmore  moderate  than  Ashcroft. 


Attorney  General  John  Ashcroft 
announced  his  resignation  last 
Tuesday,  Nov.  9,  2004. 


U.S.  Forces  Penetrate  City  Painstakingly 


BY  Patrick  J.  McDonnell 
MarkMazzetti 
ALissA  J.  Rubin 
LOS  Angeles  times 


FALLLDAH,  Iraq  — U.S.  forces 
pushed  aboil  a mile  into  Fallujah  on  Tuesday, 
taking  cortrol  of  nrosques  and  other  key  build- 
ings as  they  searched  house-to-house  for 
weapons  and  rebels  on  the  second  day  of  a major 
offonavetotakecoilrolofthe  insirgentstrong- 
Iroki 

Several  units  encoirotered  heavy  fire 
from  si^eis  and  squads  q[  guerrillas,  bit  U.S. 
military  leaders  said  ih^  overall , resistance  was 
lighter  thai  oqieded  and  the  advance  was  pn> 
ceedingmore  quickly  than  anticipated. 

American  forces  cortrdled  about 
ono-third  of  the  city  late  Tuesday  ni^t  At  least 
10  U.S.  troops  and  two  Iraqi  sed (tiers  have  been 
killed  in  the  operation  so  far.  The  United  States 
gpVB  no  mmjn*. 
hensive  tally  of 
dvilian  or  insur- 
gent casualties 
but  Lt.  Ccd.  Pete 
Newell,  a batal- 
lion  commander 
with  the  Is 
■infantry  dvision 
told  CNN  tha 
his  unit  had 
killed  or  wound 
ed  at  least  85 
memy  fighters, 

L t 

Gen.  Thom®  P, 

Metz,  the  top 
operational  com- 
mander in  Iraq 
said  "severa 
more  days  of 
toi^h  urban 


Triar^le.'  he  said. 

Yet  as  Metz  mads  his  predieden.  an 
influential  Muslim  cleric^  group  called  on 
Simnistobctycottthevoteinprotestoftheaitack 
on  Fallujah. 

Harith  Dhari.  director  of  the 
Association  of  Muslim  Scholars,  said  hisgroup 
would  spread  the  boycott  message  throi^h 
1,000  mosques  with  which  rt  has  affiliations. 
The  election,  he  said,  was  being  held  "over  the 
copses  of  those  killed  in  Fallujah  and  the  blood 
of  the  wounded." 

Qi  the  beltlefroit  in  nolheastem 
Fallujah,  U.S.  Marines  and  Iraqi  troops  seized  a 
ma6({ire  and  a convention  certer  afto  fighting 
tirough  a mile  of  hostile  iibm  tarain. 

"It  was  one  hell  of  a difficult  fight," 
said  1st  Sgt.  Jose  Andrade,  ofCharlieConparty, 
1st  Battalion,  8th  Marine  Regjmert,  which 
eitered  Fallujahthroi^h  die  northeastern  Askari 
neighborhood  "We  had  to  fi^t  back  fire  the 


U.S.  Marines  take  positions  in  a 
narrow  street  in  Fallujah,  Iraq. 


Marines  and  Iraqi  sol(fieBbilleiedinthem®que 
while  outside,  Atrams  tanis  and  troops  kqit 
guard  NfoUeys  from  machine  and  120-millime- 
ter guns  occaaonally  broke  through  tire  dark- 

Approximatety  10.000  U.S.  troops 
and  at  least  1,000  Iraqi  soldiers  are  partic^ating 
in  the  Falltjah  offensive.  They  bepn  to  stoim  in 
from  the  north  on  Mcntiay  niglt  following  a 
massive  U.S.  bombardment  of  the  city. 

Much  of  the  city  seemed  abandoned 
Tuesday.  Streets  appeared  deserted,  except  for 
guerrilla  fightes  who  darted  in  and  oit  <^al]e>s 
and  peered  dirou^  windows 

The  bodies  of  several  dead  insngents 
woe  seen  on  the  streets.  The  U.S.  military 
offered  noestimate  ofenemy  or  civilian  deader 
wounded,  although  Metz  said  tnsur^ris  had 
suffered  "significant’  casualties  while  "very 
fevV’  civilians  woe  hift  or  killed 

Reports  ofhighcivilien  casudlies  was 
a major  foctor  in 
the  decision  to 
call  of  a Ivlarine 
invasion  of 
Fallujah  last 
^ring  after  just 
five  days 
In  coming  days 
U.S.  forces  vvill 
attenpt  to  seize 
several  other 
main  buildings 
including 
Fallujah 's  govern- 
ment ceriar,  the 
former  Iraqi 
National  Guard 
headeparters  md 
Ollier  mosques 
considered  cen- 
tral to  the  insur- 


U.S.  Marines  plug  their  ears  as 
they  wait  for  a tank  to  lire  on 
insurgents. 


fighting^  would  be  needed  for  U.S.  forces  to 
oomplete  their  sweqi  throu^  Falliflah. 

According  to  Metz,  militants  were 
fi^iting  in  small  squads  of  three  to  six  and  did 
not  appear  to  have  a cdiereil  plan  to  ddend  the 
city. 

"1  think  foe  enemy  b figltirg  hard, 
but  not  to  the  death,  and  I think  that  they  are  con- 
timing  to  fall  back,'  he  said,  speaking  via  tele- 
conference from  Iraq  to  reporters  at  the 
Pmtagon. 

Before  the  assault  began,  American 
officiab  (stimated  that  3,000  to  5,000  insurgents 
were  in  Fallujah.  U.S.  commanders  were  unsure 
Tuesday  whether  the  iighter-than-predicted 
fighting  was  a sign  that  fewer  are  Idt  in  foe  city 
than  estimated,  or  whether  foeymightberetreat- 
ir^  tow®d  foe  citycenter  to  stage  a coadinated 
defense. 

Even  as  commanders  said  the 
Fallujah  offmsive  was  progressing  according  to 
plan,  violence  flared  in  other  areas  of  fraq.  Two 
U.S.  soldiers  werekilled  in  amortarattxk  inthe 
northern  city  of  Mosul,  and  insurgerts  attacked 
two  police  stations  in  Baquboh,  ir^'uring  ei^t 
Iraqi  policemea  foe  militarysaid. 

The  offensive  to  retake  Fallujah, 
which  has  beai  coitrolled  by  insurgents  since 
ApriL  is  part  of  a strategy  by  foe  U.S.  military 
and  Allawrs  administration  to  stabilizethe  coun- 
try and  redice  violence  ahead  of  eleedens  for  a 
National  Assembly  set  for  Jai.  3 1. 

In  September,  Metz  and  other  senior 
military  officials  said  it  was  possible  that  vio- 
lerree  mi^t  exclude  Sunni  Muslim-dominated 
cities  suchas  Fallujahfrom  voting.  Qi  Tuesday, 
however;  Metz  expressed  more  coificfcnce  that 
lire  Fallujah  offensive  would  allow  the  city  of 
300.000  ~ as  well  as  other  towns  throughout 
restive  A1  Anbar  province  west  of  Bagdad  - to 
participate  in  tire  voting. 

T think  becaise  Fallujah  has  been  the 
cancec  that  when  foe  cancer  is  removed  it  will 
imp®t  other  places,  e^ially  Ramatti,  spe- 
cially Bagdad  and  other  parts  of  the  ^unni) 


whole  way." 

On  several  occasiens,  siquads  and  pla- 
toons were  pinned  down  by  volleys  ofrocket- 
propelled  grenades  and  rocki^ts  and  had  to  take 
cover  in  houses  or  elsewhere.  As  Qrarlie 
Company  advanced,  squads  of  guerriU®  took 
tp  positions  in  the  many  houses  abandoned  by 
their  resklenls. 

Explosions  rocked  the  city  » US. 
ground  and  air  ferrees  - and  insurgents  - fired 
rockets,  mortars  and  artillety  rounrk.  Great 
plumes  of  smoke  rose  ip  occasionally  as  U.S. 
forces  destroyed  houses  filled  with  weapons 

Finally,  troops  readied  foe  Al-Hadra 
AJ-Muhammadiya  mosque. 

"'This  is  foe  nerve  center  of  the  resis- 
tance - and  weVe  here,’  said  CapL  Theodore 
Bethea,  commander  of  Charlie  Conpaity. 

fcisicte,  the  troops  found  a weapons 
cache  that  included  several  rocket-propelled 
grenade  launchers,  AK-47  rifles,  a sniper  rifle, 
and  materials  for  homemade  bombs. 

Marine  officials  said  four  gyarillas 
were  killed  in  the  attack  on  foe  mosque.  There 
was  semedamagetothe  mosque,  including  bro- 
ken glass  and  some  deslrctyed  walls.  But  iisinto- 
licr  and  distinctive  single  minaret  were  largely 
intact 

Meanwhile,  Marines  of  Bravo 
Company,  also  with  the  1st  Battalion,  8th 
Marine  Regimert,  seized  a convention  cento- 
aero®  the  street  from  the  mosejue. 

The  two  focilities  were  conadered 
key  gathering  points  forthe  resistance,  U.S.  offi- 
cials said  Both  facilities  are  also  closely  associ- 
ated with  Qnar  Ebdid,  an  Iraqi  insuigent  leader 
said  to  be  allied  with  Abu  Musab  Zarqawi,  a 
Jordanian  whose  militant  groip  has  claimed 
responsibility  for  maity  bombings,  shootii^s 
and  beheadings  of  foreigners. 

Metz  aid  Zaiqawi  and  his  key  aides 
likely  had  fled  Fallujah  before  foe  U.S.-led 
forces  be^  seal  ing  off  the  city  Sunday  ni^L 

As  night  fell  Tuesday,  exhausted 


-Photos  by  Luis  Sinco  of  the  Los  Angeles  Times 

gency. 

But  it  will  cleaiiy  take  a much  larger 
effort  to  assert  full  cortrol  over  Falloi^.  Maiy 


of  foereadetts  havebeoi  opoily  sipportiveof 
the  rebels  and  opposed  to  foe  U.S.-led  interven- 
tion here. 

U.S.offidals  ay  amultimil  lion-doll  ar 
recdistructionplan  willfoilcnv  the  invasion  in  an 
effort  to  help  rebuild  the  city.  People  whae 
houses  have  been  destroyed  will  be  aUeto  make 
claimsforconpensatioa officials  ay. 

But  more  difficult  to  brid^  will  be  foe 
percept  ionhere  that  the  the  U.S.-led  invasion  of 
Iraq  andthe  ousta  ofSaddam  H®ain  has  led  to 
a disenfiranchisemertofthe  minority  Sunni  pop- 
ulation that  has  tong  dominated  Iraq  Januay^s 
elections  will  likely  advance  tire  cause  of  Shiite 
Muslims,  who  were  oppressed  by  Saddam  but 
make  ip  a majerity  of  Iraq's  popubticn. 

On  Tuesday,  Allawfs  gpvemmeni 
tried  to  demonsttraie  tha  it  was  looking  btycnd  _ 
foe  current  figlling  and  appcxnled  a militaiy 
governor  for  Falloiga,  who  is  to  be  in  charge 
until  civilaufoorityisin  pbce. 

Bu  the  anncuncement.  made  at  a 
Marine  base  outride  Fallujah,  was  greeted  with 
jeers  by  ®sembled  Fallujah  resklenls  who  com- 
plained  foe  appcxrtee,  Maj.  Gen  Abdul  Qadcr 
MohammedJasson,  bckedlocal  ties. 

Other  Sunnis  voiced  dismay  at  foe 
onsbu^t  in  Fallujah.  The  Sumi  Islamic  party 
the  only  Sunni  party  in  AlbwPs  gpvemmert 
announced  it  was  wifoefrawing 

Bii  Hachem  Hassani,  foe  party’s  only 
Cabinet  minister,  saidfoatrather  than  withdraw- 
ing he  fJanred  to  keep  his  position  and  form  a 
new  party  because  it  is  impomnt  for  Sunnis  to 
remain  involved  in  foe  political  process. 

"Iraq  is  largrr  foananypaity"  hesaid 
T feel  ifsamistaketoleave  foe  government’ 

He  also  decried  the  clerkaf  bo>cott 
plan.  “U  will  be  a big  mistake  not  to  have  foe 
Sunnis  participation  in  the  election,*  he  said 
"We  would  have  proUems  for  decades  to 
come" 


Pa£e6 


Nation/World  The  UoiC0  Noveim)er  15. 2004 


Arafet  Deteriorating,  but  Still  Alive,  Palestinian  Officials  Say 


BY  GLENN  FRANKEL 
THE  WASHINGTON  POST 


Steath  '’rtssituaiicnhasdeteriorated,especial- 


PARIS-As  Yasser  Arafat  slipped 

(feepcr  irto  a coiia  Tuesday,  a defection  of 
sHikr  Palestiraan  trffidals  dispatched  frcm  the 
West  Bar*  oficrcd  the  moBt  detailed  accoir*  y& 
about  the  cause  and  seriousness  of  the 
Palestinianlcadcr's  Qlness  and  called  a truce  ina 
w£r  of  words  between  them  and  his  wife. 

Like  a group  of  undes  sen  to  restore 
tranjui lity  in  a fractious  fami ly,  the  foir  officials 
met  with  Arafat^s  doctois  and  held  a tearful 
meetir^  of  reconciliation  with  his  wife,  Suha. 
Accorrpanied  ly  hei;  one  of  them  visited  die 
bedside  of  the  unconscious  leader  in  the  inten- 
se care  init  die  French  military  hospital 
wherehc  has  been  battling  for  his  life  for  thepast 
1 1 dajB,  since  he  was  airlifted  here  from  his 

conpoundinthe  West  Bank  city  of  Ramallah. 

They  emerged  to  tell  rqwrteis  that 
Arafat's  condition  was  deterioratir^.  Bn  "his 
heart  and  his  lungs  still  function  andhe  is  alive,’ 
Ndjil  Shaath,  the  Palestinian  foreign  minister, 
said.  By  Shaath^  accourt,  docters  are  focusing 
m (Sgjstive  tract  ailmerts  as  the  root  cause  of 
thecoma 

Shaathsaid  there  werenoplansiodis- 
ccnneci  (he  machines  that  veere  sustaining 
Arafat’s  life.  "People  talk  as  if  his  life  can  be 
plugged  in  or  plugged  out-this  isridiculous,"he 
said.  He  adled  "He  will  live  cr  diedepenrfing 
on  his  bodys  ability  to  resist  and  on  the  will  of 
God.' 

One  of  the  goals  of  the  mission, 
Si^thsaid,  was  "to  end  all  of  the  speculation 
and  all  of  the  rumors'  that  have  surreunded 
Arafat's  illness  since  he  became  comatose  last 
Wednesday.  Still,  there  was  another  round  of 
unconfirm^  stories  during  the  day,  including  a 
report  from  the  Reuters  news  agency,  citing 
unnamed  Palestinian  sources,  that  their  leader 
hoddiedintheaftemoon  Biithe  report  also  said 
that,  acoarding  Palestirnan  sources,  that  tiie 
Palestinians  were  awaitirg  the  arrival  inParisof 
a senior  Muslim  cleric  who  would  decided 
whether  or  not  to  cfisconnect  Ufesipport 

But  Shaath  and  a spoilsman  for 
Percy  Military  Training  Hospital,  the  cordoned* 
off  facility  where  Arafat  is  being  treated,  denied 
he  was  dead.  "'Ihe  president  is  \ery  ill,'  said 


his  body  and  the  doctors  today  ruled  out  con- 
lylastni^L’  pletely  poisoning.' 

Sriia  Arafat,  whok  under  French  law,  Arafat  fir«  fell  ill  with  Sonach 

las  caitrol  cjvcr  ler  hiebands  treatmert  and  cranps,  nausea  and  diarhheaabcut  three  weeks 
overthe  release  of  infcrmation  on  hiscondition,  ago  and  Shaath  laid  oii  a sceiario  (hat  ouldpirt 
lad  drawn  a curtain  of  silence  over  las  status  at  least  pail  of  tire  blarne  ori  the  Isrrelis,  who 


giae  Wednesday,  triggering  rumors  of  his  immi- 
nent demise  and  of  (Jots  a^inst  him 

Those  nmoR  also  reflect  the  itass 
anxiety  over  the  fate  of  Arafat  among 
Palestinians  vAo,  for  fourdecades,  have  viewed 
him  as  an  icon  of  Palestinian  natronhood  and 


“People  talk  as  if  his  life  can 

be  plugged  in  or  plugged  out- 
this  is  ridiculous.  He  will  live 
or  die  depending  on  his 
body’s  ability  to  resist  and  the 
will  of  God.” 

-Nabil  Shaath 


popular  resistance  a^inst  Isaei. 

Exasperation  with  his  wif^  coiqjled 
whh  cortrem  (hat  the  leader's  uncertain  me^l 
status  was  hobbling  their  attempts  to  aganize  a 
rational  succession,  led  die  senior  Palestinians  to 
embark  on  their  mission  to  Pais.  Bil  when 
word  of  their  plan  arrived  in  Paris  on  Sunday 
ni^t,  Suha  Arafat  phoned  tlie  aWazeera  televi- 
sicn  network  and  unleashed  a tirade  of  accusa- 
tions against  the  four  officials,  all  of  whom  are 
lor^timecolleaguBSof  her  75-year-old  husband. 

They  were  conspiring  to  bury  Arafat  alive,  Ae 
had  said  At  first,  Suha  Arafat  told  the  French 
authorities  she  would  not  allow  membeis  of  the 
dele^tion.  which  arrived  in  Paris  bte  Monday 
night,  to  see  her  husband  French  officials  said. 

But  on  Tuesdty  mcmir®  she  relented  and  also 
agreed  to  allow  them  full  access  to  the 
Palestinian  leader's  doctors.  Besides  Shaah,  the 
delegation  consisted  of  Ahmed  Qureia,ce  the 
prime  mii^ter,  Mahmoud  Abbas,  the  former  news  conference. 


have  confined  the  Palestinian  leader  to  his 
Ramallah  conpound  since  Mardi  2002 

"The  doctors  by  and  large  favor  the 
cjqjlanation  that  his  age ...  his  difficult  life,  the 
last  Ihree-and-a-half  years  incarcerated  in  a very 
snail  office,  which  had  very  little  oxjgen  and 
vay  bad  sanitary  situ^ion,  in  sege  by  the  Israeli 
army,  have  coriributed  to  a vsiety  of  digestive 
tract  ailmerfs,*  said  Shaath,  who  aid  Arafat’s 
blood  had  failed  to  produ®  enou^  platelets  to 
mairtain  his  vital  organs. 

The  result  said  Shath,  was  "a  chain 
reaction  built  over  time  that  pU  him  irto  a 
coma.* 

Sha^h  said  a tearful  Suha  Arafat  had 
embraced  all  four  members  of  the  dele^tion 
and  welcomed  them  at  the  hopital  dephe  her 
bitter  wads  two  days  ago.They,  in  turn,  assured 
her  of  their  love  and  support  ^ promised  die 
would  always  be  "respected  and  protected  ty 
the  Palestinian  people,"  he  said. 

Shaah  attributed  her  previous  out- 
burst to  "psychcJogjcal  tensicins,’  concludii^ 
"this  is  all  over*  Suha  Arafat  remained  in  the 
hoqiital  compound  and  made  no  public  state- 
ment 

Shaah  sad  it  would  be  "indecent  to 
discuss  someboity's  burial  while  he's  very  much 
alive  * But  in  Ramallah  on  Tuesday  everting, 
Palestinian  Cabinet  minister  Saeb  Erekat  and 
senior  Arafat  aide  Tayeb  Abdul  Rahim  saidffie 
Palestinian  leader  would  be  buried  at  his 
besieged  headquarters  there,  known  as  the 
Mukata,  when  he  dies. 

"A!  1 the  arrangements  will  take  place 
hffe  in  Ramailah,  in  the  Mukata,"  said  Erekat, 
who  stn^^ed  to  hold  back  tears  during  the 


prime  minister,  and  Rawhi  Fattouh,  weaker  of 
the  legislative  assembly. 

The  doctors  ’ 'don't  haw  a ful  1 under- 
standing of  why  his  status  has  detericrated, 
which  means  tha  we  don't  really  have  a full 
diagnosis,'  said  Shaath.  "We  know  what  it  is 
not  It  is  not  malignancy  a cancer  anywhere  in 


Isaeli  officials  refused  to  comment  on 
the  statements.  In  thepast,  security  officials  have 
indicaedtheyfava  Arafat's  snail  familyplot  in 
the  Stiipas  the  burial  site,  aid  Israelipolit- 
ical  officials  have  so  far  ruled  out  burial  in 
greater  Jerusalem. 


Golden  Globes 

Limit  ‘Passion’ 


BY  Robert  w.  welkos 

LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 


HOLLYWOOD  - The  Hdlywood 

Foreign  Pres  Association  has  announced  that 
Mel  Qbson^waldwidehit  "The  Pas^nofthe 
Christ"  will  be  eligible  fa  a best  foeign-lan- 
^age  film  Golden  Gbbe  nomination,  not  best 
motion  jtictiie.  Director  Gibson  aid  others  who 
waked  on  die  film,  however,  will  be  eligible  in 
other  categories. 

Aspokesman  for  the  organization  said 
Morxlay  tlrat  Golden  Globe  rules  allowed  only 
English-language  feature  films  to  canpete  for 
best  pseture.  Although  '"nie  Pasaon  cf  die 
Chiisf  ■ is  a U.S.-produced  movie,  the  dialogue  is 
in  Aramaic  with  subtitles. 

The  association  also  ainounced  that 
Michael  Moore’s  controversial  film  on  the  Bush 
adninistration's  war  on  terror;  "Fahrenheit  9/11,* 
is  ineligible  for  a best  motion  picture  nomination 
because  Golden  Globe  rules  prohibit  dacumen- 
taries  from  conpeting  in  that  category.  Moore 
las  wilhirawn  h^filmfromconaderationbythe 
Acaefenty  Awards  for  best  doaimentary,  but  is 
wiilii^  to  have  Oscar  voters  consider  the  film  for 
best  picture. 

The  two  moves  ty  the  association  are 
seitacks  fa  Gibson  and  Moore  because  the 
Gdden  Globes  are  often  seen  as  a precursor  to 
the  Academy  Awards. 

This  year's  Golden  Qobe  nominations 
will  be  announced  on  Dec.  13,  with  the  award 
ceremony  to  be  broadcast  Jaa  16  on  NBC. 


Judge  Orders  Peterson  Juror  Replaced 


BY  LOUIS  Sahagun 
LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 


REDWOOD  CITY.  Calif.  - The 
judge  in  the  Scott  Peterson  murder  trial  replaced 
ajurorformiscondictcn  Tuesday,  then  ortfered 
th:  jury  to  restart  ddibtjations  from  the  begin- 
ning 

No  details  were  given  for  the  dis- 
missal of  the  jura,  a retired  Pacific  Gas  & 
Electric  Co.  enpkyee.  Her  replacemoit  is  a 
mother  of  fourbeyswho  hasnine  tattoos,  works 
in  a bonk  and  frequently  changes  her  hair  cola. 

"You  nrustdtoideallquestionsoffact 
in  this  case  from  the  evidence  received  in  this 
trial  and  not  from  aiy  other  resouree,"  San 
Mateo  County  Siperia  Court  Judge  Alfred  A. 
Dehicchi  told  the  panel.  "The  people  and  the 
defendart  have  the  ri^l  to  a verdict  reached 
only  aft(T  full  portidpation.' 

After  readnga  newsd  of  instructions 
to  the  ^um-faccdj  urore,  who  were  in  their  fifth 
day  of  scquc^cred  deliberatiens,  Delucchi  told 
them:  'We  are  going  to  said  you  back  to  start 
all  over  again.  Keep  in  touch.’ 

Pacrson,32,  feces  twocourrts  of  first- 
degree  murder  in  the  deatii  ofhis  pregnant  wi  fe, 
Laci  and  could  face  the  death  penalty  if  coi- 
victed.  Prosecutors,  in  a case  built  on  circon- 
slantial  evicknce.cortendhe  snoihereda  stran- 
gled Laci,  then  used  a new  boat  to  dimp  her 
body  into  San  Francisco  Bay  on  Christmas  Eve 
2002 

The  juror's  removal  marl®  the  second 
time  a panel  member  has  been  dismissed.  The 
first  occurred  in  Jure  during  the  trial 

Earlier  in  the  day,  the  judge  sun- 
mcned  lawyers  to  his  chainbeis  to  discuss  a 
potential  problem  with  ajura  who  mi^t  have 
conducted  some  independent  research.  It  was 
unknown  whether  it  was  the  jura  who  was  dis- 
missed, and  details  on  the  reported  research 


madeavaibble 

Le^l  expatssi^^t  (he  shift  in  jury 
membership  could  tip  the  scale  either  way. 

"Iffiink  there  was  cne  happy  face  in 
the  courtroom  - Mark  Goagos'  — because 
(Tuesday's  courtroon  activity)  wasi't  about  a 
conviction,"  farmer  prcseciior  Jim  Hammer 
saidofthe  defense  attemy. 

But  eforing  jury-selection  hearings 
earlier  this  year,  the  lismissed  juror  reportedly 
told  prosecuta  Rick  Distaso  ttet  ^e  was  not 
(XimfortaWe  wiffi  circumstantial  evidence 
because  "you  can't  place  it  in  time" 

Shealso  ^dthe  court  tha  diedid  not 
"see  a motive*  in  tfic  Peterson  case  even  thou 
media  coverage  seemed  to  be  "fixated*  on  the 
defendants  guilt. 

The  diarussal  marked  the  second 
time  in  two  days  that  ddiboations  have  been 
intem^ited  by  a poleitial  juiy  proWan.  On 
Monday  morning  Delucchi  urged  ffie  jury  to 
keep  an  open  mind  in  their  deliberations  after  he 
recehed  a note  alerting  him  (hat  some  jurors 
were  not  getting  along 

The  same  day,  Delucchi  denied  a 
defense  motion  fa  a mistrial  after  several  jurors, 
who  had  requested  to  soe  Peterson’s  boat, 
climbed  inside  die  craft  and  began  rocking  it 
Defense  allcnic>s  called  tliat  a violation  of  state 
law  bairingjurois  from  experimerting  with  evi- 
dence. Delucchi,  however,  disagreed  on 
grounefe  die  juror^  actions  were  within  legal 
boundaries  and  did  not  fava  the  defense  or  the 
prosecution 

It  was  not  krewn  whether  die  dis- 
missed juror  was  involved  in  Monday  s discoid, 
or  the  oic  tha  led  to  Tuesday's  hearing 

After  the  judge’s  lecture,  the  jury  oi 
Monday  ad«d  fa  a variety  of  physical  evi- 
doice,  includingan  anchor,  tidal  charts,  a plastic 
bag,  a life-insurance  policy  and  tiansaipis  of 
Peterson's  telephone  c^  to  his  girlfriend 


Student  Charged  with 
Aiding  Terror  Group 


BY  JOHN  MlNTZ 
THE  Washington  post 


davit  said 

Agpnis  found  tha  on  that  Web  ate  and 
in  e-mail  communications  with  a man  named 
Khalid  Walkerhadeiqiressed  adniration  fa  ter- 


WASHINGTON-A  Wyoming  col- 
lege  audenl  has  been  chared  wi*  providing  rodsBrndlaidhewartedtoleaK  for  Scmaliato 
maffirial  suiport  to  a teironst  group  after  ^ 

acknowledging  to  fodcialagentsinTexasthathe  exiiesedatfcsiretobuy  weapons,  ammunitioa 
was  trying  to  send  military  etfripment  to  a nig|,.visia,gogg|es mdbulletiioofvcstsforttrt 
Sonaligtoitp  that  the  U.S.  government  h®  des- 


ignated  as  a teirotist  oigani 
zation,  officials  said 
Tuesday. 

Thestu  dent,  Mark 
Robert  Walker,  1 8,  also  told 
agerts  tiiat  he  was  tiyir^  to 
arrange  travel  to  Somalia  to 
fight  alongside  the  Ittihad  al 
Islarntya  groip,  which  the 
U.S.  government  said  is 
allied  with  al-Qaida,  accad- 
ing  to  a document  filed  in 
federal  court  in  El  Paso 

FBI  agpnts  began 
a probe  of  Walker  on  Oct. 

28,  after  his  roommate  at 
Wyoming  Technical  Colley  called  authorities  to 
say  Walkerhad  been  using  his  computer  to  com- 
municate with  terrorists.  Walker  fled  \\tyoming 
to  Mexico  after  his  roommate  confronted  him. 
accordng  to  an  affidavit  filed  by  Mark 
Kaminsky,  an  Immigration  and  Customs 
Enforcemert  (ICE)  agent.  Agents  Ider  found 
that  Walker,  usirig  the  name  Abdullah,  was  the 
administrator  of  a "jihadist*  website,  the  affi- 


“Agents  found  that  on 
that  Web  site  and  in  e- 
mail  communications 
with  a man  named 
Khalid,  Walker  had 
expressed  admiration 
for  terrorists  and  said 
he  wanted  to  leave  for 
Somalia  to  join  in 
Jihad...” 


The  FBI  placed  Walker's 
name  on  a watch  list,  and  lit 
Satunby  ICE 
detained  him  after  he  tried  i’ 
ertter  ffie  U.S.  from  Mexkc 
at  a bortfer  crossir^  near  E 
Paso.  He  agreed  to  talk 
agents,  and  told  them  ofht 
activities,  after  which  he  w2 
arrested,  ffie  ICE  affida'" 
said 

Walter  had  become  itits 
estedin  Islamatamosquei 
his  hometown  of  Roctesia 
N.Y.,  officials  said.  Hi 
seemslikealostguy whog' 
obsessed  with  jihad,"  said  one  official  famis 
withthecase. 

Western  intelligence  agencies  to’ 
suspected  ttihadal  Islamiya  ofinvdvemeni  in 
number  of  terrorist  plots  in  east  Africa,  include 
the  20D2  suicide  bombing  of  an  Isaeli-owK 


hold  in  Keitya,  in  which  1 6people  were  \dW^ 


Opinion 


The  Voice 


November  15. 2004 


Pase  7 


Opinion 

Letters  to  the  Editors  - 


TotheEdtcrs: 

An  open  letter  to  all  Westfield  Sta^ 

Students; 

Maiy  of  you  registeied  to  vote  with 
MASSPIRG  over  the  course  of  the  last  2 
months.  And  some  of  you,  as  I have  found  out. 
were  turned  avay  from  your  polling  place  on 
Nownnber  2.  I was  working  at  the  STCC  cam- 
pus when  1 heard  the  nswa  Odd^,  stocfents  at 
bodi  campuses  were  expedercing  the  same 
problems.  There  are  many  reasons  that  peoj^e 
were  tuired  aw'^  at  the  polls  on  Tuesday,  but 
thisis  not  your  fault,  my  fault,  or  MASSPlRG’s 
huh.  Rathcc  it  is  a problem  caused  many 
systemic  rcascns  that  1 feel  you  should  be  aware 
of; 

1)  First,  maiy  studmts  jiKt  filled  out 
ih;  fonns  incorrectly.  Piedidably,  there  ate 
many  sordents  who  coulch’t  really  care  less 
iout  Noting  Obviously,  when  students  arc 
breed  to  register  to  \ote  by  their  parents  or  pro- 
bssois,  diey  don't  take  extra  carc  in  filling  oii 
the  fomi  Althou^i  MASSPRG  (assisted  by 

[ the  College  Republicans  and  the  Political 
I Science  Club)  attenpied  to  diow  students  the 
i proper  steps  to  takt;  mai^  scenarios  still  made 
bnptoper  registrations  occur.  For  example,  the 
large  voter  registntionrallyonpimpus  went  on 
amidst  a dowi^our.  When  20  studerts  arc 
aowded  under  a canopy,  filling  out  forms  and 
then  tossing  them  back  onto  a wet  table  before 
lunningofF  into  the  downpour,  diere  aregdng  to 
be  errors  that  we  simpty  can’t  correct 
Numerous  forms  were  filled  out  in  pencil,  with- 
out the  conect  idendficaden  number;  without 
beingdated,  or  were  simply  filled  out  complete- 
ly ill^ibly.  Wlien  this  is  die  case  and  "Joe 
Student’ also  ftuled  to  fill  in  his  phone  numbei; 
we  (as  wdlas  election  officials)  have  no  way  to 
coniactand  inferm  him  that  te  is  not  regaered 
to  vote. 

2)  Massachusetts,  as  a state,  was 
behind  in  processing  their  new  voter  rcgistra- 

' tions.  Every  fomi  fiom  Westfield  State  Cdlege 
I was  turned  in  cn  time,  and  postmarked  at  the  lat- 
I est  by  October  13,  which  was  the  deadline  to 
register  by  maQ  in  Massachusetts.  I can  tell  you 

W.S.C.  PRESENTS: 
GEOGRAPHY 
AWARENESS 
WEEK 

Westfield  State  College  to 
celebrate  Geography  Awareness  Week 

Westfield  State  College  will 
celebrate  Geography  Awareness  Week 
starting  Monday,  Nov.  15,  with  vari- 
ous events,  including  a GIS 
(Geographic  Information  Systems) 
Day  presentation  on  Wednesday,  Nov. 
, 17. 

I The  theme  of  Geography 


this  because  1 w^ched  the  envelopes  get  pcEt- 
marted.  But,  putting  this  irto  a larger  perspec- 
tive, it  is  easy  to  see  wl^  a mea^  2 weeks  was 
not  enough  tinie  forclectionsofficials  to  process 
all  of  Massachuseas’  new  registrations. 
MASSPIRG  alone  registered  9.700  new  votes 
across  the  slate — diis  adds  up  foe  your  electiai 
official  s.  who  had  a s imi  larb' d ifficult  lime  tryi  ng 
to  sort  through,  read,  and  evaitually  process 
tiiesefoimsbefore  November  2’ 

3)  Finally,  a very  unfortunate  (and  il  le- 
gjil)  incident  was  occutring  at  some  polling 
places  in  Westfield  and  Springfidd  Many  stu- 
dents who  were  newly  registered  diovved  up  a 
their  poll  a tes  to  find  out  that  t.hey  weren't  on  the 
list,  because  their  fonn  had  yet  to  be  procesid 
the  Slate.  Under  the  Help  America  \bte  Act 
(HAVA)  the  law  requires  that  these  people  be 
gven  a provisional  ballot,  which  will  be  count- 
ed if  the  election  is  close  (provided  that  their  reg- 
istration eventual^'  checte  cut).  Most  siuderls 
are  unaware  oftheir  riglt  to  vote  cn  a provision- 
al ballot, and  theysimpfywert  home.  Some  stu- 
dents, however,  asked  to  vote  on  a provisicnal 
ballot  and  were  told  by  poll  workers  lha  provi- 
aonal  ballots  arc  “'a  waste  of  paper"  sothatpoU 
ate  was  notgeringtousethera  This  was  report- 
ed immediately  to  Secretary  of  State  William 
Galvin,  and  the  matter  was  finally  cleared  ip 
around  3;(X).  Regredabty,  most  students  lud 
alreai^  attempted  to  vote  this  poittt  and  been 
turned  away. 

In  conclusion,  I know  that  maity  of 
>ou  e)pres»d  anger  toward  MASSPIRG,  and  I 
wart  you  to  know  tiiat  your  concerrB  were 
heard,  but  the  matter  was  entirely  beyond  our 
organization’s  contrd.  Based  on  the  large  num- 
ber of  studerts  who  attempted  to  exercise  their 
civic  responability  and  their  resulting  ai^er 
when  they  were  denied  this  right,  I feel  tha 
Westfield  Stale  studeitts  arc  not  as  "apathetic^’  as 
they  are  often  labeled  Funhemwre,  (he  chaos 
that  surrounds  our  electoral  process  is  a much 
larger  problem  ffiatexioith  farbeyond  the  “qja- 
thy  ofa  typical  coUegestudert;itisa  ^sTCinic 
problanwhichdeservesyouroutrage.  Thereis 
a reson  that  our  government  tries  tomate  it  dif- 
Awareness  Week  is  Cultures:  The 
Sound  of  Place  with  a separate  theme 
for  GIS  Day:  Real  World  Applications 
of  GIS  in  Education,  Commerce,  and 
Community. 

The  college  will  have  a 
Faculty  Symposium  from  5 p.m.  to 
6:30  p.m.  Nov.  17  in  Dever 
Auditorium  and  geography  presenta- 
tions in  the  student  dining  commons 
and  Quehito’s  Cafe  from  10  a.m.  to  3 
p.m.  Nov.  17-19.  The  symposium  will 
explain  in  greater  detail  how  GIS  can 
be  used  in  a classroom.  The  geogra- 
phy presentations  will  include  music, 
sounds,  and  information  from  a vari- 
ety of  cultures  as  well  as  information 
on  mapmaking. 


ficult  feryou  to  vae  and  if  litissrtuation  affect- 
ed you  on  Novernber2.  luigeyounottoremain 
conpJaceil  Wite  a letter  to  the  editor  (ff  tic 
local  Westfield  papers,  cortact  yoir  Ictati  hall 
and  let  them  Ijiow  you  are  unloppy,  and  c<t- 
tanly  contact  (he  MASSPIRG  office  at  (413) 
572-5428  because  we  will  be  repating  all  cases 
of  voter  (Ssenfrairhisanent  cfirectly  to  tic 
Secretary  of  State. 

- Angela  Frands 
MASSPIRG  Carres  Organizer 

- Jessica  Castro 
President  of  Pi  S igma  Alpha 

- Timothy  MacDonald 
Present  of  ilie  Political  Science  Gub 


To  the  Editors: 

I have  finished  reading  (he  entire 
VcHce  this  week,  and  1 mustsay  that  I am  cvff- 
vvhelmingjy  impressed  w'hh  the  ability  of  you 
(the  editors)  arid  your  staff  to  hold  yourself  in  a 
professional  and  dignified  manner  You  have 
cau^ta  lotof  flackinrecert  weeks  for  tic  con- 
tent, and  use  of  various  termirclogies  ffirough- 
out  The  \bice.  I was  one  of  those  people  who 
dklinfaa  think tiiat  ffieobscemties and  extreme- 
ly ne^tive  horoscopes  were  over  the  top. 

However,  I truthfully  feel  that  ibc 
caucus  vcnce  doej  now  see  that  many  people 
across  cangius  would  be  mere  interested  in  read- 
ing good  haid  news  stories,  and  read  cotumns 
that  are  ccniroversial  inasense,  but  not  offend- 
ingtocertainindividials.  EmilyEngelyes.Ido 
tltink  ilct  your  columns  in  the  past  week  have 
been  getting  dd  of  readii^  about  who  did  this 
and  who  did  that,  which  is  (hen  followed  by  a 
negative  reaction  by  you. 

However,  1 would  like  to  commend 
you  on  your  cdumn  this  week.  Although  1 dd 
not  folly  agree  with  all  of  tic  points  made,  the 
fact  that  gave  me  a sense  of  relief  was  that  you 
displayed  youiself  and  your  cpiniens  in  such  a 
way  that  it  is  hard  for  someone  to  become 
offended  with  your  words,  but  belter  yet, 
beconc  di^ leased  with  your  comments  causing 

"GIS  is  a valuable  system  that 
creates  visual  aids  to  enhance  presen- 
tations in  the  academic  and  profes- 
sional world,”  said  Sean  Fitzgerald, 
assistant  professor  of  the  geography 
and  regional  planning  and  coordinator 
of  the  event. 

Geography  Awareness  Week 
was  developed  through  the  Geography 
Action  Program  to  engage  people  in 
learning  and  caring  about  geography. 
The  National  Geographic  Society,  the 
Association  of  American 
Geographers,  and  the  University 
Consortium  for  Geographic 
Information  Science,  are  among  the 
many  sponsors  of  the  week  and  its 
events. 


coniroveisy  with  a tactful  and  first-cilc  topic 
concaning  all  of  us  at  Westfield  State  CoU^e. 
Matt  Beniat,  in  reading  tic  had  rews  aeries 
supplied  in  the  recent  issues,  1 have  been  some- 
what displeasKl  with  the  qua%  of  thecoverage 
Not  necessarily  with  ih;  qaaliiy  ofthc  wok  sub- 
mitted, but  more  so  wiffi  tic  la;k  of  tews  m tfie 
paper.  One  examine  (ffihis  is  that  in  tic  paa 
weeks  tferc  have  been  comnerts  mad:  ly  two 
rcpiiilican  state  delegaes  ccnceming  sane  sex 
marria^  education,  aidtlc  slate’s  financial  au- 
tus. 

Allofwhich  areextreiicly  iinportaitt 
forallofifctobeawarcof.  Pleasecn^takcthis 
for  what  It  is  worth.  It  is  a stg^stioii  that  rews 
on  rampus  maybe  iccds  to  be  covered  more 
often.  In  underaandijig  (hat  there  are  nuncroiB 
issues  (hat  arc  limiting  in  tiie  ability  of  things  to 
be  covered  including  aaffing  and  times  of 
events,  I singly  feel  that  Tlie  Voice  could  have 
been  making  a more  conscious  effort  to  ensure 
that  dcse  invariant  events  be  covered.  This 
week  however  was  tile  best  news  1 have  read  all 
year  Finallytoallotheroolumnias.Ihavebeen 
more  than  pleased  ihou^  the  year  with  the 
cdumns  written  in  Tie  \hice,  1 feel  (hat  all  of 
you  present  your  points  in  jrofesaonal,  aid 
inderstandable  language,  while  also  causing 
people  tostepoutof  thae  comfort  level,  and  out 
ofticirnomialwaysoflife.  iicndng  I realize 
that  everytliinginlife  is  a learning  process,  peo- 
ple will  bebound  to  make  miaokes.  ! applaud 
you  in  your  efforts  for  effetKely  recogrtizing 
and  fixing  problems  that  you  saw,  which  areal  so 
viewed  throughout  canpus  (includng  myself) 
Thank  you  for  your  time  and  please  undeistand 
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centimes  to  take,  in  rry  eyes,  the  necessary 
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amazin^y  respected  and  overwhelming^ 
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iTunes  & AIM,  a campus-legal  alternative  to  Kazaa! 


“THE  Left-Handed 
ELEPHANr’ 

BY  David  pageau 
VOICE  Columnist 


Guess  what?  It  is  now  time 
for  me  to  take  a long-deserved  break 
from  politics  considering  all  of  us 
have  had  such  a huge  dosage  of  it 
over  the  past  few  weeks.  Next  to  pol- 
itics, one  of  my  main  hobbies  is  com- 
puters, and  next  to  computers  is 
music.  So  why  not  combine  both!?  If 
you  are  computer  literate  at  all,  then 
many  of  you  download  and  listen  to 
music  on  computers  on  a regular 
basis,  regardless  of  genre.  Personally, 
I am  far  too  elite  for  programs  like 
Kazaa  and  other  spyware  ridden  peer- 
to-peer  programs.  When  I am  at  home 
I use  a clean,  invisible,  reliable  peer- 
to-peer  program  called  “BitTorrent” 
that  allows  you  to  download  entire 
albums  of  music,  applications,  games, 
and  movies  at  astounding  rates. 
However,  this  program  is  peer-to-peer 
so  it  is  not  permitted  on  campus,  so 


DO  NOT  use  it  and  tell  the  IT  guys 
that  the  left-handed  elephant  kid  said 
it  was  okay.  So  while  on  campus  it 
seems  like  we  are  stuck  when  it  comes 
to  listening  to  music  without,  GASP, 
spending  money  on  it.  I know,  I can't 
bring  myself  to  spend  my  cash  on 
music  either. 

So  where  is  the  alternative 
you  say?  Well,  here  you  go.  Since  1 
have  an  iPod,  thanks  to  the  generosity 
of  my  loving  girlfriend,  1 also  have 
iTunes,  which  is  a free  music  program 
that  you  can  download  online.  I hate 
Steve  Jobs,  Macintosh,  Apple,  I-any- 
thing,  but  1 absolutely  love  iTunes  for 
the  simple  fact  that  it  is  the  best 
music  program  on  the  face  of  the 
planet.  iTunes  is  easy  to  use,  sorts 
your  music  for  you,  and  best  of  all, 
you  can  share  your  music  with  anyone 
on  the  same  network,  That  means  that 
after  a long  night  at  The  Voice,  I can 
go  back  to  my  room,  open  up  iTunes, 
and  listen  to  music  on  someone  else’s 
computer.  That,  my  friends,  is  awe- 
some! But  somehow,  1 am  still  not 
very  impressed  and  if  you  are  normal, 
you  shouldn't  be  either  ... 


You  know  why?  Because  we 
are  Americans!  We  are  greedy,  love 
breaking  the  rules,  and  want  to  own 
the  entire  world.  As  of  right  now  I 
have  the  third  largest  collection  of 
songs  gigabyte-wise  in  Scanlon  Hall 
and  I want  more!  1 want  to  be  number 
one,  even  though  I have  heard  that 
some  kids  have  upwards  of  twenty 
gigabytes  of  music  on  their  comput- 
ers. iTunes  doesn’t  allow  you  to 
directly  download  others  music,  obvi- 
ously, so  instead  pouting  college  stu- 
dents have  started  to  think  outside  of 
the  box.  Instead  of  labeling  their 
music  “Bob’s  Music”  people  are 
beginning  to  put  their  AOL  Instant 
Messenger  names  in  their  stead.  The 
reason?  Because  downloading 
through  AIM  direct  connection  is  still 
legal  on  campus  and  EXTREMELY 
fast.  Just  today  I transferred  the 
Requiem  for  a Dream  soundtrack  to 
another  Scanlon  resident  in  ten  sec- 
onds flat  in  exchange  for  an  older 
Modest  Mouse  album  I had  been  eye- 
balling in  his  library.  That  sounds  like 
a good  trade  to  me,  and  it  was  com- 
pletely, 100%  legal.  Take  that, 


Westfield  State  College  Technology 
Department! 

My  advice  to  the  music  lovers 
of  the  Westfield  State  College  com- 
munity would  be  to  get  your  money's 
worth  of  your  bogus  five  hundred  dol- 
lar “technology  fee”  this  school  tacks 
on  by  getting  at  least  five  hundred 
dollars  worth  of  music.  Hey,  it  is  only 
fair.  So  here  is  what  you  do:  Go 
online  to  iTunes.com.  download  the 
program,  add  your  music  library  no 
matter  how  large  or  small  it  is,  make 
sure  your  iTunes  folder  is  your  screen 
name,  and  go  nuts  with  sharing,  the 
completely  legal  way. 

I guess  in  a way  this  article 
was  somewhat  political,  and  in  a 
strange  way  kept  to  the  reason  why  I 
started  writing  this  column.  1 mean 
it's  all  about  sticking  it  to  the  man, 
i.e.  the  music  companies,  and 
Westfield  Slate  IT  brass  with  their 
Nazi-like,  anti-file  sharing  policies, 
isn’t  it?  I guess  it  is  also  an  excuse  for 
this  campus  to  be  united  by  something 
other  than  baseball  and  lame  riots.  Or 
at  least  I hope  so  ... 


Don’t  wanna  be  an  American  idiot 


“AND  JUSTICE  FOR 
ALL” 

BY  ASHLEY 
SPEICHER 
VOICE  COLUMNIST 
“How  can  59,054,087  people 
be  so  dumb?”  That  was  the  headline  in 
the  Daily  Mirror,  a London  newspaper, 
the  day  after  George  W.  Bush  was  offi- 
cially re-elected.  How  can  51%  of  the 
nation  vote  Dubya  in  for  another  4 
years?  It  boggles  the  mind.  But  rather 
than  packing  up  and  heading  north, 
there  is  a bright  side  to  having  another 
four  years  with  the  Texan.  Liberals 
across  the  country  can  continue  to  com- 
plain, Jon  Stewart  can  continue  to  make 
his  smart  remarks,  and  Michael  Moore 
can  make  another  blockbuster  documen- 
tary. Since  dissent  is  what  makes 
democracy  great  and  almost  half  of  the 
voters  wanted  the  other  guy,  the  next 


four  years  will  give  everyone  something 
to  talk  about. 

Bush  announced  his  “agenda 
for  America”  recently  and  it  included 
more  tax  cuts,  a reform  of  the  current 
tax  system,  and  partially  privatizing 
Social  Security.  With  the  growing 
deficit,  Bush  has  proposed  even  more 
spending  while  promising  to  cut  the  fed- 
eral debt  iit  half  by  the  time  he  leaves 
office  in  2009.  He  wants  to  make  his 
former  tax  cuts  permanent  and  has  pro- 
posed even  more,  effectively  placing  the 
burden  on  the  middle  and  lower  class 
families.  Bush  announced  that  he  also 
plans  to  simplify  the  tax  system,  lessen- 
ing the  progressive  tax  code  that  we  cur- 
rently have.  The  number  one  thing  on 
Bush’s  list,  however,  is  partially  priva- 
tizing Social  Security,  which  would 
allow  young  workers  to  take  money 
from  the  program  and  place  it  into  per- 
sonal savings  accounts.  Many  have 


debated  the  effectiveness  of  this  plan 
with  the  staggering  two  trillion  dollar 
price  tag  while  Bush  proclaimed  that  it 
was  che^er  to  change  the  current  sys- 
tem than  to  leave  it  as  is.  “We  musH^ad 
on  Social  Security  because  the  system  is 
not  going  to  be  whole  for  our  children 
and  our  grandchildren.”  he  said.  If  the 
new  arrangement  fails,  however,  there 
will  be  no  system  left.  Another  sore  spot 
for  the  President  is  the  war  in  Iraq  and 
Afghanistan  and  exit  polls  showed 
many  Americans  believed  we  went  to 
war  for  the  wrong  reasons.  President 
Bush  addressed  this  by  promising  to 
keep  the  country  safe  and  continue 
fighting  the  war  on  terror. 

If  President  Bush  wants  to 
accomplish  all  these  goals,  he’s  going  to 
have  to  move  quickly.  Even  though  he 
has  a Republican  majority  in  both  the 
House  and  Senate,  many  sitting  mem- 
bers have  been  hesitant  to  back  the 


President’s  agenda.  With  the  mid-year 
elections  in  2006  and  a heavily  divided 
country,  incumbents  are  cautious  about 
passing  any  radical  changes  during  the 
campaignseason.  But  Bush  and  his  ide- 
ologist pals  aren’t  going  to  back  down 
on  pushing  through  legislation  that 
meets  their  morals  and  values.  This 
administration  has  had  a tight  set  of 
conservative  rules  that  it  plays  by  and 
its  loyalty  probably  won’t  stray  too  far 
from  the  right-wi  ng  beliefs. 

In  his  concession  speech,  Kerry 
called  for  Americans  to  unite  to  help 
heal  America.  That’s  going  to  be  a dif- 
ficult task  to  accomplish  when  many  of 
the  voters  squirm  at  the  thought  of  one 
more  term  for  the  President.  Dr.  Martin 
Luther  King  once  appropriately  said, 
“We  must  accept  finite  disappointment 
but  we  must  never  lose  infinite  hope.” 

Let’s  just  hope  this  country 


doesn't  go  to  hell.. 


Hate  crimes  are  still  crimes 


“Extraneous” 
By  Ben  Gaines 
Voice 
Columnist 


Let  me  tell  you,  in  case  you  don’t 
know,  about  Matthew  Shepard.  Matthew 
Shepard  was  a college  student  who  was 
murdered  in  1998  in  Laramie,  Wyoming. 
He  was  beaten,  robbed,  tied  to  a fence,  and 
beaten  more  until  he  died.  Well  until  he 
lapsed  into  a coma  from  which  he  would 
die  several  days  later. 

The  human  body  is  a pretty 
resilient  tfiing,  really.  Fragile  when  com- 
pared to  say,  a tiger  or  a brick  outhouse,  but 
still  a pretty  tough  little  cookie.  Anyone 
who  has  had  to  saw  through  bone  can  attest 
to  just  how  hard  that  stufFis.  Beating  some- 
me  to  death  im'i  always  the  easiest  thing 
to  do.  It  takes  a tittle  time,  and  some  real 


effort  Leaving  them  to  die  in  a field,  still 
strapped  to  a barbed  wire  fence,  so  that 
tliey  could  die  in  the  hospital,  in  front  of 
their  parents,  well,  that  requires  something 
else. 

Matthew  was,  by  all  accounts,  a 
pretty  good  guy  who  certainly  didn't  have 
this  coming  to  him.  But  Matthew  was  gay, 
and  his  two  killers  figured  nothing  else 
really  mattered.  But  they’re  injailnow.and 
probably  having  a train  run  on  them  as  we 
speak,  so  there's  that. 

Matthew's  tragic  story  received  a 
good  deal  of  media  attention,  with  a movie 
{Anatomy  of  a Hale  Crime)  being  made 
about  H.  Matthew’s  killers  deserve  to  spend 
the  rest  of  their  lives  in  jail  picking  up  the 
soap  and  getting  hot,  sticky,  ironic  prison 
love  on  a daily  basis.  But  they  deserve  this 
because  THEY  KILLED  SOMEONE,  not 
because  they  killed  someone  out  of  hate. 

Now,  some  critics  of  hate  crime 
laws  argue  that  all  crimes  require  you  to 


hate  someone,  but  this  really  misses  the 
point  and  borders  on  petty  sophistry.  I’m 
more  interested  in  pointing  out  the  fact  that 
hating  someone  because  they're  black,  gay, 
Jewish,  protestant/catholic,  or  whatever 
petty  division  you  so  chose  is  your  RIGHT 
in  this  country.  If  you  want  to  belong  to  the 
Kiu  Klux  Klan,  that’s  your  right  It’s  your 
right  to  hate  gay  people  in  much  the  same 
way  it's  your  right  to  hate  just  about  any- 
thing you  want  You’re  not  allowed  to  do 
anything  about  it,  though.  You’re  not 
allowed  to  bum  a cross  on  someone’s  lawn, 
or  hit  them  with  a car.  Because  hitting  peo- 
ple with  cars  is  illegal,  no  matter  the  rea- 
son. Because  trespassing  and  harassment 
are  illegal,  no  matter  the  reason.  Because 
we  have  laws  to  forcepeople  to  behave  ttie 
way  they  wouldn’t  otherwise. 

If  I steal  a Paulie  Shore  movie 
from  Blockbuster  and  smash  it  against  the 
pavement  because  he  sucks,  is  my  larceny 
charge  any  more  grievous  than  if  I did  it 


because  I was  bored?  Of  course  not. 

Now,  I’m  not  saying  that  smash- 
ing a video  tape  is  the  same  as  a person’s 
skull;  I’m  pointing  out  that,  in  our  society, 
your  personal  beliefs  do  not  factor  into 
your  sentencing.  If  those  two  men  had 
killed  Matthew  Shepard  because  they  were 
bored,  mean,  and  looking  for  kicks  on  a 
Friday  night,  would  he  be  any*  less  dead? 
Would  their  crime  be  any  less  monstrous? 
Of  course  not. 

Matthew  Shepard's  killers 
deserve  to  spend  the  rest  of  their  lives 
behind  bars,  without  hope  of  parole, 
because  they  ended  a human  life.  They  did 
so  neither  to  protect  themselves  from  harm 
nor  by  accident  They  did  so  with  malice  of 
forethought  and  with  heinous  disregard  for 
human  life.  They,  and  all  their  kind,  diould 
be  dealt  with  -in  the  exact  same  way, 
regardless  of  whether  they  are  motivated 
by  hate,  greed,  or  simple  sadism. 


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The  Uoice  November  15. 2004 

America,  home  of  the  brave 


Well,  Westfield  State,  here  it  is; 
the  only  remarks  ! will  make  on  the  deci- 
sion of  the  nation  to  re-elect  President 
George  W.  Bush.  This  will  not  be  my  main 
focus,  of  course,  1 couldn't  stand  thinking 
about  the  man  that  much.  I did  you  all  the 
liberty  of  holding  back  on  my  political 
opinion  on  the  election  until  this  week, 
because  I knew  that  last  week's  paper 
would  be  full  of  opinions  on  Bush.  Bush 
alone  is  not  the  reason  why  America  has 
come  to  suck  so  much,  umm  ...  hard  candy 
(1  guess  this  would  be  more  appropriate 
choice  of  words  considering  the  fact  that 
we  now  have  the  Student  Government 
Association  breathing  down  our  necks). 

I started  thinking  recently  about 
what  1 wrote  in  my  last  column,  about 
human  beings  treating  the  Earth  so  terri- 
bly. There  really  is  no  way  to  change  that. 


as  I had  said  last  week.  Humans  are 
humans  and  they  will  always  be  human, 
unfortunately.  What  bothers  me  most 
about  the  world  comes  from  the  American 
society.  While  1 in  no  way  condone  the 
attacks  on  the  World  Trade  Center  or  the 
hijacking  of  planes  to  crash  into 
Pennsylvania  (although  this  was  not  its 
intended  course)  and  the  Pentagon,  it  real- 
ly is  no  surprise  to  me  that  such  events 
happen. 

Think  about  it.  Here  we  are  living 
in  America,  where  we  all  at  least  have  a 
chance  at  living  in  shelter  and  making 
something  out  of  ourselves  and  yet  all  we 
can  do  is  complain  about  every  damned 
thing  under  the  sun.  Elsewhere,  they  are 
not  even  given  the  opportunity  of  housing 
and  an  education.  Elsewhere,  they  live  in 
fear  that  the  American  pigs  will  be  drop- 
ping bombs  on  their  neighborhood 
because  there  "might  be"  terrorists  around. 
Jealousy  is  a very  strong  human  emotion 
and  it  has  been  known  to  cause  people  to 
act  somewhat  irrationally. 

This  was  apparently  at  least  part 
of  the  case  when  Osama  bin  Laden 


ordered  9/11  to  happen.  We  must  remem- 
ber that  bin  Laden  knew  things  about  our 
country  that  most  of  us  do  not.  He  knew 
these  things  because  he  was  trained  by  our 
government.  He  was  trained  by  the  ClA. 
These  arc  the  things  that  the  government 
does  not  want  us  to  know  because  it  could 
"incite  fear"  in  the  people.  Actually,  if  we 
knew  half  of  what  our  government  does 
not  tell  us,  we'd  probably  over  in  the 
Middle  East  working  with  the  terrorists. 

‘Terrorist’  itself  is  a funny  word 
to  me.  It  seems  a bit  misused  by  our 
authorities.  ! highly  doubt  that  bin  Laden 
wanted  to  make  Americans  terrified  of  liv- 
ing their  every  day  lives.  In  fact,  that 
couldn't  have  been  his  aim. 

This  is  a highly  intelligent  man;  he  has  to 
be,  who  else  could  escape  the  wrath  of  the 
American  military.  He  even  made  it  out  of 
the  bombing  of  Torah  Bora  apparently 
unscathed.  For  better  or  worse  (obviously 
for  most  of  us,  worse)  what  bin  Laden  was 
trying  to  do  was  wake  Americans  up  to  the 
world  around  them.  For  me,  it  worked. 

Before  that  day.  I had  never  cared 
what  happened  in  the  Middle  East  or  for 


that  matter  anything  that  happened  outside 
my  neighborhood.  Now  1 understand  that 
everything  we  do  affects  everyone  in  some 
way  or  another.  The  route  we  take  m Iraq 
and  wherever  else  this  "War  on  Terror" 
leads  us  is  a dangerous  one  indeed.  We 
certainly  aren't  making  any  friends.  1 am 
sure  the  people  of  Iraq  are  happy  that  they 
are  no  longer  under  Hussein's  rule,  but  to 
many  of  them,  1 am  also  sure  that  America 
is  not  that  much  better  of  a replacement. 
We  kill  their  people  indiscriminately,  and 
incite  more  terror  in  the  hearts  of  their  peo- 
ple than  we  may  ever  know.  For  instance, 
do  you  know  that  the  number  of  Iraqi  civil- 
ian deaths  in  the  War  in  Iraq  is  around 
37,000?  There  arc  new  reports  coming  out 
that  suggest  this  number  may  be  as  high  as 
100,000.  This  is  ridiculous.  Our  president 
talks  about  the  "sanctity  of  life"  and  yet  he 
exhibits  in  no  way  that  he  may  actually 
believe  that  life  is  sacred.  Just  think  about 
it.  Here's  to  another  four  years  with  you, 
Bush. 


An  election  reflection 


A NICKEL’S  WORTH” 
BY  BOB  MCDONALD 
VOICE  Columnist 


Firstly,  I must  apokj^  to  my  loyal 
readers  (that’s  you,Tim),  for  lack  of  oAimns 
in  thepast  few  weeks.  F^rt  of  it  was  due  to  some 
issues  in  my  personal  life,  bit  mosdy  I was  just 
in  moumii^  over  the  election. 

More  dappenrting  dian  the  results  of 
the  election,  however,  was  the  statement  of  vic- 
tory made  by  Presideri  Budi  following  Senator 
John  Kerry’s  concession  speedi.  In  that  speech, 
thePiesidentsaid,  “Ameiicahas  spoken,  and  fm 
humbled  by  the  trust  and  the  ccnfidence  of  my 
fellow  citizens.  With  that  trust  comes  a dUy  to 
serve  allAmericans,andI  will  do  my  best  to  ful- 
fill thatduiy  every  day  as  >ourpresident.’’ 

American  had  indeed  speJeen. 
Unfortunately,  they  gave  a mixedmesage,  as  is 


usually  the  case.  Fifty-one  percent  of  the 
Amaican  voters  gave  the  President  a clear  man- 
date to  proceed  cn  with  his  plans.  However, 
forty-eight  pocent  of  American  voters  macE  a 
for  diflerent  sta&menL  Still,  one  percent  of  die 
voters  ^vored  neither  Bu^,  nor  his  opponerl. 

While  Bush  clearly  wen  the  electiorv 
he  did  so  by  one  of  the  snaBest  matins  of  vic- 
tory in  history  America  had  spoken,  and  die 
message  was  that  it  was  not  entirely  sure  with 
itself  As  an  adeit  Democrat,  I had  been  ho{^g 
that  the  mistates  made  duringthe  last  four  years 
the  adninistration  would  be  more  than 
enou^  to  justify  evicting  Bu^  from  his  office. 
I hoped  and  prayed  that  the  polls  would  be  off, 
md  that  Kerry  would  come  through  with  a 57- 
42  majorify  vote.  The  bad  news  is  that  Kerry  did 
not  win  hy  that  much.  The  good  news  is  neidier 
did  Bu^. 

President  Bush  clearly  has  his  wak 
cut  oifi  forhim.  He  hasjustcome  oil  ofthe  most 
(fivisive  and  eiqiensive  campaign  in  history,  and 
there  is  still  no  clear  message  sent  by  the 


American  people  as  to  what  they  want.  All  he 
knows  is  that  a diin  majerfty  of  people  chose  him 
over  the  other  guy. 

I must  acinit  diat  hearing  him  say  that 
America  had  spoken  ^ve  me  caiee  for  worry. 
Would  the  Democrats,  party-laying,  woundtri 
and  disheartened  ty  a defeatso  many  never  saw 
coming  (a  at  least  would  never  fully  except  as  a 
possibility),  be  able  to  stand  up  to  President 
Bush’s  self-proclamed  mandate  that  three  mil- 
lion votes-would  aUow  him  to  push  an  evofi 
more  conservative  a^ndaonthe  public? 

Thankfully,  the  President  efid  one 
thingriglt  allonhisown.  OnWedtiesAy  crflast 
week,  Preadent  Bu^  nominated  Wlute  House 
counsel  Alberto  R.  Gonzales  asattemey  general 
to  replace  John  Adicroft.  Ashcrofi,  as  you  know, 
is  oneof  the  poster-children  for  left  wing  aggres- 
sicn.  While  1 was  diankfiil  to  hear  tha  he  would 
be  leaving,  I wjs  also  worried  as  to  who  would 
replace  him. 

Forcfioe  Imustapplaudthe  Presefent 
(justdon’ttell  aiyoneldid)  Rathcrthanchoos- 


ing  someone  as  far  to  the  riglt  as  A^  CIO  ft,  Bush 
picked  a relative  moderate.  This  is  sim(jy  an 
ecanpleof^odpolidcsatitsbesL  Bu^ge^his 
pdace  in  hisb^ry  by  appointing  the  first  Hispanic 
atomey  gencQl  in  U.S.  hiaoy,  whole  at  (he 
same  time  offering  a pseudoolive  branch  to 
moderates  and  Dcnocrats.  In  (he  wor^  of 
Ekmocratic  SerB(Dr  Cfiarles  Schumer  of  New 
York,  i(  is  "encouraging  that  de  president  has 
diosen  someone  less  polarizing." 

I also  find  this  to  be  encouraging 
However;  1 also  hate  token  examples  of  airy- 
thing.  The  President  ^s  before  a courtly  that  is 
more  divided  than  has  been  in  recent  memory 
Clearly,  it  is  new  time  to  heal  milual  wouneb. 
However;  healing  those  woincb  docs  not  mean 
that  the  losers  must  conform  to  the  whims  of  the 
winners.  What  it  does  mean  is  that  both  adss 
must  be  willing  to  compromise.  The  present 
has  takm  a pivotal  first  step  to  fulfilling  his 
promise  tom  four  years  ago  of  being  a uniter 
aid  not  a diviefcr.  1 pray  that  this  vvi  11  not  also  be 
the  last  step. 


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The  Webster  Theatre, 
Hartford,  CT 
November  1 9,  2004 


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EDITOR  JN  CHIEF 

“How  could  the  people  in 
power  give  free  reign  to  somebody 
who  knows  the  truth?"  asks  this 
year's  Theater  Arts  Program  Life  of 
Galileo  by  Bertolt  Brecht.  The  play  is 
about  Galileo’s  struggles  against  the 
Catholic  Church  at  a time  when 
church  doctrine  was  favored  over  sci- 
ence. 

"Galileo  is  very  sensous.  He 
is  a man  of  the  flesh,  he  likes  food, 
likes  women.  Science  appeals  to  him 
because  it  is  something  you  can 
touch,"  said  Colin  Kiley  who  plays 
Galileo  in  this  year’s  production. 

“His  sensuality  was  ultimately 
his  downfall.  He  was  never  tortured 
because  he  knew  what  it  was  going  to 
feel  like."  said  Kiley. 

The  show  opens  Wednesday 
November  1 7ih  and  runs  until  the 
20th,  Show  times  are  at  8 p.m.  with  a 
2:30  p.m.  matinee  for  the  November 
19th  and  20th  shows. 

Many  of  the  actors  in  Galileo 
have  appeared  in  previous  plays.  Tim 
LeFave's  first  performance  was  in 
Knuckle.  LaFave,  a junior,  plays  Mr. 
Priuli  and  the  Inquisitor.  He  said  Mr. 
Priuli  is.  "A  rather  flamboyant  fellow, 
In  many  ways  he  is  Galileo's  boss." 
The  Inquisitor  on  the  other  hand  is, 
"more  composed,  dark,  sleazy  and 
sadistic,"  said  LaFave. 

This  year’s  cast  and  crew  was 
relaxed  before  the  rehearsal.  They 
joked  easily  with  each  other  a half 
hour  before  Tuesday’s  rehearsal. 

Sophomore  Todd  Vickstrom 
plays  the  part  of  Galileo’s  best  friend 
who  warns  Galileo  to  stay  out  of  trou- 
ble. He  said  the  play  showed  the 
"struggles  for  truth  and  battles  against 
authorities  ofthe  time  it’s  anti-author- 
itarian." 

For  Kiley,  this  will  be  his  sev- 
enth show.  Last  year  you  cpuld  have 
caught  him  in  the  theater  arts  produc- 


tion of  R.U.R.,  a role  he  said  that  wa 
very  demanding  because  it  forced  hin 
to  be  in  his  character  for  so  long. 

After  college  Kiley  plans  to 
"Hit  the  bricks  and  make  a career  ou 
of  it  (acting).  Your  first  love  is  usual 
ly  theater.”  he  said. 

Tickets  for  the  play  have  beei 
on  sale  since  November  8th  at  th' 
campus  center  service  window,  any 
one  who  wants  reservations  shouh 
call  572-5682.  Student  tickets  are  Si 
and  faculty/staff  tickets  are  S6.  Tht 
general  public  tickets  are  S8. 

"With  all  the  movies  and  T.V 
shows,  theater  is  not  people’s  firs 
choice  anymore.  There’s  so  mud 
more  of  a difference.  (Theater)  mon 
easily  engages  people  with  perfomi 
ers.  It’s  one  of  the  oldest  art  forms 
you’re  watching  history  when  yoi 
watch  theater.”  said  Kiley. 


Colin  Kiley  is  deep  in  thought  as  Gaiaea  Tim  LaFave  approaches  liim,  apparently  hesitant 
to  bodia*  the  astronomer. 


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Arts  & Entertainment 

Voice  editor  predicts  Galileo  to  be  an  astronomical  hit 


Where  is  WSKB  and 


BY  Haley  Paton 
VOICE  Reporter 


Cassie  Genditn,  clad  in  her  black 
hooded  sweatshirt,  her  long  dark  hair  hanging 
loose  down  her  back,  is  parked  ona  couch,  ina 
place  that  many  know  about  but  few  Westfield 
State  students  ha\e  ever  actually  seen 

“Oh  cooL  The  Killers.  We  spun  them 
last  semestei;”  die  says  half  to  herself  referring 
to  a xview  in  the  arts  and  enteitanmait  secdort 
of  The  \b  ice. 

It’s  Tbesday  ni^t,  September  28Jh, 
and  tucked  in  the  right  hand  comer  ofthe  Ely 
Campus  Cerier,  die  General  Manager  of 
Westfield  State  College’s  studeri-mn  radio  sta- 
tion, 89.5  WSKB,  is  lounging  in  the  WSKB 
office  afier  tha  ni^fs  boardmeeting 

Cassie ’s  been  with  the  station  for  fcir 
years.  A math  major  from  Chicopee,  this  fell  is 
her  second  semester  as  an  execufive  board 
member,  and  her  first  as  general  manager.  With 
hergrackiadon  cemir^  this  ^ring,  next  semes- 
ter will  be  her  last. 

Currently,  as  Qvl,  Genefeon  is  in 
charge  of ‘making  sine  eveiything  runs  anooth- 


ly.’This  includes  keeping  a master  log  of  “evey 
song  Jhatgets  played  between  certaindae^’and 
dealing  witfi  BMl,  “the  compare  that  takes  care 
of  copyrights  and  paymert  from  the  radio  sta- 
tion to  the  artias,”sa>s  Gendron. 

How  did  89.5  WSKB  get  started?  The 
person  to  talk  to  is  Andy  Johnson 

Henow  tes  a mustache  and  his  afro  is 
longgone,  but  his  faceis  unmistakably  the  same 
as  the  cne  in  tSie  portrait  of  Hs  your^er  self 
hang!^  in  the  WSKB  office. 

Andy  Johnson,  who  is  new  the  asso- 
ciate director  ofthe  Ety  Canpus  Ceiter,  reveals 
that  Westfield  State’sradio  station  was  original- 
ly acaniercurreilstation  in  Wilson.  Basicailya 
caniercunent  station  isan  AM  station  in  which, 
instead  of  the  signal  being  broadcast  by  an 
aitaina,  de  signal  is  broadcast  through  a build- 
ing’s electrical  system.  Acaxdingto  the  College 
Broadcast  Resouice  Page  online,  “The  electrical 
system  then  acts  as  your  antenna.  Radios  in  arxl 
near  the  building  can  pick  ip  the  broadcast” 

Later  the  station  became  an  unefer- 
ground  AM  station  called  WWSD,  “Mighty 
Weed."  Johnson,  who  was  a student  during  the 
late  1970s,  remembers  a “banner  with  a 


where  is  it 

cannabis  plarl"  The  station  was  only  10  watts, 
an  unfaffiomabV  small  mmber  as  compared  to 
the  station’s  current  100  watts  ffiatstilldoes  not 
reach  wry  far  off  of  campus. 

“Wattage  is  imporiart, ’’said  Johnson, 
“bifi  it  also  depmds  on  where  the  antenna  is.’’ 
notir^  thatAAC,  anoffier  local  station  with  sim- 
iferwatiage  has  better  lange  becauseofa  betta’ 
antenna  bcarion. 

The  cam  pus  station  wentto  100  watts 
in  toe  late  3 970s,  the  reason  fcrffiis  being  that  at 
the  time  the  FOC  clwiged  their  regulations  and 
any  station  with  less  than  100  watts  could  get 
bumped  off  toe  air.  In  order  to  prevent  tltis,  toe 
studertgovemment^vemcneytothe  slaticnto 
bity  more  wattage.  “And  we’ve  been  100  watts 
ever  ^ce.”  says  Jdimcn. 

Johrecn  adds  flat  the  station,  which 
had  moved  fiem  Wilson  to  EV,  got  a new  board 
in  1977  and  in  1988.  The  board  bou^t in  1988 
lasted  through  uitiil  toe  currert  board  was 
bcughtjiBtafew  years  ago. 

“There's  been  talk  about  it  for 
years  and  years  and  years,”  says  Johnson. 
The  question  is.”  Johnson  remarks,  “is  the 
station  going  to  remain  a student-run  sta- 


headed? 

don?”  Johnson  mentions  that  faculty  in  the 
Communications  Department  have  always 
been  helpful  with  the  station  when  he  had 
needed  any  help  as  an  advisor. 

Johnson  also  mentions  the  fact 
that  “Movement  Science  is  part  of  running 
the  new  [Woodward]  center  but  it  doesn’t 
nm  the  whole  center.” 

■ Johnson  notes  that  not  all  who 
are  involved  with  the  station  are 
Communications  majors. 

“1  wasn’t  Mass  Comm.  It’s  about 
students  learning  and  developing  their 
craft.  I’d  be  concerned  of  it  becoming  a 
tool  of  Mass  Comm.”  says  Johnson. 

When  the  idea  was  last  brought  up 
several  years  ago,  it  is  remembered  by 
Communication  Department  Prof.  Mark 
St.  Jean,  as  creating  quite  a controversy. 

“I  think  there's  been  a fear  amongst 
the  station  leadership  that  the 
Communication  Department  wants  to  take 
over  the  station.  Years  ago,  a former  fac- 
uly  member  expressed  his  opinion  of 
the  station  as  an  ‘electronic.sandbox  for 
W.S.K.B.  - Page  12 


Pa£e  II 


A&E  The  UoiC6  November  15. 2004 


Something  to  Smile  about 


BY  Ben  SOUSA 
Voice  Reporfer 

After  releasing  Pel  Sounds, 

The  Beach  Boys  biggest  achievement 
at  the  time,  The  Beatles,  the  little 
known  main  competitor  of  The  Beach 
Boys,  retaliated  with  a masterpiece  of 
an  album  entitled  Sgi.  Peppers 
Lonely  Hearts  Club  Band  (you 
might’ve  heard  of  it).  In  a final  des- 
perate attempt  to  once  again  top  The 
Beatles’  effort,  Brian  Wilson,  lead 
singer  and  songwriter  for  the  Beach 
Boys,  wrote  his  own  masterpiece 
with  lyricist  Van  Dyke  Parks,  Smile. 

Only  thing  is,  this  was 
around  the  same  time  Wilson  alleged- 
ly lapped  into  a keg  of  liquid  LSD. 
Dealing  with  severe  emotional  prob- 
lems and  drug  use,  Wilson  conse- 
quently lost  his  mind.  With  the 
already  disintegrating  Beach  Boys 
still  playing  but  on  the  verge  of 
decay,  Wilson’s  masterpiece  was 
watered  dovm  into  a far  worse  ver- 
sion of  the  album  and  was  released, 
entitled  Smiley  Smile,  bearing  the  hits 
“Heroes  and  Villains”  and  “Good 
Vibrations". 

After  the  demise  of  The 


Beach  Boys,  fans  were  left  wonder- 
ing what  happened  the  other  songs 
written  for  Smile.  Rumors  had  started 
to  spread  about  the  genius  of  an  unre- 
leased Beach  Boys  album  and  fans 
were  left  disappointed.  Now  finally, 
37  years  after  the  albums  original 
conception,  Wilson  organized  a full 
band  to  fill  the  spaces  of  his  lost  band 
members  and  finished  his  dream. 
After  rehearsing  and  receiving  a 
standing  ovation  in  front  of  a London 
audience  after  its  very  first  perfor- 
mance, Wilson  headed  into  the  studio 
to  finally  record  his  masterpiece. 

Smile  is  nothing  less  than 
what  it  has  been  anticipated  to  be:  a 
solid  gold  masterpiece.  Beautiful 
composition,  vocal  harmonies,  and 
more  instruments  than  you  can  count 
on  both  hands  maybe  even  both  feet 
(Carrot  and  Celery  chomping  includ- 
ed on  “Vega-tables,”  my  personal 
favorite),  reminds  one  of  a symphony 
rivaling  any  modem  composer. 

As  any  great  symphony. 
Smile  is  arranged  into  three  move- 
ments holding  different  themes.  The 
lyrics,  written  by  fellow  musician 
Van  Dyke  Parks,  contain  somewhat 


goofy  subjects  and  abstract  lines 
about  Plymouth  rock,  barnyard  ani- 
mals, trains,  the  beauty  of  vegetables 
and  of  course,  good,  good,  good 
V i b r a 
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beauty  and  sometimes  absurdity  of 
Brian  Wilson’s  music. 


He  set  out  with  a mission  in 
to  show  his  critics  that  Rock  music 
could  be  art  and  to  secretly  topple  the 
British  invasion.  Of  course  this  was 
years  ago  and  of 
the  British  inva- 
has  since  expired, 
it  would  have  been 
to  show  those 
Ertglish  bastards  who’s 
boss.  USA!  USA! 

So  what  I’m  trying  to 
is  if  you  love  music, 
listened  to  the  Beach 
before  you  saw  50 
Dates,  liked  the 
Boys  after  you  saw 
50  First  Dates,  like  Adam 
have  ears,  like 
music  that  will  lighten  up 
your  day.  and  like  to 
in  catchy  pop 
from  the  60‘s, 
this  album  and  live 
eternally  in  the  hippie, 
drug  ridden,  and  some- 
what insane  world  of 
Brian  Wilson. 


" Brian  WQson,  fermcr  Beach  Boy,  had  just 
released  anew  album  “SmQe”.A>Hirklhatv 
scrapped  back  in  the  60's. 


Ihe  Fashion  nes 


UlMiLisaiilraBiias 


Hello  kids,  allow  me  to  intro- 
duce myself.  I’m  Lisandra,  resident  trend- 
whore  as  well  as  News  editor  of  The 
Voice.  After  a few  weeks  of  deliberation, 
I’ve  decided  it’s  time  to  start  writing  my 
own  column  on  a few  of  my  favorite 
things:  clothes,  shopping,  make-up, 
celebrities  and  the  occasional  gossip. 
Shallow?  You  bet  1 am. 

My  first  topic  of  choice:  shop- 
ping on  a budget.  As  I’m  sure  you’ve  all 
found  out,  being-in  college  isn’ t cheap  and 
as  soon  as  you  wander  away  from  the 
comforts  of  mommy  an  daddy  the  words 
“Starving  College  Student”  have  a whole 
new  meaning.  Being  a bit  of  a shopaholic, 
I’ve  trained  myself  to  sniff  out  the  best 
deals  and  have  built  up  my  own  personal 
repertoire  of  cheap  yet  trendy  stores. 

And  so  here  they  are,  my  top  ten 
favorite  stores  for  your  reading  pleasure: 

10  - Aeropostal:  While  it’s 
become  common  knowledge  that  the 
store’s  prominently  displayed  “SALE” 
signs  never  seem  to  come  down,  the  store 
has  successfully  managed  to  fool  us  into 
believing  we  must  purchase  those  cute  P.J. 
bottoms  with  the  pictures  dancing  kanga- 
roos before  the  sale  ends.  While  you  can’t 
beat  the  store  for  value,  the  quality  of  their 
clothes  is  a little  more  to  be  desired  which 
is  why  I only  buy  a few  select  products 
from  them:  belts,  cute  underwear,  button- 
up  shirts  and  the  occasional  sweater. 

9 - Payless  Shoes:  0 Payless, 
how  we  love  you  so.  Dying  to  get  a pair 
of  black,  knee  high  boots  but  don’t  feel 
like  donating  S95  to  the  “Steven  Madden 
Fund?”  Payless  is  the  place  for  you. 
Payless  offers  quality,  fashionable  shoes 
for  incredibly  reasonable  prices. 

8 - Charlotte  Russe:  1 feel  like 
this  store  has  been  stigmatized  into  what  I 
have  heard  some  call  a “Hootchie 
Haven.”  I beg  to  differ.  Yes,  the  store  car- 
ries some  slightly  provocative  wears,  but 


their  adorable  shoes,  summer  tops,  hand- 
bags, hats  and  skirts  make  up  for  it. 
What’s  even  better  is  that  you  can  almost 
most  positively  find  anything  you  need  for 
under  20  bucks. 

7 - Salvation  Army:  Or  as  me 
and  my  darling  friends  back  home  loving- 
ly call  it,  “Sals.”  It’s  no  small  secret  that 
Sals  has  become  a shopping  haven  for 
college  students  all  across  the  country  and 
the  reason  is  obvious:  the  prices  are 
absolutely  impossible  to  beat.  Even  with- 
out the  50%  discount  offered  to  college 
students  on  Wednesdays,  the  price: 
in  this  second-hand  store  are  ridicu- 
lously low.  The  down  side?  You 
really  have  to  search  through  piles 
of  moth  ball  ridden  clothes  to  find 
something  good,  but  it’s  worth  i 
when  you  do. 

6 - Lady  Foot  Locker;  Two 
words:  sneaker  heaven,  lown  16 
pairs  of  sneakers  and  all  have  come 
from  this  fantastic  store.  Brand 
names?  Yes.  The  trick  is  to  go  on 
day  when  they’re  having  their  “2 
for  S89”  sale  and  buy  in  bulk.  Foi 
some  people  S45  for  a pair  of  shoes 
might  seem  sleep  but  for  me  com 
fort  is  key  and  S45  for  a fabulous 
pair  of  Converse  sneakers  brings 
tears  to  my  eyes. 

5 - Faces:  Located 
downtown  Northampton  this  store 
carries  everything  from  clothing,  to 
greeting  cards  to  home  furniture. 

The  objects  of  affection  I shop  there 
for?  Sunglasses.  Hundreds  of  beau- 
tiful, individual,  CHEAP  yet  high 
quality  sunglasses.  They  go  for  less 
than  SIO  a pair  and  there’s  a differ- 
ent style  for  everyone. 

4 - Forever  21:1  can  think 
of  absolutely  nothing  wrong  with 
this  store.  Looking  for  something? 
Anything?  Just  go  there.  From 


sweatpants  to  T-shirts  to  courds  to  sun- 
dresses this  store  carries  everything  you 
can  imagine  at  such  incredibly  low  prices 
that  shopping  there  should  be  considered 
a crime... 

3 - T.J.  Maxx:  Located  in  the 
heart  of  Westfield,  T.J.  Maxx  carries  all 
the  designer  clothes  from  previous  sea- 
sons that  department  stores  don’t  sell  any- 
more. That  Roxy  sweatshirt  they’re  sell- 
ing at  PaeSun  for  S60?  Hold  out  and  pick 
it  up  in  a couple  of  months  at  T.J.  Maxx...l 
guarantee  you  it  won’t  be  more  than  S25 
and  it  will  still  look  just  as  good. 

2 - H&M;  1 could  spend  hours 
milling  around  H&M  digging  through 
their  mounds  of  slightly  disorganized 
clothes.  They  carry  so  many  things  that  I 
often  wonder  just  how  many  designers 
they  have  working  for  them.  Whatever 


they  do,  it  works.  H&M  carries  every 
style  imaginable  and,  though  it  might  take 
a while,  it  is  inevitable  that  you’ll  find 
what  you  need  there.  (Including  the  fan- 
tastic black  and  blue  sweatshirt  I got  for 
S24  there  yesterday...) 

I - Target;  Unbelievable,  that’s 
all  1 have  to  say.  Until  recently  1 never 
gave  this  Walmari  look-a-like  a second 
glance  but  I'm  now  proud  to  say  i wear 
Target  and  1 love  it.  Not  only  do  they 
have  amazing  clothes  at  amazing  prices, 
they  have  every  single  thing  you  could 
possibly  look  for.  Make-up,  DVD’s, 
sheets,  computer  paper,  Dorritos  or  maga- 
zines...all  under  the  same  roof!  My 
Target  suggestion  this  season:  the  women 
V-neck  sweaters.  They  look  and  feel  just 
like  the  ones  you’d  see  at  Abercrombie 
only  for  a quarter  of  the  price. 


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photo  by  - Matthew  Bemat 


Ryan  Ward  treks  across  the  green  during  the 
high  winds  on  last  Friday.  The  wind  had 
" knocked  down  a tree  behind  Lammers  dam- 
aging five  cars. 


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The  Uoice  November  1 5. 2004 


Transition  is  a good  thing 


“THIS  OWL’S  HOWL” 

BY  JOHN  DESCHENES 

SPORTS  COLUMNIST 

The  Red  Sox  winning  the  World 
Series  was  absolutely  necessary  for  the 
welfare  of  the  entire  Red  Sox  Nation, 
There  is  a now  a real  sense  of  pride  in 
being  a Sox  fan.  We  will  now  follow  the 
off-season  very  closely.  Key  free-agents 
Pedro  Martinez  and  Jason  Varilek  (among 
others)  will  certainly  test  the  open-market. 
It  is  very  possible  that  in  Just  a few  short 
months  the  Olde  Town  Team  will  look 

W.S.K.B.  — 

had  expressed  his  opinion  of  the  sta- 
tion as  an  ‘electronic  sandbox  for  the 
kids  to  play  in’  and  that  got  the  Exec 
Board  pretty  fired  up,”  says  St.  Jean. 

Despite  past  debate  over  the 
department’s  relationship  with  the  sta- 
tion, St.  Jean  added,  ‘‘faculty  member 
have  retired  and  I haven't  heard  any 
complaints  about  programming  for  a 
couple  of  years,  so  maybe  things  are 
working  okay.” 

The  Production  Manager  for 
WSKB,  Skoi  Pierce,  has  been  contem- 
plating the  possibility  of  a closer  rela- 
tionship between  the  Communications 
Department  and  WSKB  “a  lot,  lately.” 

“While  not  being  in  the 
Comm.  Department  offers  us  the  free- 
dom of  being  student  run,  if  we  were  a 
p<iii  uf  «lic  Comm.  Department,  we 
could  gel  money,  1 think  we  could  get 
money.  And  I think  the  Comm. 
Department  would  start  to  teach  class- 
es that  are  more  geared  towards  a radio 
career,  ‘cause  right  now  they  only  have 
one”  says  Pierce,  referring  to 
Fundamentals  of  Audio  Production. 

Communications  Department 
Chair  Liz  Preston  notes  that  there  was 
a “big  vision  for  the  ‘Comm-une  at  one 
time,"  (as  the  large  center  room  of  the 
Comm.  Department  that  several  offices 
branch  off  of  is  affectionately  called), 
adding  that  there  were  plans  for  a 
“share  of  resources”  among  the  differ- 
ent areas  of  the  Comm.  Department; 
the  radio  and  TV  stations,  as  well  as 
the  campus  paper. 

Preston  is  unsure  about  the 
possibility  of  closer  ties  between 
WSKB  and  the  Comm.  Department. 
Raising  a similar  question  as  Andy 
Johnson’s,  Preston  asks,  “How  do  both 
parties  benefit?” 

“In  a weird  way  I think  it’s 
clear  how  the  department  would  bene- 
fit,” says  Preston.  “The  station  would 
become  a source  for  practical  experi- 
ence for  students  interested  in  radio, 
much  like  the  campus  TV  station,  WSC 
TV.”  Preston  notes.  “Currently  WSC 
TV  is  closely  tied  to  the 
Communications  department,”  Preston 
says.  “In  part  because  the  TV  station 


entirely  different. 

For  the  time  being  we  should 
shift  our  attention  on  to  something  else. 
Give  the  Red  Sox  organization  some 
room.and  let  them  do  their  job.  We  don't 
need  to  be  demanding,  and  we  don’t  need 
to  tell  them  what  they  should  do.  They 
have  proven  they  know  what  has  to  be 
done.  Everybody  relax. 

It  is  now  football  season.  The 
defending  Super  Bowl  champions  deserve 
our  attention.  There  is  no  denying  that 
baseball  is  king  in  New  England,  but  let's 
put  it  on  the  back  burner  for  now.  The  21 
game  winning  streak  has  come  to  an  end, 
but  the  New  England  Patriots  are  still  in  1st 


depends  on  us  for  technology.” 

However,  "Preston  also 
believes  that  a closer  relationship 
between  the  Comm.  Department  and 
the  radio  station  could  be  mutually 
beneficial.  While  the  department 
would  have  access  to  the  radio  station 
as  a place  for  audio  production  stu- 
dents to  gain  what  Preston  calls  “prac- 
tical experience,”  the  radio  station 
would  also  benefit  financially  from 
such  a partnership,  and  by  having 
access  to  “faculty  for  advice.” 

“I  think  that  would  be  great 
for  everybody,”  Preston  remarks.  “I 
just  feel  like  it  has  to  made  clear  as 
with  the  newspaper  that  these  are  inde- 
pendent student  organizations.” 

The  only  downside  Preston 
notes  is  that,  “1  don’t  think  the  depart- 
ment wants  to  be  a broadcaster  and 
have  alt  that  responsibility." 

Whether  or  not  WSKB 
becomes  part  of  the  Communications 
Department  in  the  future,  the  station’s 
biggest  concern  remains  reaching  the 
campus,  according  to  Gendron.  In 
order  to  combat  technical  issues  that 
prevent  students  from  listening,  such 
as  a lack  of  radios  in  dorm  rooms  and 
frequent  problems  with  the  station’s 
transmitter  within  the  past  two  years, 
Gendron  is  currently  looking  into  web- 
casting. However,  she  is  doing  so  with 
some  hesitation. 

“I  absolutely  think  it’s  a great 
idea,  and  1 really  want  to  take  stq^s 
toward  it  because  it’ll  reach  the  cam- 
pus community.  My  only  fear  is  the 
cost,  because  what  if  they  don’t  listen? 
The  whole  ‘what  if’  thing,”  says 
Gendron,  adding,  “But  1 feel  it’s  a step 
in  the  right  direction." 

According  to  Gendron’s  and 
WSKB  web  designer  Sean  Whigham’s 
research,  broadcasting  online  will  cost 
a thousand  dollars  annually.  The  cost  is 
not  quite  as  high  as  they  first  expected, 
but  is  still  a hefty  sum. 

This  is  a cost  that  Gendron  is 
willing  to  pay  because  the  station’s 
first  concern,  she  notes,  is,  “Well,  first 
of  all,  the  campus  needs  to  be  able  to 
hear  us." 


place  in  the  AFC  East,  and  are  tied  for  the 
best  record  in  the  NFL. 

To  address  the  streak:  Simply 
amazing.  The  NFL  has  become  so  popular 
because  of  the  parity  in  the  league  over  the 
past  5 years.  The  salary  cap  allows  every 
franchise  to  be  competitive,  thus  keeping 
more  fans  interested  across  the  country. 
For  a team  to  win  21  games  in  a row  is  flat 
out  ridiculous.  Winning  on  the  road  is 
always  difficult  and  injuries  take  a toll,  but 
week  after  week  the  Patriots  found  a way 
to  win. 

There  were  games  where  Bill 
Belichick  and  staff  made  critical  decisions, 
games  where  Tom  Brady  led  4ih  quarter 


Pierce,  his  professional 
demeanor  encased  in  a red  and  gray- 
black  dress  shirt  and  black  cargo  pants 
with  chains,  is  not  entirely  sold  on  the 
idea  of  webcasting  as  of  yet. 

“For  the  last  month  at  least 
I’ve  been  trying  to  convince  myself 
that  webcasting  is  a good  idea.”  said 
Pierce,  citing  that  their  current  web 
designer  will  not  be  with  the  station 
next  year. 

‘This  is  Sean’s  senior  year. 
Whether  we’ll  have  a competent  web 
designer  next  year”  is  a concern  of 
Pierce’s. 

Andy  Johnson,  on  the  other 
hand,  appears  to  be  in  favor  of  web- 
casting. “I  think  that’s  the  next  idea. 
You  need  to  get  format  out  there  so  you 
know  when  to  tune  in,”  says  Johnson, 
adding,  “If  you’re  gonna  be  out  there 
and  doin’  this  thing  you  need  to  learn 
that  stuff  too.” 

Gendron’s  second  concern  for 
the  station  is  ‘ditching’  “the  attitude 
that  well,  no  one  listens  to  us  anyway.” 

The  only  thing  that  Gendron  is 
not  willing  to  do  to  improve  the  station 
is  to  start  allowing  DJs  to  play  com- 
mercial music. 

“I  really  don’t  like  it.  I really 
don’t  like  that  whole  idea  because  if 
we  did  it  we’d  just  be  the  same  as 
every  other  station  there  is  around 
here”  says  Gendron. 

What  about  playing  a mix  of 
commercial  and  underground  music  on 
WSKB? 

“A  mix  is  okay.  I mean,  com- 
mercial music  is  still  music  and  a com- 
mercial band  deserves  to  be  played  just 
as  much  as  an  underground  band”  says 
Gendron. 

Currently  the-  station  does 
have  some  commercial  music  on  the 
racks,  such  as  Outkast,  Green  Day,  and 
The  Black  Eyed  Peas  latest  albums. 
However,  DJs  are  not  allowed  to  play 
any  tracks  that  have  been  released  on 
commercial  radio  stations. 

Pierce  is  very  against  any 
commercial  music  being  played  over 
the  WSKB  airwaves.  “As  a college 
station  we  have  the  freedom  to  expose 


comdtacks,  games  where  the  defense 
made  clutch  stands,  and  games  where 
Adam  Vinatieri  made  game  winning  kicks 
(does  he  ever  miss?).  Who  knows  if/when 
we  will  ever  see  a streak  like  this  again  in 
the  NFL.  I certainly  don't  expect  to  see  one 
anytime  soon. 

I'm  not  saying  you  shouldn't  fol- 
low the  baseball  off-season,  because  I 
know  I will.  My  point  is  that  it  is  now  time 
to  rally  around  another  championship  win- 
ning organization.  Let’s  give  them  the 
respect  they  deserve.  Three  in  four  years? 
I think  it  will  happen,  and  hopeftilly  the 
Pats  get  another  shot  at  those  cocky 
Steelers. 


music  that  would  never  be  heard  other- 
wise.” • 

Instead, he  cites  the  major 
problems  of  the  station  as  being  “com- 
munication between  the  executive 
board  members  and  the  DJs,  and 
between  the  radio  station  and  the  cam- 
pus itself.” 

To  improve  internal  relations 
within  the  radio  station.  Pierce  says, 
“Between  the  exec  board  and  the  DJs, 
frequent  meetings  I think  are  gonna 
help,”  then  in  a quieter  tone,  “like 
monthly  meetings  or  so.” 

As  far  as  relations  between 
WSKB  and  the  campus  at  Westfield 
State  College,  “I  think  that’s  gonna  be 
a slow  process  and  it’s  gonna  be  a mat- 
ter of— just  constantly— being  places.” 
Pierce  says,  referring  to  the  on-campus 
remotes  that  have  also  become  part  of 
his  role  at  the  station. 

Johnson  agrees  with  Pierce 
that  playing  commercial  music  isn’t 
necessarily  the  way  to  improve  the  sta- 
tion, noting  that  “it’s  always”  struggled 
for  listeners,  even  years  ago  when  it 
did  play  commercial  music  as  part  of 
its  selection. 

“I’m  not  sure  we’ve  been  as 
aggressive  in  getting  out  there  as  we 
could  be,”  Johnson  remarks,  saying 
“It’s  not  an  easy  thing  to  do.  We  could 
be  more  popular  if  we  played  pop 
music,  but  would  we  be  doing  a disser- 
vice to  what  our  license  is?” 

What  Johnson  would  like  to 
see  is  sports  DJs  broadcasting  live 
from  the  new  athletic  center  at  “men’s 
and  woman’s  basketball  and  volleyball 
games,”  as  well  as  more  on-air  ‘cross 
plugging,’  or  promotion  of  DJs’  shows 
by  other  DJs. 

“It’s  one  of  your  fellow  DJs 
and  you  want  other  people  to  1 isten  in.” 
says  Johnson.  “Ultimately,”  says 
Gendron  “we  would  like  to  see  a full 
DJ  schedule.  A waiting  list  of  DJs.” 

Gendron  pauses.  “And  the 
whole  campus  digging  what  we  play.” 


NEW  YORK  BUS  TRIP!! 

December  4th 

Pick-up  in  front  of  Scanlon  Hall  at  7:00a.m. 

Pick-up  in  N.Y.C.  at  8:00p.m. 

Return  to  Westfield  by  12:00a.m. 

There  are  92  open  seats.  Each  ticket  is  $5.00  with  your  student  ID.  There’s  a two  ticket  limit  per  person. 
Sign  up  at  the  teller  window  in  Ely  between  Nov.  8th  & Nov.  24th. 

After  the  24th  ticket  is  sold,  seats  will  open  up  to  faculty  and  staff. 


page  13 


Sports  Th©  VoiCG  November  15,  2004 


Westfield  State  Lands  22 
On  All-Conference  Teams 


Twenly-iwo  Westfield  State 
Collegeathletesrepresentingsixfall 
sports  teams  earned  alt-conference 
honors  for  their  outstanding  efforts 
(his  past  season. 

Heading  the  list  of  honorees 
were  six  members  of  the  field 
hockey  team,  which  was  co-cham- 
pion of  the  Mass.  State  Conference 
with  Framingham  State.  It  was  the 
fourth  conference  crown  in  the  past 
six  seasons  for  the  Owls,  who  re- 
bounded from  last  season’s  3-13 
record  to  finish  with  an  overall 
record  of  1 1-6. 

Directing  the  turnaround  was 
sixth-year  head  coach  Heather 
Cabral,  who  was  selected  the 
MASCAC  Coach  of  the  Year  for 
ihe  third  time;  she  also  was  honored 
in  1999  and  2000. 

Two  Westfield  field  hockey 
players  gained  special  recognition; 
sophomore  midfielder  Kate  Ander- 
son (Georgetown)  was  named 
MASCAC  co-Player  of  the  Year 
and  sophomore  forward  Shanna 
Litterst  (Falmouth)  was  selected 
conference  Rookie  of  the  Year  in 
both  the  MASCAC  and  Little  East 
Conference. 

Anderson  had  six  goals  and 
koine  assists,  two  shy  of  the  school 
' record.  Litterst  totaled  a team-high 


1 3 goals  and  five  assists  in  her  first 
year  of  collegiate  field  hockey. 

Both  Anderson  and  Litterst 
were  first  team  all-conference  se- 

lectionsalongwithjuniormidfielder 
Ashley  Brogan(Spencer),whoalso 

was  a first  teamer  in  2003.  Selected 
to  the  second  team  were  sophomore 
back  Missy  Alcorn  (Waltham)  and 
senior  forward  Laura  Scott 
(Mansfield). 

Earning  all-conference  field 
hockey  honors  in  the  1 1-ieam  Little 
East  Conference  were  first-team 
selections  Anderson  and  Litterst, 
and  senior  goalie  Kendra  Newell 
(Groveland),  who  wasasecond  team 
pick. 

In  soccer,  four  Westfield  State 
men  and  four  women  were  accorded 
all-conference  status.  First  team 
picks  in  men’s  soccer  were  junior 
midfielder  Ray  Cheria  (Ludlow), 
senior  midfielder  Jeff  Whittaker 
(Southwick)  and  sophomore  for- 
ward Dave  Nalewanski 
(Easthampton),  who  posted  team 
highs  of  six  goals  and  four  assists. 
Senior  back  Jay  Jeffrey  (Bangor, 
ME)  was  a second  team  selection. 

In  women’s  soccer,  senior 
goalie  Natalia  Araskiewicz 
(Framingham)  and  senior  back  Liz 
Rosales  (Belmont)  were  first  team 


all-conference.  Named  to  the  sec- 
ond team  were  senior  midfielder 
Tara  McDonough  (Palmer)  and 
sophomore  forward  Kate  McMillan 
(Belchcrtown),  who  scored  a team- 
high  five  goals. 

In  women’s  volleyball,  senior 
libero  Amy  Svatik  (Stratford,  CT) 
and  junior  outside  hitter  Lindsay 
Dalene  (East  Hartland,  CT)  were 
first  team  all-conference.  Svatik  to- 
taled 543  digs  for  an  average  of  6.3 
per  game.  Dalene  led  the  Owls  with 
248  kills,  36  service  aces  and  71 
blocks. 

Freshman  setter  Krista  Grifoni 
(Peabody)  was  a second  team  selec- 
tion and  also  was  named  the 
MASCAC  Rookie  of  the  Year. 
Grifoni  compiled  407  assists  for  an 
average  of  4, 6 per  game. 

Five  members  of  the  Westfield 
State  men’s  and  women’s  confer- 
ence champion  cross  country  teams 
earned  all-conference  honors  by 
placing  in  the  top  seven.  They  are: 
senior  Geoff  Churchill  (6'^  place, 
Bridgewater),  freshman  Andy 
Messer  (7'\  Westfield),  junior 
Heather  Wenninger  (2’'^  Chicopee), 
senior  Aimee  Worcester  (6'\ 
Lakeville)  and  freshman  Kim  Grant 
(7'  . East  Sandwich). 


Owls  Lose  Turnover-Filled 
Football  Finale  To  Curry 


Sophomore  Kate  Anderson 
Mass.  Slate  Conference  Player  of  the  Year 


MILTON,  Mass.  - Tim  Jones 
(Brookline.  MA)  had  three  inter- 
ceptions, two  of  which  he  returned 
for  first-half  touchdowns,  leading 
Curry  to  a 34-7  victory  against 
Westfield  State  in  both  teams'  regu- 
lar-season finale  on  Nov.  6. 

Deep  in  his  own  territory. 
Owls’  quarterback  Jon  Meczywor 
threw  the  first  of  four  picks  on  the 
afiemoon  at  10:29  of  the  opening 
frame.  Jones  ran  the  ball  back  13 
yards  for  an  early  7-0  edge. 

The  second  quarter  opened 
with  a 26-yard  field  goal  by  Dave 
Vincent  (Grafton,  MA)  that  gave 
Curry  a 10-0  edge.  On  the  next 
possession,  with  Westfield  driving 
Jeep  into  Curry  territory,  Jones 
struck  again.  The  rookie  comerback 
stepped  in  front  ofMeczywor'spass 
itthe  Colonels’  21  and  ran  79  yards 
or  his  second  score  of  the  first  half 

Trailing  17-0,  the  visitors  had 
roublegenerating  offense,  particu- 
arly  on  the  ground.  Meanwhile, 
'urry  continued  to  take  advantage 
'f  numerous  Westfield  turnovers, 
ones’  third  interception  - with  just 
ver  a minute  remaining  in  the  half 
resulted  in  a 24-yard  scoring  pass 
rom  Denis  Hill  (Pembroke,  MA) 

) Jon  Jones.  Twenty  two  seconds 
‘ter,  the  Colonels  capitalized  on 
n Owls’  fumble  as  Hill  connected 
'ith  Brad  Dick  on  a 1 5-yard  touch- 
own  play.  Curry  reached  the  break 
'ith  an  insurmountable  34-0  edge. 

At  1 0:39  ofthe  third  frame,  the 
'wls  finally  scored  against  Curry’s 


defense  as  Meczywor  found  Mark 
Puchalski  (South  Deerfield,  MA) 
from  15  yards  out.  That  accounted 
for  the  34-7  final  as  the  two  squads 
played  a scoreless  fourth  quarter. 

The  Colonels  held  Westfield 
to  just  six  net  rushing  yards  for  Ihe 
game.  In  addition  to  his  four  picks 
and  one  touchdown,  Meczywor 
went  lO-for-22  for  116  yards  be- 
fore giving  way  to  Brett  LeClerc 
(Raynham,  MA).  Puchalski  led  all 
Owls'  receivers  with  five  catches 
for  67  yards.  Curry’s  Brandon 
Benoit  notched  his  seventh  100- 
yard  rushing  game  of  the  season, 
with  1 18  yards  on  18  carries.  Hill 


finished  15-of-24  for  140  yards. 

Jones  tied  a school  record  with 
his  three  interceptions  and  estab- 
lished a new  mark  for  interception 
return  yards  with  121.  Westfield’s 
Justin  Sargent  was  game-high  tack- 
ier with  nine  total  hits  (7  solo), 
including  three  tackles  for  loss,  a 
fumble  recovery  and  a sack, 

This  past  Saturday,  Boyd  Divi- 
sion Champion  Cuny  played  Bogan 
Division  Champion  Fitchburg  State 
in  this  year’s  conference  champi- 
onship game.  Westfield  finished  its 
season  at  5-4  for  its  four  consecu- 
tive winning  season. 


Shanna  Litterst 
Rookie  of  the  Year 


Krista  Grifoni 
Rookie  ofthe  Year 


Women’s  Swimming 
& Diving  Schedule 


DATE  OPPONENT 
November 

Fn.  12  Regis  Invitational 
Sal.  13  Regis  Invitational 
Wed.  17  MOUNT  HOLYOKE 


Sal.  20 


Wed. 


December 

I Western  New  England 
Sat.  4 at  Mt.  Holyoke  w/Smith 

Wed.  6 EASTERN  CONNECTICUT 
Sat.  11  at  Plymouth  Stale 

January 

Sat.  22  BRIDGEWATER  STATE 
Wed.  26  at  SL  Joseph,  CT 

Sal.  29  at  Salem  Stale 

February 

Sal.  5 at  Western  Connecticut 

Tue.  a REGiS 

FrI.-Sun.  18'20  New  England  Championships 
@ Bentley  College 


Division  III  National  Championship 
Westfield  State  College 
Westfield,  Massachusetts 
November  19-20,  2004 
Contact  572-5405  for  ticket  information 


Page  14 


Jntramurals  The  Uoice  November  1 5. 2004 


CONGRATULATIONS  TO  ALL  LEAGUE  CHAMPS! 
WIFFLE  BALL:  Gridiron  Boyz  . . . ..  ... 

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WOMEN’S  FLAG  FOOTBALL  WINNERS;  The  Quzzlers 


Anyone  Interested  in 

Extreme  Dodgeball 
(Men  or  Women) 
Please  Contact  the  IM  office. 


Dodgeball  wiH  be  happening  in 
the  New  Woodward  Center. 


— banacos  road  race 

10K(62  Miles) 

Sunday  Nov.  21st  @ 12p.m. 
Starting  at  the  Woodward  Center 
$6jOO  for  Students 
All  Runners  Receive  A Free  T-Shirt 
Your  Intrumural  Team  Gets  An 
Extra  10  oints  Towards  The 
Banacos  Cup!! 


Open  Gym  Hours  can  be  found  on  the  website: 

www.wsc.ma.edu/athletics/intra.htm 


WANt  TO  get  inViJLved? 

COME  VISIT  THE  INTRAMURAL 
OFFICE  AND  SEE  WHAT  TEAM  YOU 
CAN  SIGN  UP  FOR  NOW! 


IM  Department  is  Now 

Accepting  Rosters  For: 
5-5  Basketball  (M&W) 
Co-ed  Volleyball 
Co-ed  Water  Polo 
Soccer  (M&Wf 
Billiards  (M&W) 


Just  a Reminder 
Our  New  Website  is: 
www.wsc.ma.edu/athletics/intra.htm 

Get  all  the  Information  you  need  on  Intramurals,  Sports,  and  Recreation. 


Anyone  Interested  in 

Intramural  Lacrosse  fWlen 
or  Women) 

Please  Contact  the  IM 
Office  in  Parenzo  Gym  (P- 
169) 

(Right  Under  the  BBali 
Hoop) 

This  is  DEFINITELY  HAP- 
PENING - we  wiM  have  an 
IM  Lacrosse  League. 

If  you  have  any  questions 
please  contact:  Coach 
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CONGRATULATIONS  TO  THIS  YEARS  INTERMURALS  BOARD!! 

President:  Andrew  Smith 
Vice  President;  Matt  Dissell 
Secretary-Jen  Lawrence 

Members  At  Large: 

Kyle  Piazza,  Liz  Oliveira,  Jason  Tileston,  Matty  Benoit,  Steve  Sawyer, 

Kevin  Sheehan,  Dwight  Spradley,  Jacques  Moret,  C.C.  Costello, 

John  Meineke,  Marcus  Henry  & Jeff  Ford 


Massachusetts  General  Laws,  Chapter  15 A,  Section  4, 
established  the  position  of  student  member  of  the  Board  of 
Higher  Education  (BHE).  The  only  distinction  between  the 
student  and  other  members  of  the  Board  of  Higher  Education 
is  the  abbreviated  term  in  office.  In  all  other  repsects,  the  stu- 
dent member  is  a full  equal  member  of  the  Board  of  Higher 


BOARD  OF  HIGHER  EDUCATION 
Student  Member  Application 
2005  - 2006  Academic  Term 

Applicants  for  the  Student  Member  of  the  Board  of  Higher  Education  must  submit  the 
following  infonnation: 

1 . Enrollment  Verification 


Education,  The  Govenor  selects  the  student  member  from 
the  recommendations  of  the  undergraduate  students  submitted 
by  the  Student  Advisory  Committe  (SAC).  SAC  is  an  adviso- 
ry commitee  to  the  BHE  and  is  composed  of  the  student 
tmstees  from  the  community  colleges,  state  colleges  and 
University  of  Massachusetts,  It  is  the  responsibility  of  this 
committee  to  determine  the  method  for  nominating  the  stu- 
dents member  of  the  BHE. 

The  student  member  rotates  from  each  segment  of  the 
public  higher  education  system.  For  the  2005-2006  academic 
term,  the  student  member  will  be  a representative  from  the 
state  college  system.  At  this  time,  we  are  pleased  to  invite 
applications  for  the  studentmember  to  the  BHE.  Applications 
must  be  recieved  by  December  1 , 2004  and  may  be  submitted 
to  my  attention  on  behalf  of  the  student  Advisory  Comittee. 


The  Regisirar  must  certify  that  you  are  enrolled  full-time  and 
that  you  meet  the  required  standards  for  satisfactory 
academic  progress  at  your  instituition. 

2.  Resume 

Please  include  information  regarding  your  course  of  study, 
expected  graduation  date,  employment  history,  and  related 
activities  and  interests. 

3.  Three  Personal  References 

References  may  be  provided  by  a fellow  student  in  a lead- 
ership role,  college  administrator,  faculty  member,  or  other 
professional  who  can  attest  to  your  attributes  to  serve  in 
this  capacity. 

4.  Statement  of  Purpose 

This  brief  essay  should  summarize  your  interest  in  serving 
on  the  Board  of  Higher  Education  and  demonstrate  your 
understanding  of  this  leadership  role. 

Submit  Application  material  o: 

Clantha  Carrigan  McCurdy 
Associate  Vice  Chancellor 


Selection  of  the  next  student  member  to  the  BHE  is  a 
very  involved  process  that  is  compressed  within  a short  time- 
frame,  To  halep  facilitate  this  process  on  your  campus,  I 
have  enclosed  material  regarding  the  selection  process. 


Massachusetts  Board  of  Higher  Education 
Office  of  Student  Financial  Assistance 
454  Broadway,  Suite  200 
Revere,  MA02151 

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The  Voice 

The  Student  Press  of  Westfield  State 

November  22. 2004 


Issue  XI 


-Pholo  by  Mike  Coughlin 

Mike  Mazeika  of  the  Student  Government  Executive  Coundl  addresses  Tlie  Voice’s 
Matthew  Bernat  about  whether  or  not  any  information  from  the  tape  recording  of  the 
closed  door  meeting  would  be  used  by  The  Voice. 


The  Voice  appears  before  SGA 


Dining  Commons  itnf 
was  allocated  funds 
Bv  Lisandra  Billings 
News  Eoitor 

The  Studeni 
Government  Association 
(SGA)  discussed  The  \bice 
and  the  Dinirg  Commons 
among  otherthtngs  at  the  ht- 
est  meetirg. 

President  Matt 
Currcn  opened  the  meeiirg 
by  saying  that,  due  to  snowy 
weather,  ihe  Cancer  House  of 
Hope  raking  trip  had  been 
cancelled  indefinitely. 

Curren  then 

addressed  previous  issues 
brought  ip  at  the  last  SGA 
meeting  concerning  the  cam- 
pus newspaper.  The  Voice, 


movements  announced 

Curren  said  that  after  holding 
three  separate  fact-finding 
meetings  with  ilie  edilors  of 
The  Voice,  the  members  of 
SGA  and  The  Voice  advisors, 
the  Executive  Board  decided 
that  at  this  time  it  was  not 
necessary  to  take  punitive 
action  against  The  \bice  aixl 
that  it  was  not  their  place  to 
do  so. 

Curren  requested 
that  aity  further  comments  or 
complaints  aboifl  The  \bice 
be  directed  to  tlie  editors  in 
iheiroffice  in  ElyC-248. 

Curren  then  said 
that  The  Voice  was  requesting 
the  taped  recording  of  tlie 
closed  door  SGA  meeting 


tnd  Kung  Fu  Club 

that  took  place  on  Nov.  9th. 
Curren  said  that  they  were 
currently  consulting  with 
their  legal  advisor  and 
planned  to  respond  to  The 
Voice’s  request  after  review- 
ing the  Massachusetts  Open 
Meetiig  Law. 

Curren  then  iitro- 
duced  Voice  Co-Editor-in- 
Chief  Matthew  Bernat. 
Bcmat  addressed  tie  senators 
saying  that  The  Voice  had 
received  conicnt-based  com- 
plaints and  tad  imnxxiiately 
begun  to  address  and  correct 
the  issues  WSC  students  had 
with  the  newspaper. 

Bernat  also  said  ttat 
SGA  - pg.  2 


Drug  presence  on  campus 

Interviews  with  three  Westfield  Slate  students  who  have  been  affected  by 
illegal  drugs.  Their  stories  are  told  in  this  two-part  series. 


I By  Matthew  Bernat 

Editor  In  Chief 
When  he  walked  in  he 
looked  a little  out  of  place.  His  hair 
was  shaven  down  to  his  skull,  plugs 
in  his  earlobes  and  his  tattooed  arms 
contrasted  sharply  with  the  office 
setting.  Conputers,  a few  book- 
shelves, asmall  ftidgs  and  some  past 
issues  of  “The  Campus  Voice”  hung 
on  the  walls. 

It  took  a few  phone  calls 
and  some  waiting  but  he  was  here. 

“You  can’t  pick  a coke 
user  out  of  crowd,”  he  said  He 
ougfi  to  know,  he  did  cocaine  ftr  a 
number  of  years,  sometimes  ofT- 


campus  and  sometimes  in  his  dom 
room. 

Amongolher  drugs  he  has 
tried,  marijuana,  ‘shrooms,  vicadin, 
percocet,  OiQ'contin,  opium, 
Ecsta^  (once,  he  said),  molly 
(which  is  pure  Etatasy)  and  Crack 
cocaine.  Doing  crack  “Was  not  a 
planned  event,"  he  said,  noting  that 
when  you  smoke  cocaine,  it  affects 
your  body  in  a compdetely  different 
way. 

“Mil®"  (not  his  real 
name)  would  only  speak  if  The 
Voice  promised  anonymity.  Though 
it  is  wirfely  known  that  alcohol  and 
marijuana  are  used  regularly  on 
campus  there  is  a small  population 


of  students  that  use  other  drrigs  con- 
sidered more  dan^ous  by  stutfenis 
at  Westfield  State  College  (WSQ. 

“There  is  a stigma  on 
cocaine  for  a very  large  number  of 
people.  I gradiated  Suma  cum 
laude.  I don’t  see  how  it  (cocaine) 
fucked  me  up.”  said  Mike. 

WSC  Public  Safety 
recently  released  its  annual  report  for 
the  year  2003.  Fa  the  post  three 
years,  there  has  been  a snail  rise  in 
the  number  of  dmg  related  arrests. 
2001  -5,2002.7and2003-ll.By 
far  the  most  number  of  violations 
come  under  alcohol,  which  has  also 
risen  slightly  in  the  past  three  >ears 

Cocaine  - pg.  2 


•Photo  by  MoKhew  Bemot 


Alcohol  bo  lit  os  tine  the  shelf  of  an  anonymous  student  on  campus. 
Kardcrdrugshavebccnon  campus  in  the  past  and  continue  to  boused 
bya  snail  number  of  on-campus  students 


WSKB  in  New  York  for  under- 
ground music  convention 


Low  morale  in  contract  negotiations 


By  Haley  Paton 
V oicE  Reporter 

j Part  one  of  a series  ] 

There  are  people  dressed  the  way 

you  might  expect  at  a conference  for  under- 
ground music;  >oung  adults  in  blazers  and 
jeans,  i-shirts,  vintage  sweater^  flared  vin- 
tage skirts  in  bright  colors,  dreadlocks, 
Converse  sneakers  and  Pumas.  But  there 
are  also  people  wearing  button-down 
shirts,  sweatshirts,  and  basjbalicaps.  Older 
businKS-men  and  women  in  suits  attend 
panels  alongside  @rls  with  blond-clunked 
hair,  maryjanes  and  fishnets,  There  is  a boy 


in  a hot-pink  hooded  sweatshirt,  as  well  as 
a boy  in  a button-down  shirt  and  khakis 
There  are  trends  but  no  signature  look 
among  them,  but  they  are  all  music  fans. 

BobHoey  worea  t-shirt  and  jeans 
with  his  Old  Navy  mechanic’s  jacket  to 
CMJ. 

People  travel  from  all  over  the 
country  to  the  annual  College  Music 
Journal  conference  in  New  York  City, 
From  as  far  away  as  Missouri  and 
Colorado.  There’s  even  a booth  as  part  of 
the  expo  giving  away  free  sampler  discs  of 

CMJ  - pg.  S 


By  Rebecca  Oliver 
Voice  Reporter 

Westfield  State  College 
President  Vicky  Carwein  acknowledged 
that  morale  is  low  because  of  stalled  con- 
tract negotiations  between  the  state  and 
the  union  representing  faculty  and  librar- 
ians. 

"I  know  morale  is  low.  It’s 
exceedingly  difficult  for  all  of  us,  man- 
agement and  faculty  alike,"  said  Carwein 
about  union  negotiations.  “This  is  a real 
frustrating  time  for  everybody." 

“The  whole  system  of  negotiat- 
ing is  broken.  There  is  no  incentive  to 


reach  an  agreement,”  said  Brad  An. 
Union  Representative  and  Chair  of  the 
MSCA  Bargaining  Team  statewide. 

Art  said  the  financial  package 
cannot  gel  worked  out  until  the  language 
of  the  proposed  contract  is  resolved. 
“Some  of  the  language  is  really  offen- 
sive," said  Art. 

Although  the  state  Board  of 
Higher  Education,  BHE.  stmek  language 
last  week  that  required  faculty  to 
“respect’’  students,  the  Union  does  not 
feel  (his  chaiige  moved  talks  forward. 

Gerald  Teirault,  Westfield  Slate 
Union  - pg.  3 


Columnist  Bob  McDonald  gives 

Tickled  pink  by  the  color  pink? 

N«»s 

Inside 

Pa^ci  1-3 

Page  4 

you  something  to  chew  on. 

Not  this  week’s  ‘Fashion  Files’ 

Overheard 

NalionAV'orld  Page  5 

Pg-6 

Pg-8 

Opinlun 

A&E 

Paget  6 & 7 

Page  8 

Page  9 

Page  1 1 -V 

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Page  2 


News  The  UoiC6  November  22. 2004 


SGA 


Closed  doors 


he  did  not  feel  like  the  Nov.  9th  closed  door 
meeting  was  necessary  bccaise,  “If  the  com- 
plaints aren't  heard  by  The  \bice,  how  are 
we  supposed  to  remedy  them." 

Vice  President  of  Student  Life, 
Colin  Drury,  spoke  next  about  the  Habitat 
ForHumanity  trip  planned  for  this  upcoming 
spring  break  in  March. 

Drury  addres.sed  studert  concerns 
that  the  (rip  required  a S 100  deposit  and  said 
that  he  was  attenpting  to  locate  a department 
on  campus  that  would  be  willing  to  S|)ansor 
the  trip.  Drury  also  sa  id  that  he  planned  on 
organizing  two  car  washes  in  the  spring  to 
raise  money  for  the  trip  and  that  the  money 
rose  would  benefit  those  individuals  who 
took  place  in  the  car  wa^. 

Stqihanie  DeCosta,  a representa- 
tive from  the  Food  Service  Committee, 
announced  that  Sodexo  would  now  be  pro- 
viding packets  of  “real"  maple  syrup  as  well 
as  Fluff,  due  to  siudertf  requests. 

DeCosta  also  addressed  the  lack  of 
cups  available  in  the  Dining  Commons  and 
said  that  while  the  Sodexo  workers  were 
now  usir^  left  over  chjs  from  years  before, 
they  are  unable  to  do  much  about  the  situa- 
tion since  students  have  been  stealing  the 
cups. 

DeCosta  then  announced  the  new 
self-serve  grill  that  will  go  into  effect  on 
Dec.  1st.  Thenew  grillwillprovide  students 
with  quesadillas  as  well  as  the  regular  ham- 


burger and  french  fries  that  have  always 
been  offered  at  The  GriU.  Sodexo  believes 
this  will  ^eedup  the  food  service  process  so 
that  students  will  receive  their  food  quicker. 
Vice  President  of  Programming,  Julie 
Swartwout,  spoke  next  about  die  upcoming 
•Say  What  Karaoke*  competition.  Swartout 
announced  that  the  preliminaries  would  be 
held  on  Monday,  Nov.  29(h  at  8 p.m.  in  the 
Ely  Student  Lounge  and  that,  so  far,  27  stu- 
dents had  signed  up.  She  said  the  finals  will 
beheld  the  foibwing Wednesday,  Dec.  1 st  at 
8 p.m.  in  Dever  Auditorium. 

Kristine  Miele  then  gave  the 
Finance  Committee  report,  focusing  on  a 
propceai  to  allot  S2390  (o  the  Kung  Fu 
Club.  Miele  said  that  the  club  had  original- 
ly requested  S3, 880  but  the  committee  decid- 
ed that  since  the  club  was  no  longer  operat- 
ing off  canpus  they  were  to  receive  S500  a 
semester,  as  is  it  written  in  the  SGA  b>iaws. 

Miele  said  that  the  club  was  unefcr 
new  management  and  wasunaware  that  they 
would  not  receive  the  same  amount  of 
money  they  did  in  previous  years  because 
they  were  no  longer  traveling  off  campus  for 
their  lessons  and  were  not  using  tlieir  coach’s 
studio.  Miele  also  said  that  the  coach  was 
unaware  that  he  would  receive  less  nwney 
coming  directly  to  the  college  for  lessons 
and  it  was  mfair  to  penalize  him  and  the 
club  for  the  misunderstandng. 

After  much  deliberation,  the  sena- 


Cocaine 


whilethcnumberofdrugrelated  incidents  has  There  was  an  influx  of  o^Q'centin, 

dopped  from  72  in  200 1 to  41  in  2003.  The  vicaden  and  perkaseis  said  Mike.  ‘They  were 


report  does  not  give  specifics  for  the  type  of 
drug. 

Another  Westfield  State  student  who 
requested  to  remain  anonymous  wasn’t  using 
cocaine  personally  but  said,  “Last  semester  I 
realized  coke  was  getting  really  popular 
among  the  freshmen.  At 
least  twvn^  people  I \\as 
talking  with  were  blowing 
coke.  Some  of  them  are  still 
here,  some  ofthem  aren’t" 

No  stranger  to  the 
campus  dug  culture  "Sara" 
said,  “One  of  my  friends 
was  on  canpus  with  a deal- 
er who  got  arrested.  He  was 
dealing  everything;  weed, 
ccke,  heroin,  you  name  it  he 
had  it  he  was  like  a Wal- 
Mart." 

A third  studert 

who  poke  on  tlie  record,  Ben  Pegg.  is  a 
Resident  Assistant  in  Scanlon  hall  wlio  lost  a 
friend  to  dug  u.%. 

“He’s  my  best  friend  frem  hi^ 
school,’’  said  Pegg.  In  the  summer  of  2003  his 
friend  went  to  Maine  to  be  with  his  dad  who 
ownsatattooshop  Pegg  said  his  friend  would 
smoke  5-10  joints  a day.  “Tliey  were  like  cig- 
arettes tohim."  He  then  started  to  take  ecstasy. 
“I  remember  the  phone  calls  stopped  when  he 
started  taking  E,"  said  Pegg 

In  this  two  part  series  we’ll  be  lock- 
ing at  these  three  different  students  and  the  sto- 
ries they  have  to  tell. 

"I  knew  diii  coming  to  this  school,” 
said  Mike. 

Right  now  Mike  has  been  clean  for 
"morths  and  months”  thoi^h  he  still  uses 
tobacco  and  alcohd. 

In  2001  Mike  was  a sophomore,  at 
thattime  he  saidpudic  safety  hada  crackdown 
cn  dug  use  on  campus.  “Peofie  were  gettir® 
histed  left  and  ri^L  People  switched  over  to  a 
drug  with  no  scent"  Mike  said  public  safety 
solved  the  problem  the  wrong  way.  “Any  dn^ 
>rou  can  put  ip  you-  no*  got  big.”  Mike  said. 


“Cocaine  just  got 
bigger  when  they 
cracked  down  on 
pot.” 

- Anonymous 


the  highest  sellii^  pills  on  campus." 

"Cocaine  just  got  bigger  when  ttiey 
cracked  down  on  pot,”  said  Mike. 

The  year  2001  saw  the  Ngfrest  num- 
ber of  drug  related  judeial  action.  Alsp  that 
year  the  president  of  the  Student  Government 
^ Association,  Shane 
Eldridge,  and  the  Student 
Trustee  Jonathan  Harris, 
had  diseplinary  actbns 
taken  a^inst  them  after  a 
residential  search  of  his 
oi>campus  apartment 
yielded  paraphernalia  pro- 
hibited by  the  student 
hanebook.  Jonathan 
Harris  who  roomed  with 
Eldridge  was  the  Student 
Trustee  at  the  time  and 
also  suffered  sanctions.  “It 
was  ihs  biggest  bust  on 
campus  weight  wise.”  said  Mike,  “There  was 
an  abundance  of  ccke.  hookahs  and  alcohol  ” 

The  article  that  appeared  in  the 
October  22th-28lh  issue  of  'The  Campus 
Voice”  did  not  specifically  state  w'hat  hadbeen 
found  or  what  action  had  been  taken,  but 
Eldridge  and  Harrisremained  on  campus. 

“A  normal  person,  walking  down 
the  street  who  were  to  ^t  busted  with  that 
much  shit  would  do  time,  first  offense  or  noC’ 
said  Mike. 

College  students  aren’t  the  only  ones 
using  cocaine.  Nationally  there  is  a 7.7%  life- 
time use  of  cocaine  by  12  graders,  5.1%  for 
10th  graders  and  3.6%  for  8th  graders.  The 
annual  use  is  at  4.8%  fix  12th  gradeis  3.3%  for 
10  and  2.2  fix  8 graders  accorefing  to  the 
National  Institole  of  Dn^  Abuse’s  (NIDA) 
webate. 

The  NIDA  website  also  had  infor- 
mation on  the  physical  effects  of  cocaine.  It  is 
a strong  stimulant  to  your  nervous  ^stem 
“Doing  cocaine  is  lite  driricing  100  cips  of 
coffee  in  five  seconds,”  said  Mike. 

AccorcBng  to  NIDA  cocaine  affects 
dopamine  levels  in  the  brain.  Dopamine  is  a 


"If  a nation  expects  to  be  both  ignorant  and  free,  it 
expects  what  never  was  and  never  wfll  be,"  Thomas 
Jefferson. 


It’s  nice  to  see  tfie  Student  Government  doing  things  that  benefit  the 
canpus,  1 mean  that.  In  pastyears  SGA  hasbeenaccus^  of  being  noffting  more 
ffian  anottier  public  relations  arm  of  thecollegp  or  bunch  of  brown-nosers.  This 
year  ihisis  simply  not  true.  In  themectings  I’ve  attended  it  is  clear  that  allmem- 
Ibers  ofthe  Executive  Council  lake  their  job  seriously  and  truly  want  to  benefit 
Itlie  students. 


Recerlty  members  of  SGA  have  questioned  a state  repr^entative  about 
^y  marriage  in  Massachusetts  and  seriously  debated  the  allocation  of  your 
money  to  clubs  on  campus  among  other  things.  One  boundary  they  may  have 
overstepped  was  an  issue  concerning  this  papen 

The  short  version  is,  Senator’s  of  SGA  had  complaints  about  the  papers 
content,  an  investigation  was  pursued  by  the  Executive  Council,  Emily  and  1 
attended  a “fact  finding”  meeting  an  illegal  closed  door  meeting  was  held  to  air 
complaints  aboii  us,  and  they  met  with  our  advisors,  who  gave  them  a thorough 
chewing  out 

1 wouldhave  liked  a more  informal  investigation.  We  are  reasonable  and 
open  to  criticisn  would  have  been  very  receptive  to  any  complaints. 

As  a strong  believes  in  the  first  Amendment  1 must  frown  ipon  SGA’s 
decision  tokeep  the  school  newspaper  out  of  ameeting  where  complaints  about 
the  newspaper  were  heard.  Not  to  say  we  have  every  ri^t  in  the  waid  to  offend 
people.  WiA  this  great  freedom  we  also  have  a responsibility  to  ffie  students  to 
teep  ourselves  in  check. 

1 hepe  that  Student  Govemmerl  keeps  up  the  diligence  of  Is^ng  an 
,eys  on  things  as  it  has  done  this  year.  As  a newspaper  we  have  the  power  to 
repot  on  SGA  and  have  reqjested  a tape  ofthe  closed  door  proceedings.  SGA 
has  responded  to  our  request  and  will  provide  us  with  the  tape.  We  wffl  be  keep- 
ing the  contents  confidential.  All  members  of  SGA  were  under  ffie  impression 
their  words  would  not  get  cut  and  we  won’t  betray  that 

I’m  going  to  put  the  whole  situation  behind  and  chalk  it  ip  as  a learning 
erqperience.  Hopefully  The  Voice  and  SGA  will  keep  up  the  diligence. 

Matthew  Bernat 
Editor  In  Qiief 
lhevoice@wsc.ma.edu 


chemical  associat- 
ed with  pleasure  aixl  mowmert 
Cocaine  creates  a buildup 
dopamine,  which  in  turn  giwj 
the  user  aeuphoric  feeling.  Wher 
aiorted,  the  high  may  last  for 
to  30  minutes.  When 
crack,  the  high  is  more 
but  crly  lasts  for  fi\e  to  ten 
utes. 

Someone  who 
cocaine  can  experience  a 
attack  re^rdless  of  how  often 
little  the  drug  is  used, 

NIDA.  Cocaine  related  deaths  are  often  the 
result  of  cardiac  arrest  fdlowed  by  respiratoiy 


arrest. 


There  are  other  ill  effects,  said  Mike, 
who  stepped  uang  becau.se  continued  use  will, 
“destroy  the  enamel  on  teeth,  bum  throu^ 
your  septum,  arrus  cavity,  ncse  is  weakened. 
‘Tunting  your  head  too  fast  will  break  your 
nose,”  saidMflee  who  tfren  pulledback  his  lips 
to  reveal  small  holes  on  his  gums  from  using. 

Mike  said  it's  no  secret  that  weed 
and  alcohol  are  the  biggest  drugs  on  campus 
'Tt  was  easier  than  smoking  pot,  there  is  no 
scent,  easy  to  get  in,  not  stopped  once,”  said 
Mike. 

After  Thanksgiving  break  look  fix 
part  two  ofthis  series  where  we  fini^  up  with 
Jvlike’sstory  andjustbegin  with  Sara  and  Ben 
Pegg’sstories. 


[Corrections: 

- In  the  November  15th  issue  of 
The  Voice,  the  “Scene  on  the 
Green”  photo  was  incorrectiy 
attributed  to  Matthew  Bemat. 
Amy  Cirrone  had  taken  the  pic- 
ture. 

- In  the  same  issue,  guitarist 
Matt  Page’s  last  name  was  mis- 
pelled. 


News  The  Uoice  November  22. 2004 


Page  3 


Union 


College  Union  chapter  president  said, 
•‘it’s  not  a positive  step.  It’s  a neutral 
step.  It  was  language  put  on  the  table  just 
to  be  taken  off  later.” 

Carwein  said  she  cannot  com- 
ment on  the  language  in  the  proposed 
contract  'it  would  not  be  right  to  dis- 
cuss. 1 can’t." 

The  Massachusetts  State 
College  Association  has  been  in  union 
negotiations  for  over  two  years  during 
which  faculty  have  not  received  any 
compensatory  pay.  The  Union’s  contract 
is  renewed  monthly. 

The  President  was  on  the 
Council  of  President’s,  COP,  Bargaining 
Committee  one  of  the  three  standing 
committees  of  the  COP.  “This 
Committee  reviews  COP/BHE/MSCA 
contract  proposals  and  makes  recommen- 
dations to  the  full  COP.  The  Bargaining 
Committee  participants  are  not  member 
of  the  COP/BHE  Bargaining  Team, 
according  to  Frederick  Dark  in  a docu- 
ment describing  all  committee  positions. 

The  Bargaining  Committee  has 
never  met  without  all  members  of  the 
COP  being  present,  unless  missing  a 
meeting  or  out  of  town,  according  to 
Carwein.  The  Bargaining  Committee 
does  not  have  legal  authority  to  change 
the  proposed  language  of  the  contract. 

Carwein  said  she  is  no  longer  a 
member  of  the  Bargain  ing  Committee  as 
changes  have  occurred  at  the  COP  in  past 
weeks.  Carwein  does  not  know  what 
committee  she  will  sit  on  next. 

The  President  has  been  accused 
of  misleading  and  causing  confusion 
within  the  union  by  not  explaining  her 
role  of  the  COP.  “1  have  no  idea  what  the 
confusion  was.  1 was  asked  if  I was  on 
the  bargaining  team.  No  president  sits  on 
the  bargaining  team,”  said  Carwein. 

Art  said  the  confusion  caused  by 
the  president,  “Tells  me  she  is  worried 
about  the  position  they  are  taking.” 

Carwein  said  she  thinks  the  most 


inq)orlant  matter  of  the  contract  is  the 
financial  package.  Carwein  cited  the 
result  of  a resent  study  done  by  the  BH  E 
showing  a 20%  inequity  of  faculty  and 
librarians  salaries  conpared  to  peer 
institutions. 

‘That  is  something  we  really 
need  to  focus  on,”  said  Carwein. 
Carwein  said  the  salaries  of  state  college 
union  member  are  terrible. 

Carwein  said  she  is  not  sure 
what  the  next  step  is  to  securing  a finan- 
cial package  that  is  acceptable  to  the 
union. 

“Certainly  the  hope  is  better 
than  1%,”  said  Carwein.  The  BHE  is 
waiting  to  hear  from  the  governor’s 
office  about  a new  financial  package, 
according  to  Carwein. 

Under  the  proposed  contract 
union  member  would  receive  1%  each 
year  for  three  years  and  no  retro-active 
pay  for  the  years  without  an  increase  in 
salary. 

Under  Massachusetts  State  law 
no  contract  of  government  unions  can 
exceed  three  years. 

The  governor  recently  gave 
4.7%  raise  to  non-union  government 
employees  and  a 7%  raise  to  his  top 
administrators.  “He  does  believe  in  rais- 
es, just  not  to  unions.”  said  Art. 

The  union  is  willing  to  keep  the 
language  in  the  contract  that  member  cur- 
rently work  under.  This  step  would  be 
taken  in  order  to  achieve  a “fair  econom- 
ic package,”  said  Art. 

The  union  is  asking  members  to 
no  longer  participate  in  voluntary  activi- 
ties requested  by  the  administration/  This 
includes  committees  that  review  academ- 
ic affairs. 

Catch  part  two  of  this  series  in 
the  next  edition  of  The  Voice. 


CMJ 


current  Dutch  music.  New  York  City,  a sneak  preview’  of  the  film 

.What  made  BobHoey,  a Red-Sox  Team  America:  World  Police  was  shown  at 
cap-wearing  native  of  Massachusetts  and  die  Loews  Lincoln  Square  IMAX  Theater. 


student  at  Westfield  State  College,  want  to 
come  to  CMJ? 

“I  was  asked  and  I fig- 
ured I’d  never  been  to  New  York  City 
before,  so  I figured  it’d  be  a good  experi- 
ence.” 

Hoey  is  in  his^oghomor^^^^ 

studying  both  criminal 

justiceand English.  He 


is  also  the  music  direc- 


‘Got  to  see  Matt  Stone 


just  felt  cool. 


Bob  Hoev 


tor  at  89.5  WSKB, 

Westfield  State  and  Trey  Parker.  It  was 
College’s  student-run 

radio  statioi.  a special  showing.  It 

Since  1980, 
the  College  Music 
Journal  magazine  has 
hosted  The  College 
Music  Journal 

Marathon,  in  an  effort 
to  expose  interested 
students  to  music  and 
media  industry  profes- 
sicmals  as  well  as  to  underground  artists. 

Panel  discussions  concerning  the  music 
industry,  and  film-showings,  are  held  dur- 
ing the  day:  live  band  perfomiances  are 
held  at  \arious  clubs  and  bars  throu^out 
the  city  at  night. 

The  highlight  of  the  week  for 
Hoey  came  very  early.  On  Wednesday, 

October  13.  20M.  the  first  night  of  the 
College  Music  Journal  Conference  2004  in 


“It  was  at  Loew’s  Theater,  which 
gaveitlhat  impressive  feel,  a formal  kind  of 
feel,”  says  Hoey,  adding,  “I’m  a country 
bumpkin.  That  kinda  stuff  is  cool  to  me." 

This  might  not  seem  that  interest- 
ing, except  for  the  fact  that  drectors  Matt 
Stone  and  Trey  Parker,  the  creators  of  the 

well-known  controversial 

television  series  South  Park, 
made  an  appearance  after 
the  film  fora  question-and- 
answer  session. 

Trey  Parker  said  after  the 
film,  ”I  just  wanted  to  set 
puppets  on  fire.” 

“It  was  hysiencaV’  says 
Hoey,  a self-described 
"huge  Soiih  Park  fan.” 

“Got  to  see  Matt  Slone 
and  Trey  Parker.  It  was  a 
special  showing.  It  just  felt 
cool;  it  was  a cool  thing.” 
The  contrast  of  the 


showing’s  setting  with  tie  film’s  tone  made 
a big  impression  on  Hoey. 


!Role  at  WSC:  He  is  a student 
member  of  the  board  of 
trustees.  He  is  also  a Voice 
columnist  and  was  o prior  member  of  the 
Campus  Activities  Board,  WSKB  Radio, 
and  worked  a month  on  the  TV  station. 

Year  at  WSC:  Senior.  He  is  a political  sci- 
ence major. 

Favorite  thing  about  WSC:  The  sense  of 
community  and  the  small  size. 

Favorite  movie:  Jaws 

Favorite  TV  show:  The  Daily  Show 

Favorite  quote:  “All  that  is  necessary  for 
the  forces  of  evil  to  win  the  world,  is 
enough  good  men  to  do  nothing." 

Edmund  Burke 

lAdvice  for  underclassmen:  "Get| 
[involved,  college  is  full  of  opportunities 
land  this  is  the  only  time  when  you  con  do| 
las  much  osyou  con." 


|Compiled  by  Bridget  Gleason 


photo  by*  Mike  Coughlin 


Frank  Sanlos,  R-rated  H.vpnodst,  spr^s  wafer  on  a group  ofstudenis  under  hisspcIL 
They  thou  ght  the  water  was  something  else,  something  that  could  be  considered  X-raled. 


CENTRAL  BAPTIST  CHURCH 

An  American  Baptist  Church  In  the  Center  ofWestfield 
IIS  Elm  Street 
(Next  to  Westfield  Bank) 

Phone  Number;  568-0429 
Sundays: 

9:30  a.m.  - Sunday  School  for  all 
ages 

10:45  a.m.  - Morning  Worship 
ALLARE  WELCOME! 


Page  4 


Voices  Overheard  ThC  UolC6  November  22,  2004 


What  Thanksgiving  tradition 
could  you  live  without? 


Tyler  Ebbighausen 

Melissa  La  Perriere 

Bill  French 

Maryann  Kinney 

Class  of 2006 

& Andrea  Brooks 

Class  of 2006 

Class  of 2005 

Communications 

Class  of 2005 

Communications 

Criminal  Justice 

“The 

Thanksgiving- 

Social  Work 

“The  turkey.” 

“Family.” 

Ross  Collins 
Class  of 2005 
Communications 

“That  although  we 

themed  pinatas 

are  of  age,  we  are 

still  not  allowed  to 

at  Walmart.” 

drink  with  our 

families.” 

Voices  Overheard  is  complied  by:  Amy  Cirrone.  Amy  Cirrone  is  a raven-haired  beauty  who  enjoys  long  walks  on  the  beach. 


Degon  s 
Custom 


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P.O.  Box  306 

Three  Rivers,  MA  10180 


Phone:  413-433-0489 
Fax:  413-283-8Z57 
E-mail:  degonscustomts@yahoo.com 
Website:  www.degonscustomts.com 


Page  5 


Nafion/WorM  Th6  UoiC6  November  22, 2004 


Rapper  Is  Named  in  Stabbing 


Survey  Finds  Young  Voters  Are  More  Engaged 


By  WENDY  THERMOS 
GEOFFBOUCHER 
LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 


SANTA  MONICA,  Calif.  - Santa 

Mtuica  police  named  a >oifig  rap  eitatainer 
Tuesday  as  the  suspect  in  a stabbing  dirii^  a 
melee  ^ the  W)e  muse  a\%ards. 

David  Cbmdl 


Brown,  23,  was  sou^t 
in  the  attack  Mcnday 
ni^t  cn  Jimmy  James 
Johnson,  26,  of  Los 
Angeles,  who  remained 
in  stable  conefition 
Tuesday,  police  said 

Brown  is  bet- 
ter known  to  rap  fans 
Young  Buck,  a member 
of  the  GUnit,  arapeoT 
lective  that  has  been 
among  the  hottest  names 
in  pop  music.  In  August, 
he  stepped  from  the  G 
Unit  ranks  to  release  his 
own  album. 

Santa  Monica 
Police  Ll  Frank  Fabreg3 
said  Brown's  last  known 
address 


-File  Photo 

Rapper  David  Darnell  Brown,  also 
known  as  ‘Young  Buck,'  was  named  a 
suspect  in  the  stabbing  of  Jimmy  James 
Johnson  last  TUesday,  November  16 


Nadiville,  Tenn.,  and  that  the  performer  had 
been  arrested  several  times  tlw  for  minor 
offenses. 

Police  said  chaos  aupled  at  the  hip- 
hep  ceremoi^  in  a hangar  at  Santa  Monica 


Arport  dlo-  Johnson  appioached  rtp  pioieer 
Dr.  Dre  at  a front  table,  asked  fer  an  aiiogr^h 
and  thm  punched  him  in  the  face. 

A tape  being  mads  for  broadast  on 
UPN  shewed  that  as  security  peisonrel  trial  to 
move  the  attacker  away,  sevoal  people  neaiby 
aarted  throwing  chairs,  and  a shoving  match 
— began  tippling  throi^h 

the  audence  of  abotA 

1,000. 

According  to 
poUce,  oneofthree  men 
seen  hddng  knives  in 
the  viefco  was  Brown, 
who  then  lunged  at 
lohnscn's  ipperbody. 

As  police  officers 
summoned  reinforce- 
merts,  the  slabbing  sus- 
pect ^pped  away.  The 
second  annual  award 
show  was  halted  while 
officers  from  Santa 
Monica  and  neighboring 
□ties  swaimed  the  build- 
ing and  used  Mace  to 
qud!  the  crowd.  Officers 
said  order  relumed 
quickly  and  the  avard 
’<Kremorty  finidied  ip. 

Fabreg^said  detectives  were  trying  to 
identify  the  two  others  brandishing  knives.  He 
asked  aitycne  with  infomiation  on  the  suspects 
to  cdl  police  at  (3 10)  458-845 1. 


By  paola  singer 
Newsday 

W^SH1NGT(X4  — Ayouth  vote  su’- 

vey  released  Tuesday  shows  that  your^  peqjle 
aenct  oily  mere  enga^  in  politics  today  than 
in  ffie  past  three  decades,  but  also  knowledge- 
cble  abort  cisrent  affairs,  selective  of  their  news 
soirees  and  I ikely  to  CO  itinue  and  increase  their 
political  activism. 

The  Emerging  Electorate  Sovey, 
oommisskned  by  the  rrorpartisai  youffi  vote 
oiganizaiion  Declare  Yourself,  looked  at  tie 
preferences  and  attitudes  of  >oimg  voters  and 
nonvOMs  in  the  afieimath  eff  the  election. 

"It  iattersmaity  ofthemythsofdis- 
oigpged,  cynical,  and  uninformed  youths,*  said 
Declare  Maursdf  founder  and  television  writer- 
producer  Neman  Lear  of  the  study,  coi^iried 
by  private  research  fimvs  aobal  Strategy  Group 
aid  Luntz  Research  Companies. 

Based  on  1 ,200  interviews  with  both 
voters  and  nonvoieis  ages  1 8 to  29,  tte  stuly 
found  tha  75  perccri  of those  who  voted  in  th; 
2004el  ection tobemoreengagedinpol- 
itics  in  the  future. ' They  have  been  turned  on  to 
politics  and  they  are  unlikely  to  be  turned  off.’ 
aid  pollster  Frank  Luntz. 

Although  much  of  the  preelection 
debate  focused  on  the  Iraq  war,  Luntz  said 
youngpeoplewere more  interested  in  isues  like 
the  eccroTty.  He  added  that  if  candidates  had 
onphasizedjobs  and  the  eccnomy.your®  voters 
miglt  h»'e  turned  out  in  even  Hgher  numbers. 
Ffelf  ofthose  who  did  not  vote  said  tl«  economy 


was  the  moa  importart  isic  in  tKs  dcctioa 
while  39  percent  of  youth  votcis  clro»  ihcecon- 
any  as  a up  ceneem,  behind  moral  values  with 
•lOperccit. 

liirtz  aid  Democrat  Join  F.  Kcny, 
who  had  a 7 percent  advanta^  ov<r  PresKfent 
Bushamong  volersunder  30.  would  lave  fared 
better  if  more  than  the  2 1 million  youths  who 
voted  had  showed  up  at  foe  polls.  A irajoiity  of 
nonveters  aid  thty  failed  to  vote  because  "they 
were  too  buty,  they  didrit  lile  tie  candrbtes.  <x 
they  were  out  of  town,"  aid  pollster  Jeftey 
Pollock  of  Global  Strategy  Group  Yet  46  pa- 
coit  of  ncnvoteis  ay  they  interd  to  vote  in  tb; 
nc-xtelecticn. 

"Over  the  next  decade  thcrels  real 
trouble  for  Republicans  if  (>oiiig  people)  are 
going  to  centinue  thdr  voting  patterns,'  aid 
Pollock,  adding  that  62  pcrcait  of  first-time  vot- 
eis  supported  Kcny. 

Another  key  finding  of  the  study  is 
that  young  people  ttm  primarily  to  cable  and 
network  news  fer  infoonation,  and  tJut  they  arc 
increasii^ly  more  likely  to  vkc  tlv  Intenxt.  with 
newspapers  lagging  behind  Twerty-two  pa- 
cait  naned  the  Internet  as  an  importait  source 
of  infomaticn,  while  15  percert  named  news- 
papas. 

h television,  they  trusted  news  deliv- 
ered by  NBC  news  anchor  Tom  Brekaw  and 
Comedy  Central's  Jon  Stewart,  who  came 
before  anchors  Peter  Jennin^  ofABC  arxl  Dan 
Rather  ofCBS.  Jon  Stewart  is  a godlo)X)uig 
voters;  whether  that  is  a jjrod  thing  or  a bad 
thing  I caimct  say,’  saidLimtz 


Bush  Nominates  Rice  For  Secretaiy  of  State 


BY  Maura  Reynolds 

LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 

WASHINGTON  - President  Budi 
on  Tuesday  nominated  his  most  trusted  foreign 
policy  adviser,  Ccndoleezza  Rice,  tobe  the  next 
secretary  of  State,  a move  that  signalcda  desire 
to  elevate  the  importance  of  diplomacy  in  his 
second  terrn  while  raising  questions  about 
whether  his  inner  circle  would  include  fewer 
dissentingvoices. 

In  a distinctly  warm  and  personal 
speech  in  the  While  House,  Bush  praised  Rice 
for ' "her  sound  and  steadyjudgmenf  during  the 
four  years  she  served  as  his  national  security 
adviser  He  said  her  deputy,  Stephen  J.  Hadley, 
would  be  her  successor. 

“The  secretary  of  State  is  America's 
foce  to  the  vvo-ld,*  Bush  said. " "And  in  Dr.  Rice, 
the  world  wil ! see  the  strength,  the  grace  ard  the 
decency  of  our  courtry." 

Rice,  50,  the  dai^hter  of  a 
Presbyterian  minister  fram  Binningham,  Ala., 
grew  ip  to  become  a scheJar  of  the  Soviet  mili- 
tary and  senior  adviser  on  the  Soviet  Union  to 
the  first  President  Bush.  Sheseived  as  provost  of 
Stanford  University  before  sign  ii^  on  as  George 
W.Bushlsforeignpdicyadviserduringhis2000 
presidential  canpaign.  She  has  been  by  his  side 
since. 

"It  has  been  an  honor  anda  privilege 
to  work  for  you  thesepast  four  years,  in  times  of 
crisis,  decision  and  opportunity  for  our  natioa* 
Rice  told  the  ptesidentduring  a brief  announce- 
mert  at  the  White  Hou.se.  "1  look  forwad,  with 
the  consent  of  the  Senate, topursuingyourhepe- 
fol  and  amtxtious  agenck  as  secretary  of  State.' 

If  confirmed  by  the  Senate,  Rice 
would  stq>  into  die  job  being  vacated  by  Colin 
L Powell,  whose  popularity  rivaled  that  of  the 
president  throughout  his  first  term.  Powell  was 
the  first  black  to  serve  as  secretary  of  Slate;  Rice 
wouldbe the  first  Uackwomantodoso. 

The  Senate  is  expected  toconfirmher 
nomination  when  it  convenes  a new  session  in 
January.  Powell  will  continue  to  .serve  as  secre- 
tary in  the  irtoim 

During  Bieh's  first  term,  Powell  was 
seen  as  the  moderate  counterweigh  t to  the  hard- 
liners in  Bu^ls  inner  circle,  frimarily  Vice 


President  Dick  Cheney  and  Secretary  of 
Defense  Donald  H.  Rumsfeld.  Rice  largely 
slajed  out  of  the  fray,  stylingherselfl  ess  as  a reJ 
eree  between  the  rival  deportmoits  and  more  as 
a privae  confiefante  to  t he  presidert 

As  naional  security  adviser  she  did 
net  head  a puWic  agency  and  answered  to  only 
one  person  - the  president  - who  clea’ly  has 
givai  her  job  performance  high  marks. 

Outside  of  the  Oval  Office,  however; 
Rice's  record  as  national  security  adviser  was 
generally  seen  as  mixed.  Althoi^h  she  earned 
the  prsideits  trust,  critics  said  she  did  not  have 
a strong  enough  hand  when  it  came  to  anotha 
part  of  her  job:  coordinating  policy  between  the 
various  agencies  and  departments  who  togetha 
make  foreign  policy.  Critics  inside  and  outside 
the  adninLstration  said  die  was  a weak  cooitli- 
nator  who  failed  to  rein  in  the  Defense 
Department,  particularly  when  ittocktheleadin 
planning  forpostwar  Iraq,  conadaedone  of  the 
administiation's  certial  failures. 

Rice  was  also  criticized  by  the  inda- 
pendert  commission  that  investigated  the  SqiL 
1 1 attacks  for  failing  to  alot  the  president  to  the 
dangers  of  torotian  in  the  mcntiis  before  the 
hijackings,  and  by  other  critics  for  overstating 
the  intelligence  suggesting  that  kaq  possessed 
nuclear,  chemical  and  biologica!  weapona 

In  the  morths  before  the  war  against 
Iraq,  Rice  acknowledged  that  the  intelligence 
was  incomplete  but  argued,  in  a line  tha  has 
since  become  famous,  that  "we  don't  want  the 
smokinggun  to  be  a mushroom  cloud.' 

Sen.TomHarWn,  D-Iowa,  said  there 
would  "probably  not*  be  arty  pioHems  with 
Rice’s  confirmation  but  said  her  rde  before  the 
war  in  Iraq  "does  not  bode  well  fer  America's 
image  abroad  if  she  is  going  to  be  secretary  cf 
State.’ 

On  the  othff  hand,  proximity  to  the 
prsklent  is  the  can  of  the  realm  in  Washington, 
and  few  are  wealthier  in  that  regard  than  Rice. 
She  spends  several  hours  a day  with  Bu^.  as 
weUasmajtyweekoick  at  Camp  David,  Md,  or 
at  the  Bush  ranch  in  Crawford,  Texas.  Bush  and 
Rice^are  an  abidingiitoest  in  fitness  and  pro- 
fesional  sports. 

In  private  Rice  was  said  to  speak 
bluntly  to  the  preaefent,  bn  in  pifolic,  there  was 


no  sign  of  disagteemert  In  fact,  Rice  was  per- 
haps tte  most  articulate  spokeswoman  for  (he 
preadenft  policies, 

As  Bushes  first  term  progressed  arxl 
Powell  grew  more  esiraigpd  fran  the  presi- 
dent's inner  circle,  fordgn  govemmertts  increas- 
ingjy  cultivated  a relationship  directly  with  Rice 
and  the  Pentagon  officials  conadered  clorer  to 
her  thinkii^,  and  to  the  piesidoif  s. 

In  that  ligit,  fordgn  govemnents 
greeted  Rice's  promotion  to  the  Slate 
Dqiartmentas  baieficial  to  what  Bush  has  aid 
would  be  a renewed  effort  in  his  second  term  to 
mend  rclaticns  with  allies  who  disapproved  of 
hisdecisian  to  ga  to  war  in  Iraq. 

"Certainly,  tile  State  Departmentwill 
reoover  a lot  of  influaice  at  tiie  White  House," 
saida8eniaEurcpcandif^oniat."Even  ifsheis 
a bit  away  from  the  daily  life  of  the  president, 
she  will  have  the  trust  of  the  presicfcnL' 

But  others  sw  danger  in  (he  close- 
ness between  Bush  and  Rice.  With  Powell's 
departure,  critics  feared  that  Rice  would  not  be 
incfepoident  enough  to  clash  with  the  president^ 
other  advisers  or  represent  (fissen ling  views  dur- 
ing policy  debaes. 

"We  deserve  an  independent-think- 
ing and  capaWe  secretary  of  State  who  will 
make  our  nation  afer  and  restore  America's 
credibility,  alliances  and  leadership  in  the 
world,'  aid  Rep.  Robert  Wexler,  D-Fla.,  a mem- 
ber of  the  House  International  Relations 
Committee.  "Unfortunately  over  the  past  four 
jears.  Dr,  Rice's  acccfiplishmenis  have  been 
minimal  and  her  mistakes  costly.' 

In  the  Senate,  Sen.  Dianne  Fetnstein, 
D-Calif.,  said  that  ahhough  administration  critirs 
woe  inclined  to  sippon  Rice's  confimiation, 

" "she's  soclose  and  so  much  an  aim  of  the  pres- 
idert that  he's  not  going  to  getsomcindependmt 
thinking,’ 

At  his  daily  briefing  for  reporters, 
White  House  pres  secretary  Scott  McClellan 
rejected  suggsaions  that  Powell^  reagnation 
meant  that  Bush  would  no  longer  be  preserted 
with  a diversity  of  opinions. 

"Tha’s  a very  urtinformaJ  view  of 
how  this  White  House  operates  and  how  this 
president  makes  decisions,"  McClellan  said 


Studios  Sue 
More  Than 
200  in  Piracy 
Fight 

By  JON  HEALEY 
LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 

HOLLYWOOD-Hollywoodstu- 
dios  sued  more  than  200  alleged  online 
movie  pirates  Tuesday,  seeking  damages  of 
up  to  $150,000  for  each  film  offered  or 
downloaded  on  file-sharing  networks. 

The  Motion  Picture  Association  of 
America  disclosed  few  details  about  the 
suits,  tiie  first  such  actions  by  the  industry. 
The  suits  were  brought  against  " John 
Doc^'  across  the  United  States.  Someof  the 
defendants  were  accused  of  sharing  only 
one  film. 

"'There  is  no  kind  of  a safe  harbor 
for  illegal  conduct,'  said  John  G.  Malcolm, 
the  MPAA's  director  of  worldwide  anti- 
piracy efforts 

Soirees  familiar  with  tiie  situation 
said  the  lawsuits  targeted  people  who 
offered  bootlegged  movies  that  had  yet  to 
be  released  on  DVD.  They  also  said  each  of 
the  seven  major  Hollywood  studios  - 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  Inc.,  Sony  Corp.'s 
Sony  Pictures,  Time  Warner  Inc.'s  Warner 
Bros.,  News  Corp.’s  20tii  Century  Fox, 
Viacom  Corp.'s  Paramount  Pictures,  Wall 
Disney  Co.'s  Walt  Disney  Pictures  and 
NBC  Universal's  Univcral  Studios  - and 
independent  Lions  Gate  Entertainment 
Corp.  had  brought  claims.The  defendants 
were  initially  identified  only  by  their 
Internet  addresses,  but  the  audios  plan  to 
ask  1 nernet  service  providers  soon  to  reveal 
the  names  associated  with  those  addresses. 

Dean  C.  Garfield,  director  of  legal 
affairs  for  the  MPA  Als  anti-piracy  unit,  said 
Internet  providers  began  alerting  customers 
about  piracyclaims  Tuesday.  He  added  that 
the  MPAA  had  already  started  fielding  calls 
from  some  of  the  people  facing  suits. 


Opinion 


The  Uoice  November  22. 2004 


Page  6 


OPINION 

Letters  to  the  Editors 

To  the  Editors; 

It  has  recently  been  brought  to 
my  attention  through  word-of-mouth 
that  many  students  are  upset  regarding 
the  SGA's  stance  of  neutrality. 
Personally,  upset  is  putting  it  mildly. 

In  the  article  from  last  week’s 
Voice,  it  Slated  that  “Student 
Government  would  not  advocate  on 
behalf  of  the  faculty  or  staff  on  their 
union  contracts.” 

Excuse  me.  WHAT?!? 

Is  it  not  the  purpose  of  the 
SGA  to  provide  and  promote  a partner- 
ship in  governance  among  ail  segments 
of  the  college  community?  Does  that 
not  entail  faculty  and  staff?  How  does 
a oeutraiity  stance  promote  a partner- 
ship between  faculty  and  students?  It 
doesn’t.  Isn’t  the  SGA  supposed  to 
represent  the  student  body  to  ensure 
the  welfare  of  Westfield  Stale  College 
as  an  institution?  In  this  case,  SGA, 
you're  doing  a horrible  job. 

Our  professors  give  us  THEIR 
time  and  share  with  us  THEIR  knowl- 
edge. They  are  the  thread  at  which  we 
will,  all  weave  our  own  quilt.  Without 
them,  all  we  are  is  a lone  needle  with- 
out thread.  Professors  need  student 
support  when  it  comes  to  their  union 
contract  or  lack  thereof.  They  don’t 
have  many  options  when  it  comes  to 


dealing  with  their  union  contracts. 
Professors  aren’t  allowed  to  strike 
because  they  will  be  fired.  If  they  were 
to  strike,  they’d  be  playing  right  into 
hands  of  the  big  head  honchos. 

I’m  sorry,  but  SGA,  you’re  a 
bunch  of  cowards.  Out  of  61  people 
(10  weren’t  present  for  the  vote),  only 
12  opposed  SGA’s  resolution  for  neu- 
trality. This  is  a problem.  In  your  reso- 
lution it  stales,  “We,  as  members  of  the 
Student  Government  Association,  have 
strived  to  place  students  at  the  top  of 
our  agenda."  SGA,  you  have  not 
placed  students  at  the  top  of  your 
agenda  when  it  comes  to  this  issue. 
Students  are  also  going  to  be  affected 
by  the  faculty  and  staff’s  union  con- 
tract problem.  We’re  not  going  to  be 
able  overload  into  classes  or  have  our 
professors  in  their  offices  as  much  as 
we  have.  In  short,  every  single  mem- 
ber of  SGA  and  the  rest  of  the  student 
body  are  going  to  be  screwed. 

As  a student  body  we  need  to  do 
something  to  support  our  faculty  and 
staff  because  this  affects  each  and 
every  one  of  us.  How  can  any  of  us  sit 
back  and  do  nothing?  Whether  it  be  a 
student  strike  day  or  something  else, 
we  owe  it  to  our  professors  to  do 
something  to  help  them  out. 

SGA,  your  neutrality  stance  is  a 


failure  not  only  to  our  faculty  and  staff 
but  also  to  your  fellow  students.  The 
last  time  I checked,  SGA  is  supposed 
to  rqjresent  the  sTudent  body  and  take 
action  especially  on  issues  that  WILL 
affect  this  whole  campus. 

- Chloe  Johnson 

To  the  Editors: 

We  would  like  to  voice  our 
concern  about  the  news  article  written 
about  the  Student  Government 
Association's  decision  to  declare  a 
neutral  stance  relating  to  the  current 
faculty  contract  disputes.  Within  the 
first  paragraph  of  the  story,  it  claims 
that  we  as  arr  association  "will  not 
advocate  on  behalf  of  the  faculty  or 
staff  on  their  union  contracts"  whereas 
the  point  of  the  resolution  itself  was 
set  forth  so  that  SGA  would  stand  neu- 
tral, neither  siding  with  the  unions  or 
against  them. 

Within  our  resolution,  we  have 
made  sure  to  include  a section  that 
states  "this  stance  of  neutrality  shall 
not  be  construed  as  a failure  to  support 
but  rather  as  a reinforcement  of  the 
separation  between  the  interests  of  the 
students  and  those  of  the  faculty,  staff, 
and  administrators."  Simply  put,  the 
feet  that  we  have  chosen  Jo  stay  out  of 


the  argument  is  not  evidence  that  we 
are  against  the  goals  of  the  union, 
simply  wish  to  remain  within  the  stu- 
dent realm  of  campus  leadership, 
which  demands  loo  much  of  our  time 
to  allow  for  advocacy  of  outside 
groups.  The  reason  that  we  wrote  this 
into  the  resolution  was  so  the  rest  of 
the  college  community  would  see  that 
as  an  organization,  we  feel  as  if  it  is  in 
the  best  interest  of  students  that 
stay  out  of  the  dispute  between  the 
unions  and  the  Board  of  Higher 
Education. 

We  understand  and  believe 
that  the  faculty  deserves  to  be  ade- 
quately compensated,  but  we  do  not 
feel  as  student  leaders  that  we  should 
have  to  put  aside  the  int«ests  of  the 
students,  whom  we  were  elected  to 
represent,  in  order  to  further  the  goals 
of  the  feculty,  who  have  a union  for  the 
purpose  of  advocating  on  their  behalf. 

- Michael  Begley 
Vice  President  Finance 

- Matthew  Curren 

President 
-Robert  McDonald 
Student  Trustee 


D.C.  food  for  thought 


“A  NICKEL’S 
WORTH” 

BY  BOB  MCDONALD 
VOICE  Columnist 


As  a lour  guide,  I often  dread  Ihe 
section ofmytourthatrequires  me  lo show 
prospective  students  the  Dining  Commons. 
I should  not  fear  this,  as  the  feciUty  itselfis 
beautiful  and  well  designed.  I should  also 
take  comfort  in  knowing  that  the  first 
employee  new  students  will  meet  is  more 
than  likely  to  be  Mary  Murphy,  whore 
sweet  demeanor  just  about  makes  up  for 
the  occaaonal  cold  pancake. 

What  I do  dread  is  the  comments 
lhat  inevitably  come  from  those  students 
who  are  dining  as  the  tour  group  walks 
throu^.  Frequently  I must  endure  less 
than  flattering  comments  about  (he  school 
in  general,  but  the  Dining  Commons’  food 
specifically. 

1 pride  myself  in  having  never 
willingly  misled  a tour  group.  The  Dining 
Commons'  portion  of  the  tour  is  no  excep- 
tion. I routinely  tell  people  tliat  the  food  is 


mostly  good,  with  a reasonably  small  por- 
tion of  it  being  less  than  optimal 
However,  my  moment  of  tonesdy  all  too 
often  provokes  the  random  patron  to  make 
some  comment  about  how  “all  the  food 
here  sucks.’’  On  at  least  one  occasion,  a 
person  gagged  when  I made  the  slatement. 

Yes,  some  of  the  food  is  bad 
Some  of  it  is  God-awful  But  I can’t  really 
justify  a lot  of  complaining  based  on  the 
amount  of  positive  change  I have  seen  in 
the  Dining  Commons  this  year.  I can 
applaud  many  decisions  made  by  the  man- 
agement, which  seem  to  indicate  a willing- 
ness to  put  student’s  eating  habits  before 
their  own  profits.  I can  specifically  point 
out  the  long-overdue  increased  operations 
of  the  Specialty  bar  and  the  decision  to 
change  deserts  between  lunch  and  dinner 
as  two  changes  that  I think  are  simply  out- 
standing. 

The  Student  Government 
Association’s  Food  Committee  has  even 
stated  that  the  Dining  Commons’  manage- 
ment will  soon  be  replacing  the  toasters, 
which  currently  require  about  lliree  toast- 
ings  to  adequately  prepare  an  English  muf- 
fin. 


However,  there  is  still  more  work 
to  be  done.  The  good  news  is  lhat  the  man- 
agement is  now  taking  proactive  steps.  It’s 
good  to  see  a group  like  Sodexho  sur\ey- 
ing  students,  especially  considering  that 
they  know  they  will  get  about  a hundred 
responses  feat  oonsist  only  of  students 
scribbling  down  “your  food  sucks.” 

It  was  with  that  feought  in  mind 
that  1 sat  down  last  Monday  and  filled  out  a 
survey  card.  I filled  it  out  honestly  and 
made  one  clear  complaint,  which  I will 
share  with  you  now.  lam  one  of  (hose  peo- 
ple that  never  ventures  home  on  the  week- 
end. I have  no  specific  reason  for  this, 
aside  from  not  enjoying  the  traffic  in  down- 
town Westfield  on  Friday  and  Sunday 
evenings  and  from  the  knowledge  that  my 
hometown  is  more  boring  than  Ely  on  a 
long  weekend 

I usually  have  few  problems  with 
Westfield  on  the  weekends.  As  someone 
who  rarely  sees  his  room  from  Monday 
until  Thursday,  I often  enjoy  the  quiet 
weekends  here  at  Westfield  to  rest,  relax, 
and  reflect  after  hectic  weeks.  The  crily 
complaint  1 have  ever  had  during  fee  week- 
ends relates  to  the  food.  Here,  1 speak  not 


of  what  is  offered,  but  rafeer  what  is  not  It 
is  a bit  discouraging  to  head  to  the  D.C. 
with  the  knowledge  that  if  I don’t  like  the 
one  or  two  things  that  they  are  offering  as 
hot  meals  I am  on  ny  own. 

My  revest  is  simple:  Why  can’t 
more  options  be  made  available  on  the 
weekend?  Since  we  are  now  allowed  to 
serve  ourselves  at  the  pizza  bar,  would  that 
station  not  be  a reasonable  place  to  open 
for  weekend  use?  'Pasta  seems  similariy 
easy  to  prepare  and  would  be  a welcome 
escape  from  the  usual  chicken 
finger/chicken  patty/ffied  chicken  fare  at 
the  entree  bar.  Limiting  the  weekend  fare 
to  the  entree,  a scaled-down  salad  bar,  a 
cereal  bar,  and  a meat  bar  that  looks  unsan- 
itary just  makes  the  school  look  cheap.  If 
the  reasoning  for  cutting  comers  is  because 
of  true  financial  necessity,  there  must  be 
some  other  way  to  scrimp.  However,  it  is 
never  okay  for  a school,  or  any  part  of  it,  to 
cut  corners  at  the  expense  of  the  students. 

Take  feis  as  food  for  thought;  if 
I’m  here  on  the  weekends,  I expect  the 
Dining  Commons  will  be  too. 


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Opinion  The  Uoice  November  22. 2004 


Parenting  101 


“Marty  Knows  ... 
Maybe” 

By  Kristina 
Martinelli 
VOICE  Columnist  j 

I received  the  following  as  a 
forward  the  other  day  and  thought  1 
would  share  it  with  everyone.  I think 
the  message  is  very  clear.  The  author 
is  unknown. 

“When  we  were  kids  we  had  a 
drug  problem. 

I was  drug  to  church  on 
Sunday  morning. 

1 was  drug  to  church  for  wed- 
ding and  funerals. 

1 was  drug  to  family  reunions 
no  matter  the  weather. 

I was  drug  to  the  bus  stop  to 
go  to  school  every  weekday. 

I was  drug  by  my  ears  when  1 
was  disrespectful  to  adults  and  teach- 
ers. 

I was  also  drug  to  the  wood- 
shed when  1 disobeyed  my  parents. 

Those  drugs  are  still  in  my 
veins:  and  they  affect  my  behavior  in 


everything  1 do,  say.  and  think. 

They  are  stronger  than 
cocaine,  crack,  or  heroin  and  if 
today's  children  had  this  kind  of  drug 
problem,  the  world  might  be  a better 
place. 

Signed, 

An  Old  Druggie" 

I’m  not  sure  that  all  kids 
today  don’t  have  a “drug”  problem,  as 
this  author  suggests,  but  1 think  that 
more  and  more  children  are  being 
allowed  to  do  what  they  please.  1 
think  that  the  world  today  is  getting 
pretty  soft.  You  can’t  walk  into  a 
restaurant  or  supermarket  these  days 
without  seeing  some  toddler  acting 
up.  Forget  walking  into  Wal-Mart  or 
some  other  place  that  sells  toys;  The 
kids  want  everything,  and  parents 
seem  to  be  giving  it  to  them. 

Why  do  parents  these  days 
allow  their  children  to  act  like  this? 
Why  do  children  get  what  they  want? 
Why  do  they  feel  that  they  have  to 
give  in?  From  an  observer’s  stand 
point,  the  lack  of  parenting  is  getting 
way  out  of  hand. 

When  I was  growing  up,  there 


was  nothing  wrong  with  sending  me 
to  my  room,  giving  me  a spanking 
(for  lack  of  a better  term),  or  banning 
me  from  playing  with  my  toys  no  mat- 
ter if  1 cried  my  little  eyes  out.  My 
mother  didn't  care;  she  was  going  to 
discipline  me  if  1 misbehaved,  like 
ALL  parents  should.  A certain  amount 
of  discipline  is  not  abuse.  I’m  not  say- 
ing that  you  have  to  spank  your  kids 
to  get  them  to  behave,  but  do  some- 
thing. 

My  fiance  doesn’t  hit  his  kids 
at  all,  yet  he  has  two  of  the  most  well 
behaved  boys  that  1 have  ever  met. 
His  philosophy:  Handle  their  misbe- 
havior right  away  and  don't  make 
empty  threats.  As  far  as  handling 
their  misbehavior  right  away,  I think 
that  speaks  for  itself.  It’s  the  “Don’t 
put  off  until  tomorrow  what  you  can 
do  today"  saying.  An  example  of  an 
empty  tlweat  would  be,  “I’m  going  to 
leave  you  here  if  you  don’t  start 
behaving.”  How  many  people  have 
heard  that  one?  I’m  sure  consciously 
or  subconsciously  most  people  do  it. 
Why  have  your  kids  believe  that  they 
can  get  away  with  whatever  they  want 


because  they  know  that  you  don’t 
mean  what  you  say?  Kids  ARE  that 
smart. 

Something  else  that  parents 
seem  to  let  their  children  get  away 
with  is  walking  out  of  the  door  either 
looking  like  a “hoochic  mama”  or 
wearing  clothes  that  are  seven  sizes 
too  big.  This  isn’t  the  "self-expres- 
sion” that  you  should  be  encouraging. 
There  is  nothing  wrong  with  telling 
your  13-year  old  daughter  that  look- 
ing like  Britney  Spears  is  wrong.  The 
only  thing  you’re  doing  is  guarantee- 
ing that  all  the  little  boys  will  give 
her  attention,  or  that  she  gets  frost 
bite  in  the  winter.  And  as  far  as  boys 
go,  it’s  not  a bad  thing  to  act  like  a 
gentleman  instead  of  a gangster. 

Now,  I’m  not  a parent,  but 
these  are  the  things  I notice.  All  I’m 
trying  to  say  is  things  are  easier  for 
you  as  a parent  and  for  everyone  else 
you  come  in  contact  with  if  you  have 
“good”  kids.  Whether  or  not  you 
agree  with  me  is  up  to  you.  1 under- 
stand that  not  everyone  agrees  with 
everyone  else  100%  of  the  time,  and 
trust  me  ...I’m  okay  with  that. 


All  men  are  created  equal 


BY  Dan  Ward 

Voice 

Columnist 

It's  hard  to  believe,  but  civil 
rights  are  still  being  denied  to  Americans. 
Today  only  one  slate  in  the  Union, 
Massachusetts,  provides  marriage  rights  to 
same-sex  couples.  On  election  day  voters 
in  Oklahoma,  Georgia,  North  Dakota. 
Ohio,  Kentucky,  Michigan,  Montana, 
Utah,  Mississippi,  and  Arkansas  backed 
constitutional  amendments  limiting  mar- 
riage to  a union  between  a man  and  a 
woman.  Oregon  backed  a similar  amend- 
ment and  Ohio  backed  an  amendment 
against  civil  unions  for  gay  couples. 
George  W.  Bush  is  still  trying  to  ensure 
this  denial  of  civil  rights  by  amending  dis- 
crimination into  the  U.S.  Constitution,  a 


document  that  has  secured  human  rights 
for  over  two  hundred  years.  We  cannot 
live  in  a truly  Iree  society  if  we  choose  to 
suppress  the  freedoms  of  a minority  with- 
in that  society. 

It  seems  to  me  that  other  than 
bigotry  and  homophobia,  the  reason  for 
such  resistance  to  same-sex  marriage  aris- 
es from  the  word  itself:  "marriage."  Many 
see  this  issue  as  one  of  religion;  as  a threat 
to  the  "sanctity  of  marriage."  The  truth  of 
the  matter  is  that  by  asking  for  same-sex 
marriage  we  are  not  asking  for  the  right  to 
marry  in  all  churches  but  the  right  to  be 
recognized  by  the  state.  This  is  where  con- 
fusion over  the  term  "marriage"  arises.  In 
actuality  there  are  two  types  of  marriage: 
religiously  affiliated  marriage  and  civil 
marriage.  Civil  marriage  is  simply  the 
government's  recognition  of  an  interde- 
pendent relationship.  Same-sex  marriage 
has  absolutely  nothing  to  do  with  religion. 

So  why  marriage?  Why  not  civil 


unions  or  domestic  partnerships?  Civil 
unions  and  domestic  partnerships  are  not 
enough,  they  do  not  provide  the  full  legal 
benefits  provided  by  marriage.  Same-sex 
marriage  would  provide  committed,  lov- 
ing couples  rights  and  protections  like  hos- 
pital visitation  rights  and  insurance  bene- 
fits. Marriage  clarifies  questions  about 
wills,  child  custody,  and  child  support. 
There  are  currently  more  than  one  million 
children  raised  by  same-sex  couples  in 
America.  Thai’s  one  million  families  with- 
out social  security  survivor  benefits, 
healthcare,  disability  and  military  benefits, 
and  family  leave.  Civil  unions  fall  short  of 
providing  the  benefits  of  marriage;  like 
segregated  schools  they  are  separate  and 
unequal.  Same-sex  marriage  is  essential  in 
asserting  America's  long-standing  empha- 
sis on  equality  and  freedom. 

By  denying  homosexuals  equal 
treatment  under  the  law,  the  government  is 
promoting  anti-gay  sentiment.  We  cannot 


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accept  homophobia.  Over  30%  of  reported 
teen  suicides  each  year  are  committed  by 
gay  and  lesbian  youth.  Approximately 
40%  of  homeless  youth  identify  as  gay, 
lesbian,  or  bisexual  and  55%  of  gay  men 
have  had  a substance  abuse  problem  at 
some  time  in  their  lives.  Around  28%  of 
gay  and  lesbian  youth  drop  out  of  high 
school  because  ofdiscomfort  due  to  verbal 
and  physical  abuse  and  gay  students  hear 
homophobic  slurs  as  often  as  26  times  a 
day.  Gays  and  lesbians  are  7 times  more 
likely  to  be  crime  victims  than  heterosexu- 
als. We  have  deeded  homosexuals  and 
bisexuals  as  second  class  citizens.  Our 
government  must  exemplify  diversity  and 
acceptance  to  help  put  an  end  to  the  adver- 
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Americans.  Same-sex  marriage  amplifies 
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P3gg  s UoiC6  November  22. 2004 

Arts  & Entertainment 

The  holiday  spirit  lives  in  Polar  Express 


BY  DAN  COOPER 
VOICE  REPORTER 


The  latest  film  by  Academy-Award 
wiming  drector  Robot  Zemeckis,  The  Polar 
Express,  has  the  emotion  and  spirit  to  become  a 
holiday  cisac  lor  )car5  to  come.  This  film 
marks  Zemeckis'  third  oilir^  with  the  always 
dependable  Tom  Hanks,  following  Forrest 
Gump  and  CaslAi\'ay. 

The  Polar  Express  is  based  on  the 
acclaimed  children 's  book  of  the  same  name  by 
Chris  \hn  Allsbuig  that  tells  the  story  of  a bey, 
known  only  as  Hero  Boy  who  no  longer 
belie\cs  in  Smta  Claus  mtil,  on  one  Christmas 
Eve,  a magial  train  takes  him  on  the  ride  of  a 
lifetime  to  the  North  Pole.  Anyone  v-ho’s  read 
the  book  knows  what  happens  from  there,  and 
the  movie  perfectly  captires  that  spirit  and 
mood.  Harris,  as  a fan  Ofthe  book,  brought  the 
ideatoZoncckis lotumitinoafilm.  Zemeckis 
and  his  co-screenwriter,  William  Broyles,  Jr, 
cjqjandcd  the  story  to  fit  into  a 90-mmute  run- 
time that  actually  helps  better  de\elop  the  story 


C>r  the  cinematic  aidence. 

Zemeckis  e^qjands  the  plot  by  addng 
dements  of  an  adventure  sto^  iiwdving  a run- 
away ticket,  the  Polar  Dtpress  goingout  of  con- 
trol, andHero  Bey  getting  lost  in  the  North  Pole 
with  some  (rfhis  new  found fiiends. 

Visually,  thismovieis  like  few  you’ve 
ever  seen  before,  as  Zemeckis  cpted  to  use  a 
technique  called  performance  capture  to  create 
thefilm.  This  is  thcsamekindoftechniqjelhd 
brou^t  Golhim  to  life  in  Peter  Jackson’s  The 
LotdcfihePittgs\n\os^.  The  actor  wears  a qje- 
dal  suit  equpped  with  sensors  evaywhere, 
including  theface,  and  acts  against  a blue  screen 
as  their  movements  are  captured  in  a oonpito’. 
They  are  then  animated  over  to  corplete  the 
look.  This  type  of  film  technique  allowed  Tom 
Hanks  to  have  a field  day  with  the  film. 

Hanks  performs  in  no  less  than  five 
different  roles,  often  appearing  onscreen  abng- 
side  some  of  his  other  charaders.  Hanks  per- 
forms as  the  unnamed  boy  at  the  center  of  the 
story  the  bey’s  father;  the  conductor  ofthe  Polar 
-Express,  a mysterious  hobo  ritfing  along  on  tfie 


Pink:  Hazardous  when 
taken  in  large  doses 


I’ve  noticed  a new,  horrifying 
trend  on  campus:  The  color  pink,  Don’t 
get  me  wrong,  1 personally  adore  pink 
and  own  numerous  pifik  items.  I’m  actu- 
ally all  for  the  color ...  just  not  when  you 
choose  to  wear  it  ALL  OVER  YOUR 
BODY! 

During  the  past  week  I have 
seen  at  least  six  girls  that  chose  to  wear 
outfits  made  entirely  out  o^ink^nne^ 
pink  pants,  pink  shoes, 
pink  sweatshirt,  pink 
Jacket,  pink  backpack  ... 
all  lopped  off  with  a 
pink  cell  phone.  The 
result  is  truly  blinding. 

After  years  of 
being  stigmatized  into 
several  negative  cate- 
gories, including  the 
"Virgin  Pink,"  “Hooker 
Pink,”  and  ever  so  popu- 
lar “Barbie  Pink,"  pink 
is  finally  becoming  an 
acceptable  color  to  wear, 

even  on  men,  but  for  the  

love  of  God,  please  do  not  abuse  this 
power.  You  truly  are  what  you  wear  and 
there  is  no  better  way  to  proclaim  your 
inner  ditz  than  to  wrap  yourself  in  an 
array  of  pink. 

The  problem  isn't  always  just  a 
matter  of  wearing  too  much  of  the  color, 
but  of  mixing  too  many  different  shades 
of  pink  at  the  same  time.  Think  back  to 
the  third  grade  when  your  mom  showed 
you  that  red  and  orange  aren’t  worn 
together ...  Now  please  apply  that  to  your 
pinks.  Rose  does  not  go  with  Neon  Pink. 
Scashell  Pink  does  not  match  Fushia. 

When  you  pick  out  your  clothes  open 
your  eyes  and  use  a little  common  sense. 

Now.  I’m  not  saying  to  stuff  all 
of  your  pink  clothes  into  the  bowels  of 


“You  truly  are 
what  you  wear 
and  there  is  no 
better  way  to 
proclaim  your 
inner  ditz  than 
to  wrap  yourself 
in  an  array  of 
pink.” 


your  closets,  pink  is  hot  right  now  and 
needs  to  shine  . . . just  in  it’s  own  way.  So 
here  are  some  tips  for  you  pink  lovers; 

- Pink  accessories  are  fantastic 
right  now  - handbags,  jewelry,  watches, 
scarves  and  sunglasses,  pink  is  the  perfect 
accent  to  any  bland  outfit.  Pair  a pink 
purse  with  a brown  jacket  for  a nice 
sophisticated  look  and  use  the  same  purse 
with  black  to  add  a bit  of  edge  to  your 
outfit. 

- Pink  pants  are  tricky.  I myself 
dove  into  the  wonderful  world  of  pink 
pants  last  week  when  I purchased  a pair 
of  pink  slacks  with  the  intention  of  pair- 
ing them  with  a nice  brown  halter  and 

wearing  them  to  a club. 
While  the  outfit  looked 
acceptable,  there  was 
just  something  strange 
about  wearing  pink 
pants,  and  personally,  I 
will  probably  never  do  it 
again.  I have  seen  other 
girls  pull  it  off  though, 
so  if  you  can  do  it,  feel 
free.  Just  please  do  not 
wear  the  pants  with  a 
pink  shirt,  sweater  or 
anything  pink  up  top. 

- Pink  shirts  are  fantas- 
tic. The  color  looks 
amazing  with  anything  from  blue  jeans  to 
black  or  brown  dress  slacks  or  cords. 

You  can  wear  almost  any  color  sweater 
over  a pink  shirt  (JUST  AS  LONG  AS 
THE  SWEATER  ISN’T  PINK!)  and  one 
pink  shirt  paired  with  a pink  accessory  is 
just  the  perfect  amount  of  the  bright 
shade  without  going  overboard. 

The  great  thing  about  pink  is 
that  it  looks  great  on  anyone.  Brunettes, 
blondes  and  red  heads  alike,  anyone  can 
wear  pink  ...  SO  PLEASE  DO!  Just  be 
warned,  too  much  of  a good  thing  is  bad 
and  unless  your  Elle  Woods,  a wardrobe 
made  entirely  of  pink  isn’t  a pretty  sight. 


tain,  and  as  Santa  himself.  Hanksalsoprovides 
the  voices  of  all  his  characters  with  the  exosption 
ofthe  boy.  who  is  voicad  by  Daiyi  Sebaraof  Spy 
Kids  fame.  Apart  from  Hanks,  the  film  also 
stars  Nona  Gaye  (Matrix  RevoluHons)  as  Hero 
Girl,  Eddie  Deezen  as  a Know-It-All,  and 
Hanks’  fomo’  TV  coflar  ftum  Bceom  Buddies 
Pets-  Sedan  as  a Lonely  Boy.  The  other  adors 
are  all  very  good  in  their  roles,  but  this  film  truly 
belong  to  Hanks. 

Zemeckis  throws  se\oral  musical 
nionbers  into  the  film,  including  a memorable 
song  about  hot  choedde  and  an  unforgettable 
number  sung  by  Hero  Girl  and  Lonely  Boy 
called  "When  Qirisimas  Comes  to  Towa’'The 
film  wodrs,  because  Zemeckis  understands 
what  made  the  book  werk  The  film  is  full  of 
emotional,  sentimental,  and  tear-jerking 
manents  that  are  not  quickly  fcrgottai.  The 
ending  is  one  that  will  remain  etched  in  one’s 
monory  for  days.  Zemeckis  creates  a movie 
that  may  turn  sour  moods  into  feel  good  ones 
andwillinfieeall  with  the  ^iritofthe  season. 

It  is  arare  to  find  a directa  vAio 


can  craft  a film  that  tackles  widi  a person’s  emo- 
tions so  powerfully.  Robert  Zemeckis  is  that 


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Hanks  also  portrayed(in  cartoon  form) 
an  unnamed  boy,  the  boys  father,  a 
hobo  and  Santa  Claus. 


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A Thanksgiving  story 


BY  STEVE  BROWN 
SPECIAL  TO  THE  VOICE  | 

(Editors  note.  This  is  a reprint  fiom 
the  November  24.  2003  Isue  of  "The 
Voice”.) 

The  foUowingisa  short  story  about 
the  people  who  find  themselves  invdved 
withThantegiving  football  in  New  En^and 
and  why  it  is  so  special  to  them. 

You  are  there  as  an  observer,  but 
still  find  yourself  as  part  of  the  actioa 
Beneath  your  feet  the  ground  is  chilled 
enoi^h  to  warrant  a second  pairof socks,  but 
you  are  warmed  to  the  core  thanks  to  the 
spirit  of  those  surrounding  you.  You  are 
absorbed  in  your  mind’s  dichotomy  of  what 
lays  before  your  eyes  on  the  field  and  the 
conversation  that  befalls  yourears, 

During  a break  in  the  action,  you 
notice  a comfortable  chubby  white  haired 
man  make  his  way  on  to  the  field  Forty 
years  removed  from  the  game  he  enters  the 
spotlight  armed  with  the  tools  of  his  trade 
and  begins  to  perform  the  necessary  surgery 
to  his  beaten  turf.  He  relishes  this  moment, 
just  like  his  wife  relishes  her  anriual 
I Thanksgiving  Eve  tailoring,  during  which 
I she  transforms  his  usually  tired  clothes  irlo 
I something  more  refined. 

As  heeidts  stage  left  he  manages  to 
catch  the  eye  of  the  head  coach  who  offers 
him  ’ both  a wink  and  a smile. 
Instantaneously,  the  coach  repins  his  cool, 
stoic  edge  and  continues  his  measured  pac- 

Iing  along  the  sideline.  Suspended  deep  in 
pragmatist  thou^t  and  con^letely  oblivious 
to  the  reunbns  taking  fam  outside  the  chalk 
lines,  he  controls  the  game  like  his  mentor; 
the  greatest  coach  this  town  has  ever  seen. 

Next  to  the  coach  are  his  warriors, 
his  boys.  The  ones  he  has  cultivated  since 
middle  school  for  tilts  game.  Those  fortu- 
nate enough  to  cross  that  line  today  will 
become  partofsomethingbiggprthan  tiiem- 
se^es  and  tiieir  sport.  Wearing  their  hearts 
on  the  sleeves  of  their  long  Johns,  they  run 
like  the  men  they  w31  become,  and  smile 
like  the  boys  they  once  were. 

As  your  eyes  drift  towards  the 


crowd,  you  pause  momerlarily  at  the  cheer- 
leaders. Each  seemin^y  ccmforiable  with 
the  stories  told  by  mirrors.  However,  they 
appear  to  be  out  of  their  environment,  for 
there  is  little  need  for  distraction  or  igrttion 
on  this  day.  Unable  to  pby  on  the  emotions 
of  the  crow'  ' 
direct  tiieir  a 
the  cameras  cn 
the  women  ll 
become. 

The 

sit  amongst 
cliques  in  seats 
have  spent  the 
decade  and  a 
ascending  to.  At 
they  are 
enveloped  in  the 
of  the  game, 
times  they 
thou^ts  about 
However,  this  is 
sons’  final  game, 
ing  the  door  open 
swimming  in 
meital  waters, 
simply  because 
those  sons;  because 
these  mothers’ 
game  as  well. 

One  of 
moms  drifts  her 
tion  towards  the 
niming  along  tiie  side- 
line where  her  hu^and  is  standing  with  his 
brother  and  father.  He  is  twice  the  man  he 
was  a quarter  centuiy  before  when  sad^,  the 
greatest  day  in  his  life  infolded. 

The  hu^and  stands  seeing  the 
game  in  both  real  time  and  black  and  white, 
For  him  all  games  are  a contrast  between  the 
reality  playing  iiself  out  on  the  field  and  tiie 
highlight  reel  replaying  in  Ins  memories. 
But  he  is  starting  to  let  go  and  as  his  son 
takes  the  field  fa  the  last  time,  he  turns  his 
attention  to  the  crowd  and  meets  his  wife’s 
eyes  with  a anile  she  haai’t  seen  from  him 
in  years. 

Taking  all  this  in  as  you  make 


your  way  to  the  mack  stand,  pasangthe  men 
from  the  VFW  seated  in  their  cushioned 
chairs,  women  selling  raffle  tickets  to  sip- 
port  the  booaers.  and  a boisterous  coilin- 
gpri  of  seniors. 

The  scratching  yet  still  sootiiing 


voice  being  broadcasted  overthe  PA  system 
interrupts  your  train  of  thougll.  The  voice 
belongs  to  the  man  who  most  of  the  fans 
over  twenty-five  re^rd  to  have  been  their 
fevaite  teacher.  The  one  who  thought  they 
were  more  then  a numberand  who  was  able 
ti)  look  beyond  their  teenage  fat^ade  and  see 
their  true  spirit.  He  told  the  bcal  paper  last 
week  this  will  be  his  final  year.  He  is  plan- 
ning on  living  out  his  days  with  his  brother 
downbNaplea  Butyouknowmyour heart 
he  could  never  leave  tiiis  tewn  and  you’ll 
here  his  vcace  for  years  to  come. 

In  line  you  hear  the  buzz  of  racon- 
teurs vividly  setting  scenes  and  dropping 


pinch  lines.  You  come  to  a realization  ttet 
what  these  fans  wart  is  a chance  to  touch 
some  ofihc  past,  which  this  day  albws  for, 
Melancholy  and  mietarding  up 
your  pretzel,  you  take  notice  of  ayouigboy, 
maybe  seven.  He  is  finding  it  a struggle  to 
:cntrol  the  hotclnco- 
ate  m his  Styrofoam 
:ip  while  wearing  the 
nittens  his  parents 
lave  supplied  him. 
distant  face  boks 
if  he  found  out 
will  not  be  cem- 
next  month,  but 
:bok  changssvvhen 
overthrown  ball 
lands  a few  yards  b 
front  of  him.  Hecai- 
his  small  bun- 
frame 
the  leg  ofhis 
and  lools  out 
the  coach’s  boys. 

rush- 

through  the  vessels 
his  brightening 
you  kncr.v  his 
will  come.  And 
smile  returns. 

You  leave  with 
precessbn  a.s  the 
prepares  itself 
AU  of 

them  are  better  and 
•file  photo  happier  people  than  the 

ones  who  started  the  (fay,  even  if  the  home 
team  lost.  They  will  all  be  back  next  year 
even  if  their  roles  are  different.  They  will 
come  back  because  the  game  offers  them 
somethmg  nothing  else  does. 

And  as  they  make  their  way  back 
towards  their  respective  homes,  they  do  so 
divbg  somewhat  slower  and  listening  to 
sometiimg  somewhat  softer,  because  on  the 
final  Thursday  in  November,  it  doesn’t  mat- 
ter who  wins  or  bse^  it  only  matters  with 
whom  you  share  that  victory  a defeat. 


The  Deftones  and  Dredg  make  for  a great  tour 


By  David  Pagead 
Associate  editor 

On  ^tureby,  October  30ih,  I attended  an  absolutely 
phenomenal  concert  put  on  by  Dredg  and  The  Deftones  at  The 
WebsterTheatre  in  Hartford,  Connecticut  The  showsQrteda  bit 
late,  but  the  performances  that  both  of  these  bands  put  on  more 
than  made  up  for  it.  Dredg  was  the  epening  band  I had  seen 
Dredg  for  the  first  time  a yearorso  earlier  at  The  Pallacfium  in 
Worcester,  Massachusetts,  and  was  very  surprised  at  how  much 
raw  talent  and  creativity  tiiis  bond  breu^t  The  hand  itself  can 
be  described  as  a healthy  mix  of  The  Deftones,  heubus  and 
Cursive.  They  give  off  a veiy  artsy  feeling,  but  are  by  no  means 
loo  artsy  for  their  own  good  or  overly  elite  about  it  Overall , the 
band  is  very  different  in  a positive  way.  The  guitarist  plays  two 
Kparate  anps  throu^  two  ^eater  cabinets,  giving  the  audi- 
ence a warm,  ftiL  stereo  sound  The  vocalist  who  sirigs  in  his 
beautiful,  operatic  voice  also  plays  a number  of  odd  instrumerls 
ihrcughout  the  set  Dredg  is  a band  that  isnot  easilyignored.and 
1 could  tell  that  this  crowd  was  absolute^  loving  them,  and  with 
goodreasoa  During  the  middle  oftheirset.The  Deftones  made 
3 airprise  appearance  andmade  it  apoint  to  gjve  hugs  and  hand- 
shakes all  around  because  this  was  Dredg’s  last  show  with  The 
Deftones,  while  the  crowd  went  absolutely  mis  at  the  sight  (rf 
the  band  they  were  there  for.  After  Dredg  finished,  the  erlire 
Crowd  was  in  a buzz.  Many  in  the  audience  who  had  just  heard 
Dret^  fa  the  firattimevvereinawe,  while  much  of  the  audience 
"'as  singly  anticipatingThe  Deftones. 

I personally  efid  not  know  that  The  Deftones  were  on 
*our  in  October,  andas  a longtime  dedicated  fan.  1 was  very  cEs- 


appoiriedinmyself.  This"mini-ioa,”as  it  was  called,  was  sim- 
ply to  get  sane  more  tour  time  offlheir2003self-titied  release. 
Along  with  their  mini-toui;  The  Deftones  are  currently  record- 
ing another  album  which  is  expected  to  come  out  in  spring  of 
2005.  This  is  huge  news  to  Deftones  fans,  considering  many 
believed  that  their  2003  release  would  unfotunately  be  their 
last.  However,  this  mim-tour  exemj^ified  how  much  creative 
talent  and  raw  energy  this  band  diS  has. 

WaichingThe  Deftones  walk  out  on  stage  wasabnost 
areligious  moment  for  me.  I have  seen  them  three  times  before 
but  never  have  1 seen  tiiem  in  the  form  that  they  were  in  this 
night  Overall  the  show  was  very  li^tiiearted  and  comical. 
\bcalist  Chino  Maeno  and  drummer  Abe  Cunningham 
exch^ged  words  titroughoit  theentire  ^ow  threateningtokick 
each  other  out  of  the  band  and  beat  each  aher  up  However,  this 
comical  attitude  that  took  {^ce  dd  na  lake  away  fiom  the 
bands  abibty  put  on  an  absolutely  awesome  ^ow.  The  ciwd 
was  very  vocal  and  ener^tic  and  bassist  Chi  Cheng  made  it  a 
point  to  pas  out  water  andoncein  a while  spiay  his  unused  bot- 
tles irio  the  crowd. 

The  band  interacted  with  the  crowd  all  ni^t  At  cue 
point.  Chino  Moreno  had  paused  the  song  “7  Worife,"  and  for- 
got where  he  was  He  then  asked  a member  of  the  audience  who 
screamed  out  “We  were  at  the  fuck  part”  which  struck  tiie  band 
and  the  crowd  as  being  funny. 

This  dtow  was  absolutely  amazing,  and  everyone  left 
with  a anile  on  their  face.  Both  bands  put  cn  a great  show,  and 
displayed  to  their  audience  exactly  what  it  is  that  makes  them 
creative,  and  different 


The  Deftones  (above)  and  Dredg  (below) 


(file  photo) 


Page  10 


A&E  Th6  UoiCC  November  22. 2004 


The  puck  stops  here 


“THIS  OWL’S  HOWL” 
Bv  JOHN  DESCHENES 

Sports  columnist 


Please  altow  me  to  contradict 
myself. ! know  it  is  football  season,  but  it 
should  be  hockey  season  too.  The  National 
Hockey  League  is  currently  in  the  middle 
of  a devastating  lockout.  NHL  owners 
want  to  implement  a salary  cap  to  provide 
parity.  Based  on  the  National  Football 
League's  success  with  a salary  cap,  can 
you  blame  them?  Owners  also  want  a 
Major  League  Baseball-like  market  cor- 
rection to  take  place.  This  would  drive 
down  player  salaries  allowing  owners  to 
lower  ticket  prices,  etc.  In  theory  this 
would  attract  more  fans  to  games.  The 
players  don't  want  any  part  of  either  as  it 
would  surely  weaken  their  union.  Their 
philosophy  is  to  make  as  much  as  they  can 
for  as  long  as  they  can.  We  live  in  a coun- 
try with  a capitalist  economy,  so  I can't 
blame  the  players  either.  Basically  I con- 
clude that  nobody  is  to  blame.  Or  is  it  that 
both  sides  are  to  blame? 

Either  way  you  look  at  it,  there  is 
a problem,  I am  no  Alan  Greenspan  and  1 
am  certainly  not  going  to  propose  a new 
collective  bargaining  agreement  for  the 
NHL.  The  disagreement  about  what  the 
new  CBA  should  look  like  is  indeed  the 
NHL's  #1  problem,  but  even  when  an 
agreement  is  reached,  the  NHL  has  a long, 
long  way  to  go. 

1 am  a diehard  hockey  fan  and  I 
have  no  reason  to  hide  that  fact.  Hockey  is 
easily  my  favorite  sport,  so  it  pains  me  to 
see  the  NHL  being  portrayed  as  the  laugh- 
ingstock of  professional  sports.  Even 
before  the  lockout,  the  NHL  was  strug- 
gling with  national  media  attention,  televi- 
sion ratings,  and  marketing.  Hockey  is 
never  talked  about  on  sports  talk  radio  and 


is  clearly  behind  football  and  baseball  in 
fan  support.  The  question  is  why?  How 
can  a sport  built  on  speed  and  hard  hitting 
become  so  meaningless  in  this  country? 
How  can  this  great  sport  be  surpassed  by  a 
joke  of  a sport  like  NASCAR? 

3 don't  want  to  write  a recap  of  the 
history  of  hockey,  but  I do  need  to  go  back 
in  time  a little  bit.  Bobby  Orr  led  the 
Boston  Bruins  to  the  Stanley  Lup  in  1970 
and  1972.  From  what  I understand,  hockey 
was  king  in  Boston  during  these  years,  in 
the  mid  1980's,  Wayne  Gretzky  was  lead- 
ing the  high-flying  Edmonton  Oilers  to 
Stanley  Cup  championships.  The  explo- 
sive Pittsburgh  Penguins  of  the  early 
1990's  were  led  by  Mario  Lemieux  and 
Jaromir  Jagr.  Hockey  has  had  its  moments 
on  the  United  States  sports  stage,  but  in 
recent  years  hockey  has  become  more  and 
more  isolated.  The  hardcore  hockey  fans 
are  still  there,  but  the  casual  fans  are  not.  I 
think  I know  why 

With  30  teams,  not  every  NHL 
tearp  is  slacked  "with  a ton  of  all-stars. 
There  are  obviously  guys  in  the  league 
who  wouldn't  be  good  enough  to  play  if 
there  were  fewer  teams.  Coaches  are  paid 
to  win,  no  matter  how  they  do  it.  The  com- 
bination of  players  who  shouldn't  be  in  the 
league  and  coaches  who  have  to  win  at  all 
costs  is  not  a good  one.  What  you  end  up 
with  is  a lot  of  coaches  playing  not  to  lose, 
or  not  playing  to  win.  They  don't  trust  their 
lesser  players  to  play  an  up  and  down 
game.  These  coaches  preach  defense, 
defense  and  more  defense.  This  leads  to 
boring  hockey  and  fewer  fans. 

Hockey  is  a game  that  is  much 
better  seen  in  person  than  on  television.  If 
you’ve  been  to  a hockey  game  you  know 
what  I am  talking  about,  and  if  you  haven't 
just  ask  someone  who  has.  Hockey  can  be 
a good  product  on  television,  but  the  NHL 
needs  to  work  on  it.  V/ith  prices  being  so 
high,  not  everybody  can  afford  to  go  to 


hockey  games.  You  figure  they  would  just 
watch  on  television.  The  hardcore  fan  will, 
but  the  casual  fan  will  watch  more  enter- 
taining programming.  The  casual  fan  also 
doesn’t  recognize  the  NHL's  superstars. 
Sure  the  casual  fan  has  heard  of  Wayne 
Gretzky  and  Mario  Lemieux,  but  do  they 
know  who  Vincent  Lecavaiier  is?  Andrew 
Rayaoft?  Patrick  Marleau?  Dany 
Heatley?  There  is  a reason  for  this:  poor 
marketing.  How  can  you  expect  a casual 
fan  to  follow  your  sport  if  they  don't  know 
who  they  should  be  foliowing?  A major 
overhaul  in  the  marketing  ploys  of  the 
NHL  is  needed.  Again,  3 am  not  a market- 
ing genius,  so  I don't  know  what  exactly 
needs  to  be  done.  There  has  to  be  people 
working  for  the  NHL  who  can  figure 
SOMETHING  out,  right?  The  biggest 
problem,  however,  revolves  around  the 
rules  and  regulations  of  the  game.  Being  a 
hockey  fan,  not  just  an  NHL  fan,  I have 
some  views  as  to  how  the  NHL  game 
could  be  made  more  appealing  to  casual 
fans: 

• Remove  the  red  line;  this  would 
make  2-line  passes  legal  and  would  keep 
the  game  flowing  as  there  would  be  fewer 
whistles. 

• Tag-up  offside;  this  would  allow 
an  attacking  player  to  dump  the  puck  into 
the  other  teams'  zone  whilq  another  attack- 
ing player  is  in  the  zone  (again  fewer  whis- 
tles) 

• Reduce  the  size  of  goalie  equip- 
ment; there  is  no  need  for  goaltenders  to 
look  like  offensive  linemen 

• Enforce  the  rules;  call  a penalty 
any  time  there  is.one,  no  matter  what  the 
situation  is 

The  following  are  long-shot  rule 

changes: 

• Make  intentional  icing/offside  a 
penalty  (puts  a lot  of  pressure  on  referees) 

• Ban  the  neutral  zone  trap;  come 
up  with  a set  definition  and  have  referees 


enforce  the  definition  (to  keep  it  simple; 
the  neutral  zone  trap  is  a boring  defensive 
scheme  implemented  by  coaches  I 
described  earlier) 

• Allow  goalies  to  be  hit  if  they 
leave  the  crease  to  play  the  puck,  especial- 
ly behind  the  net  (yes  that  means  you 
Martin  Brodeur)  / or  don't  allow  goalies  to 
play  the  puck  at  all  outside  the  crease 

I'm  sure  there  are  more  possibili- 
ties, and  if  you  have  any  I’d  love  to  hear 
them.  Step  one  of  the  process  calls  for  the 
owners  and  players  to  reach  an  agreement. 
Step  two  calls  for  the  NHL  to  win  over 
casual  fans.  To  do  this  the  NHL  needs  to 
improve  their  marketing  and  they  need  to 
seriously  look  at  their  rules  and  regula- 
tions. If  only  one  of  my  suggestions  is 
used,  the  NHL  will  become  a better  league 
and  will  attract  more  television  viewers,  in 
Boston  people  have  a tendency  to  be  "pro" 
crazy.  What  3 mean  by  this  is  that  they  only 
recognize  professional  sports.  It's  a real 
shame.  Without  the  NHL,  hockey  fans 
need  to  seek  alternatives.  College  hockey 
is  a terrific  alternative.  I know  there  are  a 
ton  of  hockey  loving  people  on  this  cam- 
pus. I suggest  going  to  UMASS  and  taking 
in  a game.  Many  of  you  visit  people  you 
know  at  UMASS,  why  not  take  a trip  to  the 
Mullins  Center?  If  you  live  in  the  Boston 
area,  check  out  a Boston  College/Boston 
University  game.  You  won’t  be  disappoint- 
ed. There  is  still  some  pro  hockey  going  on 
in  the  minor  leagues  too.  Go  check  out  a 
Springfield  Falcon  game  or  a Hartford 
Wollpack  game.  You  have  plenty  of 
options  ... 

The  lookout  won't  last  forever; 
but  that  is  just  the  beginning.  The  NHL  has 
some  serious  work  ahead  of  them  and  it 
will  take  a long  time  to  finish,  but  it  can  be 
done.  Hopefully  the  NHL  gets  it  right 
because  I can  only  take  so  much  bouncy 
ball. 


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DEEP  THOUGHTS  BY  JACK  HANDY 

“If  they  ever  come  up  with  a Swashbuckling  School,  I think  one  of  the  courses  should  be  “Laughing,”  then 

“Jumping  Off  Something.” 

“When  you're  riding  in  a time  machine  way  far  into  the  future,  don't  stick  your  elbow  out  the  window,  or  it'll  turn 

into  a fossil.” 

“It  takes  a big  man  to  ciy,  but  it  takes  a bigger  man  to  laugh  at  that  man.” 

“One  thing  kids  like  is  to  be  tricked.  For  instance,  I was  going  to  take  my  little  nephew  to  Disneyland,  but  instead  I 
drove  him  to  an  old  burned-out  warehouse.  "Oh,  no,"  I said.  "Disneyland  burned  down."  He  cried  and  cried,  but  1 
think  that  deep  down,  he  thought  it  was  a pretty  good  joke.  I started  to  drive  over  to  the  real  Disneyland,  but  it 

was  getting  pretty  late.” 

“Fear  can  sometimes  be  a useful  emotion.  For  instance,  let's  say  you're  an  astronaught  on  the  moon  and  you  fear 
that  your  partner  has  been  turned  into  Dracula.  The  next  time  he  goes  out  for  the  moon  pieces,  wham!,  you  just 
slam  the  door  behind  him  and  blast  off.  He  might  call  you  on  the  radio  and  say  he's  not  Dracula,  but  you  just  say,  ‘ 

‘Think  again,  bat  man’” 

“Most  people  don't  realize  that  large  pieces  of  coral,  which  have  been  painted  brown  and  attached  to  the  skull  by 
common  wood  screws,  can  make  a child  look  like  a deer.” 


“Anytime  1 see  something  screech  across  a room  and  latch  onto  someones  neck,  and  the  guy  screams  and  tries  to 
get  it  off,  I have  to  laugh,  because  what  is  that  thing.” 

For  more  Deep  Thoughts  visit:  http://www-personal.umd.umich.edu/~nhughes/htmldocs/deepthoughts.html 


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The  Student  Press  of  Westfield  State  College 

December  6. 2004  ,53^^ 


Electrical  shortage  cuts  power  to  WSC 


Bv  Rebecca  Oliver 
Voice  Reporter 


Rain  seeped  into  an  elec- 
trical control  box,  sparking  a fire 
outside  the  Woodward  Center  at 
Westfield  State  College  Sunday 
afternoon.  The  control  box  was 
on  an  electrical  site  near  Alumni 
Field. 

The  fire  and  water  dam- 
age caused  a temporary  loss  of 
power  to  Western  Avenue. 

WSC’s  electricity  is  con- 
trolled by  Westfield  Gas  and 
Electric  Power  and  they  turned  off 
the  power  to  Western  Ave  for 
about  15  minutes,  according  to 


Curl  Robie,  Assistant  Vice 
President  of  WSC. 

A report  of  the  incident 
by  Deputy  Tom  Kane  of  the 
Westfield  Fire  Department,  said 
the  actual  fire  was  called  arcing, 
meaning  there  was  heavy  sparking 
coming  from  the  switch  box. 
Two  vehicles  of  the  college  were 
deployed  and  then  put  on  standby. 

The  report  also  said  that 
all  power  was  cut  along  with  all 
burnt  wires. 

The  electrical  site  is  a 
chained-in  area  that  controls  the 
electricity  to  the  lights  at  Alumni 
Field  along.with  power  to  the  old 


concession  stand  and  athletic 
storage  building. 

“Just  so  happens  that  the 
equipment  is  going  to  be  replaced 
anyway  because  of  all  the  con- 
struction that  is  going  on  down 
there,”  said  Robie  about  the  new 
additions  to  the  Woodward 
Center-  The  equipment  should  be 
removed  sometime  in  the  spring 
or  summer,  according  to  Robie. 

The  Woodward  Center 
along  with  Alumni  Field  have 
been  under  heavy  construction  in 

the  past  few  months  as  additions  - — 

to  the  Center  are  still  under  way.  Christmas  is  coniingandthcrrceinfronlofElyisall  lit 
Fire  - pg.  2 up.ask  tradition,  fitough  j 

die  photo  at  night. 


10  by  ClifTAshbrook 


u can't  seek  because  iselook 


% -Photo  by  Jennifer  Goldberg 

The  WSC  Men's  basketball  team  had  their  home  opener  TUes,  Nov, 30 in  the  new 
Woodward  Center  s^ainst  Williams  College.  The  Owls  lost  73-57. 


Flu  vaccine  shortage  hits 
home  for  students 


Bv  Courtney  Loftu.s 


Special  to  The  Voice 
Flu  season,  that  drcackd  time  of  year 

that  affects  neily  everyone  inone  way  or  anoth- 
er is  quickly  approaching  and  21-year-old 
Meghan  Schreiner  is  among  many  Americans 
aware  of  the  need  toprotea  ihemseKcs  frem  the 
virus  A Westfield  State  Cdlege  movement  sci- 
ence major,  Schreiner  has  a better  dianre  of 
catchii^  the  flu  than  most  college  students 
because  suffers  fiom  asthma. 

Schreiner,  who  isabout5‘3”  with  light 
brown  bait;  discovered  her  asthma  during  her 
sephomore  year  of  hi^  school,  but  luckily  has 
never  experienced  an  alt  ack 

"It’s  exercise-indired.”  ^e  said  of  her 
asthma,  “so  it  isn’t  too  bod  unless  I’m  working 


Schreiner gets  a flushot every  >ear  and 
has  never  had  (lie  flu,  SiieusualiygjisavjccirB- 
bon  from  a doaor  in  Franin^tm,  her  home- 
town, bii  in  2003  she  received  tit  shot  at  aclinic 
Iteldon  campus. 

“Itwasdownstairsin  333,’'shefflid  "i 
don’t  remember  howmaiy  people  were  there  but 
I did  have  to  wait  in  line.” 

Schreiner  was  among  162  people, 
including  students,  faculty,  and  staffto  attend  the 
annual  clinic  set  up  by  WSC  Health  Services  in 
collaboration  with  an  outsitfe  healthcare  provider 
offering  flu  vaccinaions  on  campus  since  2001 . 
Before  2001,  flu  vaccines  were  oflered  only  to 
faculty.slaff.and  employees  as  well  asa  few  high 
risk  students  and  were  provided  only  by  Health 
Vaccine  - pg,  3 


Speedier  internet  connec- 
tion announced  at  SGA 


Campus  drug  culture  from 
the  view  of  two  ex-users 


By  Matthew  Bernat 
Editor  In  Chief 

I Part2  of  a series  \ 

The  week  of  Thanksgiving 
‘TheVoice’ranthe  first  port  ofa  series 
that  took  a closer  look  at  dug  use  on 
campus  at  Westfield  State.  Through 
the  (yesofthreesiudentswe  cai^lt  a 
^ort  ^inpse  of  illegal  drug  use  on 
campus.  TWo  wi^ed  to  remain 
anoriymous,  “Mike”  and  "Saia”  and  a 
third,  Ben  Pegg,  had  lost  a best  friend 
to  dn^  abuse.  This  week  we  fini^ 
with  Mike’s  story  and  begin  with  Sara 
and  Ben  Pegg’s  stories. 

About  an  hour  had  passed, 
Mike’s  audience  was  stilt  intently  lis- 


tening to  his  account  of  four  years  of 
illicit  diug  use  at  Westfield  State 
Collie  (WSC)  The  time  came  for 
him  to  leave,  a reporter’s  last  question 
is  usually  “Is  thereanything  we  ddn’t 
go  over,  anything  else  you  wart  to 
say?” 

“College  kids  should  make 
their  own  decisions,”  said  Mike  as  he 
checked  his  pockets  for  cigarettes, 
“It's  not  the  college’s  place  to  tell  peo- 
ple what  to  do.  Doing  coke  in  small 
amourtts  is  recreationaL 

'Tf  you  have  sex  too  much 
you  git  in  (rouble,  if  you  stay  ip  fif- 
teen ni^tsin  arowyou  hallucinate.  If 
a kid  coming  here  to  coUe^  for  the 
first  time  asks  me;  'Should  I try 


cocaine?’!  would  say  yes.  It’s  not  that 
hard  to  do  just  once,”  said  Mike.  He 
fished  acigaratefromhispoclretand 
headed  towards  the  door. 

Mike’s  story  is  by  no 
means  the  nonn  for  students  on  cam- 
pus who  use  dru^.  “Sara”  lives  on 
campus  nowandisaregular  marijua- 
na smoker.  Sara  accidentally  became 
addictedtoheroinwhen  ^esmokeda 
join  tiiatwas  laced  with  the  dryg. 

“When  I started  waking 
and  saying  ‘I  need  this  die  knew  it 
was  time  to  kick  her  addiction. 

She  efid  so  with  die  help  iff 
the  WSC  Counselirg  Coiter  “Whoi 
! really  started  slippiig  up  one  of  my 
Drugs -pg.  2 


ByLisandra  Billings 

News  Editor 

The  Student 

Government  Association  kicked 
off  dieir  amual  “All  I Want  for 
Christmas”  fundaiscr  and  had  Dr. 
Joan  Rasool,  Interim  Senior  Vice 
Presidert  of  Academic  Affairs,  as 
a guest  speaker  to  cfiscuss  (he 
school’s  recent  irtemet  problems. 

Rasool  spoke  abort  the 
recent  problems  with  internet 
access  oncampus,  saying  she  was 
aware  (hat,  on  the  student  side,  if 
one  computer  has  a virus  it 
spreads  to  the  others.  She 
announced  the  purchase  of  a 
$45,000  software  package  that, 
when  installed,  should  make  the 


internet  run  faster. 

Rasoc^  also  addressed 
student  registration  issues  and 
spoke  particularly  abort  course 
section  wait  lists.  She  said  she 
and  other  members  of  the  facuKy 
are  currently  working  together  to 
create  sufficient  class  sectiens  so 
students  are  able  to  take  the  cours- 
es they  need 

Qirren  announced  the 
association's  annual  ’’All  I Want 
For  Christmas”  fundraiser. 
Qjrren  said  that  every  year  SGA 
contacts  (he  Headstart  located  in 
Westfield  and  adopts  a numbef  of 
lamOiesto  buy  Christmas  presents 
for. 

Oirrcn  said  this  year  the 
SGA  - pg.  2 


‘A  Nickel’s  Worth’  responds  to  a 

Voice  photographer  catches 

Inside 

recent  letter  to  the  editors. 

Taking  Back  Sunday  at  the 

News  Pigci  1-J  1 

Voices  Page  4 

Webster. 

Overheird 

NatlonAVorld  Page  5-6 

pg-  7 

A&E  Page  9-12 

review  pg.  10 

Comics  Page  IS 

Page  2 


News  Th6  UoiC6  December  6. 2004 


SGA 


American  zombies 


association  plans  on  adopting  15  familiesand 
needs  to  raise  ipwards  of  SlO.flOO  to  provide 
an  adequate  Christmas  for  each  of  the  fami- 
lies. 

In  order  to  raise  the  needed  funds, 
Cumen  aid  SGA  would  be  going  door  to 
<faor  in  both  the  residence  halls  and  the  aca- 
demic buildings  and  encouraged  the  senators 
to  “get  excited"  about  the  event  since  it  was 
fora  good  caiise  and  one  ofthe  most  inpor- 
lant  things  theassociation  did  all  year. 

Curren  also  announced  the  Cancer 
House  of  Hope  trip  that  was  previously 
scheduled  but  cancelled  due  to  mow  and  had 
be  rescheduled  for  Sunefay,  Dec.  5 at  1200 
p.m. 

Bob  McDonald,  Student  Trustee, 
addressed  Westfield  Stale  College's  relation- 
^ip  with  the  Student  Affairs  Committee, 
saying  that  neither  he  nor  President  Matt 
Curren  will  be  attending  the  regular  meetings 
rf  thecommiitee. 

McDonald  said  the  and  Ciiren  felt 
the  committee  was  accomplishing  nothing 
and  pointed  out  that  Umass  Amherst  had 
already  abandoned  the  committee,  leaving 
Worcester  State  College  and  Framingham 
State  Ccdlegeas  the  only  other  ^vo  state  col- 
lege represericd  on  the  committee. 

McDonald  said  bothhe  andCurren 
would  still  be  receiving  the  committee  meet- 
ing agenebs  and  if  they  feel  the  committee 
will  be  addressing  somethingof ‘‘drasticcon- 
cem,"  they  will  attend  the  meetiiig. 

Vice  President  of  Student  Life, 
Colin  Drury,  said  ary  members  of  the  class- 
es of  2006  or  2007  who  wished  to  live  in 
either  the  new  resident  halls  or  the  apart- 
ments next  jear  needed  to  fill  out  a deposit 
form  that  will  be  mailed  to  them  and  send  it 
bock  by  Dec.  31  or  'Ihere’s  about  a 2% 
chance  you’ll  get  to  live  therenext  year.’’ 

Stephanie  DeCosta  spoke  on  behalf 
of  the  Food  Services  Committee  and 
announced  plans  to  possibly  add  a slush 
machine  and  a new  hot  chocolate  similar  to 


the  one  located  in  the  Subway  area.  While 
neither  addition  has  been  confirmed, 
DeCofJa  said  that  Sodexho  was“k)oking  into 

DeCosta  also  announced  the  holi- 
day dinner  will  be  held  on  Dec.  16  and  would 
include  fte  salad  bar,  an  appetizer  bar.  a ham 
and  rcBSt  beef  carving  station,  scallop  pota- 
toes, macaroni  and  cheese,  a baked  potatobar 
as  well  as  cheesecake,  and  holiday  lo^  for 
dessert. 

DeCosta  said  Sodexho  was  very 
excited  about  this  dinner  and  encouraged  the 
campus  to  “bring  on  the  students!” 

Kerrin  Clark  from  the  Health 
Committee  announced  that  the  next  blood 
drive  would  lake  place  on  Monday,  Dec.  6 
from  1:00  p.m.  to  7fl0  p.m.  in  the  Third 
Wcrid  Room.  Sign-ups  for  the  drive  will  be 
taking  place  at  die  Dinning  Commons  or  stu- 
dents are  encouraged  to  call  i-800-GIVE- 
LlFEfor  more  information. 

.Clarksaid  eachperson  who  donates 
blood  on  that  date  would  be  entered  in  a 
drawing  for  a pair  of  Patriots  ttckets. 

Vice  President  of  Programmir^, 
Julie  Swartwout,  said  Frank  Sartos,  die  R- 
rated  hypnotist  who  visited  the  schod  was  a 
“huge  success”  with  over  650  students  in 
attendance. 

Swartwout  said  they  raised  over 
S420  and  cdlected  eight  boxes  of  food.  She 
said  that  half  of  the  proceeds  went  to  the 
Make-A-Wish  foundation  and  the  other  half 
went  to  the  Senior  fundraiser  for  the 
Gra)iiousc. 

Kristene  Miele  from  the  Finance 
Committee  announced  that  the  committee 
had  approved  a proposal  toallocateSl.458  to 
the  Kung  Fu  Qub.  Mealy  said  that  SI, 000  of 
the  funds  would  pay  the  coach  for  two 
semesters  and  the  extra  $458  would  be  used 
towards  equipment 

The  senators  voted  in  favor  of  the 

proposal 


Drugs 


irobssois  told  me  about  counseling”  slid  Sara,  all  kinds  of  paa” 

Another  one  of  her  professors  also  noticed  Pegg  said  he  does  not  use  ariy  dK^s 

Sara’sbad  grades.  ‘Theybolh  forced  me  intothe  “He  was  my  way  of  not  ddng  dugs,  I would 
counsding  center.  Idkh’texactly  watt  togolo  have  fcund  someone  to  show  me  but  watching 
my  parents,”  said  Sara.  him  aid  having  him  teD  me  the  stories,”  Pegg 

Located  in  the  Lammers  Annex,  the  paused  fer  a moment  “he  was  so  open,  I’d  be 
WSC  counseling  center  offers  a wide  lange  of  hanging  oil  with  him  and  he’d  pep  some  acid 
services  and  workshops  to  studeits  fa  no  andoSermesomeandrdsaynonctmytling” 
charge  confideitial  drug  coureejm^i^n^^^^^^JeggsaklwhenhisfTiendcaniehome 

those  services.  “Sometimes thatsimmertheyddi’thave 

you  just  need  someoic  to  much  in  connnon  ai^moie. 

lalktowhohassignedacai-  (o  50  ^ smart  guitar  and  had 

fidendalityfom,”  said  Sara.  been  at  the  same  level  of  pro- 

She  has  been  OTUg  US6r,  not  that  ficiency  when  Pegg’s friend 


using  drugs  is 
smart.” 

- “Sara” 


heroin  fire  since  December 
of  last  year,  her  grades  are 
bock  vp,  and  she  is  very 
grateful  totheprofessorsthat 
he^ed  her  irto  counseling 
“Na  many  people  can 
maintain  a B aveiagc  and  be 
addicted  to  heroin,”  said 
Sara 

Thou^  is  

now  free  of  hffoin  die  continues  to  smoke  mar- 
ijuana on  areguli  baas.  “I  try  to  be  a snait  drug 
user,  not  that  using  drugs  issmart,”  sad  Sara. 

Drug  use  not  only  has  an  effect  on  ttie 
actual  users  but  also  on  ihepecple  who  know  the 
uiser,  Ben  Peg&  an  RA  in  Scanlon  hall  lost  a best 
fnend  over  the  course  of  one  summer. 

Two  years  ago  Pegg’s  ftiend  went  to 
Maine  for  ttie  summer  to  live  with  his  dad. 
"When  he  left  he  was  175  pounds  and  athletic. 
When  1b  came  home  he  looked  like  shit,  te’d 
wake  up.  throw  ip,  curl  up  into  a ball  arxi  be  in 


left  for  Maine.  When  he 
returned,  “We  just  ddn’t 
have  all  that  much  in  con- 
mon,”  aid  Pegg 

“He  pissed  Ws 
life  away  ddng  dugs,  last  I 
heardabouthim  ihissummer 
he  ga  busted  at  a Shaw’s  for 
stealingcoi^hsynp.Hewas 

‘robo-  tipping’,”  said  Pegg 

“Robo-tiippin^’  consists  of  drinking  an  entiie 
bottle  of  Rodtussin  cough  synp  to  get  high. 

Public  Safety  is  aware  that  WSC  is  nd 
a dug  free  canpus.  However  it  is  also  pretty 
clean  as  compared  to  other  cairpuss  in  the  area 
such  as  the  University  of  Masachusetls  at 
Amherst 

“1  tell  the  meaning  freshmen,  if  tfiey 
do  drugs,  leave  them  at  home.  This  is  an  educa- 
tional environment  to  exercise  the  brain,  we 
don't  iBed  ihin^  polluting  it”  said  Chief  of 
Public  Safety  Paul  Scamell 


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IFrom  November  26  until  December  24,  America  is 
death-locked  in  the  now-evil  forces  of  the  Christmas 
season.  I’d  be  beating  a dead  horse  if  I went  into  the 
usual  monologue  about  how  Christmas  is  now  owned 
by  Wal-Mart  and  Hallmark  and  how  consumers  spend 
an  obscene  amount  of  money  on  worthless  items  that 
will  be  forgotten  about  by  February. 

I’ve  never  worked  in  retail,  thank  goodness,  but  I can 
lonly  imagine  the  kind  of  torment  the  employees  of  the  many  chains  go 
Ithrough  during  the  holiday  season.  Having  to  get  up  at  four  in  the  morning 
lin  order  to  get  to  Wal-Mart  at  five  and  fend  off  “Black  Friday”  shoppers 
[who  just  have  to  get  their  hands  on  that  thirty-dollar  DVD  player  while  get- 
Iting  paid  minimum  wage  isn’t  my  idea  of  having  a merry  Christmas. 


Do  you  ever  stop  to  wonder  about  those  employees  and  their  thoughts  on 
the  holiday  craze? 


Brian  Barlow  is  an  employee  at  Stop  & Shop  in  downtown  Westfield  This 
year  will  be  his  second  holiday  season  at  that  establishment.  Recently  he 
wrote  about  his  experience: 

“I've  noticed  that  around  the  holiday  season,  people  tend  to  act  more  like 
zombies  than  actual  human  beings.  Yes,  the  general  populace. suddenly 
turns  into  stereotypical  flesh-craving  ghouls,  mindlessly  shambling 
through  stores  and  city  streets  killing  (or  buying)  anything  in  sight.  1 can 
feel  their  cold,  clammy  hands  brush  against  my  arm,  just  as  they  moan 
things  like  ‘Excuse  me  sit..'  and  lunge  in  to  bite  a chunk  out  of  my  neck. 
They  stumble  on  aimlessly,  until  they  happen  to  fall  upon  another  living 
thing,  then  move  in  to  attack,  quickly  devouring  the  victim  (or  asking  them 
a million  questions  and  driving  them  insane).  They  care  not  for  the  feelings 
or  well  being  of  their  victims  (or  people  will  give  untold  amounts  of  grief 
to  those  that  don't  give  them  what  they  want),  and  they  attack  without 
regard  for  anyone,  even  their  own.  For  the  walking  dead  (or  the  American 
consumer)  search  for  only  one  thing  ...  human  flesh  (or  money  and  posses- 
sions). Searching  only  to  consume  the  flesh  of  the  living  and  drink  the 
warm  blood  of  life,  they  will  stop  at  nothing.  Offer  them  anything  other 
than  that,  and  it  will  simply  be  ignored.  They  shall  consume  it  all,  they  shall 
consume  everything.  Barricade  the  doors,  and  they  will  wait  for  you,  even 
[in  the  bitter  cold.  Attempt  to  fight  them,  and  you  will  only  die  (or  verbally 
[get  your  face  eaten  off,  or  at  the  worst,  fired).  Be  afraid,  for  they  will  con- 
Isume  it  all ...  until  nothing  is  left.  I know  this  wasn't  written  very  well,  but 
[it’s  been  on  my  mind  lately.  When  you  work  in  any  sort  of  retail,  like  a ^0- 
cery  store,  or  a place  like  Wal-Mart,  you  start  to  notice  some  startling  sim- 
ilarities between  the  consumer,  and  your  typical  zombie.  This  isn't  just  dur- 
[ing  the  holiday  season  either  although  it  is  during  this  time  of  year  when  it 
[is  at  it’s  worst  (consumerism).  It's  an  everyday  sort  of  thing,  and  I’ve  been 
[seeing  it  more  and  more  each  passing  day.  It's  sad,  but  sometimes  it's  actu- 
ally kind  of  funny,  especially  when  you  have  a picture  in  your  head  of  a 
[zombie  trying  to  shop  ...” 


[Comparing  die  American  consumer  a zombie  couldn’t  be  a better 
[metaphor.  So  while  you’re  doing  your  holiday  money  wasting,  keep  in 
[mind  the  people  you  step  on  and  over  in  order  just  to  get  to  that  sixty-  dol- 
[lar  puffy  Gap  vest. 

[Emily  Engel 

[Editor  In  Chief 

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Vaccine  

Services  withoia  the  telp 
ofanothersource.  'Ihisimmunizatian 
program  has  pro\en  to  be  both  con- 
venient and  successful  in  past  yeas, 
although  some  people  may  actually 
rely  on  is  services  year  after  >ear, 
there  will  be  no  flu  shoS  a\ailable  on 
campus  this  season 

By  early  November,  these 
people  who  are  at  a high  risk  ofcateh- 
ing  the  flu  should  have  alreatfy 
received  their  aniraal  flu  vacebe, 
either  by  mjection  or  iHsal  spray. 

High  risk  individuals  bclude  people 
over  the  age  of65,  peqjlevvith  weak- 
ened immune  sys- 
tans  or  long-term 
health  problems 


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freemen.  He  is  undeclared  but 
isthinking  about  going  into  com- 
rnunicotions.  Jimmy  is  also  the  winner  of 
the  Soy  What?  Karaoke  contest. 

Favorite  thing  about  WSC; 

The  friendly  environment  and  his  rooming 
arrangements.  He  loves  everyone  that 
lives  around  him. 

Favorite  Song:  Anything  80’s metoi. 
Favorite  Movie:  ForrestGump 


dcses  it  had  intended  te-supph'  and, 
with  the  Centers  for  Disease  Control 
and  Prevention,  is  currently  tiymg  to 
figure  out  how  to  best  distribute  the 
remainmg  doses. 

The  Massachusfctts 
Department  of  PuHic  Health 
announced  on  Novemba’  8 ,iha  it 
will  receive  2Q,630  doses  of  the  vac- 
cme  b addtbn  to  the  425,000  doses 
received  over  the  past  few  menbs. 
The  doses  are  said  to  be  “for 
Massachusetts  residents  at  be  great- 
est risk  of  devdepbg  lifethreatenirg 
conpLcaticns  from  the  flu."  In 


“I  don’t  know  If  it  will 


September, 
before  the 
announcement 


(heart  disease,  lung  happen  because  there  is  Chiron, 


asthma, 
etc.)  or  anyone  else 
who  falls  bto 
another  at-risk  cate- 
gory. It  is  not 
uncommon  forpeo- 
plewhoarenotcon- 
siefered  high  risk  to 
get  vacebated  as 
well,  but  this  year  it 
will  be  nearly 
bipossiblefcrtheK 
mdividuals  to  get  a 
flu  shot. 

Tlie  United  States  is  cur- 
rently ej^eriencirrg  a massive  short- 
age of  flu  vaccines  for  the  2004/2005 
flu  season,  and  will  be  receivirg  only 
about  half  of  the  100  million  doses 
anticipated  by  the  government.  This 
shortage  has  left  die  naion  with  a 
potential  puHic  health  crisis  and  has 
kd  to  the  cancellation  of  flu  shot  pro- 
grans  across  the  country  includir^ 
the  anruial  clinic  held  at  WSC.  What 
might  this  dtortage  mean  for  those 
like  Schreiner  who  could  possibly 
becane  extremely  ill  from  catchir^ 
the  bfluenza  vins? 

On  October  5,  health 
departments  nationwide  were 
bfotmed  that  Chiron  Coip.,  the  com- 
pany that  produces  half  ofthe  flu  vac- 
cbes  for  the  United  States  had  its 
maimfecturing  license  tenpaarily 
si^ended  by  Britidi  authorities  due 
to  aeri%  problffna  Chiron,  whose 
manufacturing  j^ail  is  located  b 
Liverpool,  was  expected  to  provide 
die  United  States  with  46  millicci  to 
“*8  million  dcses  of  the  vacebe. 
Aventis  Pasteup  the  only  ober  flu 


such  a shortage,  but  in 
the  meantime  I’ll  just 
have  to  try  to  stay 
healthy  on  my  own.” 

Patricia  Berube 
Director  of  Health 
Services 


42,000  doses 
were  distributed 
to  health  care 
providers 
throughout  the 
state.  The 
remaining 
doses  are  being 
held  tenperari- 
ly  while  a plan 
is  bebg  devised 
b order  to  guar- 
antee vaccines 
for  those  b 


high-rid<  categories,  Canmissioner 
of  the  Health  Dqjartment,  Orristbe 
Ferguson  urged  the  public  to  be 
padent 

“Flu  shots  for  hi^  risk 
individials  are  nowon  the  way,”  she 
said  “Wearew'crkingwiththehealth 
care  community  to  develop  and 
inclement  a plan  to  aisure  that  those 
at  the  highest  ride  of  serious  health 
con^ications  from  theflureceive  the 
vacebe.” 

In  ^neral,  college  students 
are  not  considered  to  be  hi^-risk 
individuals,  so  it  should  come  as  no 
surprise  that  flu  vacebes  will  not  be 
as  readly  available  at  WSC  as  they 
havebeeninthepast  Ma.ximHealih 
Systems  was  responsible  for  the  clb- 
ic  schediled  for  October  28  b 
Scanlon  Banquet  Hall,  and  had 
planned  to  jrovide  flu  shots  as  well  as 
maibgococcal  vacebs,  whidi  pro- 
tect bdividuals  against  menbgjtis. 

Menm^coccai  vaccines, 
which  will  be  required  for  all  WSC 
studerts  in  the  fall  of 2005,  were  pro- 
vidal  asplanned,  buttheflushotpor- 
vaccire  provider  fir  the  nation,  has  tion  had  to  be  cancelled  die  to  the 
®fready  shipped  more  than  half  of  the  government’s  need  to  regulate  and 


oversee  vatxnne 
distributloa 

Director 
of  Savices 
Patricia  Berube, 
whose  office  is 
tucked  b the  comer 
ofthe  East  Wing  of] 

Scanlon  Hall, 
explained  that 
because  of  the  rec- 
ommendation by 
the  Centers  for 
Disease  Control 
and  Prevention, 
risk  categories 
must  be  es tab! idled 
to  determine  who 
will  receive  the  flu 
vacebe,  and  typi- 
cally, people  18-25 
are  not  censidered 
high  risk 

Althoi^h  letters 
regardbg  be  clinic 
were  not  sent  to! 
students’  homes  as  they  have  been  b 
past  years,  bformation  was  posted  on 
the  Health  Services  webate,  b the 
Campus  \bice,  and  on  flyers  dtstrib- 
uied  all  over  campus.  "We  tried  to 
reach  out  to  s many  sources  s we 
could,”  Berube  said,  “but  then  a^b, 
we  had  to  teach  out  and  say  ‘Oh  guess 
whft,  the  flu  vacebe  is  not  aval- 
able.’”  Maxim  Health  Systems, 
which  receives  its  product  from 
Aventis,  cancelled  the  dbic  within  a 
week  of  the  original  anr»uncement 
from  Chiron. 

In  New  England,  flu  season 
usually  begbs  in  Dtxrember,  peaks  b 
January  cr  February,  and  lasts  until 
March  or  April.  Influenza,  the  techni- 
cal name  for  the  virus,  is  defined  by 
the  Massachusetts  Departmerl  of 
Public  Health  as  “a  very  coniagioifi 
disease  of  the  bocty’s  respiratory  as- 
tern.” Thefluis  spread  when  a person 
with  the  virus  coughs  or  sneezes  and 
it  becomes  airborne  and  may  be 
breathed  b by  other  individuals. 
Syirptansofthe virus  start  suddenly 
and  include  a fever  hi^er  thai  100 
degees,  a heacbche,  severe  miBcIe 
aches,  and  eittreme  Ikigue.  These 
syirptoms  are  usually  acconpanied 
by  a dry  cou^,  sore  throat,  arei  a 
runny  or  stuffy  nose.  Ffavbg  the  flu 
is  an  extremely  utpleasant  ejqjeri- 
ence,  often  lasting  a week  or  longer. 

Berube,  sitting  b her  olfice 
with  findaflushat.com  (Maxim 


Hobbies:  Ping  Pong,  religion,  music, 
sports.  Red  Sox,  having  o great  time. 

Favorite  quote;  "Smile,  God  lovesyou." 

Thoughts  on  winning  WSC's  version 
of  Say  What?  Karaoke: 

"I  am  shocked  and  hove  respect  for  oil 
portidponts.  The  competion  was  very 
close.  This  justprovesthot  nothing  isbetter 
thonStysmetol." 

Jimmy  soys,  'lookformeonTVotConan!” 


Health’s  horrrepagi)  di^layedon  her 

comprter  monita,  explained  that 
WSC  students  who  catch onlya  mild 
case  of  the  flu  ofien  do  not  visit 
Health  Services,  When  a student  with 
more  severe  synptoms  does  go  to 
Health  Services  with  the  flu,  he  or  she 
wfl  I get  over-ihe-coun  ter  med  icati  ons 
like  Tylenol  or  decongestants  in  ortfer 
to  alleviate  tymptoms.  Berube 
stressedbe  need  for  those  who  are  ill 
to  keep  themselves  hydrated,  gel 
plenty  of  rest  and  be  on  guard 

“Sometimes,  even  thougli 
the  flu  is  a virus,”  she  said,  “if  it ’s  pro- 
longed and  >ou’re  getttt^  exhausted, 
you  have  a problem  of  bacterial  ill- 
ness creeping  in”  She  tells  stuefents  to 
come  back  if  they  experience  any 
problems. 

Health  Services  is  not 
ddnganythbgogt  ofthe  ordinaiy  to 
prq»re  for  this  year’s  flu  season  and 
is  well-stocked  with  medication  to 
deal  with  any  problems  as  they  aise. 
Students  should  be  trying  to  boost 
their  immunity  to  decrease  the  posi- 
bilityof  gettiiigack,  and  accadbg  to 
Boube,  people  oncampusseem,  tliis 
far,  to  be  relaivdy  healthy. 

Berube  warns  students 
about  the  dangers  of  overexerting 
tliemselves  when  they  are  sick,  “One 
thbg  I do  like  to  tdl  students,”  die 
said,  “is  when  jou  are  ill  you  reaDy 
shouldelimbacyourexercisemdiet 
your  immune  system  recover  from 
your  illness.” 


As  for  the  ride  ofa  work! 

pandemic  tike  the  1918  flu  vbjs, 
which  spread  around  the  world  b 
three  moiths,  killbg  approximately 
675.000  Americans  and  milbons  of 
other  people  worldwide,  Berube 
thbks  it  is  posWe.  “ft’s  certainly 
something  vw  need  to  be  concerned 
about,"  she  said.  “Health  deport- 
merts  have  met  on  llie  issue,  so  it’s 
not  untouched  upon.” 

On  a less  global  scale^ 
Beiube  istakbga  listof  the  names  of 
people  cn  canpus  who  are  concerned 
about  gsttbg  a flu  shot,  b case  a 
source  becomes  available.  She  said 
that  even  if  the  vaccine  will  not  be 
available  until  January  it  will  still  be 
worth  it  fa  someone  who  is  interest- 
ed in  receiving  the  vacebe  at  that 
lime. 

“They’re  telling  us  that 
there  diould  be  more  vacebes," 
Beiube  said.  “So  we're  jiBtwatehbg 
and  waitbgtosee  what  wiU  happen 
As  an  asthma  sufferei;  Schreber 
thbks  that  she  miglt  be  able  to  get  a 
fl  u vacebe  from  her  docta  at  home, 
but  if  not,  she  plans  togivte  hername 
to  Health  Services  as  a concerned 
individralb  ahigh-risk  category. 

“I  don’t  know  if  it  will  hafv 
pen  because  there  is  such  a shortage,” 
she  said,  “but  in  the  meantime  I’lljust 
have  to  try  to  stay  healthy  cn  my 
own.” 


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Voices  Overheard  The  Uoice  December  6,  2004 


What  do  you  thitiK  about  me 
changes  in  the  D.C.? 


Darcie  Bernier 
Class  of  2007 
Communications 
& Criminal  Justice 

“I  really  dis- 
like the  new 
kiddie  sized 


cups 


t” 


J.M.  Craven 
Class  of 2007 
Communications 

“I  sure  love  the 
food  now,  but 
the  wait  is  tor- 
ture. I guess 
I’m  still  pretty 
psyched.” 


Chandra  Harney 
Class  of 2006 
Criminal  Justice 

“I  like  that 
there’s  presen- 
tation food, 
because  it  actu- 
ally contains 
some  flavor!” 


Benjamin  Pegg 
Class  of 2007 
Undeclared 

“Don’t  stop. 
French  toast 
isn’t  an  ade- 
quate vegetari- 
an entree,  give 
me  something 
more.” 


Voices  Overheard  is  compiled  by:  Amy  Clrrone.  Amy  Cirrone  is  one  fine  female  who  is  not  ashamed  to  listen  to  Bob  Seger. 


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Nation/worid  The  Uoice  December  6. 2004 


Disabled  or  Wounded  but  Still  on  Active 


BY  ANN  HULL 

The  Washington  Post 

WASHINGTON-After  an  anti-tank 
mine  destrcyedhis  foot  and  part  of  his  leg  in 
Iraq,  CapL  David  Rozelle,  31,  considered  his 
fiiure.  b another  era,  the  commander  of  a cav- 
alry troop  would  have  been  hemldsd  for  hb 
bavery  and  likely  issued  a medical  retirement. 

But  Rceelle  e>iperienced  a dfferent 
message  while  ho^italized  at  Valter  Reed 
Army  Metical  Center  in  Washingtoa  Nearly 
every  officer  who  visited  hisroom  dieeredona 
comeback.  The  Texas  native  spent  the  nextnine 
months  swimming  wei^t  lifting  mountain 
biking  and  getting  used  to  running  with  an  anift- 
cialleg  Hepassed  the  necessaryphysical  fitness 
tests  given  by  the  Army  medical  board  and  was 
declared  fit  fcrdu^.Nextyear,  Rozelle  issbted 
to  deploy  to  Iraq  as  the  commander  of  a 3rd 
Armored  Caval^'  Regimentheadqjaiters  troop. 

“I  see  so  manyyoung  men  that  say, 
Hell,  >eah,  I wart  to  continue  to  serve  andfight,' 

' Rozelle  said 

In  a diift  in  military  culture;  the  U.S. 
armed  forces  have  recmtly  announced  new 
efforts  to  keq:  serious^  wounded  or  disabled 
soldiers  on  actheduty.Aithoughlhereisnoclear 
written  policy,  the  sentiment  is  being  echoed 
dcwn  torn  the  White  House. 

“When  weVe  talking  about  forced 
dischaige,  weVe  talking  about  another  age  and 
another*  military,  Ptesideti  Budi  told  wounded 
soldiers  at  Walter  Reed  lastyear.  “Thisisanew 
age,  and  this  is  a new  (militaiy).  Today  if 
wounded  service  members  want  to  remain  in 
I uniform  and  can  do  the  job,  the  military  tries  to 

, help  them  st^." 

Militaiy  commanders  cite  advances  in 
medical  technology  as  the  main  reason  fer  the 
shift  Better  proslhetics-such  as  Rceelle's 
S7.000  leg-are  allowing  some  of  the  wounded 
to  regain  (heir  fitness  and  continue  to  serve. 


Others  say  the  mflitarVs  new  attitude  towid  the 
disabled  is  simply  mitrorit^  society's. 

But  one  observer  ays  the  change  is 
also  practical,  inaneraofconstanldeplcymen!, 
the  Pentagon  needs  a mote  flexible  and  divera- 
ficd  woricforce,  said  Laira  Mfllff.  a military 
sociologistwith  the  Rand  Cotp. 

“Part  of  this  is  a response  to  the  stress 
on  the  all -volunteer  forcesdue  to  the  war  on  ter- 


eiy  of  missions,  inclurfii^  peaceteepii^  and 
humanitarian.  Wl^  throw  away  someoie  wiffi 
years  of  training  aid  opotias,  only  to  re-ttain 
soneorB  new?' 


r 0 r , ’ ' ■ 
Miller 
said. 
■'And 
part  of  it 
is  adapt- 
ing 10 
future 
warfare; 
smaller 
expedi- 
tionary 
forces 
that  can 
respond 
to  a vaii- . 


-Photo  by  Sgt.  Lorie  Jewell 


Alfficugfi  much  of  the  nation's  atten- 
tion has  focused  on  the  mote  thai  1,250  U.S. 
troops  who  have  died  in  Iraq  more  than  9,300 
have  been  wounded,  and  the  number  climbs 
daily.  Various  service  branches  say  they  are  try- 
ing to  do  a better  job  helping  the  wounded 
throu^  the  paperwork  and  medical  board  eval- 
uations, but  backlogs  remain. 

In  April,  the  Anry  formed  the 
Disabled  SoMer  Sipport  System,  or  DS3,  a 
resource  network  available  to  soldiers  who  are 
30  percent  or  more  disabled-paralysis  or  the 
loss  of  a limboraneye.  ■IheDS3  helpssoldiers 


weigh  their  options  residing  retirement  or  try- 
ing to  st^  cn  active  duty.  The  Army  estimates 
that  almost  900  offfioseii^ured  inlraq  are  eligi- 
ble fcr  the  program. 

Anpiiaticns  account  for  2.4  percert 
ofaU  Wiounded  in  acticn  in  the  kaq  vvar-twice 
the  rate  in  World  Wjr  1 and  World  War  II,  said 
Chuck  Scoville,  the  anpiiee  program  manager 
of  Walter  Reed  Sophisticated  body  armor  and 


Army  Capt.  David  Rozelle 
runs  in  a race  in  New  York. 
He  lost  his  foot  and  part  of 
his  leg  in  Iraq  but  has  been 
declared  fit  for  duty  and  is 
slated  to  return  to  Iraq  next 
year.  In  a shift  in  military 
culture,  the  U.S.  armed  forces 
have  recently  announced  new 
efforts  to  keep  seriously 
wounded  or  disabled  soldiers 
on  active  duty. 


medical 
techniques 
in  the  bat- 
tlefield 
tiave  pre- 
»rved  lives 
brtnotnec- 
essarily 
limbs. 
Available 
figures 
through 
Aug  31 
show  that 
Army  hos- 
pitals have 


treated  1 38  anpitees  ftom  Iraq. 

Abort  90  percert  of  severely  injured 
soldiers  decide  afkra  year  to  tale  medcal  letire- 
ment,  according  to  at  Army  estimate.  Those 
whowarttostayai  active  Ally  must  prove  that 
ffiey  can  meet  certain  phyacal  requirements; 
many  may  be  deemed  unfit  to  retim  to  ffieir 
otiginaljoba 

Several  officeis  whospoke  recertlyat 
the  annual  meeting  of  the  Association  of  the 
United  States  Army  enphasized  the  more  wel- 
coming policy  toward  retaining  disabled  sd- 
diera. 


“Our  view  is  that  dice  a soldier, 
ahvays  a soldier,  and  the  Army  is  lookii^  for 
ways  to  keep  a number  of  them  on  active  dity 
rather  than  medcally  retiring  them,'  said  Ll. 


Duty 

Gea  Frarivlin  Ha^beck,  the  Arn^ls  depu^ 
chief  of  staff  for  personnel  He  has  pled^  to 
pCBonally  review  tie  case  of  any  military 
amprta  who  feelsunlairly  ticattxl. 

The  dictates  fiom  the  top  do  not 
always  iriclde  dawn  to  the  ccnpaiy  or  iiiit 
level.  Spc.  Garth  Stewart  lo3  his  leg  in  a land- 
mine explosion  in  Iraq.  Ater  receiving  a pros- 
thesis at  Walter  Reed,  he  set  a gaal  of returrring 
tohisjob^a  monar  man  with  the  3idln&ntry 
Division.  At  Fort  Benning  Stewart,  23.  com- 
pleted hand-to-hand  combat  school  and 
unloackd  dozens  of  1 00-poixid  ammo  boxes  in 
field  exercises.  But  running  long  distances  was 
difficult.  His  aump  would  swell  and  blister  He 
was  reassigned  to  work  tn  the  ©'mnasiunt 

“The  Depaitmert  of  Defense  might 
say  one  thing,  but  there's  always  goii^  to  be 
some  brand-q)anking-new  commander  out 
there,  aid  the  last  thing  he  wants  is  a liability,* 
said  Stewart,  who  took  medical  retirement  last 
nwrth  and  is  applying  to  coUegp. 

David  Autry,  s^iokesman  for  Disabled 
American  Nfetenns,  cne  of  the  nation's  largest 
vaerais  service  groups,  saidhevvishesthegev- 
emmert  would  focus  more  cn  making  sure  that 
transitioning  service  members  and  veterans 
receive  quality  health  care  and  timely  access  to 
benefits.  BrtAuiiy  qpplaudsthePerXagon'snew 
spirit. 

"1  suspect  ffiat  fficre  will  be  wonder- 
ful success  Tories  and  fairly  miserable  failures,' 
he  said.  “You’ve  gpt  a soldier  with  a $20,000 
computerized  leg.  If  he  gets  deployed  back  to 
Iraq  if  it  gels  sand  and  crud  in  it,  it  gives  oil, 
who's  gomifix  it?" 

Rozelle  will  see  for  himself  when  he 
returns  to  Iraq  in  the  spring. 

' TVn  going  to  take  a ^are  leg  with  me 
to  war,’  he  said.  Tf  I need  one,  HI  e-mail  my 
proshetis  and  say,  'Send  me  a leg' ' 


‘Jeopardy’  Brainiac  Finally  Loses 


BY  SCOTT  Collins 
Maria  Elena  Fernandez 
Los  ANGELES  TTMES 
In  an  era  of  fleeting  celebri^, 
"Jeopardy!" cor^tart  Ken  Jennings  3rung  ort 
his  15  minutes  of  fame  fa  five  morths,  2,700 
correct  answers  and  more  than  $25  million  in 
prize  money 

Then  he  met  up  with  Nancy  Zerg. 
And  before  you  coild  say  ” Anliclimactic  end- 
ings for  $ 100,  Alec,*  the  clean-cut,  Salt  Lake 
Ci^  software  deagner  who  had  becane  the 
vvimingest  g^une  show  contestant  inhisiory  had 
finallybeen  outanated 

“You  are  indeed  a giant  killer,'  ho3 
AlexTrdjek  told  Zeig,  a 48-year-old  real  estate 
agent  and  former  actress  ftan  \bntuia,  Calif, 
afier  she  bested  'XenJen,"  as  he's  become 
known  to  game  show  fans,  in  an  epsode  that 
aired  Tuesday  nigltt. 

Jennir^s^  demise  aarted  when  he 
blew  “daily  double*  questions  twice,  giving 
Zerg  the  chance  logo  in  for  the  kill  in  “final 
Jeopardy.'  Thecategay.  Business  & Industry. 

The  clue;  “Most  offfiis  firm's  70,000 
seasonal  white-collar  employees  work  only  four 
months  a year.’  Joinings  appeared  stumped, 
while  Zerg  scribbled  quickly  and  confidently 
and  came  up  with  ffie  correct  answer  “What  is 
H&R  Block?" 

When  Jennin^'  answer  came  up 
What  is  Fed  Ek?"Zcrgthrewherhancb  toher 
fice  indi^elief.  The  unsealed  chanp  ^ook  her 
hand  and  hugged  her,  saying  “Way  to  go!  V^y 
logo!' 

Jemin^’  streak  he^ed  revive  interest 
in  one  of  TV's  oldest  game  shows,  boosting 
Jeqiaidy!"  rating  \jy  22  percent  (the  ^isode 
Iroadcast  Tuesday  was  taped  Sept  7). 

"niprobabfy  always  be  remembered 
for  this,  althoi^h  Idon't  want  to  peak  at  age  30,* 


he  said  in  an  interview  Tuesday.  regularjob-  hasrft  exactly  mastered  the  art  of 

Although  he  dich't  win  maiy  poirls  show-biz  l^perbole;  “Maybe  this  is  all  wishfol 
fa  on-screen  chariana  his  nice-guy  demeanor  thinking.  But  I'mcxcited  to  see  what  the  options 
won  him  fans.  are.’ 

“He  was  just  a gpnuine  young  man  Whatever  the  fiture  hokk,  his  big 

who  is  the  antithesis  of what  this  country  has  scene  TuesdaywtithZergwas  shorten  drama. 
madeinloanantihero,'saidSteveBeverly,afa-  “He  loses  so  quickly,  so  teiribly 

mer  broadcasto-  and  cc^ege  professor  who  unsatisfying  you  want  him  to  do  a great  death 


founded 
tvgameshows.net, 
which  followed 
the  Jennings  reign 
diligently. 

■‘On 
'Survivor'  and 
shows  like  that, 
you  succeed  by 
being  mean  to 
aher  peq>le  and 
being  destructive 
to  the  humai  spr- 
it,* Bevedy  said 
"This  guy  is  a 
genuine  role 
model  for  learn- 
ing People  were 
hingry  for  some- 
thing diffaent* 

And 
next  Stop  - thtee- 

picture  deal?  Well,  probily  not  But  Jennings 
didjustsignwithUrA.amaja  HoUywoodtal- 
ert  agency  that  also  represerts  such  A-Ust  aais 
as  Jim  Cair^,  Johmy  Depp  and  Harrison  Fad. 
The  a^ncy  says  it!s  looking  to  develop  Jennin^ 
as  a commercial  pitclman  a TV  host  (Watch 
out  Trebek.) 

T could  see  him  hoaing  a game 
show, "saidUTApartner  Jay  Sures,  insisting  that 
Jennings  is  najiet  snarl  but  "incredbly  witty." 

Jennings  -cuirently  on  leave  from  his 


scene  a 
something," 
said  Robert 
Thompson, 
direrta  ofthe 
Certer  fa 
Popular 
Television  at 
Syracuse 
University. 

'Think  about 
how  long  it 
took  Jimmy 
Smits  to  die 
NYPD 
Blue.' And  fa 
Seinfeld  and 
Friends,' 
there  were 
these  big 
countdowns  I 
feel  cheated  I wanted  something  like  that  fa 
Ken  Jemings.  Hopefully  lliey  will  bring  him 
back  tomorrow  fa  a poper  farewell' 

Thompson  said  he  could  picture 
Jemingsas  thehoaofa^meshowbrt  warned 
that  history  shows  pop  culture  has  a short  mem- 
ory. Remember  the  first  millionaire  on  "Who 
Wants  to  Be  a Millionaire? 

“Na  many  people  remember  John 
Capenter  now,'  Thonpsonsakl.  "Pop  cultire 
dissolves  this  stuff  quickly.  Time  wi  11  be  cruel  to 


-File  Photo 

Ken  Jennings  shakes  hands  with  Nancy  Zerg,  the 
woman  being  called  the  'Giant  Killer,’ who  ended  his 
winning  streak  on  Jeopardy  on  Nov.  30,  2004. 


Ken  Jennings  unless  he  docs  find  some  other 
entree  irto  cclebrity-dom .’ 

This  wede,  thoi^K  viewers  will  have 
a hard  time  avoiding  him.  Publicists  for 
“Jeopardy!”  carefully  dvided  his  appearances 
between  ABC  and  CBS,  given  that  the  gime 
show  frequcrtly  appears  on  ABC  stations  but  is 
dstributal  by  King  World  Productions,  a sister 
conpariytoCBS. 

Wediesday  morning  Jennings  was 
set  to  appear  on  both  ABCs  "Good  Morning 
America’  and  the  syndcated " Live  With  Regis 
& Kelly,*  which  appears  onmary  ABC  aationa 
Wediesday  rant's  "Biography'  on  cable  net- 
work A&E  will  profile  Jctiiings  and  other 
' 'Jeopardy!"  winners.  And  next  week,  a Bjfbara 
Walters  special  on  ABC  will  featue  Jennings  as 
one  of  the  most  fascinating  people  of  2004. 

Jennings  appeared  Tuesday  cn  both 
CBS'  “Lrte  Show  With  Ctivid  Lelleiman’  aid 
ABCs  'Niglttline.* 

Stacey  Lym  Koema-,  executive  vice 
preadent  at  New  York-based  ad  firm  Initiative 
Media,  credied  Jennings  for  boosting  the  for- 
tunes of  “Jeoparrfy!*  The  gimc  diow^  night- 
time version  was  develqred  20  jears  ago  by 
Merv  Griffin. 

Jennin^  “generated  a whole  lot  of 
hi77  iout  a show  that  was  ju3  sot  of  out  therq 
around  foreva,  and  appealed  to  an  oltfcr  demo- 
graphic,* Koemer  aid. 

Brt  the  ultimate  credit  belongs  to  the 
"Jeopardy!"  producers,  who  recently  chan^ 
(he  show  rules  to  allow  contestants  more  than 
five  consecutive  wins. 

'The  longpr  somebody  slays,  ffie 
morecquityis  built.'aidThompscn,  "They  arc 
arecuiringchaiactcrthatpcoplegel  to  loiow  aid 
come  back  to  ase  if  hell  win  a lose.* 

Winna  Zcig  did  nrt  return  calls  on 

Tuesday. 


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Laci’s  Relatives  Address  Scott  Peterson 


BY  LOUIS  SAHAGUN 
LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 
REDW(X)D  Cm^  Calif.  - The  juiy 
tto  will  decide  wfiether  convicted  mirderer 
Scott  Peterson  ^ouki  live  or  de  hard  Tuesday 
from  Laci  Peterson’s  grieving  relatives,  includ- 
ing Iter  mother,  who  glared  at  the  dtfendant 
ihrou^  tears  and  screamed,  "Divorce  is  ai 
option,  not  muder?' 

In  opening  testimeny  in  the  triaTs 
penalty  phase  that  had  at  least  eight  jurors  wip- 
ing away  tears,  Sharon  Rodia,  Laci^  mother; 
choked  back  sobs  and  aid,  "I  miss  her.  I want 
toknowmygrandscn.IwantLaci  tobeamoth- 
er.  I wart  to  hear  hn  called  ’Mem."' 

Peterson  remained  &f>ressionless 
while  spectators,  including  sheriffs  deputies, 
members  of  the  public  and  seasoned  court 
watchers,  srt  teary-eyed 

The  jury,  which  convicted  Peterson 
1 ast  menth  of  firstdegree  murder  in  Lad!s  death 
and  second-degree  murder  fcr  killir^  the  cou- 
piels  unborn  son,  is  expected  to  begin 
sequestered  deliberations  as  early  as  Frirby  on 
whether  he  should  be  executed  or  sent  to  pison 
for  life  without  parole. 

Laci  Peterson,  27,  disappeared  Dec. 
24, 2002,  aborta  month  afierherhuiiand  began 
an  affair  witti  Fresio  massage  therapsi  Amber 
Frey. 

The  headless  and  limbless  body  of 


Laci  and  her  fetus  werefoimdabort  four  monriis 
late;  washed  ip  on  the  rocky  shores  of  San 
Francisco  Bay,  near  where  Peterson  had  teJd 
police  le  had  been  fishirig  on  the  day  she  was 
reported  miss itg. 

Rochadidnet  give  her  owi  opinion  eff 
die  death  pena^.  Bit  with 
her  fenuCTSon-tn-lawseated 
about  10  feet  in  Ircntofhet; 
she  turned  to  the  defendant 
aid  said  "Laci  had  nxiticn 
sickness,  and  you  knew  that 
That’s  wl^  you  dumped  her- 
inio  the  bay.  You  knew  she'd 
be  sick  foretemi^’' 

Rocha  also  spoke 
diout  the  caihBion,  anger 
aid  empiness  the  family 
has  felt  since  her  dajghter 
dsappeaed. 

"On  die  first 

Mother's  Cby  after  die  was  

killed  I laid  on  the  floorand  cried  most  of  the 
day,*  Rocha  said  "Because  she  should  have 
been  there,  and  (should)  have  been  a mother 
also.  That  was  taken  away  from  her. 

•She  ^ve  me  a picture  of  the  sono- 
gram; i fs  the  only  pi  cture  1 have  of  the  baby,  and 
it  was  taken  on  Dec.  14,"  Rocha  recalled.  The 
next  day,  Dec.  15,  was  the  last  I saw  her." 

For  the  next  1 16  days,  Rocha  waited, 


“I  miss  her.  I want 
to  know  my 
grandson.  I want 
Laci  to  be  a moth- 
er. I want  to  hear 
her  called  ‘Mom.’” 

-Sharon  Rocha 


not  knowing  where  her  dau^ter  was,  or  if  dic'd 
ever  come  home.  Yet,  Rocha  said  die  managed 
toappear  at  news  conferences  aid 'beg  for  who- 
ever had  her  to  bring  her  hemq  let  her  go." 

Referring  to  Peterson,  die  added 
There  was  soneone  who  knew  and  didi\  tell 
us.  Instead,  you  let  us  go 
thro igh  this  every  d^." 
While  audiorities  and 
ffiends  searched  fer  Laci  and 
oiggnczed  candlelight  vigils 
for  her,  her  husband  was 
continuing  to  woo  Frey, 
dioweiingha  widigifisand 
posing  as  a successful  bache- 
lor. 

At  her  dau^tei's  fiineraL 
Rocha  said  d£  could  nP 
shake  the  idea  diat  Laci  '\vas 
in  the  casket,andl  knew  the 
baby  (was)  there.  And  1 
- knewshecfidithavearmsto 

hold  him." 

•She  diouldhave  had  aims  and  ahead 
-hff  entire  body,'  ‘ she  said.  It  just  haunts  me  all 
the  rime." 

The  dramatic  testimony  came  aftff 
proseertor  David  Harris  ^ve  a brief  statement 
to  diejuiy,  saying  death  was  *1110  onb'  appropri- 
ate justice"  for  Peterson,  32,  a former  Modesto, 
Calif,  fertilizer  saleanan.  *When  the  defendant 


dirppedthe  borfy  of  his  wifeirlodiebay,d5ose 
ripples  spread  oil  and  touched  many  lives," 
Hairis  told  die  juiy. 

Tuestbyls  witnesses  — Rocha,  her 
boyfriend,  and  Laefs  brother  and  sister  - 
focused  on  die  adeishocks  eff  LaciY  death  radier 
than  attacking  Peterson's  chaacter  directly. 

Robert  TaJboL  a law  pofessor  at  the 
University  of  San  Francisco,  said  Harris  open- 
ing statement  foreshadowed  the  testimeny  diat 
followed  The  testimony  "will  focus  cn  victim 
impact,’’  he  said.  They  could  have  gone  ader 
ScotL" 

The  defense  posqjoned  its  qiening 
staemertsuntil  after  the  prosecution's  preserta- 
tioa  The  defense  is  ejected  to  begin  calling  its 
own  witnesses  Wedneseby  - probably  relatives 
and  friends  ofPderscn.Theprsertation  could 
last  three  days 

Judge  Alfred  A Dehicchi  told  thejuy 
that  in  addition  to  considering  the  circumstances 
of  the  crime  and  the  defendants  history  aid 
character,  'you  may  also  confer  lingering  or 
residml  doifot" 

Lead  defense  attorney  Mark  Geragos 
was  expected  to  appeal  to  aiy'  doubts  that  jurors 
migrt  have  by  arguing  that  there  was  no  phya- 
cal  evidence  linking  Peterson  to  the  crime 
Throu^out  the  trial,  he  enq^hasi  zed  that  author- 
ities never  found  a weapon  and  that  there  were 
no  signs  of  struggle  on  die  body. 


Man  is  Acquitted  of  Charges  He 
Stalked  Singer 


NEW  YCWC  - A lovelorn  ex-Navy 
efiver  was  acquitted  Tuesday  ofstalking  rock  star 
Sheryl  Crow  - andp 
pronpily  accused  her  ( 
making  too  much  of  it. 


All  he  wanted 
to  do,  he  testified,  was 
ask  Crow  to  many  him. 

"1  think  there’s 
better  ways  to  teD  s 
ere  youVe  na  irteiested 
than  just  drag  them 
through  the  criminal 
court  system,'  Ambrose 
Kappos  said. 

Kappos,  38,oi 
New  York  feced  charges 
of  misdemeanor  stalking 
and  felony  burgjary  for 
allegedly  approaching 
Crow  as  she  got  into  hei 
limo  before  hei 
Hammerstein  Ballroan 
concert  last  October, 
well  as  meaking  into  the 
Herald  Square  venue  and 
loitering  outside  her 


He  also  was  alleged  to  have  tele- 
phoned and  visited  tie  singer's  fiiher  and  sister. 

On  tile  standMoiday,  Kappos  said  he 
had  communicated  with  Croiv  ftem  his  home  - 


’’telqjathically" 

Tuesday,  it  took  the  jury  two  hours  to 
throw  out  the  charges,  with  prosecutora  having 
foiled  to  make  the  case  tiiat  Kappos  went  to  the 
concert  with  irtert  to  harass  the  anger. 

I Kappos  said  he 
felt  vindicated 

"I  think  this 
Muld  have  beai  better 
hardled  if  it  was  jua 
recognized  for  what  it 
was,  an  hcncxable  man 
trying  to  court  a good 
woman,'  he  said  "I 
fliinka  courteous  Nc^ 
thank  >oif  from  Miss 
Crow  in  this  case 
^vould  have  been 
appropriate.' 

As  for  Kappos, 
he  said  he  still  waits  to 
findamate,  ’iftheuni- 
vase  sees  fit  to  make 
my  paths  cross  with  a 
really  good  woman 
that  can  stir  my  acfoii- 
ration  aid  respect  the 
wayMis  Crow  cbes. 

1 pray  the  uni- 
verse bestows  abun- 
aait  blessingson  Miss 
Crow  and  all  her  loved  ones,"  he  said.  '1  am 
sorry  abort  the  misunderstand inj^  brt  tiiat's  all  it 


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Singer  Sheryl  Crow  charged  Ambrose 
Kappos,  38,  with  stalking  after  he 
allegedly  phoned  and  visited  her  father 
and  sister  and  was  seen  loitering  ouside 
of  her  dressing  room. 


Firefighter  is  Killed  While  Serving  in  Iraq 


BY  Daryl  Khan 
PETEBOWLES 

Newsday 

NEW  YORK- Acity  firefighter  was 
killedand  aiother  was  wounded  Monday  in  Iraq 
when  their  Army  vehide  came  under  fire  out- 
side of  Baghdad,  city  officialssaidTuesday. 

Sgt.  Christian  Engsldum,  39,  who 
eamedacitation  for  rescuing  two  people  from  a 
fire  in2000,  was  die  first  dtyamployeetodiein 
Iraq  ^ce  the  United  States  invaded  in  March 
2003. 

Daniel  Swifi,  24,  ofLaddff  Ca  43  in 
Maxfoatlan,  suffered  Grapnel  wounds,  and  was 
taten  to  Germany  for  medical  treatment,  offi- 
cials said.  He  is  e>pected  to  recover. 

A volurteer  firefighter  fromBddw'in, 
N.Y.,  Wilfiedo  Urbina,  was  also  killed 

Further  details  were  net  immediate^ 
released  by  the  Defense  Department 

Engeldrum's  widow,  Sharon 
Engekiium,  said  her  husbands  unit  - Compare 
B of  the  First  Battalioa  105th  Infantry  - was 
assigned  to  watch  briciges  for  insuigerts  fleeing 
battlesinFalligah 

She  said  she  was  notified  of  her  hus- 
band's deathMonefay  by  Army  officials.  ’They 
came  to  ray  hom^  and  I knew.  I an  a milhaiy 
wife  fiom  long  ago.  When  a chaplain  comes  to 
your  door,  you  know  it's  not  good" 

The  Ei^eldiums  have  Lvosons,  Sean. 
1 8,  and  Royce,  who  turned  16  on  Monefoy. 

At  the  Co-op  City  fire  house  where 
Engeldrum  worked  as  a member  of  Ladder  Co. 
61.  three  dozen  firefighters  stood  quietly  in  two 
rows  as  sot  ion  members  hung  black  and  purple 


bunting  above  the  entrance  Tuesday.  Hanging 
on  a wall,  near  his  gear  aid  equipment,  was  a 
picture  of  Engeldrum  rt  Ground  ^ro. 

Fire  Ll.  Brian  Horton  described 
Er^eldium  asa  quiet  leader.  "Ffe  wasrita  loud 
person,  but  you  always  knew  he  was  there,'  he 
said.  "He  had  a presence  to  him.  When  he  was 
in  the  house,  you  kiKW  he  was  there.  He  was  a 
perscfitolockupto." 

"He  was  the  core  of  this  house,' 
adefed  Firefighter  Mark  Klinger.  ’’Everyone 
looked  up  to  Chris.  This  house  was  made  around 
him.  He  made  this  house  what  it  is." 

Er^eldium,  who  be^  his  career 
with  the  city  as  a police  officer,  graefoated  from 
the  New  York  City  Fire  Acadany  in  1999  and 
was  assigned  to  Engine  Compaity  89  in  the 
Bronx. He  also  servedin  Engine  Company  58  in 
Manhattan. 

Engeldrum  received  a Fire 
Departmert  citation  on  July  1 5, 2000,  as  a result 
ofEn^e  Co  58’s  succssflil  rscue  oftwo  peo- 
ple in  a fire. 

Sharcxi  En^lckum  said  her  husbaid 
served  in  the  Army  from  1986  to  1991,  includ- 
ii^  service  in  Operation  Desert  Storm  in  Iraq  in 
1990.  His  National  Guard  unit  was  sent  to 
Kuwait  on  OcL  1 andto  Baghdad  on  Nov.2,  die 
said 

"He  wanted  to  go  over  there  losiqi- 
port  hismea  his  guys,'  shesaid  'T  don'tknow 
exactly  what  was  gdng  tlirou^  his  mind  I 
know  he  knew  that  I didi't  want  him  to  go.  But 
he  was  a brave  man.  It  didn't  matta"  to  him  that 
he  was  afraid.  He  went' 


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Opinion 

A response  to  the  neutrality  decision 


Jw  ‘A  NICKEL’S  WORTH” 
By  bob  MCDONALD 
VOICE  COLUMNIST 

When  therapists  discuss  effec- 
tive communication,  they  often  examine 
the  differences  between  the  intent  of  a 
statement  and  the  impact  of  the  same 
statement.  An  effective  communicator 
can  ensure  that  the  two  are  one  in  the 
same,  that  what  one  takes  away  from  the 
message  is  the  same  as  what  was  meant 
by  the  message. 

Ineffective  communications  con- 
tain a gap  between  what  is  meant  and 
what  is  heard.  The  result  of  this  gap  is 
never  positive  and  often  leads  to  misun- 
derstanding and  conflict. 

Several  weeks  ago,  the  Student 
Government  Association  passed 
Resolution  2004-02,  declaring  a stance  of 
neutrality  in  all  matters  pertaining  to 
union  contract  negotiations.  The  resolu- 
tion explicitly  states,  “this  stance  of  neu- 
trality shall  not  be  construed  as  a failure 
to  support  but  ratheras  a reinforcement  of 
the  separation  between  the  interests  of 
students  and  those  of  faculty,  staff,  and 
administrators." 

Unfortunately,  the  intent  of  the 
Student  Government  Association  was  lost 
upon  many  members  of  campus.  The 
Voice  made  an  error  in  its  reporting  and 


took  the  intent  of  the  resolution  out  of 
context,  indicating  that  SGA  was  specifi- 
cally not  supporting  the  union.  In  fact,  the 
only  line  from  the  resolution  quoted  in 
the  story  was  actually  amended  out  of  the 
resolution  during  the  course  of  the  meet- 
ing. 

I do  not  blame  The  Voice  for  this 
mix-up.  Sometimes  errors  like  this  hap- 
pen in  journalism  (just  ask  The 
Washington  Times  reporter  who  asked 
President  Bush  to  comment  on  the  pass- 
ing of  Yassir  Arafat  several  days  before 
he  actually  died).  However,  that  error  has 
caused  a great  deal  of  controversy  around 
campus  in  the  last  few  weeks. 

I,  like  nearly  all  students,  believe 
that  the  faculty  on  this  campus,  as  well  as 
every  other  state  campus,  are  grossly 
underpaid.  A press  release  from  Salem 
State  College  states  this  fact  quite  clearly : 
“Even  when  substantial  differences  in 
cost  of  living  are  not  taken  into  account, 
faculty  at  the  Massachusetts  state  col- 
leges receive  11%  less  than  the  average 
salary  of  their  peers  across  all  ranks."  It  is 
unfortunate  that  the  Board  of  Higher 
Education,  who  writes  the  faculty  con- 
tracts, does  not  realize  that  failing  to 
attract  the  best  feculty  with  comparable 
pay  harms  students  as  well  as  the  state's 
welfare. 

However,  the  Student 
Government  Association  is  not  the  only 
group  who  has  seen  their  intent  misinter- 
preted. The  faculty  union  is  also  guil^  of 


sending  the  wrong  message  out. 

In  a letter  to  the  editors  pub- 
lished on  November  22.  Chloe  Johnson 
wrote  that  a stance  of  neutrality  does  not 
“promote  a partnership  between  faculty 
and  students."  However,  the  actions  of 
the  facul^  union  have  not  attempted  to 
promote  such  a partnership  either. 

While  I support  the  intent  of  the 
union  (that  it  is  important  to  secure  high- 
er funding  of  public  higher  education, 
including  adequately  funding  faculty  con- 
tracts), 1 have  trouble  supporting  the 
union  itself  since  its  actions  of  late  have 
indicated  that  they  wish  to  put  their  own 
interests  above  those  of  students. 

It  is  not  the  fault  of  the  students 
that  faculty  do  not  have  adequate  con- 
tracts (the  rumor  that  the  facul^  do  not 
have  any  contracts  is  a misnomer).  The 
fault  in  this  situation  rests  with  the  Board 
of  Higher  Education,  over  which  most 
students  have  little  to  no  control. 
However,  Shawn  Robinson,  the  Holyoke 
Community  College  Student  Trustee  who 
is  currently  serving  as  the  Board  of 
Higher  Education’s  student  member,  is  an 
outspoken  proponent  of  giving  the  state 
college  faculty  unions  an  adequate  raise. 

The  actions  taken  or  proposed  by 
the  faculty  union  have  the  somewhat 
unintentional  outcome  of  punishing  the 
Westfield  State  College  student  for  the 
Board’s  failings.  Walking  out  of  campus 
governance,  abandoning  student  group 
advising  positions,  taking  up  to  thirty 


minutes  of  class  time  to  gripe  about  union 
issues,  minimizing  availability  to  stu- 
dents (as  quoted  by  Ms.  Johnson),  and 
threatening  to  not  allow  students  to  over- 
load will  not  convince  the  Board  that  pro- 
fessors deserve  a pay  raise.  These  tactics 
only  harm  students  who  have  relatively 
no  control  over  the  matter. 

I voted  in  favor  of  Resolution 
2004-02  because  I think  that  Student 
Government  should  focus  on  student  con- 
cerns. I also  understand  that  the  frcully 
union  is  in  place  to  support  the  faculty. 
Student  Government  should  and  docs 
advocate  for  students  and  student  con- 
cerns. 

I also  know  for  a fact  that  not  all  mem- 
bers of  the  union  agree  \vith  the  tactics 
mentionedabove.  Many  arc  ready  to  fol- 
low the  example  set  forth  by  the 
AFSCME  and  APA  unions.  When  their 
contractually  agreed-upon  raises  were 
denied  by  the  legislature,  th^'  protesttd 
and  lobbied,  and  no  student  was  ever  pul 
out  by  their  actions.  Unfortunate^,  the 
messages  those  faculty  members  arc 
sending  out  are  being  lost  in  the  scream- 
ing of  the  more  radical  members,  who 
feel  that  only  heavy  handed  tactics  will 
accomplish  their  goal. 

1 would  strongly  advise  the  fac- 
ulty union  to  examine  both  the  message 
they  are  trying  to  send  and  the  message 
they  ore  actually  sending  to  students. 
Clearly,  there  is  a large  gap  beiw«xn  the 
two. 


FDA  and  Merck:  Approved  to  kill 


The  Senate  investigation  into 
the  arthritis  drug  Vioxx  has  prompted 
the  company  who  produced  the  drug, 
Merck,  to  make  drastic  changes. 
Merck  was  forced  to  take  the  drug  off 
the  shelves  in  late  September  when  a 
study  indicated  that  patients  who  took 
the  drug  for  longer  than  eighteen 
months  doubled  their  chances  of  hav- 
ing a heart  attack  or  stroke.  Many 
criticized  the  company,  saying  they 
knew  years  before  about  the  harm  that 
the  drug  was  capable  of  causing  and 
the  number  of  heart  attacks  and  sud- 
den cardiac  deaths  has  been  estimated 
at  27,000  patients. 

In  the  past  few  weeks,  the 


Food  and  Drug  Administration  (FDA) 
has  come  under  fire  for  allowing  the 
drug  to  stay  on  the  market  for  so  long 
when  it  was  clearly  harming  the  peo- 
ple who  were  taking  it  Dr.  David 
Graham  testified  before  the  Senate 
Finance  Committee  of  the  FDA’s* 
shortfall  and  went  as  far  as  to  say  "I 
would  argue  that  the  FDA  as  currently 
configured  is  incapable  of  protecting 
America  against  another  Vioxx.  We 
are  virtually  defenseless.”  Graham 
has  worked  in  the  FDA's  Office  of 
Drug  Safety  for  twenty  years  and  is 
now  in  jeopardy  of  losing  his  job. 

However,  the  lop  executives 
at  Merck  don’t  need  to  worry  about 
their  job  security.  The  company  has 
announced  a plan,  sometimes  called  a 
“golden  parachute,”  which  has 
extended  an  offer  to  the  230  employ- 
ees at  the  top  to  stick  with  the  failing 
company.  After  Vioxx  was  pulled 
from  the  market,  its  slocks  fell  by 


40%  and  the  thought  of  a merger  or 
takeover  was  tossed  around.  The 
details  of  the  plan  entail  the  high 
executives  to  receive  severance  pay- 
ments of  up  to  three  years  salary  plus 
health  and  pension  benefits  in  the 
event  that  the  company  was  taken 
over  or  at  least  20%  of  its  stocks.  All 
they  would  have  to  do  is  quit  or  get 
fired  after  the  merger  is  completed. 
Since  manyjobs  are  lost  or  employees 
replaced  after  a merger,  the  plan  is  a 
nice  cushion  for  the  top  executives 
who  might  hit  hard  times  after  losing 
their  high-paid  jobs.  Lower-ranking 
members  would  also  keep  their  pen- 
sions, stock  options,  and  health  bene- 
fits in  the  event  of  a merger  if  their 
job  were  retained.  The  plan  did  not 
include  any  severance  package  for 
any  of  the  lower-ranking  employees. 

GlaxoSmithKline  and 

Novartis  are  two  drug  companies 
based  in  Europe  that  would  be  the 


most  likely  to  buy  into  Merck. 
However,  any  merger  would  be  far 
into  the  friiure,  given  Merck’s  current 
.situation.  Hundreds  of  families  have 
already  filed  personal-injury  lawsuits 
against  the  company  that  could  cost 
the  them  millions,  possibly  billions. 
The  outcome  of  the  investigation 
could  create  more  lawsuits  iflhc  FDA 
is  found  liable  as  well.  Dr.  Graham 
has  suggested  other  drugs  be  taken  off 
the  shelves,  including  Bextra,  another 
arthritis  drug  since  its  side  effects 
have  also  caused  serious  health  risks. 
The  FDA  needs  to  slop  catering  to  the 
wants  of  the  pharmaceutical  compa- 
nies and  start  holding  them  responsi- 
ble for  the  health  and  care  of  the  peo- 
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Opinion  The  Uoice  December  6. 2004 


Medical  marijuana  makes  an  appearance  in  court,  again 


“The  DEVIL’S 

ADVOCATE” 

- By  Pete  Norwood 

xBf  A&E  EDITOR 

Well,  It  appears  medical  marijua- 
na has  made  its  way  back  to  the  Supreme 
Court.  The  issue  at  hand  is  a power  strug- 
gle between  state  and  federal  government. 
There  are  eleven  states  that  have  made  it 
legal  for  doctors  to  prescribe  their 
patients  medical  marijuana.  The  problem 
the  federal  government  has  with  this  is 
the  fact  that  federal  law  already  prohibits 
the  use  of  marijuana  for  any  purpose. 
Proponents  of  medical  marijuana  argue 
that  there  are  thousands  of  patients  for 


whom  marijuana  is  the  only  helpful  drug. 
Opponents  of  medical  marijuana  claim 
that  the  legalization  of  medical  marijuana 
would  only  create  more  drug  trafficking 
across  state  lines. 

It  is  truly  unfortunate  that  med- 
ical marijuana  is  not  legal  according  to 
federal  standards,  considering  there  are 
arguments  for  the  legalization  of  recre- 
ational marijuana  that  make  one  wonder 
why  marijuana  is  illegal  at  ail.  It  would 
be  helpful  to  look  at  some  of  the  argu- 
ments for  cannabis  legalization. 

Opponents  of  marijuana  use 
claim  that  it  is  a dangerous  mind-altering 
drug.  While  any  drug  is  dangerous  when 
taken  in  large  amounts,  it  is  hardly  appro- 
priate to  say  that  marijuana  is  more  dan- 
gerous than  alcohol,  which  is,  as  we 


know,  legal.  There  is  very  little  evidence 
that  marijuana  is  responsible  for  the  death 
of  anyone.  There  have  been  reports  from 
Britain  that  researchers  there  have  deter- 
mined that  people  who  regularly  smoke 
pot  drive  better  when  they  are  stoned  than 
when  they  are  not.  Regular  bud  users 
were  asked  to  smoke  some  herb  and  hop 
into  a car  simulation,  it  was  decided  that 
although  reaction  time  was  slightly  low- 
ered, the  tokers  drove  more  cautiously 
overall. 

Thanks  to  federal  law,  such  tests 
cannot  be  legally  conducted  in  the  United 
States.  Laws  are  in  place  that  prohibit  any 
institution  from  accessing  ganja  for  the 
purposes  of  research.  This  makes  it  legal- 
ly im'^ossible  to  even  build  a case  for  the 
legalization  of  medical  dope.  How  can 


anyone  present  evidence  when  it  is  illegal 
to  gain  access  to  it? 

Hopefully.  America  will  allow 
the  people  to  decide  on  this  issue.  Polls 
do  suggest,  after  all,  that  around  three- 
fourths  of  adult  Americans  support  the 
use  of  weed  for  medical  purposes.  People 
use  this  drug  for  different  reasons,  includ- 
ing helping  people  with  AIDS  and  those 
undergoing  chemotherapy  gain  necessary 
weight.  It  would  be  helpful  if  tests  could 
be  done  to  prove  that  grass  has  beneficial 
medical  properties.  Either  way,  I don't 
think  it  is  fair  to  make  any  decision 
regarding  a drug  like  marijuana  without 
researching  it.  Especially  when  respected 
doctors  and  researchers  claim  that  mari- 
juana is  not  as  dangerous  as  a drug  that  is 
already  legal. 


There’s  a first  time  for  everything 


Sadly,  because  of  Ron  Artest, 
I have  to  address  the  National 
Basketball  Association.  I'm  sure 
most  of  you  know  what  happened  in 
Detroit  recently,  but  1 want  to  break  it 
down  step  by  step. 

Indiana’s  Ron  Artest  commit- 
ted an  unnecessary  and  somewhat 
hard  foul  against  Detroit’s  Ben 
Wallace.  There  was  less  than  one 
minute  to  go  in  the  game  and  the 
Pacers  had  a victory  wrapped  up. 
What  was  Artest  trying  to  accom- 
plish? Artest  is  a guy  who  has  had 
numerous  problems  with  his  on-court 
antics.  He  has  earned  several  fines 
and  suspensions  for  his  play,  which  at 
times  can  be  described  as  dirty.  The 
difference  in  this  incident  is  that 
Artest  finally  met  his  match  in 
Wallace. 

Ben  Wallace  is  built  like  a 
truck  and  won’t  back  down  from  any- 
body. He  stood  up  for  himself,  his 
team,  and  the  rest  of  the  NBA  by  con- 
fronting Artest.  To  his  credit,  Artest 
did  not  respond  to  Wallace’s  violent 
shove.  For  once  Artest  was  the  one 
showing  some  self-control.  That  did- 
n’t last  too  long  though. 

Wliile  ‘chilling’  on  the  scor- 
er's fable,  Artest  was  hit  with  a plas- 


tic cup  presumably  filled  with  beer. 
Artest  decided  to  run  into  the  stands 
and  attack  the  idiotic  fan.  So  Artest 
commits  a hard  foul  against  one  of  the 
most  feared  players  in  the  league, 
backs  down  from  that  player's  chal- 
lenge. and  then  tries  to  attack  a much 
less  intimidating  fan?  One  word 
comes  to  mind:  COWARD.  You 
should  feel  real  proud  of  yourself 
Ron.  Not  only  is  he  a coward,  but  he 
is  incredibly  stupid.  He  attacked  the 
wrong  fan!  It  would  be  bad  enough 
attacking  the  fan  that  hit  you.  but  not 
knowing  who  did  it  and  attacking  an 
innocent  fen  as  a result?  This  guy  is 
crazy. 

Dope  #2  is  Stephen  Jackson. 
This  guy  was  relatively  unknown  in 
the  NBA,  but  he  certainly  made  a 
name  for  himself  the  other  night. 
Instead  of  going  into  the  stands  to 
pull  Artest  out  of  the  crowd,  Jackson 
went  in  and  started  throwing  punches. 
He  couldn’t  even  have  tried  to  break 
up  the  brawl?  The  fan  he  clocked 
should  press  charges  as  far  as  I’m 
concerned. 

Dope  #3  is  Jermaine  O’Neal. 
When  Artest  returned  to  the  court  he 
was  confronted  by  a fan  looking  for  a 
fight.  The  fan  was  punched  by  Artest 
and  then  tackled  by  a few  people.  I 
have  no  problem  with  that.  While  all 
of  this  was  going  on,  the  fan’s  friend 
tried  to  stop  the  fight.  The  fracas  was 
broken  up  and  then  came  the  disgust- 
ing part.  While  fan  #2  (the  peace- 
maker) was  on  his  knees/getting  to  his 


feet,  not  looking  for  a fight,  he 
received  an  early  Christmas  gift  cour- 
tesy of  O’Neal.  O’Neal  slid  across 
the  court  and  leveled  the  fan  with  a 
vicious  punch  to  the  face,  knocking 
him  to  the  ground.  Way  to  be  a gut- 
less punk  Jermaine,  you  really  reflect 
the  NBA  in  a good  manner.  1 hope 
you  get  charged  with  assault... 

I know  Wallace  overreacted, 
but  SOMEBODY  had  to  stand  up  to 
Artest  for  once.  By  far,  the  dumbest 
move  of  all  was  Artest  running  into 
the  stands.  The  fan  that  threw  some- 
thing at  him  is  an  idiot,  but  since 
when  did  the  concept  of  vigilante  jus- 
tice become  acceptable  in  profession- 
al sports?  I hate  to  tell  you  this  Ron, 
but  there  is  security  for  a reason!  If 
you  don’t  charge  into  the  stands  the 
security  will  most  likely  handle  the 
situation.  Asking  security  to  try  and 
stop  the  melee  you  created  after  that 
is  unreasonable  Ron.  At  that  point  in 
the  game,  a lot  of  the  security  staff 
members  were  watching  the  exits  and 
parking  lots  to  ensure  the  safety  of 
the  fans  leaving  a blowout  game 
early. 

I don’t  want  to  let  the  Detroit 
fans  off  the  hook  though.  What  could 
have  been  a small  skirmish  turned 
into  a complete  disaster.  Just  because 
you  buy  a ticket  it  does  not  give  you 
the  right  to  do  whatever  you  want. 
There  are  plenty  of  people  who  will 
get  away  with  throwing  stuff  at  this 
game,  and  it  is  unfortunate.  I under- 
stand the  fans  reacting  in  self- 


defense, but  from  what  I saw  that  can 
only  be  attributed  to  a handful  of 
them.  The  rest  of  the  fans  should  feel 
embarrassed  for  escalating  the  situa- 
tion. 

There  is  plenty  of  blame  to  go 
around,  but  in  the  end  it  all  comes 
back  to  Ron  Artest.  He  has  been  sus- 
pended^for  the  rest  of  the  season, 
which  I think  is  appropriate.  Why?  It 
will  allow  him  to  take  his  mind  off  of 
basketball.  He  can  promote  his  music 
and  spend  time  with  his  family.  The 
last  thing  I want  the  NBA  to  do  is 
abandon  him  though. 

The  NBA  is  supposed  to  be  a 
family,  so  they  need  to  reach  out  to 
him  and  give  him  support.  Hopefully 
Artest  will  reach  back. 

I don’t  know  how  to  take  the 
other  suspensions  as  it  is  hard  to  put  a 
number  on  how  many  games  fits  the 
crime,  but  I want  to  commend  NBA 
commissioner  David  Stern.  He  hands 
out  the  suspensions  himself  and  clear- 
ly wanted  to  send  a message  that  this 
behavior  will  not  be  tolerated.  The 
precedent  has  now  been  set  and  all  the 
players  know  it. 

Basketball  isn’t  a terrible 
game,  but  this  incident  clearly  hurts 
the  NBA’s  image.  When  played  prop- 
erly, basketball  can  be  very  exciting. 
If  more  players  would  learn  the  fun- 
damentals of  the  game  by  going  to 
college,  and  more  teams  would  play 
an  exciting  style  the  NBA  would  be 
just  fine,  but  that’s  for  another  day. 


WSC  Republican’s  Club  ‘gives  a cluck’ 


BY  David  Pageau 
Associate  Editor 
On  Monday,  November  15 
and  Wednesday,  November  24.  the 
day  before  Thanksgiving,  a number  of 
the  Westfield  State  College 
Republicans  worked  on  a food  drive 
outside  of  Geissler’s  Supermarket  in 
Agawam.  During  the  two  days  the 
group  collected  over  one  hundred  and 
twenty  dollars  in  cash  donations  that 
were  used  to  buy  turkeys  and  hams, 
and  over  five  hundred  and  fifty 
canned  and  non-perishable  items.  All 
of  the  food  and  monetary  donations 
were  raised  for  the  YWCA/New 
Beginnings  Battered  Women’s  Shelter 
Thanksgiving  dinner. 

Republican  club  members  had 


no  idea  the  turnout  that  they  would 
receive,  or  the  emotion  that  many 
people  could  put  into  donating  their 
groceries  and  money  to  a good  cause. 
Republican  Club  secretary  Jill 
Guilmain  said,  “The  whole  experience 
turned  out  to  be  very  humbling  and 
emotional . Many  women  who  came  to 
give  food  began  crying." 

Despite  the  seemingly  last 
minute  nature  of  the  food  drive,  many 
gave  very  generously,  highlighting 
the  true  meaning  of  the  holiday. 
Guilmain  said,  “People  were  coming 
up  to  us  with  entire  shopping  bags  full 
of  non-penshable  items.  One  man  in 
particular  told  me  that  he  was  unem- 
ployed but  knew  that  these  women 
had  it  worse  than  him,  so  he  wanted  to 
give  what  he  could. " Republican  club 


chairman  Alex  Trzasko  added,  "By 
having  the  food  drive  both  some  time 
before  and  then  right  before  the  holi- 
day we  hoped  to  collect  more  dona- 
tions from  people  who  prefer  donating 
at  different  times,  or  even  wanted  to 
donate  twice.  Apparently  it  worked.” 

Tfzasko  continued.  “We  real- 
ly wanted  to  do  something  for  the  sur- 
rounding Westfield  community,  some- 
thing to  truly  help  others  and  give  the 
entire  profit  to  the  cause.  That  is  what 
Thanksgiving  is  all  about  and  we 
knew  that  the  battered  women's  shel- 
ter was  a charity  that  we  had  to  help 
out." 

While  the  food  drive  turnout 
proved  to  strike  an  emotional  chord  in 
the  Republican  Club  and  many  of 
those  who  donated,  members  agreed 


that  the  most  satisfying  part  of  the 
experience  was  taking  a picture  of  the 
giant  pile  of  non-perishable  food, 
turkeys  and  hams  in  the  garage  of 
Republican's  club  vice-chairman 
Adam  Shibley,  and  then  bringing  it  to 
the  shelter. 

Shibley  said,  “It  was  just  such 
a great  feeling  to  know  that  the  time 
and  effort  we  put  into  this  cause  had 
such  an  amazing  impact,  and  that  the 
charity  we  were  donating  all  of  this 
food  to  truly  needed  it.  We  were  glad 
to  help  in  the  way  we  did." 


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Arts  & Entertainment 

‘Say  What?  Karaoke’  raises  the 


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laughing  while  taking  on  the  challenge  of  Each  contestant  was  extremely  show,  a guy  and  girl  were  randomly 

"Waterfalls,"  by  TLC.  Matt  Benoit  talented,  making  it  rather  difficult  for  the  selected  from  the  audience  to  sing  a 

impressed  the  audience  when  he  busted  judges  to  choose  a winner,  The  judges  rather  amusing  version  of  "Summer 

out  the  lyrics  to  "Butterfly."  by  Crazy  Nights,"  from  Grease. 

Town.  Monty  Geer,  who  amused  the  consisted  of  Dr.  John  Paulman  of  the  The  results  of  the  show  arc  as 


On  December  1,  in  Dever 
Auditorium,  ten  finalists  look  part  in  the 
final  round 
event  was  put 
by  SGAand  host 
ed  by 
Drury.  There 
a wide  range 
singing  styles 
from  country  tc 
80‘s  metal.  A 
licular  favorit 
among  the 
was  "Jimmy 
who  amused 
audience  with 
interpretation  o 
"Here  I go  again, 
originally  sunj 
by  Whitesnake 
He  dressed  as 
singer  straight  ou 
of  the  80's 
plete  with  a 
let  wig. 

T h 

finalists 
sang  a song 
their  choice 
later,  five 
tants  were 
to  compete  fo 
the  grand  prize, 
trip  to  the 
O'Brian 
The  five 
were 

Healey  who 
"Something  t 
Talk  About," 

Jimmy  Ottino  Jimmy  Ottino  celebrates  when  he  hears  he  has  won  first  place  in  the  What  karaoke  competition.  Ottino  ported  a muDel  wig  and  a tom  t-shirt 

with  "Here  1 gohesangWhitcsnake’s“Here!goagainonmyown”. 

Again,"  Matt 

audience  in  the  first  round  by  dressing 
like  a monster  (a  costume  which  he  made 
himself)  and  singing  "I  Touch  Myself 
with  his  puppet  side-kicks,  gave  the  audi- 
ence a humorous  rendition  of  "Achy 
Breaky  Heart."  Kerrin  Clark  was  the  final 
contestant  to  sing  her  randomly  selected 
song,  "Goodbye  Earl,"  by  the  Dixie 
Chicks. 


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Benoit  with  "Semi-Charmed  Life," 
Monty  Geer  with  "I  Touch  Myself,"  and 
Kerrin  Clark  with  "AMoment  Like  This." 

In  this  last  round,  the  contestants 
were  forced  to  sing  a song  chosen  at  ran- 
dom. Jackie  Healey  took  the  stage  first 
adding  her  own  flare  to  "Physical,"  by 
Olivia  Newton  John.  Next  was  Jimmy 
Ottino  who  once  again  had  the  audience 


communications  department,  Dr.  Maddy 
Cahill  also  of  the  communications 
department,  Ryan  Forsythe  of 
Admissions,  and  Caitlyn  Tansey  also  of 
admissions. 

Aside  from  the  singing  talents, 
WSCs  Dance  Team  entertained  the  audi- 
ence both  at  the  beginning  of  the  show, 
and  during  intermission.  At  the  end  of  the 


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the  show  was  amazing  and  everyone  did 
a really  good  job." 

The  show  came  to  an  end  with 
Jimmy  Ottino  bringing  the  audience 
home  singing  "Here  1 Go  Again"  one  last 
time  while  his  newly  acquired  fans  threw 
their  arms  up  in  triumph. 


Photo  by  Mike  Coughlin 


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die  competition. 


Here’s  one  contestant  that  made  a bigin^iresaon  on  the  judges  with  her  rendition  of  “Let’s 
give  ‘em  somethingto  talk  about.” 


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A&E  The  Uoice  December  6. 2004 


An  awesome  night  for  Taking  Back  Sunday 


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BY  CLITF  ASHBROOK 

VOICE  Photographer 

The  first  thing  a person 
notices  when  they  enter  Hartford.  CT, 
is  that  it  is  a big,  busy  city.  The 
Taking  Back  Sunday  concert  was  no 
different.  It  was  packed  full  of  people 
and  featured  four  bands;  Like 
Yesterday,  Funeral  fora  Friend, 

Atreyu,  and  headlining  Taking  Back 
Sunday. 

When  first  entering  the 
Webster  Theatre,  one  first  notices  the 
enormous  signs  that  hang  on  the  walls 
taunting  the  crowd;  “NO  SMOKING" 
and  “NO  MOSHING,”  Much  to  the 
crowd’s  displeasure  these  rules  were 
enforced  very  well  by  security,  which 
made  sure  no  one  got  out  of  hand. 

I've  been  to  many  shows  before  but 
this  one  was  different.  Instead  of  the 
usual  packed  crowd  of  “emo"  and 
“hardcore"  kids  dressed  in  black  and 
rocking  out  to  their  favorite  bands,  the 
Webster  Theatre  was  split  in  the  mid- 
dle between  the  usual  crowd  and  to  my 
astonishment,  pre  teen  girls  with  their 
mothers  and  fathers.  There  were 
packs  ofthese  girls,  filling  the  outside 
of  the  crowd  wearing  the  new  mer- 
chandise being  pushed  by  the  bands  at 
the  door. 

The  show  itself,  except  for  the 
screaming  girls,  was  good,  The  crowd 
didn’t  seem  to  care  for  the  opening 
band  Like  Yesterday.  The  fans  were 
obviously  there  to  see  Taking  Back 
Sunday.  Funeral  for  a Friend  played 
second  and  got  the  crowd  started,  ask- 
ing for  the  crowd  to  make  a "circle 
pit”  in  spite  of  the  protests  from  secu- 
rity. Atreyu  was  on  third  and  was  dif- 


ferent from  tl 
other  bands. 

They  were  m 
“hardcore”  oi 
“metal  core” 
the  crowd  lo\ 
the  variety  ar 
went  crazy  fc 
the  metal  soli 
on  guitar  and 
screams  from 
lead  singer. 

Finally,  Takir 
Back  Sunday 
took  the  stage 
and  opened  w 
“Set  Phasers  i 
Stun”  the  firs: 
single  off  the 
new  album 
When  You  Wi 
To  Be. 

Surprisingly, 
played  songs 
from  their  old 
album  Tell  All 
Your  Friends 
confusing  the  little  girls  in  the  crowd 
who  had  just  jumped  on  the  Taking 
Back  Sunday  bandwagon.  Taking 
back  Sunday  ended  the  show  with  an 
encore  of  an  acoustic  song  from  their 
new  album  New  American  Classic  and 
finished  the  night  with  their  most  pop- 
ular song  “Cute  Without  the  ‘E’  (Cut 
From  the  Team).” 

Overall,  except  for  the  little 
girls,  the  show  was  great.  Taking  Back 
Sunday  played  an  awesome  show  and 
the  crowd  was  pleased. 


Taking  Back  Sunday  perfonns  at  the  Webster  o 


1 November  20 

-Photo  by  Cliff  Ashbrook 


-Photo  by  CliffAshbrook 


A&E  The  UoiC6  December  6. 2004 


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Paintball  not  just  for  high  school  kids 


BY  STEVE  BRUSO 
Special  TO  THE  voice 
The  sun  was  g(^  dovMi  and  the  woods 
wcie  getting  darker.  Jon  Wyse  crept  forward  to  pede 
around  the  tree  she  was  behind  The  Icnsoftvrmask 
was  fogging  ig),  it  was  getting  da^k,  aid  foe  thick 
underbrush  obscured  most  everything 

“Do  you  see  aiyti^?’  she  vfoispaed 
overher shoulder  to  Jess  Luby. 

“I  can't  seea  thing  my  mask’s  all  fogged 
up.‘’JEssaid 

The  two  2&^a  olds  were  sioing  back- 
to-back  aid  were  on  the  look-out,  both  wearing 
army  fodgues  aid  looking  every  inch  like  G.L  Jane 
That’s  when  Jen  saw  someone  sneaking 
down  foe  trail,  aouched  low  aid  keeping  to  the 
underbrush.  His  gun  was  wrapped  in  canoufhge 
tape;  as  was  foe  bulbous  pod  on  foe  top,  and  he  swept 
it  bade  aidforthscarching  for  oKmics.  Joi  signaled 
to  Jess,  who  moved  beside  her.  Lying  felon  their 

stomachs  like  two  soldiers  in  war,  the  two  gjils 
brought  their  bright  silver  and  bKie  guns  to  bca  on 
the  cnony,  raning  a barrage  of  blue  and  orange 
paintballs  on  thdr  target  and  sacaning  thdr  war- 

These  two  wonxn  ac  pat  ofa  groqr  of 
hflcen  Westfidd  Sale  Cbllegc  students  who  have 
taken  interest  and  formed  their  own  paintball  aea, 
deep  in  foe  woods  off  campuspropcib'-  And  accord- 
ing to  The  Nadonal  Profes^nal  Paintball  League, 
these  studoits  aren't  alone  in  their  intixest  of  paint- 
ball: almosttenmillitx)  people  pl^d  pa  infoall  in  foe 
U.&  last  year  in  sites  just  liketheone  nearWcstfrcld 
Sizte  Gsllcge. 

“I  really  thought  it  was  a professional 
area,  not  just  a in  the  woods,"  Jtss  said 

The  Srtc.as  the  painfoall  area  iscalledis 
rou^ily  foe  shape  ofa  triangle  One  leg  of  the  trian- 


gle mns  p^alkl  to  foe  course  of  foe  Dttk  River, 
anofoer  stretches  aknigside  a dry,  rocky  otsk  bed; 
aixl  foe  last  is  a long,  wdl -packed  dirt  trail  with  foidc 
brush  on  ether  side  The  area  of  foe  Site  is  roughs 
the  same  as  a football  field  The  dense  caropy above 
shacks  the  Tca,  kcq)ing  (he  She  a good  five  to  toi 
degrees  cooler;  although  it  is  strll  wdNit  from  foe 
patches  ofsun  foa  sneak  forou^ 

Ori^nalty,  paintball  had  a much  baser 
form  that  it  does  today.  Farmers  and  rangers  used 
paintball  guns  for  maiking  cows  and  tree,  and  foe 
paintball  guns  we  primitive  by  today’s  siaidads, 
as  they  weie  single-shot  and  nsnually  rdoaded 
every  time  Now,  paintball  guns  se  mostly  soni- 
autcmitic,  and  some  arc  more  advanced  liw  that, 
having  settings  for  three  round  burst,  fiiU-aito,  aid 
“responsd’ — tha  is,  two  shots  with  everypulloffoe 
trigger;  one  as  you  pul  I,  and  anotha  as  ybu  lelease. 

The  trail  ofthc  first  leg  of  foe  Site  can  be 
difficult  to  find  despite  it  being  chout  as  long  as  a 
foofoall  field  The  thick  undergrowth  aid  steady 
accunulation  of  leaves  has  obscured  the  path  some, 
adding  a soft,  ctunchy  l^cr  to  walk  nwn.  However, 
foe  steady  passage  of  feci  has  (relented  any  plant- 
life  fio  m growing  in  t he  trail , so  it  isn ' t oitire  ly  hid- 
den. 

Knotted  roots  reach  out  in  thcmkklle  of 
foe  trail  to  trip  you  if you  aren’t  caeful  of  yourfooi- 
in^  A steep  ravine  creeps  up  on  your  ri^l,  its  trees 
OTcly  thcoply  thing  holding  the  ground  togetho’ a 
such  asleep  grade.  Uponpeeiingoverthe  cdge.you 
car  see  a trail  running  i^ion  the  bottom,  very  ncady 
parallel  to  foe  one  you’re  walking,cxccpt  it’s  agood 
thirty  feet  bdow  you. 

'Td  definitely  611  down  thi  hill,"  Jess 
said  (yeijig  the  drop-offi 

"I  think  rd  get  caighi  in  the  moment, 
with  paintballs  f^n'  all  around  me,  and  I'd  forget  it 


was  there"  Jar  said 

Despite  foe  6ct  that  paintballs  oomc 
shooting  out  of  foe  barrel  d around  300  feet  per  sec- 
ond or  dose  to200  mites  ai  hour,  few  people  would 
say  foa  it  actually  hurts. 

"It  felt  morcUkcbong  tut  with  aiat-tail," 
Jen  said  tefetrir^  to  theprarkof  ^VLSting  a danp 
toweland  m^ing  it  a someone. “feimbailstobae 
skin  stin^but  with  even  a shirt,  you  don't  leally  fed 
it,  you  Just  know  you've  been  hit" 

Continuing  CHI,  you  can  hear  foe  sound  of 
foe  Little  River  gently  feolicking  ova  smooth,  round 
rocks.  And  as  you  gaclosiT  totheriver,  foemosqui- 
tocsbcconcmotc  abundant  as  well,buz2ing  in  your 
ear,  droning  out  the  sound  of  foe  birds  and  foe  tivec, 
Rounding  foe  bend  winding  amongst 
thick  oak  trees,  you  come  into  view  of  foe  Plateau. 
Although  called  the  Plateau  by  foe  painfoallcrs,  it’s 
really  not  morcfoai  an  elevated  dating  in  the  for- 
est The  aca  is  about  foe  size  ofa  force<ar-gaiage. 
That  is,  a thrcocrar-^^e  without  a roof  for  foe 
caiopy  overhead  is  virtually  non-ocistoit  aid  foe 
clearing  is  bdghtty  lit  by  foe  sua 

Originalty,  this  area  appears  tohavc  bear 
used  for  ooUegepatty-goeG.  A large  fitc-pil, careful- 
ly ringed  by  stones,  sits  on  the  side  closest  to  foe 
rivee  The  bnken  glass  bottles  in  it  stand  testamentto 
foe  Baochaial  crowds. 

“This  place  really  needs  to  becleancdup 
thou^  Some  people  don't  pick  up  aBcr  them- 
selves." Jess  said  nudging  a Blue  Streak  paintball 
box. 

Jen  bmds  at  the  knees  and  b^ins  pluck- 
ing botde<aps  from  the  dirt  brushing  them  off  on 
herpants. 

“I  have  a necklace  fm  rraking  out  of 
these,"  Jen  said  smiling. 

The  price  of  painfoalls  range  anywhere 


from  twen^  ddlas  to  sixty  orevm  eighty  dollars, 
dcpoxling  on  the  brand  tumc  and  the  quality  ofthc 
painfoils . The  kmvr  quality  paintbdls  are  easily  dis- 
tinguished betuTcn  foe  better  quality  ons,  as  one 
caisoe  linledimpksanddistortionsonthcfoinpfes- 
tic  shell  of  foe  pdnfoall.  The  higha  quality  ons 
have  a much  harder  shell  tha  ckxsi’t  squish  easily 
between  one’s  fiigcts. 

In  Older  to  play  paintball , you  only  need 
a paintball  gun,  a paintball  mask,  pe^nfoells,  quick 
feet  axl  a cjidcka  tngga-finga 

The  panfoall  guns  tend  to  be  foe  more 
expensive  ofthc  two  macfial  components  nesded 
for  the  game.  Th O'  start  sound  sixty  dolfeis  andean 
go  as  lugh  as  $1 ,500.  A typical  starter  p^tball  gun 
is  a toss-up betwTsn  foe  ^lydaandfocTiii^xnann 
98  Custom.  Both  are  fairly  inexpensive— a least  s 
fa  as  paintball  guns  go— foe  ^lydcrcosting  around 
sxty  dollas  aid  foe  Tqipmain  98  Qistom  ccsting 
around  ninety  dolfeis. 

Paintball  masks  tend  to  be  the  lest 
expensive  equipment  one  needs  to  pl^.Thcchcap- 
erofiescai  be  purchased  for  aound  thirty  do  Has, 
whUe  the  more  expensive  onescost  sixty  dollas  aid 
up,  foe  differences  being  mostly  in  focmaeiial  used 
for  foe  Icn  scs.  The  more  oepensive  masks  have  hi^- 
quality  and-fog  lotses  tha  better  resist  every  pl^c 
worst  ni^tmac — a fogged  iq>  mask. 

The  Pldcai  islagdydrcula  with  four 
paths  Icadingto  ilPIxcd  n each  of  these  paths,  lean- 
ing against  a tree  or  shrubbery,  are  wooden  doddng 
pallos,  foe  kind  used  in  wadiouscs  and  shipping 
coirpanies.  Red,  green,  yellow  orange,  pink,  and 
blue  paint  blotches  show  evidence  that  they  have 
sem  some  oomb^  It  is  behind  these  pallets  that  the 
paintballcrs  will  duck,  using  them  as  cover  during 
intense  paintbali-fi  re. 

Paintball  • Page  12 


WSKB  in  New  York  for  under-ground  music  convention 


BY  Haley  paton 

VOICE  REPORTER 


I Pah  2 of  a Series  { 

[Editor’s  note:  The  first  part  of 
this  story  appeared  in  the 
November  22nd  issue.] 

“It  was  conpletely  off 
the  wall.  It  was  such  a formal 
setting  for  such  an  informal 
movie.” 

Although  their  work 
could  be  taken  as  sophomoric  at 
times,  the  duo  seeks  to  use  visu- 
al humoras  a backdrop  for  social 
satire.  While  South  Park  is  a car- 
toon, the  characters  in  Team 
America  are  all  Thunderbirds- 
inspired  marionettes  set  in  a 
Bruckheimer-inspired  action 
movie.  Rather  than  being  partial 
to  any  one  cause.  Parker  and 
Stone  find  a way  to  make  fun  of. 
and  therefore  expose,  everyone 
for  what  they  are.  In  Team 
America,  the  American  Action 
Force  recklessly  destroys  several 
world  landmarks,  such  as  the 
Eiffel  Tower  and  the  Sphinx,  in 
their  efforts  to  save  the  world 
from  terrorism;  the  fictional 
"Film  Actors  Guild."  or 
"F.A.G.,”  led  by  Alec  Baldwin, 
seek  to  shut  Team  America 
down,  believing  that  they  as 
actors  know  what  is  best  for  the 
world;  and  the  leader  of  Korea  is 
revealed  to  be  the  mastermind  of 
the  terrorist  movement  in  the 
Middle  East 

Of  actors’  involvement 
in  politics,  Matt  Stone,  the  curly- 
haired,  glasses-wearing  member 
of  the  duo,  said,  mimicking  an 
announcer,  ‘Tt’s  like  saying. 


‘Here%  what’s  going  on  in  Iraq, 
and  here’s  Cookie  Monster.” 
Consequently,  Stone  and  Paricer 
have  successfully  pissed  off 
actor  Sean  Penn,  who  wrote 
them  a scathing  letter.  Sean  Penn 
has  made  two  visits  to  Iraq  urg- 
ing for  peace  and  understanding 
from  the  United  States,  first  in 
December  of  2002  and  then  in 
September  of  2004. 

Of  the  lead  character, 
which  is,  incidentally,  an  actor 
chosen  by  Team  America  to 
work  undercover  against  the  ter- 
rorists, Stone  and  Parker  said 
that  his  struggle  with  the  task 
was  meant  to  express  the  current 
feelbg  of  being  “ashamed  to  be 
an  American.” 

Hoey  says  of  Team 
America,  “I  like  that  they  looked 
at  it  from  both  sides,’  mentioning 
that  he  appreciated  the  “political 
satire,"  as  well  as  the  visual 
humor  that  Hoey  says,  “showed 
[the  puppets’]  limitations.” 

As  far  as  influencing 
people  to  vole  either  way,  Stone 
and  Parker  have  no  set  agenda 
and  expressed  their  disgust  for 
documentaiy  filmmaker  Michael 
Moore.  According  to  Matt  Stone 
and  Trey  Parker,  Moore  used  (in 
his  film  Bowling  for  Columbine) 
a clip  of  an  interview  with  Stone 
out  of  context  right  next  to  a clip 
of  a cartoon  that  looked  like 
SouiJi  Park  but  was  actually  cre- 
ated by  artists  that  Moore  hired 
andhadnothing  to  dowith  Stone 
and  Parker.  Of  Moore,  Matt 
Stone  said  that  ‘he  tries  to  create 
connections  where  there  are 
none’  and  also  said  that  since  he 
and  Trey  Parker  are  from 


Colorado,  they  grew  up  with 
guns  and  so  really  didn’t  have 
anything  to  say  about  Moore’s 
issue. 

The  duo  said  that  they 
have  no  idea  what  the  right  thing 
to  do  would  be,  asferas  the  elec- 
tion, but  did  urge  people  to  go  to 
the  polls. 

“And  no  matter  who 
gets  voted  in,  there  will  still  be  a 
giant  shhhead  ninning  this  coun- 
try,” said  Slone. 

After  watching  the  film, 
it’s  time  to  head  to  a music  show. 
Wednesday  night  Sonic  Youth 
play  at  the  Irving  Phza.  Talking 
to  the  crowd,  lead  singer 
Thurston  Moore  is  laid  back  in 
his  t-shiit  and  jeans,  asking  the 
audience  members  where  they’re 
from. 

“Bring  it  up  here,  your 
Wisconsin  cheese.  I'm  gonna  get 
some  Brooklyn  cheese.” 

Talk  of  politics  is  kept 
to  a minimum  All  that  Moore 
says  of  the  election  is.  "1  hope 
you’re  all  registered  to  vole,  I 
really  do. ...I  don’t  care  who  you 
vote  for.  I just  hope  you  do.” 

While  he’s  laid-back 
talking  to  the  audience,  a change 
comes  over  Thurston  Moore 
when  he  performs.  A serious- 
ness takes  hold.  And  yet  there  is 
also  a teenage-boyishness  that 
overtakes  the  46-year  old  musi- 
cian. He  stands  on  the  right  of 
the  stage,  playing  his  guitar  and 
singing  into  the  microphone  with 
his  mop  of  reddish-brown  hair 
hanging  in  his  angular  face.  At 
one  point  he’s  climbed  up  on  a 
ladder  near  the  drummer,  scrap- 
ing his  guitar  against  the  ladder’s 


edge,  then  turning  it  around  and 
holding  the  guitar  up  over  his 
head,  letting  the  dissonance  ring. 

Kim  Gordon,  Moore’s 
wife,  51,  takes  over  as  lead 
singer.  At  first  look,  she  seems 
like  a young  woman  in  her  twen- 
ties. Gordon  wears  a single  cot- 
ton dress,  her  blonde  hair  hang- 
ing in  her  face  much  like  her 
husband’s,  only  longer.  A sultry 
powerhouse,  she  lifts  her  arms 
up  over  her  head  as  she  lets  out  a 
voice  that  belies  her  age. 
Jumping  and  spinning  in  a circle 
as  she  sings,  she  is  a dancer. 

It  isn’t  until  the  stage 
lights  shift  that  you  notice  the 
slight  lines  in  her  face. 

Reflecting  on  seeing 
Sonic  Youth,  Hoey  looks  down 
and  smiles,  chuckling  to  himself, 

“I  liked  the  music;  1 
didn't  like  the  feedback." 

Hoey  was  more 
impressed  by  hip-hop  artist  Tatib 
Kweli. 

"He  knew  his  audience. 
Everybody  who  was  there  was 
there  to  see  him,  and  he  knew 
that  and  he  took  advantage.” 

According  to  Bob 
Hoey,  anyone  who  is  at  all  inter- 
ested in  hip-hop  music  should 
check  outTalib  Kweli. 

“Anyone  could  get  into 
the  music,  anyone,”  says  Hoey. 
He  refers  to  Kewli  as  “the  mari- 
juana ofhip-hop,”  cheekily  mak- 
ing a comparison  to  the  s‘o-called 
‘gateway  drug.’ 

As  far  as  going  to  some 
of  the  panels  on  the  music  indus- 
try offered  as  part  of  the  annual 
College  Music  Journal 
Marathon,  Hoey  went  to  one  on 


censorship  and  one  on  promo- 
tions in  an  effort  to  somewhat 
belter  understand  the  industry 
and/or  how  it  relates  to  his  job  as 
a college  music  director.  As 
music  director,  his  job  is  to  get 
CDs  that  arc  sent  to  the  station 
rev  iewed  and  put  on  the  racks  for 
foe  DJs  to  play,  as  well  as  to 
chart  which  CDs  get  played  and 
report  that  information  back  to 
the  College  Music  Journal, 
which  his  college’s  station  is 
licensed  under. 

"Basically  my  job  is 
dealing  with  promoters.”  says 
Hoey. 

On  Friday  Hoey  went  to 
a panel  entitled.  “Under  the 
Influence;  Navigating  the 
Techniques  of  Radio 
Promotion." 

The  general  message, 
he  says,  was.  “don’t  let  them  get 
to  you."  Promoters,  just  with  the 
nature  of  their  business,  can  get 
somewhat  demanding. 

"It’s  a business  thing," 
says  Hoey.  “That  wasn’t  too 
informative.  They  both  (the  pan- 
els] were  kind  of  unimpressive. 
That  was  the  only  two  i went  to." 

Even  if  the  particular 
panels  that  he  went  to  weren’t 
quite  what  he  might  have  hoped, 
Bob  Hoey  is  still  glad  that  he 
went  to  the  College  Music 
Journal  Conference,  if  only  to 
get  a taste  of  New  York  City. 

So  would  he  go  back? 

"I  would  go  back." 
Hoey  says. 

“Definitely.” 


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Don’t  be  a grinch  during  this  season,  lighten  up  and  try  these  holiday  shopping  tips 


The  Fashion  Files 


WithLisaiidr«Biujn6S 

With  the  holiday  season  quickly 
approaching,  money  Mid  good  ideas  for 
gifts  seem  to  be  big  problems  forcollege 
students  preoccupied  with  finals  and  get- 
ting last  minute  papers  in  on  time.  With 
hopes  to  destress  your  holidays  a bit,  here 
are  some  great  gift  ideas  foreveiy  price 
range... 

For  the  student  on  a budget, 
sometimes  mere  than  S20  im’t  an  option. 
CD's  are  a great  gift  that  don’t  cost  a lot 
and  can  cover  almost  everyone  on  your  gift 
list.  For  mom  or  dad,  Simon  «& 

Garfunkel’s  Old  Friend’s:  Live  On  Stage 
was  recently  released  and  is  the  perfect  gift 
to  make  your  folks  remember  the  “good  ol’ 
days."  Some  other  great  releases  for  your 
rents  range  from  Elton  John’s  Peachtree 
Road  to  Tony  Bennet’s  The  Art  of 
Romance. 

Girls,  for  the  boyfriend  try 
Coilisicn  Course,  collaboration  between 
Jay-Z  and  Linkin  Park.  Othernewreleases 
ideal  for  a guy  include:  Eminem’s  Encore, 
Ludacris’s  Red  Light  District,  Breaking 
Benjamin’s  So  Cold,  as  well  k Street 
Disciple  from  Nas. 

Paintball  cont.  — 


“I  think  it's  really  cool  that  this 
is  the  meeting  area,”  Jess  said. 

Often  when  the  paintballers  will 
play,  the  Plateau  is  the  “loading  area”:  the 
place  you  go  to  meet  before  the  game, 
and  the  place  you  go  after  you've  been 
hit.  The  concept  of  the  game  is  fairly  sim- 
ple. Teams  are  made  and  the  object  is  to 
eliminate  the  players  of  the  other  team. 
When  one  has  been  hit,  the  rule  is  to  stick 
the  gun  in  the  air,  shout  that  you’ve  been 
hit,  and  proceed  to  the  “loading  area”. 
Other  variants  of  the  game  include  the 
cver-popular  capture-the-flag  game  and 
“attack  and  defend,”  where  two  teams  are 
made  and  one  team  defends  a position 
while  the  other  attacks  it. 

Of  the  four  paths,  two  are 
steeply  inclined  and  can  be  treacherous  to 
navigate  when  trying  to  move  quickly  or 
stealthily.  The  one  closest  to  the  river  is 
nearly  straight  up,  with  tangled  masses  of 
roots  forming  a natural  staircase.  The 
other  path  is  also  quite  steep,  although 
this  one  is  made  of  thick  caramel-colored 
dirt  and  well-rounded  rocks  and  is  oppo- 
site from  the  other  path. 

“This  side  by  the  river  here  is 
really  easy  to  ambush  because  you’re  on 
lower  ground,"  Jess  said.  “People  can’t 
really  see  you." 

The  two  other  paths  leading 
from  the  Plateau  are  nearly  flat,  the  only 
danger  being  the  roots  that  rib  them. 

Injuries  from  paintball  tend  to  be 
minor  and  few.  The  impact  of  paintballs 
leave  wells  which  disappear  in  a few 


Guys,  for  the  women  in  your  life 
try:  Vanessa  Carlton's //urmon/um. 
Destiny's  Child’s  Destiny  Ftdjilled, 
Breakaway  fix)m  KellyClarksoi  or  Gwen 
Stefani’s  Love.  Angel.  Micic,  Baby.  Other 
great  cheap  gift  ideas  are  posters,  picture 
frames,  books  or  DVD’s. 

If  you  have  a bit  more  money  to 
spend,  say  fifty  bucks,  your  options  open 
up  a liilie  more  so  your  gift  can  be  a bit 
more  perecralized.  The  perfect  gjft  for 
your  parents  is  a gift  certificate  to  their 
favorite  rcstauranL  Nothing  says  “Merry 
Cbistmas  mom  and  dad!”  tike  a nice 
romantic  meal  away  from  the  kids.  Parents 
also  low  ar^thing  from  your  trusty  campus 
store.  A coffee  mug  that  says  “Westfield 
Slate  College  Mom"  not  only  gives  them 
bragging  righs  but  also  saves  a lot  of  time 
for  you 

For  the  brother  or  boyfriend  try  a 
video  game  or  if  they  don’t  have  a ^me 
system  seasened  shews  on  DVD,  like 
Seinfeld,  Family  Guy,  The  Sinpson’s  or 
Reno911  are  a great  addition  to  theirDVD 
collection. 

For  the  girfs,  I ’d  suggest  a scarf, 
hat  and  mittens  set  or  seme  perfume. 
Victoria’s  Secret,  Gap  and  Bath  & Body 
Works  have  mat^  different  great  scent 
selections  to  choose  from.  Another  great 
and  thougllfiji  gift  for  a girl  is  a Build-A- 
Bear.  These  stuffed  animals  can  be  buih  at 
your  local  malls  and  can  be  personalized 
with  sounds  and  clodies.  Nothing  says  “I 


love  you.  dinookums”  like  a stuffed  bear. 

The  big  spender  has  a little  more 
to  choose  from.  For  the  parents  try  a DVD 
player  (if they  hawn’t  bewi  introduced  to 
the  21st  Century)  and  if  they  have  one  pick 
up  the  Star  Wars  Trilogy  DVD  set  or  the 
recently  released  Lord  of  the  Rings  Trilogy. 
Feeling  really  generous?  Saidmomand 
dad  to  a Blue  Man  Group  performance, 
even  if  they’ve  alreatfy  been  you  can  never 
get  bored  with  the  Blue  Men. 

Ladies,  the  big  gift  this  season  for 
men  is  Red  Sox  tickets.  After  this  years 
World  Series  even  if  they  weren’t  a fan 
before , everyone  wants  to  go  to  a game. 

For  the  girls  jewelry  is  still  an 
option,  but  make  sure  you  know  what  die 
likes.  Cameraphones  and  concert  tickets 
are  also  great  gift  ideas,  even  if  an  artist 
isn’t  louring  until  the  spring  or  summer,  it 
gives  a girl  .something  to  look  forward  to. 

Other  great  gift  ideas  are  a mini 
iPod,  digital  cameras,jackets,  portable 
DVD  pla>«rs  and  XM  radio. 

No  matter  what  you’re  buying  or 
who  your  buying  it  for  keep  it  personal  and 
you  can  never  lose. 


Holiday  Shopping  Tips 

* Be  prepared  with  a list  of  people 
you  need  to  shop  for  as  well  as  spe- 
cific gift  ideas,  it  will  be  less  stress- 
ful then  browsing  through  the  store 
and  other  crabby  holiday  shoppers. 

* If  possible,  order  gifts  online  or 
at  least  look  up  the  gifts  before  you 
hit  the  stores.  This  way  if  you 
decide  the  gift  isn’t  what  you’re 
looking  for  you  can  be  prepared 
with  another  idea. 

ALWAYS  keep  every  reciept. 
Keep  an  envelope  in  your  car  glove 
compartment  and  put  the  reciepts 
into  the  envelope  as  you  buy  gifts. 

When  it’s  crunch  time  and  you 
really  need  to  get  your  shopping 
done,  go  alone.  An  extra  person 
only  slows  you  down  and  provides 
unnecessary  opinions. 

Don’t  wait  until  the  last  minute. 
If  you  see  something  for  someone 
and  it’s  September,  buy  it!  It’s  one 
less  present  you’ll  have  to  buy  the 
day  before  Christmas  and  pne  more 
name  to  cross  oflF  your  list! 


days.  Paintball  masks  prevent  injuries  to 
the  eyes  and  face,  while  at  the  same  time 
shielding  the  ears  and  jaw  line.  The  only 
real  injury  suffered  by  one  of  the  students 
was  a badly  sprained  ankle,  and  this  was 
caused  by  the  running  aspect  rather  than 
paintball  itself. 

V\blking  down  the  path  leading 
to  the  river,  you  can  see  that  the  Little 
River  lives  up  to  its  name,  as  it  is  easily  a 
stone’s  throw  across.  The  water  is  shal- 
low-only a foot  or  so  deep — and  runs 
quickly  over  many  smooth  rocks.  In  the 
middle  is  a long  patch  of  land,  like  a 
mini-island,  thickly  covered  by  foot-tall, 
yellowish  grass. 

Keeping  the  river  on  your  right 
as  you  continue  down  the  path,  you  come 
to  a bend  going  to  the  left.  Here,  the  trail 
is  very  easily  found.  The  path  here  has 
been  worn  by  the  passing  of  many  feet 
and  the  dirt  itself  has  become  hard- 
packed.  This  is  the  second  leg  of  the  tri- 
angle. Close  by  is  a dry  creek  bed  and  a 
small  clearing.  Two  huge  craters  lay  right 
beside  the  path,  perhaps  sites  of  ancient 
trees  long  since  collapsed  and  rotted.  The 
ditches  are  three  or  four  feet  deep;  a per- 
fect spot  to  bunker  down  in. 

"The  first  game  we  played,  we 
went  for  those  ditches.”  Jess  said.  “That’s 
a sweet  spot.” 

The  rocky  creek  bed  nearby  is  mostly  dry, 
having  only  a few  murky  puddles  along 
the  edges.  Many  fallen  branches  and  logs, 
once  immersed  in  the  waters  of  the  creek, 
now  are  exposed  to  the  light. 


The  clearing  is  about  the  size  of  a large 
shed.  The  pine  trees  close  by  form  a loose 
ring  around  it,  giving  the  appearance  that 
the  plateau  is  really  a giant’s  palm  and 
the  trees  his  fingers. 

“After  we  didn’t  see  anybody, 
we  moved  up  there  in  those  trees,”  points 
Jen,  indicating  the  dense  underbrush  and 
four-foot-tall  saplings  by  the  creek  bed. 

“That’s  where  we  saw  Brown 
coming  down  the  trail  and  we  had  a mini 
gun-fight  over  that  clearing,"  Jen  said, 
referring  to  another  student  who  plays. 

Ask  anyone  who  plays  paintball 
why  they  play,  and  they  will  most  certain- 
ly reply  that  it’s  all  about  the  adrenaline. 

“It’s  such  a rush!”  both  Jen  and 
Jess  said. 

In  a game  about  sneaking 
around,  ambushes,  cover-fire,  and  sprint- 
ing for  cover,  and  it’s  no  surprise  the 
“fight  or  flight”  reflex  is  such  a big  factor. 
The  type  of  game  played  by  the  students, 
referred  to  as  “wood  ball”,  tends  to  be 
more  like  a military  training  exercise,  in 
which  strategy  plays  a bigger  part  than 
charging  out  like  Rambo,  but  the  adrena- 
line rush  is  still  there. 

“It  was  kinda  scary  playing  in 
the  woods,”  Jen  said,  “1  was  so  afraid  of 
snapping  a twig  and  being  spotted.” 

Continuing  on  the  second  leg  of 
the  Site,  you  come  to  a gently-sloped  path 
on  the  left.  The  leaves  here  lay  thick,  and 
the  path  becomes  narrower  as  it  go.es, 
being  only  a foot  wide  for  the  second 
half.  Thick  brush  and  small  trees  nestle 


along  both  sides  of  this  path.  Dotting  the 
first  part  of  the  path  are  six  boulders,  each 
the  size  of  a person  crouched  into  a ball. 
Through  the  dense  undergrowth,  far  in 
the  woods  on  the  right,  are  the  remains  of 
an  antique  car.  The  swooping  fenders  and 
the  tall,  flared  grill  dates  it  somewhere  in 
the  1930’s. 

“That’s  a good  spot  to  take  cover 
behind  those  rocks,  and  even  on  that  little 
hill,”  Jess  said. 

As  you  come  to  the  end  of  this 
path,  ducking  in  between  two  car-sized 
bushes,  you  come  to  the  third  leg  of  the 
Site.  This  trail  has  been  very  well  worn, 
the  wide  tire-gouges  in  the  earth  giving 
evidence  to  its  use  by  ATV’s.  Both  sides 
of  this  trail  are  densely  wooded  by  small 
pine  trees. 

“You  can  definitely  climb  in 
there  hardcore,”  Jess  said. 

The  trees  overhead  shade  the 
trail,  giving  the  area  a somewhat  unnerv- 
ing feeling.  It’s  the  feeling  you  get  when 
you’re  alone,  but  in  the  Site  during  paint- 
ball, it’s  the  feeling  you  get  when  you 
think  you’re  being  watched. 

“If  it’s  dark,  you’re  so  dead  if 
you  walk  through  here,”  Jen  said. 

Walking  back  from  the  Site,  the 
two  college  girls  look  to  each  other  and 
say;  “We  can’t  wait  to  play  again.” 


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Williams  Outscores 
Westfield^  73-57 

WESTFIELD-Seniorforward 
Tucker  Kain  (Hunting  Valley.  OH) 
scored  a game-high  20  points  and 
junior  forward  Andrew  Newton 
(Whitinsville,  MA)  scored  18  to 
lead  Williams  College  to  a 73-57 
victory  over  Westfield  State  Col- 
lege on  Nov.  30. 

Williams  - the  NCAA  Divi- 
sion 3 runner-up  last  season  and  the 
national  champions  in  2003  - raised 
its  record  to  5-0  in  winning  the  first 
basketball  game  played  in  Westfield 
State’s  new  field  house-the  Wood- 
ward Center.  The  Owls  dropped  to 
1-3  before  a crowd  of  750. 

Westfield  took  an  early  3-0  lead 
on  a 3-point  basket  by  Tony  Collier, 
but  Williams  ran  off  12  straight 
points  for  a 12-3  edge  with  13:25 
left  in  the  first  half.  The  Ephs  tall 
frontline  dominated  the  inside  at 
the  outset  led  by  the  6-5  Kain  and 
the  6-8  Newton. 

* Williams  led  36-24  at  halftime 
on  the  strength  of  its  57  percent 
shooting  from  the  floor.  Westfield 
closed  to  within  nine  points  several 
times  in  the  second  half,  but  the 
Ephs  responded  with  some  key  3- 
point  baskets  and  transition  buck- 
ets. 

Junior  guard  Bayete  Gordon 
(Amherst,  MA)  led  Westfield  with 
16  points  and  four  assists.  Collier 
collected  12  points  and  senior  for- 
ward Vaso  Jaukovic  had  10  points 
and  a game-high  six  steals. 

Westfield  State 
Varsity  Sports 
Fall  Banquet 


Tuesday,  Dec.  7, 
5:30  p.m. 

Scanlon  Banquet  Hall 


Salisbury  University  of  Maryland  celebrates  after  defeating  Middlebury 
College.  6-3.  in  the  NCAA  Division  3 field  hockey  championship  game  that 
was  hosted  by  Westfield  State  College  on  Saturday.  Nov.  20,  NCAA 
Division  3 records  were  set  for  most  goals  scored  in  the  exciting  champi- 
onship game.  Photo  By  Mickey  Curtis 


Westfield  State  sophomore  Ricky 
Ogboin  christened  the  f rst  game  in 
the  new  field  house  withaslamdunk. 
Photo  By  Mike  Coughlin 


A pre-game  ceremony  was  held  Nov,  30  to  commemorate  the  first  basketball  game  played  in  Westfield’s  Stale 
College's  new  field  house  - the  Woodward  Center.  Meeting  at  center  court  for  a special  presentation  of  the  game 
ball  were,  left  to  right,  Westfield  State  captains  Vaso  Jaukovic  and  James  Ogbunize;  Westfield  State  alumni  Bob 
Farr  ('55)  and  Don  Farr  (‘57),  and  Williams  College  captains  Jaris  Cole,  Michael  Graham  and  Tucker  Kain,  The 
Farr  brothers  are  Westfield  residents,  and  Don  Farr  scored  a game-high  29  points  in  the  first  game  played  in 
Westfield  Slate's  former  homecourt  - Parenzo  Gym  - in  November  of  1 956.  Williams  College  - which  was  the  first 
New  England  college  to  win  an  NCAA  Division  3 national  championship  (2003)  and  was  national  runner-up  in  2004 


Owls  Named 


All  NEFC 


In  Football 


Westfield  State  seniors  Jegsie  Holmes,  left,  and  Malt  Wooliver.  right,  were 
New  England  Football  Conference  first  team  all-conference  selections. 
Senior  David  Trueira.  middle,  was  second  team  all-conference  and  also 
received  the  Hal  Chalmers  Award  as  the  top  scholar-athlete  in  the  NEFC. 
Photo  By  Mickey  Curtis 


This  Week's  Home  Schedule 


Six  Westfield  State  football 
players  were  named  to  the  New 
England  Football  Conference 
(NEFC)  All-Conference  teams  for 
the  2004  season. 

First  team  selections  were  se- 
nior defensive  end  Jessie  Holmes 
(Springfield),  senior  linebacker 
MatlWooliver(Lanesboro)andjun- 
ior  punter  Mark  Puchalski 
(Whatley),  The  Owls  again  led  the 
NEFC  in  total  defense. 

Wooliver  ranked  second  on  the 
team  with  57  tackles,  including  35 
solo  slops,  1 1 tackles  for  losses  and 
two  sacks.  Holmes  finished  with  33 
tackles,  including  1 1 tackles  for 
losses  and  four  sacks. 

Holmes  set  a school  record  during 
hisjunior  season  with  14sackswhcn 
he  was  an  All-East  Region  all-star. 
Puchalski  punted  46  times  for  a 
38. 1 average.  The  6-2, 230  pounder 
also  was  an  honorable  mention  all- 
conference selection  at  running 
back.  He  rushed  for  372  yards  and 
caught  18passesfor229 yards  from 
his  fullback  position. 

Second  team  all-conference  se- 
lections for  the  Owls  were  junior 
defensive  back  Jay  Abair  (Ludlow), 
senior  quarterback  Jon  Meczywor 
(Lancsboro)  and  senior  wide  re- 
ceiver DavidTrueira(Wilmington). 

Abair  led  the  Owls  with  four 
interceptions  and  posted  I5tackles 
and  threepass  breakups.  Meczywor 


- a senior  transfer  from  the  Univer- 


Wednesday,  December  8 
Swimming  vs.  Eastern  Conn.,  7:00 

Thursday,  December.  9 
Men's  Basketball  vs.  Albertus  Magnus.  7:00 

Saturday,  December  11 
Women's  Basketball  vs.  Newbury,  1:00 


sity  of  Maine  - earned  all-confer- 
ence honors  despite  being  sidelined 

two  games  with  an  injury.  The  6-5, 
225  pounder  completed  1 13  of222 
passes  for  1.425  yard^and  eight 
touchdowns.  He  also  had  128  net 
yards  rushing. 

Trueira  had  46  receptions  for 
609  yards  and  three  touchdowns. 
Trueira  also  received  the  prestigious 
Hal  Chalmers  Award  as  the  top 
scholar/athlete  in  the  NEFC. 


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Intramurals  The  Uoice  December  6. 2004 


CONGRATULATIONS! 

To  Matt  Dissell  (Quad  Life)  and  Peter  Appleby  (Ballz  Deep)  for  their  fine  showing  in  the  26th  Annual 
lOK  Road  Race  (Janies  Bauacos  Road  Race).  They  each  recleved  10  extra  points  for  their  IM  team 
toward  the  Bauacos  Cup!  And  yes  - they  really  finished  the  race! 

Great  job,  guys! 


WANT  TO  GET 
INVOLVED? 

COME  VISIT  THE  INTRAMURAL 
OFFICE  AND  SEE  WHAT  TEAM 
YOU  CAN  SIGN  UP  FOR  NOW! 


CHAMPIONSHIP 
T-SHIRTS 
ARE  IN! 

P.S.  BE  SURE  TO 
BRING  AN  ID  WITH 
YOU  TO  GET  YOUR 
SHIRT 


I would  like  to 
thank  my  IM  staff 
for  ail  their  help 
with  the  National 
Field  Hockey 
Tournament  that 
took  place  here  on 
November  18th  - 
November  20th. 
ANOTHER  GREAT 
JOB! 

THANK  YOU! 


Playoffs  will  begin  in  all  sports,  the 
week  of  Sunday,  December  5th. 


Open  Gym  Hours  for  both  the 
Wooidward  Center  and  Parenzo 
Gym  can  be  found  on  the  web- 
site; 

www.wsc.ma.edu/athletics/intra.htm 

Also  check  the  website  for 
upcoming  games! 


If  you  are  interested  in  any  of  ^ 

the  following,  please  call  the  IM 
office  @ x5424 

Billiards  @ Bentley  Billards  in 
downtown  Westfield 
Field  Hockey  (women) 

La  Crosse  (men  and  women) 

Ice  Hockey  (women) 

Dodgeball  (men  and  women) 
Futsal  (men  and  woman) 

We  would  like  to  get  these  going 
next  semester! 


Want  an  extra  10  Points  toward  the  Banacos  Cup  for  you  team? 


Sign  up  for  the  Hoop  for  Heart  Tournament  to  be  held  on  Ihesday,  December  7th 
Woodward  Center  from  8:00  p.m.  to  10:00  p.m. 

3-3  Basketball  (Mixed  Divisons) 


1 The 


Comics  The  Voice  December  6. 2004 


Paee  15 


DEEP  THOUGHTS  WITH  JACK  HANDY 

1 guess  I kiixJa  lost  control,  because  in  flie  middle  of  the  play  I ran  and  lit  tfie  evil  puppet  villab  on  fire.  No,  I didn't.  Just  kidding.  Ijict  said  Uialto  hdp  illus- 
trate one  of  the  human  emotions,  which  is  freaking  out.  Another  emotion  is  greed,  as  when  you  kill  someone  for  n»ney,  or  sanething  like  ilial.  Anolha  emotion  is 
generosity,  as  when  you  pay  someone  double  what  he  paid  for  his  stupid  puppet.’' 

'To  me,  it’s  always  a good  idea  to  always  cany  two  sacks  of  somethbg  when  you  walk  around.  That  w!y,  if  anybody  says.  "Hey,  can  you  give  me  a hand?,"  you 

can  s^,  "Sorry,  got  these  sacks." 

'1  hate  it  when  people  say  somebocfy  has  a "speech  inpediment"  even  if  he  does,  because  it  could  hurt  his  feelbgs.  So  instead,  I call  it  a "speech  improvonenl", 
and  I go  up  to  the  guy  and  say,  "Hey,  Bob,  I like  your  speech  imp-ovement."  1 thbk  bis  mates  him  feel  better.” 

“I  thbk  somebody  should  come  ip  with  a way  to  breed  a very  large  shrimp.  That  w^,  you  could  ride  him,  iten  after  you  camped  at  ni^,  you  could  eat  hbi. 

How  about  it,  scierkee?' 

“Love  can  sweep  you  off  your  feet  and  cany  you  along  b a way  you've  never  known  before.  But  be  ride  ahv^s  enc^  ai^  you  end  up  feelbg  lonely  and  biner. 

It's  not  love  IVn  describing.  Tm  thinking  of  amOTMail.” 

“Wltat  am  I afraid  of?  Hi  tell  you:  a feather,  thafs  ri^^  a feabec  How  could  aitycme  be  afraid  of  a feather,  you  say.  That's  an  htmest  Cjuestion,  and  Til  try  to  give  it 
an  honest  answer.  First  of  all,  did  I say  it  was  a poison  feather?” 

“Whenever  I hear  be  sparrow  chirping,  watch  the  woodpecker  chirp,  catch  a chirping  trout,  or  listen  to  the  sad  howl  of  the  chirp  rat,  I thbk  Oh  boy!  Tm  going 

insane  again,” 

“If  any  man  says  he  hates  war  m<xe  than  I do,  he  better  have  a knife,  that's  all  I have  to  say.” 

“You  know  what's  probably  agood  thing  to  hang  cn  your  padi  in  the  summatime,  to  teep  moscjuitoes  away  fiom  you  arb  your  guests?  Just  a big  bag  of  blood” 

“I  think  a good  novel  would  be  where  a bunch  of  men  on  a ship  are  looking  fcff  a whale  They  look  and  look,  but  you  krtow  what?  They  never  fi«i  him.  Aixl  you 
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The  Student  Press  of  Westfield  State  College 

Uolutne  X December  13. 2004 


Issue  Mil 


IT  taking  care  of  the  virus  problem 


By  Lisandra  Billings 
News  Editor 
Imagine  you’re  in  your 

donriroomitsll  p.mbeforeyciurl* *g 
research  assignmert  is  due.  Youclick 
on  the  internet  icon  to  search  fcr  tha 
last  piece  of  infonnatian  needed  to 
comf^ete  your  paper  and  suddenly 
you  realize  tfie  Internet  is dava 

For  sq)homore  Lindsay 
Kushne^  this  horror  becane  a real  ity. 

“I  had  a hi^e  research 
report  due  fd  Psychology  class 
and  Ihe  ni^t  before  it  was  due  the 
Internet  went  down,”  she  said  “I 
would  ha\e  gone  to  the  LlJiary  but  it 
wasalieadyclosed  Ihadio^iupa 
5:00  a.m.  to  fini^  the  report  on  time.” 
Kudinet  iai’t  the  only 


WSC  studeit  \\ho  has  experienced 
recent  Internet  cfifficulties. 
Sophrmore  Danielle  SomcKvski  said 
that  a slow  Internet  connection  has 
become  routine. 

‘Tve  gotten  reed  to  not 
havingthelrtemetai^ore.  Itseen^ 
lite  e\ety  time  I go  to  sign  on  to  my 
AIM  or  check  my  e-mail  it’s  always 
down  or  goir^  really  slow,”  she  said. 
“It  just  scans  like  all  the  money  my 
parents  paid  for  the  Internet  use  at 
school  isn’t  going  towarcfe  aiything” 

Dr.  Steve  Reynolds.  Mce 
President  & Qiief  Infonnation 
Officer  said  that  the  Internet  at  sctool 
has  never  actually  gone  down  this 
semester.  Reynoldssaidthatthe prob- 
lem actually  lies  in  the  student  PC’s 
that  are  so  infeaedwith  viruses  that 


they  are  taking  the  baixlwidth  from 
the  rest  of  (he  studerf  network. 

“The  froHem  is  student's 
have  viruses  and  they're  kiliir^  each 
other."  he  said 

Reynolck  said  that  he  rec- 
ognized the  problem  within  the  first 
few  vieeks  of  schocJ  but  with  2,054 
audait  PC’s  it  vcbs  difficult  \o  moni- 
tor each  students  comptio-  and  he 
also  efidn’t  want  to  invade  a student's 
privacy. 

“At  tire  beginning  of  the 
yor  we  would  be  watching  the  na- 
work,  even  from  our  homes  afla  we 
left  work  for  the  day,”  he  said.  “If  we 
saw  a fToblem,  we  could  detemiine 
which  counter  it  was  comir^  from, 
turn  offthal  rooms  Internet  access  and 
Internet  - pg.  3 


Early  payment  option 
to  help  your  housing 
chances 


By  Matthew  Bernat 
Editor  In  Chief 
Members  of  tic  classes 
of  2006  and  2007  have  been 
gjven  the  choice  to  pay  a pre- 
ferred placement  cfcposit  to  ensure 
a spot  in  what  will  be  Westfield 
State’s  newest  residential  hall. 

John  Felio,  Assistant 
Director  ofResidential  Life,  said 
the  new  residence  hall  is  going  to 
be,  “the  flagdiip  ofthe  state  col- 
lege system.” 

Students  who  pay  the 
preferred  placement  deposit  will 
not  have  to  make  anotterSlSO 


payment  for  tlie  room  reservation 
(tposil  bter  in  tire  year.  ‘The  pre- 
ferred placement  itposit  repbees 
tlie  traditional  deposii,"  xiid  Felio. 

To  ensure  a March  pick 
for  a spot  in  the  new  residence 
la  II  all  members  of  a rostermusi 
lave  their  prefcircd  placement 
deposits  (PPD)  postmarked  by 
December31  blest. Ifallmem- 
bers  ofan  apartment  roster  do  not 
have  their  PPD  paid  they  will 
have  to  choose  an  apartmer*  in 
April. 

ifyou don't havea  full 
Deposit  - pg.  2 


Comfortable  in  her  own 
skin 

WSC  student  to  go  through  plastic  surgery  over  Winter  Break 


By  Emily  Engel 

Editor  In  Chief 

I Part  I of  a series  \ 

*Editor\  Note:  All 
names  have  been  changed. 

Nearly  8.3  million  surgi- 
cal and  non-surgcal  cosmetic  pro- 
cedures were  performed  in  2003  in 
the  United  States. 

From  2002  to  2003  ffiere 
was  a twerty  percent  increase  in  the 
total  number  of  cosmetic  proce- 
dures. Surgical  procedures 
increased  by  twelve  percent  and 
non-suigical  jrocedures  increased 
by  471  percent.  The  top  five  surr- 
eal cosmetic  procedises  in  2003 
were  liposuction  (384,626,  ip  three 
percent  from  2002),  breast  augmen- 
tation (280,40 1 , up  twelve  percent), 
eyeUd  surgery  (267,627,  up  seven- 
teen percent).  People  ages  35-50 
had  the  most  procedures,  3.7  mil- 
lion and  45  percent  of  the  total 
Peopleages  19-34  had  24percent  erf" 
procedures;  ages  51-64  had  23  per- 
cent; age  65  and  overbad  5 percerl; 
and  age  18  and  )oui^er  had  less 
than  3 percert. 

Jen*,  a junior  at  Westfield 
State,  willbecome oneofthosemil- 
lioiB  on  December28th. 

After  yea rsofbeggingher 
parents  for  this  procedure,  she  will 
be  receiving  full  l^osuction  of  the 
abdomen. 

Jen  carries  a hoodie  with 
her  at  all  time& She  refers  to  itasher 


“securiQ'  blanket”  She  feels  as 
thoi^h  if  she  covers  herself  this 
way,  no  one  will  notice.  Shedoesi’t 
wart  ar^one  to  see  the  protrudii^ 
“gut”  she  has  had  since  she  was  an 
adolescent.  She  doesn’t  know  how 
ffie  rest  of  the  world  sees  her  stom- 
ach, even  ihoi^h  her  boyfriend 
always  mates  it  a point  to  teU  her 
how  cute  it  is.  But  to  Jen,  h's  the 
biggest  burden  in  her  life.  She 
stands  about  5’7  with  dark  hair  arxl 
soulful  dark  e>es.  She’s  an  attractive 
girl,  but  not  in  the  conventtonal 
Hollywood  way.  She  has  her  own 
style,  her  own  look.  She  is  certainly 
not  cut  from  the  same  cookie  cutter. 

“Growing  up  I waried  to 
look  like  the  thin  blonde  girls  1 went 
to'middleschool  with  But  now  that 
I’m  here,  and  see  all  these  girls  who 
look  exactly  the  same,  I’m  glad  I’m 
me.  To  an  extert.” 

Jen  was  a tiny  child  who 
grew  up  in  asmall  town  in  Western 
Massachusetts  PiauresofhCTwhen 
die  was  six  show  a gap-tooth  grin 
and  these  large  dark  eyes  suround- 
ed  by  pnk  skin.  Her  knobhy  knees 
stick  out  from  underneath  her  white 
sundess,  covered  with  large  pieces 
of  fruit  Her  boney  arms  are  hug- 
^ng  herself,  posing  for  the  camera. 
Her  older  sister  stand  nect  to  her 

pareits  always 
though  I had  an  eating  disorder  as  a 
chQd  I was  so  picl^  when  it  cane  to 

Surgery  ~pg.  3 


•Photo  by  Matthew  Bernal 


The  snow  didn’t  stop  these  football  players  who  tore  it  up  dur- 
ing the  second  snowfall  to  hit  WestfreU  Sale  CoOege  thisyear. 


Professors  at  WSC 
poorly  compensated 
as  compared  to  UMass 

By  Rebecca  Oliver 
Voice  Reporier 

A report  from  the  State  House 
shows  most  slate  employees  making 
six  figures  are  University  of 
Massachusetts  professors.  There  are 
no  Westfield  State  College  professors 
making  six  figures. 

The  report  said  that  of  all 
state  employees  earning  six  figures, 
86%  oflhcm  are  professors  at  UMass, 
earning  on  average  S 1 18,479. 

Overall  there  are  115  profes- 
sors at  the  state  orcommunily  college 
level  making  over  S 100,000.  There 
arc  486  professors  alone  at  the 

Report  - pg.  II 


SGA  gives  families  something  to 
smile  about  for  Christmas 


By  Matthew  Bernat 
Editor-In-Chief 
It’s  not  too  late  for 
donations  to  the  Student 
Government  Association’s 
(SGA)  annual  “AI!  I \V^nt  for 
Christmas”  fundraiser. 

SGA  was  looking  to 
raise  $100  for  each  of  the  15 
families  on  the  list  or  $1500 
total.  The  fundraiser  is  for 
Westfield’s  Headstart  program,  a 
non-profit  organization  dedicat- 


ed to  helping  famOies  get  back 
on  track  said  Matt  Curren, 
President  of  SGA. 

“One  mother  asked  for 
a loasteroven  and  a can  opener," 
said  Qirren  noting  that  many  of 
the  gifts  are  not  toys  but  rather 
fami^  necessities. 

Curren  said  their  main 
drive  ended  this  past  Friday  and 
they  were  pleased  to  have 
exceeded  their  goal,  raising  over 
$1,700,  but  would  accept  dona- 
tions until  Wednesday  December 


IS.  Donations  can  be  made  in 
the  SGA  room  located  in  the 
basement  of  Ely. 

"Just  giving  every  fam- 
ily $100  would  be  great,"  said 
Curren. 

Last  year  the  money 
raised  for  (he  fund  was  enough 
to  fill  5 Wal-Mart  shopping  carts 
and  provide  gifts  for  10  families 
in  the  Westfield  area. 

Curren  said  anyone  is 
welcome  to  help  with  (he 
fundraiser. 


Letter’s  to  the  Editor  address  union 

Christmas  songs  got  you  down? 

Iiiside 

problems 

Us  too.  Find  out  the  worst 

News  Pages  1-3 

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Overheard 

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Pg-5 

Voices  Overheard 

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Sports  Page  9 

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News  The  Uoice  December  13. 2004 


Deposit- 


rostCT  Felio  said  you  can  still  pay  the  PPD 
and  be  placed  in  an  apartment.  Many  com- 
muters are  accustomed  to  living  in  an  apart- 
ment said  Felio  and  Residential  Life  is, 

‘'really  hoping  to  accommodate  some  of 
these  folks  hoping  to  live  on  carrpus." 

In  addition  to  providing  409  stu- 
dents with  apartment  style  living,  the  new 
hall  will  house  the  school  convenienc^ore 

on  the  ground  floor.  

The  new  hall 
will  have  many  amenities 
dial  the  existing  halls 
don’t;  air  conditioning 
hardwood  floors  and  ele- 
vators are  arrxang  them, 

The  alcohol  pd- 
icy  in  the  new  apartments 
will  be  the  same  as  the 
current  apartments,  where 
if  all  members  are  21  or 
older  the  apartment  will 
be  considered  “wet’  and 
alcohol  will  be  allowed 
Felio  said  there  will  also  be  “dry”  apart-  rooms.  Felio  said  students  who  choose  the 
ments.  option  are  able  to  together  agroup  of 

Ticre  will  also  be  apartments  dcs-  friends  and  live  in  the  same  area, 
ignated  as  "swing”  apartments,  where  the 


“Really  hoping  to 
accomodate  some  of 
these  folks  hoping  to 
live  on  campus." 

John  Felio 

Assistant  Director  of 
Residential  Life 


apartment  starts  as  dry  and  becomes  wet 
when  all  members  turn  2 1 . 

As  for  special  living  units,  "we 
warf  to  get  a full  year  underour  belts. 
We’re  going  to  see  ifthere's  a need  for  spe- 
cial living  sections,”  said  Felio. 

The  new  hall  will  cost  more  than 
all  otherreadences  on  campus.  The  cuirert 
rat^^iv^i^n  on-campus  apartmert  is 

S2022,  the  new  hall  wfll 

cost  S400  more  for  eac  h 
semester,  totaling  $800 
extra  for  the  year. 

“You  can  expect  tuition 
and  housing  rales  to  go  up 
every  year,”  said  FeKo. 
Next  year 

Residential  Life  wiD  be 
offering,  “clustered  liv- 
ing," said  Felk).  Clustered 
living  is  availaUe  in  Davis 
and  Dickinson  halls  where 
4 rooms  are  clustered  on 
either  side  of  the  bath- 


Internet 


send  out  giys  to  help  (he  students  the  vims 
olToftheirPC’s." 

Roommates  Monique  England  and 
Courtney  Muiplty,  sophomores  of  Dickinson 
Hall  a’call  loo  familiar  withsxh  a scenario. 

“1  woke  one  momii^  and  our  Irtemei  was 
off,”  Muiplty  said.  "I  figured  the  whole  network 
wasdownsoljustwentioclassbutvvheni  cane 
back  It  still  waai’t  vvoiking  We  didn’t  have 
Internet  for  three  days  and  neither  of  us  knew 
wliat  was  gang  oa  Nobody  called  us  or  cane 
to  tell  us  that  they  had  turned  it  off  it  was  like  it 
just  dsappored" 

It  was  when  Murphy  and  England 
wert  to  the  Information  Technology  groip  that 
they  found  out  their  Internet  had  been  cfiscon- 
neciedbecaiBcErigland’sconputerwasoverrun 
with  viruses. 

“I  knew  tha  it  had  viruses  on  it  but  I 
didn’t  reali®  it  would  affect  the  ret  of  the  net- 
work,” saidEngJand  “Itookn^coapiierhcme 
that  weekend  aid  had  all  the  viruses  removed 
and  they  pul  the  Internet  backup  right  away.” 

In  attempts  to  fix  the  problem, 
Reynolds  aid  he  went  to  Bridgewater, 
Framin^am  and  Fitclturg  State  Cdleges  to  see 
how  they  handled  Iheir  student  networks  arel 
was  introduced  to  two  products  that  could  help 
avoid  the  litetnet  problems  students  were  hav- 
ing  atWSC. 

The  first  product,  a virvB  protection 
program  from  Norton,  would  serve  as  a protec- 
tion agency  against  fiiure  vins  threats  to  sturfont 
conpiters. 

“After  bargaining  with  Norton,  they 
agreed  to  sell  us  rheprockict  for  only  SI  .10  per 
studert  per  year,”  Reynoldssaid 
Reynolds  said  the  mcn<y  would  be  taken  from 
the  technok)©'  fees  students  already  each 
year, 

‘These  irw  prograns  will  notcost  the 
students  aity  extra  money,”  Reynolds  said  “We 
fouid  the  money  from  fees  already  paid." 
Reynold  said  the  program  would  be  available 
for  students  as  soon  as  they  return  from  winter 
break  and  would  easily  be  down loadiile  erffofa 
webpageprovkiedbytheCollege.  Healsosaid 
that  studoits  that  already  had  virus  protection 
programs  and  who  dd  not  wi^to  download  the 
new  program  wouldbe  all  set 
‘If  students  already  ha\«  a virus  protection  pro- 
gran  that  th^  prefer,  that’s  fine,”  he  said  “As 
laig  as  every  studert  has  some  so rtofpiotection; 


it’sinthe  better  irttorest  of  all  the  studerta” 

Reyndtk  said  that  finding  the  Norton 
program  was  “the  easy  part” 

“With  over  2,000  studoit  conquers 
on  campus,  do  you  think  every  siuifent  that  did- 
n’t already  have  ananti-vitus  will  download  the 
new  one?”  he  said  Chances  arc  that  seme  PC’s 
will  remain  vulnerable. 

In  order  to  be  sure  tlrat  each  stuefent's 
PC  had  a virus  protection  program,  Reyndds 
said  that  theco liege  purchased  a second  piece  of 
software,  called  Campus  Manager. 

‘When  a studert  comes  buck  in 
January  and  turns  on  their  con^uter  to  register, 
th^ll  cemeto  the  Redact  page  where  they  have 
to  log  irto  the  network,”  he  said  “Before  they 
are  able  to  log  onto  the  network,  however,  this 
new  software  will  take  a look  at  their  conputer 
(not  their  word  documents,  not  their  ejqjlorer  his- 
tory or  musicdovvntoads)just  to  check  to  seethat 
they  have  a piDtectionprogiam.” 

Reymdds  said  that  ifa  studert  ddn’t  have  a pro- 
gram on  thdr  conquer  their  browser  would 
automatical^  take  them  a web  page  that  pro- 
vides a link  and  instrudions  and  that  will  allow 
toem  todownloadthe  Nortonprogramonlotheir 
computer. 

Once  a student  has  a protection  pro- 
gram on  their  coaster,  Reynoldssaid  the  soft- 
ware will  paiocficalfy  check  all  studert  PC’s  to 
make  sure  each  student’s  compiler  is  virus  free. 

“If  the  sofiwaire  finds  a virus  the  stu- 
doit  will  be  taken  off  the  nehvork  and  anothff 
web-page  will  pop  up  on  their  PC  providing 
them  with  links  that  will  lead  than  to  pages  to  fix 
the  vulneratslhies  on  their  comput o’,”  he  said 

Reynolds  said  thd  the  schod  paid 
extra  moitey  to  have  representatives  fi'om 
Campus  Manager  come  onsite  and  set-ip  the 
software  on  Jaiuary  3-5  so  that  the  program  can 
be  tested  and  perfected  before  studerls  return 
from  winter  break. 

Urtilthen.RQ'nolck  si^gestsihdstu- 
darts  take  advaitagc  of  the  library  aid  comput- 
er labs  when  Irtemet  accesability  becomes  a 
problem. 

“I  know  the  jxoblem  wen’t  be  con> 
pletely  fixed  within  the  next  two  weeks,  bii  wre 
are  committed  to  have  it  rescued  before  you 
return  fiomOrristmasbieak,”  he  said 


At  the  Kid’s  Table 


I don't  dread  the  holidays  like  some  people.  I also  don’t] 

I embrace  them  with  reckless  abandon,  like  this  one  women  I know, 
She  has  a designated  "Christmas”  room  that  houses  a plastic  tree.l 
holiday  lights  and  assorted  decorations. ..year  round.  I could  notl 
make  up  something  that  silly. 

Instead  I try  to  look  past  the  glitter  of  the  season  and  see  it 

I for  what  it  should  be.  a time  to  get  together  with  family,  this  view 
is  nice  until  I get  home  and  realize  my  family  is  insane.  That’s 
when  I turn  to  my  friends.  One  of  them  recently  proposed  to  his 
girlfriend  on  her  birthday.  I was  in  the  office  and  got  online  for  a 
moment,  he  IM’ed  me  saying  he  had  popped  the  question  on  her| 
birthday  a few  days  before. 

He  caught  her  after  she  finished  work  and  gave  her  the  box] 
rith  the  ring,  when  she  opened  it  he  dropped  to  one  knee  and  she 
said  yes.  This  came  as  a surprise  to  me  because  his  original  plan 
had  involved  a fancy  restaurant  and  a fire  truck  with  all  of  his  bud- 
dies from  the  department  he  volunteers  for.  I congratulated  him 
and  thought  to  myself,  the  way  he  actually  propos^  just  seemed 
right.  A perfect  example  of  how  the  holidays  should  be.  sometimes 
you  don't  need  the  fancy  restaurant  and  fire  truck  to  let  those  you 
love  know  it.  It  wasn't  flashy  or  glitzy,  it  was  simple  and  it  was 
real,  sofnething  we  don’t  see  enough  of  around  the  holidays. 

You  don’t  have  to  give  someone  a gift  as  momentous  as 
marriage  proposal  to  make  it  feel  like  the  holidays,  maybe  start] 
small  with  a donation.  Many  charitable  organizations  rely  on  the 
generosity  people  seem  to  have  around  the  holidays.  Recently  the 
Voice  donated  the  sum  of  $200  to  SGA’s  “All  1 Want  for] 
Christmas”  fundraiser.  This  year  their  goal  was  to  raise  S1500  for 
Headstart,  an  organization  that  benefits  needy  families.  I spoke 
with  Malt  Curren,  President  of  SGA,  he  told  me  a lot  of  the  fami-] 
lies  ask  for  things  like  winter  coals  and  toaster  ovens,  things  we 
take  for  granted.  Lead  by  example  I say,  when  I’m  not  face  down] 

■ 1 the  gutter  extremely  hung  over.  1 urge  you  to  follow  the  pap 
|example  and  give  something  to  those  who  need  it. 

There  are  charities  for  everything  out  there.  You  like! 
Parrots?  Make  a donation  to  “Foster  Parrots  Ltd.”  Of  Rockland] 
MA,  according  to  its  website  this  organization  is  dedicated  to 
improving  the  lives  of  the  unwanted,  neglected  and  abused  parrots! 
in  the  United  States,  by  finding  them  good  homes.  For  real,  thei 
website  is  www.fosterparrots.com.  Not  to  say  that  saving  parrots 
isn’t  a worthy  cause,  but  you  might  feel  more  comfortable  donat-| 
ing  to  a more  established  charity. 

There  are  better-known  charities  like  the  Salvation  Armyj 
and  the  Red  Cross,  just  go  online  and  google  “charitable  organiza  ' 
lions”  and  you  can  find  any  number  of  organizations  that  might 
suit  your  taste.  Just  remember  to  give  until  it  feels  good,  not  until 
it  hurts.  With  that  have  a fine  and  wonderful  winter  break  and  we 
look  forward  to  another  semester  of  whatever  this  school  has  to 
throw  at  us.  Have  a good  holiday,  as  for  me;  I’ll  be  at  the  end 
the  kid’s  table  nursing  a jug  of  eggnog.  Happy  Holidays! 


Matthew  Bernat 
Co-Editor-In-Chief 
thevoice(gwsc.  ma.edu 


Corrections: 

The  following  corrections  are  for  the  December  6 issue  of  The  Voice 

-In  the  SGA  article  Kristine  Miele’s  name  was  incorrectly  spelled  as 
“Mealy”. 

-In  the  same  article  Student  Trustee  Bob  McDonald  and  President 
Matt  Curren  were  quoted  as  saying  they  would  not  be  attending  reg- 
ular meetings  of  the  Student  Affairs  Committee.  Curren  and 
McDonald  will  not  be  attending  regular  meetings  of  the  Student 
Advisory  Council. 

-In  the  Campus  drug  culture  article  it  was  stated  that  ‘Sara’  had 
become  addicted  to  heroin  when  she  smoked  a joint  laced  with  the 
drug,  this  is  incorrect.  Sara  had  snorted  heroin  without  her  knowl- 
edge but  has  never  smoked  it.  She  become  addicted  to  synthetic 
heroin  in  the  form  of  percocets,  morphine  and  oxycontin. 


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Surgery 


Role  at  WSC:  Residents! 
Director  of  Courtney  Hall  and 
Assistant  Director  of  new  student! 
■orientation. 

Years  spent  at  WSC:  4 years  workir^ 
and  8 years  all  together. 

Favorite  thing  about  her  job:Thestu 
dents  and  eyerything  oboutthem. 

Favorite  movie; Serendipity 

Favorite  TV  Show:  West  Wing 

Favorite  quote:  "Love  doesnot  consist  in| 
gazing  at  each  other,  but  in  looking  out 
wait!  together  in  the  same  direction."  - 
Antion  de  Saint  Exupery 

How  she  got  into  her  career;  After 
graduating,  she  didn’t  know  what  she 
wanted  to  do  so  she  decided  to  take  the 
grad  assistant  position  and  somehow 
endedupinRes-life."l  fell  into  it,"  Jill  says 


eating"  No  one  in  Jen's  16-18  to  a size  10-11.  Her  stanach 
immediate  femily  is  overweight  She  had  shrunk  some,  but  it  never  juUy 
recalls  beb^  aUe  to  show  off  to  her  disappeaied  like  she  had  Icped. 


fanih'  the  fact  tha  she  could  suck  in 
and  grab  unrfemeah  her  ribs.  She 
ronained  skin  and  bones  urtil  sl£ 
reached  the  8th  gsde. 

“And  then  piieity  hit  me 
like  a ton  of  bricks.” 

Wthin  a >ear,  Jen  had 
gained  a consideraWe  amount  of 
wei^t;  close  to  fifly  pounds. 

happened  so 
quickly  that  1 
didn’t  notice  it 
until  it  was  too 
late.  My  eating 
habits  only 
changed  some- 
what, loping 
my  irtake  on 
fattening  foods 
and  phis  I was 
growing  all  over 
anyway.”  Jen’s 
vei^tgain  con- 
tinued until  late 
in  her  high 
school  career. 


“I  knew  it  was  unfix- 
able.  I wanted  to  kick 
myself  for  wasting  so 
much  time  doing  those 
damn  crunches.” 

-“Jen” 


“I  (fid  crunches  until  I 
thought  rddie." 

Her  stomach  has  remained 
her  problem  aea  all  this  time.  She 
remembers  mertioning  to  her  mother 
that  she  wanted  the  surgpry  at  age  six- 
teen At  first, hermothertold  her  there 
was  no  w^  die  was  going  to  pay  to 
have  Jen  be  “fixed”  suigically.  The 
matter  was 
(topped  for  sever- 
al )ear5  afier  that, 
until  late  August 
Jen’s  mother 
happened  to  be 
watchir^  a local 
medical  on 
News  22  called 
“Doctor's  On 
Call.”Thisparticu- 
lar  episode  fea- 
tured plastic  sur- 
geons fiom  around 
Massachusetts, 
including  Doctor 
GaiyE.  Russo)  ill  o, 
a western 


At  her  heaviest,  Jen 
weighed  aboii  220  pounds  i S’6'. 
This  was  during  her  junior  year  of 
high  school. 

‘Those  were  my  dark 

days.” 

Over  Qiristmas  break 
2000,  ^ decided  thet  she  was  tired 
of  bdr^  heavy  She  started  a strict 
<fia  aid  exercise  regimen,  which 
^uired  lots  of  salad  and  woikingout 
at  a local  gym  five  times  a week 
After  seven  mortths,  die  lost  65 
pounds  and  never  felt  betto-. 

“Ivfy  self-confidence  sky- 
focketed.  Beys  started  noticing  me 
^ I could  wear  clothes  that  I never 
^^'eamed  of."  Jen  went  from  a size 


Massachusetts  residert  who  had 
taken  ova-  h^  father's  piactke thirty 
jears  aga^Jen  was  cleaning  her  room 
when  her  mother  poked  her  head  ia 

“She  told  me  die  saw  this 
doctor  on  TV  and  said  if  I waned  to 
make  a consultation  with  him  about 
my  stcmach,  that  she'd  be  willing  to 
go  droughwifri  it  I wasshockedand 
immediately  excited."  Jen  called  the 
office  the  next  day  and  made  the 
appointment  for  S^ember  1 6th. 

Jen’s  mother  took  her  to 
visit  the  doettx.  She  met  her  in  the 
back  parking  lot  of  the  large  white 
building  and  walked  her  to  the  front 
The  office  is  a full-service  ooanetic 
and  clinical  skin  care  faciliy. 


RussolOlo  I 
claims  his  work  to 
be  coanaic  plas- 
tic sur^ry  and 
clinical  skin  caie 
witha 'Physician's 
Philosophy." 

Besides  liposuc-l 
den,  Russolillol 
performs  otherl 
kinds  of  surgery,® 
including  face,  brow  and  eye  lifts,  lip 
enhancement  (Demialogen),  breast 
ai^meitation,  nasal  surgery, 
abdominoplasty  and  cosnetic  tattoo- 
ing. 

The  office  is  located  in 
downtown  Westfield  L^on  entering 
you’re  greeted  by  a warm,  home-li  ke 
environmerf . A mural  that  takes  up 
the  wh(^  waU  hangs  in  the  waiting 
room,  an  old  fashioned  portrait  of  a 
woman  in  an  white  bonnet  Several 
pamphlets  and  ma^zines  were 
^iread  around  theroom.  Jen  sat  in  an 
over-stuffed  rose-cok)ied  chair  and 
waited  for  her  appointment 

“I  was  lookir^  forward  to 
hearing  what  the  doctor  had  to  say. 
But  I was  sort  of  embarrassed  Iknew 
he  was  going  to  have  to  look  at  my 
stomach.” 

Jen’s  mother  began  look- 
ing throu^  the  Botoxpanphietsand 
proclaimed  how  ridiculous  that  kind 
of  procediic  was.  After  about  fi  ficen 
miniies,  a nurse  wfih  dark  ctriy  hair 
esnjted  Jen  and  her  mother  ino  a 
small  rooiTL 

The  nirse  had  asked  her  to 
lake  off  her  parts  and  socks  so  the 
doctor  could  examine  ha*  stomach. 
She  sat  covered  by  a paper  cloak 
while  hermothersat nearly.  ShcriJy 
there  afbi;  the  doctor  came  in,  fol- 
lowed by  one  (ffhis  secretaries  baring 
a manila  folder  and  a notebook  He 
looked  very  (istin^ished;  a crop  eff 


Advice:  "Take  core 
others." 


of  yourselves  and 


gray  covered  his  round  head.  Gear 

shaven  and  Ian,  his  blue  eyes  smiled 
a Jen. 

“Hello  young  lady,  I’m 
Docicr  Russolillo."  Jen  shook  his 
hand.  The  doctor  then  asked  her  to 
describe  the  reasons  she  was  there. 
She  told  him  (he  sroiy  her  wei^t 
loss  to  which  he  replied  “Wow,  con- 
gratulations!” The  doctor  listened 
intently  nodding  while  the  secretary 
in  a red  dress  suit  wKhd<iniy  legsjot- 
tednotes. 

‘1  told  them  both  that  I was 
not  naive  when  it  came  to  my  surgery 
ecpectadons.  I knew  that  I wouldn't 
come  oil  of  the  hoqphal  having 
Britney  Spears’ body.  I knew  that  if  I 
wanted  toevoitualty  get  that  way.  I’d 
have  to  work  oU  and  diet  more.” 

The  do ct or  then  t(^  Jen  at 
interesting  fact  about  her  diet  and 
ecerciseroiiine.  He  said  the  real  trick 
to  keeping  erff  the  pounds  is  on^' 
watchir^  what  you  eat  Exercise 
doesn't  necessarily  make  a person 
thinnep  butitdoes  he^  in  muscle  torr- 
ing.  Ifa  personhas  a lovwcalorie  (iet, 
there^  no  reason  they  should  be 
ovaweiglt,hesaid 

“Okay;  let’s  see  what  we're 
dealing  with  here,”  sadthe doctor 
Jen  sheepishly  epened  her 
doek  and  revealed  herself  to  the  doc- 
tor. Russolillo  slid  back  a little  on  his 
^rt  stool 

‘Ohmygjodnesi’’ 

Jen  stared  a.  him,  wonder- 


ing wtet  he  was  so  appalled  at 

‘That's  the  biggest  stom- 
ach I have  ever  »enr’  he  said  smfl- 
ing,  then  winked. 

“I’m  sure  he’s  seen  a lol 
bigger  than  me  in  his  thirty  yrars  c£ 
practice,  so  I knewto  take  his  joke," 

From  then  on,  the  appoint- 
mert  went  smoolhfy.  The  docter 
poked  and  prodded  at  Jen's  stomxh. 
He  then  explained  that  he  would  use 
a new  teclniqac  that  dectrcnkaliy 
punps  out  the  fat  This  teclnique 
includes  an electroniccaruiila,  which 
makes  its  way  through  the  ^t  and 
sucks  it  out,  withoil  hand  pumping. 
This  creates  leffi  risk  of  injury  and 
mistakes 

“He  basiral^  pulled  try 
stomach  clean  off  while  examining.  I 
was  sere  by  the  lime  he  was  done.” 
Jen  aid  that  he  said  die  was  a snail 
g irl  natural  ly.  Also  that  d et  and  exer- 
cise would  not  lake  cae  of  her  stom- 
ach. He  e^qjlained  that  because  ofher 
rapid  weight  gain  and  loss  when  she 
was  yoiaigp',  the  band  of  stomach 
muscle  that  rurs  from  hip  to  hp 
below  the  belly  butionhadcon^lete- 
ly  lostits  elasticiy.  This  was  irterest- 
ing  novsioJen. 

‘T  kiew  it  wasuiffixable.  I 
wanted  to  kick  myself  for  wasting  so 
much  time doingthose efamnenmeh- 
es." 

Jen's  mother  began  to 
ask  to  few  motherly  questions. 

Surgery -pg.  II 


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Letters  to  the  Editors 


To  the  Editors: 

I have  been  reading  with  interest 
your  series  concerning  the  drug  culture  at 
Westfield  State  College.  It  is  inportant  to 
realize  the  real  life  imfdicatioos  that  dnigs 
have  on  individuals,  especially  in  a collie 
setting.  It  is  in^ortant  to  note  that  alcohol 
and  d'ug  abuse  is  a disease,  not  a recre- 
ational pursuit  1 have  known  intelligent  and 
promising  students  who  have  had  to  leave 
college  because  of  their  substance  abuse. 
Your  articles  have  merfionsd  similar  indi- 
viduals. 

It  should  be  noted  that  the  College 
offers  a wide  variety  of  services  to  help  stu- 
dents who  may  have  addiction  problems 
through  the  Counseling  Center,  Health 
Services,  and  Residential  Life.  These  ser- 
vices are  confideilial  and  will  provide  assis- 
tance and  referral  either  on  or  off-campus  to 
help  students.  It  is  important  that  students 
not  wait  too  long  if  they  are  experiencir^ 
difficulties  before  they  receive  counseling. 

Please  contact  ar^^  of  these  offices 
if  you  need  assistance.  You  will  find  some- 
one who  is  able  and  wUling  to  provide  guid- 
ance to  you. 

- Dr.  Arthur  R.  Jackson 
\^ce  President  for  Student  Affeirs 


To  tfie  Editors: 

I read  Mr.  McDonald's  column  "A 
response  to  the  neutrality  decision."  There  is 
a critical  inaccuracy  that  I must  point  out. 
The  author  slates,  "the  rumor  that  faculty  do 
not  have  any  contracts  (sic)  is  a misnemer." 
The  faculty  DO  NOT  have  a contract.  Our 
last  contract  oqpired  on  June  30,  2003. 
There  is  NO  binding  contract' just  an  agree- 
ment by  the  parties  to  contiiue  to  use  the 
language  of  the  last  contract  to  he^  guide 
us.  Withoutihisagreement  the  college  could 
not  operate.  But  this  is  not  a contract  None 
of  the  financial  components  of  this  expired 
contract  have  been  extended,  only  the  lan- 
guage. 

Be  quite  clear,  if  the  faculty  valued 
their  commitments  to  (he  students  as  litde  as 
Mr.  McDonald  suggests  maity  of  us  do  then 
we  would  be  on  strike.  In  industry  the  expi- 
ration of  a corfract  is  immediately  followed 
by  a strike.  We're  still  here,  trying  to  effec- 
tively cortribute  to  this  college  despite  tire 
tdl  it  takes  on  our  professional  careers 

Perspective  is  everything.  Mr. 
McDonald  gave  his  opinicn  about  the  reso- 
lutioa  Mine,  which  I sent  to  SGA  yesterday, 
is  written  below.  If  you  are  interested  in 
communication  you  might  give  me  or  seme 
of  the  other  dedicated  faculty  tirat  have  been 
hurt  by  the  SGA’s  decision  some  ^ace  to 
respond: 

1 have  read  your  resohiticn.  Quite 
frankly,  I find  it  disgusting.  I am  offended 


and  have  been  in  year's  past  when  SGA  have 
approved  similar  resolutions.  I could  say  a 
lot,  but  1 will  just  provide  you  with  a few 
bits  of  information. 

1.  You  state  'This  stance  of  neu- 
trality diall  not  be  construed  as  a failure  to 
support  but  rather  as  a reinforcement  of  the 
separation  between  the  interesis  of  studetfs 
and  those  of  faculty,  staff,  and  administra- 
tors." Where  did  you  dream  up  this  sqrara- 
tion  between  the  interests  of  students  and 
those  of  faculty?  Oir  SOLE  purpose  here  is 
to  help  enable  students  to  leara  We  have, 
and  will  continue,  to  do  eveiyihing  we  can 
to  help  this  be  a "people's  college"  where 
students  can  come  to  learn.  We  are  actively 
involved  in  maty  controversial  issues  that 
have  a direct  impact  on  students.  One  of 
these  is  the  number  of  faculty.thenuraberof 
adjunct  faculty,  and  the  increasing  number 
of  students  here.  We  are  fighting  desperately 
(o  keep  class  sizes  reasonable  despite  the 
increasing  student  enrollment  and  decreas- 
ing state  funding.  Where's  the  s^aration 
here?  Students  will  drectly  benefit  from  our 
efforts  to  insure  quality  education.  Indeed, 
the  quality  of  the  education  that  each  of  the 
current  senators'  receives  is  a direct  result  of 
the  struggle  of  faculty  members  to  insire 
appropriate  staffing  and  clas  size  adjust- 
ments. And  we  have  been  fighting  this  good 
fight  for  years  - me  for  eleven  years  now, 
many  here  for  all  of  your  young  lives.  All 
this  to  insure  that  when  you  arrived  l£re  you 
had  the  best  education  that  we  could  give 
you.  In  response  you  couldn’t  even  give  us 
verbal  suppat?  Even  tte  President  - who  is 
negotiating  across  from  us  - has  publicly 
said  that  our  salaries  are  appalling  and  that 
the  state  refusing  to  honor  the 
APA/AFSCME  contracts  are  di^usiing, 
Hiding  behind  some  nonexistent  "separa- 
tion" and  not  even  saybg  something  like 
this  is  cowardly. 

2.  You  state  "Another  claim  has 
been  that  the  Student  Government 
Association  was  directed  by  die  senior 
administration  of  the  college  to  maintain  a 
stance  of  neutrality.  This  isalso  false."  Don't 
act  so  innocent  to  this  claim.  In.  feet,  you  say 
"A  stance  of  neutrality  is  representative  of 
the  organization^  past  practices."  Exactly!! ! 
And  this  stance  was  semething  that  was 
jammed  down  your  throat  by  the  adminis- 
tration during  the  last  contract  "negotiation" 
before  any  of  you  were  students  here.  It  is 
the  fruit  of  die  poisoned  tree  - you  should 
take  no  stdace  in  it  You  were  told  what  to 
do,  if  not  directly  then  as  a poisoned  le^cy 
of  ether  SGA  leaders  who  did  not  have  the 
courage  or  integrity  to  stand  up  for  what  was 
right. 

3.  Personally  1 find  your  stance 
insulting.  I have  dene  a tremendous  amount 
for  students  on  this  canpus  and  studeils 
organizations  during  my  years  here.  1 am 


insulted  enough  that  titis  commonwealth 
treats  me  as  they  do.  It  is  remarkably  dis- 
couraging  to  be  treated  that  way  by  the  stu- 
dents >ou  serve  as  well.  1 have  long  champi- 
oned the  students  above  all  else.  Indeed.  I 
have  gotten  in  a great  deal  of  trouble  Ity 
arguing  that  during  dUficult  limes  like  these 
that  we  not  do  things  to  hurt  studsns.  1 
always  thought  that  resigning  from  student 
clubs,  withholding  grades,  boycotting  com- 
mencement, and  the  like  hurt  the  audents 
not  the  people  we  were  negotiating  with. 
Bil  if  even  SGA  doesn't  care  about  my  sla- 
iiB  and  that  of  my  sisters  and  brothers  in 
APA  and  AFSCME  rnaybe  I will  have  to 
reconsider.  Maybe  1 will  have  to  worry  more 
about  n^self  and  my  femily.  Bil  then  again, 
doing  this  would  be  selfish  and  would  vio- 
laie  the  ethical  standard  1 hold  my  career  to. 

We  never  adeed  for  you  to  picket 
wife  us.  But  some  sign  of  support  might 
have  helped  our  morale  or  our  cemmitment 
to  this  college.  Instead,  the  resolution  you 
passed  insults  us.  You  should  be  ashamed. 

- Julian  F.  Reron 
Ph.D,  Professor  of  Mathematics 


To  tiie  Editors; 

I just  finished  reading  Bob 
McDonald^  editorial  intheDecemberti  edi- 
tion of  the  Voice  and  I would  like  to  clarify 
some  of  his  comments 

1.  Mr.  McDonald  slates  that  facul- 
ty have  "...walked  away  from  governance." 
This  is  false.  During  the  lastnegoiiations  the 
fecuky  union  (MSCA)  agreed  to  continue 
partic^ating  in  governance  diring  tfiis  sjtof 
negotiations  and  in  turn  the  Board  of  Higher 
Education  (BHE)  agreed  to  pay  promotion 
raises  during  the  negotiations.  In  addition, 
the  Council  of  Presidents  is  proposing  to 
change  the  structure  of  gsvernance  in  such  a 
way  that  faculty  participation  in  the  fuure 
may  be  reduced.  The  MSCA  is  opposed  to 
this  and  warts  to  continue  to  be  involved  in 
governance. 

2.  Mr.  McDonald  states  that  facul- 
ty are  reducii^  office  hours.  This  may  be 
tme.  The  contractrequires  that  we  hold  three 
office  hours  a week  and  so  some  faculty 
may  be  reducing  their  office  hours  to  the 
contractual  requirement.  This  is  because  we 
have  decided  to  "work  to  mle."  We  do  not 
have  maty  ways  to  demonstrate  oir  frustra- 
tion and  our  importance  to  the  cdlege 
except  by  showing  the  BHE  how  much  of 
what  we  do  is  beyond  the  contract. 
However,  this  is  not  to  be  viewed  as  punish- 
ing students.  In  fact  we  are  as  available  as 
we  have  ever  been.  If  the  new  office  hoirs 
are  inconvenient  for  you,  make  an  rqipoint- 
menL  Yourprofessorwill  be  h^py  to  set  vp 
a time  to  meet  with  you  outside  of  office 
hours. 


3.  Me  McDonald  states  that  "(he 
rumor  that  the  faculty  do  not  have  a conlr^ 
is  a misnomer."  Tlis  is  not  a rumor.  Thd 
last  contract  expired  on  June  30,  2003. 
Now  the  MSCA  and  the  BHE  did  agree  that 
the  contract  would  contiruc  in  full  force 
after  June  30ih.  However,  this  is  an  agree-^ 
ment  ofconvenience  because  it  just  refers  to 
the  bnguage  that  keqis  the  college  running; 
otherwise  there  would  be  a complete  break- 
down on  the  campuses.  In  pirticular,  Qxe 
monetary  language  does  not  continue.  In 
fact,  were  it  not  for  the  above  mention^ 
agreement  to  continue  governance  in' 
exchange  for  promoticn  raises,  the  BHE 
would  not  be  obligated  to  pay  those  raises 
So  we  realty  do  not  have  a contract. 

4.  Mr.  McDonaldstatcs  that  facul- 
ty are  threatening  not  to  overload  classes 
This  is  true,  but  this  is  a battle  that  goes 
beyond  contract  issues  and  should  be  sup- 
ported by  the  students  Wc  ore  concerned  by 
the  increasing  class  sizes  and  their  effects  on 
our  ability  to  teach  effectively.  In  a recent 
letter  to  tfie  faculty,  the  uiion  states, 

"Many  of  our  students  com€  to 
WSC  because  they  are  drawn  to  its  smaller 
class  sizes  and  the  personal  rcKaiionships 
they  can  form  with  tlicir  professors.  Yet 
witheach  overload  you  accept  you  arc  nec- 
essarily reducing  the  amouii  of  individual 
attention  you  will  be  giving  to  your  students 
You  are  also  increasing  the  workload  in  each 
class  and  this  reduces  tiie  amount  of  time 
you  can  divotc  to  preparing  your  class 
...[W]hen  you  accept  overloads,  you  allow 
the  administration  to  perpetuate  tie  sham 
that  we  do  not  need  significantly  more  full- 
time faculty.  Even  though  the  current 
MSCA  contract  allws  a department  to  use 
adjuncts  in  no  more  than  15%  of  it  sections 
each  semester,  the  administration  routinely 
asks  departments  to  eitlier  overload  classes 
or  violate  this  limit.  Th^  realize  that  most 
faculty  will  expand  class  size  as  necessary  to 
accommodate  increased  student  enrollment 
demands,  Witfi  a new  dorm  nearing  comple- 
tion and  enrollment  likely  to  increase,  (his 
sets  a dangerous  precedent,  This  campus 
deperately  needs  new  faculty;  pleas:  donot 
give  the  administration  any  more  rea.son  to 
ignore  this  problem," 

1 am  sorry  that  Mr.  McDonald 
believes  that  die  faculty's  actions  arepurish- 
ing  the  students.  Many  of  us  in  the  union  are 
taking  these  stances  because  we  are  afraid 
(hut  if  we  do  not  stand  up  to  die  BHE  and  the 
Governor  the  quality  of  education  at 
Westfield  Slate  and  the  other  state  colleges 
and  universities  will  suffer  and  the  academ- 
ic opportinities  that  these  schools  protnde) 
will  vanidi,  ’ ! 

" I 

- Philip  ICHotchkBs| 
Associate  Professor  of  MaihematiC!» 


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Opinion  Th6  UoiC6  December  1 3, 2004 


To  the  Ediiors: 

The  SGA 's  resolution  of  neutral- 
ity in  their  faculty  and  their  librarians' 
contractual  struggle  disappoints  many  of 
us.  Only  very  short-sighted  students  can 
delude  themselves  into  thinking  that  dtey 
arc  not  being  hurl  by  the  Board  of  Higher 
Education's  positions  bothnow  and  when 
thty  look  for  employment. 

Bob  McDonakl's  December  6 
opinion  article  defending  SGA  inaction 
wrongly  suggests  that  faculty  and  librari- 
ans put  ilieir  own  interests  above  stu- 
dents. He  asks  a good  question  but  gets 
the  answer  dead  wrong.  If  faculty  ever 
did  decide  to  disregard  student  interests, 
the  campus  would  be  in  chaos.  Our 
careers  would  be  meaningless  if  we  were 
not  helpful,  understanding,  and  support- 
ive of  students. 

In  many  union  meetings  dis- 
cussing many  problems  over  many  years, 

I have  never  heard  anyone  disregard  stu- 
dents. Suident  interests  are  always  dis- 
cussed and  protected.  In  fact,  the  union 
has  shown  great  restraint  in  selecting 
actions  precisely  to  avoid  hurting  stu- 
dents. 

To  take  overloading  as  an  exam- 
ple, whfle  one  student  may  be  inconve- 
nienced by  not  being  able  to  overload  a 
class,  every  student  properly  registered  in 
that  clas  benefns,  because  class  size 
really  does  matter.  Overloading  also 
encourages  the  administration  to  continue 
to  fail  to  hire  enough  full  time  instructors, 
which  is  the  major  reason  so  many  stu- 
dents need  overloads  in  the  first  place, 

A student  government  should 
actively  protect  its  college's  reputation,  if 
only  out  of  self-interest  as  future  Job 
seekers.  Westfield's  reputation  can  and 
surely  will  decline  if  we  continue  to  find 
it  increasingly  hard  to  hite  good  new  fac- 
ulty. Not  all  potential  hires  are  willing  to 
work  for  considerably  less  just  in  order  to 
live  in  this  region.  Vciy  few  would  want 


to  work  at  a campus  under  the  onerous 
conditions  proposed  by  the  Board  of 
Higher  Education. 

The  SGA  has  timidly  declined  to 
acknowledge  the  obvious,  that  there 
might  be  something  wrong  with  paying 
their  faculty  20%  less  than  the  national 
average.  It  has  also  timidly  declined  to 
address  the  Board's  specific  policy  pro- 
posals despite  their  own  brave  claim,  in 
the  same  resolution,  that  they  should 
aiticulate  a position  on  pressing  issues. 

Despite  this  faOure  to  do  what 
they  say  they  should  do,  they  are  even 
more  timid  in  trying  to  avoid  responsibil- 
ity for  their  inaction.  The  campus  com- 
munity is  told  not  to  construe  SGA's  fal- 
ure  to  support  us  as  a failure  to  support 
us!  Say  what  they  will,  only  one  constm- 
al  is  possible.  The  SGA  has  decided  not  to 
support  us. 

Nevertheless  I would  like  to 
thank  the  13  SGA  members  who  voted 
against  the  resolution,  and  thank  the  myr- 
iad othCT  students  on  campus  who  under- 
stand that  students  and  faculty  are  on  the 
same  side,  ultimately  with  the  same  goals 
and  the  same  interests.  I hope  that  the  45 
students  who  voted  for  the  resolution 
come  eventually  to  understand  who  their 
real  friends  are. 

- Stqjhen  Sossaman 
Department  of  English 


To  the  Editors: 

Dear  Students, 

As  you  may  have  heard,  many 
faculty  members  are  turning  down 
requests  for  overloads.  We  would  like  to 
lake  this  opportunity  to  explain  why. 
Most  classes  are  full  and  increasing  the 
class  size  will  limit  our  effectiveness  as 
an  instructor.  Unfortunately,  this  is  a 
problem  that  is  occurring  all  over  campus 
and  the  answer  is  not  to  simply  increase 


class  size.  The  problem  is  much  more 
complex  than  that.  We  urgeyou  to  contact 
Academic  Affairs  and  the  President's 
Office  and  ask  them  to  address  this  situa- 
tion. Here  is  some  information  for  you  to 
consider  when  talking  to  someone  in  the 
administration: 

According  to  the  New  England 
Association  of  Schools  and  Colleges, 
(NEASC)  Accreditation  Rqjortwhicli  we 
submitted  in  2002,  in  order  to  be  an 
accredited  institution  are: 

Composition  courses,  with 
intensive  demands  on  instructor  time  for 
effective  learning,  are  typically  cappedat 
a 20-22  student  limit  on  enrollment. 
Studio  and  laboratory  course  limits  are 
commonly  16-20,  reflecting  resource- 
based  limits  set  with  faculty  advice. 
Surv^  and  lecture  courses  requiring  dif- 
ferent instructional  modes  and  less  writ- 
ing are  offered  to  somewhat  larger  class- 
es. Upper-division  major  sections  are  set 
at  25-35  students. 

However,  as  you  probably  have 
noticed,  this  is  not  quite  the  case  in  many 
courses.  This  campus  is  severely  under- 
staffed, and  as  a result,  class  sizes  are 
larger  than  they  should  be.  In  fact,  limits 
on  class  sizes  in  many  departments  have 
been  raised  over  the  last  few  semesters. 
Larger  classes  limit  our  ability  to  effec- 
tively woik  with  our  students  and  give 
them  the  individual  attention  they  deserve 
and  we  advertise.  When  we  accept  over- 
loads we  are  increasing  the  workload  in 
each  class  and  this  reduces  the  amount  of 
time  we  can  devote  topreparing  class.  We 
also  allow  the  administration  to  perpetu- 
ate the  sham  that  we  do  not  need  signifi- 
cantly more  full-time  faculty.  Even 
though  the  current  MSCA  contract  allows 
a department  to  use  adjuncts  in  no  more 
than  '1 5%  of  it  sections  each  semester,  the 
administration  routinely  asks  depart- 
ments to  either  overload  classes  or  violate 
this  limit.  They  realize  that  most  faculty 


will  expand  class  size  as  necessary  to 
accommodate  increased  student  enroll- 
ment demands.  With  anew  dorm  nearing 
completion  and  plans  to  increase  enroll- 
ment, this  sets  a dangerous  precedent 
This  campus  desperately  needs  new  full- 
time tenure  track  faculty.  For  example,  in 
1988,  the  college  had  3043  full-time  stu- 
dents and  169  full-time  faculty;  while  this 
year  we  have  approximately  3700  full- 
time students  and  about  175  full-time  fac- 
ulty. That  is  an  increase  of  about  2 1 .5%  in 
the  number  of  students  while  the  faculty 
size  has  onty  increased  by  about  3.5%. 
The  administration  cannot  continue  to 
ignore  diis  problem  andallow  the  growth 
in  the  number  of  students  to  outstrip  the 
growth  in  full-time  tenured  faculty  with- 
out damaging  the  educational  opportuni- 
ties here. 

In  addition,  faculty  at  all  State 
Colleges  are  currently  entering  their  sec- 
ond consecutive  year  without  a contract. 
According  to  a study  commisaoned  by 
the  College  Presidents,  faculty  arc  under- 
paid by  about  20%  as  compared  to  our 
peers.  Yet  the  Board  of  Higher  Education 
(BHE),  with  whom  we  negotiate,  has 
refused  to  address  this  inequity,  in  fac^ 
their  current  offer  is  a 1%  pay  increase  in 
each  of  the  next  three  years.  If  we  take  on 
more  students  in  our  classes  we  are 
allowing  the  administration  to  continue  to 
believe  that  despite  the  pay  disparity  we 
wilt  do  any  extra  work  asked  of  us  with- 
out any  further  conpensation. 

We  realize  this  action  may  cause 
you  some  hardship,  however  it  is  a proac- 
tive stance  we  believe  we  must  take  to 
improve  the  educational  opportunities 
here  and  remind  the  administration  that 
we  refuse  to  sacrifice  our  academic 
integrity  for  the  financial  convenience  of 
the  administration. 

- The  Action  Committee  for 
the  Westfield  Chapter  of  the  MSCA 


Heed  the  weed 


\..:f 

“THE  GOSPEL 

ACCORDING  TO 

BY  BILL  GEORGE 

VOICE  Columnist 

Marijuana.  Grass.  Weed.  Pot.  No 


matter  what  you  call  it,  it  is  illegal.  And  i 
would  have  liked  to  write  about  something 
more  sophisticated  and  inporlanl  this 
week,  but  I feel  a need  to  address  the 
issues  surrounding  this  drug.  Frankly  there 
should  not  be  any  issues  at  all.  It's  an  ille- 
gal drug.  You  are  not  supposed  to  possess 
it,  so  don’t.  That’s  it.  Move  on  with  your 
life.  You  don't  need  it.  It’s  that  simple, 
believe  it  or  not.  If  you  really  have  such 
little  self-control  that  you  feel  the  need  to 
smoke  something  that  you  are  not  sup- 
posed to  ...  Well,  that  is  one  sad  state  of 
affairs.  (Not  just  sad,  but  also  stupid:  The 
National  Institute  on  Drug  Abuse  says 
marijuana  puts  four  times  as  much  tar  in 
your  lungs  as  a filtered  cigarette.  Also, 
within  an  hour  of  smoking  it,  a person  is 
five  times  more  likely  to  have  a heart 
attack), 

In  any  event,  I cannot  stay  silent 
any  longer  regarding  the  ridiculous  notion 
that  is  sweeping  the  campus  (and  sadly 
portions  of  the  country  as  well)  that  we 
should  legalize  and  decriminalize  the  pos- 
session of  marijuana.  It's  merely  a pathet- 
ic attempt  by  criminals  to  get  out  of  trou- 


ble for  doing  something  they  are  not  sup- 
posed to  be  doing.  And  yes,  ‘criminal’  is 
the  right  term  to  use  for  a person  who 
smokes  marijuana;  I’m  not  going  to  sugar 
coat  it.  They  are  committing  a crime,  are 
they  not? 

First  of  all  let's  tackle  the  defense 
for  legalizing  marijuana,  "People  use  it 
now  even  though  it  is  illegal  and  will  con- 
tinue to  do  so  regardless  of  the  law.  So  we 
might  as  well  make  it  legal  and  lax  it.’’ 
Okay,  we'll  get  to  the  tax  issue  in  a sec- 
ond. Let  me  address  the  notion  that  every- 
one is  going  to  do  it  anyway. 

It's  true.  Regardless  of  the  law 
people  do  smoke  weed  and  will  continue 
to  do  so.  Similarly,  come  to  think  of  it, 
there  are  thousands  of  rapes  every  year. 
People  seem  to  continue  to  rape  regardless 
of  the  statutes  forbidding  it.  Let's  go  ahead 
and  legalize  rape.  I mean  why  not?  People 
are  committing  the  crime  of  rape  and  will 
continue  to  do  so  regardless  of  the  law. 
Just  like  marijuana.  What  makes  pot  so 
special  that  if  enough  people  do  it  the  law 
should  be  changed? 

We  cannot  simply  give  in  to 
criminal’s  wishes  by  overturning  a law 
simply  because  an  indeterminable  number 
of  people  break  it  often  enough.  What  kind 
of  precedent  does  that  set  for  the  future? 
What  kind  of  message  does  that  send 
about  our  criminal  justice  system?  It's  like 
when  kids  say,  "If  we  all  do  terribly  on  the 
test,  the  teacher  has  to  scale  it."  But  as  I’m 


sure  most  of  you  know,  that  does  not  usu- 
ally happen. 

Also,  the  law  does  have  an  affect 
on  some.  There  are  plenty  of  people  who 
do  not  smoke  marijuana  because  it  is  ille- 
gal. It  does  not  stop  everyone,  but  it  does 
stop  some.  In  addition,  marijuana  is  a gate- 
way drug  and  many  people  move  on  to  try 
harder,  more  dangerous  drugs  after  using 
marijuana.  This,  again,  is  not  true  with 
everyone,  but  with  many.  In  fact,  NIDA 
studies  show  that  someone  who  smokes 
marijuana  is  104%  more  likely  to  try 
cocaine  than  someone  who  never  did  mar- 
ijuana. 

Now,  let’s  pretend  that  marijuana 
, is  now  legal  for  tax  purposes.  What  does 
that  do?  Well,  it  removes  the  obstacle 
blocking  some  people  from  smoking  in  the 
first  place  by  eliminating  the  law,  so  now 
they  have  no  restraint  and  have  no  reason 
not  to  smoke  weed.  So  they  do  so.  What  if 
these  people  move  on  to  harder  substances 
since  we  already  established  marijuana  is  a 
gateway  drug?  Now  you  have  people  who 
would  not  have  touched  any  drugs  in  the 
first  place,  who  have  been  led  down  a dan- 
gerous path  to  possible  addiction.  Once 
legalized,  the  base  of  use  would  be 
expanded  for  marijuana  resulting  in  the 
expansion  of  the  user  base  of  other  drugs 
as  well.  These  people  would  not  fear  the 
law  anymore  while  moving  on  to  cocaine 
and  heroin  because  they  know  that  if  peo- 
ple whine  enough  it  will  be  legalized  even- 


tually. 

What  you  have  is  more  people 
ruining  their  lives,  or  worse,  losing  their 
lives  to  these  harder  drugs  or  to  car  acci- 
dents involving  high  drivers.  To  quote 
NIDA  once  again,  “Reaction  time  for 
motor  skills,  such  as  driving,  is  reduced  by 
41%  after  smoking  1 joint  and  is  reduced 
63%  after  smoking  2 joints."  I don’t  want 
to  be  driving  down  the  street  at  night 
knowing  that  any  car  on  the  road  could 
have  a driver  high  on  a now  legal  sub- 
stance. Accidents  would  cause  lives  to  be 
lost  left  and  right  and  all  under  the 
approval  of  our  government.  What’s  it  all 
for?  Taxes  and  money.  I personally  value 
human  life  over  money,  but  1 guess  that’s 

So  to  all  you  liberty  loving  peo- 
ple, who  think  you  are  being  progressive 
and  clever  and  solving  the  national  deficit 
by  saying  we  should  legalize  an  illegal 
drug,  think  again.  Things  arc  illegal  for  a 
reason.  Laws  are  in  place  with  a purpose  in 
mind.  Believe  it  or  not,  the  government 
isn’t  after  you  and  your  ability  to  have  fun. 
(As  much  as  you’d  like  to  believe  that  so 
you  could  feel  significant  and  go  on  this 
outrageous  crusade).  The  reason  for  these 
laws  is  to  make  society  and  life  as  we 
know  it  belter  and  safer.  Think  about  a 
world  where  everyone  obeyed  the  law  and 
you’ll  realize  what  I’m  talking  about.  So 
.think  about  that  (for  once)  instead  of  your- 
self next  time  you  light  up  a joint. 


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Arts  & Entertainment 

Fashion  faux  pas:  what  not  to  do 


The  Fashion  Fhes 


With  liaNDnABiuiNEs 


Reconly  several  concerned  siu<fcrts 
haw  approached  me  and  asked  me  to  addres  a 
few  of  the  tacky  fadiicn  trends  tfiey’w  seen 
brewing  around  the  campus.  So  road  up  before 
you  find  youiself  a victim  of  one  of  the  follow- 
ing fashion  faux  pas. . . 


1)  Shortparts+  cliunky  boots  =ugly: 

■While  I wouldn’t  ocactly  call  thisa  trond.  it  has 
got  to  be  the  most  annoying  feshion  mistake 
since  pecpie  thought  it  was  okay  to  wear  socks 
withsand^a  Before buyir^  your bootsorpants 
ask  youiself  these  questions:  Are  thse  parts 
long  enoi^h  to  cover  the  diunlQ'  heels  of  my 
boots?ORarelhesebootstoo  high  acbunl^to 
fit  comfortably  under  my  pants?  Taking  these 
two  simple  things  into  consideraticn  could  save 
you  from  being  that  girl  who  shows  2 inches  of 


i®ly  leather  sole  before  you  hit  the  him  of  (he 
pants,  Thehemofyourpantsshoukljustreach 
the  gromd,  na  bng  enough  so  you  haveto  vvdk 
on  tfiem,  hit  just  long  enough  to  coverup  your 
heel  Theonlypartofyourboatthatshouldreal- 
\y  be  showing  is  the  toe,  and  even  that  should  be 
covered  appropriately  so  it  doesn’t  loht  lilro 
you’re  walking  on  boxes  that  you’ve  painted 
hack. 

2)  Pink  Red  Sox  memorahlia; 

-Last  time  1 checked  the  Red  Sox  colors  woe 
red  and  blue,  which  is  why  it  shocks  me  to  see 
girls  waltzing  around  with  their  pink  Red  Sox 
hats  and T-diifts.  What’sthepointin  flauntinga 
team  name  if  you’re  not  even  showing  off  the 
li^t  colors?  Perscnally.  nothir^  says,  ‘Tm  a 
fiiir-whether  fan”  like  a pnk  Red  Sck  hat 

3)  Hair  ribbons:  better  Irfl  to  the  Sthgracfcrs: 
-Fcr  some  unknown  reason,  it  has  recertly 
become  cool  to  tie  a pretty  little  ribbon  around 
your  poitytail.  Funny,  I was  under  the  impres- 
sion fliat  once  we  came  to  cdle^  our  mothers 
stopped  dressing  us.  Unless  you’re  a cheer- 


leader, 1 realb'  see  no  point  in  tyii^  ntbons  to 
your  hair,  eitherwayyou’regdng  to  lose.  Tying 
the  ribbon  ina  bow  really  does  n^e  you  look 
five  and  letting  the  ribbon  hang  loosely  against 
your  ponytal  makes  the  rest  of  your  hair  look 
flat  NVhilethereisnowaytotKaribbonaround 
your  ponytail  and  make  it  lock  remotely  alrigli, 
thae  are  ways  around  this  so  den  t throw  your 
ribbons  away  just  yet  Think  Jainifer  Gamer  in 
13  Going  on  30.instcadoftyingitintoyourhair, 
try  wearing  the  ribbon  (or  a hair  scarf)  like  a 
headband,  wrapped  around  your  head.  This 
approach  looks  fine  vvifli  long  hair,  start  hair, 
cr  no  bangs  and  you  won’t  run  the  rid<  of 
people  mistaking  you  for  a Jmiper  Park  studen 
ariymore. 

4)  Pairing  skirts  with  jeans 
-I  know  that  it’s  cold  out  and  gjrk  den’t  wait  to 
have  to  bxk  away  their  cue  sumner  skirts,  bit 
instead  ofwearing  your  jeans  underneath  ttem, 
try  pairing  a skirt  witii  a nice  wann  pair  of  tights 
or  leg  warmers.  Both  have  come  back  this  sea- 
son in  full  force  and  are  pofectly  acceptable 
options  that  not  only  keq)  your  legs  loasty  warm 


SGA  neutrality  from  the  eyes  of  an 


tat  also  look  much  better  than  baggy  bbejears. 

5)  A lesson  in  the  artofwearingtheUgg 
-1  have  seriously  never  been  able  to  understaid 
taw  such  large,  \jg]y  boots  ever  became  styli* 
but  Irii  not  one  to  argue  with  fashiai.  While  I 
would  posaialfy  not  be  cau^t  dead  in  these 
tacts,  lean  understand  (licseofyou  who  feel  the 
need  to  wear  them  and  can  even  give  credit  to 
those  who  are  able  to  pwU  off  this  tacky  trmd 
However,  there  are  some  people  who  need  to 
leamthecoirectuasofthcUgg  Ifyouwearthe 
Ug  with  jeans,  tiy  strai^t  legged  so  it  is  easier 
to  st^ish  the  pant  legs  into  the  Ugg.  Never  try 
to  wear  flaes  over  the  boots  or  simpfy  let  your 
pants  clump  up  around  the  top  of  them  becaiBc 
itjust  makes  you  look  sloppy.  Uggswithdeirts 
arcaU  rigltt  and  sometimes  even  ole,  bii  notif 
thecolorofyourl^^  matches  (he color  ofyour 
skirt  First,  Ipersonallythinkthalanycolorother 
tfian  khaki  on  ai  Ugg  is  not  necesary,  tat  if  you 
do  dioose  to  purchase  baby  blue  Ug^  doi't 
pair  them  with  a baby  blue  skirt. 


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“Devil’s  ADVOCATE” 
By  Pete  Norwood 

A&E  EDITOR 


On  Tuesday,  December  7,  at  5:30  p.m.  the 
Student  Government  Association  held  one  of  theii 
weekly  meetings.  I joined  the  SGA  toward  the  begin- 
ning of  the  semester  with  the  hop>es  of  creating  some 
sort  of  profound  change.  Unfortunately,  as  I found 
out,  the  SGA  isn't  all  that  big  on  change.  While  I rec- 
ognize and  commend  the  things  we  have  done  so  far 
this  semester,  I feel  that  certain  issues  need  to  be 
readdressed.  The  major  issue  that  I feel  should  be 
readdressed  is  that  of  the  stance  of  neutrality  SGA 
decided  to  take  with  regards  to  the  facul^  negotia- 
tions. 

Many  of  the  senators  stated  repeatedly  that 
they  supported  the  decision  of  the  SGA,  citing  that 
while  they  represent  many  pjeople  around  the  school, 
they  do  not  feel  that  they  should  be  able  to  make  a 
sUitement  on  (he  negotiations  to  speak  for  their  con- 
stituents. In  my  opinion,  this  is  a complete  cop-out 
from  our  respjonsibilities  as  elected  officials.  Not  only 
did  our  group  decide  to  take  the  ]X),silion  of  neutrality' 
as  a whole,  vve  wTOte  into  the  proposition  something 
that  forbids  us  from  making  statements  on  the  negoti- 
ations with  our  attached  titles. 

It  is  important  that  you,  the  reader  of  this 
column  and  a student  of  Westfield  Stale  College  learn 
as  much  as  you  can  about  the  issue  at  hand  and 
express  whatever  your  concerns  arc  with  the  issue  to 
your  elected  officials.  We  represent  you  and  it  is  hard 
to  do  so  without  knowing  exactly  what  it  is  that  you 
think.  Perhaps  this  issue  means  nothing  to  you,  but 
keep  in  mind  that  when  the  faculty  suffers,  we  suffer. 

1 noticed  the  connection  between  the  faculty 
and  the  students  tonight  at  our  meeting-  Part  of  our 
reasoning  for  passing  a stance  of  neutrality  is  that  we 
as  an  oiganizaiion  feel  that  we  should  stick  to  issues 
Concerning  students.  However,  during  the  day  of  out- 
rage back  in  the  beginning  of  the  semester.  I did  some 
talking  with  different  faculty  members  and  realized 
that  the  negotiations  being  brought  to  an  end  in  favor 
of  the  MSCA  is  to  the  benefit  of  the  student  body.  No 
more  class  overloads,  no  more  teachers  hosting  spre- 
aial  events,  and  soon,  we  could  have  teachers  refusing 
to  ta  faculty  advisors  for  different  organizations. 


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Therefore,  the  reasons  vve  have  for  not  taking  a stance 
on  the  negotiations  arc  pretty  much  shot  to  hell. 

It  is  my  job,  as  it  is  with  all  elected  officials 
to  represent  those  p>eople  who  put  me  into  office  and 
now  that  vve  have  passed  our  new  resolution,  my  abil  - 
ity  to  represent  these  people  has  been  taken  away , 
regardless  what  they  may  feel.  I honestly  do  feel  like 
I am  ducking  and  hiding  from  the  respronsibility  1 
have  as  a senator  in  the  SGA.  This  choice  however  is 
not  solely  mine  to  make,  which  is  why  I urge  you,  the 
reader  to  spreak  out  and  voice  your  opinion,  whatever 
it  may  be. 

As  for  SGA,  I urge  my  fellow  senators  to 
rethink  their  jrositions.  1 heard  many  of  you  try  to  say 
that  a stance  of  neutrality  docs  not  mdicate  a lack  of 
support  for  the  faculty  union.s.  However,  if  we  break 
down  the  three  pTOSsibiiities  that  SGA  was  presented 
with,  we  will  realize  that  a stance  of  neutrality  docs  in 
fact,  indicate  that  the  SGA  does  not  supprort  the  facul- 
ty’ in  their  negotiations.  We  could  have  a)  supported 
the  faculty  unions;  b)  stayed  neutral,  therefore  not 
supporting  the  faculty  unions;  or  c)  supported  the 
Board  of  higher  education,  also  not  supporting  the 
faculty  unions.  Therefore,  by  the  process  of  elimina- 
tion, we  should  realize  that  we  did  decide  not  to  sup- 
port the  faculty  unions.  As  one  of  the  MSCA  repre- 
sentatives put  it,  for  a deliberative  body  to  vote  with- 
out getting  information  is  a shock. 

It  is  loo  late  to  reverse  the  course  of  action 
we  have  already  taken,  but  it  is  not  too  late  for  the 
student  populace  and  the  senators  alike  to  find  infor- 
mation regarding  the  faculty  negotiations.  Tliis  is 
what  we  need  to  do.  Frankly,  it  is  rather  sad  that  we 
spent  all  of  our  valuable  time  to  make  the  decision  to 
stay  neutral.  The  faculty  and  therefore,  the  students 
need  the  help  of  the  student  body  that  they  depjend  on 
to  make  executive  decisions  for  them.  If  they  wanted 
to  be  represented  as  having  pretty  much  no  opinion  at 
all  I am  sure  they  would  not  have  needed  help. 

Spreaking  of  which,  why  don’t  we  px)ll  the 
students  on  campus,  since  they  are  the  ones  we  repre  - 
sent?  Are  we  afraid  to  take  a stand?  Whatever  the 
case  may  be,  vve  are  taking  a lot  of  flack,  senalors. 

We  need  to  make  up  our  damn  minds  Thanks. 

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A&E  The  Voice  December  13. 2004 


No  rhyme  or  reason 


“THIS  OWL’S  HOWL” 

Vr' 

BY  JOHN  DESENCHES 

SPORTS  COLUMNIST 

I've  decided  to  go  in  a differ- 
ent direction  this  week.  1 think  you'll 
enjoy  it.  Instead  of  talking  about  one 
specific  topic  I am  going  to  introduce 
a multitude  of  issues.  Here  we  go... 

• The  BCS:  Also  known  as  the 
Big  Corporate  Scam.  Can  somebody 
explain  to  me  how  division  I-AA  can 
have  a playoff  system,  but  division  1 - 
A can't?  If  division  1-AA  student-ath- 
letes can  handle  their  academics,  so 
can  division  1-A  student-athletes.  If 
time  is  a concern  then  start  the  season 
earlier  and/or  lower  the  amount  of 
games  a team  is  allowed  to  play.  A 
playoff  system  is  the  best  way  to  go 
and  would  provide  a true  national 
champion.  Fans  love  the  idea  of  a 
playoff  system,  but  in  the  end  it 
comes  down  to  money.  Conferences 
and  individual  schools  make  more 
money  because  of  the  Bowl  system. 
The  higher-ups  don't  care  about  what 
the  fans  want,  or  what  the  players 
want.  I'm  sure  Auburn  is  thrilled  with 
the  BCS  right  now... 

• College  firings:  Since  when 
did  college  athletics  only  revolve 
around  wins  and  losses?  I don't  see 
how  Florida  and  Notre  Dame  can  jus- 
tify firing  Ron  Zook  and  Tyrone 


Willingham,  respectively.  Zook  was 
23-14  in  his  three  seasons  at  Florida. 
Willingham  was  21-15  at  Notre  Dame 
over  the  same  time  period.  Florida 
might  play  in  the  toughest  conference 
in  the  country,  and  Notre  Dame 
always  plays  a grueling  schedule. 
These  two  men  appeared  to  be  good 
guys  as  well.  You  can't  let  them 
implement  their  system  and  at  least 
allow  them  to  see  their  first  recruiting 
class  through?  David  Cutcliffe  was 
fired  by  Mississippi  because  he  had  a 
losing  season.  It  was  his  first  losing 
season  as  the  head  coach  in  five  years. 
He  brought  his  team  to  the  Cotton 
Bowl  last  year,  lost  Eli  Manning  to 
graduation  and  understandably  had  a 
rebuilding  season.  Let  me  remind  you 
that  Ole  Miss  doesn't  exactly  have  the 
reputation  of  being  a college  football 
power.  I just  don't  get  it. 

* As  much  as  it  pains  me  to 
say  this,  congratulations  to  legendary 
Boston  University  hockey  coach  Jack 
Parker.  He  won  his  700th  career  game 
recently  against  archrival  Boston 
College. 

• Steroids?  1 don't  care  about 
this  controversy  one  bit  (yes  I know  1 
am  addressing  it).  If  Major  League 
Baseball  cared  so  much  they  would 
have  implemented  stronger  policies 
against  steroid  use  in  the  last  collec- 
tive bargaining  agreement.  If  they 
don't  care,  why  should  1?  Every  time  1 
hear  about  this  issue  1 quickly  change 
the  channel. 


• How  about  them  Patriots? 
Just  look  at  their  versatility  in  the  win 
against  Cleveland.  They  scored  on 
defense,  special  teams,  on  the  ground, 
and  through  the  air.  I know  Cleveland 
is  terrible,  but  that  is  impressive. 

• I'd  like  to  make  an  analogy. 
The  Celtics  are  to  defense  as  Baghdad 
Bob  was  to  the  truth.  This  team  is 
very  exciting  to  watch,  but  they  can't 
stop  ANYBODY! 

• ‘crickets* *  Apparently  they 
are  the  only  thing  being  heard  at  the 
NFL  negotiations 

• Notre  Dame  should  hire 
Patriots  offensive  coordinator  Charlie 
Weis.  He  is  a Notre  Dame  graduate 
and  is  one  of  the  few  guys  that  actual- 
ly want  the  job.  He  is  a proven  win- 
ner, and  learning  from  Bill  Belichick 
can  only  be  a good  thing.  In  case 
Domer's  haven't  realized  it  yet,  the 
Notre  Dame  job  is  no  longer  a highly 
sought  after  position.  That  would 
change  if  administrators  agreed  to 
lower  the  academic  standards  in  South 
Bend... 

• Another  complaint  about  the 
BCS:  Why  can't  we  have  the  most 
deserving  teams  in  it?  USC-Oklahoma 
is  fine  and  so  is  Auburn-Virginia 
Tech,  but  Michigan-Texas  in  the  Rose 
Bowl?  Are  you  kidding  me? 
Pittsburgh  is  not  deserving  of  a BCS 
bid,  and  Boston  College  wouldn't 
have  deserved  the  bid  had  they  won 
the  Big  East.  The  most  attractive 
games  would  have  been:  Michigan- 


California  in  the  Rose  Bowl  (tradi- 
tion), and  Utah-Texas  in  the  Fiesta 
Bowl.  1 think  fans  would  rather  see  an 
unbeaten  Utah  team  go  against  their 
toughest  competition  of  the  season. 
That  competition  would  have  been 
Texas. 

• Let's  just  end  it  with  anoth- 
er black  eye  for  college  athletics, 
use  athletic  director,  Mike  Garrett, 
fired  basketball  coach  Henry  Bibby 
recently.  The  Trojans  were  2-2  and 
one  of  those  losses  came  against  a 
loaded  North  Carolina  team.  Bibby 
led  use  to  the  elite  eight  in  2001,  but 
has  struggled  since.  If  there  is  more  to 
this  story  than  wins  and  losses  that  is 
one  thing,  but  if  there  isn't,  f have  a 
problem  with  this.  Why  didn't  Garrett 
just  fire  Bibby  after  last  season? 
Firing  a coach  after  four  games  is 
ridiculous. 


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Amherst  Outlasts 


Owls  In  OT,  87-82 


The  four  4-year  members  of  the  Westfield  State  field  hockey  team  were  honored  at  the  Westfield  Stale  College 
all  sports  banquet  last  Tuesday.  From  left  to  right,  are:  Kendra  Newell,  head  coach  Heather  Cabral.  Maryann 
(inney.  Laura  Scott.  President  Vicky  Carwein,  and  Sadie  Driscoll.  The  field  hockey  team  captured  the  conference 
■championship  and  Cabral  was  named  the  conference  Coach  of  the  Year.  Photo  By  Mickey  Curtis 

Westfield  Women  Also  Fall  In  OT 


SPRINGFIELD,  Mass.  - Fresh- 
nan  forward  Matia  Kostakis 
Andover,  MA)  had  23  points  and 
6 rebounds  while  junior  center 
(aiie  Latham  contributed  12  points 
ind  12  rebounds  as  Amherst  Col- 
ege  held  on  for  a 76-72  overtime 

over  Westfield  State  College  in 
he  opening  round  of  the  Pioneer 
/alley  Women’s  Hoop  Classic. 

Junior  guard  Meghan 
McCarthy  (Belchertown,  MA) 
cored  1 9 points  as  Westfield  State 
1-2)  had  four  players  scoring  in 
louble  figures.  Junior  forward 
tmanda  Chapin  (Westfield,  MA) 
lad  a double  double  with  1 4 points 
ind  1 1 rebounds.  Sophomore  for- 
vard  Kristen  Strole  (Agawam,  MA) 
lad  1 4 points  wh^ile  freshman  guard 
Cyana  Zavala  (Springfield,  MA) 
lad  11  points. 

Westfield  had  a chance  to  win 
hegame  in  regulation  when  with  2/ 
Oths  of  a second  remaining 
^1cCarthy  made  the  first  free  throw 
a tie  the  game  at  66-66  before  miss- 
ag  the  second  shot  that  sent  the 
ontest  into  overtime. 


WNEC  Women  64  - Westfield  52 
SPRINGFIELD,  Mass.  - Jun- 
ior center  Lisa  Masella  (Newtown, 
CT)  had  a double  double  with  1 3 
points  and  1 9 rebounds  - the  23rd  of 
her  career  - to  lead  host  Western 
New  England  College  to  a 64-52 
win  over  Westfield  State  College  in 
the  third  annual  Pioneer  Valley 
Women’s  Hoop  Classic. 

WNEC,  which  led  40-25  at 
half-time,  nevertrailedinthegame. 

Juniorforward  Amanda  Chapin 
(Westfield,  MA)  led  the  Owls  (2-3) 
with  a double  double  of  14  points 
and  1 5 rebounds.  Sophomore  guard 
Sarah  Langner  (New  Hartford,  CT) 
came  off  the  bench  to  score  1 1 
points. 

MEN'S  GAME 
Springfield  81  - Westfield  67 
WESTFIELD,  Mass.  - Tour- 
nament MVP  Derek  Yvon  (East 
Longmeadow)  poured  in  28  points 
to  lead  Springfield  College  to  an 
81-67  victory  over  Westfield  State 
College  in  the  Pioneer  ValleyMen’s 
Hoop  Classic  on  Dec.  4. 

Springfield  improved  to  5-1 


while  Westfield  dropped  to  1-5. 

Yvon,  who  canned  the  game- 
winning free  throws  in  Friday’s  60- 
58  victory  over  Western  New  En- 
gland College,  scored  six  straight 
points  in  a one-minute  span  as 
Springfield  built  its  lead  to  12,  79- 
67,  with  45  seconds  left  in  the  game. 
The  6-3  guard-forward  also  finished 
with  three  assists  and  three  steals. 

Springfield  jumped  out  to  an 
early  10-2  lead,  but  Westfield  battled 
back  for  a lead  of  22-20  with  seven 
minutes  remaining  in  the  first  half. 
The  Pride  regained  the  lead  at  half- 
time, 33-30,  and  never  trailed  in  the 
second  half. 

All-Tournament  team  member 
Joel  Aponte  (Windsor,  Conn.)  had  a 
fine  game  for  Springfield  with  18 
points.  Westfield  was  led  by  all- 
toumey  selection  Bayete  Gordon 
(Amherst,  Mass.)  with  19  points 
andfoursteals.  Seniorforward  Vaso 
Jaukovic  had  13  points  and  nine 
rebounds. 

Westfield  State  concludes  its 
first  semester  schedule  when  it  hosts  • 
Purchase,  N.Y.  College  Dec.  18. 


MIDNIGHT  MADNESS  2005 

at  Westfield  State  College 
in  the  Woodward  Center 
Feb,  2,  9:30 p.m,  to  1:00  a.m. 

Presented  by  Westfield  State's 
Student-Athlete  Advisory  Board 
with  assistance  from  SGA 

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WESTFIELD,  Mass.  - Senior 
forward  Andrew  Schiel  scored  28 
points  to  lead  Amherst  College  to 
an  87-82  comeback  overtime  vic- 
tory over  Westfield  State  in  first 
night  action  of  the  Pioneer  Valley 
Men’s  Hoop  Classic.  Springfield 
College  held  off  Western  New 
England  College,  60-58,  in  the 
other  first  round  game. 

Amherst,  ranked  eighth  na- 
tionally by  d3hoops,com,  im- 
proved to  4-0  as  it  rallied  from  an 
1 8-point  second-halfdeficit  to  sur- 
vive Westfield  State’s  ( 1 -4)  major 
upset  bid. 

The  Lord  Jeffs  sent  the  game 
into  overtime  at  72-all  when  se- 
nior guard  Russell  Lee  drained  a 
wide  open  3-point  basket  from  the 
top  of  the  key  with  13  seconds 
remaining  in  regulation. 

Amherst  took  the  lead  for  good 
in  the  overtime  on  a 3-pointer  by 
the  6-7,  235  pound  Schiel  with 
4:27  remaining.  The  Owls  closed 
to  within  a point,  81-80,  on  a 
jumper  by  Bayete  Gordon  with 
1:14  remaining.  But  Amherst 
nailed  another  3-pointer  (by  John 
Casnocha)  for  an  84-80  lead  with 


58  seconds  remaining. 

Westfield  took  a 35-25  half- 
time lead  as  the  cold-shooting  Lord 
Jeffs  shot  30  percent  from  the  field. 
The  Owls  expanded  the  lead  to  18 
points,  55-37  with  13: 12  remaining 
in  the  second  half,  by  pressuring 
Amherst  into  numerous  turnovers. 
But  the  Lord  Jeffs  battled  back  to 
lie  the  game  at  67-all  with  3:53 
remaining  with  some  strong  inside 
play  and  3-point  shooting, 

Amherst  was  9-for-25  from  be- 
yond the  arc,  including  6-14  in  the 
final  25  minutes.  Amherst's  depth 
was  evident  with  seven  players 
making  3-poinl  baskets.  Westfield, 
meanwhile,  made  only  one  3- 
pointer  in  five  attempts  the  entire 
game. 

TheOwls’ balanced  attack  was 
led  by  Gordon,  a speedy  5-7  junior 
point  guard.  The  former  Amherst 
Regional  High  School  standout  fin- 
ished with  23  points,  four  assists 
and  three  steals.  Also  scoring  in 
double  figures  for  Westfield  were 
junior  forward  Mike  Jurkowski  of 
Belchertown,  senior  forward  Vaso 
Jaukovic  ( 1 6)  and  sophomore  guard 
Gavin  Illangakoon  (13). 


Westfield  Stale  College  President  Vicky  Carwein  presents  the  Mass. 
State  Conference  men's  and  women's  cross  country  teams'  conference 
championship  plaques  to  head  coach  Bob  Rausch  at  last  Tuesda/s  fall 
sports  banquet. 

Massachusetts  State  Conference 
Smith  Cup  Standings 
(Following  Fall  Sports) 


Place 

College 

Points 

1. 

Worcester  State 

15 

2. 

Westfield  State 

H 

3. 

Bridgewater  State 

13 

4. 

Framingham  State 

11 

5. 

Fitchburg  State 

9 

6. 

Mass.  Maritime 

5 

7. 

Salem  State 

5 

8. 

Mass.  College 

0 

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intramurals  The  Uoice  December  13. 2004 


eONGRATUI^ATIONS! 


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News  The  UoiC6  December  1 3. 2004 


Page  1 1 


Report  cont. 


University  of  Massachusetts. 

The  authors  of  the  report, 
“Executive  and  Management 
Compensation  in  Massachusetts  State 
Government,”  were  anonymous  and  it 
was  presented  to  the  state  legislature 
in  mid-November. 

Another  study  financed  by 
Massachusetts  State  Colleges  finds 
state  college  faculty  are  20%  under- 
paid as  compared  to  peer  institutions. 
Professors  at  state  colleges  are  paid 


on  average  $11,328  less  than  peer 
institutions.  Associate  Professors. 
$5,558,  and  Assistant  Professors, 
$3,384  less  than  peer 
institutions. 

Peer  institutions  include  all 
public  institutions  with  unionized  fac- 
ulty in  California,  Connecticut, 
Florida,  Illinois.  Michigan.  New 
Jersey.  New  York.  Ohio  and 
Pennsylvania  according  to  the  study. 

largest  difference 


“ r --  •••-  111  mas 

Faculty/Staff  salaries  for  the  year  2004 


average  salary  comes  in  Business 
Administration  and  Management  with 
peer  institutions  making  an  average  of 
$23,029  more  than  Massachusetts 
state  college  professors. 

University  of  Massachusetts 
graduate  students  who  teach  classes 
are  paid  more  than  WSC  adjunct  pro- 
fessors. 

The  highest  paid  state 
employee  is  University  of 
Massachusetts  President  Jack  M. 


Wilson  earning  at  least  349,999  annu- 
ally. 

The  median  salary  for  presi- 
dents at  public  institutions  is  328.400. 
The  number  of  presidents  making 
over  $500,000  rose  for  the  second 
straight  year,  from  12  to  17. 
Nationally  public  college  tuition  rose 
10.5%  for  2004-2005  academic  year. 


Administration 


Patrida  Berube 
N'iclQ'  Carwein 
JcnCcvilogue 
Dar>d  Hendery 
Aiihur  Jackson 
Jeaine  Julian 
Susin  LaMonlagne 
William  Lepes 
P.iul  Scannell 

Faculty 
Maik  Abate 
StplKn  Adams 
Linda  Albright  Malloty 
Michael  Anciello 
Bradford  Alt 
Victor  Ascolillo 
Kate  Bagely 
David  Bdeuli 
MaureenBaidwell 
GaryBamett 
Russell  Bdlico 
William  Bennett 
Sandra  Bcrkowiiz  • 
Andrew  Bonacci 
Arlhony  Bonacquisti 
Glen  Brewster 
Robert  Brooks 
Madeleine  Cahill 
JajnesCaabetta 
Lou  Caton 
Goopeel  Chung 
Caudia  Ciano-Bo>ce 
Patnda  Conant-Pfcilman 
Maiy  AnnConnois 
William  Cook  Jr. 
Kenneth  Cosgrove 
Cornelia  Daniel 
Ruth  Dading 
Theodore  Ebvidovich 
Pew  Jciin  Demos 
Vanessa  Diana 
Lois  Mas  Dac^e 
David  Doe 
Han-Jia  Dong 


$59,040.80 

S\E  an  Ditch 

Nfolter  Ecke 

$65,615.73 

$44,000.00 

Michael  F Konig 
Nancy  Kotzen 

S163.000.00 

Kristine  Empie 

$44,000.00 

Christopher  Kud  lac 

$71,716.04 

Philp  Eltman 

$65,54121 

DavidLaing 

$82,412.74 

Donald  Ferris 

$57,414.16 

Karen  LaM)ie 

$112,415,94 

Michael  Filas 

$44313.07 

Soi^a  Lawson 

$69,823.63 

Dilia  Fisher 

$45372.56 

George  Layng 

$67231.10 

Toesa  Fitts 

$44,783.98 

Susin  Leg^tt 

$125,455.24 

Jeffery  Flatt 

$61,744.51 

KarlLeiker 

$72,149.81 

Julian  Flercn 

$56,415.00 

Hin-Ling  Liu 

$42,866,34 

- Roderick  Francis 
Richari  Frank 

Lany  French 

$46,000.00 

$57,923,77 

$65.82723 

John  Loughney 

David  Lovejoy 
Michelle  Maggjo 

$51,520.88 

Thomas  Ganfoer 

$51,000.00 

Nanaang  Mangaliso 

$59,105.97 

Janet  Gelbelt 

$47,000.00 

Marsha  Maiotta 

$76,834.68 

Erika  Gebo 

S42337.66 

Pemiy  Martin 

$64,300,32 

An  fleo  Giordano 

$49300.00 

Christ  epher  Masi 

$70,011.66 

Frank  Quliano 

$50,498.44 

Thomas  Mastoson 

$63300.32 

Barbara  GofF 

S4839935 

JuiEth  McDonald 

$67,853.39 

Bnre  Gordon 

$73,6153  8 

Kathleen  Mclntodi 

$62204.72 

Tffesa  Griffin 

$46300.00 

Parag  Melta 

$44,500.00 

Walter  Griffith 

$66399.74 

GaryMerio 

$74,921.89 

Carl  Grobe 

$47,793.70 

Jane  Mildred 

$65,174.31 

lOistina  Hardy 

$45,000,00 

Willi amMiller 

$46,000.00 

Frederick  Harling 

$76373.40 

JaneNa^e 

$43,349.39 

Lian  Hatte 

$44300.00 

Mark  Naidorf 

$62,681.57 

Robert  Hayes 

S4929939 

Greggory  Neik^k 

$52,822.03 

Gerald  Hea^ 

$60322.00 

Mi  rela  Newman 

$50,000.00 

Martin  Henl^ 

$67,838.36 

Holly  Noun 

S51.600.63 

Hidalgo 

$67,459.77 

Ruth  Ohajon 

$64,250.14 

Donald  Hoagland 

$53214.84 

Brocke  Oir 

$45,702.78 

Marcia  Home 

$76,765.40 

Elina  Parker 

$54,000,00 

Plril^  Hatchkiss 

$49,023.43 

Timothy  Par^all 

$60,667.83 

John  Iflcovic 

$67,184.83 

Join  Paulmann 

$75,818.14 

Christine  Irigo 

$49,052.84 

Alexaider  Pffshounin 

$63320.00 

- Kathleen  Itter^ 

$53300.00 

Carol  Persson 

$59,602.41 

Stanley  Jacks cn 

$59282.65 

James  Philip 

$48,000.00 

Join  Jones 

$5437237 

ErfloPDver 

$69,936.26 

Join  Judge 

$58,083.53 

Lisa  Plaiiefeber 

$49,717.91 

RickiKaitrowilz 

$62391.06 

Elizabeth  Pieston 

$69,916,54 

Barbara  Keim 

$62,137.59 

David  Raker 

$75,261.81 

Stephanie  Kdly 

$59,473.55 

Robert  Rausch  Jr. 

$43,727.71 

Robert  Kersting 

$52,125.01 

Susan  Reddht 

$38,481.26 

Sabine  Klein 

$44,000.00 

RidiardRees 

$64,63624 

Bradford  Knipes 

$85364.65 

George  Rogers 

$44,000,00 

Trudy  Knowles 

$62,060.00 

Patrick  Romano 

$59,944.49 

Thomas  Koscoe 

$4632328 

$66211.79 

Beth  Ann  Rothemiel 

$49,420,42 

$41258.65 

Melissa  Ron 

$44,000.00 

$54,092.69 

Napoleon  Sanchez 

$73308.51 

$51,692.16 

Marilyn  Sandidge 

$61,132.87 

$44,000.00 

Diaia  Schwartz 

$48,920.04 

$43,797.52 

John  Shea 

$50312.64 

$47,500,00 

L>nn  Shelley 

$49,993.93 

$70,134.02 

Christopho-  Slaughter 

S49,713.(M 

$55,606.29 

Chvid  Sbvin 

$49300.00 

$66369.67 

Stephen  Smith 

$45,880.90 

$73,485.42 

Tony  Smilli 

$45,000.00 

$58,000.00 

Stephen  Sossaman 

$66,746.64 

$58,809.78 

Cheryl  Stanley 

$59,419.00 

$52.71529 

Katluyn  Stanne 

$53228.11 

$45,500.00 

Elizabeth  Starr 

$4228129 

$46,500.00 

Qizabeth  StassincK 

S47300.00 

$53,000.00 

Brian  Steinberg 

$64.47729 

$42,477.58 

Fferold  Stesel 

$70,131.87 

$63,116.54 

Kathryn  Sullivan 

$72,154.16 

$44,000.00 

Thomas  Sweeney 

$41307.73 

$63,543.94 

JackSzpiler 

$66,906.13 

$45247.95 

Marion  Templeton 

$53329.61 

$51,571.00 

Gerald  Tetrault 

$71,976.46 

$57,664.40 

Kmberly  Tobin 

$49,403.00 

$24,500.00 

BnilyTbdd 

$42,692.91 

$55,918.20 

Donald  Treadwell 

$62,75729 

$43362.62 

Roger  Tuda 

$58,446.00 

$44,655.62 

Warren  Turner 

$49,000.00 

$63215.88 

Karin  Vbrwerk 

$4233730 

$44,000.00 

Michael  \brweik 

$46,081.16 

$43300.00 

John  Wagner 

$62,715.00 

$45,000.00 

Jamie  Wainrigll 

$50,048.17 

$60,414.37 

SiEaime  Walsh 

$61331.02 

$42,537.66 

Mary  Watson 

$56,000,00 

$65,936.85 

Nessm  Witson 

$44,655.10 

$78,057.42 

Henry  Wefingfr 

$56.92120 

$72,792.16 

Edward  Welsh 

$44,000.00 

$44,655.10 

Scott  While 

$45,000.00 

$57,609.63 

Eli  SB  Young 

$53,94535 

$51,060.26 

Michael  Young 

$51,730.97 

$53240.35 

Usha  Zacharias 

$44,075.72 

$48,500.00 

Philp^mjrini 

$65273.66 

$44,050.44 

$66,689.18 

$72,928.02 

Surgery  cont. 

“She  has  allergies;  will  any  meds 
affect  her?  What’s  the  success  rate?  How 
long  will  she  be  in  recovery?” 

The  doctor  reassured  her  mother 
•hat  this  was  an  easy  enough  procedure, 
with  a calm,  smooth  voice. 

When  they  left  the  office  that 
night,  Jen  discussed  with  her  mother  all  of 
•he  options. 

“I  made  it  clear  to  her  that  this 
was  only  going  to  get  fixed  surgically.” 

Her  mother  then  agreed  to  letting  her  go 
ihrough  with  the  procedure. 

The  following  day,  the  office 
Called  with  a price  estimate.  The  procedure 
will  be  close  to  $4000,  hospital  biljs  and 
tests  included.  Jen’s  surgery  will  take 
place  on  December  28th  at  12:45  p.m.  at 
•he  Noble  Hospital  surgical  suite. 

“I  like  my  girlfriend  the  way  she 
I really  do.  It’s  stereotypical,  but  I just 
<lon’t  want  her  to  change.”  Jen’s  boyfriend 
^wk*  sits  comfortably  on  his  bed,  next  to 


her. 

He  chuckles  to  himself.  “Don’t 
get  me  wrong,  I’m  glad  she’s  doing  what 
she  wants  to  do,  but  even  if  she  didn’t  do 
this,  it  wouldn’t  have  an  effect  on  me.  The 
fact  of  the  matter  is  that  it’s  important  to 
her  and  no  one  else.” 

“He’s  been  incredibly  supportive 
about  all  of  this."  Jen  said.  “I’m  not  doing 
this  for  anyone  but  myself,  and  he  knows 
that.  I honestly  don’t  care  what  other  peo- 
ple think  of  my  body.  I just  want  to  be 
comfortable  wearing  normal  tee-shirts  and 
not  have  to  worry  about  this  thing  hanging 
out." 

Jen  is  preparing  for  her  recovery 
and  has  to  take  some  time  off  from  work. 

“It’s  so  embarrassing  to  tell  peo- 
ple I’m  getting  this  done.  It’s  like  I’m 
admitting  defeat.” 

Jen  had  to  inform  her  boss  at  her 
place  of  employment  that  she  would  have 
to  take  five  days  off  at  the  end  of 


December,  which  will  in  turn  cost  her  a 
hundred  dollars  or  so  in  pay,  Her  boss 
inquired  as  to  why,  considering  corporate 
headquarters  needed  to  have  a letter  from 
the  surgeon  to  excuse  the  absence.  Jen 
brought  in  a letter  with  the  Russolillo 
emblem  on  it,  including  the  term  "cosmet- 
ic/plastic surgery," 

“I  get  the  same  reaction  from 
everyone  when  I tell  them  I’m  getting  this 
done.  I get  a look  as  if  to  say  ...  ‘Why?’” 

The  surgery  will  take  approxi- 
mately one  hour  and  fifteen  minutes. 
Recovery  includes  having  to  wear  an  clas- 
tic girdle  for  several  weeks  until  all  bruis- 
ing and  swelling  has  disappeared.  Jen  will 
not  be  allowed  to  bathe  for  five  days,  and 
must  don  sweats  for  that  time  period  as 
well.  “Confining”  clothing  is  not  allowed 
because  it  could  disrupt  the  healing 
process. 

Jen  says  she  is  only  somewhat 
prepared  for  this  experience. 


“I’m  not  nervous  yet.  When  I see 
surgical  procedures  on  TV  I get  sort  of 
scared,  knowing  that  will  be  me  in  a cou- 
ple weeks.  I’ll  be  nervous  on  December 
27th  at  midnight." 

Jen  has  never  had  surgery,  or  any 
other  major  medical  procedure  for  that 
matter.  She  is  most  looking  forward  to  (he 
outcome. 

“I  want  to  be  normal,  1 want  to 
have  a proportionate  body  and  be  able  to 
wear  the  clothes  I choose.  1 know  I’m 
going  to  be  in  pain  and  it  will  take  time  for 
recovery,  but  I’m  ready  for  it.  I’ve  been 
ready  since  I was  sixteen.  I remember  the 
doctor  telling  me  (hat  I'd  be  able  to^car  a 
bikini  with  no  problems.  But  you  know 
what?  That’s  the  furthest  thing  from  my 
mind.  I just  want  to  be  comfortable  in  my 
own  skin.” 

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The  Voice 

The  Student  Press  of  Westfield  State  College 


January  31. 2005 


Empty 

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By  Matthew  Bernat 
Editor  In  Chief 


ELV’The  By  Canpus  Center  lenova- 
ions  have  coitinued  cn  irio  seccni  semesta 
BiSir^  the  prcjeciai  completion:  which  would 
nve  had  Sii)way  opened  in  time  for  students 
dumii^  from  Winter  break,  now  students,  staff 
jtl  &cul^  have  to  wait  until  \hlentine’s  Day  to 
;et  their  subs,  sandwiches  and  coffee  in  Ely. 

Curt  Robie,  Director  of  Facilities  and 
Iperaions,  saidihecriginaldQdlinewas‘'unre- 
listic”  and  hopes  to  have  the  raiovations  com- 
Jeicd  sometime  around  Valentine's  Day.  The 
ffiovations  cost  5300,000  aid  Robie. 

Wth  Subivay  dosed  the  Comer  Cafe 
been  open  till  7 pm.  witha  limited  offering 
f edd  sandwiches  to  help  studerts  cope  with 
temporaiy  loss  ofSubway.  It  was  suggested 
last  weeks  S.GA.  meeting  thatthetonger  lines 
the  Dining  Commers  may  have  had  some- 


Cafe  - Page  2 

cademic 
ffairs  needs 
0 shape  up 
ays  report 


By  Rebecca  Oliver 
Voice  Reporter 


According  to  a recent  report, 
icademic  Affairs  is  failing  to  serve 
he  needs  of  the  college  as  well  as 
xpected.  The  review  was  done  in 
November  by  James  Malek,  Regional 
'ice  Chancellor  at  the  University  of 
outh  Florida  St..  Petersburg  and 
haron  J.  Washington  of  Spelman 
'ollege. 

The  report  recommends  a con- 
ensation  of  direct  reports  to  the  Vice 
’resident  of  Academic  Affairs  (VPAA) 
nd  all  academic  departments  to  be 
rouped  into  three  larger  schools. 

Currently  the  VPAA  receives 
least  31  direct  reports.  The  review 
fcommends  cutting  that  number  to 
■ss  than  ten.  The  report  recommends 
>e  construction  of  three  schools  that 
ould  encompass  all  academic  depart- 
lents;  School  of  Professional  Studies 
nd  Education,  School  of  Arts, 
lumanities,  and  Social  Studies  and 
chool  of  Mathematics  and  Natural 
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WSC  student  pleads  innocent  to 

charge  of  murder 


By  Lisanora  Billings 
News  Editor 


WESTFIELD-Westfield  Stale 

College  student.  Bryan  R.  Johnston, 
pleaded  innocence  last  Tuesday,  Jan.  25  to 
charges  of  murder,  armed  burglary  and 
two  counts  of  possession  of  a large  capac- 
ity firearm  in  connection  to  the  killing  of 
a University  of  Massachusetts  student,  the 
Springfield  Republican  reported. 

David  Sullivan,  22,  of  Amherst, 
MA  was  found  dead  on  his  bedroom  floor 
in  the  early  morning  of  Dec.  8,  2004. 
Police  reports  state  that  “there  were  visi- 
ble gunshot  wounds  to  the  body  as  well  as 


trauma  to  the  torso-and  left  hand,”  as  well 
as  “six  expended  Remington  .223  caliber 
firearm  shell  castings"  recovered  from  the 
bedroom.  There  were  no  signs  of  forced 
entries,  which  led  police  to  believe  that 
Sullivan  knew  the  assailant. 

According  to  police  reporls,  the 
night  of  the  murder  Johnston  was  stopped 
and  released  by  Hadley  Police  about 
seven  miles  from  Sullivan's  house  shortly 
after  the  Amherst  Police  Department 
received  an  emergency  911  call  from 
Sullivan’s  roommate.  Later  that  morning 
Johnston  contacted  his  parents  and  told 
them  that  he  had  shot  someone  and  was 


then  admitted  to  Noble  Hospital  in 
Westfield  for  what  was  described  as  "his 
own  protection.” 

According  to  the  Berkshire 
Eagle.  Johnston  and  Sullivan  graduated 
together  from  Waheonah  Regional  High 
School  in  2000.  Johnston  first  attended 
the  University  Of  Hawaii  but  then  trans- 
ferred to  Westfield  State  where  he  majors 
in  Criminal  Justice. 

Johnston  was  arraigned  in  the 
hospital  later  that  day  and,  according  to 
the  Republican,  is  currently  being  held 
without  bail  until  his  scheduled  pretrial 
conference  set  for  April  6. 


Comfortable  in  her  own  skin,  part  deux 


By  Emily  Engel 
Editor  In  Chief 


Given  America's  dubious  dis- 
tinction as  the  fattest  nation  in  the 
world,  it's  no  surprise  that  liposuction 
is  booming.  But  before  jumping  on 
the  bandwagon,  potential  patients 
should  consider  that  liposuction  is 
not  “casual  surgery,”  as  testimonials 
for  cosmetic  surgery  clinics  might 
suggest. 

The  liposuction  procedure 
involves  inserting  hollow  metal  tubes 
through  small  incisions  in  the  skin 
and  then  sucking  out  fat  deposits.  The 
procedure  is  used  commonly  on 
thighs  or  to  reduce  the  appearance  of 


“love  handles.”  Smaller  tubes  can 
also  remove  fat  from  around  the  face. 

However,  there  is  no  such 
thing  as  a surgery  without  risk.  Even 
though  serious  or  fatal  complications 
occur  in  less  than  one  half  of  one  per- 
cent of  patients,  blood  clots  are  the 
most  common  serious  risk  following 
liposuction.  Clots  that  travel  to  the 
heart,  lungs  or  brain  can  be  deadly. 
Other  risks  include  bleeding,  infec- 
tion, collection  of  fluids  under  the 
skin,  skin  dimpling  and  an  asymmet- 
rical body  contour. 

A scary  scenerio  to  most,  but 
the  20-year  old  Westfield  State 
College  student  who  has  lived  with  an 
unsightly  tummy  was  ready  for  what- 


ever battle  she  may  had  to  fight. 

Jen  rode  through  the  Dunkin 
Donuts  drive-thru  in  her  green  1997 
Chevy  Malibu,  anticipating  another 
breakfast  sandwich  that  would  prove 
to  be  less  than  satisfying,  Jen  had 
returned  to  her  hometown  in  Western 
Massachusetts  after  a short  stint  at 
Noble  Hospital,  for  pre-operation 
blood  tests  and  paperwork. 

Pulling  up  to  the  window,  she 
handed  the  teller  a dollar  and  some 
odd  change,  and  watched  him  close 
the  window.  Jen  looked  down  at  the 
ground  as  she  always  did,  inspecting 
it  for  loose  change  someone  might’ve 
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Unconventional  student 
proud  to  call  WSC  home 


By  Courtney  Loftus 
Voice  Reporter 
SCANLON-In  the  thiijl  floor  of 
Scanlon  Ffall,  at  theendofa  hallway,  Gary  “the 
dickf’  Muddiman  on  a cup  of  coffee  and 

relaxes  on  an  extra  large  blow-ip  mattress  that 
takes  upneaiiyall  of  the  space  in  his  tiry  <foim 
roora  Muddiman,  a fine  arts  and  European 
history  major;  received  his  nickname  during 
his  tow-truck-driving  days  when  co-workers 
heard  him  meeze  over  the  system  radio  and 
thou^t  he  sounded  like  a quacking  duck. 

Posters  of  James  Dean.  Albert 
Einstein,  and  Budweiser  girls  in  bikinis  deco- 
rate the  white  walls,  as  do  mar^  of 
Muddiman’s  works  of  art.  His  paintings  and 
dawings  depict  tigers,  angels,  faces  and  bod- 
ies as  well  as  a number  of  other  subjects, 
including  a PicjFSo-like  self-portrait. 


Photo  by:  Cliff  Ashbnaok 


Gary  Muddlnen 


'I’ve  always  been  interested  in  art," 
he  says,  “but  h wam'i  my  focus  when  I came 
here  b^use  my  other  love  was  science." 
Muddiman  originally  wantedtobecome either 
a biob^  or  health  teacher,  bu  was  unable  to 


get  past  chemistiy — a requirement  for  both. 
Nowhe  hopes  to  teach  art  toeilhcr  high  school 
or  cd lege  studerts. 

As  the  front-end  sipervisor  at  the 
campus  bookstore,  Muddman  juggles  class 
lime,  schoolwork  and  hLs  job,  and  like  many 
college  students,  he  takes  full  advantage  of  his 
free  time  on  the  weekends,  o8en  visiting  City 
Limits  or  other  bars  in  downtown  Westfield. 
He  is  like  many  other  Westfield  State  College 
stucfenis  in  a number  of  ways — only  a few 
minor  details  set  him  apart  fiomhisfellowsiu- 
deits. 

The  white  hair  cn  his  head  is  colored 
jet  black,  and  he  wears  yellow-l  intedglasscs  to 
soften  his  facial  features  An  eagle  and  a 
Playbcy  bumy  ^mbd  hang  from  the  silver 
chainsdangling  from  his  neck  as  he  tails  aboit 

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News  The  UoiC6  January  31. 2005 


Cafe 


student  apathy  hinders  battle 


ihit^  10  do  with  the  closing'of  Subway. 

Robie  cited  delays  in  gpilir^  certain 
buikiir^mataials  a>  part  of  the  hold  q)  for  the 
icnovatiorB.  The  wall  that  used  to  separate  the 
hfest  has  been  knocked  down  giving  the  area  a 
more  open  feel,  "It  will  provide  more  room,  for 
coflehouses,"  said  Robie. 

Taking  place  of  the  Nest  will  be  the 
"Jazzman’s  Cafe”,  a Starbucks  like  coffee  shop 
said  Robie,  addir^  that  it  will  have  all  new  £ir- 
niiure,  lifting  aid  will  sell  a wide  variety  of 
food. 

Once  the  renovations  are  complete  it 
wiD  takeanotherweekto  havea  full  stafftiained 
to  work  the  Jazzman’s  Cafe  sakl  Michael 
Maselck.  Food  Seivice  Kieclor  for  Westfield 
Slate  College 

“We’re  goingtohavea  ‘soft’ opening 
where  certain  school  officials  and  studoiis  are 
invited  arti  the  staff  can  get  a feel  for  the  traffic 
that  willbecomir^and  going,”  said  Maselek. 
OlTeied  at  the  Cafe  wi  11  be  bi^fest  sandwiches 

in  themomingalong  with  ffe^  baked goods  and 
cold  sandwiches  to  be  offered  in  the  all  emooa 
"1  thirJc  tire  coffee  isbetter  that  what  they  *r\e 


-Photo  by  Matthew  Bemat 


Renovations  have  left  the  Ely  Campus 
Center  mostly  empty  with  the  absence  of 
Subway  and  the  Nest. 

at  Staibucks,”  said  Maselek,  “txJ  that's  my  per- 
sonal bias.” 

Maselek  encourages  any  students 
intersted  in  working  at  the  Jazzman’s  Cafe  to 
fill  out  an  appU  cation.  Maselek  can  bereached  a 
ext.  5422. 

The  new  Cafe  will  be  open  Monday 
thro  Thursday  7 am.  to  9 p,m.  and  Fridays  from 
7 a.m.  to  4 p.m.  It  will  not  beepenon  weekenefe. 


The  Duck 


“I  gotta  go  back  to 
school,  this  is 
ridiculous.” 

Gary 

“The  Duck” 
Muddiman 


two  «-wives  and  five  children.  He  is  a 55- 
year-old  falUime  student  living  and  workii^ 
on  a campus  consisting 
primarily  of  1 8-  to23-year 
olds. 

Although  he  has 
already  lived  a very  full 
life,  much  more  so  than 
many  of  his  classmates. 

Muddiman  is  working 
towardachieving  the  same 
goal  as  the  rest  of  his  fel- 
low students  to  graduate 
from  college  with  a 
degree.  Muddiman  is  one 

of  nearly  six  million  

undergraduate  studoiis  in  

the  United  Sates,  nearly  40%  of  all  American 
college  siudetfs,  considered  to  be  “adult  stu- 
dcnis”(tho®  25  years  of  age  oroldcr). 

Muddiman,  who  was  the  oldest  of 
seven  chilcken  living  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio, 
dropped  out  of  high  school  and  then  served  in 
the  Navy  during  Vietnam.  Upon  retumir^ 
home,  he  met  Die  woman  who  would,  in  just  a 
few  short  years,  become  his  first  ex-wife. 

He  later  worked  in  a hospilal  and  a 
photography  studio,  as  an  EMTanda  taxi  driv- 
er, and  he  also  pumped  gas.  Atthctimeofhis 
second  marriage  lie  was  woiking  as  a gas  sta- 
tion attendant  on  Sumner  Avenue  in 
Springfidd.  He  vividly  remembers  one  ffeez- 
ing-coldnximingas  one  of  tlte  tumingpanis  in 
his  life. 

"It  was  six  below  zero  outside,” 
Muddman  recalls  with  a laugh,  “and  my  hand 
froze  to  the  gas  punip  wliile  I’m  pumping  this 
guy’s  gas.  So  I says,  ‘Go  get  me  some  water.’ 
He  gels  it  and  1 get  it  off.  I went  home  that 
niglit.  I said  to  my  wife  at  the  time,  1 gotta  go 
back  to  school  tliis  is  ridcuk)us...I'm  a vcl  I 
got  veterans’  benefits  and  1 ain’t  doin’  squat!  1 
got  more  brains  than  that  Icandolhisvvithout 
freezing  my  hmdsto  adimn  gas  pump.’” 

He  then  got  his  associates  degree  in 
accounting  at  Springfield  Technical 
Canmunity  College  and  worked  in  that  field 
for  about  20  years  doing  taxes  and  payrolls. 
After  Icbing  nearly  $30,000  that  clients  owed 
him.  It  decided,  again,  that  he  was  in  necdof  a 
change. 

Muddiman  remembers  thinking, 
’’Wait  a miniie.  There’s  gotta  be  something 
else  I can  do  that  1 can  use  my  heart  and  1 won’t 
be  working  90  hours  a week.”  l-le  worked  as  a 
subaitutL'  teacher  in  Springfield  high  schools 


ing  to  college. 

In  1999,  at  the  age  of  50,  Muddiman 
commuted  to  WSC  to  earn  a 
teaching  degree,  and  in  2000 
he  moved  onto  campus, 
working  as  a resident  asis- 
tantintfe  dorms. 

"I  loved  every  minute  of 
it,”he  says  of  his  lime  spent 
asanRA. 

Not  only  has  he  giined 
new  insights  about  the 
younger,  coHege-aged  gener- 
ation, bifl  he  is  now  able  to 
see  things  about  his  own  gen- 
eration that  he  had  not  seen 
before. 

He  explains  that  people  his  age  ferga  when 
they  were  younger.  ’They're  always  jud^g,” 
hesays,“irBteadof]ookingatitands^bg  tik 
I did  that  when  1 was  younger,  what  the  hell  is 
so  bad  about  what  they’re  doing?”’  He  realized 
that  if  he  wanted  to  have  a good  relaticnship 
with  the  younger  residents,  he  would  have  to 
charge  from  being  a Judgmental  parent  to  a 
good  listener. 

According  to  the  Journal  of  Hi^er 
Edicarton.  “Adult  [students]  do  not  ^ically 
engage  in  many  cainpus  activitie.s.  and  their 
social  needs  are  likely  met  through  existing 
relationships  off  campus.’’  While  this  maybe 
true  for  many  non-tniditional  students, 
Muddiman  Ls  an  exception.  In  addtion  to  liv- 
ing and  woiking  on  campus,  he  eats  in  the  din- 
ing commons,  works  out  in  the  gym,  and 
swims  in  tlie  pool.  Muddiman  hasalso  been  a 
pari  of  the  siudeit  govemmeri  and  attends 
campus  events  such  as  the  annual  Senate 
Banquet 

Muddman  docs  not  view  his  age  as 
somclhir^lhatmakcs  him  different  Infacthe 
almost  Keins  to  forget  how  many  years  he 
aciuallyhas  on  many  ofhis  clasmates.  “Am  I 
crazy?”heasks.“I  fcclbkerm24.  Idorv’tfeel 
like  I’m  55.” 

Jesaca  Nardl  a 21-year-old  ait  edi- 
caticn  majer,  has  had  classes  with  Muddiman 
andhas  also  spent  time  with  himouiade  of  the 
classroom  due  to  mutual  friendships.  She  says 
that  Muddiman  seems  younger  than  he  really  is 
and  that  the  way  he  acts  iniheclassroom  is  dif- 
ferent fnxn  the  way  other  adult  students  act 

'Theirideas  are  usually  alot  different 
dian  ours.”  Ntrdi  ?ays  about  older  stuefents. 
“but  Gary  seems  to  think  mere  like  us.  He 
doesn’t  try  to  intimidate  anyorre  or  act  like  he’s 


for  a year,  which  washLs  inspiraticii  for  retim-  better  just  because  he’s  an  adulL” 


We  are  all  well  aware  ofthestrug^es  the  faculty  of 
Westfield  State  College  are  going  through  riglt  now  that 
involve  contract  issues.  Wiffi  the  “neutrality"  decision 
from  the  SGA,  countless  letters  to  ffic  editors,  poorly 
attended  protest  gatherings  and  one  laie  professor  with 
a sandwich  sign  standing  in  the  cold,  all  we’re  really 
missing  is  a partridge  in  a pear  tree. 

As  far  as  this  edtor  is  concerned,  no,  it’s  obvious- 
not  feir  thit  the  hard-working  faculty  of  this  fine  institution  are  still  being 
shafted;  They  are  not  receiving  fair  treatment  or  high  enough  pay  for  the 
woA  they  put  in. 

Yes,  the  SGA  did  run  away  wiffi  their  tails  between  their  legs  so  they 
wouldn’t  cause  a stii;  but  rest  assured,  eventually  they  will  learn  that  some- 
times certain  issues  ARE  black  and  white. 

We  all  know  this. 

However,  clever  little  stunts  like  giving  extra  “help”  outside  in  thel 
cold  aren’t  goir^  to  make  the  students  here  think  any  differently  about  ihesej 
proHems.  Understand  that  you  are  freetoexpress  yourself  Professor  Fleron: 
and  more  power  to  you  for  doing  sa  But  wha  t good  is  that  rea  lly  doing? 

The  majority  of  18  to  2S-year  olds,  especially  on  this  campus,  are 
self-involved  in  one  way  or  another.  Unless  an  event  or  decision  will  disrupt 
their  lives,  it’s  doubtful  that  they  will  care.  If  the  facul^  really  wants  help, 
ih^  need  to  make  it  known  to  the  students  that  th^  are  the  ones  that  will 
eventual^  suffer  if  change  does  not  happen  soon  and  that  they  need  the  help.' 
Arid  no,  refusing  overloads  isnot  a good  way  to  start. 

Whoever  came  up  with  that  brigli  idea  ought  to  be  left  out  of  a new 
contract  all  together.That  is  not  teaching  anyone  a lesson  about  standing  up 
for  the  professors.  Instead,  it’s  merely  ticking  off  already  flustered  students 
who  are  standing  in  two-hour  lines  for  add-drop.  You  are  essentially  punish-' 
ing  students  for  something  they  have  no  control  over.  It’s  completely  under- 
standable that  some  professors  would  rather  not  have  a classroom  with  forty 
students  in  it,  but  to  outright  deny  student’s  admittance  into  classes  they  need 
because  of  a sqierate  issue  isn’t  right  either. 

Even  though  it  has  been  printed  several  times,  students  should  know 
that  the  deciaons  of  the  administration  and  (sometimes)  the  SGA  will,  ulti- 
mately affect  them.  Now,  professors,  you  know  better  than  anyone  else  that 
to  get  the  kids  to  learn  something  here,  you  have  to  jackhammer  it  into  their 
little  heads.  Kfake  it  known  that  the  suits  over  in  Boston  could  give  a ffying 
fig  aboutpoor  state  college  students  or  their  little  financial  problems,  and  that 
ffie  education  they  receive  here  is  dependent  on  how  well  the  faculty  is  treat- 
ed. 

Tte  apathy  of  the  students  is  a major  problem  and  if  the  faculty 
expects  to  get  any  kind  of  major  support  from  ffie  students.  I suggest  doing 
somethii^  to  grab  and  hold  on  to  their  attention,  something  that  ca  Us  to  ffieni 
Spon-sor  a keg  party.  Or  better  yet,  host  a riot.  That  always  seems  to  gpt  stu- 
efents involv^.  Even  the  girls  that  enjoy  exposing  their  breasts  could  be  put 
to  good  use.  Have  them  write  “Fair  Contracts  Now!”  on  themselves  and  pose 
for  the  cameras.  Again. 

Of  course  I’m  (half)  joking  with  these  suggestions,  but  ffie  main  pdm 
is  to  make  this  fi^t  for  a new  contract  more  about  tlie  students  and  faculty 
s a whole.  After  all,  we  do  share  this  school. 

Making  student’s  lives  harder  will  not  make  them  want  to  support  the. 

Iprofessors  in  making  theirs  easier. 


O 


Emily  Engel 
Editor  In  Chief 

ihecampusvoice@hotmail.com 


Although  Nardi  accepts 
MudcEman  as  jist  another  fellow  college  stu- 
dent working 
toward 
tion,  she 
nizes  that 
are  people 
campiB  who 


think  that  a 
times,  when 
come  to  cdlege. 
they  look 
ward  to  g 
away 
adults.”  she 
explains, 
when  they 
into  a party 


0 swallow  for  some  people.” 

Although  it  is  taking  longer  than  he 
originallyantic- 
p a t e d , 
u d d i man 
to  gradu- 
the 

year.  He 

of  teacher 
can  mate 
difference  in 
students' 
and  0'e 
ffie  confi- 
to  think 
■mselves 


that  stu- 
my  class- 

old  as  their  dad^BV^' 

hanging  out,  ’tjP-  ^ .' i.  know.  I 

might  throw  cnjo>ed 

them  off  a little.”  class,  and 

Muddimaa  too,  one  thing 

acknowledges  -Ph6io  by  Cliff  Ashbrookthat  I wiH 

that  a lot  of  peo-  always  reinenv 

pie  cto  rat  ureJer-  MudiUnian,  belter  kno™  as  ‘TTie  Duck",  takes  a ,^3, , g,t 

Stand  who  he  is  in  his  Scanlon  Hall  dorm  room  before  going  to  here.’” 

and  love  a hard  Muddiman 

time  identifying  wiffi  him.  “I’m  complicated  as  siys,  pointing  to  hishead.  ‘“and  tliat  I’m  going 

hell”  he  says,  “and  I come  fromdifferentfacets  to  useit'" 
oflife  and  so  many  differeri  directionsthat  it’s 


News  The  Uoice  January  31. 2005 


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Fleron’s  new  ‘open  office’  policy 


Bn  RFBKf  caOlinku 
VotcK  Rkportkr 


Anyone  needing  tielp  from 
professor  Julian  Fleron  should  visit 
him  during  his  office  hours  and  be 
prepared  with  pencil,  paper,  scarf  and 
hat.  Don't  bother  with  a pen;  the  ink 
will  freeze. 

As  temperatures  average  in 
the  high  teens,  Fleron,  a Mathematics 
professors,  is  holding  his  office  hours 
outside  the  front 
entrance  to 

Parenzo.  He  is  try- 
ing to  bring  atten- 
tion to  his  view  that 
Massachusetts’ 
public  higher  edu- 
cation is  being  left 
out  in  the  cold. 

Fleron, 
along  with  all  state 
college  professors 
represented  by  the 
Massachusetts  State 
College  Association 
(MSCA)  is  at  a stalemat 


“It’s  not  half  as 
bad  as  being 
imposed  to  all  the 
budget  cuts.” 

Julian  Fleron, 
Mathematics 
Professor 


vilh  the 

Board  of  Higher  Education  (BHE) 
over  a new  contract.  The  professors 
have  been  working  under  a temporary, 
renewable  contract. 

Fleron  said  that  his  protest  is 
not  an  attempt  at  a one-man  revolu- 
tion but  rather  just  a way  of  express- 
ing his  concerns.  "I’m  trying  to 
teach.  That’s  my  job,”  said  Fleron. 
Philosophy  Professor  and  the  Union’s 
Chief  Negotiator  Brad  Art  stood  with 


Fleron  and  that  there  in  an  open  invi- 
tation (0  all  Students  and  proft-N'dfN  to 

"I  don't  think  it  ’s  counterpro- 
ductive. I think  people  have  a right  to 
express  themselves  the  way  they, 
want."  said  An.  Art  said  there  arc 
several  professors  who  are  frustrated 
the  Union  ends  its  second  year  with- 
out any  meaningful  negotiations. 

The  uncomfortable  tempera- 
^ures^a^  Fleron,  do  cause  a bit  of 

hardship  on  students 

needing  help.  "It’s  not 
half  as  bad  as  being 
imposed  to  all  the  budget 
cut.s,”  said  Fleron. 

"It's  difficult  to  help 
students  both  literally 
and  figuratively  in  this 
environment,"  said 
Fleron. 

Fleron  prepared  an 
informational  paper  for 
his  students  describing 
the  position  of  the  MSCA 
and  the  BHE.  The  paper 
hat  Fleron  calls  examples 
ne  the  viability  of  public 


describes 
that  undei 
higher  educati 

"Everybody  does  their  own 
thing,"  said  Fleron.  He  said  he  under- 
stands the  frustration  lies  not  just 
with  Westfield  but  all  nine  state  col- 
leges and  the  University  of 
Massachusetts. 

Fleron  said  people- are  hear- 
ing his  message  and  he  will  continue 
to  hold  his  office  hours  outside  until 


Bonnie  Clark 


Role  at  WSC  She  is  the  campus  secretary 
and  National  Stud entExch an ge  Secretary 

Years  Spent  werking  at  WSCAIititeovertwo years 

Favorite  port  of  the  |ob;Ibechanceto  workwlththestu-| 
dents.Shealsolkeshoslingstudentslromothercoliegesand 
meetingpeoplelromdllierentcoun  tries. 

How  she  got  into  the  iobiBonnleused  to  workin  thepri- 
vate  sector  but  wanted  to  workin  a more  stable  and  secure 

environment.  Shealso  wanted  to  stay  in  Ihearea  and  desired 

a chance  to  work  with  students. 

Favorite  movle:PulpRctlonand  Gonewith  the  Wind 
Favorite  TV  Show:  Seinfeld 

Whot  she  wanted  to  be  when  she  was  lltUe:  "A. 
Rockette  because  I used  to  top  and  an  airline  slewardistj 
because  I always  thought  Itwas  glamorous." 

Bonnie  would  also  like  to  say: '1am  shocked  and  hon- 
ored to  be  the  Voice  of  the  Week" 


IVolcesOvErbeardcDmpledbyBridgetGleason 


SGA  and  MASSPIRG  plan  tsunami  relief 


Affairs 

Barry  Maloney,  Vice 
President  of  Advancement  and 
College  Relations  said  that  former 
VPAA  William  Lopes  had  become  so 
accustomed  to  the  position  that 
requests  were  executed  but  not  neces- 
sarily through  the  right  channels. 
"When  you  are  there  that  long  things 
get  muddied,”  said  Maloney. 

Lopes  left  the  position  this 
summer  after  17  years  at  the  post.  He 
is  currently  taking  a yearlong  leave  of 
absence.  Lopes  is  still  making  over 
S125,000  this  year  according  to  a list 
of  employee  salaries  obtained  through 
WSC  Human  Services. 

Lopes,  who  left  in  July,  said 
he  basically  resigned  his  post  and 
refused  to  comment  fiirlher.  He  plans 
on  returning  to  WSC  in  the  Fall  as  a 
professor. 

Maloney  said  the  system 
needs  to  be  tweaked  but  is  not  alto- 
gether in  disrepair.  He  said  the 
College  was  already  aware  of  much  of 
what  the  review  documented  and  the 
report  was  a way  of  documenting  it. 

Joan  Rasool,  the  current  act- 
ing VPAA,  said  she  doesn’t  feel  right 
implementing  the  recommended 
reforms  while  in  an  interim  position. 

A search  committee  has  been  formed 
and  is  headed  by  Maloney  to  fill  the 
position  of  VPAA.  The  position  is 
slated  to  be  filled  by  late  March  or 
early  April.  Maloney  expects  the  new 
VPAA  to  begin  work  in  the  summer. 
Rasool  is  a candidate  for  the  job. 

Robert  Bristow,  Interim  Dean 
of  Undergraduate  Studies  replaced 
Bob  Martin  who  left  last  year  and  is 
currently  the  Vice  President  of 
Academic  Affairs  at  Framingham 
Slate. 

Maloney  said  the  rqaort  is  to 


act  as  a guidepost  for  the  new  VPAA 
to  work  under.  "It  doesn’t  mean  any- 
thing to  what  the  person  coming  in 
will  actually  implement,"  said 
Maloney. 

Rasool  was  reassigned  to  the 
post  on  an  interim  basis  by  WSC 
President  Vicky  Carwein  who  com- 
missioned the  review  of  Academic 
Affairs. 

Rasool  said  she  would  rather 
be  proactive  in  the  position  instead  of 
putting  out  what  the  report  calls 
brushfires  in  so  many  fields.  Rasool 
said  she  spends  too  much  time  tending 
to  things  that  have  already  happened 
and  that  this  should  not  be  the  role  of 
Academic  Affairs. 

“I’m  not  looking  for  more 
layers  of  bureaucracy  but  ways  to  del- 
egate authority,”  said  Rasool. 

Brad  Art,  Chief  Negotiator  for 
the  Massachusetts  State  College 
Association  (MSCA),  said  his  main 
concern  is  governance.  “Procedurally 
the  All-College  Committee  is  the 
proper  place  to  go  with  this  informa- 
tion and  they  will  solicit  information 
and  give  recommendations,”  said  Art. 

The  All-College  Committee, 
made  up  of  faculty  and  librarians,  stu- 
dents and  administrators,  was  estab- 
lished by  the  MSCA  to  make  recom- 
mendations to  the  President  about  aca- 
demic matters  of  the  college  and  other 
matters  that  relate  to  faculty  and  stu- 
dents. 

Other  recommendations 
include  additional  training  for  staff, 
decision  making  processes  should  be 
inclusive  and  transparent,  the  depart- 
ment of  Continuing  Education  be  split 
up  among  the  newly  developed  three 
academic  schools  and  that  all  academ- 
ic records  be  kept  in  one  office. 


Bn-  Pete  Norwood 
A&E  Editor 

The  Stuefent  Go\emmer*  held  anoth- 
ff  of  its  weekly  meetings  on  Tuesday,  January 
25.  The  WSC  MASSPIRG  Campus 
Coordinator,  Bethany  Shaw  was  presert  and 
spoke  of  MASSPlRG’s  i^an  to  aid  tte  victims 
(rf  the  tsunani  in  Southeast  Asia.  As  of  pre.'s 
time,  228,164  were  missing  or  presumed  dead, 
and  accoiding  to  Shaw,  all  that  remains  for  the 
victims  is  "starvaion  and  disease." 

MASSPlRG’s  goal  is  to  raise 
5400,000  across  the  country,  S 1000  to  SI  SOOof 
which  they  hope  to  collect  at  Westfield  State 
College.  The  plan,  accading  to  Shaw,  is  to  use 
the  mcnor  cNlected  across  the  country  to  pur- 
diase400  waer  talks  to  assists  with  the  lackof 
dinkabte  water  in  the  devastated  region. 
Collections  wfll  be  hdd  Wednesday,  February  2, 
a 7 pm. 

Also  addessed  by  the  Student 
Government  Association  was  the  apparent  lack 
cf  minori^  enrolment  on  campus.The  current 
mincrity  errollment  percertage,  according  to 
Dr. Arthur  Jactecn,  "fluctuates  between  six  and 


eight  petcenL"  h order  to  increase  divcfsity, 
Westfield  State  College  was  awarded  a 
Diversity  Educaticn  Grant  to  reach  its  goal  of  10 
to  15  pcrcert  minority  enrollment.  Aromd  100 
stucbnis  from  nearby  urban  areas  such  as 
Springfield,  Holyoke,  and  Worcester  will  be 
invited  to  tour  the  can^s  inanefibrtloappcal 
more  to  the  minority  populations 

Interestingly,  the  Food  Service 
Committee  delivered  a message  to  the  Student 
Govemmoil  from  the  Food  Services  Director, 
CraigGoockidgethat  th^  arecunentJy  working 
on  redicingllc  lengtli  ofihelincseventhou^ 
they,  “didi’t  know  the  lines  were  a problem." 
Also  helpful  in  reducing  line  length  would  be  if 
"people  could  pick  what  tirey  want  a little 
fester." 

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that  there  were  foodseiviccs  enploycesprqrar- 
ing  food  without  their  gloves  Howevee  he 
asserts  thatsxh  food  prepsatkn  is  in  violation 
of  Massachusetts  health  cods.  Anyone  caught 
preparing  food  withoii  gloves  is  subject  to  the 
loss  of  enploymoiL  Goodrid^  encouQgcs  you 
to  find  him  to  report  any  such  inckloits  when 
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Voices  Overheard  Thc  VoicC  January  31,  2005 


What  did  you  do  to  keep  warm 

during  the  blizzard? 


Josh  Carrig 
Sociology  Major 


“I  took 
shelter 
inside  of  a 
vulva.” 


Kristen  Edmonds 
Business  Management 
Major 

“I  stayed  in 
my  room” 


Peter  Salomone 
Mass  Communications 
Major 

“I  lit  my 
family  on 
fire.” 


Tristan  Anderson 
History  Major 


“I  tried  to 
pretend  I 
was  a pen- 
uin.” 


Voices  Overheard  compiled  by  Sarah  Cagan  & CHfTAshbrook 


Two  posistions  are  available. 

Interviews  take  place  Monday. 

January  31  at  5:15  p.m.  in 
Ely  room  230 

If  you  have  any  questions  call  x5429 


Do  you  want  to  be  a representative 
to  the  Student  Senate? 


Nation/World  ThC  UoiC6  January  31. 2005  Pag, 

Iraqis  Take  Debate  to  the  Internet 


Bv  Matthew  Mcallester 
N EVVSDAY 

BAGHDAD,  Iraq  - On  the 
Internet,  no  one  knows  you're  a Kurd.  No 
one  knows  you’re  Shia  or  Sunni.  No  one 
knows  your  name  or  where  you  live.  And 
in  Iraq,  that  means  no  one  can  kill  you  or 
threaten  you  with  any  realistic  menace  for 
expressing  a political  opinion. 

Don’t  try  doing  that  now  on  the 
streets  of  Baghdad. 

"1  think  the  Americans  make  us 
happy,"  posted  an  anonymous  person 
going  by  the  screen  name  merody--love2 
Tuesday  afternoon  in  a Yahoo!  chat  room 
devoted  to  Iraqi  politics.  Such  a sentiment 
is  rarely,  if  ever,  heard  in  public  spaces  in 
Iraq  these  days. 

"Hail,  the  mujahedeen  of 
Fallujah,  Um  Qasr  and  the  Sunni 
Triangle,’’  rejoined  a debater  named 
midospeak,  expressing  the  kind  of  thought 
that  might  bring  American  soldiers  or  Iraqi 
police  to  his  or  her  door  — if  they  knew 
where  that  door  was.  While  many  of  the 
screen  names  are  in  English,  their  mes- 
sages are  typed  in  Arabic. 

While  Iraq's  first  true  elections 
may  be  a step  forward  for  this  country 
emerging  after  35  years  of  dictatorship  and 


with  flailing  anger,  bigotry,  suotle  and 
unsubtic  humor  and  the  occasional  snip- 
pets of  temperance  and  insight. 

"This  is  the  site  of  Al-Zarqawi's 
mother,”  posted  one  user  named  hitman. 
He  was  referring  to  the  Jordanian-bom  tcr- 
•rorist  leader.  The  Web 
site’s  name  referred  to 


two  years  of  a government  imposed  by 
outside  powers  - mainly  the  United  Stales 
- the  level  of  intimidation  and  intolerance 
for  the  opinion  of  others  is  so  great  that 
there  is  almost  no  public  political  dis- 
course, even  during  the  last  days  of  the 
election  campaign.  It’ 
not  just  the  lack  of  party 

inventions  and  mea-  ttjyjayljg  jf  J gxprCSS  S^'Mlia.  Hitman 

mgs,  me  altsence  01.1  r returned  to  suggest  the 

home  visits  from  cam-  myself  freclv  in  a site  was  actually  the  prop- 

ZL::“p::::public  place  someone 

unadorned  with  stickers: 

People  don  t,  generally,  •>  Others  of  a different  polit- 

even  like  to  sit  in  tea  06(16611  Of  $0016006  ical  persuasion  bounced 

shops  discussing  their  misunderstands 

one  issuing  a "breaking 

me  will  kill  me  or 


hurt  me.” 
-Talib 


first-ever  open  elections. 

"Maybe  if  I 
express  myself  freely  in 
a public  place  someone 
from  the  mujahedeen  or 
someone  who  misunder- 
stands me  will  kill  me  or, 

hurl  me,"  said  Talib, 
who  asked  that  his  last  name  not  be  pub- 
lished and  spoke  about  the  election  only 
after  much  persuasion  as  he  stood  on  a 
street  comer  with  two  friends. 

No  such  inhibitions  exist  on  the 
Internet.  There.  Iraqis  are  cutting  loose 


news"  flash  about  a 
prominent  Shia  cleric  giv- 
ing birth  to  a child  him- 
self and  naming  it  after 
another  prominent  cleric. 

, Every  now  and  then,  a 


^^"■^^^"“participant  would  burst  in 
with  a simple:  "Yes  to  elections"  or  "No 
to  elections."  or  the  ambiguous  declaration 
that  "The  election  day  is  the  decisive  day." 

"America  is  a crown  on  the  head 
of  pimps,"  another  said. 

It  was  not.  perhaps,  the  stuff  of 


high-minded  pre-election  debate;  but  it 
was  free  and  open  discussion,  nonetheless. 
And  in  its  emphasis  on  insulting  and  chal- 
lenging the  ethnicity  and  religion  of  oth- 
ers. it  mirrored  the  actual  campaign,  albeit 
with  more  colorful  language. 

Many  candidates,  like  the  chat 
room  visitors,  remain  anonymous  for  now. 
Many  parties  remain  mum  when  it  comes 
to  explaining  what  their  actual  politics  are. 
It  the  level  of  political  discourse  online  is 
frequently  primitive,  perhaps  that’s  partly 
because  Iraqis  have  been  given  few  solid 
issues  to  debate  by  their  would-be  leaders. 

At  least  some  users  Tuesday  tried 
to  calm  the  insults  and  invective. 

"Please  guys."  wrote  sawa-4- 
friend.s,  don't  create  ethnic  tension.  Wc 
are  bigger  than  this." 

Even  some  of  the  few  peacemak- 
ers in  the  room,  however,  couldn't  resist 
ending  their  postings  with  a. plug  for  their 
own  ethnic  group. 

"Yes,  yes  to  the  election,"  wrote 
dikoweg.  "And  long  live  the  Kurdish 
nation,  the  nation  of  peace  and  brother- 
hood." 


Academy  Passes  Over  Politics  and  ‘Passion’ 


BY  Rachel  abramowitz 

Los  ANGELES  TIMES 

HOLLYWOOD  — "The  Pa,ssion 
of  the  Christ"  and  ‘ ' Fahrenheit  9/1 1 " might 
have  been  the  year’s  most  talked  about 
movies,  cultural  watersheds  that  produced 
hefty  lines  at  movie  houses  and  a mother 
lode  of  pundits  yapping  about  the 
inevitable  divide  between  red  America  and 
blue  America.  Yet  one  group  that, seemed 
curiously  uninterested  in  the  religion,  pol- 
itics and  controversy  the  two  pictures 
embraced  were  the  5,808  members  of  the 
Academy  of  Motion  Picture  Arts  and 
Sciences,  which  opted  to  leave  both  off  the 
shortlist  for  best  picture. 

"The  Passion  of  the  Christ," 
which  Mel  Gibson  financed  out  of  his  own 
pocket,  earned  a staggering  S370  million 
at  the  domestic  box  office,  while 
Fahrenheit  9/11"  took  in  S119  million, 
the  most  ever  for  a documentary,  making 
the  omissions  a particularly  striking  illus- 
tration of  the  notion  that  popularity  does 
not  necessarily  correlate  with  Oscar  suc- 
cess. The  combined  total  domestic  gross 
of  the  five  best  picture  nominees  was  just 
less  than  S205  million. 

Yet  as  with  almost  everything  to 
do  with  both  of  these  pictures,  few  can 
agree  about  why  they  were  left  out.  . 
While  the  vagaries  of  Oscar  campaigns 
and  arcane  academy  rules  seem  to  have 
worked  against  Gibson  and  Moore,  some 
insiders  argue  that  Oscar  balloting  is  a rel- 
atively straightforward  meritocracy  - the 
community  simply  liked  other  pictures 
better.  Others  point  to  a lingering  distaste 
among  some  voters  for  Gibson's  public 
pronouncements  during  the  film's  release 
publicity  campaign. 

"There  were  pictures  that  people 
liked  more  than  those.  The  voters  were 
looking  at  the  list  of  all  the  eligible  nomi- 
nees, and  there  was  some  decent  compeii- 
lion.  1 would  not  read  into  it  a political 
message,  ’’  said  Martin  Kaplan,  associate 
dean  of  the  University  of  Southern 
California  Annenberg  Center  for 
Communication. 


"I've  not  heard  of  any  cabal,  any 
underground  whispering,  no  sense  of 
membership  conspiracy.  I've  been 
involved  with  the  academy  for  decades, 
and  this  membership  is  so  disparate  they 
can’Leven  agree  what  to  disagree  about," 
said  producer  and  fonner  studio  chief 
Peter  Guber.  "It's  more  likely  that  Ray,’ 
somebody  who  is  a legend,  will  win 
because  of  sympathy,  than  it  will  be 
because  of  somep 
political  maelstrom 
that's  concocted 
around  a film  when 
it  came  out." 

Yet.  others 
are  not  so 
such  as  Bob 
Bemey,  president 
of  Newmarket 
Films,  which  han 
died  the  domestic 
release  of  "The 
Passion 

Christ,"  which 
depicts  the  last 
hours  of  Jesus'  life 
"It  has  always 
been  a populist 


-File  Photo 


Director  Michael  Moore  accepted  the  People’s 
Choice  Award  for  “Fahrenheit  9/1 1 ’s”  favorite 
movie  award.  Some  critics  were  shocked  that 
neither  “Fahrenheit  9/11’’  or  Mel  Gibson’s 
“Passion  of  the.  Christ"  were  nominated  for  the 
Academy  Award’s  Best  Picture.  “Passion"  was 
awarded  the  favorite  dramatic  movie  at  the 
People's  Choice  Awards. 


anti-Hollywood 
movie.  It  was 
longshot  with  th 
academy  for  obvious  political  reasons," 
Bemey  said.  "The  film  didn't  get 
reviewed  or  appreciated  as  much  as  it 
should  have  because  they  were  reviewing 
Mel’s  personal  politics.” 

"Hollywood  spent  more  time  in 
ihc  last  year  in  trying  to  beat  George  Bush 
than  trying  to  make  a good  movie.  They 
lost  and  they're  angry,  and  they're  going  to 
take  it  out  on  one  of  the  few  good  movies 
of  the  year,"  said  Washington,  D.C.,  adver- 
tising copywriter  Patrick  Hynes,  who 
started  a Web  site  devoted  to  getting  "The 
Passion  of  the  Christ"  Oscar  nominations, 
a feat  that  has  landed  him  on  the  conserv- 
ative talk-show  circuit. 

"The  fairly  obvious  re.sponse  in 
what  is  now  known  as  the  Red  States  is 
that  Hollywood  doesn't  share  the  values  of 


mainstream  and  middle  America." 

While  the  academy  left  Gibson’s 
film  out  of  the  running  for  the  top  prizes,  it 
did  honor  other  aspects  of  the  movie’s 
craft,  bestowing  upon  it  nominations  for 
cinematography,  makeup  and  original 
.score.  "We're  honored  by  the  academy's 
acknowledgment  of  their  achievements," 
said  the  actor-director  in  a statement. 

Gibson  chose  not  to  campaign  for 
the  award,  eschew- 
ing pricey  Oscar 
ads  and  parties, 
although  he  did 
send  out  7,000  to 
8.000  DVDs,  and 
sponsor  screen- 
ings. Some  have 
ndered  if  this 
was  a different 
kind  of  ploy. 
‘Their  little  non- 
campaign  is 
indeed  a campaign 
in  itself,  " said 
Tom  Orlcnberg, 
president  of  Lion’s 
Gate  Film 

Releasing. 

A number  of 
car  strategists, 
rival  studio  execu- 
tives and  academy  members  cited  factors 
that  dampened  the  chances  for  "The 
Passion  of  Ihc  Christ,"  such  as  strongly 
negative  reviews,  subtitles.  Jnd  a weak 
central  perfonnance.  Several  suggested 
that  many  academy  members  hadn't  seen 
the  film,  turned  off  by  its  violence.  A few. 
who  declined  to  be  identified,  said  they 
were  dismayed  by  what  they  perceived  as 
Gibson’s  refusal  to  disavow  his  father’s 
public  .statements  denying  the  magnitude 
of  the  Holocaust.  "There  are  enough  peo- 
ple in  the  academy  who  actually  believe 
the  Holocaust  happened  and  the  whole 
thing  with  his  father,  that's  beyond 
beyond,"  one  said. 

By  contrast,  Michael  Moore’s 
film  "Fahrenheit  9/1 1"  might  have  attract- 
ed political  travelers  in  Hollywood,  but 


Moore  scorched  its  Oscar  chances  by  tak- 
ing It  out  of  the  competition  for  its  natural 
award:  best  documentary  feature. 

"It  was  Michael’s  deci.sion,  and 
wc  supported  him  100  percent."  said 
Orienberg,  whose  company  released  the 
film  domestically. 

"Fahrenheit  9/1 1"  casts  a harsh 
light  on  the  Bush  administration's 
response  to  the  terrorist  attacks  of  Sept, 

I ]. 

Academy  rules  bar  documen- 
taries from  running  on  TV  for  nine  months 
after  release,  so  Moore,  who  wanted  to 
have  a big-pay  TV  release  of  the  film 
before  the  2004  election,  chose  not  to  sub- 
mit his  film  in  the  documentary  c.ilegory. 
said  one  involved  with  the  film,  adding 
that  Moore,  an  Oscar  winner  for 
"Bowling  for  Columbine"  wanted  to 
allow  the  limelight  to  shine  on  other  less- 
known  documentarians, 

For  a variety  of  political  and 
business  reasons,  the  TV  event  never 
materialized.  Moore  had  to  settle  for  much 
smaller  exposure  on  TV,  as  well  as  com- 
peting for  an  Oscar  in  the  more  competi- 
tive arena  of  best  picture,  where  no  docu- 
mentary has  been  nominated. 

Unlike  Gibson,  the  firebrand 
filmmaker  campaigned  vigorously, 
schmoozing  with  Hollywood  players. 
"We've  run  a very  aggressive  award-sea- 
sons campaign. " Orienberg  said, 

Neither  Moore  nor  Gibson  has 
been  much  of  a presence  ai  any  recent 
awards  ceremonies,  with  Ihc  exception  of 
the  People's  Choice  Awards,  where 
"Fahrenheit"  won  favorite  movie,  and 
"Passion"  won  favorite  movie,  drama. 

The  People's  Choice  Awards 
were  determined  by  21  million  online  vot- 
ers. and  Moore,  for  one,  used  his  Web  site 
to  tell  fans  that  a vole  for  the  film  was  a 
vole  against  President  Bush. 

In  his  acceptance  speech,  Gibson, 
who  received  a standing  ovation,  \yel- 
cqmed  the  popular  acclaim.  "I  depended 
on  you  and  you  were  there,"  Gibson  said. 
"If  it  wasn't  for  you  guys,  we'd  be  dead  in 
the  water." 


Paee  6 


Nation/World  The  Uolce  January  31. 2004 

After  the  Tsunami:  Novia,  13,  Lost  Hillary’s  Abortion  Comments 

Her  Sister  and  a Best  Friend  Reflect  Some  Concern 


Bv  David  brown 
THE  Washington  post 

In  the  last  month,  Novia  has 
known  fear,  loss  and  relief  in  a way  most 
children  never  do.  She  has  lived  through  a 
rare  and  dangerous  event.  It  will  take  a 
long  time  for  her  to  make  sense  of  it. 

Novia  is  a 13 -year-old 
Indonesian  girl  who  survived  the  tsunami 
the  morning  after  Christmas.  She  lost  her 
younger  sister  and  her  best  friend  to  the 
40-foot  waters  that  swept  through  her 
town.  For  a time,  she  wasn't  sure  if  she  had 
lost  her  whole  family. 

Today  she  knows  that  her  father, 
mother  and  two  brothers  are  safe.  She  can 
laugh  and  smile,  although  not  as  easily  as 
before.  She  lives  in  a tiny  shelter  that  her 
father,  a carpenter,  made  of  scrap  wood 
and  sheet  metal  found  in  the  wreckage  of 
their  town.  What  she  wants  most  is  water- 
-clean  water  for  drinking  and  washing. 
And  she  wants  to  get  back  to  school. 

Novia  Sasmita  Jossi  (her  first 
name  is  pronounced  Novee)  is  in  her  first 
year  of  junior  high  school  and  wants  to  be 
a doctor.  Math  is  her  favorite  subject.  She 
likes  sports,  especially  kasti@  (a  game  a 
little  like  baseball)  and  volleyball,  which 
is  big  in  Indonesia.  One  afternoon  last 
week,  she  watched  her  father  build  a 
wooden  stand  where  he  can  sell  bottled 
water,  vegetables  and  other  items.  She 
agreed  to  tell  her  story. 

On  the  morning  of  Dec.  26,  she 
was  at  school  getting  ready  for  a scout 
camping  trip  when  she  felt  an  earthquake. 
The  quake  occurred  on  the  bottom  of  the 
ocean  about  150  miles  off  the  northwest 
coast  of  Sumatra,  where  her  town  of 
Calang  (pronounced  Cha-long)  sits.  The 
earthquake  triggered  the  tsunami. 

Scout  leaders  soon  canceled  the 
trip  and  Novia  rode  her  red  bicycle  home, 
which  took  about  five  minutes. 

Her  father  would  not  let  her  enter 
their  house  because  he  feared  it  might  col- 
lapse. Her  mother  and  3-year-old  brother 
were  away,  visiting  relatives.  Dedi,  her  1 5- 
year-old  brother,  and  Izza,  her  5-year-old 
sister,  were  in  Calang,  however. 


BY  ELIZABETH  MEHREN 

Los  ANGELES  TIMES 

CAMBRIDGE,  Mass.  - The  trial 
of  Paul  Shanley,  one  of  the  most  notorious 
figures  in  the  Boston  clerical  abuse  scan- 
dal, began  here  Tuesday  with  the  prosecu- 
tion invoking  lost  innocence  and  the 
defense  explaining  the  case  as  one  of 
faulty  memory. 

Shanley's  accuser  - a man  now 
27  years  old  ~ has  said  that  between  1983 
and  1989,  the  priest  raped  and  assaulted 
him  at  a church  in  nearby  Newton,  Mass. 
If  convicted,  Shanley  could  face  life  in 
prison. 

In  her  opening  statement,  prose- 
cutor Lynn  Rooney  showed  a picture  of 
the  accuser  as  a smiling  6-year-old  and 
asked  the  jury  to  imagine  that  the  year  was 
1983. 

“This  boy  ...  sits  in  his  Sunday 
school  class  at  St.  Jean’s  church,"  Rooney 
began.  "He  is  waiting,  dreading,  afraid. 
He  knows  the  priest  will  come.  And  so  he 
does,  week  after  week." 

But  Shanley's  lawyer  countered 
that  the  accuser’s  recollections  were  incon- 
sistent and  "orchestrated  by  the  personal 
injury  lawyers"  who  last  year  won  an  $85 
million  settlement  from  the  Roman 
Catholic  archdiocese  of  Boston  for  hun- 


Since  Novia  couldn't  slay  in  her 
house,  she  went  to  see  her  best  friend, 
Rosi.  whose  house  was  not  damaged.  The 
two  girls  watched  some  television— a 
' ‘Tom  and  Jerry"  cartoon  was  on— and  then 
heard  a lot  of  noise  outside. 

People  were  running  and  yelling, 
Get  out  of  the  house!  The  water  is  com- 
ing, run  for  the  hill!"  She  heard  a sound 
"like  a big  wind."  (Other  people  said  it 
sounded  like  an  airplane.)  She  and  Rosi 
grabbed  each  other's  hand  and  ran  toward 
the  hill  on  the  far  side  of  town.  Hundreds 
of  others  were  running  with  them. 

Halfway  across  a rice  field,  the 
water  caught  up  with  them.  It  was  black. 
Novia  does  not  know  how  to  swim,  but 
was  able  to  grab  a fallen  tree  that  floated 
by.  She  held  on  to  Rosi's  hand  but  the 
water  was  too  strong.  It  broke  their  grip 
and  Rosi  disappeared. 

The  surging  water  then  carried 
Novia  partway  up  the  hill.  She  was  crying 
and  very  scared.  She  hadn't  had  a chance 
to  think  of  her  family  until  then:  They'll  be 
running,  too,  she  told  herself;  they’ll  save 
themselves. 

That  night  it  poured.  Novia  was 
soaked  and  bitten  by  mosquitoes.  Some 
women  made  a shelter  of  large  leaves  and 
sticks  for  her  and  another  child.  The  next 
morning,  she  learned  that  her  father  was 
alive.  When  she  finally  found  him,  she 
said,  "He  was  crying  so  much  and  he  held 
on  to  me  so  tight." 

They  looked  for  two  days  but 
never  found  her  little  sister.  Rosi  and  her 
family-parents  and  three  siblings-also 
were  lost.  So  were  at  least  half  of  Calang's 
8,000  people. 

Now,  a month  later,  Novia  has 
new  chores:  helping  draw  water  and  carry- 
ing food  from  where  helicopters  drop  it 
off.  Sometimes  she  thinks  the  world  is 
coming  to  an  end,  she  said.  Other  times, 
she  has  hope. 

Earth-moving  equipment  is  level- 
ing land  where  temporary  houses  will  go. 
Her  father  is  building  his  little  store.  Soon, 
school  will  start  again.  Life  will  get  back 
to  normal.  It  just  will  never  be  the  same. 


dreds  of  alleged  abuse  victims. 

"This  case  is  about  two  things: 
old  memories  and  really,  really  old  memo- 
ries," Frank  iClondano  said.  The  defense 
lawyer  noted  that  Shanley's  accuser,  who 
has  asked  not  to  be  named  in  the  media, 
received  $500,000  in  the  settlement. 

Shanley,  who  turned  74  Tuesday, 
is  charged  with  a total  of  six  counts  of 
child  rape  and  indecent  assault  and  battery 
on  a child.  The  slender  figure,  with  wispy 
gray  hair  and  double  hearing  aids,  bore  lit- 
tle resemblance  to  the  popular  Boston 
street  priest  who  once  roared  around  the 
city  on  a motorcycle,  clad  in  blue  jeans. 
Having  buik  a ministry  for  troubled  youth, 
he  was  beloved  by  many  in  Boston  in  the 
1960s  and  1970s. 

But  when  the  clerical  abuse  scan- 
dal erupted  here  three  years  ago,  Shanley 
became  the  target  of  public  outrage. 

Formerly  confidential  documents 
showed  that  church  authorities  knew  of 
allegations  against  Shanley  from  as  far 
back  as  1967.  Rather  than  removing  him 
from  duties  involving  contact  with  chil- 
dren, officials  transferred  him  from  parish 
to  parish. 

With  the  approval  of  Boston 
church  leaders,  Shanley  went  to  a parish  in 
San  Bernardino,  Calif.,  in  the  early  1990s. 


BY  KEN  Fireman 
NEWSDAY 

WASHINGTON  - Sen.  Hillary 
Rodham  Clinton's  latest  remarks  on  abor- 
tion reflect  a growing  perception  among 
Democrats  that  they  face  a dilemma  in 
dealing  with  divisive  social  issues,  several 
political  observers  said  Tuesday. 

The  New  York  Democrat's  com- 
ments on  Monday,  in  which  she  called 
abortion  a "sad,  even  tragic  choice"  for 
many  women,  were  seen  by  several 
observers  as  at  least  the  start  of  an  effort 
by  a potential  presidential  candidate  to 
reposition  herself  on  the  issue. 

Clinton  staffers  strongly  denied 
that  she  was  modifying  her  views  on  the 
issue,  while  anti-abortion  leaders  dis- 
missed the  speech  as  nothing  new. 

But  Democratic  political  strate- 
gist Paul  Begala  said  the  speech's  venue  -- 
an  Albany,  N.Y.,  luncheon  attended  by 
family  planning  advocates  who  strongly 
support  abortion  rights  — gave  Clinton's 
remarks  a special  resonance,  even  if  she 
has  voiced  them  in  the  past. 

"Any  time  a politician  goes  to 
their  strongest  supporters  and  challenges 
them,  it's  a good  thing,"  said  Begala,  who 
worked  on  the  campaigns  of  the  senator’s 
husband,  former  President  Clinton. 

Begala  compared  the  Albany 
appearance  to  Bill  Clinton’s  1992  "Sister 
Souljah"  speech,  in  which  he  went  before 
a black  audience  and  denounced  a rap 
artist  for  making  what  he  called  hateful 
anti-white  remarks. 

"It's  about  time  a Democrat 
stood  up  and  said  there  are  too  many  abor- 
tions in  America,  we  ought  to  restrict  the 
number,  and  people  who  oppose  abortions 
are  good  people,"  he  said. 

In  her  remarks,  Clinton  said  she 
would  continue  to  support  keeping  abor- 
tion legal,  but  respected  those  who  wish  to 
ban  it.  She  called  for  both  sides  to  seek 
common  ground  around  an  effort  to  reduce 
abortion  by  curbing  unwanted  pregnan- 
cies. 


Retired,  he  was  living  in  San  Diego  when 
he  was  arrested  in  May  2003. 

Shanley  was  defrocked  by  the 
Vatican  last  year. 

Scores  of  Boston  priests  were 
accused  of  being  pedophiles  in  a scandal 
that  led  to  the  resignation  of  Cardinal 
Bernard  Law.  Most  evaded  criminal  trials 
because  their  alleged  offenses  occurred  so 
long  ago  that  they  could  not  be  prosecuted. 

But  prosecutors  in  this  case  main- 
tain that  the  clock  stopped  on  the  state's 
15-year  statute  of  limitations  when 
Shanley  moved  from  Massachusetts  to 
California  in  1990. 

Most  of  Tuesday's  witnesses  were 
Boston-area  priests  who  corresponded 
with  Shanley  while  he  was  living  out  of 
state. 

Shanley’s  accuser  is  scheduled  to 
testify  Wednesday. 

(Three  other  complainants 
dropped  out  of  the  case  rather  than  face 
what  is  expected  to  be  aggressive  cross- 
examination  by  Shanley's  defense  team. 

Mondano  said  he  would  call 
experts  in  "disassociative  amnesia"  — or 
repressed  memory  - to  discredit  the 
accuser’s  recollections  about  his  alleged 
abuse. 


Clinton  spokesman  Philippe 
Reines  said  her  comments  were  not  new: 
"As  Sen.  Clinton  has  done  for  over  a 
decade,  she  emphasized  her  desire  to  focus 
on  making  abortions  safe,  legal  and  rare, 
and  she  emjihasized  that  we  should  be  able 
to  find  some  common  ground." 

But  other  Clinton  aides  acknowl- 
edged that  the  changing  political  environ- 
ment since  President  Bush  was  re-elected 
with  strong  support  from  social  conserva- 
tives might  have  contributed  to  the  way 
the  speech  was  received  around  the  coun- 
try, even  as  they  said  it  did  not  affect  its 
timing  or  content. 

One  expert  in  the  impact  of  reli- 
gion on  politics,  Matthew  Wilson  of 
Southern  Methodist  University,  said 
Clinton  and  other  Democrats  face  a grow- 
ing dilemma  on  abortion  and  other  social 
issues  like  same-sex  marriage. 

"The  Democrats'  problem  on  this 
issue  is  that  a significant  portion  of  their 
most  reliable  base  voters  disagree  with 
them  on  this  question,"  Wilson  said. 

' 'Latinos,  African-Americans  and  the  rural 
poor,  all  are  traditional  Democratic  con- 
stituencies and  ail  are  significantly  more 
pro-life  than  the  population  as  a whole. 
But  if  you  look  at  the  activists  in  the  party, 
the  people  who  drive  things  and  who  show 
up  in  primaries,  feminists  and  cultural  lib- 
erals are  very  powerful." 

Wilson  said  he  doubted  Clinton's 
comments  would  have  much  impact  on 
anti-abortion  voters  unless  they  were  cou- 
pled with  substantive  changes  such  as  a 
greater  receptivity  to  restrictions  on  abor- 
tion or  judicial  nominees  with  such  views. 

Anti-abortion  leaders  agreed. 
"There’s  an  old  African  proverb:  'Tell  me 
and  I'll  listen,  show  me  and  I'll  believe,"' 
said  Richard  Land,  president  of  the 
Southern  Baptist  Convention's  Ethics  & 
Religious  Liberty  Commission. 


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Opinion 


irrelevant  fears 


“Extraneous” 
By  Ben  Gaines 
VOICE  Columnist 


It’s  a strange  thing,  I realized, 
to  look  back  on  the  evolution  of  our 
relationship  with  terrorism,  as  a con- 
cept, over  the  last  demidecade. 

September  11th  was  a tragedy 
that  claimed  the  lives  of  three  thou- 
sand people  and  caused  damage  to  the 
economy  only  rivaled  by  the  incompe- 
tence of  the  man  in  nfFiri» 
when  it  happened.  But! 
just  to  keep  things  in  per- 
spective, five  times  as 
many  Americans  were  didn’t  change  the 


..  you 
worry 


killed  by  other  Americans 
that  year.  I’m  just  saying.  WOrld;  OUT  reaction 
It  s all  a numbere  to  September  11th 

game,  which  is  awful,  but 


to  jump  them.  The  pilots  will  not  let 
them  in  the  cockpit,  because  they 
know  what  to  expect.  No  one  is  going 
to  recreate  that  nightmare.  In  the 
words  of  our  own  antichrist  of  a pup- 
pet dictator:'  “Fool  me  once,  shame 
on...  shame  on  you.  Fool 
can't  get  fooled  again."  So 
about  the  unforeseen. 

But  once  again  I bring  up  the 
question  of  proportionality.  Terrorism 
has  claimed  3,000  American  lives  in 
the  last  five  years.  Civilian  homicide 
has  claimed  roughly  70,000  American 
lives  in  the  last  five  years.  Cancer 
IcillftH  roughly  550.000  people 
in  2002  alone.  Between 

September  11th  we’re  looking 

at  roughly  2.5  million  can- 
cer deaths. 

here's  this  "terror 
threat”  that  we  hear  about 
ery  time  Bush's  numbers 


5 have  no  better  way  of 
measuring  threat.  We  pul 
more  time  and  money 
towards  things  that  affect 
large  numbers  of  people. 

We  don’t  spend  much  time 
fighting  a “War 
Invertebrates”  because  jelly-' 
fish  don't  kill  all  that  many  people; 
not  because  we’re  okay  with  Jellyfish 
killing  our  citizens. 

Add  to  this  now  the  frighlen- 
ingreality  of  9/11:  it  was  so  simple.  A 
handful  of  guys,  boH  cutters,  and  a 
couple  cell  phones  is  all  that  it  really 
took.  Some  piloting  experience  and 
fake  IDs?  Hardly  a Machiavellian  plot 
rich  with  subtly.  Nothing  we’ve  done, 
no  security  measures  we’ve  instituted 
can  protect  us  against  that. 

The  thing  that’s  preventing 
another  9/1  1 from  happening  is, 
strangely,  that  9/11  happened  in  the 
first  place.  If  ten  guys  jump  up  on  a 
plane  waving  plastic  knives  around 
tomorrow,  all  the  passengers  are  going 


changed  the 
world.” 

-Ben  Gaines 


arc  down?  Look  above, 
people.  We’d  have  to  suf- 
fer a 9/1  I scale  attack 
every  few  months  for  our 
terrorism  fatalities  to  rival 
the  number  of  firearms 
deaths  in  this  country. 

-"Wft’H  have  to  have  a 9/11 
every  few  days  to  lose  as  many  people 
as  we  lose  to  cancer. 

September  llth  didn’t  change 
the  world;  our  reaction  to  September 
llth  changed  that  world.  Justified  or 
not,  our  invading  Iraq  changed  how 
the  world  thought  about  America,  and 
probably  made  America  a much  bigger 
target.  Still,  despite  all  this,  we  have 
so  much  less  to  fear  from  a terrorist 
than  we  do  from  an  armed  American. 

There  are  terrorists  in  the 
world,  yes.  They  don’t  like  us,  yes. 
But  could  we  please  stop  giving  these 
people  so  much  more  political  signifi- 
cance than  we  give  the  lives  of  our 
countrymen? 


To  vote  or  not  to  vote 


“A  NICKEL’S 
Worth” 

BY  BOB  McDonald 
Voice  Columnist 


Ever  since  citizens  were  granted 
the  right  to  vote,  political  scientists  have 
been  trying  to  figure  out  why  people 
choose  not  to  exercise  their  right  to  do  so, 
There  arc  many  reasons  for  this.  For 
some,  voting  is  simply  impossible.  Work, 
family,  and  health-related  demands  sim- 
ply prevent  citizens  from  getting  to  the 
polls. 

For  others,  not  voting  is  a 
choice.  Some  choose  not  to  vole  as  a 
form  of  protest  against  the  candidates, 
whom  they  may  view  as  loo  similar. 
Others  may  take  the  unfortunate  view  that 
their  vole,  like  a drop  of  water  in  a vast 
ocean,  will  not  make  a difference  in  the 
outcome  of  an  election.  Still  others  feel 
that  the  outcome  of  such  elections  may 
best  be  left  to  others  who  are  more 
informed  and  more  involved  in  the 
process. 

One's  view  on  low  voter  turn  out 
is  strongly  related  to  who  one  views  the 
act  of  casting  a ballot.  Many,  predomi- 
nately older,  Americans  view  the  act  of 
voting  as  a responsibility  that  arises  from 
living  in  a democracy,  For  them,  voting  is 
a duty  that  must  be  fulfilled.  Their  argii- 
menl  makes  a good  point,  for  a democra- 
tic-republic without  participation  is  lost. 
To  borrow  an  overused  phrase  from  out 
armed  forces,  freedom  is  not  free. 
Occasionally,  one  is  required  to  get  off 
the  couch  and  do  something  for  their 
country.  If  one  is  not  ready  to  jump  in  a 
foxhole,  the  least  they  could  do  is  fill  out 
a piece  of  paper  every  four  years  (for 
extra  credit  try  voting  in  the 
Congressional,  state,  and  local  elections 
as  well). 

• The  other  view  is  that  voting  is 
an  individual  choice  and  act.  This  is  the 
position  most  often  taken  by  younger 


Americans.  Like  the  previous  group,  they 
also  present  a fairly  valid  argument. 
Living  in  a free  society  means  that  they 
are  not  required  to  take  part  in  such  acts  if 
they  do  not  want  to  do  so.  To  them,  the 
act  of  not  voting  can  be  just  as  powerful 
as  casting  a ballot. 

Regardless  of  one’s  views  on 
what  voting  means,  political  scholars 
have  made  many  suggestions  as  to  how 
voter  turnout  can  be  increased.  Actions 
taken  to  date  have  had  mixed  results.  For 
example,  the  Motor-Voter  Act,  passed 
under  President  Clinton,  dramatically 
increased  the  number  of  registered  voters, 
but  still  did  not  bring  more  people  out  to 
the  polls.  Many  other  suggestions,  such 
as  making  Election  Day  a national  lioli- 
day,  have  their  merits,  but  arc  unlikely  to 
be  implemented  in  the  near  future. 

The  latest  proposal  to  be  thrown 
into  the  ring  was  made  by  State  Senator 
Brian  A.  Joyce,  a Milton  Democrat.  His 
suggestion  is  that  the  state  rewards  those 
Massachusetts  residents  who  vote  in  a 
general  election  with  a S25  tax  credit. 
While  his  efforts  to  improve  voter  turn 
out  should  be  commended,  his  proposal 
should  be  shredded. 

Voting  is  a choice,  and  it  should 
be  a choice  motivated  by  political  reason- 
ing, not  the  desire  for  monetary  rewards. 
Too  many  people  already  vole  for  the 
wrong  reasons,  e.g.  in  the  last  election 
one  survey  purportedly  asked  which  can- 
didate with  whom  the  voter  would  rather 
have  a beer.  Adding  the  opportunity  to 
save  a view  bucks  will  only  exacerbate 
this  situation.  1 would  rather  see  the  voter 
turnout  drop  another  ten  points  that  know 
that  the  ten  percent  increase  is  do  to  peo- 
ple simply  voting  for  the  first  candidate 
listed  so  they  can  get  their  tax  write  off. 
Paying  people  to  vote  is  illegal  for  candi- 
dates and  thus  should  be  illegal  for  the 
state  as  well.  Voting  for  monetary 
rewards  will  not  solve  the  problem  of  low 
voter  turnout;  it  will  only  degrade  the 
spirit  of  democracy. 


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Opinion  ThC  UoiCC  January  31, 2005 


Just  another  win 


“THIS  OWL’S  HOWL” 
BY  JOHN  DESCIIENES 
Sports  Columnist 


The  New  England  Patnas  went 
into  Pittsburgh  and  defeated  iheSteelers  in 
the  AFCchampionship  game  for  the  second 
time  in  four  seasons.  With  the  win  tlie 
Patriots  will  be  lookir^  to  win  their  third 
Super  Bowl  in  four  seasons  on  Sunday 
February  6th.  It  was  just  another  win, 
right? 


New  England  sports  fans  have 
been  spoiled  in  recent  years,  especially  by 
the  Patriots.  I sometimes  think  we  take  for 
granted  all  the  hard  work  put  in  by  the  play- 
ers, coaches,  and  ownership.  I guess  it  is 
understandable  though,  wejustexpect  them 
to  win.  What’s  wrong  with  having  high 
expectations?  Nothing’s  wrong  with  it,  it  is 
a sign  that  the  New  England  Patriots  are  the 
model  iranchise  in  the  National  Football 
League  and  maybe  all  of  sports. 

We  have  an  owner  who  has  resur- 
rected the  franchise,  went  out  of  his  way  to 
make  sire  Bill  Belichick  was  the  coach,  and 
built  a brand  new,  state  of  die  art  stadium. 
Bob  Kraft  even  contemplated  moving  the 
Patriots  to  Hartford,  but  never  pulled  the 
trigger.  Kraft  learned  from  his  mistakes  in 
dealing  with  Bill  Parcells,  and  has  done 
things  the  right  way  ever  since.  Hey,  that’s 


part  of  life;  you  learn  fiom  your  mistakes 
and  move  on. 

We  have  a coach  who  was  always 
highly  thou^t  of  as  a defensive  coordina- 
tor, but  was  run  out  of  Cleveland  as  a head 
coach.  Bill  Belichick  has  emerged  as  the 
best  coach  in  the  NFL  today  and  one  of  the 
best  coaches  EVER.  He  isn’t  flashy  and  he 
isn’t  a media  darling,  but  he  is  a winner. 
That  is  all  I care  about.  He  knows  what  he 
is  doing  and  trusts  his  players  to  go  out 
there  and  execute  the  ^me  plan.  In  return, 
his  players  trust  his  game  plan  and  respect 
him  enough  to  go  out  there  week  after  week 
and  execute  the  game  plan  perfectly.  It’s 
funny  how  that  works,  eh? 

The  Patriots  epitomize  what  a 
team  diouldbe.  They  only  have  four  play- 
ers going  to  the  Pro-Bowl  and  no  one  play- 
er is  bigger  than  the  team.  If  a pbyer 
decides  he  is  bigger  than  the  team  or  that  he 
doesn't  want  to  follow  the  plan,  that’s  fine. 
That  player  won’t  be  in  a Patriots  uniform 
for  long,  no  matterhow  good  said  playeris. 
Tom  Brady  gets  mod  of  the  attention,  bi4 
he  doesn’t  run  with  it.  He  takes  it  aU  in  and 
acts  in  a mature  manner.  He’ll  be  the  first 
to  b;ll  you  that  he  is  just  another  piece  of  the 
puzzle.  Corey  Dillon?  I heard  people  say- 
ing he  was  going  to  be  a cancer  in  the  lock- 
er room.. .how’s  that  prediction  working 
out  for  you? 

Just  look  at  what  the  Patriots  have 
done  without  their  two  starting  comerbacks 


and  all-pro  Richard  Seymour.  They  held 
the  league’s  best  offena:  to  a field  goal. 
ONE  field  goal.  Then  you  look  at  the 
Patriots  offense.  There  is  one  pro-bowler, 
Tom  Brady.  This  "mediocre”  offense  only 
put  up  41  points  on  the  league's  best 
defense!  It  truly  is  amazing, 

The  Patriots  just  embarrassed  a 
16-1  team  on  flieir  home  field  for  crying  out 
loud.  The  Steelers  wereon  a 15  game  win- 
ning streak  too  and  it  just  didn’t  matter.  All 
1 heard  was  how  the  Patriots  would  finally 
meet  their  match  because  the  Steelers  were 
a more  “physicar’  fooftjall  team.  If  you 
believed  this  you  were  hypnotized  by  die 
national  media.  Did  you  honestly  fear 
Jerome  Bettis?  What  has  this  guy  ever  done 
in  a big  game  to  strike  fear  irto  anybody? 
‘‘The  Bus"  had  only  64  yards  rushing  on 
Sunday,  but  he  did  consistently  run  his 
mouth  cLring  the  game.  I guess  that’s  die 
motto  of  Bill  Cowher  and  the  Steelers;  if 
you  can’t  beat  them,  talk  more  trash  than 
them. 

Did  someone  forget  to  tell  Plaxico 
Burress  that  the  game  started  at  6:30?  Did 
he  think  it  was  a Monday  night  game  or 
something?  Actually,  1 think  I saw  him  on 
the  sideline  taking  notes  on  how  to  be  a 
clutch  receiver.  He  did  this  by  watching 
Deion  Branch  and  David  Givens. 

I’m  not  going  to  blame  Ben 
Roethlisberger  for  this  either.  You  live  by 
the  rookie  quarterback;  you  die  by  the  rook- 


ie quarterijack.  It  was  pretty  obvious  to  me 
that  Big  Ben’s  thumb  wasn’t  right.  He  did- 
n’t get  a lot  of  support  from  his  teammates, 
not  that  it  would  have  maitered. 
Roethlisberger  could  have  had  his  best 
game  a.s  a pro  and  it  wouldn’t  have  mat- 
tered. Tom  Brady  and  the  Patriots  would 
have  found  a way  to  win.  They  always  do. 
It  just  wasn’t  meant  to  be  for  the  Steelers. 

Something  has  to  be  said  about 
Bill  Cowher.  ! respect  the  guy.  but  some- 
thing iai’t  right.  He  is  now  1-4  in  AFC 
championship  games,  with  all  four  losses 
combg  at  home.  For  those  of  you  who 
remember,  the  Colts  were  a dropped  Hail 
Mary  away  from  beating  the  Steelers  in  the 
only  AFC  championship  game  that  Cbwher 
has  won.  Kicking  a field  goal  on  4th  and 
goal  from  inside  the  five  yard  Lne,  trailing 
by  hvo  touchdowns  in  the4ih  quarter?  You 
deserve  to  lose  if  you  make  a decision  like 
that. 

The  Patriots  will  be  heading  to 
Jacksonville  to  take  on  the  JVC  champions, 
tile  PHladelphia  Eagles.  That  would  be  the 
Junior  Varsity  Conference.  I was  glad  to 
see  the  Eagles  finally  make  it  to  the  Sqier 
Bowl  because  1 like  Donovan  McNabb  and 
Andy  Reid.  Are  they  a team  of  destiny? 
I’m  sure  Philly  fans  tWnk  sc^  but  I don’t. 
They’ve  had  a great  run  under  Reid  and  are 
a formidable  opponent,  but  tiiat’s  h.  There 
is  only  so  much  you  can  do  when  the  other 
team  is  just  flat-out  better  than  you  are. 


Letter  to  the  Editors 

To  the  Campus  Community:  Center  into  a Jazzman’s  Cafe  (Coffee  mately  3-4  weeks  from  project  comple-  the  acKvities  in  Ely  Hall. 

We  are  in  the  middle  (half  way  House)  for  the  Campus  Communi^.  tion.  In  the  meantime,  there  will  continue  We  ask  for  your  patience  and 

through  the  schedule  of  work)  of  a large  However,  in  doing  so  we  know  we  are  ere-  to  be  some  noise,  smells,  and  just  plain  understanding  (We  know  it  is  hard  to  do) 
undertaking  to  convert  the  old  "Nest"  and  ating  some  interference  with  classes  and  interference/inconvenience  with  the  nor-  for  a while  longer.  We  think  the  new 
‘‘Country  Store”  areas  in  the  Campus  activities  in  Ely  Hall.  We  are  approxi-  mal  happenings  in  the  Campus  Center  and  Jazzman’s  Caft  will  be  worth  the  wait. 

The  Voice 

Is  having  it's  second  semester  General  Interest 
Meeting  on  Wednesday  February  2 at  7 p.m.  in 
our  office  located  in  Ely  C-248. 

Reporters 

Photographers 

Columnists 

Editors 

All  are  welcome 
No  experience  necessary 
. We  are  desperate 


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Surgery,  cont. 


up  from  her  mother.  Instead  of 
finding  the  usual  pennies  and  per- 
haps maybe  a nickel,  she  spotted 
a CD.  covered  by  ice  and  what 
looked  to  be  spilt  coffee.  She 
could  see  that  the  color  of  the  CD 
was  purple  and  pink.  On  closer 
inspection,  she  realized  that  it 
was  the  No  Doubt  CD  “Return  of 
Saturn.”  She  opened  her  door  and 
pulled  the  CD  from  the  frozen 
ground.  No  Doubt  was  one  of  her 
favorite  bands  growing  up.  ’and 
even  though  she  owned  this  par- 
ticular CD,  it  was  scratched 
beyond  any  working  condition. 
This  newly  found  CD.  however, 
was  in  perfect  condition.  Jen 
smiled  to  herself.  There  are  hun- 
dreds of  thousands  of  CDs  in  the 
world,  and  she  found  one  by  her 
first  favorite  band.  She  took  this 
as  a message,  a sign  of  good  luck. 
In  only  seven  days  she  would 
experience  plastic  surgery  head- 
on  and  hopefully  have  no  regrets. 

The  last  seven  days 
included  a lot  of  not  thinking 
about  it,  not  talking  about  it  and 
overall  denial  that  it  was  about  to 
occur,  Jen  stated.  She  had  decid- 
ed long  before  that  she  would  not 
dwell  on  the  actions  of  an  event 
she  could  not  predict. 

“I  decided  that  worrying 
about  something  that  I had  no 
idea  would  be  like  wasn’t  worth 
my  time.” 

On  December  27th,  Jen 
spent  the  afternoon  working.  Her 
boss  occasionally  razed  her 
about  her  looking  nervous,  even 
though  Jen  assured  her  she  was- 
n’t. Out  of  work  by  8:30  p.m.  that 
night,  Jen  spent  a quiet  night  at 
home. 

She  was  not  allowed  to 
take  any  food  or  drink,  including 
water,  until  after  her  surgery. 
Around  1 1 :30  p.m.  that  night,  she 
drank  half  a liter  of  seltzer  water 
to  make  sure  she  wouldn't  wake 


up  thirsty. 

After  a night  of  light  but 
quiet  sleep.  Jen  woke  up  that 
morning  feeling  relaxed,  but  a lit- 
tle apprehensive.  Her  boyfriend 
Mark  would  be  arriving  at  her 
house  around  9:45  a.m..  in  order 
to  be  on  time  for  pre-surgery, 
which  was  at  11:15  a.m  Jen 
dressed  herself  in  gray  Old  Navy 
sweatpants  and  a large  blue  tee- 
shirt,  seeing  as  though  she  was 
advised  to  wear  comfortable 
clothing. 

"1  sat  on  the  couch  that 
morning  and  talked  with  my  sis- 
ter a little.  She  asked  if  I was 
excited  and  1 said  no.  1 would  be 
excited  after  1 woke  up  and  knew 
it  was  all  over.” 

Jen  left  for  the  hospital 
with  her  boyfriend  Mark,  while 
mother  followed  behind  in  her 
Buick  around  10:45  a.m.  But 
before  she  left,  she  made  sure 
that  Mark  had  grabbed  the 
caramel-colored  teddy  bear  that 
she  named  Calvin  that  he  had 
given  to  her  for  Christmas.  She 
wanted  it  there  when  she  woke 
up,  as  a comfort.  It  was  a twenty 
minute  drive  to  the  surgical  suite, 
in  Mark’s  bumpy  green  SUV. 

"Jen  looked  out  the  win- 
dow a lot  and  was  quiet.  She  was 
getting  prepared,  mentally,  at 
least.”  said  Mark. 

Jen  recalls  cracking 
jokes  about  making  a pit  stop  at 
Dunkin  Donuts  and  having  a 
quick  snack  before  they  put  her 
under.  Nervous  laughter  was  all 
she  seemed  to  have  left  at  this 
point. 

They  arrived  at  11:15 
a.m.,  and  parked  in  front  of  the 
surgical  suite.  Jen’s  mother 
pulled  in  right  after.  \N^iking 
towards  the  building,  her  mother 
asked  if  she  was  truly  ready  for 
this  experience. 

"Yes,”  she  said  walking 


through  the  automatic  doors, 
‘i’ve  been  ready  for  years." 

Upon  entering  the  suite, 
you  are  greeted  by  a newly  reno- 
vated waiting  room,  with  a large 
stone  waterfall  in  the  right  hand 
comer.  Plush  chairs  and  maga- 
zines looked  inviting.  Jen  went 
directly  into  the  sign-in  area, 
adjacent  to  the  waiting  room.  An 
older  woman  punched  a few 
pieces  of  information  into  a com- 
puter, including  Jen’s  name  and 
birthday.  The  woman  then  told 
her  to  walk  straight  down  the  hall 
into  the  the  after-surgery  recov- 
ery room.  Another  middle-aged 
blonde  nurse  with  large  glasses 
greeted  them  and  escorted  them 
into  a small  room.  A bed  sat  in 
the  middle  of  the  floor,  lined  with 
white  sheets  and  a thin  white 
blanket.  A tall  buOt-in  closet 
stood  to  the  left.  The  nurse  told 
Jen  to  take  off  all  her  clothing, 
put  on  a Johnny  and  that  she 
would  be  back  to  insert  an  IV  into 
her  hand  after  she  was  ready.  It 
wasn't  until  then,  facing  the 
gowns,  socks  and  bed  that  Jen 
started  to  get  nervous. 

"In  fact,  while  I was 
putting  on  the  gown,  1 started  to 
cry  and  just  hugged  Mark.  I think 
it  finally  hit  me  what  was  going 
on  just  then.” 

After  Jen  got  situated, 
she  laid  down  on  the  hospital  bed 
and  talked  with  her  mother  and 
Mark  for  a while  about  random 
things,  such  as  the  medicine 
smell  in  the  air,  other  people 
walking  by  the  room  and  what 
the  nurse  would  tell  her,  All  the 
small  talk  was  to  her  calm  her 
heightened  nerves. 

The  nurse  came  back 
with  a small  red  container  which 
held  needles,  gauze,  and  other 
equipment  used  to  administer 
IVs.  Jen  is  not  a big  fan  of  nee- 
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and  hold  her  hand  while  the  nurse 
first  injected  the  area  on  the  top 
of  her  hand  with  novacane  in 
order  to  make  it  numb.  Jen  felt  a 
prick,  then  a burning  sensation 
throughout  her  hand.  She 
squeezed  Mark's  hand  tightly. 
The  nurse  then  proceeded  to 
insert  the  IV. 

'That  I didn't  feel  at 

all," 

Afterwards,  the  nurse 
then  started  to  explain  what  was 
going  to  be  happening.  The  doc- 
tor would  be  expected  out  of 
surgery  sooner  than  anticipated, 
so  she  would  get  rolling  pretty 
soon.  She  talked  calmly,  making 
sure  to  reassure  Jen  every  oppor- 
tunity she  got. 

“She  made  it  seem  like 
it  wasn't  a big  deal  and  that  I 
would  be  up,  around  and  feeling 
okay  by  late  that  afternoon.  This 
was  somewhat  reassuring  and  I 
began  to  relax.” 

Dr.  Russolillo  was  just 
coming  out  of  his  first  surgical 
procedure  around  12:20  and 
made  his  way  into  Jen’s  room. 
Still  in  scrubs  from  the  last 
surgery,  he  said  hello  to  everyone 
in  the  room  but  quickly  told  Jen 
to  undress  so  he  could  mark  her 
body. 

“He  marked  me  with  X's 
and  lines  and  O's,  so  he  knew 
where  to  make  what  incision.  I 
looked  like  a game  of  'Tic-Tac- 
Toe’  by  the  time  he  was  done.  He 
also  assured  me  that  I would  be 
up  and  around  within  a few  hours 
after  he  had  finished." 

He  asked  Jen  if  she  had 
any  remaining  questions. 

“I  asked  him  when  1 
could  shower.  He  told  me  in  three 
days,  but  to  make  sure  the  water 
wasn't  too  hot,  seeing  as  though 
my  stomach  would  be  numb  for  a 
long  time  after.  1 also  asked  when 
I could  start  working  out  again. 


He  told  me  three  weeks." 

Jen  laid  back  down  on 
the  bed  and  the  nurse  told  her  it 
was  time  to  go.  This  was  at  12:30 
p.m. 

She  then  said  her  good- 
byes to  everyone  around  her 
while  they  wheeled  her  away  to 
the  OR. 

A different  nurse,  one 
with  long,  dark  hair  tied  in  a neat 
bun  and  round  glasses  wheeled 
her  into  the  room.  At  this  point, 
Jen  could  not  sec  much  around 
her,  seeing  as  though  she  had  to 
take  her  contact  lenses  out  before 
she  left  the  recovery  room.  She 
had  made  mention  to  the  nurse 
that  she  couldn’t  see  too  much, 
The  nurse,  being  a rather  large 
woman,  responded  with  "Honey, 
if  you  can’t  even  see  me,  then 
you’ve  got  major  problems." 
This  bit  of  comic  relief  settled 
Jen. 

A veiy  large,  shiny 
room  with  huge  circular,  colored 
lights  hung  over  the  bed  Jen  was 
placed  on.  Everything  seemed 
sterile  and  organized.  Looking  to 
her  left,  she  saw  a large  table  in 
which  another  nurse  in  scrubs 
was  attending  to,  placing  instal- 
ments out  on  a large  while  towel. 

“From  what  1 can 
remember  it  was  a warm  bed. 
They  had  mentioned  they  set  a 
healed  blanket  down  for  me.  I 
remember  looking  behind  me  and 
seeing  the  anesthesiologist.  He 
introduced  himself  to  me,  and 
began  to  hook-up  a new  IV  to  my 
hand.  This  was  the  sleep  juice." 

The  conversation 
around  Jen  continued  for  only  a 
short  time  after.  The  last  thing 
she  remembers  is  gazing  up  at  the 
large,  colored  lights  and  noticed 
they  began  to  get  wavy. 

"And  then  1 was  out." 

[ Look  for  part  3 in  next 

week)!  issue 


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A&E  The  Voice  January  31. 2005 


Arts  & Entertainment 

Backstate  with  Killswitch  Engage 


BY  SKOT  PIERCE 
SPECIAL  To  THE  VOICE 

Westfield  natives  Killswitch 
Engage  have  recently  released  their  sec- 
ond major-label  record,  "The  End  Of 
Heartache”  on  Roadrunner  Records. 
When  they  stopped  to  play  at  the 
Worcester  Palladium  on  Saturday.  Nov. 
13,  1 jumped  at  the  chance  for  an  inter- 
view They  were  on  tour  with  Slayer  and 
Mastodon  as  a part  of  the  Jagermeister 
Music  Tour.  Here  are2  a few  of  the  ques- 
tions that  1 asked  Justin  Foley,  the  drum- 
mer, that  night 

Pierce:  Alright,  I’m  here  with  Justin,  from 
Killswitch  Engage.  How’s  everything 
going? 

Foley;  Pretty  good. 

Pierce:  What’s  it  like  touring  with 
Slayer,  and  Mastodon? 

Foley:  It’s  pretty  cool,  ya  know? 
Slayer’s  that  band  that’s  been  around  for  a 
long  time  that  everybody  likes,  and  every- 
body cites  as  an  influence.  So  to  share  a 
stage  with  them  is  a pretty  nice  opportuni- 
ty- 


Pierce:  How  does  it  feel  to  go  from  your 
Pierce:  What  are  the  feelings  amongst  other  band,  Blood  Has  Been  Shed,  into 
Ihe  band  on  the  new  album?  Killswitch  Engage  and  to  juggle  both  of 

them? 


Foley:  I dunno,  we  like  it?  JLaughs) 
It’s  a good  album. 

Pierce:  1 know  there  are  some  bands 
where  one  of  the  members  would  have 
had  to  sacrifice 
favorite 
because  it 
necessarily  fit 
with  the  feel 
the  rest  of 
album.  Did 
thing  like 
happen? 


Foley;  It’s  great.  It’s  really  cool.  Ya 
know,  it’s  definitely  a lot  different  in 
Killswitch,  with  everybody  that’s 
involved  in  the  band  from  label  to  all  the 
rttVtflr  things.  It’s 
a much  larger- 
thing.  But 
know,  when  it 
comes  down  to 
we’re  still  on  a 
stage  playing 
ongs.  As  long  as 
on  stage,  it’s 


It  to  play 
of 
older 

<ongs? 

Pierce’  W h i c h promo  shot  of  Killswitch  Engage.  Drummer. 

song^sthat?  Foley,  is  pictured  at  far  right.  p„iey.  Well, 

1 dunno  about  difficult.  I would  say  1 feel 
Foley:  Rose  of  Sharyn,  almost  didn’t  I’ve  got  a good  grasp  on  them  now.  I 
make  the  record,  but  it  did,  so  it’s  kind  of  always  felt  like  1 was  playing  someone 
backwards.  rise’s  songs,  but  eventually,  after  a year  of 

it,  I finally  feel  it’s  more  like'my  songs,  so 


to  speak. 

Pierce:  What  got  you  into  playing  metal? 

Foley;  1 had  started  playing  metal  when 
1 was  young  and  I hadn’t  been  exposed  to 
many  other  things  so,  because  it  was  there, 
more  than  anything  else,  really.  The  ener- 
gy of  the  music,  really,  will  always  be 
with  me. 

Pierce:  Were  there  any  bands  that  influ- 
enced you? 

Foley:  Definitely,  Slayer’s  one  of  them. 
Led  Zepplin  was  the  first  one;  they  can 
rock  with  the  best  of  them.  And  Rush  was 
a huge  one  for  me,  too. 

Pierce;  Any  final  comments,  final 
thoughts? 

Foley:  “Final  Thoughts”,  that  was  an 
Obituary  song,  wasn’t  it?  1 dunno,  "Don’t 
stop  rockin’”.  And  "What  Would  Homer 
Do?” 


Pierce:  That’s  a good  one,  well,  thank 
you. 


America,  the  book  review 


BY  Sarah  Cagan 
A&E  Editor 

If  you  are  a history  buff  who 
thrives  on  satire,  then  America  (the 
book)  with  Jon  Stewart,  of  the  Daily 
Show  should  be  first  on  your  "to 
read”  list.  Even  if  history  is  to  passe 
for  you,  you  can  still  appreciate  the 
dirty  jokes  and  the  skewed  comedic 
take  on  American  society.  Who  does- 
n’t appreciate  low  blows  to  the  gov- 
ernment aptly  paired  with  toilet 
humor?  The  intriguing  quality  of  this 
book  is  that  to  get  most  of  the  jokes 
you  have  to  know  a decent  amount  of 
history,  yet  there  is  not  a tedious  page 
in  the  text. 

The  set  up  of  this  book  is 
similar  to  that  of  a high  school  text- 
book, including  discussion  questions 
and  classroom  activities;  however, 
this  is  where  the  similarities  end. 
Some  examples  of  the  discussion 
questions  would  be;  "what  is  the  ide- 


ological difference  between  democra- 
cy and  cannibalism?”  Or  “which 
would  you  rather  see  getting  made: 
sausage  or  laws?”  And  if  these  don’t 
amuse  you  then  you  can  always  try 
out  the  classroom  activities  such  as 
"Lose  Hope,”  or  one  of  my  personal 
favorites,  “Hold  a mock  election.  If 
you  can’t  do  this,  then  mock  a real 
election.” 

Throughout  the  book  there 
are  witty  excerpts  in  the  margins,  be 
sure  not  to  miss  those.  The  only  crit- 
icism that  ! could  make  about  this 
book  is  that  there  are  so  many  dis- 
tractions while  reading.  Riddlin 
might  be  necessary  for  those  who  are 
weak  in  the  focus  arena.  Of  course 
half  the  fun  of  the  transcript  is  the 
random  quirks  shoved  between  the 
lines.  This  is  what  makes  you  start 
reading  and  not  want  to  put  it  down 
until  forced  to  do  so  (or  upon  comple- 
tion). 

The  book  begins  with  an 
introduction  to  democracy,  and  then 


walks  you  through  the  initiation  and 
“progress”  of  American  government. 
Of  course  none  of  it  is  serious,  hence 
the  book’s  appeal.  For  example,  take 
the  forward,  it  was  written  by  Thomas 
Jefferson  (for  your  information  he  is 
a dead  president)  whose  postscript 
contained  comments  about  Halle 
Berry  and  her  marital  status.  While 
reading  this  book  you  feel  as  if  you 
are  in  a room  full  of  your  best  inebri- 
ated friends'  slandering  historical 
politics.  Needless  to  say  it  is  a blast 
to  lead. 

America  (the  book)  is  full  of 
surprises.  There  are  games,  posters 
and  much  more.  All  of  which  contain 
raunchy  references  and  adult  content, 
though  the  phrase  mature  would  not 
be  appropriate  in  this  context.  Many 
of  the  jokes  are  offensive  but  the 
writers  made  sure  not  to  discriminate, 
offending  every  possible  group 
instead  of  just  one.  Towards  the  end 
of  the  book  there  is  a brief  overview 
of  the  rest  of  the  world,  you  know,  all 


the  places  that  are  not  the  United 
States.  In  these  sections  the  authors’ 
sum  up  different  aspects  of  these 
other  cultures'  with  sarcasm  and 
stereotypes.  Of  course,  there  is  no 
need  to  fret;  they  saved  the  most  dis- 
paraging remarks  for  good  ol’  U-S-of 
A. 

After  you  finish  the  book 
there  is  a certificate  of  completion, 
and  a list  of  spoof  reading  material 
from  the  crew  of  The  Daily  Show. 
Subsequent  to  reading  this  book  you 
are  sure  to  want  more.  People  who 
are  truly  into  this  comedic  style 
should  also  check  out  Naked  Pictures 
of  Famous  People  by  Jon  Stewart 
(Sorry  folks  no  actual  pictures  in  this 
one),  which  has  the  same  flavor  with 
a little  more  intellectual  kick  to  it. 
All  in  all,  America  (the  book)  kept  me 
highly  amused  from  beginning  to  end, 
which  is  more  then  I can  say  for 
America  (the  country). 


Arno  Maris  gallery  may  relocate 


BY  Jason  young  and  Megan 

GALAGHER 
VOICE  REPORTERS 
A bookstore  is  intended  to 
occupy  the  current  Arno  Maris 
Gallery  space  in  the  Ely  Library  by 
the  start  of  the  2005  fall  semester. 

There  is  some  concern 
amongst  faculty  in  the  Westfield  State 
College  Art  Department. 

"Everybody  knows  that  there 
IS  going  to  be  a bookstore,”  said  Prof 
Courtney  Hayes-Sturgeon  of  the  Art 
Department.  “But  nobody  knows 
where  the  gallery  is  going  to  be.” 

‘There  is  a rumor  that  we  are 


Arno  Maris  Gallery.  It  was  named 
Maris, 


Arno 


going  to  move  into  where  the  book- 
store is  now,”  said  Prof. - 

Gerald  Wyse.  "But  that  “There  IS  B rumor  longtime  chair  of  the  Art 

niy  a rumor."  tJjgt  we  are  going 

® ® Thp  aa 


Before  an  offi- 
cial art  gallery  opened 
on  campus,  the  hallway 
in  the  Parenzo  building 
was  dedicated  to  dis- 
playing artwork. 

Eventually  the  Art 
Department  has  allotted 
space  in  the  Ely  Campus 
Center  basement 


move  into  where 
the  bookstore  is 
now,  but  that  is 
only  a rumor.” 


The  gallery  hosts  at 
least  five  exhibitions 
each  year.  The  annual 
student  show  is  one  of 
its  most  anticipated 
events. 

"1  think  that  the 
teachers  know  that  there 
is  a lot  of  talent  here  and 
hey  want  students  to 


In  1986,  the  Ely  -Prof.  Gerald  Wyse  know  that  that  talent  is 

Gallery  moved  to  its ^ supported,"  Hayes- 

current  space  and  was  renamed  the  Sturgeon  said.  "It's  not  just  the  athlet- 


ics. There  is  art  and  culture  in 
Westfield.” 

The  gallery’s  current  exhibi- 
tion features  crafts  from  the  Hilltown 
Artisans  Guild.  The  guild  is  made  up 
of  professional  artists  who  live  in  the 
“hilltowns”  of  Western 
Massachusetts. 

The  exhibition  will  be  on  dis- 
play through  March  6.  Gallery  hours 
are  2 p.m.  to  5 p.m.,  Tuesday  through 
Saturday. 

The  Arno  Maris  Gallery  at 
Westfield  State  College  is  located  to 
the  right  of  the  stack  elevator  in  the 
Ely  Library. 


A&E  The  Uoice  January  31. 2005 


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A piercing  tale 


By  Pete  Norwood 
A&E  EDITOR 


Finally,  the  long-awaited  sec- 
ond installment  of  my  piercing  adven- 
tures has  arrived!  Unfortunately,  I 
didn’t  get  anything  as  drastic  as  my 
penis  pierced  this  time,  however.  I’m 
sure  that  most  of  you  won’t  be  getting 
your  penises  pierced  anyway.  This 
time,  1 have  an  eyebrow  review  for 
you.  Not  only  did  I get  a different 
piercing,  1 also  went  to  a new  pierc- 
ing parlor,  so  pay  attention!  You  don’t 
want  to  be  mutilated  because  you 
went  to  the  wrong  piercing  parlor! 

Once  again,  I had  some  extra 
money  ($45  at  Pierce  This  2 in 
Greenfield)  and  a need  to  have  a nee- 
dle inserted  through  my  skin. 
Originally,  1 had  planned  to  gel  my 
tongue  re-pierced,  but  I’ll  be  honest 
with  you;  my  brother  got  his  nipples 
pierced  there,  and  they  did  a horrible 
job.  I wouldn’t  recommend  getting 
any  major  body  piercing  at  this  place. 

I stepped  into  the  piercing 
parlor,  and  a large  man  with  several 
piercings  stepped  out  and  asked  if  he 
could  help  me.  I told  him  that  1 want- 
ed to  get  my  eyebrow  pierced  and 
within  five  minutes  I had  signed  the 
waiver  form  (saying  that  if  1 did  not 


follow  the  aftercare  instructions  he 
could  not  be  held  responsible)  and 
was  sitting  in  the  operating  chair 
waiting  to  be  pierced. 

Of  high  concern  to  me  was 
the  fact  that  1 had  had  my  eyebrow 
pierced  two  times  prior  to  this  occa- 
sion and  as  a result  I have  two  sepa- 
rate sets  of  scar  tis 
sue  in  my  eyebrow. 

Piercing  throuj 
scar  tissue  can  be 
hassle,  and  even 
more  importantly 
can  be  very  painful.  1 
voiced  this  concern 
to  the  man  and  h) 
assured  me  that  h< 
would  pierci 

between,  the  scar  tis 
sues  so  as  to  avert 
any  more  pain  than 
necessary. 

Something 
all  of  you  should 
remember  when 
going  to  get  a piercing  is  that  it  is  a 
form  of  body  modification.  This 
means  that  whatever  the  piercer  does 
is  entirely  up  to  you.  It  is  important  to 
be  vocal  with  your  piercer  and  share 
with  them  any  concerns  you  may  have 
and  tell  them  what  "effect”  you  are 


■Photo  by  Lisandra  Billings 


A close-up  of  Pete’s  newly  pierced 
eyebrow.  Taken  nine  das  after  being 
pierced.  How  quickly  it  heals! 


going  for. 

A good  example  of  this  is 
what  happened  with  my  eyebrow.  It 
would  be  easier  for  a piercer  to  just 
pierce  to  either  side  of  the  scar  tissue, 
however,  the  reason  1 have  had  two 
eyebrow  piercings  in  pretty  much  the 
same  spot  i.s  because  that  is  where  1 
like  it.  That  is  where 
I feel  it  best  accentu- 
ates my  facia!  fea- 
tures. These  people 
may  seem  intimidat- 
ing, but  for  the  most 
part  they  are  very 
helpful  and  will  do 
their  best  to  address 
any  concerns  you 
may  have  (depend- 
ing, ofcourse,  entire- 
ly on  where  you 
choose  to  get 
pierced). 

So,  there  1 
jat,  while  the  pierc- 
ing guy  grabbed  the 
tools  of  his  trade  (a  clamp,  a needle,  a 
hoop,  some  rubbing  alcohol  pads,  a 
marker,  and  Bacitracin).  He  sat  on  a 
stool  in  front  of  me  and  rubbed  my 
eyebrow  with  the  alcohol  pad  to  ster- 
ilize the  area.  Next,  he  marked  the 
spots  of  entry  and  exit  on  my  eye- 


brow. He  then  takes  the  clamp  and 
attaches  it  to  my  eyebrow  and  reaches 
over  far  the  needle,  which  has 
Bacitracin  on  its  tip.  Once  again,  the 
breathing  method  is  enacted;  one 
breath,  two  breaths,  three  breaths, 
exhale,  and  ooh!  There  we  go'  Now 
hold  still,  while  he  attaches  the  hoop 
to  the  needle  and  slides  it  down, 
attaching  it  to  the  eyebrow.  Next  he 
opens  the  hoop  with  his  pliers,  inserts 
the  ball,  and  closes  it  back  up. 

I have  come  to  view  the  eye- 
brow piercing  almost  the  same  as  1 
would  an  car  piercing  (with  the 
exception  that  I hardly  consider  car 
piercings  to  be  “body  piercings”).  It 
is  a simple,  relatively  painless  proce- 
dure and  is  only  slightly  bloody  in 
nature.  This  is  a great  piercing  for 
first  timers  because  it  introduces  you 
to  the  shock  of  seeing  someone  com- 
ing at  you  with  a needle  and  intro- 
duces you  to  the  pain  that  comes  with 
it.  Always  important  to  consider  is 
where  you  get  pierced.  In  terms  of 
friendly  service  and  expertise,  the 
best  place  to  go  around  here  is  still 
Lucky  s Tattoo  and  Piercing 
Emporium  in  Northampton.  If  you 
don’t  believe  me,  ask  the  people  at 
Elm  Street  Tattoos  where  they  would 
recommend  you  get  pierced! 


WSC  student  struggles  to  overcome  painful  addiction 


Imagine  your  most  prized 
possession,  the  one  thing  that  you’re 
almost  positive  you  could  neither  live 
nor  breathe  without.  How  horrified 
would  you  be  if  you  lost  that,  if  you 
were  suddenly  forced  into  an  exis- 
tence devoid  of  the  one  thing  that  you 
needed  more  than  anything  else?  For 
me,  that  nightmare  came  true  this 
weekend. 

It  was  Saturday  night  in  the 
midst  of  the  blizzard  when  I began 
unpacking  from  an  adventure  with 
some  friends  in  Framingham  the  night 
before.  As  I emptied  my  overnight 
bag  out  on  to  my  bed  a slight  panic 
came  over  me  as  1 realized  something 
wasn’t  right,  something  was  missing. 

And  then  it  hit  me  like  a ton 
of  bricks...!  had  lost  my  make-up 
bag. 

Not  just  any  make-up  bag,  but 
THE  make-up  bag.  I carried  every- 
thing in  this  bag,  everything  essential 
to  every  day  life,  and  the  thought  of 
having  to  live  without  it. ..unbearable. 
It  was  at  about  this  time  that  I real- 
ized I was  no  longer  standing  near  my 
bed,  I had  dropped  to  the  ground  and 
was  now  having  a full-fledged  panic 
attack. 

As  my  roommate  stared 
quizzically,  I proceeded  to  lie  on  the 
floor,  pounding  my  fists  and  scream- 
ing, for  a good  two  minutes.  It 
reminded  me  of  my  last  tantrum...! 
was  seven  and  didn't  want  to  eat  the 
peas  my  mother  had  placed  on  the 
plate  in  front  of  me.  Though  trauma- 
tizing, that  moment  was  nothing  com- 
pared to  the  anguish  I felt  over  the 
loss  of  my  most  trusted  companion. 


After  blubbering  on  for  a few  nothing  else  left  to  do  but  quit.  No 
more  minutes,  I pulled  myself  togeth-  foundation,  no  mascaras,  no  eyelin- 
er. I tried  thinking  logically.  “It’s  not  . ers,  bronzers  or  glosses...!  needed  to 
really  the  end  of  the  world,”  I thought  quit  cold  turkey, 
to  myself  "You  can  just  replace  the  I felt  the  first  pain  of  my 

make-up  you  lost.  decision  the  following  morning  after  1 

The  idea  seemed  like  a good  had  taken  a shower.  This  was  usual- 
one. ..until  I realized  that  replacing  ail  ly  the  point  where  I would  sit  in  front 
of  the  contents  of  that  bag  would  eas-  of  my  vanity  mirror  and  cake  on  three 
ily  cost  over  SlOO,  money  I simply  layers  of  foundation,  two  different 
did  not  have  toj 


spare  seeing  as 
had  }ust  handed 
over  S300  to  th' 
campus  book 
store. 


I 


sat 


de  bating 
agony  over  what 
I would  possibly 
do,  for  over 
hour.  I could 
simply  sell  back 
a couple 
books,  surely 
didn't  actually 
need  some  of  the 
books  professors 
assign! 
Maybe  I could 
call  my  parents 
pleading  starva- 
tion, and  beg 
them  to  send 
money  for  food 
and  just  use  thi 
money  to  buy  ; 
few  cosmetii 


Make-up  products  similar  to  the  ones  pictured 
above  aren’t  as  harmless  as  they  seem.  Read 
about  one  girls  struggle  to  kick  a bad  habit  in 
order  to  put  a little  more  money  in  her  pocket 
and  prevent  bad  skin. 


“ikinds  of  blush, 
eye  pencils,  lip 
pencils,  brow 
pencils. ..all  in 
rll  a process 
that  took  no  less 
than  forty  min- 
jtes. 

Quite  con- 
scious of  the 
empty  spot  on 
my  shelf  where 
my  make-up  bag 
once  rested,  1 
sat  down  to 
begin  my  new 
morning  ritual,  a 
bit  of  moisturiz- 
er and  some 
chap  stick. 
After  blow-dry- 
ing my  hair,  I 
was  ready  in 
less  than  ten 
minutes,  but  it 
just  didn’t  seem 
•ight. 

I headed  out 


essentials.  Or  even  better,  maybe  I 
could  actually  not  spend  any  money 
on  food,  gas  or  entertainment  for  a 
month. ..who  needs  a life  anyways? 

It  was  at  this  point  that  I real- 
ized I had  a huge  problem.  I was  a 
make-up  junkie. 

The  first  step  to  recovery  is 
admitting  that  you  have  a problem. 
Of  course  I went  through  anger, 
denial  and  guilt  as  well. ..but  after  all 
of  this  comes  acceptance.  There  was 


to  my  classes  feeling  somewhat  naked 
and  quite  insecure.  It’s  not  that  I 
wanted  to  impress  others  by  painting 
on  a face  that  I thought  more  accept- 
able than  my  own,  most  people  never 
even  knew  that  I wore  make-up.  It 
was  something  I kept  to  myself  and 
did  for  entirely  for  me. ..something 
that  I missed  more  than  anything. 

I needed  a fix  and  I needed  it 

bad. 

I realized  now  that  it  was 


almost  impossible  to  quit  without 
some  sort  of  support,  smokers  get 
nicotine  patches,  alcoholics  have 
A. A.  meeting,  and  I needed  some- 
thing too.  I decided  that  quitting  cold 
turkey  hardly  ever  works  at  all  and 
while  make-up  was  a bad  habit  1 
would  have  to  break,  1 shouldn’t  have 
to  do  it  all  at  once.  It's  not  like  I was 
the  only  one  who  used  it,  plenty  of 
women  and  men  use  make-up  in  mod- 
eration and  have  had  no  problems... 

Moderation.  That  was  the 
key.  I had  had  it  all  wrong,  the 
answer  wasn’t  to  quit  using  make-up 
entirely  but  to  cut  back,  using  only 
the  essentials,  the  few  things  you 
truly  cannot  live  without.  Surely  all 
that  other  junk  was  unnecessary,  just 
dangerous  toxins  that  had  no  purpose 
other  than  to  clog  my  pores. 

I made  a list,  the  few  items  I 
tally  felt  I could  use  safely  and  spar- 
ingly without  fear  of  overdose  or  bad 
skin.  Accompanied  by  a trusted 
friend,  recruited  to  make  sure  I 
bought  only  what  I needed,  I headed 
to  Walmart  with  only  $30  in  my  pock- 
et, just  enough  to  buy  what  was  on  the 
list.  I shopped  quickly,  careful  to 
avoid  prolonged  exposure  to  the 
things  1 had  once  loved  so  dear,  and 
when  I reached  the  checkout  and  the 
cashier  asked  “Would  that  be  all?”  1 
smiled  and  proudly  said,  ‘Yes!” 

It's  only  been  a few  days 
since  my  make-up  transformation,  but 
already  I feel  much  better.  Sure  I 
have  the  moments  where  all  1 need 
more  than  anything  is  a good  coat  of 
bronzer,  but  I eat  a piece  of  chocolate 
and  wait  it  out  until  the  craving  pass- 
es. I can’t  say  that  I'll  never  touch 
another  tube  of  lipstick  again,  who’s*" 
to  say  what  I’ll  look  like  when  I’m 
fifty?  I’m  just  going  to  have  to  lake  it 
one  day  at  a time  until  I’m  finally 
comfortable  in  my  own  skin. 


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f)&E  The  UoiC6  January  31. 2005 


Stephen  Kellogg 
& The  Sixers 


Comedien  Justin  McKinney 


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Sports  The  Voice 


Athletics  Director 
Assumes  New 
Administrative  Post 

WESTFIELD  - After  serving  the  Westfield  State  College 
Aihlet.es  Department  for  32  years  - the  last  10  as  athletics  director  - 
Ken  Magarian  has  been  selected  to  work  on  administrative  projects 
for  Student  Affairs,  among  them  management  work  for  the  Wellness 
Center  and  the  Ely  Campus  Center. 

The  college  is  beginning  a national  search  for  a new  athletics 
director.  In  the  interim,  Timothy  Murphy,  director  of  Human  Re- 
sources. has  been  named  interim  director  of  Athletics  until  the  search 
IS  completed. 

Magarian's  wide  range  of  experience  may  be  also  used  for 
various  athletics-related  college  projects,  since  the  completion  of  the 
Woodward  Center  academic  and  athletic  complex  has  brought 
increased  emphasis  on  the  college’s  athletics  program  and  the 
Department  of  Movement  Science,  Sport  and  Leisure  Studies. 

Magarian  was  part  of  the  team  that  built  the  Woodward  Center. 
As  a coach,  and  later  as  athletics  director,  Magarian  gained  experience 
in  many  facets  of  athletics  administration,  from  recruiting  players  to 
equipment  and  facilities  management  and  development.  He  has  been 
president  of  the  Massachusetts  State  College  Athletic  Conference,  as 
well  as  serving  on  several  national  committees  for  the  NCAA.  He  has 
mixed  emotions  about  leaving  Athletics,  but  looks  forward  to  new  and 
different  responsibilities  and  opportunities  within  Student  Affairs. 


Westfield  State  junior  forward  Amanda  Chapin  ranks  12lh  nationally  in 
NCAA  Division  3 in  rebounding,  averaging  12.3  boards  per  game.  She 
also  leads  the  Owls  in  scoring,  averaging  1 1 .8  points  per  game.  Westfield's 
next  home  game  is  Tuesday.  Feb.  1 , when  it  hosls  Bridgewater  Stale  at 
6:00  p.m.  Photo  By  Mike  Coughlin 


Women 's 

WESTFIELD  - Junior  for- 
ward Jen  Fontaine  (Dracut,  Mass.) 
led  a balanced  attack  with  1 1 
points,  10  rebounds,  three  assists 
and  four  steals  to  lead  Fitchburg 
State  to  a 64-47  Mass.  State  Con- 
ference victory  over  Westfield 
Stale. 

The  Falcons  improved  to  1 2-2 
overall  and2-l  in  the  conference. 
Westfield  drops  to  4-9  and  0-4. 

A 22-0  scoring  spurt  in  the  first 
half  keyed  the  Falcon  victory. 
Westfield  led  13-9  at  the  12:34 
mark  then  Fitchburg  took  a com- 
manding 31-13  lead  with  5:06  re- 
maining. The  Owls  committed  1 8 


Basketball 

turnovers  and  shot  just  25  percent 
from  the  field  in  the  first  half. 

Junior  guard  Kale  Redican 
(Meriden,  Conn.)  also  scored  1 1 
points  for  the  winners  and  senior 
guard  Cortney  Kelley  (Hanson, 
Mass.)added  lOpoints. Senior  for- 
ward Jenn  Kirkland  (Somerville, 
Mass.)  contributed  nine  points,  10 
rebounds  and  two  blocks.  ^ 

Westfield  freshman  guard  Betty 
Dely  (Waltham,  Mass.)  tallied  a 
game-high  1 5 points  and  grabbed  a 
team-high  nine  rebounds.  Junior 
guard  Meghan  McCarthy 
(Belchertown,  Mass.)  scored  10 
points. 


Elaine  Penn,  left,  presented  a workshop  entitled  "What  Makes  a Leader"  lo  WesKield  Stale  College  varsilv  sports 
team  captains  and  members  of  the  Sludenl-AIhlele  Advisory  Board  (SAAB)  on  Monday  Jan  24  Tlr  S 
evening  she  gave  a kaynele  address  lo  all  student-athletes  entitled  "Diversity  and  Community  B jiding'  Bom 
rJh  litedor  of  spedal  projects  at  the  Univershy  of 

North  at  Wi.mington.  She  has  produced  five  documentaries  about  environmental  and  social  issues 

Penn,  who  has  been  making  presentatiens  since  1996,  has  spoken  at  other  Mass.  Stale  Conference  colleges  as 
PMd  By  Cu,?f ' " ^'d-lehl-dlhlele  advisory  council 


Jaukovic  Leads 


Owls  To  Victory 


Conference  Player  of  the  Week 

In  a week  of  strong  performances  in  the  Mass.  Slate  Conference.  Weslheld 
State’s  Vaso  Jaukovic  distinguished  himself  by  totaling  54  points  and  1 2 
rebounds  for  the  Owls.  He  scored  a game-best  28  points  while  shooting  1 1 
k)r19  from  the  field  and  connecting  on  4 of  5 three-point  attempts  in  a 90- 
82  loss  at  Salem  Stale.  Jaukovic  then  erupted  for  a game-high  26  points 
as  Westfield  evened  its  MASCAC  record  at  2-2  with  a 85-64  win  against 
Fitchburg  State.  He  continued  his  torrid  shooting  by  hitting  1 0 of  1 5 field  goal 
attempts  versus  the  Falcons.  Photo  By  Mickey  Curtis 


Senior  forward  Vaso  Jaukovic 
(Montenegro,  Serbia)  scored  a 
game-high  26  points  to  lead 
Westfield  Slate  to  an  85-64  Mass. 
State  Conference  victory  over 
Fitchburg . 

The  Owls  are  6-7  overall  and  2- 
2 in  conference  action.  Fitchburg 
dropped  to  2-13  and  0-3. 

The  Owls  jumped  out  to  a 42- 
27  halftime  lead  as  they  shot  53 
percent  from  the  field,  including  6- 
for- 1 2 from  3-poini  range.  Westfield 
freshman  forward  Tony  Collier 
(Colchester,  Vt.)  was  4-for-5  from 
beyond  the  arc  in  the  first  half. 

Collier  finished  the  game  with 
15  points.  Junior  forward  James 
Ogbunzie  (Springfield,  Mass.) 
scored  1 1 points  and  sophomore 
guard  Ricky  Ogboin  (Brighton, 
Mass.)  had  10. 

Senior  forward  Rashad  Cope 
(Roxbury,  Mass.)  had  22  points  and 
ninercbounds  for  Fitchburg.  Sopho- 
more center  Nick  Smith 
(Leominster,  Mass.)  tied  his  career 
high  with  17  points  and  grabbed  a 
game-high  1 0 rebounds. 

Fitchburg  out  rebounded 
Westfield,  49-34,  but  finished  with 
23  turnovers  and  shot  37  percent 
from  the  field. 


MIDNIGHT  MADNESS  200^ 

at  Westfield  State  College 
in  the  Woodward  Center 
Feb.  2y  9:00 p.m.  to  1:00  a.m. 

Presented  by  Westfield  State’s 
Student-Athlete  Advisory  Board 
„ ^ with  assistance  from  SGA 

■ Football  Passing  Competition 
•3-on-3  Hoop  Tournament 
• Three  Legged  Races 
•Team  Introductions 
- Music  and  DJ 
T-shirts  and  Prizes 
And  Much  More!!! 


Sign  up  for3-on-3  Hoop  Tournament 
in  Parenzo  Gym  Intramurals  Office 
$10  Team  Entry  Fee 


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Open  Gym  Hours  for  both  the  Woodward  Center  and  Parenzo  Gym  can  be  found  on 

the  website: 

www.wsc.ma.edu/athletics/intra.htm 

Also  check  the  website  for  upcoming  games! 


Wednesday,  February  2 
Woodward  Center 
9:00  pm  - 1:00  am 


3 V 3 Basketball  Sign-ups 
Parenzo  Hall  Intramural  Office 
$10  Team  Entry  Fee 


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For  Fun  Thc  UoiC6  January  31, 2005 

Deep  Thoughts  by  Jack  Handy 

“Why  don’t  sheep  shrink  when  it  rains?” 

“Why  are  hemorrhoids  called  ‘hemorrhoids’  instead  of  ‘assteroids.’” 

“Whose  cruel  idea  was  it  for  the  word  ‘lisp’  to  have  an  S in  it?” 

“You  know  something  that  would  really  make  me  applau?  A guy  gets  stuck  in  quicksand,  then 
sinks,  then  suddenly  comes  shooting  out,  riding  on  water  skis!  How  do  they  do  that!?” 
“You  know  one  thing  that  will  really  make  a woman  mad?  Run  up  and  kick  them  in  the  butt!  PS- 

This  works  on  men  too!” 

“If  you’re  a cowboy  and  your  dragging  a man  behind  you  on  a horse,  I bet  it  would  make  you 
real  mad  to  look  back  and  see  the  man  reading  a magazine.” 


MISSING 


ATTENTION  ALL  STUDENTS!  IT  APPEARS  AS  THOUGH  OUR 
COMIC  ARTISTS  HAVE  ALL  DISAPPEARED!  PLEASE  HELP 
US!  WE  NEED  COMICS  MORE  THAN  THE  FACULTY  NEEDS  A 
CONTRACT!  NO  REAL  ARTISTIC  TALENT  IS  NEEDED,  JUST 
A GOOD  SENSE  OF  HUMOR  AND  THE  DEDICATION  TO  . 
DRAW  ONE  COMIC  A WEEK! 


r 


The  Voice 

The  Student  Press  of  Westfield  State  College 

Volume  X February  Z.  2005 

Bids  high  in  ^ 

Courtney  Auction 


By  Brjdcrt  Gleaso\ 
Voice  Intern 
DtVHR- Tuesday, 

February  1,  The  Courtney 
Hall  Council  along  with 
Ihe  help  of  the  class  of 
2006.  held  a Courtney 
Hall  auction  from  7 p.m. 
lo  10  p.m.  in  Dever 
Auditorium.  The  event 
took  place  in  order  to  raise 
money  for  theMake-a- 
Wish  Foundation. 

Tim  Repucci  and 
Kaitlyn  Campbell,  who 
acted  as  the  auctioneers 
and  were  also  auctioned 
off,  came  up  with  the  idea 
of  the  Courtney  Hall 
Auction  and  then  brought 
it  to  'the  Courtney  Hall 
Council.  Since  the  class  of 
2006  was  in  the  process  of 


raising  four  thousand  dol- 
lars for  Make  a Wish  by 
the  time  they  graduate, 
they  agreed  on  having  the 
auction. 

Thirty  people 
were  auctioned  off  in 
groups  of  two  or  three. 

The  bidding  began  at  Five 
dollars  and  most  people 
were  sold  for  about  sixty 
to  eighty  dollars.  The 
highest  bidders  received 
dinner  at  restaurants  such 
asChillis,  Ruby  Tuesdays, 

Applebee’s,  and  The 
Outback. 

Sold  for  the  most 
amount  of  money  were 
Mike  Lawlor  and  Eddie 

Paris  who  went  for  one  Photo  Mike  Coughlin 

hundred  thirty  seven  dol-  After  much  postponement,  the  Courtney  Auction  was  a success  raising  over  $1,000  for  the 
Auction-Page  2 Make  a Wish  Foundation. 


New  report  shows 
college  textbooks  cost 
increasing  sharply 
ahead  of  inflation 

SuBMiTTED  By  Bethaney  Shaw 
MASSPIRG 

College  textbook  prices  have  increased  at  nearly 
four  times  the  rate  of  inflation  for  all  finished  goods  since 
1 994  and  textbook  publishers  engage  in  practices  that  arti- 
ficially inflate  textbook  costs,  according  to  a new  study  by 
MASSPIRG.  With  textbook  costs  already  high  - an  aver- 
age ofS900ayear,  ora  fifth  of  tuition  at  a public  four  year 
university  - MASSPIRG  called  on  publishers  to  stop  need- 
lessly inflating  textbook  costs. 

The  study,  which  looks  at  the  five  most  common- 
ly purchased  textbooks  at  59  universities  in  every  region 
of  the  country,  was  conducted  by  student  volunteers  and 
staff  of  student  PIRG  chapters.  Among  the  report's  find- 
ings: 


Comfortable  in  her  own  skin, 
part  three 


By  Emily  Engel 
Editor  In  Chief 

I Cont  from  fast  week  ] 

Jen  woke  up  knowing 
some  time  had  past,  but  she  was 
completely  disoriented,  and  all 
she  could  manage  to  do  was  cry 
and  hyperventilate, 

This  is  where  her  trou- 
bles began. 

‘‘I  remember  not  being 
in  a lot  of  pain,  but  feeling  more 
of  an  intense  burning  sensation. 
But  because  1 was  so  hysterical, 
the  nurses  thought  I was  hurt- 
ing, so  they  pumped  me  full  of 
Morphine.  Needless  to  say,  1 
calmed  down  after  about  fifteen 
minutes  of  being  awake. 


Apparently  I had  spent  forty- 
five  minutes  in  the  recovery 
room  after  an  hour  of  surgery.  I 
remember  feeling  the  girdle  the 
doctor  had  placed  around  me  for 
the  first  time.” 

They  wheeled  Jen  in  to 
the  recovery  room  where  she 
had  began  this  journey. 

“Much  of  this  part  I 
don't  remember.  I knew  my  fam- 
ily was  around  me,  but  1 don't 
remember  the  conversation.  I 
knew  that  I felt  extremely  sick 
to  my  stomach  though." 

After  about  half  an  hour 
of  laying  down,  a nurse  tried  lo 
get  her  to  stand  and  walk  a lit- 
tle, but  it  was  near  impossible, 
due  to  the  pain  in  her  stomach 


and  the  fact  that  she  was  com- 
pletely out  of  it.  She  nearly  fell 
over  several  times. 

They  put  Jen  back  in 
bed  with  a small  kidney  shaped 
container,  in  case  she  needed  to 
vomit. 

"I  remember  leaning 
over  the  bucket  at  one  point, 
thinking  1 was  going  lo  spew, 
but  instead  ! burped  really  loud. 
I thought  that  was  going  to  be 
the  end  of  that.  The  nurses 
began  to  see  that  I wasn't  react- 
ing well  to  the  pain  medication 
they  were  giving  me  and  decid- 
ed to  ship  me  off  to  another  part 
of  the  recovery  ward. 

Surgery-  Page  9 


1.  Prices  are  skyrocketing.  Textbook  prices  are 
increasing  at  more  than  four  times  the  inflation  rate  for  all 
finished  goods,  according  to  the  Bureau  of  Labor  Statistics 
Producer  Price  Index.  This  finding  contradicts  the  pub- 
lishing industry's  assertion  that  book  prices  are  not  going 
up  significantly. 

2.  New  editions  are  costly.  Publishers  issue  new 
editions  that  are  often  unnecessary,  making  used  books 
obsolete  and  forcing  students  to  forgo  less  expensive  used 
books.  A new  edition  of  a textbook  will,  on  average,  cost 
45%  more  than  a used  copy  ©f  the  previous  edition.  The 
price  of  the  average  new  edition  is  increasing  at  twice  the 

MassPIRG-Page  3 


SGA  constitution  to  be  updated 


By  Pete  Norwood 
A&E  Editor 

ELY-  Junior  Delgado,  of  the  Career  Services 
Center,  was  present  at  the  February  1.  2005 
student  government  meeting.  Among  the  topics 
covered  by  Delgado  was  a Dining  Etiquette 
Program  which  is  to  take  place  on  February 


24,  at  5 p.m.  in  the  Scanlon  Banquet  Hall. 
Delgado  reported  that  a seven-course  meal 
would  be  served  and  such  technicalities  as 
"which  fork  to  use  first,"  would  be  discussed. 
For  those  who  are  interested  in  where  to  put 
their  purse  and  have  an  extra  five  dollars,  this 

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is  the  event  to  attend.  Delgado  also 
encourages  students  to  attend  three 
job  fairs  that  will  be  coming  up 
around  April.  For  more  information 
on  the  Job  fairs,  go  to  the  Career 
Service  Center  website. 

Stephanie  DeCosta,  head  of 
the  student  government’s  food  com- 
mittee, reported  that  many  changes 
are  to  be  taking  place  in  the  Dining 
Commons.  Among  these  changes, 
will  be  the  addition  of  mini-marsh- 
mallows to  accompany  the  hot 
chocolate.  The  acquisition  of 
slushy  machines  is  going  a little 
less  than  “swimmingly.”  DeCosta 
reported  to  student  government  that 
the  food  services  director  needs 
more  power  sources  and  water  lines 
before  slushy  machines  can  be 
installed. 

The  Blue  Key  Committee 
was  elected  at  the  meeting  as  well. 
The  purpose  of  the  Blue  Key 
Committee  is  to  nominate  students 
who  go  above  and  beyond  in  the 
academic  community.  Two  members 


News  The  Uoice  February  7, 2005 


from  each  class  were  nominated  to 
be  on  the  committee.  For  the  class 
of  2005,  the  members  are  Irene 
Mafsinowski  and  Timothy 
McDonald.  The  members  for  the 
class  of  2006  are  Matthew  Curren 
and  Alana  Signore.  The  sophomores 
elected  are  Amanda  Durew  and 
Tiffany  Puliafico,  and  the  freshmen 
elected  are  Patrick  Logan  and  Sarah 
Prentice. 

Interestingly,  due  to  an 
amendment  pushed  through  the 
Student  Government  Association  by 
the  multi-cultural  representative, 
the  executive  board  came  to  the 
realization  that  the  entire  SGA  con- 
stitution was  “out  of  date.”  as 
President  Matt  Curren  stated.  To 
address  this  issue,  an  Ad-Hoc  com- 
mittee was  created  and  is  scheduled 
to  have  their  first  meeting  this 
Wednesday  at  5:30  p.m. 


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COURTNEY  HALL 


•Photo  by  Mike  Coughlin 


J.T.  Gracessa  of  Courtney  Hall  fetches  a handsome  bid  in  the 
benefit  auction.  All  of  the  proceeds  went  towards  the  Make  a 
Wish  Foundation. 


Auction — 

lars.  The  people  who  bid  the  most  amount 
of  money  on  Mike  and  Eddie  received 
four  free  movie  passes  along  with  their 
dinner  date. 

At  first  the  council  was  worried 
that  no  one  would  attend  the  event  due  to 
the  continual  postponements,  but  the 
turnout  was  better  than  expected.  Their 
goal  was  to  raise  five  hundred  dollars  but 
they  ended  up  with  a total  ofone  thousand 
two  hundred  and  thirty-nine  dollars. 
Jessie  Spano,  a freshman  of  the  hall  coun- 
cil said.  “We  are  very  happy  with  the 
results,  we  more  than  doubled  our  goal.” 
Special  thanks  goes  to  Jill  the  Resident 
Director  of  Courtney  hall  and  Erin 
Palmer,  president  of  Courtney  Hall,  for 
making  the  Courtney  Hall  Auction  possi- 
ble. 

Participants  in  the  auction  were  as 
follows:  Danny  DiCamillo,  Ryan 

O’Connell,  Diana  Williams.  Shannon 
Wilga,  JT  Graceffa,  Matt  Madden.  Tara  P. 
Jess  Hart,  Tara  Guihan,  Blake  Coleman, 
Evan  Cullerton,  Melissa  Derby,  Kristin 
Gorski.  Mike  Lawlor,  Eddie  Paris.  Alanna 
Drury,  Shawna  Meehan,  Steph  Winn,  Tim 
Orrico,  Dave  Corney,  Micah  Coffey, 
David  Hunter,  Dionna  Barrow,  Rachel 


Sweeny,  Eric  Clark,  Pete  Appleby. 
Kaitlyn  Campbell,  Lisa  Rodger,  Tiro 
Repucci,  and  Dave  Bergeron. 

The  Make-a-Wish  Foundation  is  j 
charitable  non-profit  organization  who? 
purpose  is  to  fulfill  wishes  for  chiida'- 
approximately  two  to  eighteen  years  o’ 
age  who  have  life-threatening  diseases 
Proceeds  from  the  foundation  fundraisir.' 
efforts  are  used  to  fulfill  children’? 
dreams  and  create  lasting  memories  f> 
the  entire  family.  Over  eighty  percent  o' 
each  dollar  raised  is  spent  on  wish  grant: 
ng  and  related  program  services.  It  is  t^t 
largest  wish  granting  organization 
eighty-one  chapters  in  the  United  Siai'- 
and  twenty-two  international  chaptere. 

The  foundation  was  inspired 
1980  by  the  family  of  a boy  who  b: 
leukemia  and  dreamed  of  becoming 
police  officer  for  a day.  His  friends  f 
family  made  his  wish  come  true  by  giv'i^ 
him  his  own  helmet,  goggles,  badge.  anJ 
regulation  uniform  made  just  for  him.  I' 
boy's  mother  created  Make-a-Wish  in  b 
memory  to  allow  other  children  to  live  e 
their  dreams. 


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rale  of  inflaiion  compared  10  the  previous 
edition.  The  survey  found  price  increases 
as  high  as  21%  between  editions,  more 
than  3 times  the  rate  of  inflation. 

3.  Bundling  costs  a bundle. 
Publishers  increase  textbook  prices  by 
adding  unnecessary  bells  and  whistles  - 
such  as  CD-ROMs  and  workbooks,  and 
contrary  to  industry  claims,  the  cheaper 
unbundled  versions  often  cannot  be  found 
on  shelves.  The  bundled  books  surveyed 
•were  10%  more  expensive  than  their 
unbundled  versions,  with  examples  of 
price  differentials  of  up  to  47%.  50%  of 
all  bundled  books  surveyed  did  not  have 
an  accompanying  urtbundled  version  on 
the  shelf. 

4.  New  editions  are  often  unjus- 
tified. 76%  of  the  faculty  surveyed  in 
PIRG's  Fall  2003  study  said  that  new  edi- 
tions were  only  justified  "half  the  time"  or 
less.  Furthermore,  65%  of  faculty  sur- 
veyed used  these  additional  items  "rarely" 
or  "never".  This  contradicts  the  claim 
made  by  publishers  that  faculty  demand 
drives  the  production  of  new  editions  and 
bundles. 

5.  American  students  pay  more. 
Publishers  charge  American  students 
more  for  the  same  textbook  than  students 
in  other  countries: 

The  books  surveyed  were  20% 
cheaper  on  www.Amazon.co.uk,  with 
examples  of  books  that  were  more  than 
twice  as  expensive  in  the  U.S.  than  in  the 
UK.  Even  greater  disparities  in  US/over- 
seas  prices  can  be  found  on  some  publish- 
ers' websites.  For  example,  according  to 
Thpmson  Learning's  website,  all  of  their 
books  found  in  the  survey  cost  an  average 
of  72%  more  in  the  U.S.  than  in  the  U.K., 
Africa  and  the  Middle  East. 

The  survey  uncovered  a number 
of  particularly  egregious  examples.  One 
example  is  Physics  for  Scientists  and 
Engineers,  published  by  Thomson 
Learning.  First,  the  5th  edition  {issued  in 
2000)  was  on  the  market  for  just  four 
years  before  the  6th  edition  was  issued 
(2004),  yet  there  is  little  to  no  substantial 
difference  between  the  two  editions. 

The  differences  that  do  exist, 
such  as  some  of  the  new  problem  sets  and 
technological  tools,  could  have  been  easi- 


ly provided  via  supplement  versus  an 
entirely  new  edition.  Second,  according  to 
Thomson  Learning’s  website,  the  6th  edi- 
tion sell  for  SI 34.96  in  the  U.S.,  but  only 
S72.43  to  students  in  the  UK.  Africa  and 
the  Middle  East. 

This  report  confirms  my  experi- 
ence that  all  too  often,  many  publishers 
use  gimmicks  rather  than  solid  education- 
al content  to  inflate  textbook  costs,  The 
result  is  diminished  access  to  education 
for  students,  especially  low  income  stu- 
dents, said  a Westfield  State  College  fac- 
ulty member. 

MASSPIRG  has  previously 
called  on  the  publishing  industry  to  adopt 
"Best  Practices"  policies  which  would 
ensure  that  publishers  keep  production 
and  pricing  costs  as  low  as  possible  while 
maintaining  educational  value;  issue  new 
editions  only  when  there  is  justifiably  new 
educational  content;  disclose  to  the  facul- 
ty and  public  all  of  its  products,  prices  and 
the  length  of  time  that  a product  is  expect- 
ed to  be  on  the  market;  and  pass  the  cost 
savings  from  online  books  on  to  students. 

In  particular,  MASSPIRG  asked 
the  Association  of  American  Publishers 
last  year  to  issue  these  recommendations 
to  its  member  companies.  To  date,  the 
AAP  has  refused  to  issue  such  recommen- 
dations. Meanwhile,  over  500  mathemat- 
ics professors  from  1 50  universities  called 
on  publisher  Thomson  Learning  to  com- 
mit to  issuing  a new  edition  of  its  popular 
Calculus  textbook  only  when  there  is  new 
information  about  the  field.  Thomson  has 
refused  this  request. 

“With  more  and  more  evidence 
coming  out  about  how  publishers  are 
gaming  the  market,  you  wonder  how 
much  longer  publishers  are  going  to 
refuse  to  act  on  the  problem,’’  said  Leon 
Traynham,  MASSPIRG  student. 

The  full  report  can  be  viewed  at 

www.MakeTextbooksAfrordable.org 
MASSPIRG  is  a statewide,  student  direct- 
ed and  funded  environmental  and  con- 
sumer organization  with  campus  chapters 
at  MASS  universities  around  the  state. 


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2005-2006  Campus  Book 
Nominations  Sought  - 

Did  you  read  an  interesting  book  over  the  winter  break?  (Or  did 
you  intend  to?),  Have  you  recently  heard  about  an  interesting  title  that 
you'd  like  to  read?  If  so,  please  let  the  Campus  Book  Committee  know 
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staff,  and  students  have  come  together  in  classrooms,  over  lunches,  and 
in  workshops  to  discuss  a variety  of  stimulating  works. 

Now  is  the  time  to  begin  planning  for  next  year,  and  so  the 
Campus  Book  Committee  welcomes  nominations  for  the  2005-2006 
academic  year.  Over  the  last  five  7 years,  the  campus  community  has 
submitted  many  wonderful  suggestions — ranging  from  novels  such  as 
The  Life  of  Pi  to  non-fiction  investigations  such  as  Fast  Food  Nation. 
In  fact,  it's  been  very  difficult  for  our  committee  (made  up  of  faculty 
and  staff  from  across  campus)  to  pick  from  among  the  wide  range  of 
titles  you've  nominated. 

Please  keep  up  the  good  work.So  as  you  peruse  bookstores, 
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Although  our  first  five  selections  were  recent  publications,  the 
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Nominate  as  many  titles  as  you'd  like  by  sending  to  me  via  cam- 
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you  all  for  your  continued  support 

•George  Layng,  Coordinator. 

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Vour  name: 

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Th6  UoiC6  February  1, 2005  Page  5 

Election  Day  Most  Violent  In  Almost  Two  Years 


BY  Karl  Vick 
THE  Washington  post 

BAGHDAD,  Iraq— Election  day 
was  the  most  violent  day  in  Iraq  since  the 
fall  of  Baghdad  almost  two  years  ago,  as 
insurgents  made  good  on  their  repealed 
threats  to  attack  Iraq's  polling  stations  with 
car  bombs,  suicide  vests,  mortars,  rockets, 
small  arms  fire  and  grenades  in  109  sepa- 
rate attacks,  according  to  U.S.  officials. 

Across  the  country,  insurgents 
launched  260  attacks  against  targets  of  all 
kinds,  including  U.S.  military  and  Iraqi 
security  forces,  officials  said.  Yet  the  casu- 
alty count— 45  dead,  about  100  wounded- 
did  not  rank  among  Ihe  highest  one-day 
totals. 

The  insurgents'  unprecedented 
effort  to  sow  fear  was  overshadowed  by 
the  determination  of  multitudes  of  ordi- 
nary Iraqis  to  vote  regardless  of  the  dan- 
ger, and  to  the  extraordinary  effectiveness 
of  the  joint  Iraqi-U.S.  security  operation 
that  let  them  do  so. 

"The  insurgents  tried  to  disrupt 
this  election  with  the  highest  level  of 
attacks  we  have  ever  seen.  They  did  not 
succeed,"  said  a U.S.  diplomat  in  Baghdad, 
who  briefed  reporters  Monday  on  the  con- 
dition he  not  be  identified  further.  "To  be 
blunt,  there  were  very  low  casualties  for 
the  number  of  attacks. 

"This  was  a terrific  security 
effort,  particularly  by  the  Iraqi  forces." 


The  day  was  not  an  unqualified 
success  for  coalition  and  Iraqi  forces.  A 
British  military  C-130  cargo  plane  crashed 
Sunday  afternoon,  and  on  Monday  an 
insurgent  group  claimed  to  have  shot  it 
down  with  a missile.  The  assertion  by  the 
group,  which  identified  itself  as  the  1920 
Revolution  Brigades^ 

could  not  immediately  > —oui  gcto  n icu  |o„,ers 
be  venficd.  But  if  accu-  (q  disrupt  this  election  '"April  2003 


Baghdadis  said  their  city  on 
Sunday  reminded  them  of  the  days  imme- 
diately after  the  fall  of  President  Saddam 
Hussein,  only  far  safer.  With  Americans 
almost  omnipresent  and  intently  focused 
on  people's  behavior,  no  one  dared  carry 
away  large  sections  of  the  capital's  infra- 
^ A » _■ — structure  as  thousands  of 

The  insurgents  tried  jid, 


rate,  and  if  the  10  people  ~ tv,,  (.mnhacic 

on  board  are  confirmed  With  the  highest  level  ofthis  time,  however,  was 
dead,  the  incident  would  attacks  We  haVC  eVCT  forces, 

be  the  deadliest  involv-  gome  100.000  newly 

ing  a fixed-wing  aircraftSeen.  They  did  nOt  SUC- Gained  Iraqi  soldiers 
since  the  U.S.-led  mva-  ceed.  To  be  blunt,  police  were  on  duly 

Sion  and  would  dramati-  over  the  weekend,  sup- 

cally  hike  the  number  of  there  Were  Very  loW  plementing  U.S.  forces 
foreign  military  fatalities  casualties  for  the  nUITl-  150,000.  And  while 


on  election  day,  which 
had  stood  at  a single 
U.S.  Marine. 

Still,  the  strik- 
ing success  of  election 
security  was  the  talk  of 
Baghdad  on  Monday. 


her  of  attacks.” 

-A  U.S.  diplomat  in 
Baghdad 


The  city  of  7 million  was  locked 
down  tight  on  election  day.  Car  bombers 
had  no  chance  on  streets  emptied  of  every 
vehicle  except  the  blue-and-white  trucks 
of  the  Iraqi  police  and  the  U.S.  patrols  thal 
were  stationed  at  every  major  intersection. 
Side  streets  teemed  with  people  walking  to 
polling  stations.  Children  played  raucous 
soccer  games  on  every  thoroughfare. 


the  Americans  held  the 
streets  and  stood  primed 
to  help,  it  was  Iraqi 
forces  who  stood  guard 
at  the  nation's  5,000 
polling  sites. 

_ American  and 


Iraqi  officials  agreed,  however,  that  the 
performance  of  Iraqi  forces  does  not  mean 
they  are  nearly  ready  to  take  over  for  U.S. 
troops  in  battling  a complex  insurgency.  At 
a Baghdad  news  conference,  interim 
Interior  Minister  Falah  Naqib  said  that  his 
ministry's  forces,  some  of  whom  U.S. 
commanders  have  previously  singled  out 
for  praise,  remain  18  months  from  being 


"qualified." 

But  Naqib  called  the  day  a water- 
shed for  forces  whose  pcrfomiancc  on  less 
static  battlefields  has  been  checkered  at 
best.  The  Iraqi  people  have  regained 
their  trust  in  the  Iraqi  security  forces," 
Naqib  declared. 

Officials  said  the  one-day  opera- 
tion was  months  m the  making.  On  the 
military  side,  commanders  dated  their 
campaign  for  a safe  election  day  to 
November,  when  U.S.  forces  mounted  an 
offensive  to  retake  the  western  city  of 
Fallujah  frorn  insuigents.  That  high-profile 
operation  was  followed  by  hundreds  of 
raids  and  roundups  intended  to  keep  insur- 
gents off  balance  and  deprived  of  the 
havens  that  let  them  organize  and  plan. 

At  the  same  time,  commanders 
and  officials  laid  out  a plan  for  election 
weekend.  To  put  every  possible  unifomi 
on  the  street,  the  interim  government  can- 
celled all  leaves  for  police  and  soldiers  and 
offered  the  police  extra  pay  to  stick 
around.  U.S.  forces  stockpiled  supplies  at 
the  dozens  of  American  bases  around  the 
country,  so  that  supply  convoys  would 
offer  insurgents  no  target. 

Air  assets  were  deployed  en 
masse.  The  skies  over  the  capital  buzzed 
with  U.S.  Army  Kiowa  and  Apache  heli- 
copter gunships  and  F-18A  fighter  jets-in 
large  pan  because  captured  insurgents 
have  said  they  arc  especially  intimidated 
by  aircraft,  one  official  said. 


Airlines  Bag  Extra  Fees  for 
Too  Much  Luggage 


BY  MEREDITH  COHN 

THE  Baltimore  sun 

As  Army  soldier  Richard  Morris  pre- 
pared to  board  a flight  at  Baltimor©- Washington 
International  Airport  last  &II  for  hisfirstmission, 
his  mother  bid  him  &rewell  in  the  airport  lobby 
with  a swellir^  pride  in  her  heart  - and  a slight 
hole  in  her  wallet. 

Linda  Dawson  had  just  charged  SI  60 
worth  of  fees  for  excess  hoggpge  on  her  credit 
card  so  her  son  could  get  all  his  gear  to  Fort 
Campbell  in  Kcrtucky  his  first  stop  before 
evenual  deployment  in  Iraq. 

"I  thought  it  was  outmgeous,  but  what 
was  1 going  to  let  him  dc^  go  to  camp  without  his 
bools?"  said  Dawsen,  who  dro\e  ffan  her 
home  in  southern  Pennsylvania  about  40  miles 
north  of  the  airport  T was  surprised,  and  I was- 
n't prepared" 

Dawson  joins  mary  otheis  \^ho  are 
disco\ering  that  airlines,  with  cramped  cabins 
fill  of  carry-ons,  are  no  former  letting  that  extra 
bag  side  and  are  reaping  mi  lions  mextradollais 
in  revenue  from  the  fees. 

Bag^ge  has  become  mother  reflec- 
tion of  the  changes  sweeping  ccmmaxial  avia- 
tiai.  Mary  more  people  are  flying  And  leisure 
travelers,  who  ^neraUy  take  much  more  with 
them  than  business  travelers,  have  been  making 
up  a gieatff  share  of  the  flying  pifoUc  with  the 
rise  of  discourt  air  fares. 

Moreover,  as  tfiebottom  lines  of  some 
airlines  have  grown  lifter  in  an  increasing 
competitive  market,  theconpanies  have  gotten 
toigher  about  cdlecting  fees  to  recoqp  some  of 
their  losses.  The  average  tictet  prices  per  mile 
flown  has  sunk  below  1986  levels,  excluding 
laxesand  the 'Sept.  11"  sscurry  fee  that  goes  to 
the  Tran^ortaion  Security  Administration  fir 
scieeningpassengers  and  b^s. 

More  baggage  means  lesi  space  fer 
other  tevenue-gpncrating  cargo,  and  heavier 
planes  drive  up  fuel  cqsI&  Changes  in  suitcase 
design  have  also  contributed:  The  prc^feiation 
of  wheeled  luggage  has  made  it  physicaUy  pos- 
sible fer  travelers  tocart  more  stuff. 

The  Tsvel  Goods  Association  says 


the  wheeled  PuUmat  case  was  intioducedinthe 
1970s.  Plots  arxl  flight  attendants  began  using 
them  in  the  1980s.  Theirpopulariy  withthegen- 
eral  puWicbeganinthe  early  1990s.  The  advent 
ofvvheeled  vos  ions  ofexpandable,  cany-on  and 
backpack  bags  arealsonow  widely  avalable. 

Airli  nes  have  hLstorkaUy  charged  fees 
forexlra baggage.  Baggage  revenue  has  clrnbed 
steadily  since  1990,  according  to  the  govern- 
ment numbers  most  readily  avalable.  But  the 
biggest  jumphascomesince2001.  when  leisure 
travelers  began  making  up  more  of  the  airplane 
loads  than  their  biBiness  travelers,  who  often 
know  how  to  pack  li^t  and  need  fewer  thirds 
on  theirypicaly.shorler trips, experts  said 

At  least  one  airlne,  Alaska  Airlines, 
has  begun  to  automate  Ik  baggage  clKCk-in 
process.  Passengerspi*  their  liggage  cn  a scale 
themselves  and  insert  a oedit  card  if  it  exceeds 
the  limit. 

The  additicnal  bagga^  fees  aren't 
enou^  to  make  or  bred<  the  airlines.  Together, 
they  pulled  in  mere  than  S259  million  in  fees  in 
2003,  up  from  almost  SI  53  mllicn  in  baggage 
fees  in  2001.  That's  less  than  3 percent  of  their 
total  SI  00  bllcn  in  annual  revenue. 

IfSHOt  an  uncanmon  sight  ataiipcrts 
these  days  to  see  passengers  moving  items  from 
heavy  ba^  to  liglter  ones  d the  check-in 
counter  to  avoid  the  eiCra  fees.  Airline  policies 
vary,  but  in  ^neral  they  alow  two  50-pourxl 
checked  suitcases  and  cnecairy-on  bag  in  addi- 
ticn  to  apuseor  bptop  conpuier  case,  before 
charging  extra  fees.  Most  airlines  now  disj^y  a 
metal  ftaiTK  at  their  counter  that  outlines  tbs 
acceptable  dimoisons  for  passengers  to  test 
their  bags  before  checking  in. 

Fees  range  but  genecaly  have  become 
competitive  in  the  last  coiple  of  years,  like  all 
other  fees  and  fares  The  most  common  charges 
ondamesticflightsareS40  toSSOforeach  ectra 
suitcase  andS25  toS80  forextra  pounds  orover- 
sized  bags.  The  fees  typically  go  up  with  more 
and  heavier  bags  and  with  vnusual  items  such  as 
sirfboards,  bicycles  and  pets  Limits  are  higher 
for  overseas  flints. 


Transport  Plane  Crash  Kills 
at  Least  9 British  Troops 


BY  JOHN  DANISZEWSKI 
LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 
LONDON  - Britain  suffered 
what  ajjpeared  to  be  its  worst  loss  of  life 
since  the  war  in  Iraq  began  22  months  ago 
when  a Royal  Air  Force  transport  plane 
went  down  Sunday  in  clear  skies  north- 
west of  Baghdad,  leaving  a trail  of  debris 
strewn  over  a wide  area. 

Military  sources  quoted  by 
British  newspapers  and  by  the  British 
Broadcasting  Co.  said  at  least  nine  British 
service  personnel  had  died,  and  that  the 
final  toll  could  reach  15. 

Prime  Minister  Tony  Blair 
mourned  the  troops'  deaths,  which  came 
on  the  same  day  that  mil 
lions  of  Iraqis  defied  mili- 


SAS  troops  on  special  operations  and  that 
It  appeared  to  have  been  downed  by  insur- 
gents. 

Insurgents  have  repeatedly  fired 
shoulder-launched  missiles  at  aircraft  in 
and  around  Baghdad  as  well  as  in  the  north 
and  west  of  the  country,  and  a number  of 
military  helicopters  have  been  shot  down 
during  the  war.  However,  they  have  never 
brought  down  a fixed-wing  aircraft. 

If  the  Hercules  plane  was  indeed 
shot  down,  it  would  represent  "a  major 
success"  for  the  insurgents,  said  the  Daily 
Telegraph. 

Wing  Commander  Nigel  Arnold 
of  the  RAF  base  in  Lyneham,  Wiltshire, 
— .said  the  air  force  was  in  the 

“It  is  doubly  sad  process  of  contacting  the 
that  their  loss  families  of  Ihosc  on  Ihc 
ftight.  He  declined  to  give 
further  information  but 


tant  warnings  not  to  vote  m 

ntiy's  firet  free  oCCUfS  On  the  Same 
eleclion  in  five  decades, 

pledged  a thorough  investi- 


"This  country  and  -re 

the  world  will  never  forget  gOn6  tO  the  polls.  c 

them,"  Blair  said,  speaking  Wc  €311  Ollly  Ivlsh 
at  his  Downing  Street  home^  Sacrifice 

Our  thoughts  and 

prayers  are  with  the  families  C3n  help  bUllO  3 
of  those  who  lost  their  lives  deniOCr3tic  IfSCj.” 
earlier  today.  They  can  be  so  -Paul  Kcetch 
proud  of  what  their  loved 


s accomplished,"  he  said! 

The  Royal  Air  Force  C-130 
Hercules  was  on  a 40-mile  flight  from 
Baghdad  to  Balad  air  base,  a principal 
logistics  distribution  center  for  the  U.S. 
and  allied  forces  in  Iraq.  It  went  down 
around  5:30  p.m.  about  25  miles  northwest 
of  the  capital,  in  an  area  where  regular 
British  troops  seldom  operate. 

There  was  no  immediate  informa- 
tion on  whether  mechanical  failure  of  hos- 
tile fire  brought  down  the  aircraft,  consid- 
ered one  of  the  safest  in  the  military. 
Military  officials  also  declined  to  detail  the 
plane's  mission. 

The  Daily  Telegraph  newspaper 
said  the  plane  may  have  been  carrying  elite 


Before  Sunday.  Britain 
had  recorded  76  mlilary 
deaths  in  Iraq,  (n  the  worst 
incident,  eight  British  ser- 
vicemen died  in  the  crash  of 
a U.S.  helicopter  on  March 
21,  2003,  one  of  the  first 
<Iays  of  the  war  to  oust 


Saddam  Hussein. 

Of  the  deaths,  49  had  been  from 
hostile  fire,  with  the  rest  from  accidents 
and  other  causes. 

Paul  Keetch,  the  defense 
spokesman  for  the  Liberal  Democrats, 
among  Britain's  three  main  political  parties 
to  oppose  the  invasion  of  Iraq,  called  the 
loss  "tragic." 

"It  is  doubly  sad  that  their  los.s 
occurs  on  the  same  day  as  Iraq  has  gone  to 
the  polls.  We  can  only  wish  that  their  sac- 
rifice can  help  build  a democratic  Iraq,"  he 
told  reporters. 


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Perhaps  Inevitably:  Caffeinated  Beer 


BY  PETER  Carlson 
THE  WASHINGTON  POST 
America’s  largest  brewing  com- 
pany, Anheuser-Busch,  released  its  latest 
product  last  week:  a beer  that  contains  caf- 
feine. 

Obviously,  this  is  a monumental 
cultural  milestone  and  it  raises  important 
questions  that  we  as  a society  must  answer 
For  instance:  Is  adding  America's  favorite 
stimulant  to  America's  favorite  alcoholic 
beverage  the  greatest  scientific  break- 
through of  the  21st  century?  Or  the  begin- 
ning of  the  end  of  civili2tation  as  we  know 
it?  Or  what? 

The  beer  is  called  BE—with  the  E 
raised  up,  like  an  exponent  in  math,  which 
is  why  the  name  is  pronounced  "B  to  the 
E,"  (The  B stands  for  Budweiser.  The  E 
stands  for  extra.)  Sold  in  10-ounce  cans, 
BE  contains  54  milligrams  of  cafieine- 
about  half  the  dose  found  in  an  average 
cup  of  coffee.  BE  also  contains  ginseng, 
the  fabled  herb,  and  guarana,  an 
Amazonian  berry  frequently  found  in 
Brazilian  soft  drinks. 

■‘it's  beer  with  something  extra," 
says  Dawn  Roepke,  Anheuser-Busch's 
brand  manager  for  new  products.  "It's 
new,  it’s  innovative,  it's  different." 

Actually,  it’s  not  all  that  new.  The 
popularity  of  a cocktail  made  by  adding 
vodka  to  the  eneigy  drink  Red  Bull  has 
inspired  several  brewers  to  create  caf- 
feinated beers.  Most  are  small  local  brews 
such  as  Moonshot,  a Boston-based  beer. 
One  is  nationally  known:  Sparks,  a malt- 
based  energy  drink  containing  many  of  the 
same  ingredients  as  BE. 


Rolling  Stone  magazine  raved 
about  Sparks  last  year:  "The  wave  of  the 
future  is  getting  invigorated  and  wasted  in 
one  go  with  Sparks,  the  energy  drink  that 
has  thoughtfully  already  added  booze  for 
you." 

But  Rolling  Stone  did  not  rave 
about  the  flavor:  "It  tastes  like  cough 
syrup." 

BE  doesn't  taste  like  cough  syrup. 
It  doesn't  taste  much  like  beer,  either.  It 
tastes  like  ...  something  else. 

"It  has  an  aroma  of  blackberry 
and  a little  bit  of  cherry,  which  is  unex- 
pected," says  Nathaniel  Davis,  the  brew 
master  who  created  BE.  "It  has  typical 
beer  flavors,  like  hops  and  malt,  and  it  fin- 
ishes with  what  we're  calling  the  wow  fac- 
tor." 

What’s  the  wow  factor? 

■'That  bright,  slightly  sweet  tart 
finish,"  he  says.  "People  who  drink  it, 
their  eyes  light  up  and  they  say  'Wow!,' 
among  other  things." 

But  taste  is  a trivial,  subjective 
issue.  The  important  sociological  question 
is:  What  effect  will  caffeinated  beer  have 
on  the  fragile  fabric  of  American  society? 

At  first,  beer  with  caffeine  sounds 
like  a terrific  idea.  You  can  stay  awake 
longer  and  do  many  delightful  things,  such 
as  drink  more  beer.  Homer  Simpson  would 
love  it.  Rhonda  Kallman,  creator  of  the 
caffeinated  Moonshot,  certainly  does. 

"It's  a wonderful  feeling,"  she 
says.  "Sometimes  beer  makes  you  sleepy 
or  sluggish,  but  with  Moonshot,  you  feel 
alert.  You  can  go  out  and  dance  and  have 
fun  instead  of  falling  asleep  on  the  couch." 

Alas,  there  is  a potential  down- 


side. Drinking  too  much  beer  sometimes 
makes  people  do  stupid  things,  such  as 
fighting  with  strangers.  Or  sleeping  with 
strangers. 

Until  now,  beer  guzzling  was  a 
self-regulating  activity.  Sure,  drinking  too 
much  made  you  do  stupid  things.  But  it 
also  tended  to  make  you  faTTa^leep  before 
you  got  into  trouble.  Passing  out  is  nature’s 
way  of  saying  you  drank  too  much,  and  it 
has  saved  many  from  acute  embarrass- 
ment. But  with  caffeine  keeping  beer 
drinkers  cranked  up,  there's  no  end  to  the 
fun.  Which  could  get  ugly. 

Roepke  says  she's  not  worried. 
"We  at  Anheuser-Busch  encourage  our 
adult  consumers  to  use  all  our  products  in 
moderation,"  she  says.  "We  market  BE  to 
today's  contemporary  adults,  and  they've 
told  us  that  they  want  something  to  help 
them  keep  up  with  their  fast-paced  and 
highly  social  lifestyle.  If  they  stay  out  late 
having  fun  with  their  friends  ^nd  do  it 
responsibly,  we'll  be  very  happy." 

Moonshot’s  Kallman  agrees.  "If 
you  tend  to  do  stupid  things,  you  probably 
shouldn't  drink  it,"  she  says.  "It’s  not  for 
stupid  people." 

One  satisfied  customer  put  it  best 
in  an  e-mail  to  the  company,  Kallman 
says.  "I  just  want  to  let  you  know,"  the 
customer  wrote,  "that  I'm  drunk  but  I'm 
not  in  a stupor." 

Drunk-but  not  in  a stupor.  If 
these  new  brews  catch  on,  that  could  be 
the  beer  slogan  for  our  fully  caffeinated 
new  millennium. 


Gorillas  Survive 
Despite  Odds 

By  Guy  Gugliotta 
THE  Washington  post 

An  isolated  population  cf  lowimd 
Afiican  gorillas  has  survived  and  pohaps  even 
pro^eted  even  though  their  fcrest  habitat  las 
endiiedFq}eatedin^icnslby  hanchofgijnmen, 
rebels  and  foreign  soldiers,  a new  cetsus  finds. 

The  BrorK  Zoo-based  Wildlife 
Consovation  Society  reported  last  week  that  its 
censts-takershadcoisited  IfiSGiauer’s  goriOas- 
•including  seveial  infanls-in  the  far  eastern 
reaches  of  Conger  ip  frim  ]20tol30in2000. 

"Some  is  reproduction,  some  is  na 
finding  diem  all  m 2CC0;"  said  Jeflerscn  Hall, 
Africa  piogum  director  at  the  censervation  ser- 
vice. "Bii  tfi^Ve  inpretty  good  shape." 

Graier^  gorillas  ae  sli^tly  larger 
than  other  gorilla  siii^ecies  -an  adilt  male  can 
wei^  5S0  pounds-and  live  in  II  sq}arate 
gioipsinCongds  lowland  forests,  Hail  £aid  in  a 
telephone  interview. The  courted gorillaslive  in 
Kakizi-Biega  National  Park,  on  the  eastern  tor- 
da*  with  Rwanda. 

Hall  estimated  there  were  several 
thou  sand  Grater's  gorillas  countrywide,  but  their 
numbershave  dtrunk  since  the  1997  overthrow 
of  MobHu  Sese  Seko  set  off  a prdenged  period 
of  civil  unrest  that  endues. 

Hall  said  to  had  found  between  245 
and  21Q  gorillas  in  Kahizi-Biega  in  1996,  but 
Rwandan  troops,  rebel  Coigolese  and  bonch  of 
gunmen  had  killed  perhaps  half  of  them,  whQe 
smug^rs  plundered  the  paric  looking  for  Ae 
mineral  edtan,  a sourceof  tartalum,  widely  used 
in  electrodes. 

What  apparerf  ty  saved  the  rest  d the 
gorillas  were  park  guarck  who  stood  their 
grcisid  "If  they  hadn't  been  there,"  Hall  said, 
"the  gorillas  would  have  been  amihila^.* 


Back  in  the 
‘Days’ 

Newsday 


One  (ffTVs  classic  sitcoms,  "Happy 
Days,*  marls  its  ’'30th  atdversaiy*  with  an 
ABC  special  Thursday  nigll  (The  dwwactial- 
ly  debited  in  1974,  bd  "31st  andversary’just 
doeai't  have  ihesame  juice.)  Here  are  five  things 
you  migit  nothave  known  about  the  stow: 

1.  Arthir  "Fonzie'  Fonzaielli  origi- 
nally was  to  to  named  Arthir  Maschiarelli  (cre- 
atorGany  Marshallk  real  last  name)  arri  nick- 
named "Mash.*  When  ABC  first  picked  up  the 
show,  it  had  Marshall  change  the  character^ 
name  because  the  network  felt  that  "Ma^* 
might  remind  people  of  "MASH,*  a popular 
show  on  CBS. 

2.  Both  Miclty  Dolenz  and  Mflce 

Nesmith  of  The  Monkees  auditicned  to  play 
Fonzie.  ' 

3.  Robbie  Benson  and  Don  Most 
were  both  considered  for  die  role  of  Ricdc 
Cumtngham,  The  character  of  Ralph  Ivlalph 
was  created  for  Most 

4.  Richie  Cunningham's fevofile  song 
was  "Bhieberry  HU"  by  Fats  Demina 

5.  The  house  used  for  the  exterior 
shets  of  the  Cunninghams?  "Milwaukee*  home 
in  the  epedng  sequence,  as  well  as  varioiB 
points  ttooughout  the  shov/s  run,  is  situaed  at 
565  Cahuenga  Blvd.  in  West  Hollywood. 


Kerry  Keeps  One  Toe  in  the  Water 


BY  JOHN  F.  HARRIS  ' 

THE  Washington  post 

WASHINGTON-- Former 

Democraic  presidential  nominee  John  F.  Kerry 
said  the  popular  sipport  President  Birii  gar- 
nered in  the  immediate  wake  of  Septll,  2001, 
and  the  reluctance  of  volets  to  "diift  torses  in 
midstream*  djiing  wartime  were  the  main  rea- 
sons he  was  insuccessful  in  die  Novemberelec- 
tkn. 

But  Kerry  in  an  irtaview  on  NBCs 
"Meet  the  Press’ Simday,  praised  hiSown cam- 
paign for  comity  close,  and  aid  he  intenck  to 
"build  on  the  campaigtf'  by  continuir^  to  be  a 
leading  voice  erf"  d®  opposition. 

"I  lost,  Tim,  to  an  incimbent  piesi- 
derf  by  a closer  margin  than  an  incumheit  pres- 
ident has  ever  wen  re-election  before  in  the  his- 
t<jy  of  the  comtiy,*  the  Massachusetts  senator 
told  NBCs TlmRussetl  "'And  ifjouaddiptto 
popularvoteinthe  battlegrouidsiatos,!  won  the 
popular  vole  in  die  battlegromd  slates  by  two 
peremtage  porrfis.  We  jiBt  didn't  distribute  it  cor- 
rectiyinOhia" 

The  irtciview  capped  a series  of 
evette-including  a trp  to  Iraq  a speech  on 
healfli  care,  and  a pair  of  mass  e-mails  to  sip- 
pciters-serving  notice  that  Keny  wishes  to 
relain  the  natiaialvdceheganedashisparty^ 
nominee  in  Buifs  second  term,  if  he  can. 
Curreri  and  foma’  advisers  in  rcceri  weeks 
havesaid  Kerry's  cempeti  live  instincts  leavehim 
inebned  to  seek  the  option  of  running  for  presd- 
derl  in  2008,  and  he  irtenck  to  keep  his  profile 
sufficiently  hi^  to  preserve  that  option. 

In  the  NBC  interview,  I^rry  said  to 
has  given  no  thougk  to  his  plans  for  2008, 
inchicfing  wtodier  to  will  sedc  re-election  to  tte 
Senate  that  year.  "Im  goir^  to  keep  all  my 
opions  open,"  he  said  when  Russert  pressed  on 
his  fiiure  ambitions. 

"Didwe  makesomemistalffis?  Youbet  wedid,* 


Kerry  said  But  the  thn&t  of  his  comments  was 
to  argue  that  the  mistakes  weie  at  the  margins, 
and  dial  his  canpaigi  dserves  credit  for  chal- 
len^g  a warpresideit  with  innpesing  political 
adv  arises 

"I  believe  that  9-1 1 was  the  central 
deciefing  issue  in  this  race,*  aid  Kerry,  who 
noted  that  when  a taped  message  from  Osama 
bin  Lacfon  sut&ced  days  before  die  Nov  2 
polling,  "Wc  flat-bned  the  day  thetape  appeared 
and  weit  down  on  Mdicfay.* 


“I  lost,  Tim,  to  an 
incumbent  presi- 
dent by  a closer 
margin  than  an 
incumbent  presi- 
dent has  ever  won 
re-election  before 
in  the  history  of  the 
country.” 

-John  Kerry 


”ltk  a very  cfifficult  hurdle  when  a 
countty  is  at  war;*  Kory  aid.  He  later  added, " "] 
think  it'sremarkaWe  we  came  as  dose  aswedd 
asa  can^gn.* 

Insceking  to  maintain  hispresidenial 
viabibty,  rather  than  receding  into  elder  states- 
man status,  Kerry  isswimmir^  against  a histor- 
ical tide.  The  last  presidential  carxlidate  who 
earned  a second  nomination  after  losing  orce 
wasRidiardNixoti,  in  1968.  Most  losing  nomi- 
nees earn  more  catcalls  than  touquete  ftom  their 
party,  much  less  demands  for  an  encore. 


Even  fer  the  2000  Democratic  nani- 
nee,  Al  Gore,  who  defeated  Bush  in  the  popular 
vote,  there  was  a decided  ambivdence.  Some 
Democrats  wished  to  spoke  out  mere  aggres- 
sively as  an  oppositicn  leader  in  tiie  b^inning 
the  Bush  presidency.  But  maiy  were  rebeved  to 
see  him  step  a^e. 

It  is  clear  that  many  people  wish  Keny 
likewise  would  yield  the  sQge,  or  be  jcstled  to 
the  side.  One  of  those  is  tobonaiie  Geezge 
Soros,  a major  finander  of  bberal  eppoations 
groups  such  as  America  Coming  Together  that 
wagedindependentcanpaigns  a^nst  Bush.  In 
an  interview  with  Bloombog  News  Service  at 
the  World  Economic  Fomm  in  Davos, 
Switzerland,  Scrossaid  "Kerry,  ddnot,  actual- 
ly offff  a credble  and  cohaentalterrativo.  That 
had  a lotto  do  with  Bush  beirig  re-elected.' 

Soros,  who  sad  he  has  no  regrets 
about  the  millions  he  pent  during  the  election, 
faulted  Kerry  for  playing  ip  his  "rerfe  as  a 
Vietnam  War  hero*  insieadoftalkingmoreopen- 
ly  about  "his  rde  as  ananti-\^etnam  War  hero’ 
and  the  protest  activities  ihat  first  Iroi^ll  him  to 
the  national  st^e  in  the  early  1970s. 

But  one  former  colleague  from 
Massachusetts  pobticssadhe  wouldbe  eager  to 
see  Kerry  teep  a prcminentrole.  Fornier  gover- 
ncr  Michael  Dukakis,  the  1988  Democratic 
nominffi,  said  no  one  was  eager  for  him  to  tui 
agab  because  he  ran  a " ' lous/  general  election 
campaign,  bii  to  said  Kerry,  "all  things  being 
equal'rana"dam  good*  campaign. 

Unlike  most  lecentpresidcrrial  nomi- 
nee, Dukakis  said  in  an  interview,  the  man  who 
servedas  his  beuterHntgovmiar"hasanunusu- 
al  opportunity  to  go  back  to  the  Senate'  and  ice 
that  irfatforra  "Hek  not  going  to  be  the  opposi- 
tion leads’,  because  thafs  not  the  way  tiie  ^stem 
worte,"  Dulakis  said  "He  is  in  a posiion  to 
assert  himself,  and  I would  tope  and  expect  that 
hewfl].* 


Opinion 


The  Voice 


February  7. 2005 


Page  7 


Opinion 


Cutting  the  fat  out  of  Westfield' 


“The  Left  handed 
Elephant” 

Bv  David  Pageau 

VOICE  COLUMNIST 


of  his  or  her  life.  Even  as  first  year  stu-  First  and  foremost,  1 would  send 

dents  1 am  sure  you  have  had  at  least  one.  the  history  professor  making  eighty  grand 

My  proposal  is  very  simple  and  involves  a year  who  tells  history  majors  that  if  they 

doing  what  is  needed  when  something  don’t  do  history  his  way.  to  get  out  of  it, 

doesn’t  work  anymore:  You  throw  the  packing.  Hey  buddy,  how ‘bout  you  teach 

damn  thing  away.  That’s  ail_  a class  and  stop  scolding 


As  students  on  this  campus,  most 
of  us  (so  I hope)  are  aware  of  the  issue  of 
[ teacher  contracts  at  Westfield  Sate 
College.  Now  1 know  this  isn’t  a great 
opening  sentence  and  most  of  you  are 
probably  cringing  at  the  thought  of  reading 
about  legal  issues  on  campus.  So  I’ll  give 
you  a Reader’s  Digest  version  of  this  con- 
troversial issue.  Stale  professors  are  work- 
ing on  temporary  contracts  and  haven’t 
received  any  substantial  pay  raise  in  a 
number  of  years.  The  Massachusetts 
Board  of  Higher  Education  and  the  profes- 
sors cannot  come  to  an  agreement, 
However.  I have  a proposal  that  is  one,  so 
logical  it  hurts,  two.  damn  effective,  and 
three,  ftiggin’  hilarious.  It  goes  a little 
something  like  this... 

Now  we  all  have  had  that 
absolutely  horrendous  professor  that  in 
your  book  should  be  given  the  boot  and 
never  allowed  to  come  within  one  hundred 
yards  of  a teaching  institution  for  the  rest 


you  have  to  do!  Gather  all  of 
the  professors  who  suck  by 
majority  vole  according  to  stu- 
dents, give  them  all  pink  slips 
to  dry  their  little  tears  and  send 
them  on  their  way.  After  the 
deed  is  done  you  simply  take 
their  gross  salaries  and  dis- 
perse it  evenly  to  all  of  the 
professors  who  do  their  jobs 
and/or  hire  new  professors 
who  would  do  a far  better  job 
and  increase  the  quality  of  out 
education  at  Westfield  State 
College.  1 think  that  is  a pretty 
democratic  idea,  don't  you' 


“Gather  all  the  pro- 
fessors who  suck  by 
majority  vote  accord- 
ing to  students,  give 
them  all  pink  slips  to 
dry  their  little  tears 
and  send  them  on 
their  way.” 


us!  I have  personally  writ- 
ten a letter  of  complaint  to 
the  history  chairman 
because  of  this  professors 
arcane  methods  of  “teach- 
ing" and  irresponsible 
behavior  towards  his  stu- 
dents. 

Next  would  be  the 
women  siudies/hislory  pro- 
fessor who  thinks  she  is 
Buddha  reincarnated  for 
the  simple  fact  that  if  your 
opinion  doesn’t  mesh  with 
hers,  then  she  doesn't  give 
Cleveland  steamer 


A new  it 


So,  now  that  we  have  a plan,  who  about  it.  Also,  according  to  her,  Palestine 

should  we  vote  off  the  island  of  WSC?  has  become  the  most  peaceful  and  misun- 

Well,  I am  a classy  guy,  so  1 am  not  going  derstood  nation  in  the  world...  Yep.  It’s 

to  name  any  names.  Howqver,  1 am  going  your  money  kids.  If  you  want  this  lady  to 

to  describe  these  professors  to  you  and  I get  paid  to  propagandize,  discriminate 

urge  everyone  who  reads  this  to  send  in  against  other  ideas  and  teach  her  looney 

your  ideas  of  which  professors  just  aren’t  tune  beliefs  as  gospel,  then  by  all  means, 

cutting  the  mustard.  After  her,  my  next  victim  would 


s faculty 

have  to  be  the  Political  Science  professor 
who  makes  seventy  grand  a year,  but  can’t 
afford  an  even  haircut.  1 have  had  person- 
al encounters  with  this  professor  and  how 
much  of  a misunderstanding  wench  she 
can  be  outside  of  the  classroom.  In  the 
classroom  she  is  worse!  Her  grading 
scheme  makes  no  sense  whatsoever,  she 
kills  ten  thousand  tress  a day  with  her 
pointless  handouts,  and  is  overwhelmingly 
biased  towards  women.  Just  ask  the 
women  in  the  classroom! 

1 could  list  a few  others,  but  I 
want  you  to  tell  me  who  want  to  see  gone. 
Combined  with  the  chart  of  pnofessor 
salaries  we  could  statistically  prove  to  the 
administration  here  that  my  simple,  yet 
effective  method  of  “Social  Duvidism" 
would  weed  out  crappy  teachers  while  at 
the  same  time  saving  the  school  a lot  of 
dough.  If  you  know  of  a professor  who 
needs  to  find  a new  career,  and  1 know  all 
of  you  do,  then  send  an  email  to  thecani- 
pusvoiccfg^hotmail.cnm  and  I will  write  a 
follow-up  column  on  the  results  of  how 
much  money  the  school  could  save,  and 
stupidity  that  could  be  simultaneously  pre- 
vented from  entering  the  minds  of 
Westfield  State  College  students. 


There  exists,  in  the  world  of  En^i^,  a 
perpetual  problem  that  has  long  bem  blamed  on 
political  correemess,  but  is  in  fact  the  result  of  an 
inadequacy  of  language.  1 speak,  of  course,  of 
the  he/s  he  problem. 

Often,  I’m  sure  jou’ve  all  found,  >idu 
find  yourself  refeiringtoa  person  in  writing  who 
cculd  be  aryone.  In  past  days,  we,  like  mary 
Oher  languages,  used  the  masculine  when  there 
was  a doubt  “The  customo-,  regardless  of  what 
he  says,  is  always  ri^L”  Now,  this  sipposed 
custana-  could  be  aiycne,  male  or  female,  but 
the  masculine  gpnder  is  used  as  the  default. 


Feminists  focusing  on  the  lir^idstics 
ofgender  have  argued  that  this  was  a tool  to  rel- 
egate women  to  second-class  status,  and  the 
wads  “oppression’’  and  “patriarcl^’’  probably 
got  thrown  around  a bit,  too.  Personalty,  I think 
the  prevalence  of  the  “he”  is  the  natural  result  of 
a history  in  which  men  were  morepi4)licty  influ- 
ertfial.  It’s  not  a concentrated  effort;  it'sjustasign 
of  the  times.  Unfair,  sure,  but  na  cfcliberate. 

Often  neglected  is  a negadNe  effect 
that  the  osemse  and  semi-neutral  gaidcr  of  the 
universal  “he"  on  men.  When  “mankind”  and 
"man”  refer  to  our  whole  species,  and  “he”  can 
mean  aity  theoretical  person,  women  are  adnit- 
tedty  set  off  as  beings  of  secondary  imporlaice. 
But  coupled  with  that  is  a diffiaon  of  male  idm- 
tity.  There  is  no  question  of  “womaikird”  as 
being  the  sum  of  all  fanales;  “mankind,”  how- 
ever, does  not  evoke  any  images  of  braherhood 
or  the  whole  of  the  male  gender.  The  strengjh 


andpoiency  of“he”  is  lessenoJ  when  canpared 
to  the  unambiguous  "she.”  It  is  fa  this  reason  as 
much  as  women’s  empowomeit  tliat  I firmly 
believe  in  separating  “he”  from  tic  neutral  gen- 
der usage. 

The  problem,  however,  is  tliat  con- 
stantty  saying  “he  or  she”  is  both  irclcgaxtt  and 
unnecessary  language.  It’s  an  ambiguity  that 
can,  in  certain  context,  weaken  powerfij]  lan- 
guage. It  faces  the  writer  to  make  the  giant’s 
choice  l)submittouOTglwopronouns(heand 
she)  where  you  only  want  one,  or  2)  ise  the 
grammatically  incorrect  plual  “thej/’  when  a 
third  person  singilar  is  needed  Many  of  you,  1 
do  na  doubt,  have  in  both  writing  and  conver- 
sation used  "they”  in  the  Aguiar  sense,  bocaus? 
you  wanted  a sin^e  word  that  meani“heorshe.” 

It  is  with  this  in  mind  that!' say  (hat  wc 
need  a new  it,  which  I humHysi^gested  be  the 
word  “nit”  We  reed  a third  person  singular  pro- 


noun, something  we  can  use  to  rrfer  to  a person, 
but  a wad  with  no  leaded  gender.  “Tic  cus- 
tomer, whoeva-  nit  may  be,  isalway.sri^L" 

Now,  this  suggestion  is  somewhat 
pointless  in  the  corlext  of  this  paper,  I know. 
Even  i f all  seven  o f my  readers  were  to  ins  tart  ly 
agree  to  be^  using  "nit,”  the  English  languige 
wouldnot  be  altered.  My  goal  is  lobe^n  5pread- 
iiig  tic  idea.  The  change  won't  canc  ovemigl*. 
but  it  will  come.  Slowly  thoc  will  be  ddiafes 
over  the  worthinesi  of  "nit"  Ircvitabty,  tliere 
will  arise  camps  of  acacfemics  who  embrace  or 
rgcct  it  Some  professors,  years  ftan  now,  wiU 
accept  “nit"  on  papers  hanebd  in,  Slowly,  it  will 
become  part  of  the  vernacular. 

Some  day,  when  I'm  old,  wrinkled, 
and  bitter,  I’d  like  to  be  £ble  to  hear“nit"u9edby 
an  Oxford  English  preffessa  speaking  on  the 
BBC  abort  something  no  one  will  probably  care 
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Opinion  Th6  UoiCC  February  7. 2005 


It’s  worth  the  wait 


Hf  L ' OWL’S  HOWL” 

^0”  I«BY JOHN  DESCHENES 

'mBsporis  columnist 

1 know  a lot  of  you  were  prob- 
ably thinking  to  yourself  why  the 
Super  Bowl  couldn’t  have  been  this 
past  Sunday,  I know  I was.  I don’t 
like  the  extra  week  between  the 
AFC/NFC  championship  games  and 
the  Super  Bowl,  but  I guess  it  is  nec- 
essary. A lot  of  preparations  and 
arrangements  have  to  be  made,  but  I 
just  get  tired  of  hearing  the  same  stuff 
over  and  over  again.  Will  Terrell 
Owens  play?  Are  the  Patriots  a 
dynasty  if  they  win  this  game?  What 
will  Freddie  “1  am  irrelevant” 
Mitchell  say  today?  Is  Tom  Brady  the 
second  coming  of  Joe  Montana?  Will 
Donovan  McNabb  be  the  first 
African-American  quarterback  to  lead 
his  team  to  a Super  Bowl  victory 
since  Doug  Williams  of  the 
Washington  Redskins  did  it  in  Super 
Bowl  XXIl? 

I’ve  been  paying  attention  to 
other  things  recently,  trying  to  block 
out  all  of  the  Super  Bowl  hype.  All  I 
care  about  is  the  game;  1 don’t  care 
what  all  these  different  analysts  have 
to  say.  Most  of  them  arc  wrong  all  the 
time  anyway.  So  here  is  what  I’ve 
been  following; 

- Boston  College  basketball: 
18-0  (7-0  in  the  Big  East);  off  to  their 
best  start  in  school  history  and  cur- 
rently ranked  #5  in  both  the  Coaches 
and  Associated  Press  polls  (also  a 
school  best) 


- Sammy  Sosa  got  traded  to 
Baltimore.  Does  anybody  really  care? 
This  guy  was  once  an  icon  in  Chicago, 
but  he  wore  out  his  welcome  (the 
Nomar  of  Chicago?).  His  career  is  on 
the  decline  anyway. 

- Why  is  the  NHL  still  trying 
to  save  this  season?  1 was  all  for  them 
fixing  the  problem  as  soon  as  possi- 
ble, but  it's  too  late  now.  " 

I don't  want  to  see  a sea- 
son as  short  as  it  would 
be  if  they  were  to  reach 
an  agreement  this  late 
That  wouldn’t  produce  a 
true  champion  to  me, 

There  is  something  to  be 
said  for  a team  that  can 
battle  through  an  82  game 
regular  season  and  then 
survive  in  the  grueling 
playoffs. 

- The  Celtics  are 
still  under  .500,  but  lead 

the  Atlantic  Division  

No  comment,,. 

I’d  now  like  to  take  some  time 
to  address  the  Australian  Open.  If 
you  don't  like  tennis  I suggest  you 
skip  this  part.  On  the  women’s  side 
you  had  Serena  Williams  making  a 
statement  that  she  is  still  the  best 
player  in  the  world  when  healthy.  She 
defeated  my  future  wife,  Maria 
Sharapova  (a  man  can  dream  can’t 
he?),  in  the  semifinals  and  fellow 
American  Lindsay  Davenport  in  the 
finals.  Serena  lost  the  first  set  to 
Sharapova  6-2,  but  rallied  to  win  the 
next  two  sets  in  dramatic  fashion. 
She  also  lost  the  first  set  to  Davenport 
6-2,  but  there  was  no  drama  after  that. 
Serena  dismantled  Davenport  in  the 


“Plus  I got  to  see 
Hewitt's  and  Safin's 
girlfriends  one  last 
time.  WOW!” 


next  two  sets,  including  a 6-0  v 
the  decisive  third.  Wom'en’s  tennis  is 
a whole  let  better  with  Serena  back  in 
the  fold. 

In  a similar  fashion,  Marat 
Safin  announced  that  he  was  back  to 
being  one  of  the  best  players  in  the 
world  on  the  men’s  side.  The  Russian 
won  the  U.S.  Open  back  in  2000,  but 
^_^__^_has  been  an  enigma  ever 
since.  He  has  all  the  tal- 
ent in  the  world,  but  his 
head  isn’t  always  there. 
Needless  to  say,  it  was 


there  over  the  past  two 
weeks.  Safin  overcame  a 
2-1  deficit  in  sets  to  the 
world’s  best  player,  Roger 
Federer.  Federer  also  had 
match  point  in  that 
match.  Safin  rallied  to 
in  in  five  sets.  This  win 
oved  Safin  into  the  final 
here  he  was  to  play  the 
■•winner  of  the  Andy 
■ Roddick/Lleyton  Hewitt  semifi- 
nal. The  young  American  took  the  1st 
set,  but  imploded  after  that.  Hewitt,  a 
fiery  Aussie,  had  the  weight  of  a 
country  on  his  shoulders.  Why? 
Because  no  Australian  male  had  won 
the  tourney  in  about  30  years.  Hewitt 
eked  out  the  next  two  sets  and  shat- 
tered Roddick’s  confidence.  Hewitt 
finished  off  the  deal  with  a convinc- 
ing 6-1  fourth  set  victory. 

The- storylines  were  there  for 
the  final;  Hewitt  was  playing  for  a 
country  and  Safin  was  trying  to  avoid 
losing  the  Australian  Open  final  for 
the  third  time  in  fouryears.  Safin  lost 
the  first  set  6-1  and  it  looked  like  it 
would  be  a long  night  for  him.  The 


The  monogamous  way 


crowd  was  behind  Hewitt.  Safin  used 
an  injury  tinicout  in  the  2nd  set  (some 
suggest  unethically)  and  started  to 
play  his  game.  I happen  to  think  the 
injury  timeout  was  in  response  to 
Hewitt’s  constant  prodding  of  lines- 
men. It’s  all  gamesmanship. 

Safin  took  over  the  match  and 
put  on  a clinic.  Safin  won  the  next 
three  sets,  despite  a valiant  effort 
from  Hewitt.  Hewitt  has  nothing  to 
be  ashamed  of;  he  lost  to  a better 
player.  Hopefully  Hewitt  does  win  the 
Aussie  Open  one  of  these  years,  but  it 
was  great  seeing  Safin  reestablish 
himself  as  one  of  the  best. 

Yes,  I did  stay  up  to  watch  the 
final  live  (3;30  AM)  and  I didn’t  go  to 
bed  till  it  was  over  (6:45),  but  it  was 
worth  it.  It  was  some  of  the  best  ten- 
nis you’ll  ever  see.  Plus,  1 got  to  see 
Hewitt’s  and  Safin’s  girlfriends  one 
last  time.  WOW! 

I guess  I should  talk  about 
this  football  game  coming  up  on 
Sunday.  As  good  as  the  Eagles  are 
how  can  you  bet  against  Bill 
Belichick,  Tom  Brady,  and  the 
Patriots?  They  beat  the  best  offensive 
team  in  the  league  (giving  up  three 
points!)  AND  beat  the  leagues  best 
defensive  team  (scoring  41!).  ,I  like 
and  respect  Andy  Reid  a ton,  but  I just 
can't  see  Philly  winning  this  game 
(with  or  without  T.O.),  I do  think  the 
Eagles  will  put  up  a better  fight  than 
those  AFC  frauds.  I’ll  take  the 
Patriots  20-13.  It's  still  six  days 
away,  but  once  we  get  to  the  opening 
kickoff  the  wait  won’t  matter  any 
longer. 


“THE  DEVIL’S 
ADVOCATE” 

BY  Pete  Norwood 

A&E  EDITOR 


What  has  happened  to  the 
virtue  of  monogamy?  Maybe  1 am  old 
fashioned  (even  though  1 was  defi- 
nitely not  raised  as  such)  but  I still 
see  monogamy  as  the  best  way  to  go. 
especially  in  this  day  and  age  when  a 
single  sexual  experience  can  be  the 
equivalent  of  a death  sentence.  I do 
not  condemn  those  who  value  promis- 
cuous relationships  over  monogamous 
ones,  but  I do  ask  you  to  look  inside 
yourself  and  ask  if  that  is  what  you 
really  want. 

It  would  seem  to  me  that 
along  with  the  rise  of  promiscuity 
came  a sense  that  either  women  or 
men,  or  perhaps  both,  had  lost  respect 
for  the  opposite  gender,  Why  is  it  that 
guys  who  treat  women  like  pieces  of 
meat  are  more  apt  to  become  involved 
in  any  type  of  relationship,  monoga- 
mous or  otherwise?  Have  women  lost 
respect  for  themselves?  And  further- 
more, do  they  realize  that  allowing 
themselves  to  be  treated  like  dirt  only 
perpetuates  the  male  stereotype  (that 
being  that  we  are  all  slobbering  dogs, 
which  ironically  doesn’t  seem  to  be 
far  from  the  truth).  As  long  as  a dog 
gets  a pat  on  the  head,  he  will  assume 
that  his  actions  are  good 

I say  all  this  because  1 am 


frustrated.  I was  brought  up  in  a house 
where  women  were  a sort  of  commod- 
ity. They  were  neither  valuable  nor 
irreplaceable.  If  she  did  not  know  her 
place  then  she  could  get  the  hell  out. 
It  sickened  me  to  think  that  most  of 
these  women,  despite  harsh  treatment 
would  come  crawling  back  like  a 
bitch  (before  you  get  all  heated,  look 
it  up  in  the  dictionary)  in  heat.  I 
resolved  to  not  treat  women  like  this. 

In  the  process  of  becoming,  in 
a sense,  “feminized,”  1 n-  ■ 
began  to  observe  things.  1 
began  to  observe  how  my 
friends  and  brothers  treat- 
ed their  girlfriends.  1 
began  to  examine  how 
they  talked  about  theii 
girlfriends,  and  in  many 
cases,  other  worn 
Though  the  investigations 
at  the  time  were  only  an 
effort  to  mold  myself  ir 
to  being  a better  person 
they  now  bring  realiza- 
tions. 

Women  aren’t  as 


“Women  aren’t  as 
ignorant  to  their 
significant  other's 
behaviors  as  many 
of  us  would  like  to 
believe.” 


ignorant  to  their  significant  “ 
other’s  behaviors  as  many  of  us  would 
like  to  believe.  Perhaps  they  saw  the 
same  things  I did  when  I was  a kid. 
Maybe  this  is  where  such  promiscu- 
ous behavior  comes  from.  However,  it 
is  also  important  to  note  that  we,  as 
members  of  this  institution,  are  a 
bunch  of  college  kids  who  are  experi- 
encing freedom  for  perhaps  the  first 
time.  We  have  been  liberated  in  such  a 


manner  as  to  feel  free  to  express  our- 
selves sexually. 

Perhaps  the  people  such  as 
myself  who  are  bothered  by  promiscu- 
ous activities  are  simply  “not  getting 
ass.”  On  the  other  hand,  maybe  we  are 
looking  for  some  genuine  emotion. 
What  would  it  really  do  for  me  to 
wake  up  next  to  a girl  who.  for  all  I 
know,  had  slept  in  another  man’s  bed 
the  night  before?  That  isn’t  genuine!  1 
would  much  rather  share  such  a sym- 
biotic  relationship  with 
someone  whom  I trust  and 
care  about,  with  someone 
I can  talk  to  in  order  to 
make  me  feel  better  and 
whom  I know  will  do  the 
same  if  she  is  having  any 
sort  of  problem. 

Such  a schism 
between  sexual  relations 
and  emotional  relations 
only  serves  to  weaken  the 
thread  of  our  already  fee- 
ble society.  It  is  amazing 
that  after  a period  of  ‘Tree 
love,”  which  admittedly 


had  little  to  do  with  anything 
resembling  “love,”  that  we  would 
come  to  a period  of  no  love.  Divorce 
rates  are  through  the  roof,  marriage 
has  become  nothing  but  an  instrument 
with  which  to  enhance  people’s 
steadily  evaporating  rights,  and  not 
even  same  sex  couples  are  able  to 
legally  marry  (which  is  funny,  consid- 
ering one  would  think  that  the  govern- 
ment would  do  anything  to  make  mar- 


riage mean  something  again). 

If  you  are  still  reading  this 
column,  then  1 have  already  underesti- 
mated at  least  a small  fraction  of  this 
community.  You,  the  reader,  may  also 
get  the  sense  that  I have  recently  been 
rejected,  which  I will  neither  deny  nor 
confinn.  I will  say  that  as  some  of  us 
do.  I have  found  a special  person, 
who,  as  far  as  I can  tell  is  on  the 
“monogamist/ promiscuous”  fence. 
My  life  wilt  not  end  if  nothing  comes 
of  this,  in  fact,  by  writing  a column  I 
would  assume  my  chances  are  falling 
drastically  with  this  girl. 

It  is  my  duty,  however  to 
express  my  opinion  through  the  writ- 
ten word.  How  expressing  my  opinion 
publicly  affects  my  private  life  is  cur- 
rently of  no  concern  to  me.  Inwardly, 
I have  already  given  up  on  the  idea 
that  there  is  someone  for  everyone. 
The  reality  of  the  matter  is,  like  with 
big  business,  relationships  arc  based 
on  a kind  of  “dog-eat-dog”  competi- 
tiveness. I will  not  submit  to  what 
seems  to  be  the  “norm”  on  this  cam- 
pus, and  I will  not  suggest  that  anyone 
do  anything  that  isn’t  true  to  them- 
selves. In  the  end,  all  that  really  mat- 
ters is  self-worth.  1 know  what  I am 
worth,  do  you? 


Surgery, 

Some  place  a little  more  private.  This  is 
where  it  began  to  suck,  a Idi.” 

They  hooked  Jen  up  to  more  IVs, 
including  a nausea  medication.  After 
about  an  hour,  she  began  to  throw  up 
repeatedly. 

“Of  course,  everyone  knows 
(hose  stupid  little  containers  for  puke  hold 
nothing,  so  when  I first  threw  up,  it  com- 
pletely filled  that  thing  and  then  some,  and 
I ended  up  getting  it  all  over  the  bed  and 
my  hair.  They  handed  me  a laiger  bucket, 
where  I continued  to  do  my  business.  I 
threw  up  about  ten  times  total.  I haven’t 
done  that  since  ! was  at  least  thirteen. 
Luckily  I don't  remember  loo  much.” 

Jen  couldn't  keep  a thing  down 
the  entire  afternoon.  By  the  time  eight 
o’clock  had  rolled  around,  she  was 
informed  by  the  nurse  on  duty  that  she 
would  most  likely  have  to  spend  the  night 
there,  which  is  very  unorthodox  for  this 
kind  of  procedure. 

I ‘This  Russian  nurse  read  me  the 

' riot  act  about  having  to  stay  the  night  and 
! how  stupid  it  would  be  for  me  to  leave. 

[ This  pissed  me  off.”  Jen  wanted  to  go 
home  and  recover  there,  but  there  was  no 
getting  around  it.  Her  mother  and  Mark 
offered  to  stay  the  night  there,  but  both 
decided  that  only  one  other  person  was 
really  necessary.  Mark  stayed  with  Jen. 

For  the  most  part,  Jen  described 


The  Uoice  February  7. 2005 

cont.  — 


her  night  as  pretty  unbearable. 

Around  nine  o’clock,  the  Russian 
nurse  and  another  young  woman  came  in 
to  examine  Jen’s  incisions.  They  took  off 
the  Johnny  and  unwrapped  her  girdle, 
which  left  her  completely  exposed.  The 
nurses  also  left  the  curtain  to  her  bed  wide 
open.  Jen  had  a “neighbor"  which  would 
get  repeated  visits  from  other  adults.  At 
one  point,  a middle-aged  man  walked  by 
and  looked  in,  seeing  Jen  completely 
naked  and  disoriented. 

Interestingly  enough,  Jen  later 
found  out  who  her  neighbor  was.  She  was 
a middle-aged  Asian  woman  who  had 
come  in  with  a broken  ankle.  She  was  a 
part  of  the  Westfield  Slate  College  mainte- 
nance staff,  who  had  slipped  on  a patch  of 
ice  behind  Ely  Library  and  taken  a nasty 
spill.  Mark  ended  up  talking  to  her  hus- 
band, who  was  also  part  of  maintenance. 

“The  rest  of  the  night  was  just 
plain  awful.  Not  only  was  1 still  sick,  but 
because  of  the  IV.  I had  to  pee  every  45 
minutes,  which  included  me  getting  out  of 
bed,  maneuvering,  the  IV  wires  and  sitting 
on  the  pot."  On  top  of  this,  Jen  still  had  a 
hard  time  keeping  anything  down. 

“Mark  helped  by  trying  to  feed 
me  a little  bit  of  orange  Jell-0  and  ginger 
ale,  but  this  proved  to  be  impossible.  It 
would  come  up  t\venty  minutes  later.” 

Jen  did  begin  to  feel  better  as  the 


night  progressed  and  managed  to  keep 
down  some  water  and  Saltine  crackers. 

There  was  no  sleeping  for  her 
that  night.  She  described  how  she  tossed 
and  turned  and  could  not  get  into  a com- 
fortable position.  She  does  not  normally 
sleep  on  her  back,  and  this  caused  neck 
and  leg  pain  as  well. 

Mark  was  in  and  out  of  the  room 
the  entire  night.  He  had  found  a couch  to 
sleep  on  in  the  lounge  three  doors  down, 
but  made  it  a point  to  come  see  how  Jen 
was  doing. 

“I  don’t  know  what  1 would’ve 
done  if  Mark  hadn’t  been  by  my  side  the 
entire  time.  I am  so  lucky  to  have  him.” 

Sleep  still  would  not  come  to  Jen. 

“I  called  my  parents  at  six  the  fol- 
lowing morning  and  told  them  I didn't 
want  to  be  there  anymore.  The  IV  in  my 
hand  was  killing  me  and  1 kept  calling  the 
nurse  to  come  take  it  out.  After  about  20 
minutes  she  finally  did  and  I managed  to 
get  a little  sleep.  However  I woke  up  with 
a horrible  sore  neck.” 

Jen’s  parents  explained  that  they 
could  not  discharge  her  until  much  later 
that  morning.  Somehow,  Jen  managed  to 
fall  asleep. 

Around  nine  that  morning,  Jen 
was  awaken  by  her  parents. 

“I  felt  a lot  better,  was  up  walking 
around  and  ready  to  go  home.” 


At  this  point,  this  was  the  first 
time  she  was  able  to  look  down  and  see 
what  kind  of  improvement  there  was.  She 
was  shocked  when  Mark  helped  put  her 
clothes  on.  She  had  never  seen  her  shirt  fit 
her  in  the  way  it  did  now.  There  was  no 
bulge. 

‘'Even  though  ! was  still 
immensely  swollen  and  bruised.  I was  a 
lot  smaller  already.  1 just  looked  at  Mark 
and  started  smiling,” 

Jen  showed  her  parents  the 
results  then  also.  They  were  impressed. 

She  went  home  that  morning 
tired,  sore  but  also  happy.  ^ 

It  has  been  three  days  since  her 
surgery  experience,  and  already  Jen  has 
seen  more  positive  results. 

“I  tried  on  some  shirts,  carefully, 
and  some  sweatshirts.  They  all  fit  like  they 
never  have  before.  And  I’m  still  really 
swollen.  It  can  only  gel  belter  from  here." 

The  question  on  her  friend’s  and 
family’s  mind  is  whether  or  not  this  expe- 
rience was  worth  it  to  Jen. 

“I  think  it  will  be,  with  time.  1 
will  not  be  fully  recovered  for  three 
months.  I guess  I’ll  have  to  wait  and  see 
then.” 


The  Voice  will  check  back  with  Jen 
again  in  April. 


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Oscar-winning  director  Clint 
Eastwood  returns  to  the  big  screen 
after  his  critically  acclaimed  “Mystic 
River”  to  deliver  a film  that  is  easily 
his  best  as  a director,  the  absolutely 
incredible  “Million  Dollar  Baby.” 

The  film  opens  appearing  to 
be  just  the  simple  story  of  a run-down 
boxing  trainer,  Frankie  Dunn 
(Eastwood),  and  the  girl  he  reluctant- 
ly decides  to  train,  Maggie  Fitzgerald 
(Hilary  Swank).  By  the  time  the  cred- 
its roll,  however,  Eastwood  as  the 
director  has  grabbed  the  viewer  by  the 
heart  and  pulled  every  emotion  possi- 
ble out  of  you. 

Dunn  at  first  refuses  to  train 
Maggie  because  he  doesn’t  train  girls. 
Maggie’s  resistance  to  go  away,  how- 
ever. along  with  urging  by  Frankie's 
friend,  ex-boxer  Eddie  “Scrap-Iron” 
Dupris  (Morgan  Freeman)  eventually 
gives  Frankie  a change  of  heart. 
Maggie  wants  to  box  because,  as  nar- 
rator Eddie  points  outs,  ^‘She  grew  up 
knowing  onfi^thing-she  was  trash.” 

Waitressing  since  she  was  13. 
Maggie,  now  31 , sees  boxing  as  a way 
to  escape  her  ho-hum  life.  She, 
Frankie,  and  Eddie  are  all  scarred 
characters.  Frankie  has  not  been  in 
contact  with  his  daughter  for  23  years 
and  goes  to  mass  everyday,  Eddie 
lost  an  eye  while  in  a championship 


fight,  an  injury  Frankie  blames  him- 
self for. 

The  first  hour  and  a half  or  so 
follows  Frankie  and  Maggie  through 
various  boxing  matches,  all  the  way 
up  to  a title  match.  Through  it  all, 
Maggie  and  Frankie  develop  a 
father/ daughter  bond,  something 
Frankie  has  never  had.  They  promise 
never  to  leave  each  other  for  another 
manager. 

Maggie  is  portrayed  by  Hilary 
Swank  as  a strong-willed  woman  who 
overcomes  her  past.  Swank,  who  won 
an  Oscar  for  “Boys  Don’t  Cry,”  is 
magnificent  here.  She  gives  Maggie  a 
heart  and  soul.  She  is  also  the  heart 
and  soul  of  “Million  Dollar  Baby” 
from  the  beginning  to  the  powerful 
ending.  Eastwood,  long  the  iconic 
star,  gives  what  could  be  the  perfor- 
mance of  his  long  career  as  the  aging 
boxing  trainer. 

His  “Unforgiven”  costar, 
Morgan  Freeman,  delivers  the  likable 
and  trustworthy  performance  like 
only  he  can.  All  three  stars  were 
nominated  recently  for  Oscars  at  this 
year’s  Academy  Awards,  and 'all  three’ 
could  very  well  win. 

Aside  from  his  acting  nomi- 
nation, Eastwood  also  earned  a well- 
deserved  Best  Director  and  Best 
Picture  nominations.  At  74  years 
young,  Clint  Eastwood  is  all  of  a sud- 
den delivering  some  of  the  best  work 
of  his  career  behind  the  camera.  His 
film  is  so  much  more  than  a boxing 


Clint  Eastwood  and  Hilary  Swank  in  character  for  the  film  “Million  Dollar  Baby 


tale. 

It  is  the  tale  of  2 lost  souls 
who  need  each  other  to  experience  the 
joy  in  life.  /For  Frankie  Dunn,  he  gets 
to  live  life  with  the  daughter  he  wish- 
es he  had.  For  Maggie  Fitzgerald,  she 
rises  up  from  her  past  to  make  some- 
thing of  herself.  The  key  that  locks 
these  two  together  is  Freeman’s 
Dupris,  who  stays  a friend  to  Frankie 
despite  his  sometimes  negative  atti- 
tude and  constantly  believes  in 
Maggie. 

This  is  by  far  the  high  point 


of  Clint  Eastwood’s  career.  He  won 
Best  Picture  and  Director  Oscars  for 
1992’s  “Unforgiven.”  Two,  or  even 
three  more,  could  well  be  on  his  way 
with  this  masterpiece.  ' 


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Check  into  this  hotel 


By  Jason  young 
VOICE  Reporter 


When  the  Oscar  nominations  were 

announced  in  late  January,  actor  Paul  Giamatti  was 
overlooked  by  the  Academy  for  his  leading  perfor- 
mance in  the  critically  acclaimed  film  Sideways. 
This  angered  many  Giamatti  fans  who  believed  he 
also  deserved  the  nomination  last  year  for  his  por- 
trayal of  cartoonist  Harvey  Pekar  in  American 
Splendor.  Instead,  Johnny  Depp,  Leonardo 
Dicaprio,  Clint  Eastwood,  Jamie  Foxx,  and  Don 
Chcadle,  the  star  of  Hotel  Rwanda,  received  the 
five  best  actor  nominations. 

Don  Cheadle  is  not  an  extremely  well 
known  actor.  Teriy  George,  the  director  of  Hotel 
Rwanda,  opted  for  either  Denzel  Washington  or 
Wesley  Snipes  to  play  the  main  character  instead  of 
Cheadle  because  of  their  overwhelming  popularity. 
Cheadle  has  been  acting  since  the  mid-80s,  but  he 
doesn’t  typically  play  the  leading  man.  Many  may 
know  him  best  for  his  role  in  Ocean’s  Eleven  and 


its  horrific  sequel.  He  played  Basher  Tarr  - AKA 
“the  guy  with  the  funny  accent.”  Although  Cheadle 
may  not  draw  the  same  crowd  size  as  either 
Washington  or  Snipes,  Hotel  Rwanda  benefits  to  an 
invaluable  extent  due  to  Cheadle’s  casting  and  its 
Oscar  nominated  screenplay. 

Cheadle  stars  as  Paul  Rusesabagina  in  this 
true  story  of  a hotel  manager  in  1994  Rwanda, 
Africa.  During  these  tragic  times,  in  a short  period 
of  only  three  months,  around  one  million  people 
were  brtitally  murdered.  Rusesabagina  risked  his 
life  by  opening  his  hotel  to  a thousand  Tutsis 
refugees  in  an  attempt  to  help  save  them  from  the 
Hutu  militia.  This  plot,  while  based  on  actual 
events,  also  works  brilliantly  as  a contemporary 
historical  film.  The  visuals  and  politics  constantly 
remind  us  of  the  world’s  current  situation  and  of 
the  notion  that  history  continues  to  repeat  itself 
People,  much  like  the  ones  in  Hotel  Rwanda,  are 
the  ones  who  create  history.  They  too  are  the  only 
ones  who  can  change  it.  Rusesabagina’s  revolution 
saved  lives  and  struggled  for  change. 


Director  Terry  George  also  co-wrote  the 
script  with  Keir  Pearson.  Hotel  Rwanda  is  George’s 
second  Oscar  nominated  screenplay.  His  first  nom- 
ination came  from  his  debut  film  In  the  Name  of  the 
Father  back  in  1994.  Two  years  ago  he  co-wrote 
Hart's  War,  an  underappreciated  film  starring  Colin 
Farrell  and  Bruce  Willis.  Even  if  he  doesn’t  win  at 
the  Feb.  27  ceremony,  he  has  established  himself  as 
an  important  writer  in  Hollywood,  and  his- future 
work  should  warrant  much  anticipation. 

Check  out  Hotel  Rwanda,  one  of  the  best 
films  of  2004,  at  the  Academy  of  Music  Theatre  at 
the  gates  of  Northampton’s  Smith  College,  Bting 
your  college  ID  - only  five  bucks.  Showtimes  are 
Friday  through  Sunday  at  7 p.m.  and  9:15  p.m.,  and 
Monday  through  Thursday  at  5:30  p.m  and  8:00 


If  you  like  mustache  rides  and  leather  straps  then  these  movies  are  for  you 
rFllm  Files 


By:  Lisandra 
Billings 


Tommy  Boy  (1995)  - Starring 
Chris  Farley  (Tommy)  and  David  Spade 
(Richard),  the  plot  surrounds  the  duo’s 
journey  to  sell  car  parts  in  order  to  save 
Tommy’s  deceased  father’s  factory. 
Sure  the  slapstick  comedy  may  be  a lit- 
tle idiotic,  but  who  can  resist  the  humor 
of  a fat  guy  getting  beat  up  all  the  time? 
‘Most  Memorable  Quote:  “Fat  guy  in 
a little  coat,  fat  guy  in  a little  coat...” 
‘Funniest  Scene;  After  the  two  hit  a 
deer  their  guilt  overcomes  them  and, 
assuming  the  deer  is  dead,  they  load  the 
buck  into  Richard’s  precious  convert- 


childhood  was  typical.  Summers  in 
Rangoon,  luge  lessons.  In  the  spring 
we’d  make  meat  helmets.  When  I was 
insolent  I was  placed  in  a burlaps  bag 
and  beaten  with  reeds  - pretty  standard 
^ really.  At  the  age  of  twelve  I received 

iblc.  En  route  to  cTrop" The  deCT  "off  "V  At  the  age  of  fourteen  a 

somewhere,  the  deer  obviously  wakes  "“’“1  Vilma  ritualistically 

op  and  completely  leant  the  car  apart.  T*''"  "“"y 

As  Tommy  himself  would  say,  "Holy  scrotum. ..it’s 


•MostMemo,.„e  vuu.et  .ne  oe.aus  oacaomuno  o.  .....  quotes  imaginable...!  would  have  to  go 

with  “Who  wants  a mustache  ride?” 
•Most  Memorable  Scene;  The  amazing 
opening  car  scene  at  the  beginning  of 
the  movie.  Basically  every  stoner’s 
nightmare... 

Jackass  (2002)  - To  be  honest,  I per- 
sonally wasn’t  really  thrilled  with  this 
movie,  but  I know  everyone  else  adored 

. . . u , . , ' - , — - . it.  and  there  were  no  other  movies  1 

drink.  He  would  make  outrageous  squirrels,  and  they  were  married,  but  found  particularly  amusing  in  the  2002. 
claims  like  he  invented  the  question  then,  they  switched  from  the  Swingline  So  you  all  know  the  deal. ..just  like  the 
mark.  Sometimes  he  would  accuse  to  the  Boston  stapler,  but  I kept  my  MTV  show.  A bunch  of  guys  doing  stu- 
chesmuts  of  being  lazy.  The  sorts  of  Swingline  stapler  because  it  didn’t  bind  pid  things  to  their  bodie; 
general  malaise  that  only  the  genius  up  as  much,  and  1 kept  the  staples  for 
possess  and  the  insane  lament.  My  the  Swingline  stapler  and  it’s  not  okay 
because  if  they  take  my  stapler  then  I ’ll 
set  the  building  on  fire...”  -Milton 
‘Most  Memorable  Scene:  When 


able  Quote:  “The  details  background  of  basically  every  scene... 
"'y  are  quite  ‘Most  Memorable  Quote:  “And  1 said, 

inconsequential. ..very  well,  where  do  I I don’t  care  if  they  lay  me  off  either^ 
begin?  My  father  was  a relentlessly  because  I told  them,  I told  Bill  that  if 
self-improving  boulangerie  owner  from  they  move  my  desk  one  more  time,  then, 
Belgium  with  low-grade  narcolepsy  and  then  I’m,  I’m  quitting,  I’m  going  to 
a penchant  for  buggery.  My  mother  was  quit.  And,  and  I told  Don  took,  because 
a fifteen-year-old  French  prostitute  they’ve  moved  my  desk  four  times 
named  Chloe  with  webbed  feet.  My  already  this  year,  and  I used  to  be  over 
father  would  womanize,  he  would  by  the  window,  and  1 could  see  the 


‘Most  Memorable  Quote: 
“AAAAAARRHHHHGGG”  That  was  a 
scream  by  the  way. 

‘Most  Memorable  Scene:  When  one  of 
the  guys  cats  a yellow  snow  cone. 


Shneikes! 

Happy  Gilmore(I996)-Golf- 
lovers  beware;  This  film  could  destroy 
your  peaceful  view  of  the  generally  con- 
servative sport.  Happy  Gilmore  (played 
by  the  incredible  Adam  Sandler)  is  a 
rejected  hockey  player  who  needs  to 
make  money  fast  in  order  to  buy  back 
his  grandma’s  repossessed  house.  The 


breath  taking.”  (Dr.  Evil  on  his  child- 
hood) 

‘Most  Memorable  Scene:  When 
Powers  works  his  mojo  to  defeat  the 
femmebots. 

The  Water  Boy  (1998)  - Adam  Sandler 
(Bobby  Boucher)  makes  the  list  again 
with  The  Water  Boy  in  which  a southern 
boy,  actually  a man  who  acts  I ike  a boy, 


Milton  does  indeed  set  the  building  on  Yellow  as  in  human  pee, 
fire  and  is  seen  running  away  from  the  Old  School  (2003)  - The  ulti- 

fire.  Or  perhaps  also  when  Michael  mate  college  film,  Old  School  is  noth- 
Bolton,  Peter  and  Samir  take  the  printer  ing  short  of  amazing.  Starring  Will 
out  into  the  field  and  smash  it,  to  the  Fertcll,  Vince  Vaughn  and  Luke  Wilson, 
lovely  tunes  of  the  “Geto  Boys."  the  film  depicts  three  middle-aged  men 

Scary  Movie  (2000)  — A spoof  who  buy  a house  on  a college  campus 
on  all  of  the  horror  movies,  this  is  the  and  start  their  own,  open  to  anyone,  fra- 
original  “horror  movie  parody"  that  has  temity.  Every  single  thing  about  this 
ever  been  released.  Though  others  have  movie  is  funny  and  it  reminds  students 
tried  to  match  the  humor  of  the  film  everywhere  what  college  should  truly 


nim  follows  his  path,  led  by  Eolf  hidden  talenl  for  playing 


instructor  Chubbs,  who  by  the  way  has 
a wooden  hand  because  an  alligator 
with  one  eye  bit  it  off  when  Chubbs 
attempted  to  retrieve  his  golf  ball  fi'om 
a pond.  Enough  said. 

‘Most  Memorable  Quote:  “The  price 
was  wrong,  Bitch!”  (Happy  Gilmore  to 
Bob  Barker) 

‘Most  Memorable  Scene:  Happy’s 
deranged  views  of  “Happy  Land.” 
I'didgets  on  toy  horses,  Grandma  mak- 
"ig  out  with  Kiss. ..the  entire  scene  was 
ridiculously  messed  up.  We  loved  it. 

Austin  Powers:  International 
Man  of  Mystery  (1997)  - The 
Btst  time  we  all  met  the  very  randy, 
groovy  Austin  Powers  will  forever 
^ burned  in  our  memories.  Though 
since  returned  to  us  in  two  other 
ilnis,  you  can  never  beat  the  original. 

Agent  Powers  is  frozen  in  the 
Sand  wakes  up  in  the  90’s  and  has  to 


Toosball”  (football  for  those  of  you 
unfortunate  enough  to  have  not  seen  the 
film).  Boucher  begins  playing  college 
ball  behind  his  overbearing  “Mama’s” 
back  and  must  not  only  do  good  in  order 
to  keep  his  scholarship  to  school  but 


(such  as  Scary  Movie’s  2 & 3 and  Not 
Another  Teen  Movie),  you  really  cannot 
beat  the  original.  The  film  follows  a 
flimsy  plot  using  siereotypical  horror 
movie  situations  gone  bad  to  create  the 
comedy.  A bit  vulgar  and  gross  at  times, 
but  amusing  nonetheless. 

‘Most  Memorable  Quote:  "Look,  if 
it’s  about  that  time  1 puked  green  slime 
and  masturbated  with  a crucifix,  it  was 
my  first  keg  party.  Bobby!” 

'Most  Memorable  Scene:  When  one  of 


be  about. 

‘Most  Memorable  Quote;  “Blue! 
You’re  my  boy!" 

•Most  Memorable  Scene:  Will  Ferrell 
running  down  the  street  naked  because 
apparently  everyone  else  was  “going 
streaking." 

Dodgeball  (2004)  - 2004  wa.s  a 
hard  year.  With  films  like  Anchorman 
and  Without  A Paddle,  the  decision  was 
hard.  But  it  truly  all  comes  down  to 
Dodgeball.  Any  movie  that  features 


also  overcome  the  childish  taunting  of  the  Wayans  brothers  sticks  his  head  up  grown  men  throwing  rubber  balls  at  one 


his  teammates. 

‘Most  Memorable  Quote:  “It’s  the 
devil!”  Said  by  Mama  Boucher  about  a 
million  times  throughout  the  film. 
‘Most  Memorable  Scene:  Any  time 
Firmer  Fran  opens  his  mouth  to  speak 
and  just  says  absolutely  nothing. 

Office  Space  (1 999)  - I’m  still 
not  exactly  sure  what  this  movie  was 
about  but  it’s  absolutely  hilarious.  A 
trio  of  office  workers  decide  to  take 
charge  against  their  company  and 
monotonous  lives.  While  the  storyline 
is  strange,  the  characters  arc  absolirtely 
amazing  and  the  situations  they  get 


the  world  from  Dr.  Evil,  and  of  into  and  how  they  go  abonl 

““tse.  get  the  girl.  (Too  bad  she  turns  ‘‘‘’"'8  "'"'8®  ‘'f' 

to  be  a Femmebot  in  the  sequel  . ) 

gangster  rap  music  that  plays  in  the 


to  the  stall  to  hear  what's  going  on  next 
door  and  gets  a huge  penis  shoved  into 
his  ear. 

Super  Troopers  (2001)  - One 
ofthe  biggest  sioner  movies  ofaH  time, 
Super  Troopers  is  a hilarious  depiction 
of  Vermont  State  Troopers.  The  film  fol- 
lows a small  department  of  highway 
patrolmen  as  they  feud  with  the  town 
cops  and  battle  against  one  another  to 
crack  a drug  laundering  case  in  their 
town.  This  is  absolutely  my  favorite 
movie  of  all  time  and  if  you  live  any- 
where in  the  New  England  area  and 
have  yet  to  see  this  movie. ..you’ve  got 
problems. 

‘Most  Memorable  Quote:  Though  it’s 
nearly  impossible  to  pick  because  the 
entire  movie  is  filled  with  the  funniest 


another  has  got  to  be  amusing.  Ben 
Sliller’s  over  the  top  character  White 
combined  with  Vince  Vaughn’s  calm, 
cool  and  col  lected  character  Peter  create 
a perfect  comedic  duo. 

‘Most  Memorable  Quote;  ‘That  dike 
really  knows  how  to  dodge  a ball!” 
‘Most  Memorable  Scene:  When  the 
Average  Joe  team  has  to  compete  in 
their  first  match  wearing  dominatrix 
costumes... leather  straps  and  all.  ^ 


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A&E  The  Uoice  February  7, 2005 


Ani  Difranco  soars  to  new  heights 


BY Laura  Shaw 
VOICE  Reporter 
Ani  Difranco  is  one  of  the 
most  intelligent,  political,  and  talent- 
ed singer/songwriters  of  the  21  cen- 
tury. Knuckle  Down  took  me  for  a 
spiritual  ride  inside  Ani's  mind  and 
heart.  The  album,  which  came  out 
January  25,  2005,  is  distinctively  her, 
but  different  from  her  last  release 
Educated  Guess.  In  Educated  Guess 
Ani  played  all  the  instruments  herself 
, but  she  decided  to  change  it  up  on 
Knuckle  Down.  Knuckle  Down  uses  a 
collaboration  of  talented  musicians  to 
add  a different  style  and  feel  to  the 
album.  More  songs  are  upbeat,  with 
more  music  added  to  them.  The 
album  is  dedicated  to  her  father, 
Dante  Americo  Difranco.  with  her 
last  song  ‘Recoil’  mentioning  him 
directly: 

"'course,  then  I think  of  my  dad 
who  time  travels  mostly  now 
back  to  when  he  was  free 
and  holding  out  hope  somehow 
who  sits  all  day  in  a line 
of  wheelchairs  against  a wall 
inventing  ways  to  play  out  time" 
'Recoil'  begins  with  a guitar 
introduction  followed  by  an  upbeat 


melody  flowing 
perfectly  with 
her  hard-to-miss 
vocals.  Knuckle 
Down,  t 
song  to  kick  ofl 
the  album 


personal! 
favorite.  Thisl 
song  is  morel 
basic  than  othersi 
on  the  album,! 
with  her  guitar! 
prominent 
through  the 
entire  song,  with^ 
little  to  no  othe. 
musical  instru-8“'’  ^ upbeat  album. 


' would  ask  for 
later 

with  his  clip  - 
board 

and  his  pistol 
in  your  hallway" 
‘Parameters’ 
reminds  me  of 
what  Educated 
Guess  seemed  to 
be  about,  spoken 
poetry.  It  is  a 
beautiful,  eerie, 
song  that  really 
you  think. 


Even  the  cover  art  on  Ani’s  new  c.d.  sug- 


ments.  She  becomes  more  aggressive 
and  her  feelings  seem  to  become 
more  visible  as  the  song  continues. 
’Parameters’  is  another  song  that 
stuck  out,  but  more  for  the  lyrics, 
than  for  the  music  itself.  The  end 
gives  a strong  idea  that  the  song  is 
about  suicide: 

"as  you  walk  him  step  by  step  back 
to  the  door 

having  talked  him  down  off  the  ledge 
of  a very  bad  idea 
soft  leather,  big  feet,  almond  eyes 
the  kinds  of  details  the  police  officer 


Ani's  news  album 
is  about  strength, 
A-ill,  power,  love, 


democracy,  and  much  more  than  I 
could  ever  fully  understand.  This 
album  will  satisfy  any  intelligent  per- 
son’s muscial  taste  buds.  I would  rec- 
ommend Knuckle  Down  to  any  Ani 
Difranco  fan  because  1 highly  doubt 
she  will  disappoint  you  in  any  way. 
To  those  who  are  interested.  Knuckle 
Down  would  be  a great  album  to  start 
your  collection. 


-File  Photo 


Ani  Jamming  out  on  her  guitar  eaj^lier 
in  her  career.  The  dreads  are  eerily 
similar... 


Up  and  coming  band  worthy  of  attention 


ELY-  On  Wednesday.  February  2, 
2005,  another  Coffee  House  was 
sponsored  by  the  Community 
Activities  Board.  Perhaps  those 
who  were  there  remember  the  first 
act  of  the  night.  Matty  Benoit  per- 
formed some  ballads  with  his  room- 
mate. Jay  Brewster.  Of  particular 
interest  is  a band  of  which  Benoit  is 
a part,  called  The  After  Hour.  If 
Benoit  and  Brewster’s  performance 
on  Wednesday  night  is  any  indica- 
tion as  to  what  we  can  expect,  then 
they  arc  a band  worth  keeping  an 
eye  out  for. 

The  After  Hour  was  formed 
in  July  of  2004.  They  have  played 


Benoit  said 
his  band  will  be  playing 
a show  coming  up 
Boston,  The  After 
will  be  taking  part  in 
competition  of  sorts  as 
part  of  the  Emergenz 
Festival.  This  show  \ 
be  taking  place  at 
Middle  East  Cafe.  Many 
bands  are  scheduled 
play,  and  the  wi 
band  gets  an 
ty  to  go  to  the  Paradi 
Rocklounge,  where  the 
competition 
The  winners  at 
show  will  continue 
to  the  final  show  at 
Avalon. 

When 

what  his  bam 
like 


if  their  songs  are 
with  a varying 
style,  as  can  be 
on  many  of  the 
Incubus  albums.  The 
Hour  has  not  yet 
a demo  album, 
but  it  is  slated  to  be 
complete  sometime  in 
When  they  final- 
Photo  by  Pete  Norwood  1 y get  to  the  point  when 
Matt  demonstrates  his  singing  ability,  accom-  ^^ey  will  be  putting  out 
panied  by  Jay.  Wednesday’s  Coffee  House  was  album,  Benoit  reports 

only  a taste  of  what  is  to  come  from  Matt's  there  will  be  about 

The  After  Hour.  11  tracks.  The  actual 

number  is  ‘‘up  in  the  air.” 
different  shows  in  the  Worcester  ‘hese  tracks  will  be 

area.  Other  members  of  the  band 

include  Chris  Roland.  Paul  unconfirmed 

Ventresca.  Ryan  Fitzgerald,  and  that  T/re  //oMr  may  be 

Peter  Giza.  playmg  sometime  soon  at  Saturday 


n 0 i t Photo  by  Pete  Norwood 

plied  Pictured  is  Matt  Benoit,  lead  singer  of  The  After  Hour  (right)  and  his  roommate  Jay  Brewster. 
aight-upThey  jammed  out  at  last  week’s  coffee  house. 

This  is  to  say  Night  Live,  which  is  held  in  the  Ely 
Main  Lounge.  While  this  is  neither 
here  nor  there,  it  would  be  an 
excellent  opportunity  for  at  least 
members  of  the  Westfield  State 
College  community  to  sample  their 
music.  Listen  for  them  on  WSKB 
around  March  when  their  demo 
album  is  released.  On  a more  per- 
sonal note;  I wish  the  guys  from 
The  After  Hour  the  best  of  luck 
with  their  musical  careers. 

For  more  information  on  the 
band,  check  out  their  website  at 
www.purevolume.com/theafterhour. 

Available  at  the  website  is  a demo, 
some  band  photos,  bios,  and  more. 


89.5 

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Sports  ThG  VoiCG  February  7,  2005 


Double  J 


Jurkowski,  Jaukovic  Power  Owls 


forward  has  put  up  some  monster  numbers  for  the  Westfield  State 
basketball  team.  The  Belchertown  native  posted  career  highs  of  33 
hand  16reboundsinakey  82-61  conference  victory  over  Bridgewater 

Shb.  1.  He  poured  in  30  points  in  a victory  over  Framingham  State, 
f eld  has  a huge  conference  game  on  Tuesday.  Feb.  8,  when  it  hosts 
p State  at  8:00  p.m.  Photo  By  Mike  Coughlin 


}^omen 's  Basketball 
^^tuns  Bridgewater 


^ESTFIELD  - Freshman 

[guard  Melissa  Macchi 
dy)  scored  a team-high  13 
and  junior  forward  Amanda 
I (Westfield)  had  1 1 points 
rebounds  to  pace  Westfield 
to  a 55-51  upset  victory  over 
;ewater  State  on  Feb.  1. 

'he  Owls  avenged  a 35-point 
73-38)  at  Bridgewater  on  Jan. 

id  improved  to  7-9  overall  and 
I the  Mass.  State  Conference, 
ewater  is  13-6  and  5-2. 

'lacchi  had  a fine  all  around 
• with  eight  rebounds,  four  as- 
two  blocks  and  five  steals. 
T guard  Meghan  McCarthy 
hcrtown)  had  12  points  and 
assists  in  the  Owls’  balanced 
and  freshman  Betty  Dely 
iham)  added  1 1 points. 
^Vestfield  trailed25.23  at  half- 
then  went  on  a 1 5-3  run  to  take 
28  lead  with  1 1 :06  remaining, 
iggressive  Owl  defense  forced 
ndgewater  turnovers. 

The  Owls  led  49-38  with  5:50 
Bridgewater  mounted  a come- 
The  Bears  went  on  an  8-0  run 
’se  to  within  three,  49-46,  with 
remaining.  Westfield  then 
two  big  buckets  - a driving 
pby  Macchi  andaDelyJumper 
53-46  advantage. 

Senior  center  Jessica  Worden 
^land)  led  the  Bears  with  15 
’.including  her  1,000th  career 
with  6:30  remaining  in  the 
^Ifon  a lay-in  following  an 
pass.  She  now  has  1 ,0 1 1 
points. 


Terrific  Tuesday 
Home  Games 
on  Feb.  8 

Women's  Basketball 
6:00  p.m.  vs.  Salem  State 
Women's  Swimming 
7:00  p.m.  vs.  Regis  College 
Men's  Basketball 
8:00  p.m.  vs.  Salem  State 


WESTFIELD-Junior  forward 
Mike  Jurkowski  (Belchertown)  had 
career  highs  of  33  points  and  16 
rebounds,  and  senior  fonvard  Vaso 
Jaukovic  (Serbia/Montenegro) 
postedatriple-double(l  1 points,  12 
rebounds.  1 1 assists)  to  power 
Westfield  State  to  an  82-61  victory 
over  Bridgewater  State  on  Feb.  1. 

The  Owls  won  their  third 
straight  game  to  improve  to9-8  over- 
all and  5-2  in  the  Mass.  State  Con- 
ference. Bridgewater  is  1 0-9  and  4- 
3. 

Jurkowski,  who  scored  30 
points  last  Thursday  vs. 
Framingham,  was  nearly  unstop- 
pable as  moved  well  without  the 
ball  and  shot  with  deadly  accuracy 
in  and  around  the  key.  The  smooth 
6-4  forward  was  1 6-for-33  from  the 
field  and  also  contributed  three  as- 
sists and  four  steals  to  the  winning 
cause.  Jurkowski  only  struggled 
from  the  line  where  he  made  just  1 
of  5 free  throws. 

Westfieldagainshot  well,  mak- 
ing 57  percent  of  its  field  goal  at- 
tempts, including  61  percent  (17  of 
28)  in  the  second  half  The  Owls  led 
38-28  at  halftime  and  boosted  the 
lead  to  56-37  with  1 2:26  remaining. 

Westfield  freshman  guard 
Tony  Collier  (Colchester.  VT)  also 
had  an  outstanding  game  with  15 
points  and  nine  rebounds.  Collier 


Women's  College  Basketball 
Westfield  State  50  - MCLA  33 
NORTH  ADAMS -Junior  for- 
ward Amanda  Chapin  (Westfield/ 
Suffield  Academy)  posted  another 
double-double  with  14  points  and 
1 1 rebounds  and  junior  guard 
Meghan  McCarthy  (Belchertown) 
had  14points,  fourassists  and  three 
steals  to  lead  Westfield  State  to  a 
50-33  conference  victory  over 
MCLA  on  Jan.  29. 

The  Owls,  6-9  overall  and  2-4 
in  the  conference,  only  led  1 8- 1 6 at 
halftime,  but  they  outscored  the  host 
team  1 6-0  in  the  first  eight  minutes 
of the  second  half 

Freshman  guard  Melissa 
Macchi  (Peabody)  finished  with  1 1 
points,  five  assists  and  two  steals 
for  the  Owls,  who  shot  45  percent 
from  the  field  in  the  second  half 
No  player  scored  in  double  fig- 
ures for  the  Blazers  (5-12,  1-5), 
who  shot  just  23  percent  field  the 
floor.. 


got  the  starting  nod  in  place  of 
sophomore  guard  Gavin 
lllangakoon,  who  was  sidelined 
with  a broken  nose. 

Bridgewater  struggled  from 
the  field,  shootingjust  29  percent. 
Westfield  dominated  the  boards, 
outrebounding  the  Bears,  49-27. 

Junior  guard' Cliff  Furtado 
(Fall  River)  and  senior  forward 
Chris  Hayes  (Weymouth)  led 
Bridgewaterwith  14  points  apiece. 
Senior  point  guard  Brian 
Adamezyk  (Chicopee)  had  10 
points  and  seven  assists. 
Westfield  Slate  69  - MCLA  64 

NORTH  ADAMS  - Senior 
forward  Vaso  Jaukovic  and  fresh- 
man reserve  fonvard  Tony  Collier 
each  scored  18  points  to  lead 
Westfield  State  to  a 69-64  victory 
over  MCLA  on  Jan.  29. 

The  Owls  improved  to  8-8 
overall  and  4-2  in  the  Mass.  State 
Conference.  They  have  a key  con- 
ference game  at  home  on  Tuesday 
when  they  host  Bridgewater  State 
at  8:00  p.m. 

Westfield  withstooda3-poinl 
ban-age  by  MCLA  (6-10,  0-6)  to 
pull  out  the  road  victory.  More 
than  half  of  the  Blazer’s  points 
were  scored  from  beyond  the  arc, 
as  they  made  11  of  26  trey  at- 
tempts. Meanwhile,  they  were  12- 
for-4I  inside  the  arc. 


Junior  guard  Meghan  McCarthy  had  12  points  and  seven  assists  in  the 
Owls'  big  win  over  Bridgewater.  Phoio  By  Mike  Coughlin 

Indoor  Track  & Field  Results 

Wesleyan  Invitational 
Men's  Results 
SECOND:  Tessa  Donoghue, 
longjump,  17-6. 

THIRD:  Tessa  Donoghue,  5-0; 
Jen  Howard,  5-0. 

FOURTH:  Tessa  Donoghue,  200, 
27.12. 

SEVENTH:  Heather  Wenninger, 
3000,  11:30.64. 


Wesleyan  Invitational 
Men's  Results 

FIRST:  Peter  King,  shot  put,  47-2. 
SECOND:  David  Richardson,  high 
jump,  6-5. 

THIRD:  4 x 400  Relay,  3:37.17. 
EIGHTH:  Eric  Kelly,  55  hurdles, 
8.36;  Matt  Dissell,  shot  put,  42-10. 
NINTH:  Zack  Bitzer,  400,  53.46. 


The  Owls  led  32-27  at  half- 
time, but  the  Blazers  went  on  a 15- 
6 spurt  at  the  outset  of  the  second 
half  for  a 42-38  lead.  Westfield  put 
together  an  1 1-0  run  to  take  a 49-42 
lead  with  9:44  remaining.  Collier, 
who  hails  from  Colchester.  Vt., 
came  ofl'the  bench  to  score  nine  of 
the  points  during  the  key  second- 
half  run.  <i 

MCLA  regrouped  to  tie  the 
score  at  55-55  with  6: 1 2 remaining 
as  the  Blazers  drained  three  treys 
and  converted  several  offensive  re- 
bounds into  easy  buckets.  But  the 
Owls  received  clutch  shooting 
down  the  stretch  from  Jaukovic, 
Collier,  sophomore  guard  Gavin 
lllangakoon  (13  points)  and  junior 
forward  Mike  Jurkowski  (10 
points). 

With-Westfieldclinging  to  one- 
point  leads,  the  6-7  Jaukovic  nailed 
consecutive  jumpers  from  the  deep 
baselinewith  1:22  and  0:57remain- 
ing.  Collier  sealed  the  victory  by 
canning  two  free  throws  with  seven 
seconds  remaining. 

Westfieldagain  shot  well  from 
the  field:  52  percent,  including  61 
percent  in  the  second  half  Collier 
was  7-for-8  from  the  field,  includ- 
ing 2-for-3  from  3-point  range. 

Robert  Mitchell  led  MCLA 
with  1 8 points  and  a game-high  1 2 
rebounds. 

Women's  Swim 
Team  Raises 
Record  To  6-2 

The  Westfield  Stale  svomen’s 
swimming  and  diving  team  raised 
its  record  to  6-2  with  recent  victo- 
ries over  St.  Joseph,  Conn,,  133- 
1 12.  and  Salem  State,  134-91. 

Westfield's  final  home  meet  is 
Tuesday,  Feb.  8.  when  it  hosts  Regis 
College  at  7:00  p.m. 

Double  winners  vs.  St,  Joseph 
were  junior  Vanessa  Morton  in  the 
50  yard  freestyle  and  the  100  yard 
freestyle  and  freshman  Kara  Phelan 
in  the  50  backstroke  and  200  back- 
stroke.  Morton’s  time  of  26.04  in 
the  50  freestyle  set  a new  St.  Jospeh 
pool  record. 

Also  finishing  first  were  fresh- 
man Renee  Kruszyna  (200 
freestyle),  freshman  Bridget  Hartley 
(50  breaststroke),  sophomore 
Marianne  Wilson  (one-meter  div- 
ing), and  the  200  medley  relay  of 
Phelan,  Katie  Piqueitc,  Shannon 
McMahon  and  Morion. 

Morton  and  Kruszyna  were 
double  winners  in  the  Salem  meet. 
Kruszyna  won  the  200  freestyle 
and  the  1 00  backstroke  and  Morton 
touched  the  wall  first  in  the  100 
freestyle  and  50  freestyle. 

Other  individual  winners  were: 
Lindsey  Bartosz  (50  backstroke), 
Katie  Piqucite  (50  breaststroke), 
Rachel  Webb  (100  butterfly),  and 
Marianne  Wilson  (one-meter  div- 
ing. 


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Deep  Thoughts  By  Jack  Handy 

“Whenever  I need  to  “get  away,”  I just  get  away  in  my  mind.  I go  to  my 
imaginary  spot,  where  the  beach  is  perfect  and  the  water  is  perfect  and 
the  weather  is  perfect.  The  only  bad  thing  there  are  the  flies.  They’re 

terrible!” 

“Even  though  he  was  an  enemy  of  mine,  I had  to  admit  that  what  he  had- 
accomplished  was  a brilliant  piece  of  strategy.  First,  he  punched  me, 
then  he  kicked  me,  then  he  punched  me  again.” 

“I  hope,  when  they  die,  cartoon  characters  have  to  answer  for  their 

sins.” 

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On-campus  mugging 

prompts  concern 


By  Lisandra  I.  Billings 
Nkws  Editor 

The  Westfield  State  College 
community  was  shaken  after  last 
Saturday.  Feb.  5 when  a female  stu- 
dent was  assaulted  on  the  walk  back 
to  her  residence  hall. 

According  to  Public  Safety, 
the  victim,  whose  name  has  not  been 
released,  was  traveling  on  Ihe  path 
between  the  new  dorm  construction 
line  and  Commuter  Lot  at  approxi- 
mately 8:00  p.m.  when  a man  wear- 
ing stone-washed  jeans,  an  off-wKitc 

Can  you  say 
Dynasty? 


hooded  sweat-shirt  and  blue  sun- 
glasses attempted  to  rob  her. 

The  suspect,  who  was  seen 
standing  next  to  a blue  car  in  the 
Commuter  Lot  before  the  incident 
took  place,  was  described  as  a white 
male,  approximately  six  feet  tall  and 
weighed  approximately  250  pounds. 

Westfield  State  College 
Police  Chief,  Paul  Scanncll.  said  that 
the  victim  had  no  money  on  her  and, 
was  treated  at  the  hospital  after  the 
incident. 

Scanncll  said  that  students 


should  walk  on  well-lit  paths  and 
take  the  shuttle,  which  runs  by  every 
dorm  and  to  South  Lot  approximately 
every  fifteen  minutes,  as  much  as 
possible. 

"These  crimes  are  very  rare 
to  have  happen  on  our  campus."  he 
said.  "Students  should  be  more 
aware  of  their  surroundings." 

Scanncll  said  that  he  fccLs 
like  the  police  coverage  on  campus, 
both  in  residence  halls  and  oui.sidc,  is 
excellent  and  doesn’t  feel  the  need  to 

Robbery-  Page  2 


By  Kevin  McCarty 
Special  to  the  Voice 

It’s  official,  New 
England  sports  fans  now  have 
their  first  dynasty  of  the  new 
century.  This  past  Sunday, 
for  the  third  time  in  four 
years,  the  Patriots  captured 
the  super  bowl  title,  silencing 
any  of  the  critics  they  had 
left,  and  solidifying  them- 
selves as  the  best  team  in  the 
NFL. 

The  Patriots  defense 
came  out  on  fire,  sacking 
Eagles  quarterback  Donovan 
McNabb  on  third  down  and 
forcing  a three-and-out  on  the 
game’s  opening  drive. 
Philadelphia's  defense  played 
well  also,  as  the  game  went 
scoreless  into  the  second 
quarter. 

Philadelphia  drove 
down  the  field  on  an  impres- 
sive drive,  and  capped  it  off 
with  a touchdown  pass  my 
McNabb  to  tight  end  L.J. 
Smith. 

The  Patriots  showed 
perseverance,  however,  scor- 
ing late  in  the  second  quarter. 
Tom  Brady  hit  David  Givens 
wide  open  in  the  end  zone  to 
tic  the  game  at  7-7  going  into 
the  half. 

New  England  opened 
the  second  half  with  another 


scoring  drive,  ending  with 
another  Brady  touchdown 
pass,  this  lime  to  linebacker 
Mike  Vrabcl. 

Philadelphia  answered 
with  a Brian  Westbrook 
touchdown,  but  again  the 
Patriots  answered  right  back. 
Corey  Dillon  pounded  the  ball 
into  the  end  zone  on  a short 
run  play,  allowing  the  Patriots 
to  retake  the  lead  21-14. 

Off  a Tedy  Bruschi 
interception  of  McNabb. 
Adam  Vinatieri  added  three 
with  a field  goal  to  put  the 
Pats  up  by  ten. 

Philly  drpve  into  New 
England  territory  late  in  the 
fourth  quarter,  and  scored  on 
a McNabb  pass  to  receiver 
Greg  Lewis,  exploiting  the 
Patriots  inexperienced  sec- 
ondary as  Lewis  beat  rookie 
Dexter  Reid,  who  was  filling 
in  for  injured  starter  Eugene 
Wilson. 

The  score  pulled  the 
Eagles  to  within  three,  but  a 
failed  onsides  kick  attempt  all 
but  scaled  the  victory  for  New 
England. 

After  three  ''clock-eat- 
ing" run  plays,  Josh  miller 
executed  a superior  "pooch" 
punt,  pinning  the  Eagles 
inside  their  own  ten  yard  line 

Patriots-  Page  3 


Photo  by:  Mike  Coughlin 

The  'Woodward  Center  hosted  a nunibo*  of  students 
looking  to  g^  in  some  alhiclk  action  late  at  night 


Madness 
in  the 
Woodward 
Center 


By  Katelyn  Kennedy  & 
Nicole  LkUi.anc 
Voice  Reporters 


WOODWARD-  Students 
filled  the  stands  to  cheer  on  the  ath- 
letes at  Westfield  State’s  first  ever 
“Midniglit  Madness"  held  Feb.  2 
from  9 p.m.  until  12  a.m.  at  the 
Woodward  Center,  the  event's  pur- 
pose was  to  involve  students  in  the 
upcoming  spring  sports  season. 

The  activities  included  a 3 on 
3-baskctball  tournament,  WSC  cheer- 
ing routine,  a football  toss,  and  other 
various  competitions  in  which  prizes 
were  rewarded. 

Midnight  Madnes.s  gave  stu- 
dents a chance  to  climb  the  brand 
new  rock  wall.  Tim  Dexter,  who  pre- 
viously took  the  rock  climbing  class 
said,  "Once  people  sec  how  great  it 
is.  Scott  Cook,  the  rock  climbing 
instructor,  wants  to  start  intramurais 
to  rock  climb  and  have  a good  time." 

This  is  the  first  year  with  the 
new  wall,  and  there  is  a new  class 
that  students  can  take  to  learn  how  to 
use  the  wall.  Giving  students  an 
opportunity  to  climb  the  wall  outside 
of  a classroom  was  one  way  to  inter- 
est people  in  taking  the  class  or  pos- 

Madness-Page  3 


Campus  programs  celebrate 
Black  History  month 


By  Courtney  Loftus 
Voice  Reporter 


Musical  perform- 
ances. film  screenings  and 
guest  lectures  arc  among 
the  campus  events  sched- 
uled throughout  February 
in  honor  of  Black  History 
Month. 

The  events,  which 
arc  all  open  to  the  public, 
were  planned  by  a commit- 
tee consisting  of  about  20 


members  of  the  faculty  and 
staff  and  organized  by 
Associate  Director  of  the 
Campus  Center  Andrew 
Johnson. 

"They’re  great  pro- 
grams." Johnson  said. “pro- 
vided that  we  have  atten- 
dance." 

On  February  16  at 
7 p.m.  jazz  vocalist 
Montenia  will  perform  in 
the  Ely  Main  Lounge.  The 
following  night  is  Gospel 


Night  in  Scanlon  Banquet 
Hall  at  7 p.m.  and  will 
include  performances  by 
Westfield  State’s  Urban 
Education  Gospel  Choir, 
Saint  John's  Choir,  and  the 
Progressive  Community 
Chapel  Ensemble. 

Gifted,  the  chil- 
dren’s choir  from  the 
Community  Music  School 
in  Springfield,  will  perform 
on  February  23  at  I p.m. 

BHM-2 


Inside 

Think  you  put  the  ‘cock’  in 

Three  Days  Grace  urges  you  to 

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engage  in  illegal  activities 

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-Photo  by  Mike  Coughlin 

Randolph  W.  Bromer>'  gives  a lecture  as  part  of  Black  History  month 


BHM 


At  7 p.m.  that  night  Dr.  Carlton 
Pickron,  associate  dean  of  the 
Academic  Achievement  Center,  will 
host  a screening  of  a recently  aired 
television  documentary  about  the 
late  Shirley  Chisholm,  the  first 
African  American  woman  elected  to 
Congress.  Both  events  will  take 
place  in  the  Ely  Main  Lounge. 

At  6 p.m.  on  February  24, 
the  Third  World  Organization  will 
hold  its  annual  — 

Soul  Food  Dinner 
in  the  Third  Wsrld 
Room  for  which 
tickets  must  be 
purchased. 

Rudolph  Banks, 
who  brought  his 
African-American 
antique  exhibit  to 
the  Dining 

Commons  earlier 
this  month,  will  be 
at  the  dinner  with  a 
portion  of  his  col- 
lection. 

The  final 
scheduled  event  is 
a dance  with  live 


“His  life  experi- 
ence is  so  sig- 
nificant, in  just 
black  history, 
but  history  in 
general.” 

Carlton  Pickron 
speaking  of  Dr. 
Randolph 
Bromery 


College.  The  lecture  was  entitled 
“From  Segregation  and  Depression 
to  University  Chancellor  and 
College  President  without  a 
Basketball." 

"His  life  experience  is  so 
significant,"  Pickron  said  of 
Bromery,  “in  not  just  black  history, 
but  history  in  general." 

The  observance  of  what 
was  originally  Black  History  Week 
was  initiated  in  1926 
by  Dr.  Carter  G. 
Woodson,  a noted 
scholar  and  historian 
and  founder  of  the 
Association  for  the 
Study  of  Negro  Life 
and  History.  In  1976 
It  was  expanded  and 
established  as  Black 
History  Month. 

One  of  the  main 
purposes  of  the  cele- 
bration, Pickron  said, 
is  to  educate  every- 
one “about  what  con- 
tributions black  peo- 
ple have  made  to  the 
development  of  this 


entertainment  in  the  Ely  Main  country." 

Lounge  on  February  25  at  9 p.m.  For  information  regarding 

Among  the  events  that  have  tickets  for  the  Soul  Food  Dinner 
already  occurred  was  a lecture  call  572-5661  and  for  any  other 
given  by  Dr.  Randolph  Bromery,  a inquiries  regarding  the  Black 
former  Tuskeegee  airman  who  History  Month  program,  contact  the 
became  chancellor  at  the  University  Campus  Center  at  572-5648. 
of  Massachusetts  in  Amherst  and 
later  served  as  acting  president  at 
Westfield  State.  Most  recently  he 
served  as  president  of  Springfield 


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Robbery 


have  more  patrolling  on  campus. 

On  Tuesday,  Feb.  8 there  was 
a student  rumor  on  that  there  had 
been  a second,  related  assault,  but 
Scanncll  denied  these  rumors  and 
said  that  the  first  attempted  robbery 
was  an  isolated  incident. 

Scanncll  said  that  the 
Westfield  State  College  police  are 


working  with  the  Massachusetts  State 
Police  to  solve  the  case  as  quickly  as 
possible  and  encourages  any  students 
who  may  see  anything  suspicious  to 
report  it  to  Public  Safety  immediate- 

ly- 


Society  of  Professional 
Journalists  meeting 
Communication  Dept. 


Feb.  i7th 
7 p.m. 


News  The  Uoice  February  14. 2005 


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Madness 


sibly  Stan  an  intramural  team.  tiebreaker  consisted  of  two  3-poini 

The  basketball  tournament  shots:  both  got  the  first  shot  in  and 
began  at  9 p.in.  with  the  qualifying  missed  the  second.  Running  a little 
rounds.  Players  rested  in  between  behind  schedule  they  decided  to 
rounds  with  other  competitions  and  leave  it  at  a tie. 
activities.  Both  cheericading  “It's  lovely  to  get  the  new 

squads,  the  competitio^^^a^^n^^^^^^ni^u^.  We  need  more  events 
.u,  more 

groups  to  use  it  more. 

“It’s  a gfeat  way  to  ^re  tight. 

get  kids  out  and 
aware  of  the  sports 
going  on  here  at 
Wstfield.” 


(he  game  squad,  did 
a iwo-minutc  rou- 
tine that  was  fol- 
lowed by  an  intro- 
duction of  the 
spring  sports  teams. 

Captain 
Sarah  Raymond,  a 
competition  squad 
captain,  said,  “It's  a 
great  way  to  get  kids 
out  and  aware  of  the 
sports  going  on  here 
at  Westfield,"  As 
she  and  the  other 


Sarah  Raymond 


then  a loss.  Coming 
in  and  having  a good 
time  is  better  then 
winning  any  day”, 
said  Jackson  when 
asked  about  the 
event. 

Midnight  Madness 
proved  to  be  success- 
ful in  its  first  year., 
giving  a positive  start 


captain,  Danielle  Impresscia  point-  to  the  new  spring  sports  season, 
ed  out  most  students  are  not  aware 
that  WSC  has  2 cheericading 
squads. 

Dr.  Arthur  Jackson,  Vice 
President  of  the  Student  Affairs, 
and  student  Matt  Curren.  tied  13  to 
13  in  a basketball  shootout.  The 


Patriots  

to  tunc  in  for  the  game. 

Students  celebrated  the  vic- 
tory in  their  dorm  rooms,  in  the 
hallways.  and  even  outside. 
Following  the  Red  Sox  World  Scries 
victory,  the  Patriots  win  Sunday 
concluded  a very  satisfying  and  fun 
year  for  New  England  sports  fans. 


photo  by-  Mike  Coughlin 


Looks  like  Westfield  has  its  own  “Dr.  T'  as  VP  Dr.  Jackson  takes  to  U>e  court  in  a shoot 
out  with  I*resjdent  ofSGA  Matthew  Curren.  The  dioot-out  ended  in  a tie.  Fw  a full  pic- 
torial turn  to  page  14. 


with  under  a minute  left  and  no 
timeouts.  McNabb  failed  to  get  his 
team  any  further  than  their  own  line 
of  scrimmage,  and  then  was  inter- 
cepted by  Pats  safety  Rodney 
Harrison. 

The  Patriots  kneeled  to  run 
out  the  clock,  and  had  once  again 
become  world  champions. 

Westfield  State  College  stu- 
dents proudly  sported  Patriots 
clothing  all  day,  and  many  pul 
homework  and  other  activities  aside 


Rose  Puffer 


iRqle  at  WSC:  Cashier  at  the 
I Gnu 


Favorite  part  of  the  job:  She  loves 
seeing  the  Kids. 

Yeors  spent  working  at  WSC:  Five 

Profession  before  WSC:Sheowned  a 
restoraunt  for  twelve  years  named  The 
Dutchmans. 

Favorite  Movie:Titanic 

Favorite  TV  Show:Seinfeld 

Thoughts  on  Valentines  Day:  It  is 
nicevvhenyouoreyoung. 


Roses  Valentine:Her  husbondoffour- 
ty-fburyeors. 


, link  it  would  please  the  Idds 

Iwhoarebusyatnightifthegrillwosopen 
longer. 


Rose  would  also  like  to  thank  the  stu- 
dents for  waiting  patiently  for  their  food 
and  thanks  the  night  crew  who  are  all 
handworkers. 

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Roses  are  Red.  Uiolets  are  Blue... 


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Mark  Green 
Mathematics 
Junior 


“Sugar  is 
sweet  and  so 
are  you.” 


Lumber  Jack-Rue 
Elementary  Education 
Freshman 


“I  Love 
Poker  and 
how  ‘bout 
you?” 


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Early  Childhood-Ed 
Junior 


“California 
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the  zoo!” 


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Mass  Comm 
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Nation/World  Th6  UoiC6  February  1 4, 2005 

First  Lady  visits  school  to  promote  anti- 


BY  Elise  castelli 

LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 

BALTIMORE  - When  her  hus- 
band  announced  the  Helping  America's 
Youth  initiative  during  last  week's  State  of 
the  Union  address,  Laura  Bush  found  her- 
self with  a new  role  --  heading  a $150  mil- 
lion program. 

While  the  one-time  teacher  and 
librarian  has  gone  to  schools  to  promote 
such  administration  policies  as  No  Child 
Left  Behind,  her  visits  are  now  related  to  a 
program  of  her  own  that,  if  successful, 
could  reduce  violence  and  gang  activity 
among  at  risk  youth,  especially  minority 
boys. 

On  Tuesday,  she  stopped  by 
George  Washington  Elementary  School  in 
Baltimore,  where  her  discussion  of  the 
correlation  among  classroom  manage- 
ment, behavior,  learning  and  success  in 
life  was  well  received  by  the  100  students, 
teachers,  community  activists  and  state 
officials  who  gathered  to  hear  her. 

"Research  shows  that  children 
who  are  overly  aggressive  as  early  as  the 
first  grade  arc  at  a greater  risk  for  delin- 
ijuency,  dropping  out  of  school,  dru^ abuse 


and  depression  later  in  life,"  she  told  the 
audience.  "Here  in  the  Baltimore  public 
school  system,  children  with  behavioral 
problems  in  poorly  managed  first-grade 
classrooms  were  up  to  20  times  more  like- 
ly to  be  severely  aggrAc.-  

sive  in  middle  school  com-  “The  team>based  struc** 


ing  words  into  categories  and  winning  the 
game  for  their  team. 

"This  team-based  structure  uses 
peer  encouragement  to  help  children  fol- 
low rules  and  learn  how  to  be  good  stu- 
dents," Bush  said.  "The 
students  quickly  learn  that 
pared  to  similar  children  in  turc  USCS  peer  encour-  their  success  is  tied  to  their 

dalsZms®'’*  agement  to  help  chil-  »"  each 

Classrooms.  j r •,  , . o‘hcr  and  they  teach  each 

She  held  up  one  dren  follow  rules  and  other  to  follow  the  rules." 

of  the  school's  approaches  learn  how  tO  be  good  The  game  is  part  of  a 
to  teaching  proper  behav-  student;  created  by  Dr. 

.or  - the  "good  behavior  ^ He  StUdente  ^ 

game"  - as  a model  for  QUICkly  leam  that  their  fellow  at  the  American 
keeping  children  in  school.  succeSS  IS  tied  tO  their  Institutes  for  Research, 
Shortly  before  her 
noontime  speech.  Bush 

observed  a first-grade  class  uiiici  niiu  incy  yca.s  ago  in  24  Baltimore 

engaged  in  Ihe  game  dur-  teach  each  Other  to  fol-  schools,  the  program 
ing  a reading  lesson.  The  rules  ” focuses  on  improving  cdu- 

childrcn  were  divided  into  n i,  cators'  teaching  skills, 

teams,  and  any  child  who  •Laura  Bush  classroom  management 

acted  out  while  the  class  skills  and  communication 

completed  a worksheet  would  get  the  with  families. 


team.  They  count  on  P''*' 

, . Grade."  Introduced  20 

each  other  and  they 


entire  team  a check  for  bad  behavior. 

As  Bush  glided  among  the  slu- 
denls,  they  focused  their  attention  to  sort- 


"The  risk  factors  that  Mrs.  Bush 
has  referred  to  --  early  aggressive  disrup- 
tive behavior  — arc  highly  correlated  with 


■gan  pro- 

academic  achievement,"  Kcllam  said 
Tuesday.  In  her  remarks.  Bush  noted  that 
according  to  Kcllam's  research.  86  percent 
of  at-risk  youth  who  participated  in  the 
Whole  Day  program  graduated  from  high 
school,  compared  with  19  percent  of  those 
who  did  not. 

Kcllam  said  that  govcmmcnl  at 
all  levels  needs  to  respond  if  programs  like 
his.  which  links  public  health  research  and 
education,  arc  to  move  across  the  country. 

Teachers  were  hopeful  that  the 
first  lady's  new  policy  role  would  encour- 
age children  to  stay  in  school  and  away 
from  gangs. 

In  this  urban  school  surrounded 
by  blocks  of  burned-out  and  boarded-up 
row  houses,  visits  from  political  figures 
arc  rare,  said  Monique  Daniel,  a fifth- 
grade  teacher  whose  students  observed  the 
speech. 

"This  is  not  something  (students) 
usually  encounter  in  their  everyday  lives, 
to  sec  the  president's  wife  speak  in  refer- 
ence to  students,"  Daniel  said. 

"Maybe  it  will  show  them  that 
someone  besides  their  teachers  and  parents 
do  care  about  them  and  their  future." 


Fashion  designers  in  short  pants 


By  Robin  Givahn 
THE  Washington  post 

NEW  YORK-The  first  days  of 
New  York  fashion  week  typically  are  filled 
with  designers  whose  reputations  extend 
no  further  than  their  small  circle  of  friends. 
They  can  count  the  number  of  collections 
they  have  created  on  one  hand-sometimes 
on  one  finger.  They  are  at  the  beginning  of 
their  careers,  without  famous  lineage, 
licensing  deals,  celebrity  clients,  a fra- 
grance or  buzz.  Occasionally  they  are 
without  a clue. 

These  new  designers  arc  almost 
always  the  unassuming  ones  in  the  room. 
They  arc  determined  to  make  a case  for 
their  collection  if  only  through  a strong 
handshake  and  well-practiced  eye  contact. 
They  are  so  polite:  Thank  you  so  much  for 
coming! 

Their  more  famous  peers  usually 
present  their  collections  under  the  tents  in 
Bryant  Park.  Others,  confident  in  their 
ability  to  draw  a crowd,  show  farther 
afield-and  their  rooms  are  always  full. 
They  commandeer  the  best  models. 

The  little  guys  make  do.  Their 
models  are  so-so,  and  the  show  location  is 
whatever  happens  to  be  free  or  cheap. 
Here,  you  are  unlikely  to  be  met  at  the 
door  with  surly  attitude  or  a velvet  rope. 
There  will  be  no  thick-necked  gym  rat 
barely  containing  his  'roid  rage  moonlight- 
ing as  a security  guard.  (My  brother,  it  is 
only  a fashion  show.  The  editors  are  not 
packing  heat.) 

In  the  past,  it  seemed  like  the  designers 
who  show  in  the  dark  comers  of  New  York 
always  offered  a somber,  angry, 
disheveled  vision.  Women  looked  like 
streeiwalking  urchins  and  men  resembled 
surly,  drug-addled  thugs. 

But  for  fall  2005,  the  unknowns 
are  presenting  clothes  that  are  neat,  under- 
stated and  polished.  Some  are  informed  by 
ethnic  costumes,  others  arc  entranced  by 
Ihe  rigors  of  formal  tailoring.  Some  are  so 
good  it  is  startling;  other  collections  arc 
bad  for  reasons  that  passeth  all  under- 
standing. 

Perhaps  the  most  famous 
unknowns  are  the  designers  from  the 
Bravo  series  "Project  Runway."  They 


have  been  vying  for  a $100,000  prize  and 
a Banana  Republic  mentorship.  The  show 
taped  its  finale  Friday,  with  four  designers 
presenting  collections.  One  designer  was  a 
red  herring;  there  are  only  three  finalists. 
An  educated  guess  would  have  Jay 
McCarroll.  Kara  Saun  and  Wendy  Pepper 
in  the  runway  showdown.  One  must 
assume  that  Austin  Scarlett  will  be  elimi- 
nated, unless  the  judges  decide  that  dress- 
ing women  like  a drag  version  of  Mae 
West  is  a commercially  viable  idea. 

Pepper  continues  to  struggle  with 
a dowdy  sensibility.  Saun's  work  is 
remarkably  detailed  but  often  too  scif-con- 
scious.  McCarroll  mixes  musical  inspira- 
tion into  a pastiche  of  colors  and  textures 
to  create  the  strongest  blend  of  originality, 
salesmanship  and  aesthetic  coherence.  It's 
hard  not  to  find  perverse  amusement  in  the 
fact  that  McCarroll  worked  in  the  porn 
industry,  which  seems  to  have  given  him  a 
unique  advantage  in  stirring  up  the  kind  of 
sexual  provocation  on  which  Ihe  fashion 
industry  thrives. 

The  mention  of  porn  leads  to 
Dick.  Dick  by  Richard.  Fashion  label  or 
pom  flick? 

Intrigued  guests  filled  an  aban- 
doned firehouse  on  the  Lower  East  Side 
Friday  to  gel  the  answer.  The  menswear 
collection,  by  Richard  Ruiz,  is  a mix  of 
punk  images,  traditional  tailoring  and  eth- 
nic flourishes  such  as  African  prints  trim- 
ming a shirt  collar.  A red  Ultrasucde  wrap 
is  embellished  with  safety  pins  and  pro- 
motional buttons.  A green  and  blue  plaid 
wrap  over  a tailored  blazer  has  pinstripes 
delineated  with  hundreds  of  tiny  brass 
safety  pins. 

Ruiz's  thoughtfully  conceived 
Dick  is  a nonchalant  blend  of  Everyman 
sportswear,  including  coveralls  and  work 
shirts,  overlaid  with  rebellious  references. 
It  is  also  a mix  of  dueling  sensibilities. 
Banal  basics  are  paired  with  aggressive 
details.  It  is  both  formal  and  informal, 
simultaneously  grown-up  and  childlike. 

Designers  such  as  Thom  Browne 
and  Tomer  Gendlcr  envision  a customer 
who  may  still  have  a modified  Mohawk, 
body  piercings  and  tattoos,  but  who  also 
wants  to  wear  three-piece  suits,  hand-tai- 
lored coats  and  lush  cashmere  sweaters. 


This  customer  finds  tradition  subversive. 

Gendlcr  chose  the  Polish  con- 
sulate for  his  show  Saturday  to  contrast  the 
sober  shade  of  his  clothes,  inspired  by 
postwar  Europe,  against  its  gilded  salons. 

Gendlcr  likes  lean  silhouettes. 
His  trousers,  jackets  and  shirts  arc 
enhanced  with  subtle  details.  There  is  con- 
trasting piping  on  the  back  pocket  of  a pair 
of  trousers.  At  the  shoulder  of  a navy  shirt, 
a velvet  leaf  is  pressed  between  crisp  cot- 
ton and  sheer  organza.  Gendlcr  champions 
cropped  trousers  buttoned  at  the  ankle.  He 
is  quick  to  acknowledge  that  the  idea  is 
extreme,  but  like  any  beginning  designer, 
he  is  idcalistic-in  his  case,  idealistic 
enough  to  believe  he  can  convince  men 
that  breeches  arc  a reasonable  notion. 

These  new  menswear  designers 
have  somehow  gotten  it  into  their  heads 
that  men  have  been  wearing  their  trousers 
too  long.  Browne  wants  to  crop  them  at  the 
ankle,  loo,  but  he  isn't  advocating  anything 
akin  to  a pair  of  plus  fours.  Browne  is 
known  for  his  custom-made  suits,  priced 
in  the  vicinity  of  $3,000.  But  for  the  last 
year,  he  has  been  producing  a hand-made 
ready-to-wear  collection  inspired  by  the 
style  of  John  F,  Kennedy  and  Americana. 
"It's  JCPcnney-Scars  catalogue  inspired," 
Browne  says. 

The  armholes  of  his  jackets  arc 
positioned  high  on  the  torso.  The  waist  is 
also  high  and  he  cuts  his  trousers  off  at  the 
ankle. 

His  showroom  in  the  meatpack- 
ing neighborhood  is  dominated  by  gray, 
navy  and  the  occasional  dash  of  sky  blue. 
"1  always  use  a muted  palette,"  he  says. 
"There  arc  a hundred  shades  of  gray.  I 
could  do  a whole  collection  in  gray."  The 
sober  hues  hide  impish  details  and  teasing 
winks.  A navy  coal  with  brass  buttons  is 
trimmed  inside  with  red-whitc-and-blue- 
striped  ribbon.  A traditional  suit  is  cut 
from  fabric  typically  used  for  a mackin- 
tosh-so  the  suit  is  water-resistant.  A cash- 
mere coat  is  lined  with  the  same  nylon 
used  to  make  football  jerseys. 

Browne's  collection  is  eccentric. 
Most  men  probably  will  never  feel  com- 
fortable in  short  pants  or  a squared-off 
jacket  that  sits  just  at  the  hips.  But  some 
fellows  will  look  at  the  schoolboy 


sweaters  in  eight-ply  cashmere,  the  flannel 
gardening  pants  with  the  elegant  knee 
patches  and  feci  right  at  home. 

Perhaps  what  is  so  reassuring  about  these 
menswear  designers  is  that  they  seem  so  at 
case  with  their  collections.  They  aren't 
compromising  their  vision  to  make  their 
collections  palatable  to  the  broadest  clien- 
tele. In  many  ways,  that  is  the  luxury  of 
being  new  and  small. 

The  new  wave  of  menswear 
designers  aren't  investing  in  sloppincss, 
and  designers  arc  championing  a similar 
kind  of  polish  for  young  women.  Sari 
Gucron's  presentation  Thursday  was  a 
splendid  collection  of  lace  skirts  with  del- 
icate tops,  a navy  halter  dress  with  a bal- 
loon hem  and  a simple  black  dress  with  a 
U-shaped  neckline  trimmed  in  ruffles, 

If  there  is  anything  designers 
such  as  Gucron,  Richard  Chai  and 
Thakoon  Panichgul  have  in  common,  it  is 
their  celebration  of  a kind  of  prciiiness  that 
previously  might  have  been  defined  as 
weakness  or  fragility.  Chai  focuses  on  tai- 
loring, whether  a trim  skirt  or  a coal  bell- 
ed with  a sash  that  twists  into  a blossom  of 
satin.  Panichgul,  whose  collection  is  called 
Thakoon,  plays  with  intriguing  fabrics- 
such  as  clear  plastic  rendered  to  resemble 
lacc-and  proportions.  Squared-off  jackets 
sit  atop  slim  skirts  or  skirts  with  gentle 
tucks  that  encourage  soft  movement.  If 
anything  goes  missing  in  their  collections, 
it  is  humor. 

Giberson  alone  seems  interested 
in  eliciting  a chuckle.  Within  the  construc- 
tion of  each  garment  in  her  collection 
"Magnification."  a single  element  was 
exaggerated.  A blouse  had  French  cuffs 
that  dominated  nearly  the  entire  forearm, 
Balloon  sleeves  on  a black  chiffon  dress 
swung  like  sails  in  the  breeze.  At  limes  the 
notion  was  executed  with  great  skill  and 
humor.. At  other  times,  it  seemed  trite  and 
awkward,  such  as  a trench  coat  with  an 
epaulette  that  extended  from  the  shoulder 
to  the  wrist,  or  a pair  of  trousere  with  slash 
pockets  that  ran  from  the  waistline  to  the 
knee. 


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Nation/World  Th6  V^OlCC  February  14. 2005 


Students  see  video  games  as  harmless,  study  finds 


BY  DANIEL  DE  VISE 

THE  Washington  post 

WASHINGTON-The  assign- 
ment seemed  almost  too  simple  for  a 
bunch  of  University  of  Maryland  students. 
Researchers  showed  them  images  from  a 
pair  of  over-thc-top  video  games,  one  an 
"extreme"  golf  outing  with  strippers  as 
caddies,  the  other  a blood-and-entrails 
affair.  Then,  they  were  asked  if  what  they 
had  seen  could  be  harmful. 

The  answer,  by  and  large,  was  no. 

A study  by  Maryland  Prof. 
Melanie  Killen  suggests  that  many  young 
adults  arc  oblivious  to  the  impact  of 
raunch  and  gore  rendered  in  cvcr-crisper 
detail  by  the  current  crop  of  video  games. 
And  the  more  hours  they  play,  the  less  sen- 
sitive they  arc  to  the  potential  conse- 
quences. 

In  the  busy  field  of  research  on 
the  harmful  effects  of  video  games, 
Killcn's  work  breaks  new  ground  by  peer- 
ing inside  the  heads  of  the  players,  asking 
students  what  they  think  about  the  games, 
rather  than  simply  observing  their  behav- 
ior after  playing. 

"The  game  doesn't  make  people 
violcnt”it's  just  a game,"  said  one  subject, 
a 19-ycar-old  woman,  in  a confidential 
interview  with  Killen’s  research  team.  "If 
they’re  violent,  it's  something  wrong  with 
them." 

Killen's  study  also  is  unusual  in 
focusing  on  stereotypes  in  video  games: 
women  as  sex  toys,  men  as  muscle-bound 
killing  machines.  This  topic,  in  her  view, 
has  been  neglected  In  previous  research 
because  its  effects  are  comparatively  sub- 
tle. 

The  study  has  been  presented  at 
three  professional  conferences  and  will  be 
submitted  fur  publication  this  month. 


"Stereotyping  very  easily  leads  games."  said  Killen,  a psychology  profes- 
to  discrimination  and  prejudice,"  Killen  sor  who  trained  at  the  University  of 
said.  "So  you  start  thinking  of  all  women  California  at  Berkeley  and  previously 


as  wanting  to  be  strippers,  or  you  start 
thinking  of  all  men  as  violent." 

Several  years  of  research  on 
video-game  violence  have  documented  a 
link  to  impulsive  behavior,  shortened 

attention  span  and  low- 

level  aggression  in  gen--i7?pf—-— 
eral.  More  frequent  ^ gdlllc  UUcS- 


n’t  make  people 


play  leads  to  greater 
problems.  Adolescents 

seen  as  especially  Z-  violent  - it’s  just  a 

nerable  because  they 
are  less  likely  to  recog- 
nize the  source  of  these 
impulses. 

Much  was 

made  of  the  fact  that 
Eric  Harris  and  Dylan 
Klebold,  the  1999 
Columbine  High 

School  shooters,  were 
obsessive  players  of  the 
video  game  Doom.  But 
researchers  say  the 
likely 


taught  at  Wesleyan  University 
Connecticut. 

Killen's  research  comes  at  a time 
when  the  visceral  impact  of  video  games  is 
greater  than  ever.  In  past  decades,  the  bul- 

lets  looked  like  blips  and 

the  blood  and  guts  were 
cartoonish.  Today,  the 


game.  If  they’re 
violent,  it’s  some- 
thing wrong  with 
them.” 

-A  19-year-old 
test  subject 


quenccs  are  simple  acts  of  delinquency, 
such  as  starling  a fight,  breaking  a window 
or  skipping  a class. 

Killen  is  studying  how  young 
gamers  tell  right  from  wrong  at  a time 
when  the  traditional  demarcation  between 
good  and  evil  in  the  games  themselves 
seems  to  be  breaking  down.  The  trend  is 
for  the  player  to  be  cast  as  villain. 
Consider  the  Grand  Theft  Auto  franchise, 
which  rewards  players  for  stealing  cars 
and  running  down  prostitutes. 

"Things  that  we  would  never 
allow  on  television,  and  probably  not  even 
in  the  movies,  we  have  them  in  video 


an  Iowa  State 
University  psychology 
professor  who  is 
among  the  top  scholars 
studying  video-game 
violence. 

"Not  only  are 
they  more  technologi- 
cally sophisticated, 
they're  more  personal." 
Anderson  said.  "Now 
you're  killing  aliens 
one-on-one,  and  they 
bleed,  and  they  explode 
and  their  heads 

explode." 

Anderson  said  Killen's  research 
confirms  his  sense  that  young  players  con- 
sider themselves  immune  to  the  mayhem. 

"Any  of  us  who  do  this  kind  of 
research  certainly  face  the  wrath  of  the 
ubiquitous  14-year-old  who  doesn't 
believe  there's  anything  harmful  in  any- 
thing that  they  do,"  Anderson  said. 

Killen  and  fellow  researchers  at 
the  University  of  Maryland's  Human 
Development  Department  interviewed 
more  than  100  college  students,  whose 
average  age  was  19,  for  45  minutes  each. 
They  showed  them  images  from  a series  of 


Nigeria’s  thriving  film  industry  gets  a showcase 


BY  NEELY  TUCKER 
THE  Washington  Post 

WASHINCTON-Onc  of  the  rarest 
things  to  see  in  an  American  cincpiex  Ls  a fi  Im  by 
Afiicans,  about  Afiicaas,  starring  Africans,  wth 
a senpt  by  Africans. 

The  Oscar  contender  "Hotel 
Rwanda,*  you  say?  Well,  the  director  is  Irish,  the . 
starring  actons  American  or  British  (Sophie 
Okonedo  is  British),  and  the  complicated  financ- 
ing mostly  American. 

And  so  this  week's  debut  of  "Behind 
Oased  Doors,*  a Nigerian  made-and-pnxluqed 
melodrama  at  the  API  Silver,  was  altogether 
unique.  The  film  kicks  off  the  theater’s  month- 
long African  Film  Showcase  in  suburban 
Washington,  providing  a rarc-and  rough-hewn- 
-look  at  pop  cinema  in  the  world's  most  popu- 
lous black  nation. 

The  four  films  in  the  series  are  all  from 
the  chaotic  hustle  of  "Nollywood."  Nigeria's 
thriving  straight-to-video  film  industiy.  Each 
year,  more  tlian  400  movies  are  slapped  togeth- 
er, copied  onto  videocassettes  and  sold  in  open- 
air  markets  there  for  about  $3.  Almost  all  are 
shot  for  less  than  $15,000  in  under  two  weeks, 
and  they  look  Lkc  iL 

But  the  birth  of  Nollywood,  in  the 
Nigerian  commercial  capital  of  Lagos,  in  the 
early  1990s  represents  the  first  mass-market 
films  by  and  about  Africans  and  maikctcd 
domestically.  The  raw  energy  of  the  movics- 
and  the  fluny  in  which  they  arc  shot,  filmed  and 
sold-is  a kind  of  grass-roots  creative  revolution 
on  a continent  where  states  have  been  told  for 
generations  but  rarely  committed  to  film. 

"They're  very  imagiitaiive,  they’re 
last  and  loose  and ...  there's  a senseof  joy  and  fiin 
about  it  all,'  says  Gabncl  Wardell,  the  ptogram- 
mer  at  the  AFI  Silver  who  booked  the  scries  tvith 


the  help  of  the  media  and  entertainment  compa- 
ny XXIVAn  Africa.  "They  can  have  some 
overtly  slapstick  humor  or  they  can  be  overly 
dramatic,  but  they  showcase  some  emerging  lal- 
cnL" 


-Photo  by  Neely  IXickcr  of  The 
Washington  Post 

Nigerian  comic  actor  Nkem  Owoh  in 
“Osuofia  in  London.”  A film  festival 
outside  Washington  offers  a look  at 
pop  cinema  in  Nigeria  this  February. 


African  moviemaking  is  a difficult 
proposition  by  any  standard.  A few  African 


directors,  such  as  Senegal's  Ousmane  Sembcnc, 
make  art-house  films  that-  ale  shown  almost 
entirely  in  Western  film  festivals.  But  they  are 
rarely  seen  in  Africa,  in  pan  because  venues  for 
feature  films  are  hard  to  come  by.  South  Africa, 
Zimbabwe  and  a few  other  countries  have 
movie  theaters  as  nice  or  nicer  than  most  in  the 
United  Stales,  but  they  arc  not  the  norm. 

Nigerian  producers,  directors  and 
actors,  frustrated  by  the  lack  of  market  for  their 
wares,  began  to  go  straight  to  the  people  in  the 
eariy  1990s  by  shootingonvidcodaierwith  dig- 
ital cameras)  and  selling  their  movies,  cassette 
by  cassette,  in  operi-air  stalls  and  markets. 

In  1992,  astraighwo-vidco  film  called 
"Living  in  Bondage,"  about  human  sacrifice, 
was  filmed  in  English  and  became  a huge  hiL 

"That  was  how  die  explosion  started," 
says  Richard  Mofe-Damijo,  43.  one  of 
NoUywood’s  biggest  hcaittlirobs  and  one  of  the 
stars  of  "Behind  Closed  Doors."  "It  just  went 
crazy  after  that." 

The  films-mostly  broad  comedies  or 
melodramas  in  which  magic  and  the  supernatur- 
al featured  prominently-wcre  shi{^)cd  to  other 
English-speaking  countries  in  Africa  and 
brought  to  Europe  and  North  America  by  expa- 
triates. 

Today,  the  industry,  centered  in  the 
Surtilere  district  of  Lagos,  is  worth  at  least  S50 
million  annually. 

"We  have  the  stories  to  tell,  thousands 
of  them,  but  there's  a lot  to  be  done,"  says  Charles 
Novia,apopulardirectorwhohas  28  films  to  his 
ciediL  "We  need  to  be  mae  in  tunc  with  the 
new  cinematic  techniques  across  the  world;  we 
need  courses  in  production  techniques.  But  what 
is  most  striking  is  how  popular  our  films  are,  not 
just  among  our  fellow  Nigoians,  but  across  the 
continenL  Ifs  mind-blowing.* 


imaginary  video  games,  each  one  modeled 
on  a familiar  genre  in  the  gaming  industry. 

One  was  a golf  game  replete  with 
scantily  clad  women  and  thuggish  vio- 
lence. reminiscent  of  the  Xbox  game 
Outlaw  Golf.  The  second  was  a typical 
guns-and-ammo  game,  with  the  user 
assigned  to  seek  and  obliterate  terrorists. 
The  third,  included  for  comparison  pur- 
poses. was  an  innocuous  surfing  game 
without  objectionable  content. 

The  students  were  asked  to  com- 
plete a 10-minutc  questionnaire  on  their 
video-game  habits. 

Killen's  research  found  that  most 
subjects  understood  that  (he  two  over-the- 
top  games  depicted  negative  themes  and 
harmful  stereotypes.  But  they  failed  to  see 
how  that  content  could  harm  them. 

Many  subjects  reasoned  that 
there  could  be  no  negative  consequence 
from  playing  the  games  unless  the  player 
then  proceeded  to  go  out  and  shoot  people 
in  the  head  or  attack  them  with  a golf  club. 

"You’re  not  really  going  out  and 
killing  people,"  one  19-ycar-old  man  told 
his  interviewers.  "So,  I mean,  it's  just  like 
fantasy." 

Less  frequent  players,  typically 
women,  saw  more  negative  consequences 
from  the  stereotypes.  More  frequent  play- 
ers, typically  male,  saw  fewer. 

When  asked  whether  male  and 
female  stereotypes  were  "not  all  right," 
considering  the  potential  negative  effect 
on  players,  more  than  60  percent  of  infre- 
quent players  agreed,  and  more  than  60 
percent  of  avid  players  disagreed. 

"It's  not  like  they  were  in  denial 
about  stereotypes,"  Killen  said.  "But  they 
for  some  reason  think  it's  not  going  to 
affect  them." 


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Opinion 


The  Uoice 


February  14.  2005 


Page  7 


Opinion 

Letters  to  the  Editors 


To  the  Editors: 

1 am  writing  in  response  to 
Pete  Norwood's  article  on  monogomy 
in  the  February  7th  edition. 

1 just  want  to  say  that  as  a 
female  student  at  WSC.  I really 
enjoyed  reading  Pete  Norwood's  arti- 
cle on  monogomy.  I haven't  heard 
very  many  guys  express  the  opinion 
that  he  did.  It's  a rarity,  especially  on 
a college  campus. 

I definitely  agree  with  his 
points.  These  days  it  does  seem  that 
girls  are  more  loose  than  they  should 
be  and  that  guys  are  only  looking  for 
loose  girls.  It  seems  to  me  that  many 
girls  have  either  lost  respect  for  them- 
selves or  are  trying  to  do  what  they 
think  to  fit  in  with  other  students. 
Because  of  this,  guys  have  lost 
respect  for  girls.  Guys  tend  to  treat 
girls  as  if  they  are  animals  on  the 
hunt.  They  chase  their  prey  and  once 
they  have  caught  it  and  taken  what 
they  wanted  they  move  on.  And  if 
they  don’t  get  what  they  want  after 


saying  all  the  right  things  to  get  into 
her  head,  he  simply  walks  away  and 
moves  on  to  the  next  girl  he  thinks 
will  give  it  up.  Yes,  I too  am  writing 
out  of  experience,  but  I will  not  go 
into  detail. 

College  girls  with  morals  and 
self  respect  are  a dying  breed.  I can 
almost  understand  why.  It  appears 
that  when  a girl  refuses  to  give  into 
the  expectations  set  upon  her  by  the 
opposite  sex  she  automatically 
becomes  invisible.  It  makes  it  harder 
when  you  don't  live  on  campus  and 
are  not  a party  girl  to  meet  people  in 
general,  nevermind  trying  to  find  a 
guy  who  is  willing  to  be  in  a monogo- 
mous  relationship. 

I do  understand  that  it  is  not 
only  guys  that  refuse  to  be  in  one- 
partner  relationships.  I believe  that 
the  character  of  Samantha  on  Sex  and 
ihe  City  may  have  had  a bit  of  an 
influence  on  the  female  mind.  Girls 
now  see  their  choices  of  sleeping  with 
many  partners  and  doing  as  they 


please  as  a show  of  power  (if  men  can 
do  it.  women  can  too).  All  around  it 
just  causes  everything  to  be  worse. 

This  campus  is  full  of  girls 
who  are  struggling  to  fit  in  and  in  turn 
lose  respect  for  themselves  in  hopes 
that  they  will  make  more  friends  and 
catch  the  attention  of  the  guys.  In 
return  we  have  guys  who  lose  respect 
for  girls  and  so  it  becomes  one  big 
mess  that  all  revolves  around  sex. 

I myself  am  glad  that  I know  what 
I am  waiting  for  when  it  comes  to 
sharing  the  intimate  experience.  1 just 
wish  that  other  people  would  see  that 
it  is  worth  the  wait. 

- Amy  Plasse 


Tathc  Editors: 

I write  with  the  hope  of  pro- 
viding a counter-balancing  opinion  to 
inappropriate  remarks  about  Dr. 
Lopes  that  appeared  in  your  January 
31st  article  - “Academic  Affairs 


Needs  to  Shape  Up”.  Dr.  Lopes,  and 
other  administrators  now  departed 
from  Academic  Affairs,  understood 
that  bureaucracy  need  not  be  a pejora- 
tive term  if  its  practitioners  use  the 
bureaucratic  structure  as  a way  of 
organizing  for  efficiency  and  effec- 
tiveness rather  than  control.  His 
effective  management  cut  through 
bureaucratic  procedures  that  often 
waste  hundreds  of  dollars  of  staff 
time  on  "control”  issues  and  insignif- 
icant trifles  such  as  $40  travel 
requests  or  $16.75  reimbursement 
requests  - to  note  just  a few  recent 
examples  that  have  bedeviled  me  and 
wasted  considerable  staff  time.  Others 
are  entitled  to  their  opinions.  My 
opinion  is  that  this  campus  needs 
more  of  his  so-called  “muddied" 
approach  to  management,  not  less. 

- Brian  Hubbard 


The  chicken  or  the  egg? 


“AND  JUSTICE  FOR 

m 

ALL” 

BY  ASHLEY  SPEICHER 

VOICE  COLUMNIST 

Looking  for  something  to  eat 


rather  than  the  food  at  the  DC?  Rev. 
A1  Sharpton  would  advise  against  you 
going  to  KFC.  The  former 
Presidential  candidate  has  joined 
forces  with  PETA  (People  for  the 
Ethical  Treatment  of  Animals)  to  boy- 
cott KFC,  which  is  owned  by  Yum 
Brand  Inc.  The  800  million  chickens 
that  are  raised  and  then  killed  each 
year  for  KFC  are  being  abused  and 
mistreated,  and  Sharpton  has  joined 
PETA's  boycott  against  the  restaurant 
until  new  standards  arc  adopted. 
Sharpton  made  an  eight-minute  video 
that  will  be  shown  outside  of  KFC’s 
across  the  country.  In  the  video. 
Sharpton  criticizes  KFC's  marketing 
that  is  mainly  aimed  at  African 
Americans  living  in  urban  neighbor- 
hoods. “KFC  is  not  black  owned  but  it 
sure  knows  to  market  heavily  to 
African  Americans,  obviously  hoping 
we  won't  care  about  what  they  do  to 
the  underdog,  or  in  this  case,  the 
undcrchickcn.” 

A spokesman  for  KFC 
responded  by  saying  “PETA  is  an 


organization  more  interested  in  pro- 
moting vegetarianism  than  the  truth.” 
Apparently  you  shouldn't  care  about 
how  the  chickens  are  killed,  just  con- 
tent with  the  fact  that  it  is  there  on 

your  plate.  

Another  company  ■ ■ — 

under  Yum  Brands  own- 
ership is  Taco  Bell  and 
thjs  company  is  also  no 
stranger  to  a boycott 
Workers  in  Immokalee, 

Florida  formed  a coali- 


KFC  is  not  black 
owned  but  it  sure  knows 
to  market  heavily  to 
African  Americans, 
lion  that  is  made  up  oil  obviously  hoping  we 


farmers  who  hand  pick 
the  tomatoes  that  end  up 
on  your  taco,  or  burrito, 
They  contacted  Taco  Bell 
because  they  were  earn- 
ing sub-poverty  wages 
and  were  working  in  abu- 
sive conditions.  When 
Taco  Bell  failed 


increased  the  wages  one  penny  for 
every  pound  of  tomatoes  picked,  the 
organization  said  it  would  be  enough 
to  pull  its  workers  out  of  its  sub- 
poverty status. 

With  the  company  posting 

impressive  profits,  it 
incomprehensible 


won’t  care  about  what 
they  do  to  the  under- 
dog, or  in  this  case,  the 
underchicken.” 

• Rev.  A1  Sharpton 


respond,  they  launched  a boy- 
cott in  early  2001  which  is  on-going 
still  today.  They  even  planned  a 2005 
Taco  Bell  Truth  Tour  which  will  take 
place  February  28th-March  5th.  with 
farmers  traveling  to  cites  in  the  South 
and  Midwest  to  help  raise  awareness 
of  the  boycott,  and  hopefully  bring 
enough  attention  to  pressure  the  com- 
pany to  increase  wages  and  improve 
working  conditions.  If  the  company 


that  it  is  holding  back  pay- 
ng  its  workers  the  fair 
wages  they  deserve.  KFC 
has  been  gaining  momen- 
tum worldwide,  especially 
in  China  where  customers 
can  order  bamboo  shoots 
or  lotus  roots  instead  of 
ihcUSA-approved 
coleslaw.  So  what's  the 
reason  the  company  has 
been  so  resistant  to  paying 
fair  wages?  “KFC  has 
been  by  far  the  most  stub- 
born corporation  we  have 


attempted  to  work  with,”  said 
PETA's  president,  Ingrid  Newkirk. 
At  least  with  McDonald’s,  the  burger 
conglomerate  has  been  cooperating 
with  PETA  in  response  to  its 
“Unhappy  Meal"  campaign.  The  com- 
pany now  agrees  to  buy  its  eggs  from 
farmers  who  supply  their  hens’  with 
more  cage  space,  water,  and  fresh  air 
and  is  now  working  to  kill  its  meat  in 
a more  humane  fashion  known  as  con- 


trolled atmosphere  killing. 

Even  if  you're  not  a vegetari- 
an. the  way  an  animal  is  killed  is  still 
an  important  issue.  It  may  seem  trivial 
since  the  animal  is  going  to  be  killed 
in  the  end,  but  PETA  is  continuing  to 
work  hard  to  ensure  that  these  living 
creatures  arc  treated  with  respect. 
Until  then,  it  seems  the  DC  will  have 
to  do. 

Until  that  day,  though,  may 
you  and  your  own  cat  gravy. 


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Opinion  The  Uoice  February  1 4.  2005 


Apartment  problems  wreak  havoc 


In  just  six  months,  the  new 
residence  hall  will  open  its  doors  to  a 
gaggle  of  juniors  and  seniors,  eager  to 
experience  life  outside  of  the  dormi- 
tory. A similar  group  will,  at  that  time, 
be  descending  upon  the  “Senior 
Apartments,”  if  they  are  still  called  by 
(hat  name  following  the  new  hall’s 
completion.  The  Residential  Life  sys- 
tem is  wonderfully  crafted  so  that  one 
gradually  accepts  responsibility. 
While  in  the  dorms,  students  arc  given 
freedom  to  study  without  the  worry 
that  they  will  have  to  take  on  real-life 
responsibilities  such  as  cooking  and 
cleaning  one's  lavatory.  After  a few 
years  in  (he  dorms,  one  graduates  to 
the  point  of  cooking  and  cleaning  for 
one  self,  but  can  still  count  on  the  col- 
lege to  take  care  of  any  physical  dis- 
asters that  might  arise. 

Or  can  they? 

It  has  recently  come  to  my 
attention  the  interestingly  small  num- 
ber of  work  orders  that  have  been  ful- 
filled in  the  apartment  complex  dur- 


ing this  school  year.  An  Apartment 
Complex  Council  member,  who 
wished  to  remain  anonymous,  told 
this  columnist  that  some  work  orders 
that  had  been  placed  in  September  had 
still  not  been  addressed.  If  these  alle- 
gations are  true,  they  " 

represent  a huge  failu 
on  the  part  of  the  college 
to  provide  for  its  stu 
dents. 

Members  of  the 
Apartment  Complex 
Council  have  begun  tak 
ing  a preliminary  survey 
of  apartments  to  deter- 
mine exactly  how  much 
work  needs  to  be  done 
Of  the  forty-eight  apart- 
ments, fourteen  reported 
problems,  eleven  report 
cd  none,  and  twenty 


the  oven  is  turned  on.  clearly  creating 
a fire  (and  burn)  hazard.  Besides  that, 
they  have  a toilet  handle  that  falls  off. 
broken  furniture,  and  dim  lighting  in 
one  room.  Other  apartments  report 
similar  problems,  such  as  the  back 
^^^^^,__sink  not  being  attached  to 
the  wall,  problems  with 


“The  apartment  in 
question  then  had 
one  bathroom  that 
did  not  work  and 
one  that  was 
piunged  into  totai 
darkness  once  the 
door  was  shut.” 


three  had  yet  to  respond  to 
the  inquiry.  While  it  is  clear  that  more 
information  gathering  must  be  done, 
the  reports  taken"  from  those Vourleen 
apartments  reveal  the  true  exteiy  of 
this  problem. 

Take,  for  example,  one  apart- 
ment in  Welch  Hall  that  reports  that 
their  stove  barely  works  and  that  the 
rear  right  burner  will  turn  on  anytime 


furniture,  an  oven  that 
oes  not  cook,  broken 
blinds,  and  a closet  pole 
that  has  fallen  down. 
According  to  the  state- 
ments taken  by  the 
Council,  these  apartments 
have  all  placed  the  neces- 
sary work  orders  required 
to  take  care  of  such  prob- 
lems. To  date,  the  prob- 
lems still  exist.  These 
problems  amount  to  a num- 
ber of  health,  safety,  and 


privacy  concerns. 

One  apartment  clearly  stands 
out  above  the  rest  in  terms  of  demon- 
strating the  need  to  resolve  this  issue. 
According  to  the  report  I was  given, 
this  apartment  placed  a work  order  to 
fix  a broken  toilet  in  October.  The 
faulty  toilet  remained  out  of  order 
right  up  until  they  six  roommates  left 
for  the  holiday  break.  At  first,  this 


would  not  seem  to  be  a major  prob- 
lem. as  all  apartments  arc  equipped 
with  two  bathrooms  for  just  such  an 
occurrence.  Then,  the  lights  in  the 
back  bathroom  stopped  working.  The 
apartment  in  question  then  had  one 
bathroom  that  did  not  work,  and  one 
that  was  plunged  into  total  darkness 
once  the  door  was  shut.  According  to 
a resident  of  that  apartment,  the  toilet 
was  fixed  two  weeks  ago,  but  has 
, since  broken  again.  Should  the  second 
toilet  break,  one  would  assume  those 
six  residents  would  have  to  walk 
across  the  hall  four  to  five  times  a day 
in  the  hopes  their  neighbors  will  let 
them  heed  a call  of  nature. 

When  students  become  resi- 
dents at  Westfield  State  College,  one 
of  the  things  they  assume  is  that  the 
college  will  take  care  of  matters  out- 
side their  control.  Furthermore,  as  a 
renter,  for  all  practical  purposes,  we 
would  assume  that  the  college  acts  as 
a proper  landlord.  Allowing  work 
orders  to  backlog  and  creating  situa- 
tions such  as  the  one  listed  above  cre- 
ate an  environment  that  is  not  con- 
ducive to  learning,  safety,  health,  or 
privacy. 


588  days  with  no  contract?  How  many  until 
you  shut  up  and  do  your  job?  


“THE  LEFT  HANDED 

Elephant” 

BY  David  pageau 
VOICE  Columnist 


While  I wanted  to  address  this 
issue  last  week,  I made  the  fortunate 
choice  of  postponing  this  particular 
op-cd  for  this  week  because  a member 
of  the  Westfield  State  College  faculty 
•cough*  Professor  Julian  FIcron  of 
the  Mathematics  Department  •cough* 
tacked  up  a sign  on  one  of  the  tele- 
phone poles  stating  that  faculty  had 
been  without  a contract  for  588  days. 
Why? 


Now  I am  not  completely  out 
of  line  Slating  that  Julian  FIcron  had 
something,  if  not  everything  (but 
probably  everything)  to  do  with  this 
sign.  It  is  the  same  font  and  type  of 
sign  that  he  uses  when  he  has  his  “one 
man  revolutions”  outside  the  front  of 
Parenzo  Hall,  and  he  seems  to  be  the 
primary  suspect.  However,  if  I pm 
wrong  in  any  way,  then  I apologize. 

Anyway,  this  particular  sign 
isn’t  the  focus  of  this  particular  col- 
umn. This  only  furthered  my  argu- 
ment and  gave  me  a chuckle  while 
driving  down  Western  Avenue.  The 
sandwich  sign  that  he  wears  around 
his  neck  when  he  is  supposed  to  be 
doing  his  damn  job  is  what  I want  to 
focus  on.  Anyone  who  has  Professor 
Fleron  knows  that  if  you  would  like  to 
speak  to  him  about  a class  that  he  is 
teaching  or  require  any  type  of  extra 
help  or  explanation,  then  you  can  find 
him  standing  like  a statue  in  front  of 
Parenzo  Hall  with  his  dopey  sign.  A 
number  of  students  also  realized  this 
semester  that  if  they  wish  to  overload 
into  his  classes,  which  is  not  a huge 
deal  if  it  is  not  a huge  number  of  stu- 
dents, he  will  deny  you  and  give  you  a 
flowery  self-glorifying  speech  about 


how  he  is  being  brought  down  by  “the 
man”  and  other  pitiful  excuses  about 
why  he  doesn't  want  to  do  his  job  for 
the  students  who  pay  to  go  here. 

Is  my  logic  completely 
skewed?  Or  is  this  the  biggest  bunch 
of  crap  I have  ever  heard  in  my  life?  A 


somehow  force  the  big  wigs  in  their 
plush  executive  chairs  to  grant  them  a 
contract.  Sorry  Jules,  but  ! don't  see 
where  you  are  going  with  this.  The 
main  point  I wish  to  make  is  that  if 
the  faculty  who  whines  about  con- 
tracts and  other  diplomatic  red  tape 


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state  college  professor  thinks  that  by  would  grows  some  balls  and  strike,  I 
disenfranchising  students  of  their  might  have  a little  more  respect  for 
right  to  an  education  {again,  and  edu-  them.  But  no!  They  don't  have  the 
cation  that  has  been  paid  for),  he  will  gaul  to  go  after  the  individuals  who 


have  control  over  them  and  their 
careers.  When  faced  with  a problem 
all  that  these  spineless  excuses  for 
professors  can  do  is  take  a huge  dump 
on  their  students  education  by  taking 
the  eighth  grade  way  out  and  pulling 
the  “If  I can’t  have  some,  then  you 
can't  either"  approach.  How  much 
more  childish  can  you  get?  I com- 
pletely agree  that  the  faculty  needs  to 
have  a contract.  Yes.  That  is  correct. 
However,  the  guerilla  warfare  tactics 
that  are  being  launched  by  Julian 
Fleron  against  the  Westfield  Stale 
College  students  are  not  necessary. 

Most,  if  not  all  of  this  campus 
is  politically  apathetic.  It's  unfortu- 
nate, but  true.  However,  if  you  do  care 
about  your  education  and  the  way  in 
which  professors  treat  you  and  value 
your  education,  then  you  will  do 
something  like  I did  when  I saw  him 
standing  out  with  his  sign.  I told  him 
that  if  he  didn’t  like  his  job,  then  he 
should  get  to  the  back  of  the  unem- 
ployment line.  A bit  arrogant,  yes,  I 
will  admit  that,  but  it  got  my  point 
across,  and  it  let  him  know  that  I was 
on  to  what  he  is  trying  to  puli  on  stu- 
dents whether  or  not  they  cafe  as 
much  as  1 do.  The  fact  that  Julian 
Fleron  is  trying  to  get  students 
involved  with  his  cause  by  cutting 
their  educational  opportunities  is  not 
fair,  to  put  it  nicely,  and  every  time  I 
walk  by  I will  be  sure  to  give  him  the 
old  one  finger  salute  for  punishing 
students  because  they  don't  want  to 
take  action  themselves. 


The  Uoice  February  14,  2005 


Page  9 


New  England  is  the  place  to  be 


“THIS  Owl’s  Howl” 
BY  JOHN  DESCHENES 
Sports  Columnist 


Before  the  Patriots  won  Super 
Bowl  XXXVl  over  the  Rams  in  New 
Orleans,  Boston  and  all  of  New 
England  resembled  an  adopted  phrase, 
‘'Loscrville”.  Before  the  Patriots  got 
things  started,  no  major  professional 
sports  team  in  Boston  had  won  a cham- 
pionship since  the  1985-1986  Celtics. 
That  doesn’t  seem  like  a long  time,  but 
for  a city  like  Boston  it  is,  or  should  I 
say  was? 

The  Patriots  capped  off  another 
great  season  with  a 24-21  win  ovex  the 
Philadelphia  Eagles  in  Super  Bowl 
XXXIX.  Tom  Brady  was  almost  flaw- 
less, Deion  Branch  was  a star,  and 
Rodney  Harrison  led  the  bend,  but 
don't  break  defense.  Who  didn’t  make 
at  least  one  contribution  to  this  win? 
Daniel  Graham  was  a blocking 
machine.  Corey  Dillon  was  running 
hard.  Kevin  Faulk  was  clutch  out  of  the 
backfield.  Teddy  Bruschi  had  an  inter- 
ception, Mike  Vrabel  scored  a touch- 
down, etc.  Every  time  this  team  plays 
they  show  why  they  are  the  best  TEAM 


in  football.  All  you  need  to  know  is 
they  won  with  just  one  starter  from 
their  secondary  from  opening  day  on 
the  field  in  the  2nd  half  (Rodney 
Harrison). 

I would  like  to  give  a little  love 
to  the  Eagles  and  their  fans.  It 
seemed  like  Philly  fansT 
took  over  Alltel  Stadium 
in  Jacksonville,  but  it  did 
n ’l  matter.  ! admit  that 
am  a T.O.  hater,  but  I have 
a lot  more  respect  for  him 
now  after  that  perfor- 
mance. Freddie  Mitchell? 

Not  so  much.  What 
clown  that  guy  is.  I like 
Donovan  McNabb  and 
Andy  Reid,  and  I also 
appreciate  the  hardcore 
nature  of  Philly  sports 
fans.  If  the  Patriots  don’ 
win  it  next  year.  I’m  Jump 
ing  on  the  Philly  band-^^^^^^^S 
wagon. 

Three  championships  in  four 
years?  34-4  over  the  past  two  seasons? 
We  are  truly  blessed  to  be  fans  of  the 
model  franchise  for  all  of  professional 
sports.  Bill  Belichick  was  close  to  tak- 
ing the  New  York  Jets  job  a few  years 
back.  Just  picture  the  Jets  winning 
three  titles  in  four  years;  it’s  not  a pret- 


ty sight.  New  Yorker’s  arc  bad  enough 
as  it  is.  Luckily  Bob  Kraft  saw  some- 
thing in  Belichick  and  brought  him  to 
Foxboro  to  run  the  show.  Scott  Pioli  is 
Bclichick's  right  hand  man  in  making 
player  personnel  decisions  and  has 
t;xcellgd  at  his  Job.  Belichick 
^ut  together  a top  notch 
:oaching  staff  and  hasn't 
looked  back. 

Speaking  of  that 
staff,  a few 
ire  in  order. 
Offensive  coordinator 
Charlie  Weis  will  take  over 
the  Notre  Dame  program 
next  year  and  defensive 
:oordinator  Romeo  Crennel 
has  accepted  the  Cleveland 
Browns’  offer  to  become 
their  new  head  coach. 
Seeing  Belichick.  Weis, 
and  Crennel  go  out  on  top 
"together  was  special.  Their 


“Hey,  can  you 
believe  I went  that 
entire  piece  and 
didn’t  use  the 
word  ‘dynasty’?” 


embracing  of  each  other  was  genuine 
and  a true  sign  of  friendship.  “In  Bill 
we  trust".  I’m  confident  he’ll  find  the 
right  replacements.  Good  luck  to  Weis 
and  Crennel,  1 might  be  forced  to  root 
for  Notre  Dame  now,  but  I’ll  try  not  to 
make  a habit  of  it. 

The  rosier  will  also  have  some 
changes.  One  guy  to  keep  an  eye  on  is 


Ty  Law.  He  is  a great  player  when  he  is 
healthy,  but  the  Patriots  pretty  much 
proved  they  can  win  without  him. 
Belichick  would  love  to  have  this  guy 
back,  but  1 don't  think  it’s  going  to  hap- 
pen based  on  the  price  tag  Law  carries. 
If  he  doesn't  accept  a pay  cut  I think  he 

will  be  let  go 

The  Red  Sox  won  the  World 
Scries,  the  Celtics  axe  at  .500  and  in  1st 
place  in  their  division,  and  the  Bruins 
arc  undefeated!  Docs  it  get  any  better 
than  this?  We  could  mention  college 
sports  as  well.  Connecticut  is  defend- 
ing two  national  championships  in  bas- 
ketball. and  there  is  always  a New 
England  school  playing  for  the  national 
championship  in  hockey.  Add  Vermont 
and  Boston  College  to  the  college  bas- 
ketball scene  and  this  region  has  it  all. 
That’s  not  a mistake  cither,  I really 
mean  Vermont.  They  have  a great 
chance  of  winning  a game  in  the  NCAA 
tournament  this  year  (if  they  win  their 
conference  tourney  first  of  course). 

It’s  great  to  be  a New  England 
sports  fan  right  now.  No  more 
"Loscrville”.  As  Oakland  Raiders 
owner  Al  Davis  likes  to  say,  "Just  win 
baby." 

(Hey,  can  you  believe  I went 
that  entire  piece  and  didn’t  use  the  word 
dynasty?  :) 


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A&E  The  Voice  Pebruaiy  14,2005 


Arts  & Entertainment 

3 Days  Grace  ‘home’  with  The  Voice 


Neil:  Its  not  somcllung  tlial  lup- 

pcncd  ui  a ceiuiin  point  in  lime, 
tnilely  when  you  get  governments 
the  govcmmcni  tliai  is  in  right  no^' 
stuck  iit  uadiiionat  ways  in  a 
respects.  Tliai  way  of  thinking, 
religious  way  ofsuppoiting.  you  kno«’ 

all  kinds  ^ stiil  ^ llwt  whole  dung  p-pom  jeft  pjgju^  p^ter,  Neil,  Skot,  and  Barry.  That  stupifiedlook  on  Pete's  face  is  the  after  effect  of 
seems  to  be  outdated.  Really,  "hether  interviewing  a famous  band.  Notice  Neil  leaning  away...  Pete  swears  that  he  used  deodorant! 
you  re  religious  ch-  not,  to  base  govern- 


iVtc;  Do  you  guys  get  yourpiere- 
aiiy  place  in  panicular. 
l)etaiLSc  I know  I have  this  one 
piercer  that ! go  to? 


meni  decisions  (mi  religion  or  anydiing  like  dial 
is  not  very  2005.  America  is  closer  to  that  now 
Ilian  if  maybe,  you  had  a democratic  govern- 
ment Bush  is  all  about  Jesus.  Bush  is  a big  Jesus 
fan.  Which  is  fine  for  whatever,  its  just,  not 
everyone  shares  that  kind  of  shit 

Rjle:  1 was  listening  to  the  song  “I  Hale 

Everything  About  You.”  1 was  listening  to  it  with 
my  boss  on  the  radio.  I told  liim  I was  going  to 
be  interviewing  you  guys,  and  when  it  came  on 
1 tried  to  explain  what  it  meant  to  me  to  him 
because  he  had  said  iliat  it  contradicted  itsdf.  So. 
I came  to  a loss  for  words,  you  know  what  I 
mean,  because  I didn’t  write  die  song,  so  1 don't 
know. 


Barry; 

iLscIf? 


How  did  he  figure  it  contradicted 


Ptie:  Because  it  goes,  “I  liaic  everything 

about  you.  why  do  I love  youY’  He  was  rvon- 
dcring  how  you  could  hate  somctxxiy  and  love 
somebody  at  the  same  time. 

Neil:  If  someone  iv’as  a hardcore  alcoholic, 

they  piobably  don’t  Just  sit  thercand  think,  "oh  I 
love  this  beer,  this  is  the  greatest  beer  I've  ever 
liad,’  all  the  time.  Or  people  that  smoke  ciga- 
rettes, right?  Do  you  smoke? 

Rtic:  Oh  yeah, 

Neil:  People  that  smoke,  like  first  diing  in 

die  morning,  you’re  probably  like,  “fuck  I love 
this  snx)ke."  But  after  thir^  of  them,  you’re 
probably  like  'Why  the  fuck  do  I do  this?" 

Barry:  That’s  the  problem;  everybody  refers 
to  that  song  as  like,  who’s  pnssed  erff  at  what  girt. 
It  can  be  about  anything  jou’ve  had  in  your  life 


Barry  I think  you  see  that  every  day.  Every 
day,  and  I mean  that  goes  both  ways,  whether 
you’re  see  a guy  like  me  with  a big  mohawk  and 
youjudge  that  or  you  can  almost  say  the  same  in 
return  to  peo{^e  like  us  when  we  see  guys  in 
suits.  I have  great  friends  in  both  aspects  of  life. 
To  Judge  one  better  over  the  other.  I don’t  do  it, 
that’s  Just  crap. 

Pete:  So.  do  you  remember  the  first  time 

that  you  realized  that  peof^e  did  ttet  to  you, 
specifically? 

Barry:  I don’t  really  get  that  a lot  but  you  see 
it  When  you  see  people  getting  picked  out  in  the 
securi^'  line  and  this  and  thaL  P^le  will  judge 
people  based  on  Uieir  looks.  Its  like  when  this 
went  down  with  Homeland  Securi^,  you  know 
and  when  this  thing  when  they  started  popping 
Muslims. 

Pete:  Recently  in  my  intro  to  MassCom 

class,  1 started  learning  about  conglomeration 
and  concentration  of  the  media  and  how,  record 
labels  are  owned  by  a company  tliai  perhaps  is 
owned  by  a company  that  also  puts  cut  naga- 
zines.  Its  like  a whole  support  network  that  will 
support  itself.  So  what  I was  wondering  was,  did 
you  guys  as  a band  ever  find  that  you  had  to  fit 
into  a certain  frame  to  become  involved  in  the 
media? 

Neil:  No,  no.  never.  NSfe’ve  never  tried  to 

conform  to  anytliing  at  all.  The  media  is  inter- 
ested in  what  people  are  interested  in.  So  the  best 
thing  forirs  to  do  is  lobe  an  interesting  band  and 
be  diverse  and  have  substance  in  our  music,  art- 
work. and  our  videos,.  And  of  course  the  live 
short'  is  the  most  important  thing,  I think  that  if 
you  get  a buzz  going  on  that  level  people  go  to  a 


mentioned  (hat  ail  music  nowadays  sounds  the 
same.  While  1 don’t  necessarily  agree  with  that. 
I can  possibly  see  whai  he  means  by  that.  The 
media  plays  a certain  kind  of  music,  you 
know... 

Neil:  Just  tell  himtodiangestaiionsortum 

the  radio  off.  Because  to  say  that  all  music 
sounds  the  same,  if  you  want  to  talk  about  real 
music,  and  that’s  not  Just  tlie  stuff  that’s  getting 
force-fed  on  MTV,  maybe  your  professtM-  needs 
to  dig  a little  deeper  beneath  the  surface  to  find 
that  there’s  more  music  than  ivhat’s  spoon  fed  to 
you.  Everything  sounds  different  than  Bvis, 
which,  I’m  a big  Elvis  fan  too.  Technology  plays 
a big  part  in  that  too,  because  everybody  has  the 
acxess  to  make  everything  sound  larger  than  life 
Just  with  modem  technology  so...  As  a listener, 
its  kind  of  your  Job  to  listen  past  that,  now  loo 
cause  shitty  bands  can  make  great  sounding 
records  but  still  have  shitty  songs,  but  they  sound 
great. 

Skou  1 had  one  quick  question.  I listen  to 
you  guys,  mostly  on  ilie  radio,  because,  you 
know,  poor  college  student  syndrome.  But  I 
work  at  a place  for  four  to  five  hours  alone  and  I 
listen  to  one  of  the  area  nxk  stations  and  I hear 
Home  a lot  lately.  I notice  between  that.  Just  Like 
You,  and  again,  1 Hate  You,  I noticed  that  a lot  of 
tJie  songs  seem  focused  on  parents. 

Neil:  Yeah,  see  that’s  one  misconception 

people  liavc  becaasc  everybody  thinks  tliai  if 
you’re  speaking  to  someone  that  may  be  holding 
something  over  you,  then  people  automaticall)' 
think  that  ils  your  parents.  Jast  Like  You  isn't 
about  ihaL  Just  Like  You  is  being  told  liow  to  live 
your  life  and  how  to  conform  until  one  day  that 
you  Just  decide  fuck  you.  I’m  not  going  to  con- 
form, I’m  ^ing  to  do  things  my  oivn  way. 


Yeali,  aaiially,  there’s  tliis 
guy  in  Toronto  tJiat  does  litem.  It’s 
a girl  actually;  she  wears  gloves, 
tJiat's  all  I care  about  I repierced 
my  own  ejebiow.  I’ll  never  do  dial  again,  it  was- 
n’t a good  time.  My  ass  is  pierced,  where  did  I 
get  that  done?  Right  here  in  Hartford,  as  a mat- 
ter of  fact,  I got  my  ass  pierced  in  Hartford!  You 
can  pul  that  on  the  radio. 

Skot  It’d  be  belter  if  you  got  your  ass 
pierced  at  ^tfield  Suae  College. 

Neil:  I got  my  ass  pierced  at  Wist-  wliai  is 


Barry;  Man,  tliat  does  not  sound  good. 

Pete:  Bor  shits  and  giggles,  do  you  liave  any 

words  of  wisdom  or  advice  for  my  buddies  at 
WSC? 

Neil;  Don’t  walk  around  here  in  tliis  neigh- 
boriiood  at  niglu.  Yeah,  don’t  hang  around  the 
Webster,  stay  on  the  bus.  1 don’t  know,  1 mean, 
word  of  advice,  rcek  out  witli  your  cock  out.  if 
you’re  coming  down  to  see  Canadian  bands, 
bring  weed. 

So  fora  first  interview.  I don't  think  it 
could  have  gone  better.  Tlie  guys  from  31X3 
were  really  nice;  they  ansrt  ered  my  questiorcs 
without  harassing  me  or  anytliing.  Even  tlie  tour 
manager,  Ken  Schultz,  was  kind  enougli  to 
direct  me  to  die  tour  bus  without  me  even  know- 
ing liis  name.  Breathe  a sigh  of  relief  for  me  on 
dial  one.  Hopefully  you  enjoyed  the  interview 
almost  as  much  as  1 did,  and  jou  can  look  for- 
ward 10  more  coming  in  the  near  future.  Tliaiiks 
to  es'ei)'onc  wlio  made  this  ha|^n:  Emily 
Engel,  Ben  Wa  Ken  Schultz  and  Skot.  Barr) 
and  Neil,  you  desen'e  special  thanks  fc»-  not  scar- 
ing me  aivay  from  band  inicrv'ieivs  forever 
more.  As  a friend  of  mine  recently  told  me;  jam 
out  with  your  clam  out,  people! 


So.  for  those  of  you  who  liave  kept  up 
wiili  my  writing  for  this  magnanimous  paper,  I 
am  pleased  to  infomi  you  that  your  di  ligent  work 
has  paid  off.  1 think  you  svill  be  pleased  to  read 
through  this  interview  that  Skot  (of  WSKB)  and 
I conducted  witli  Bany  and  Neil,  of  Three  Days 
Grace.  This  was  the  first  show  I had  ever  gone 


the  way  up  I smoked  a little  something- 
someiliing  to  calm  my  nerves,  first  off. 
minjiiana  does  not  help  lo  calm 
one’s  nerves.  Secondly,  the  first  ques- 
tion 1 heard  from  liic  band 
when  I entered  their  tour  bus 
"who’s  got  the  weed?”  Oh.  boy 
kicking  myself  in  the  ass  after  the 
I'iew  was  over.  At  any  rate,  here  is 
interview  for  your  viewing  pleasure 

Pete;  So  Neil,  You  staled  dial 
song  “Over  l^ied"  is  about  a 
tion  dial  is  tired  of  conforming  to  an  c 
dared  set  of  values,  mlcs,  and 
Wlien  do  you  suppose  it  was  dial 
last  generation’s  sets  of  values, 
and  iriorals  became  outdated? 


Its  cool,  actually,  we’ve 
of  opening.  We've  done 
lot  so  10  go  out  there  and  haveoiir 
own  stage  and  liave  our  own  sliow, 
we’ve  got  all  kindsoftime.wecan 
experiment  musically  if  we  want, 
do  rt  lialever  the  hell  we 


Is  it  odd  lo  being  on  your 
album  and  doing  on  a headlm- 
10111"? 


that  ycxi  just  u ant  to  gel  rid  of.  Like  a Job  that 
you've  Just  stuck  around  with  forever  and  just 
)ou  rcall)'  don't  need  (0  be  diere.  It  doesn’t  liai  c 
to  be  about  a rclalionsliip. 

Pete;  (talking  to  Bany)  You  said  that  you 
couldn’t  stand  when  people  Judge  others  based 
on  superficial  bulIshiL  Wlieti  was  the  first  lime 
dial  you  realized  people  were  prone  lojudgc  you 
based  on  this  supeificial  bullshit? 


show  and  you  impress  them,  people  will  speak 
for  basically  everyone  else  and  (he  media  picks 
up  on  that.  1 think  you’d  make  a big  mistake  to 
try  to  conform  Just  to  get  played  on  the  radio.  We 
don't  write  songs  thinking  is  this  going  to  get 
played  on  tlie  radici?  If  you  start  over-thinking 
like  that  liicii  wlial  happens  is  you  start  coming 
up  with  oonlriie  bulIshiL 

Pete;  Also  in  the  same  class,  my  professor 


Tliat’s  not  Just  parenting,  iliat's  school.  Scliool  is 
all  about  conformity.  We  write  on  a very  person- 
al Ici'cl.  but  we  write  more  about  redeeming 
yourself  and  a lot  of  people  relate  that  back  to 
domestic  relationships,  which  it  is  about,  but  it's 
not  all  about  that.  We  write  from  a really  emo- 
tional angle,  we  write  about  personal  tilings  and 
diings  we  see  in  life.  We  grew  up  in  a small  town 
so  we  saiv  diings  up  closer  llian  you  would  in  a 
big  city.  In  a big  city  you  just  read  about  diings  a 
lot  and  you  kind  of  go  on  with  your 
life  but  in  a small  town  you  have  to 
tilings  up  front  so,  I think 
iiad  a unique  experience  in  see- 
dlings in  a different  light  and  I 
that  we  kind  of  slept  on  that 
quite  a bit  in  our  lyrics. 


A&E  TheVoie  Februaiy  14, 2005 


Thirsty  Thursday^  at  the  Webster 


By  Pete  Norwood 
A&E  Editor 

After  nineieen  years  on  this  plan- 
et. i have  finally  been  de-virginaied.  I'm 
not  talking  about  sex.  so  get  your  minds 
out  of  the  gutters.  Here  I sit,  a day  after 
going  to  the  Webster  Theater  to  see  Three 
Days  Grace.  It  was  my  first  concert  ever 
and  I will  tell  you  what,  live  music  is  more 
addicting  than  those  cigarettes  you  all  see 
me  smoking  whenever  1 am  outside.  Skot 
and  I headed  to  Hartford.  Connecticut  for 
what  was  to  become  one  of  the  most  mem- 
orable nights  of  my  life.  Three  bands  were 
scheduled  to  play  before  Three  Days 
Grace;  C4.  Drawn  Inward,  and  Novus 
Dae. 

1 have  to  admit,  a few  of  you 
know  that  I am  skeptical  when  it  comes  to 
“local  music.”  but  these  guys  definitely 
rocked  the  Webster  Theatre.  The  band  that 
sticks  out  most  in  my  mind  was  Drawn 
Inward  (who  will  be  playing  at  the  Girls 
Gone  Wild  Rocks  America  Tour  on 
February  27,  at  the  Webster  along  with 
Copper  and  Revelation  Theory).  These 
guys  were  really  energette  on  the  stage.  To 
avoid  the  cliche  of  comparing  bands,  it  can 
be  said  that  their  music  was  a roller  coast- 
er of  sorts.  Certain  parts  of  their  songs 
were  mellow,  before  they  would  bust  out 


with  some  killer  sounds  that  got  the  audi- 
ence jumping  up  and  down.  The  mixture 
ol  sound  was  definitely  enough  to  keep  me 
bouncing. 

An  iiileresiing  aspect  of  a concert 
is  the  other  people  who  are  in  attendance. 
Now,  being  a first-timer.  I had  no  idea 
what  to  expect.  Would  there  be  a bunch  of 
pissed  off  kids,  looking  to  rough  people 
up?  How  would  they  react  to  the  music? 
Would  I get  my  piercings  ripped  out  in 
some  crazy  mosh-pil?  Well,  all  the 
answers  came  to  me  and  1 was  honestly 
surprised.  First,  the  kids  going  in  to  sec 
this  particular  show  were  pretty  mellow. 
While  there  was  some  moshing,  I saw  the 
security  guards  constantly  keeping  an 
eagle  eye  out  to  make  sure  things  didn't 
get  out  of  hand.  Actually,  now  that  I think 
of  it.  1 remember  at  one  point  smelling 
sweet  Mary  Jane.  This,  of  course,  was  not 
appreciated  by  the  security  at  all.  In  terms 
of  reaction  to  the  music,  most  people 
seemed  to  be  having  a good  time,  with  the 
exception  of  a few  who  threw  broken  free 
CDs  at  one  band. 

in  between  sets,  music  can  be 
heard  playing  over  the  radio  as  bands  set 
up  their  stage  and  do  their  sound  checks. 
Before  three  Days  Grace  came  on,  people 
starting  filling  the  Webster  up.  If  we  hadn’t 
obtained  photo  passes  then  we  would  have 


gotten  stuck  in  the  hack,  and  wc  would  not 
have  these  awesome  photos  for  your  view- 
ing pleasure.  The  place  was  full. 

The  feeling  as  the  lights  turned 
off  was  incredible.  If  any  of  you  arc  famil- 
iar with  WCCC,  Hartford  independent 
radio,  you'd  know  that  they  had  a contest 
going  on  to  allow  some  lucky  listener  the 
opportunity  to  announce  for  Three  Days 
Grace.  As  soon  as  the  winner  screamed 
Three  Days  Grace  into  the  microphone,  a 
deafening  roar  filled  the  entire  room. 

Then,  out  they  came.  First  Adam, 
the  charismatic  lead  vocalist  for  the  band, 
walked  out.  After  about  four  hours  without 
a cigarette,  his  entrance  killed  me.  He 
walked  on  stage,  cigarette  in  hand,  he  took 
a drag,  threw  it  down,  and  stomped  it  out 
(what  a shame. ..  didn't  even  finish  it).  The 
rest  of  the  guys  (we  interviewed  Barry  and 
Neil,  be  sure  to  read  that,  too)  came  out  to 
a flurry  of  .screams  and  cries.  The  audience 
was  going  nuts,  and  who  could  blame 
them!?!  They  played  an  absolutely  amaz- 
ing set. 

1 found  that  it  is  nearly  impossi- 
ble not  to  get  moving  with  the  rhythm 
when  music  is  being  played  for  you.  I am 
not  referring  solely  to  Three  Days  Grace 
here,  either  (although  understandably,  the 
effect  was  amplified  considerably  when 
they  played). 


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It  is  one  thing  to  sing  along 
no  one  is  around,  of  course)  wit 
music  on  the  radio.  It  feels  like  yo 
entered  some  sort  of  surreal  worh 
you  .see  them  up  on  stage,  jamming 
hits  that  you  have  come  to  know  an 
The  feeling  you  get  when  you  arc  s 
ing  your  guts  out  with  a bunch,  o 
raging  fans  is  simply  unmatchabic. 
an  honor  for  me  that  the  first  show 
to  was  a band  that  I love  and  on  top 
was  able  to  speak  with  Neil  and  Bni 
sonally. 

So,  if  one  thing  can  be  saic 
out  trying  to  offend  the  Comi 
Activities  Board,  it  is  that  the  Wcbsi 
on  a hell  of  a lot  better  a show  than 
Main  Lounge.  For  all  those  of  you  v 
skeptical  about  live  music  (I’ve  bee 
and  done  that)  I suggest  that  you  g 
your  skcplici,sm  and  at  least  try'  si 
show.  Don't  just  go  anywhere;  go 
Webster.  They  pul  on  the  best 
around  (see  for  yourself,  go  look 
Valley  Advocate).  The  Webster 
Hartford.  Connecticut.  For  more  in 
lion  and  show  listings  check  out  the 
site  at  www.wcbslertheater.com.  Lt 
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Bassist  of  Novus  Dae  during  the  third ; 


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Drawn  Inward  was  atnie  crowd  pleaser. 


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Barry  throws  some  killer  riffs  to  the  crowd. 


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A&E  The  Uoice  February  14.  2005  , . , 

Worth  every  penny  to  enjoy  every  minute 


Emdlv  ransom 

SPECIAL  TO  THE  VOICE 
"Chick  Flicks"  are  not  few  or  far 
between  but  it  has  been  far  too  long  since 
a "chick  flick"  made  the  audience  laugh, 
tear  up,  and  swoon  for  the  same  things. 

The  Wedding  Dale  is  a poignant- 
ly amusing  film  starring  Debra  Messing 
and  Dermot  Mulroncy,  and  opened  in  the- 
atres on  February  4ih. 

Messing's  character,  Kat,  is  a single 
girl  who  hires  Mulroney's  character,  Nick, 
to  be  her  date  for  her  sister’s  wedding,  for 
the  low  price  of  only  $6000.  Kat  hopes  to 
convince  her  family  that  Nick  is  her 
boyfriend  and  to  make  her  ex-fianede  jeal- 
ous in  the  meantime. 

Natural  twists  and  turns  in  the  plot 
help  for  believability.  While  the  movie  is 
a brief  90  minutes,  the  story  was  full,  rich, 
and  satisfying.  The  Wedding  Dale  is  an 
excellent  choice  for  a night  out  with  the 
girls.  Leaving  the  guys  at  home  might  be 
a good  idea,  but  those  males  willing  to  try 
this  “chick  flick"  might  be  surprised.  The 
humor  here  docs  not  depend  on  gender. 

The  comedy  seemed  European- 
inspired  because  it  was  not  as  slapstick  as 
many  American  films.  It  does  not  ruin  the 
story  to  say  that  nobody  falls  carrying  the 


wedding  cake  nor  does  the  outdoor  tent 
come  crashing  down  on  guests.  Anyone 
who  has  suffered  through,  or  even  seen 
The  In-Laws  will  appreciate  the  comedy 
in  this  movie. 

The  story  is 
easy  to  relate  to. 

Most  of  the  audi- 
ence had  probably 
been  to  a 

wedding  or  has 
even  been  in 
this  story  is  more 
for  them  rather 
than  for  the  brides 
and  grooms  in  the 
audience,  The 
Wedding  Date  is  a 
sweet  story  that  is 
not  focused  on  the 
bridezilla  or  the 
evil  in-laws. 

Because  it  centers 
around  a member 
of  the  wedding  party  and  a guest,  the  story 
is  easier  to  recall  similar  feelings. 

Messing  is  best  known  for  her  quirky 
and  sometimes  dilzy  character  Grace 
Adler  in  NBC's  Will  & Grace,  but  she  car- 
ries herself  in  films  well.  Her  nervous  or 
intense  emotions  are  reminiscent  of  her 


well-known  Grace  character  but  she 
refines  herself  for  mature  and  emotional 
moments.  Messing  also  appears  in  Along 
Came  Polly,  A Walk  in  ihe  Clouds  and 
Mothman  Prophecies. 

Casting  for 
Nick,  Mulroncy 
character  was 
perfect.  He  is  a 
notable  actor 
known  for  sev- 
eral roles  in 
films  like  My 
Best  Friend's 
Wedding,  About 
Schmidt,  and 
How  to  Make  an 
American  Quill. 
He  exudes  a 
charismatic  per- 
sona and  he  cap- 
tures the  heart 
of  the  audience 
hisfirst  few 
seconds  on  screen.  His  mannerisms  and 
masculine  grace  make  him  a memorable 
character  and  he  appears  real.  He  seems 
so  comfortable  and  calm,  which  is  some- 
what of  a relief  opposite  Messing's  charac- 


-File  Photo 

Actress  Debra  Messing  and  actor  Dermot 
Mulroney  star  in  the  latest  romantic  comedy  ‘The 
Wedding  Date’  released  on  February  4. 


The  story  is  based  on  Elizabeth 


Young's  novel  Asking  for  Trouble.  Dana 
Fox  was  the  screenwriter  with  Clare 
Kilncr  directing.  Many  members  of  the 
filmmaker  category,  including  director, 
producers,  and  executive  producers  are 
mostly  British.  Before  American  audi- 
ences fear  stuffy  jokes  or  a bland  humor, 
give  The  Wedding  Dale  the  chance  it 
deserves. 

Random  audience  members  left  the 
theater  wondering  when  it  would  come 
onto  video  and  even  broke  college  stu- 
dents commented  they  would  be  willing  to 
pay  the  astronomical  $9.75  it  costs  at 
night. 

A reviewer  for  the  Boston  Globe, 
Wesley  Morris,  considers  Messing  to  be  a 
mess  and  found  the  story  to  be  similar  to  a 
"soap  opera.”  Audiences  have  finally  been 
offered  a film  that  is  not  “dumb"  funny  and 
some  reviewers  do  not  see  if  for  what  it  is 
worth. 

This  movie  may  not  win  a record 
number  of  Oscars  and  it  might  not  be  in 
the  running  for  best  picture,  but  it  does 
leave  a different  feeling  opposed  to  that 
after  watching  the  news  and  hearing  horror 
stories.  The  Wedding  Dale  is  no  Spanglish 
but  there  are  few  "feel-good”  movies  left 
that  do  not  resort  to  trite  humor.  Audiences 
can  expect  to  enjoy  The  Wedding  Date. 


Lets  talk  about  sex,  baby! 


Sarah  Cagan 
A&E  Editor 

It’s  Valentine’s  Day,  so  what 
do  you  do  now?  My  suggestion  is  to 
pick  up  The  Guide  to  getting  it  on  by 
Paul  Joanniden.  Whether  you  have  a 
significant  other  is  of  no  importance. 
This  book  is  informative  while  at  the 
same  time  amusing  and  fun.  There 
are  chapters  on  self  serving  gratifica- 
tion, as  well  as  breaking  down  the 
common  genitals.  Any  question  you 
could  possibly  think  of  is  approached 
in  this  text. 

“Balls.  Balls,  Balls"  was  one  of 
my  favorite  chapters  but  I urge  you  to 
discover  you  own.  This  book  does  not 
just  explore  one  narrow  aspect  of  sex. 
The  beauty  of  this  text  is  its  prismatic 
view  into  all  erotic  notions  as  well  as 


related  medical  advice.  There  are  feeling  that  something  was  really 
even  historical  references  and  politi-  wrong  with  you,  reading  this  book 
cal  views  of  sex  in  different  societies,  will  make  your  doubts  dissipate 
Qk  guys  lets  be  hon-  - instantly.  There  arc  so 

CSI.  as  much  as  wc  would  “BallS,  BallS,  many  strange  situations 
like  to  say  wc  are  experts  and  quandaries,  these  peo- 

in  the  intercourse  ^rena,  WdS  0116^^^  have,  in  comparison 

there  is  always  more  to  you  will  feel  ahead  of  the 

learn.  Let  me  give  you  an  qJ*  game.  The  best  thing 

image;  visualize  Willy  ^ about  gaining  information 

Wonka’s  Chocolate  Knf-  T frofti  a book  is  that  no  one 

Factory.  Now  picture  the  ^^^Lhas  to  know;  although  I 

panoramic  view  of  the  . have  to  say  it  is  more  fun 

plethora  of  candy  good-  yOU  10  to  share  (and  utilize)  with 

ness.  Still  with  me?  Ok,  others, 

now  imagine  a book  with  discover  your  This  book  actually 

the  same  variety  of  sen-  surprised  me  with  its  real- 

sual  exploits,  so  tasty.  outlook  and  legiti- 

This  book  also  holds""*^"  ' .2 mate  basis.  Although  it  is 

questions  and  statements  definitely  an  amusing 

from  real  people.  If  you  ever  had  that  read,  the  research  that  went  into  it 


was  extensive.  This  book  is  so  much 
more  then  a typical  sex  book.  It  is  a 
real  guide  into  the  mental,  as  well  as 
physical,  sexual  realm. 

One  of  my  personal  favorite  sec- 
tions in  the  book  was  the  glossary. 
Have  you  ever  heard  a dirty  joke  and 
laughed  with  everyone  even  though 
you  didn’t  get  it?  Well,  throw  that 
fa9ade  out  the  window,  because  every 
dirty  reference  is  clearly  defined  in 
this  glossary.  lust  think  you  will  be 
able  to  impress  all  your  family  friends 
with  terms  such  as  “breeders”  and 
“pop  a cod.” 

So  this  Valentine’s  Day,  instead 
of  buying  flowers  or  chocolates,  you 
should  buy  the  Guide  to  getting  it  on 
and  enjoy  it  any  way  possible.  I guar- 
antee this  will  lift  your  spirits  as  Well 
as  your  libido. 


Page  13 


Sports  THg  Voice  February  14,  2005 


Westfeld  Stale  senior  Peter  King  of  Athol  set  a school  record  in  the  shot  put 
with  a heave  of  51-9  3/4  at  the  Smith  Invitational  on  Feb.  5.  The  former 
school  record  was  set  in  1 978.  King  also  broke  a longstanding  school  record 
in  the  discus  last  spring  with  a toss  of  150  feet  even, 

File  Photo  By  Mickey  Curtis 


Indoor  Track  & Field  Results 


Smith  College  Tartan  Classic 

MEN’S  TEAM  STANDINGS:  1.  5-10;  Matt  Shannon,  long  jump 


Williams  233;  2.  Bryant  144;  3. 
Westfield  111;  4.  WPl  96;  5. 


20.5.25;  Chris  Flynn,  triple  jump. 
38-9.50. 


Wesleyan  74;  6.  Conn.  College  55; 
I 7.  Vassar  5. 

' FIRST;  Eric  Kelly,  55  hurdles,  8.23; 
4 X 400  Relay,  3:34.76;  David 
Richardson,  high  jump,  6-4;  Peter 
King,  shot  put.  51-9.75. 

THIRD;  Zak  Bitzer,  400, 53.36;  4 x 
800  Relay,  8:36.01;  Shawn 
McCorquodale,  long  jump,  20- 


EIGHTH:  David  Richardson,  200, 
24.33;  Ron  Ricciarelli,  55  hurdles, 
9.29. 

WOMEN’S  STANDINGS: 

1.  Williams  242.5;  2.  Smith  122;3. 
3 . Mt.  Holyoke  67;  4.  Wesleyan  63; 
5.  Bryant  52;  6.  Connecticut  Col- 
lege 49;  7.  Westfield  State  38.5;  8. 
WPI 33;  9.  Wellesley30;  10.  Vassar 


11.75 

FOURTH:  Robbie  Crossman,  400, 
1 53.48;NateCristofori, 600, 1:28.98; 
4x200relay,  1:36.33;  Sean  Marino, 
! high  jump,  6-0. 

FIFTH:  Eric  Kelly,  200,  23.79; 
Andy  Messer,  1000, 2:43.39;  Matt 
' Dissell,  shot  put,  42-9 
SIXTH:  Ben  Butterfield,  200, 23.9 1 ; 
Jacques  Moret,  400,  53.71. 
SEVENTH:  John  Messer,  1000, 
2:46.27;  Matt  Shannon,  highjump. 


5. 

FIRST:  Tessa  Donoghue,  400, 
59.76;  Tessa  Donoghue,  longjump, 
18-3.25;  Tessa  Donoghue,  triple 
jump,  38-5.5. 

FIFTH:  Abby  D’Angelo,  highjump, 
4-6 

SIXTH:  Jess  Ekness,  55  hurdles, 
9.84. 

EIGHTH;  KatelynKervin,  55 meter 
dash,  8.13;  CC  Costello,  weight 
throw,  30-5.25. 


Salem  State  Outshoots 
Westfield  Women,  65-51 


WESTFIELD  - Junior  center 
Estrella  Kuilan  (Lowell)  led  a bal- 
I anced  attack  with  1 6 points,  1 0 re- 
hounds  and  five  blocks  to  lead  Sa- 
I State  to  a 65-51  Mass.  State 
I Conference  victory  over  Westfield 
I State  on  Feb.  8. 

The  Vikings  improved  to  1 5-6 
I overall  and  6-2  in  the  conference. 
‘Westfield  is  8-11  and  3-6. 

The  teams  were  tied  at  half- 
“oie.  31-31,  but  Salem  began  to 
puli  away  immediately  in  the  sec- 
ond half  with  an  11 -2  run. 

, Freshrnan  forward  Lindsey 

otkins  (Wareham)  scored  ! 5 
[Points  for  the  Vikings  ahd  senior 


guards  Gilliam  Almeida 
(Mattapoisett)  and  Kelly  Reardon 
(Kettering,  Ohio)  tallied  10  points 
apiece. 

Junior  forward  Amanda  Chapin 
(Westfield)  had  another  double- 
double for  the  Owls  with  1 1 points 
and  18  rebounds.  Junior  guard 
Meghan  McCarthy  (Belchertown) 
finished  with  13  points  and  seven 
assists  and  freshman  guard  Melissa 
Macchi  (Peabody)  had  1 1 points 
and  six  assists. 

Salem  shot  39  percent  from  the 
field,  while  Westfield  only  shot  27 
percent.  The  Owls  were  5-for-14 
from  the  foul  line. 


Salem  Stuffs  Owls 


Swimming  Team  Finishes  8-2 


For  12th  Straight  Winning  Season 

The  Westfield  State  women’s 


Seniors  on  the  Westfield  Slate  swimming  and  diving  team,  left  to  righi: 
Heather  Nelson.  Clare  Coumoyer,  Nicole  Spataro,  and  Elizabeth  Predella. 
Missing  is  Kelly  Springham. 


swimming  and  diving  team  con- 
cluded its  regular  season  with  a 1 37- 
103  victory  over  Regis  College  on 
Feb.  8. 

The  Owls  finished  with  an  8-2 
dual  meet  record  for  their  l^'** 

straight  winning  season.  The  team’s 

next  competition  is  Feb.  1 8-20  at  the 
New  England  Championships  at 
Bentley  College. 

Junior  standout  Vanessa 
Morton  was  a triple  winner  for  the 
second  straight  meet,  placing  first  in 
the  50  freestyle,  100  freestyle  and 
the  100  individual  medley.  Junior 
Lindsey  Bartosz  won  the  50  and  1 00 
backstrokes  and  was  a meniber  of 
the  winning  200medley  relay,  while 
sophomore  Marianne  Wilson  won 
both  diving  events. 

Also  finishing  first  were; 
Chrissy  Lain,  1 000  freestyle;  Renee 
Kruszyna,  200  freestyle;  Heather 
Nelson,  100  butterfly;  and  Katie 
Piqueite,  100  breaststroke. 

Senior  Nicole  Spataro  finished 
second  in  three  events  ( 1 00  buttefly, 
100  backstroke,  100  IM)  and  was  a 
member  of  the  winning  400  free 
relay  squad. 

FIRST  PLACE; 

200  medey  relay.  2:09.75.  (Lindsey 
Bartosz,  Katie  Piquette.  Renee 
Kruszyna,  Melissa  Blain);  Chrissy 
Lain,  1000  freestyle  (12:34.08); 
Renee  Kruszyna,  200  free  (2:10.71); 
Lindsey  Bartosz,  50  backstroke 
(31.09);  Heather  Nelson,  100  but- 
terfly (1:08.52);  Vanessa  Morton. 
50  freestyle,  (26.02);  Marianne  Wil- 
son, one-meter  diving,  (159.30); 
Vanessa  Morton,  100  freestyle 
(56.92);  Lindsey  Bartosz,  lOOback- 
stroke(  1:07.58);  Katie  Piquette,  100 
breaststroke  (1:16.92);  Marianne 
Wilson,  diving  (176.20);  Vanessa 
Morton,  100  individual  medley 
(1:06.78);  400  free  relay  (Kelly 
Springham,  Elizabeth  Predella', 
Nicole  Spataro,  Heather  Nelson), 


4:42.06. 

SECOND  PLACE; 

Rachel  Webb,  1000  freestyle 
(1:25,94);  Kara  Phelan,  200 
freestyle  (2:15.80);  Nicole 
Spataro.  100  butterfly  (1:08.98); 
Nikki  Crowe,  one-meter  diving 
(152.55):  Nicole  Spataro,  100 
backstroke  (1:08.96);  Elizabeth 
Predella,  50  butterfly  (30.75); 
Nikki  Crowe  (diving),  151.05); 
Nicole  Spataro,  100  individual 
medley  (1:13.87);  400  freestyle 


relay.  4:46.75,  (Bridget  Hartley, 
Megan  O'Grady,  Allison  St.  Clair, 
Laura  Bourassa). 

THIRD  PLACE; 

200  medley  relay,  2:1 1.32,  (Kara 
Phelan,  Bridget  Hartley,  Shannon 
McMahon,  Jaclyn  Casali);  Kaitlyn 
Campbell,  50  backstroke  (34.15); 
Shannon  McMahon,  50  breast- 
stroke (38.76);  Allison  St.  Clair,  50 
freestyle(28.58):Jaclyn  Casali,  100 
freestyle  (1:01.84);  Jaclyn  Casali, 
100  individual  medley  (1 :49.8), 


WESTFIELD  - Senior  6-9  cen- 
ter Ifesinachi  Anosike  (Staten  Is- 
land, N.Y.)  posted  a rare  triple- 
double with  23  points,  14  rebounds 
and  1 1 blocked  shots  to  power  Sa- 
lem State  to  an  84-68  Mass.  State 
Conference  victory  over  Westfield 
State  on  Feb.  8. 

The  Vikings  improved  to  18-3 
overall  and  7-1  in  the  conference. 

, Westfield  is  9-10  and  5-4. 

Westfield  rallied  from  a 22- 1 2 
deficit  to  take  a 34-32  halftime  lead. 
Westfield  junior  reserve  forward 
James  Obunize  (Springfield) 
sparked  thecomeback  with  1 1 points 
and  seven  rebounds  in  the  first  half. 
However,  Ogbunizc  only  had  one 
point  and  one  rebound  in  the  second 
half 

But  the  Vikings  quickly  sized 
control  early  in  the  second  half, 
sparked  by  their  tall  front  line  of 
Anosike,  6-8  sophmore  center  Tyler 
Lang  (Franklin)  and  senior  guard 
Allen  Reid  (Souihbridge). 

When  Anosike  wasn’t  swatting 
shots  he  was  altering  them,  as 
Westfield  shot  just  35  percent  from 


the  field  (27-for-77).  On  the  of- 
fensive end,  Anosike  was  5-for- 
1 1 from  the  field  but  he  canned  13 
of  1 5 free  throws  to  lead  all  play- 
ers in  scoring. 

Reid  scored  20  points,  includ- 
ing 15  in  the  second  half,  while 
Lang  contributed  nine  points,  10 
rebounds  and  two  blocks. 

Sophomore  guard  Ricky 
Ogboin  (Brighton)  led  the  Owls 
with  17  points.  Junior  foreward 
Mike  Jurkowski  (Belchertown) 
posted  another  double-double  with 
l2pointsand  1 1 rebounds;  he  also 
had  four  steals  and  four  assists. 
Worcester  70  - Westfield  61 

WORCESTER  - Junior 
guard  Tyson  Drayton  scored  18 
points  and  grabbed  seven  rebounds 
to  lead  Worcester  State  to  a 70-61 
victory  over  Westfield  State. 

Worcester  led  33-28  at  half- 
time and  held  single-digit  leads 
for  the  entire  second  half.  The 
closest  the  Owls  drew  >vas  within 
a point,  60-59,  when  senior  for- 
ward Vaso  Jaukovic  nailed  a 3- 
point  basket  from  the  lop  of  the 


key  with  2:54  remaining. 

But  the  Owls  were  unable  to 
come  up  with  the  big  stop  and  make 
their  shots  as  they  were  oulscored 
10-2  in  the  final  two  and  a half 
minutes. 

Worcester  State  quickly  re- 
gained its  four-point  edge,  63-59, 
when  senior  forward  Jermaine  Can- 
non (Dorchester)  converted  an  old 
fashioned  3-point  play  with  2:28 
remaining. 

Junior  forward  Ralph  Frazier 
(Carver)  was  Worcester's  only  other 
player  in  twin  digits  with  13  points. 
Senior  forward  Tom  Sullivan 
scored  eight  point  and  grabbed  a 
team-high  nine  rebounds. 

Freshman  guard  Tony  Collier 
(Colchester,  VT)  led  Westfield  with 
18  points.  Junior  forward  Mike 
Jurkowski  (Belchertown)  posted  a 
double-double  with  12  points  and 
1 1 rebounds,  but  he  struggled 
around  the  key  against  the  tall 
Worcesterfrontcourt,  canning  only 
4 of  16  field  goal  attempts.  Junior 
reserve  forward  James  Ogbunize 
tallied  10  points. 


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Intramural^llG  VOJCG  Lfenuary  31,2005 


Midnight  Madness 


WESTFIELD  STATE  COLLEGE 


This  years  Midnight  Madness  was  held  Wednesday,  February  2 
in  the  brand  new  Woodward  Center.  The  event,  which  ran  from 
9:00p.m.  to  1 :00a.m.,  featured  a 3 vs.  3 basketball  tournament, 
three-legged  races,  a football  passing  competition  as  well  as  hot 
shot  competitions. 

All  photos  by  Jay  Jeffrey 


'ORONOCO  SAVINGS'l; 


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him  you're  going  to  go  for  help,  then  go  about  ten  feet  and  pretend  that  *you*  got  bit  by  a snake. 
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The  Uoice 

The  Student  Press  of  Westfield  State  College 


^ February  21. 2005 

Dining  Commons 

back  online 


By  Mike  Forest 
Voice  Reporter 
Students  were  unable 
to  use  their  ID  cards  at  the 
dining  commons  and  all  other 
on-campus  restaurants  for  two 
weeks  starting  Thursday 
January  27  because  of  an 
operating  system  error,  but  the 
Westfield  State  information 
technology  department  and 
employees  of  CHORD,  the 
company  that  supplies  and 
supports  the  campus-wide  ID 
system,  worked  together  to  fix 
the  problem  by  last  Thursday. 
February  10. 

Craig  Goodridge.  gen- 
eral manager  at  the  dining 
commons,  said  of  CBORD  and 
the  IT  department.  "They 


worked  very  cooperatively 
together  to  fix  it."  Goodridge 
said  the  problem  lasted  so 
long  because  "It  took  a while 
to  find  it."  referring  to  the 
source  of  the  problem. 

Because  of  an  operat- 
ing system  error,  the  scanners 
were  unable  to  recognize  how 
much  money  students  had  on 
their  cards.  Balances  arc  not 
stored  in  the  cards  themselves, 
but  in  the  computer  system 
and  arc  accessed  by  the  cards. 

Goodridge  said  this  is 
the  first  time  the  computer 
system  has  been  down  for  so 
long,  though  it  has  stopped 
working  briefly  in  the  past, 
"It's  happened  for  short  times 
before...  a half-day  at  most." 


He  also  acknowledged  that 
there  arc  occasional  errors  in 
uploading  data  for  individual 
students  that  cause  their  bal- 
ances not  to  be  read.  . 

Some  students  were 
adversely  affected  by  the  sys- 
tem failure  when  they  were 
forced  to  wait  in  long  lines  at 
Quixote’s  and  The  Grill 
because  cards  could  not  be 
read.  The  operation  of  the 
establishments  remained  slow 
but  smooth,  as  "students  were 
understanding."  according  to 
Sally  Bannish,  office  manager 
at  the  dining  commons. 

Also,  parents  who 
attempted  to  add  flex  dollars 
to  students'  accounts  were 

Dining  Commons-  Page  2 


Issue  XVII 


Plwio  by;  Cliff  A.shbrook 


Aflcra  «eek  of  being  waved  into  Ote  D.C.  bccaaseofa  computer 
error  students  now  know  how  many  meals  and  Ilex  dollars  lliey 
have  left. 


This  girl  can  sing 


Rioio  by:  Mike  Coughlin 


Aspiring  Singer  Kerrin  Clark  performs  “A  Moment  Like 
This”  at  last  semester’s  Say  What  Karaoke? 


By  Haley  Paton 
Voice  Reporter 
It’s  a Wednesday  night 
and  Westfield  Stale  College's  Dever 
Auditorium  is  packed  with  students 
eager  to  see  their  classmates  per- 
fiDrm  in  the  college’s  Say  What 
Karaoke  Contest 

Although  it's  a singing 
contest.  Say  What  Karaoke  is  just  os 
much  about  antics  as  it  is  about  tal- 
ent Tlx:  night’s  winneis  include  a 
crowd-pleasing  80’s  rocker,  Jimmy, 
complete  with  work-boots  and  a 
mullet  wig  who  sang  “Here  I Co 
Again"  by  Whitesnake,  and  Monty, 
in  a giant  tower-of-a-monster-cos- 
lume  complete  with  big  cartoonish 
eyes,  and  long  amis  that  aretch  out 
and  hang  down,  bent  at  right  angles. 
He  sings  “I  Touch  Myself  and 


sounds  like  Conan  O'Brien’s 
Arnold  Schwarzenegger  impres- 
sion while  friends  of  his  work  little 
mon-sicr  puppets  from  behind  the 
curtain.  Coincidentally,  tickets  to 
Late  Night  with  Conan  O’Brien  are 
the  contest’s  first  prize. 

And  then  there’s  Kcnin 

Qark. 

Her  reddish-brown  hair  is 
pulled  back  to  reveal  her  dangling 
rhinestone  earrings  that  frame  the 
sides  of  her  face  with  their  reflected 
sparkling  light.  I>csscd  in  a long 
black  halter  dress  with  a rufftc  and 
pink  trim  angling  across  the  ftonl, 
she  sings  “A  Moment  Like  This." 
by  American  Idol  winner  Kelly 
Clarkson.  Clark  has  even  audi- 
tioned for  American  Idol,  although 

Clark-  Page  3 


International  Relations  club  gets  it  done 


By  Rebecca  Oliver 
Voice  Reporter 

It’s  7:30  a.m.  and  Professor  Brian  Steinberg  is  already  in 
his  signature  three-piece  suit,  ready  for  questions  in  his  hotel  room 
on  the  first  of  three  trips  this  semester.  This  trip  finds  him  in 
Montreal;  the  last  was  New  York  and  the  one  before  that  was 
Boston.  He  shouldn’t  expect  any  phone  calls  until  at  least  8:30 
a.m..  but  he  is  ready  anyway.  Just  in  case.  Brian  .seems  to  be 
always  ready,  always  prepared.  Whether  it  is  giving  a lecture 


about  a small  African  nation  for  over  two  hours  without  notes,  or 
answering  a question  about  who  was  in  that  movie  about  that 
thing,  that  one  time,  it’s  hard  to  catch  Stcinbcig  unaware.  This  is 
a skill  he  has  tried  to  instill  in  his  students. 

“Brian  docs  a great  deal  to  prepare  us  for  the  models.  He 
helps  us  understand  who  our  allies  arc  and  who  arc  not,"  said 
Stephen  Cole,  a third-year  member  and  co-head  delegate  of  the 
Westfield  State  College  International  Relations  Club.  The  Club. 

IR  Club-  page  2 


Smelly  spray 
prevents  slip- 
pery sidewalks 


By  Emily  Engkl 
Managing  Editor 

The  pungent  aroma  thal  mysicri- 
^ously  hits  the  air  the  day  before  an 
impending  snow  storm  has  been  referred 
to  by  many  unique  names  by  W:stfic[d 
Slate  students.  Some  call  it  "Pavement 
Teriyaki,"  others  call  it  "Molasscs- 
esque"  and  many  think  it  just  plain 
smells  bad.  So  what  exactly  do  the 
maintenance  workers  put  down? 

Surprisingly,  the  substance  that 
is  used  to  prevent  ice  is  also  used  to 
prevent  sobriety.  It  is  made  from  a bi- 
product  of  beer. 

This  spray  is  completely  organic 
and  cuts  down  the  usage  of  salt  and  sand 
on  campus. 

“I  find  it  to  be  a great  aroma. 
Everytime  they  work  with  this  stuff,  my 
mouth  starts  to  water."  Dave  G..  a 
mechanic  for  the  maintenance  depart- 
ment talked  about  this  special  spray. 
Dave  compared  the  smell  to  a well 
known  beer  that  is  produced  by  The 
Berkshire  Brewing  Company.  He  men- 
tioned thal  if  anyone  happens  to  go  into 
SiJewalk-Page  3 


Professor  Julian  Fleron  responds  to  ‘588 
days  with  no  contract?  How  many  until 
you  shut  up  and  do  your  job?’ 

Letters  to  the  Editor 
Pg-7 


Thoughtful  discussion  on  sex  suggested  in 

Inside 

reponse  to  last  week’s  survey 

News 

Voices 

Overheard 

Page  1-3 
Page  4 

NatlonAVorld 

Page 

Letters  to  the  Editor 

Opinion 

A&E 

Page  7-9 
Page  10-12 

Pg-7 

Comics 

Page  15 

Page  2 

Dining  Commons 


loid  they  would  have  to  call  back  issues  in  lhai  respect, 
when  the  system  was  running  again. 

However.  Bannish  said,  "parents 
were  very  understanding,"  and  the 
computer  problem  presented  no  major 


News  The  Uoice  February  21. 2005 


IR  club 


which  started  over  25  years  ago.  allows 
Westfield  Slate  College  students  to  attend 
Model  United  Nations  and  portray  a country 
representing  the  foreign  policies  in  a variety 
of  topics  fitjm  access  to  clean  water  to  deter- 
rents to  child  prostitution. 

‘‘I  have  never  gone  into  a commit- 
tee and  fell  unprepared,"  said  Cole. 

It's  now  12:30  and  his  students 
start  to  trickle  in  as  their  committees  break 
for  lunch.  Brian  sits  in  his  chair  and  listens 
as  each  student  briefs  him  on  the  affjurs  of 
their  respected  committee.  “We  decided  on 
topic  one,  which  I'm  ready  for  so  this  should 
be  a good  one.”  said  one  student.  The  next 
in  line  is  not  as  enthused  as  the  first  ‘The 
committee  started  kind  of  slow  and  I can  tell 
it's  going  to  be  hard  to  be  heard."  Brian  just 
sits  in  his  chair  in  the  comer  of  the  room  and 
listens.  To  his  left  is  a 
portable  photocopier  and 
next  to  dtat  is  a laptop  and 
printer.  Covering  his  mir- 
ror in  the  short  hallway  is 
a large  laminated  picture 
of  Africa. 

This  time 
around.  Westfield  is  play- 
ing Namibia,  a small 
South  African  nation.  A 
picture  of  the  Namibian 
president.  Pohamba.  is 
covering  the  signature 
hotel  picture  of  a couch. 

Brian  has  turned  his  pale 
pink  bedroom  into  a 
working  office,  class- 
room and  African  shrine. 

Every  wall  in  the  room  seems  to  keep  the 
students  focused  on  the  task  at  hand,  repre- 
senting Namibia  as  accurately  as  possible  in 
the  Model  United  Nabons. 

The  club  is  allotted  around 
$10,000  by  the  school  for  expenses  includ- 
ing model  sign-up  fees  and  hotel  room  costs. 

Kristina  Marbnelli,  co-head  dele- 
gate of  the  club  with  Cole,  said  it  was  the 
best  class  she  has  taken  due  to  its  real  world 
atmosphere.  "It  takes  you  out  of  the  class- 
room and  puls  you  in  a simulated  situation 
that  could  actually  happen.”  said  Martinclii. 
The  students  range  from  a freshman 
Criminal  Justice  major  to  a senior 
Hisiory/Political  Science  major.  The  pre- 
requisites for  the  club  are  a teacher’s  recom- 
mendation, and  nerves  of  steel. 

"You  think  that  you  have  no  prob- 
lem speaking  in  front  of  large  groups  until 
you  get  up  there  and  sec  two  hundred  faces 
looking  at  you  and  listening  to  only  you." 
said  Amaran  Soja,  a second-year  delegate. 

Cole  is  on  his  seventh  model  and 
knows  the  ins  and  the  outs  of  the  models 
better  than  anyone  else  on  the  team,  but  after 
a long  day  of  committee  sessions,  even  the 
veteran  Cole  is  \isibly  exhausted.  "It’s  a 
mixture  of  exhaustion  and  exhilaration 
because  1 know  that  1 did  the  best  to  repre- 
sent the  foreign  policy  of  the  country  to 
which  I was  assigned,"  said  Cole. 

At  each  mode!  every  school  is 
given  a country  to  represent.  The  schools 
include  Harvard,  University  of  North 
Carolina,  Seton  Hall,  US  Nava]  Academy 
and  at  least  a hundred  more.  “We  focus  on 


“ I reme 

mber 

our  first 

model 

when  one 

of  our 

delegates 

had  to 

sleep  on  the 

couch  in  the 

room 

. ” 

Amaran 

Soja 

Julian  Fleron 


sub-Saharan  Africa  aivj  all  countries  in  that 
region,”  said  Steinberg.  “Other  colleges  are 
go  into  the  models  looking  for  awards  and 
some  of  the  snjdenls  get  graded  on  if 
whether  they  get  an  award  or  not.  We  don’t 
do  that.  We  just  try  to  represent  our  country 
as  accurately  as  possible.” 

Steinberg  is  still  in  his  hotel  room 
wailing  by  the  phone  just  in  case.  He  may 
read  the  recent  news  of  Africa  on  his  laptop 
or  skim  through  the  Italian  newspaper  he 
picked  up  on  the  comer  but  he  is  in  a per- 
petual slate  of  alertness.  The  delegates 
know  this  and  so  reciprocate  his  quiet  efforts 
and  diligence. 

“Everybody  goes  in  with  the 
mindset  of  representing  the  school  and  the 
country  the  best  Uicy  can  and  wanting  to  do 
well  for  Brian,”  said  Soja. 

The  team  seems  close, 
cracking  jokes,  teasing 
and  asking  “Does  this 
look  okay?"  Tlieir  preci- 
sion in  the  bathroom  is 
like  a ballet  of  toothbrush- 
es, combs  and  blow-dry- 
crs.  Under  the  cord, 
above  the  toothbrushes 
and  around  the  toilet. 
They  seem  to  anticipate 
each  other’s  moves.  This 
confusion  could  have 
been  avoided  if  they  had 
staggered  their  alarms,  but 
with  limited  sleep  and 
long  days,  they  hit  snooze. 

“You  lend  to 
get  close  quickly  when 
you  share  a bedroom  with  someone  you  just 
met  a week  prior,"  said  Soja.  “I  remember 
my  first  model  when  one  of  our  delegates 
had  to  sleep  on  the  couch  in  the  room.” 

The  group  dynamic  seems  to  be 
that  of  composed  chaos  with  each  delegate 
in  different  committees,  yet  all  focused  on 
representing  the  country  and  the  school  as 
best  they  can. 

“We  expect  a lot  of  each  other;  we 
arc  a delegation  not  just  a delegate,”  said 
Cole.  “We  do  everything  in  the  nature  of  the 
real  United  Nations.” 

Former  students  of  the  club  have 
gone  on  to  become  an  Army  Colonel  in 
intelligence,  a United  Nations  employee 
overseeing  the  polio  project  in  Asia,  and  a 
prosecuting  attorney  in  Boston.  “It's  not  a 
course  in  modeling.  It  is  a course  in  foreign 
policy."  said  Steinberg.  “It  is  to  help  you 
undereland  why  a country  thinks  the  way  it 
does." 

The-van  ride  back  gives  the  dele- 
gates a second  wind  as  they  sing  at  the  lop  of 
their  lungs  to  a pre-made  CD  by  Cole. 
Whether  they  arc  releasing  the  stress  of  the 
weekend,  or  really  like  the  song,  they  are 
showing  a type  of  unrestrained  vivacity  that 
is  generally  frowned  upon  inside  the  model. 

“Decorum  please,  delegates." 

The  team  heads  off  to  Baston  next, 
the  Harvard  Model.  There  they  will  be  por- 
traying Tanzania,  another  small  African 
nation  that  may  not  be  known  to  most  but  is 
known  inside  and  out  by  sixteen  Westfield 
State  College  students. 


Role  at  WSC:  Professor  of  AAothemalics 

Yeors  spent  teoching  at  WSC  Eleven 


Favorite  port  of  the  lob:  ‘learning  things  alongside  the 
students." 


Inspiration  for  teaching:  "When  growing  up.  CarlSagan 
was  my  hero  and  I wanted  to  inspire  people  to  enjoy  mathe- 
matics like  he  inspired  people  to  enjoy  astronomy." 


What  he  wanted  to  be  when  he  was  little:  ‘1  imagined 
being  all  things.” 


Favorite  Movie:  niief 

Favorite  Book:  Grapes  ofWrath  by  John  Steinback 

Favorite  Song:  Troy  bySineadCXconnor 

Favorite  mothemotlcal  theory;  The  Infinite 


Advice  given  to  the  mathematically  confused:  "Try  to 
look  at  math  as  an  art  rather  than  just  a sdenoe." 


7TH  ANNUAL  DINING  ETIQUETTE 

Each  spring,  about  100  students  join  together  in 
Scanlon  Banquet  Hall,  wearing  their  best,  to  brush  up 
on  their  fine  dining  skills  at  the  annual  Dining 
Etiquette  Dinner.  For  a low  cost,  students  are  treated 
to  a 7-course  meal,  and  learn  how  to  get  ahead  when 
dining  with  prospective  employers.  On  February  24 
of  this  year.  Dining  Etiquette  will  once  again  feature 
etiquette  expert  Carol  A.  McGuiggan  to  teach  the  dos 
and  don’ts  of  dining.  In  the  7th  year  of  the  dinner, 
sponsored  by  Career  Services  and  Residential  Life, 
the  program  has  always  sold  out.  McGuiggan  offers 
tips  that  can  be  helpful  in  any  interview.  Students, 
especially  juniors  and  seniors  about  to  enter  intern- 
ships or  the  workforce,  are  strongly  encouraged  to 
attend  this  enlightening  event.  For  tickets  and  other 
information,  call  Career  Services  at  X5206  or  stop  by 
in  the  Lammers  Hall  Annex. 


News  The  UoiC6  February  21, 2005 


Page  3 


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Kerrin  Claii  is 


hard  to  get  a hold  of.  In 
addition  to  her  five-class 
schedule  as  a full  time  stu- 
dent in  her  junior  year  at 
Westfield  Slate  College,  a 
few  nigliis  of  her  week  arc 
spent  taking  a loud  of  five 
dance  classes,  as  well  as 
leaching  dance,  and  teaching 
acting  and  singing  lessons  to 
kids  for  $50  dollars  an  hour. 
Her  voicemail  is  cheery; 
adding  to  the  standard  greet- 
ing, “If  you’re  calling  about 
voice  lessons,  please  leave 
the  name  and  age  of  the 
child  and  your  phone  num- 
ber." I 


“It’s  been  my 
whole  life’s 
ambition.’’ 

- Kerrin  Clark 


"ICIark's  music)  has  done  well 
with  European  listeners  and  so  I really 
respected  that." 

Dobcrcincr  alternates  bc^vccn 
being  serious  and  Jovial,  his  eyes  getting 
wide  and  his  bright  smile  breaking 
through  his  serious  speech  at  several 
poinLs. 

Like  Ransom,  he  makes  a point 
of  drawing  attention  to  Clark's  unafTea- 
cd  attitude  towards  her  success.  He 
relays  a story  of  Clark  being  recognised 
by  European  fans  on  a strcet  in  Boston. 

According  to  Doberciner,  Clark 
was  "veiy  genuine  about  her  excitement 
about  that  and  not  stuck  up,  [not  saying) 
‘well  of  course  they  recognized  me.”' 
adding,  “(She)  has  presence  and  could 
be  successful  if  she  gels  in  front  of  the 


-Photo  by  Cliff  Ashbrook 


Sophomore  student  Gisel  Cahoon  enjoys  a tasty  apple  at  the  Dining 
Commons. 


She’s  had  roles  in  musicals  including  Quilt  right  people.” 

“ So  how  docs  Kenin  feel  abool  all  of  this 

the  2UXJ  Olympic  Games  m Sydney,  Australia.  How  herself? 

id  she  M lha?  Enlertainmeot  scouls  for  the  SiltinE  down  .vithClaA,  she  explained  lhal 

Olympic  Games  happened  lo  be  at  Carnegie  Hall  her  record  deal  had  fellen  thrangh.  Disappoinled  but 
when  her  group  performed  and  were  impressed  ™ih  opdmislic,  she  is  relaxed  talking  about  11,  her  whole 
the  group  as  a whole,  as  well  as  the  group’s  soloists,  presence  seeming  lo  mnse,  '“What  nexlt" 
her  being  one  of  them.  Recently,  Ihere  have  been  She  wears  pink  suede  boots  with  a tan  pleal- 

negobations  wilh  a major  record  label  over  a record  ed  skirt  and  a navy  blue  sweater  over  a white  dress 

shirt  Malterxrf-iactly  she  says  the  record  deal  "wasn’t 

During  last  year’s  “Say  IMtat  Karaoke"  worldng  exit  for  me," 
cmprtlion.  she  sang  "Where  Ate  You,  Christmas,”  Hre  deal  had  been  svith  a newer  sublet  cora- 

also  placrng  sarend  rn  the  finals.  pany  connected  under  a major  music  label 

"She  didn’t  win  [first  place],  but  she  did  'The  album  was  supposed  lo  come  out  two 

really  well,”  sard  ftiend  Emily  Ransom.  Emily’s  years  ago."  Qatk  sard 

k ™ 

pulled  back.  , out  in  January,  and  then  sonretime  in  the  summer,  and 

Ransom  mer  Kerrin  Clark  freshman  year,  then  the  following  November  proved  ro  be  very  fhis- 
though  Ransom  cannot  quite  recall  how,  concluding  irating. 

that  it  was  probably  through  mutual  friends.  Of  the  whole  ordeal.  Dark  says.  ‘Tm  still 

IrEadthereviewof2«Yt,"shesays.‘'Ifeel  hoping  to  gel  signed  by  another  company  who  won’t 
like  I met  her  thea”  tnake  a liar  out  of  me,”  she  says  with  a slight  grin.  "I 

Later  the  uvo  trained  together  as  orientation  felt  so  bad  telling  people,  'Oh,  it’s  gonna  come  out  in 
leaders.  Januaiy.’” 

Orientation  involved  "really  long  days,”  Not  being  able  to  do  what  Clark  cal  Is  “corn- 

said  Ransom.  New  students  stayed  at-the  colie^  niunity  singing,"  likesinging  the  National  Anthem  for 
overnight,  so  in  the  evenings  there  were  activities  for  athletic  events  became  another  factor  that  led  to  her 
them  to  gel  involved  ia  Activities  such  as  karaoke.  It  decisitxi  to  drop  her  recod  deal.  Because  of  her  con- 
comes  as  no  surprise  that,  while  the  new  freshmen  tract,  she  wasn’t  allowed  to  sing  for  anything  other 
were  perhaps  a little  shy  and  wouldn’t  sing,  Qark  than  the  company.  She's  since  gone  back  to  singing  at 
“was  always  willing  to  be  up  there  and  everything,”  games  for  W^tficld  State’s  athletic  department  and 
says  Ransom.  has  most  recently  sung  the  National  Anthem  for  the 

Performing  for  an  audienoe,  it  seems,  is  NCAA  Championships.  Her  mother  has  recently 
when  Kenin  Clark  comes  most  alive.  There  are  agreed  to  pay  for  recording  time  so  that  she  can  have 
^ performers.  Where  some  of  a copy  of  her  singing  the  national  anthem  to  shop- 


Sidewalks 


that  particular  brewery,  to  pick  on  campus.  And  since  there  is 
up  a bottle  of  ‘■Coffeehouse  less  salt,  there  is  less  damage  to 
Porter,”  and  compare  the  scents,  the  grass  and  other  plants. 
According  to  Dave,  they  arc  Salt  is  used  lo  defer  the 

“exactly  the  same.”  .danger  of  ice.  However,  salt 

Of  course,  not  everyone  tends  to  stop  the  freezing  of 
is  partial  to  the  smell  of  beer.  water  at  about  twenty  degrees. 
♦ Even  though  the  smell  Compared  to  the  spray,  which 
might  be  causing  some  students  begins  to  work  at  negative  tem- 
to  hold  their 


the  “Say  What  Karaoke”  contestants  the  audience 
strains  to  hear  over  the  music,  Qark’s  vocals  are  full 
and  powerful.  Like  any  trained  singer,  this  girl  knows 
how  to  project  All  while  moving  with  ease, 

Offstage,  Clark  is  at  once  businesslike  and 
dignified,  and  yet  down  to  earth. 

“She’s  very  conscious  of,  like,  everything. 
She  notices  people,  the  mood  around  her,”  says 


around. 

Has  she  thought  of  singing  for  Bro^way? 

“[It’s  been]  my  whole  life  ambition,”  says 
Clark,  who  was  singing  songs  from  Annie  to  her  par- 
ents at  rivo,  wearing  a string  of  pearls  wilh  her  footy 
pajamas.  Her  first  role?  A singing  g^y  dancer  with 
a solo  in  Babes  in  Toyland  in  fifth  grade. 

TXvo  years  ago,  she  auditioned  for  Disney 


— — , <u»juiiu  ivi,  says  iwo  years  ago,  sne  auQinonea  tor  Disney 

Rai^m.  Raasom  also  makes  a note  of  Qark’s  “dry  and  was  picked  to  play  Belle  (fiom  Beauty  and  the 

in  Tokyo,  but  had  to  turn  it  down. 

She  s a lot  of  fun.  She  s funny — She  has  “My  parents  were  not  really  keen  on  me 

the  talent,  which  is  the  most  critical,  but  has  those  going  to  the  other  side  of  the  planet,”  adding  that,  at 
other  little  things  that  will  help  her  along  the  way."  the  time,  she  was  just  eighteen  ycais  old. 

During  her  most  recent  "Say  What  What  would  Kerrin  Qark  like  lo  do  if  she 

Karaoke”  performance,  her  sense  of  humor  shone  doesn't  make  it  big  as  apesformer? 

through  in  her  rendition  of  “Goodbye  Earf."  by  the  “If  I ever  in  a million  yeare  become 

Dixie  Chicks  as  she  hams-it-up  with  a southern  famous,”  she  said,  she’d  love  to  have  “a  clothing  line 
t'vang.  When  aic  of  the  judges  commented  on  it  and  or  something.”  But  if  not,  she’ll  take  being  “a  fashion 

icaseed  her.  asking  if  she  was  making  fon  of  country  expert  or  a personal  assistant" 
rousic.  Clark  was  quick  to  smile  cheekily,  "No.  . For  now.  though,  Kerrin  Qaik’s  focus  is 

still  on  performing.  So  how  docs  she  get  ready  for  a 
Emily  Ranscffn  thinks  that  Clark  has  what  it  performance? 
takes  to  make  it  in  the  music  business.  And  she’s  not  “I  sing  in  the  car.  1 have  logo  on  a ride,  drive 

around.  I probably  look  like  a freak,”  she  muses,  “at 
Communiealions  Professor  Nigel  every  stoplight" 


breath  while 
walking  to  class- 
es. Dave  assures 
us  that  this  spray 
is  not  harmful  lo 
students  or  the 
environment. 

“Ecologically, 
it's  a definite 
plus.  It's  better 
for  cars,  less  salt. 

Less  • corrosion,” 

Dave  said.  "If 
there  was  any 
kind  of  risk  to  the  campus  or  the 
students,  it  wouldn't  be  used. 
Wc'«e  liability  conscious  but 
w-e're  also  ecologically  con- 
scious.” 

If  it’s  going  to  snow,  the 
maintenance  workers  will  go 
out  with  a couple  of  fixtures 
and  put  a very  light  spray  on  the 
roads  and  on  the  sidewalks  and 
as  it  starts  lo  rain  or  snow,  it 
melts  on  contact.  Not  only  does 
this  save  lime,  but  it  also  cuts 
down  on  labor  costs,  which  ulti- 
mately saves  money. 

It  also  cuts  down  on  the 
costs  and  use  of  sand  and  salt 


“Dave  has  also  admit- 
ted to  tasting  the 
product,  which  he 
admits  is  bitter, 
despite  the  “great 
smeir’  and  also  con- 
firms the  fact  that 
it’s  completely  harm- 
less.” 


peraturcs  and 
melts  the  snow 
and  icc  on  con- 
tact. makes  for  a 
much  safer  walk- 
ing and  driving 
environment 

Taking 
into  considera- 
tion unstable 
Massachusetts 
winter  weather, 
spraying  the 
pavement  early 
— can  hinder  a late 
night  freezing. 

“If  the  pavement  hap- 
pens lo  start  icing  up  at  3 in  the 
morning,  then  we're  covered." 
Dave  said. 

Dave  has  also  admitted 
to  tasting  the  product,  which  he 
admits  is  bitter,  despite  the 
"great  smell"  and  also  confirms 
the  fact  that  it’s  completely 
harmless. 

Next  time  anyone  hap- 
pens to  pick  up  the  scent, 
whether  or  not  they  like  it,  they 
can  expect  a snow  storm  and 
safe  sidewalks. 


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Uoices  Overheard  TflC  UoiCC  February  21.  2005 


With  Subway  gone  how  are  you 
coping? 


Scott  Bruce 
Class  of 2006 
Criminal  Justice 


“I’m  doing 
alright,  I don’t 
really  eat  there. 
Quiznos  is  better 
anyways.” 


Lianne  Lajoie 
Class  of 2008 
Historyl Education 


“I  get  a lot 
more  grilled 
cheese  from  the 
grill.” 


Samantha  Ford 
Class  of 2008 
Biology 


“I  order  tons 
of  take-out.” 


Jill  Thomas 
Class  of  2007 
Elementary  Education 

“I  feel  like  a piece 
of  my  heart  is 
gone  and  neither 
the  Corner  Cafe 
nor  the  grill  can 
fill  the  void.” 


Voices  Overheard  compiled  by  Bridget  Gleason 


PlilllSUJNA 


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Nation/World  The  Uolce  February  21.  2005 

Infrantry  division  returns  to  a different 


BY  DAVID  ZUCCHINO 
LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 

BAGHDAD,  Iraq  - On  his  fourth 
day  in  Iraq,  Staff  Sgt.  Jason  Dene  ventured 
for  the  first  time  outside  his  unit's  fortified 
base  near  the  densely  packed  Sadr  City 
slum  and  plunged  into  its  mud-slicked 
streets. 

Dene  manned  an  M-240  machine 
gun  on  an  armored  Humvec,  scanning  the 
garbage-strewn  pavement  for  roadside 
bombs.  He  had  been  warned  to  expect  the 
worst  “ car  bombs,  rocks  and  ball  bearings 
flung  from  slingshots. 

"I'm  paying  close  attention, 
believe  me,'*  Dene  said,  a loaded  shotgun 
at  his  elbow  and  a medical  kit  at  his  feet. 

Dene  and  fellow  infantrymen  of 
the  3rd  Infantry  Division  were  on  a com- 
bined patrol,  trying  to  learn  about 
patrolling  hostile  neighborhoods  in  Sadr 
City  from  the  departing  1st  Cavalry 
Division. 

The  3rd  Infantry,  which  led  the 
assault  on  Baghdad  during  the  2003  inva- 
sion, is  back  in  charge  of  the  capital.  They 
will  have  to  fight  a different  war,  placing 
equal  emphasis  on  combat  operations, 
training  the  Iraqi  army,  and  rebuilding 
infrastructure. 

About  65  percent  of  the  3rd 
Infantry's  20,000  soldiers  fought  face-to- 


face  battles  in  2003  against  Saddam 
Hussein's  army.  Republican  Guards, 
fedayeen  militiamen  and  Arab  jihadis. 
Today,  the  enemy  is  an  a network  of  Iraqi 
and  foreign  insurgents  waging  a classic 
guerrilla  war  of  hit-and-run  and  sabotage. 

"The  last  time  the  3rd  Infantry 
was  here,  they  were  in- 
the  business  of  fighting 
a war,"  said  Brig.  Gen. 

Jeffery  Hammond,  the 


tering  of  adults  waved  wildly  and  flashed 
thumbs  up  signs.  At  every  stop,  young 
boys  mobbed  the  soldiers,  grinning  and 
mugging  for  the  troops'  digital  cameras. 

Along  the  way,  the  1st  Cavalry 
veterans  pointed  out  chunks  of  roadway 
gouged  out  by  recent  roadside  bombs. 


■rT>i_  “i T~Z n — — =— known  as  lEDs, 

The  last  tme  the  3rd  improvised 


Infrantry  was  here, 

1st  Cavalry’s  assistant  they  were  in  the  busi- 
division  commander. 

"Now  they're  in  the 
business  of  developing 
Iraqi  security  forces 
and  the  essential  ser- 
vices of  Iraq." 

This  week,  the 
joint  patrol  was  on  a 
mission  that  included 
delivery  of  a thousand 
frozen  Brazilian  chick- 
ens to  a poor  Sadr  City 
neighborhood.  Five 
armored  Humvees,  plus- 
a flatbed  truck  of  Iraqi  army  trainees, 
plowed  through  raw  sewage  and  rotting 
vegetables.  The  soldiers  were  met  by  cold 
stares,  rocks,  posters  of  the  Shiite  Muslim 
firebrand  Muqtada  al-Sadr  and  graHiti  in 
English;  "No  No  USA.  Yes  Yes  RPG." 

Hundreds  of  children  and  a smat- 


xplosive 


Cavalry  arrived  last 


ness  of  fighting  a war.  >“  '’ei" 

4 . .4  bitter,  wccks-long  battle 

Now  they’re  in  the  wi(h  Sadr's  Mahdi  mili- 

business  of  vetoing 
Iraqi  security  forces 
and  the  essential  ser- 
vices of  Iraq.” 


-Brig.  Gen.  Jeffery 
Hammond 


tia.  The  division's  sol- 
diers fought  a second 
round  against  the  same 
militia  in  August  and 
September.  Their  bases 
were  pounded  regularly 
by  mortars  and  rockets. 
Members  of  the  unit  say 
the  situation  in  Sadr 
City  has  improved 
markedly 


since 

October,  though  roadside  bombs  and  car 
bombs  arc  a constant  threat.  Soldiers  arc 
required  to  wear  shatterproof  goggles  and 
ballistic  earplugs. 

Capt.  Brendan  Ormond,  a 3rd 
Infantry  officer,  said  his  convoy  was  hit  by 
a roadside  bomb  as  it  entered  Baghdad  for 


Dance  may  be  the  best  step  for  some  seeking 


Iraq 

the  first  time  three  days  earlier.  From  the 
front  scat  of  a Humvec,  listening  to  1st 
Cavalry  voices  over  the  radio.  Ormond 
warned  Dene  to  slay  alert  in  his  rooftop 
perch. 

"You  need  to  watch  for  rocks  360 
(degrees),"  he  said.  "And  don't  let  any 
civilian  vehicles  into  the  convoy." 

Dene  lowered  a plastic  riot  shield 
over  his  face  to  protect  himself  against 
slingshots. 

On  patrol,  the  most  prosaic  items 
can  pose  a mortal  threat  - a parked  car.  a 
donkey  cart,  a pile  of  garbage,  a taxi  that 
suddenly  pulls  alongside  a convoy.  The  Isl 
Cavalry  soldiers  recounted  how  they  sur- 
vived the  explosion  of  a bomb  hidden  in  a 
vegetable  cart  earlier  this  month. 

Two  3rd  Infantry  soldiers  were 
killed  by  a roadside  bomb  in  Bayji.  north 
of  Baghdad,  less  than  two  weeks  after 
arriving  in  Iraq.  Even  though  Sadr  City  is 
less  violent  than  last  summer,  the  Isi 
Cavalry  soldiers  warned  the  newcomers 
that  the  neighborhoods  could  explode  at 
any  time. 

"Right  now,  it  seems  easy,  with 
just  lEDs  and  rocks  to  worry  about.”  said 
Capt.  Josh  Davis,  commander  of  the  3rd 
Infantry  company  on  the  patrol.  "But  we 
know  from  the  1st  Cav  guys  that  you  have 
to  be  ready  for  the  other  shoe  to  drop.*' 

health  benefits 


BY  STEPHANIE  SHAPIRO 

The  Baltimore  sun 

When  it  <»mes  to  personifying  the 
health  benefits  of  dancing,  Frankie  Manning  is 
ExhibitA. 

One  of  the  Lindy  Hop's  greatest  inno- 
I valors.  Manning,  90,  teaches  the  acrobatic  dance 
at  worieshops  around  the  world. 

''Dancing  is  a very  good  exenHsc,  and 
it’s  a wonderful  exercise  because  it's  a partner 
dance,"  says  Manning,  who  invented  the  Lindys 
hallmark  "airstep,"  a move  that  sends  a woman 
rolling  over  her  partner's  back  and  safely  back  to 
earth. 

"You're  not  alone  taking  these  exer- 
cises." Manning  says  by  phone  from  his  New 
York  home.  "In  all  these  years,  that's  what 
helped  me  keep  my  health  up." 

Those  who  think  exercise  is  boring 
may  not  realize  that  social  dancing  has  all  the 
moves.  Whether  ifs  a slow  waltz  or  a breathless 
jitterbug,  dance  is  a comprehensive  exercise  that 
works  the  heart,  mind  and  soul  simultaneously. 

Especially  when  practiced  routinely, 
couples  dancing,  as  well  as  line  dancing,  com- 
bines a cardiovascular  workout  with  toning, 
muscle  control  and  endurance  training.  Dance 
improves  balance  and  fiexibility  and  has  been 
found  in  one  study  to  help  prevent  dementia. 

Whai's  more,  "you  really  develop  a 
sense  of  discipline,"  says  Tracey  Vlahovic,  a pro- 
fessor at  the  Temple  University  School  of 
Podiatric  Medicine  and  champion  ballnxm 
dancer.  Dancing.  Vlahovic  says,  "leaches  you 
spatial  relationships.  You  have  to  know  where 
you  are  in  space  and  where  your  partner  is." 

For  Lori  Edwards,  a nursing  teacher  at 
the  Johns  Hopkins  Bloomberg  School  of  Public 
Health  and  a doctoral  student,  weekly  atten- 
dance at  Baltimore’s  Riday  Night  Swing  Club 
not  only  provides  a solid  aerobic  workout,  "it 
gives  you  an  outlet  to  forget  about  everything." 

Although  she  occasionally  mns. 
Walks  and  exercises  at  the  pool  and  gym, 
Edwards,  47.  considers  dance  to  be  "a  regular 
form  of  exercise.''  It  is  "cardiac  exercise,  it's  flex- 
ibility, it’s  fine  motor  and  gross  motor  movement 
exercise,"  she  says. 

"Even  mac  important,  probably,  is 
mental-health  aspect,"  Edwards  says. 

You're  crmnecting  with  dance  partners,  and 


you're  always  leamirrg  how  to  relate  to  a new 
person  through  dance.  It's  nonthieatening,  and 
it’s  fun." 

Recognized  as  a sport  by  the 
International  Olympic  Committee,  ballroom 
dancing  can  qualify  as  an  effective  form  of  exer- 
cise depending  on  your  goal,  says  Dr.  Andrew 
Tucker.  The  medical  director  of  Sports  Medicine 
and  family  practice  physician  at  Union 
Memorial  Hospital  takes  a cautious  view  of  the 


overall  physical  benefits  of  social  daiKing. 

"This  kind  of  activi^  is  not  going  to 
be  of  the  magnitude  that's  going  to  impart  a high 
level  of  fimess,"  he  says. 

But  if  your  goal  is  to  engage  in  30 
minutes  of  aerobic  activity  most  days  of  the 
week,  as  recommended  by  the  American 
College  of  Sports  Medicine,  then  moderate 
dancing  certainly  qualifies.  Tucker  says. 

The  "social  interaction"  required  by 
couples  dancing  is  perhaps  its  most  valuable 
health  advantage,  Tbeko-  notes.  The  activity 
offers  "positive  reinforcement  (for  those)  who 
have  trouble  staying  with  an  exercise  progranx" 

In  addition,  dance  is  an  "essentially 
fairly  low-impact’  activity  that  can  be  easier  on 
the  joints  than  other  activities,  he  points  out. 

Anecdotal  evidence  from  veteran 
dancers,  thou^,  suggests  that  fast  tempos  and 
elaborate  choreography  make  for  a solid  work- 
out Judging  by  sweat  alone,  a night  of  high- 
intensity  spinning  and  turning  is  more  strenuous 
than  a sedale  evening  of  fox-trotting. 

According  to 

www.caloriespcrhour.com,  a middle-age 


woman  of  average  height  would  bum  184  calo- 
ries doing  the  foxtrot  for  one  hour,  and  294  calo- 
ries if  she  spent  that  hour  doing  the  jitterbug. 
Jogging  bums  429  calorics  per  hour,  according 
to  the  ^^feb  site,  but  dancers  will  tell  you  ifs  not 
nearly  as  fua 

When  Bianca  Lavics  enrolled  in  a 
beginners'  swing  dance  class  five  years  ago,  the 
Annapolis,  Md.,  photo^frficr  and  author  found 


an  unanticipated  benefit  "The  first  year,  1 start- 
ed in  March.  By  Scplcmba,  I had  lost  30 
pounds,"  says  Lavies,  who  won't  divulge  her 
age.  "It's  not  that  I didn't  do  any  other  exercise," 
but  swing  dance  "was  the  only  tiling  that  made 
me  lose  that  weight  It  was  amazing." 

Lavies  began  with  dance  lessons  at  a 
local  high  school.  She  remembers  thinking, 
"Wow,  if  this  makes  me  feel  so  good,  then  I 
should  do  more  of  it."  Now.  she  swing  dances 
tlircc  times  a week.  "When  Fm  <xi  that  dance 
floor,  Fm  so  happy,  I feel  like  achild  having  fun," 
she  says. 

Lavics  believes  that  a night  of  serious 
swing  dancing  releases  an  internal  shower  of 
uplifting  endorphins.  That's  the  only  explanation 
fertile  night  she  danced  and  danced,  oblivious  to 
a wrist  she  had  brNcen  during  an  earlier  tumble. 
Then,  "of  course  I danced  with  my  cast  for  a 
month,"  she  say.s. 

At  the  Waxier  Senior  C^ter,  teacher 
Leon  Britain  leads  the  High  Steppers,  a select 
troupe  of  dancers,  through  the  "Praise  Song," 
“Bump  and  Grind*  and  other  high-energy  line 
dances.  Fifteen  women  and  one  man  in  their  laic 


From  left:  Geraldine  Butler.  Kitty  Door, 
Rachel  Parks,  Nicie  Grier  and  instructor 
Leon  Britjun,  of  the  Waxter  Center  High 
Steppers,  rehearse. 


Bianca  Lavics  dances  with  Chiles  Vanden 
Bosche  at  Corky’s  Hart  Bean  Cafe  in 
Sevema  Park.  MD.  Dancing  keeps  her 
young,  she  says. 


Both  photos  by  Stephanie  Shapiro  of  The  Baltimore  Sun 


60s.  70s  and  80s  shimmy  and  slide,  tap  toes,  turn 
and  kick.  Radiant  smiles  break  out  among  tiic 
members,  who  have  performed  on  stages 
ihroughout  the  city. 

Line  dancing  us  not  only  rejuvenating 
and  fun,  it  can  help  to  prevent  dementia,  accord- 
ing to  a study  published  in  ihc  New  England 
Journal  of  Medicine  in  2003.  “Dancing  was  (he 
only  physical  activity  associaicd  with  a lower 
risk  of  dementia,"  accoiding  to  the  report. 

If  she  didn't  dance,  "I  probably  would 
be  sitting  in  a rocking  chair  by  now,"  says  Mary 
Smith.  78. 

For  Mary  Flanagan.  79,  dancing  has 
eased  the  pain  of  an  artliritic  knee  and  kept  her 
from  dwelling  on  the  deaths  last  year  of  her  hus- 
band and  son.  She  welcomes  the  challenge  of 
line  dancing.  "You  have  to  think,"  she  says 
before  scurrying  back  out  to  the  floor  for  anoth- 
er dance. 

In  their  own  ways,  others  have  dis- 
covered the  restoraiivc  properties  bestowed  by  a 
night  of  energetic  dancing,  Wayne  Sipc,  63,  and 
his  wife.  Patti,  59,  follow  seven  rock  and  swing 
bands  around  the  Baltimore- Washington  region. 
TIic  more  you  dance,  the  younger  you  remain, 
says  Sipc.  a grocer  from  Landover.  Md.  "The 
ones  that  do  it  three  times  a week,  it's  unbeliev- 
able to  see  their  energy,"  says  Sipc,  who  dances 
with  his  wife  two  to  three  times  a week. 

They  have  been  married  40  ycais  and 
dancing  15  years.  "We're  laic  bkwmers,"  Sipc 
says.  Inspired  by  hours  spent  watching  "The 
Buddy  Deane  Show,"  a Baltimore  TV  dance 
program,  he  had  vowed  to  learn  to  dance 
dcgidcsago. 

Dancing  keeps  Sipe’s  memory  sharp, 
he  says  - "just  because  you've  got  to  remember 
certain  things  at  certain  times  in  certain  dances. 
You've  got  swing,  which  we  prefer,  you've  got 
slow,  you've  got  cha-cha,  you've  got  rumba, 
you've  got  tango,  polka,  mcrenguc,  samba" 

There  are  always  more  steps  to  learn. 

Sipc  feels  great  when  he  and  his  wife 
sweep  across  the  darKc  floor.  "It  lights  me  up 
when  Fm  dancing  - 1 forget  about  the  store  and 
family  problcnis.  I have  no  thoughts  on  my 
mind  when  Fm  dancing.  I feel  like  Fm  39,"  he 
says. 


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Study:  ex-felons  have  hard 

time  getting  on  voting  rolls 


BY  ELISE  CASTELLI 
LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 


WASHINGTON  -•  About  1.5 

million  convicted  felons  who  have  com- 
pleted their  sentences  arc  still  denied  the 
right  to  vote,  according  to  a report  released 
Wednesday. 

Fourteen  states  have  voting- 
rights  restoration  processes  so  cumber- 
some and  confusing  that  former  felons  arc 
disenfranchised  because  they  lack  means 
to  navigate  the  system,  says  the  report 
issued  by  the  Sentencing  Project,  a non- 
profit group  that  studies  criminal-justice 
issues. 

Alabama.  Florida,  Iowa, 
Kentucky,  Nebraska  and  Virginia  ail  per- 
manently disenfranchise  individuals  with  a 
felony  conviction;  eight  states  — Arizona, 
Delaware,  Maryland.  Mississippi.  Nevada. 
Tennessee,  Washington  and  Wyoming  - 
prohibit  voting  based  on  specific  criteria, 
such  as  the  type  or  number  of  convictions. 
The  process  to  regain  voting  rights  varies 
from  state  to  state;  in  11  of  these  states, 
fewer  than  3 percent  of  cx-felons  have 
their  rights  restored. 

“It's  a combination  of  a lack  of 
information,  poor  technology  and  limited 
assistance,"  said  Marc  Mauer,  assistant 
director  of  the  Sentencing  Project  and  a 
co-author  of  the  report. 

"In  most  states,  relatively  few 
people  even  know  about  the  process  or  get 
any  kind  of  assistance  in  navigating  that 
process  --  and  that  tells  us  something 
about  the  lack  of  priority  some  of  these 
states  place  on  this  topic." 

In  some  states,  the  process 
requires  former  prisoners  to  seek  a pardon. 
Others  have  waiting  periods  as  long  as  a 
decade  before  an  cx-fclon  can  begin  to 
apply  to  have  his  rights  restored. 

To  remedy  these  perceived 


wrongs,  the  report  suggests  that  states 
repeal  bans  on  voting  by  individuals  who 
have  completed  their  sentences,  eliminate 
waiting  periods  for  restoration,  help  eligi- 
ble people  through  the  process,  and  report 
annually  on  the  number  of  restorations 
applied  for  and  granted. 

The  group,  which  supports  alter- 
natives to  incarceration,  also  suggests 
imposing  alternative  sentences,  such  as 
treatment  programs  for  substance-abuse 
cases,  to  prevent  the  consequences  of  a 
felony  conviction. 

Restoring  an  ex-felon's  right  to 
vote  can  help  the  person  stay  out  of  trou- 
ble. Mauer  contended. 

"Good  job,  family  and  commu- 
nity connections  are  critical,  and  voting  is 
one  more  factor  that  gives  a positive  con- 
nection to  the  community  --  and  any  time 
you  can  increase  the  positive  connections, 
that  contributes  to  reducing  crime,"  he 
said. 

Todd  Gaziano,  director  of  the 
Center  for  Legal  and  Judicial  Studies  at 
the  conservative  Heritage  Foundation,  dis- 
agreed. "I  don't  think  you  help  in  a reha- 
bilitation process  to  give  something  to 
someone  automatically."  he  said.  "It  helps 
in  the  rehabilitation  process  if  you  have  to 
demonstrate  worthiness." 

Gaziano  said  more  states  should 
adopt  review  processes  like  the  14  that  the 
Sentencing  Project  criticizes. 

"The  reform  that  is  really  needed 
is  for  more  states  to  actually  require  some 
demonstration  that  the  felon  is  deserving 
to  join  the  body  politic  again,"  he  said. 
"Do  we  trust  felons  to  automatically  have 
guns  back  when  they  serve  their  time?" 

California  is  one  of  34  states  that 
automatically  restores  voting  rights  once  a 
prison  sentence  or  parole  period  is  com- 
plete. Two  states  --  Maine  and  Vermont  -- 
allow  prisoners  to  vote. 


Winn-Dixie’:  best  in  show 


BY  DESSON  THOMSON 
THE  WASHINGTON 


Opal  (AnnaSophia  Robb)  wants 

someone  to  love. 

She  just  rolled  into  sleepy  old 
Naomi,  Fla.,  with  her  preacher  father  (Jeff 
Daniels)  and  doesn't  know  a soul.  It's  not 
the  life  to  make  a lonely  girl  jump  for  joy. 
She  lives  in  a trailer  park  with  dad.  She 
hasn't  seen  her  mother  since  she  was  3. 
Dad  has  to  preach  in  makeshift  Sunday 
gatherings  at  the  local  convenience  store. 
And  the  other  kids  in  town  aren't  particu- 
larly welcoming,  including  two  buzz- 
headed  brothers  (Nick  Price  and  Luke 
Benward)  who  taunt  her  all  the  time. 

In  Wayne  Wang’s  family-friendly 
charmer,  "Because  of  Winn-Dixie," 
Opal's  loneliness  is  turned  around  when 
she  sees  a fuzzball  of  a dog  running  amok 
in  the  local  Winn-Dixie  shopping  store, 
causing  a catastrophe  of  spilled  food  and 
upended  clerks.  Realizing  instantly  that 
she  has  found  her  special  companion,  she 
assures  the  manager  she  owns  the  wet- 
nosed pooch,  a Picardy  shepherd,  and 
takes  it  home. 

If  you're  of  a certain  age,  or  you 
rent  from  the  classics  shelves,  you've  seen 
those  charming  old  Disney  fuzzers  of 
yore,  with  children  falling  in  love  with 
critters  of  every  shape  and  size.  Wang's 
movie  follows  that  tradition  (the  story's 
based  on  the  popular  Kate  DiCamillo  book 
of  the  same  name)  but  transforms  it  into  a 
homespun  celebration  of  eccentricity. 
Everyone's  got  their  own  funny  foibles 
and  independent  spirit. 

Dad  has  to  promise  his  grumpy, 
dog-hating  landlord  (B.J.  Hopper)  that 
he'll  look  for  someone  to  adopt  Winn- 
Dixie.  But  no  one  has  counted  on  Winn- 
Dixie's  ability  to  win  everybody  over,  even 
if  he  can't  seem  to  avoid  pulling  down 
clotheslines  and  running  into  trouble.  He. 
almost  literally,  drags  Opal  into  new  rela- 
tionships. Thanks  to  him.  she  meets  Otis 


(singer  Dave  M.itthews),  a laconic  but 
swcct-naiured  clerk  at  the  local  pet  store, 
who  likes  to  play  his  guitar  for  the  ani- 
mals; genial  librarian  Miss  Franny  (Eva 
Marie  Saint);  and  an  eccentric  lady  (Cicely 
Tyson)  who  lives  alone  and  has  a glorious 
tree  in  her  yard  practically  gift-wrapped 
with  hanging  bottles  to  scare  ghosts  away. 
Even  those  buzz-haired  brothers  change 
their  tune. 

Wang,  who  made  "Chan  Is 
Missing."  "Eat  a Bowl  of  Tea"  and  "The 
Joy  Luck  Club."  has  a sure  touch  when  it 
comes  to  building  worlds  full  of  innocent 
charmers.  But  his  real  coup  is  in  the  cast- 
ing. Matthews  is  a likable  presence,  a sub- 
tly magical  drifter  who  strums  catchy 
tunes  and  knows  how  to  talk  back  to  a rude 
parrot.  And  most  importantly,  Wang  has 
found  the  perfect  young  leading  lady— 
Robb  (who  will  play  Violet  Beauregarde 
opposite  Johnny  Depp  in  the  upcoming 
"Charlie  and  the  Chocolate  Factory")  is  a 
puckery  scamp  who  suggests  a lO-year- 
old  Keira  Knightley.  She's  also  remarkably 
assured;  there  isn't  a false  note  in  her  per- 
formance. And  not  only  does  she  take  full 
charge  of  the  movie,  she  manages  to  out- 
charm  the  Picardy. 


AnnaSophia  Robb  stars  in  the  hit 
“Because  of  Winn-Dixie,”  based  on  the 
book  by  Kate  DiCamillo. 


FDA  to  create  board  to  monitor  drugs  already  on  market 


BY  RICARDO  ALFONSO-ZALDIVAR 

LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 

WASHINGTON  - The  Food  and 
Drug  Administration,  responding  to  concern 
about  dangerous  side  effects  in  drugs  it 
approved  for  use  by  millions  of  consumers, 
said  Tuesday  that  it  would  create  a new  safety 
board  to  better  protect  the  public. 

The  new  Drug  Safety  Oversight 
Board,  staffed  primarily  by  FDA  and  other 
government  scientists  but  receiving  help  fhsm 
outside  experts  as  well,  is  to  focus  on  spotting 
and  responding  quickly  to  signs  of  problems 
with  drugs  that  have  been  approved  for  mar- 
ket Boanj  members  will  have  direct  access  to 
the  FDA  commissioner. 

A Web  page,  meantime,  will  be  cre- 
ated to  help  transmit  early  warning  informa- 
tion to  researchers,  doctors  and  patients. 

The  announcement  of  the  safety 
measures  marked  a turn  in  the  Bush  adminis- 
tration's effort  to  deal  with  an  increasingly 
high-profile  problem. 

It  came  one  day  before  a major  sci- 
entific conference  was  scheduled  to  begin 
examining  several  widely  prescribed  drugs 
that  nimcd  out  to  have  dangerous  side  effects. 
The  conference  is  expected  to  produce  recom- 
mendations that  could  have  far-reaching 
effects  for  tens  of  millions  of  patients,  as  well 
as  for  billions  of  dollars  in  drug  industry  rev- 
enues. 

In  particular,  the  focus  of  the  three- 
day  conference  will  be  on  a class  of  painkiller 
drugs  called  COX-2  inlubitors,  which  includes 
Vioxx  and  Celebrex.  Also,  possible  risks  of 


naproxen,  the  active  inpedient  in  Alleve,  will 
be  considered. 

Some  members  of  Congress  and 
outside  critics  said  that  the  steps  announced 
Tuesday  did  not  go  far  enough.  The  agency 
has  come  under  mounting  public  pressure  in 
recent  months  after  one  of  its  own  scientists 
and  several  outside  experts  spotlighted  its  fail- 
ure to  act  quickly  on  evidence  of  problems 
with  approved  drugs. 

Senior  federal  officials  appeared  to 
recognize  that  more  sweeping  changes  would 
have  to  follow. 

Health  and  Human  Services 
Secretary  Michael  Leavitt,  announcing  the 
plans  in  a speech  to  FDA  employees,  said  his 
ultimate  goal  is  nothing  less  than  a transfor- 
mation of  their  agency  to  instill  "a  culture  of 
openness,  an  enhanced  sense  of  independence 
(and)  a commitment  to  monitor  drugs  after 
they  have  been  approved." 

Acting  FDA  Commissioner  Lester 
M.  Crawford  said  the  agency  must  change  an 
existing  culture  that  has  placed  a high  priority 
on  not  alarming  the  public  when  warning  signs 
popup. 

"When  wc  get  a signal,  we  find  that 
in  the  majority  of  cases,  it  was  a false  signal," 
Crawford  said,  explaining  the  FDA's  tradition- 
al reluctance  to  publicize  early  signs  of  trouble 
with  approved  drugs.  But  he  added;  "That  era 
has  passed.  What  the  public  is  demanding  is  to 
know  as  soon  as  wc  know." 

"Our  system  can  best  be  described 
as  a passive  system."  Crawford  said,  relying 
heavily  on  drug  makcis  to  report  potentially 
dangerous  problems.  The  government  must 


play  a more  active  role  in  spotting  and 
responding  to  signs  of  trouble,  he  said. 

Officials  said  they  would  move 
quickly  to  put  the  new  safety  measures  in 
place.  No  information  was  provided  on  costs. 
Reacting  to  the  announcement  of  the  new  safe- 
^ board  and  the  Drug  Watch  site  on  the  Web, 
some  members  of  Congress  and  other  critics 
said  more  far-reaching  reforms  were  needed. 

"This  is  a step  in  the  right  direction, 
but  it  doesn’t  go  nearly  far  enough,"  said  Sen. 
Christopher  Dodd,  D-Conn.  "Consutrscr  con- 
fidence in  the  FDA  has  been  shaken  to  the 
core,  and  it  will  take  more  than  cosmetic 
reforms  to  fix  structural  problems  within  the 
agency." 

Sen.  Charles  E.  Grassiey,  R-Iowa, 
said  he  would  move  ahead  with  legislation  to 
create  an  independent  drug  safety  office  and 
establish  a public  registry  for  clinical  trials 
conducted  by  drug  manufacturers. 

"Much  more  needs  to  be  done  to 
strengthen  FDA's  ability  to  address  drug  safe- 
ty," said  Rep.  Henry  Waxman,  D-Ca!if.  "The 
agency  needs  to  have  additional  resources, 
additional  authority,  and  strong  leadership  at 
its  helm." 

Concern  about  problems  in  drugs 
already  approved  for  the  market  was  triggered 
in  part  by  evidence  that  at  least  some  drugs  in 
a class  of  pain-killers  called  COX-2  inhibitors 
carried  increased  risks  of  heart  attacks  and 
strokes.  Among  the  drugs  in  this  class  arc 
Vioxx.  Celebrex  and  Bextra. 

The  FDA  appnaved  V^oxx  in  1999 
for  arthritis-related  pain.  It  was  taken  by  mil- 
lions of  patients  despite  mounting  scientific 


concerns  that  it  could  lead  to  heart  attacks  and 
strokes.  Manufacturer  Merck  withdrew  Vioxx 
from  the  market  last  fall  after  a company- 
sponsored  study  confirmed  the  risks. 

Celebrex  and  Bextra  remain  on  the 
market  but  the  FDA  has  recommended  that 
doctors  prescribe  them  in  limited  situations. 

The  scientific  meeting  that  begins 
Wednesday  under  the  FDA's  aegis  is  widely 
seen  as  a test  of  the  agency's  commitment  to 
playing  a more  vigorous  watchdog  role. 

Two  advisory  panels  - one  on  drug 
safety,  the  other  on  arthritis  medications  - will 
jointly  hear  technical  presentations  on  the  risks 
and  benefits  of  COX-2  inhibitors.  They  will 
also  hear  evidence  on  potential  heart  risks  with 
naproxen,  the  active  ingredient  in  Aleve,  a 
nonprescription  pain-killer. 

"This  whole  experience  reveals  the 
inadequacy  of  the  tools  that  we've  used  to 
assure  the  public  that  newly  approved  drugs 
are  safe  for  widespread  use,"  said  Arthur 
Levin,  director  of  the  New  York-based  Center 
for  Medical  Consumers,  and  a member  of  one 
of  the  advisory  panels. 

Drugs  are  only  tested  on  a few  thou- 
sand people  before  they  are  approved. 
Dangerous  side  effects  - if  they  are  rare  - may 
not  emerge  until  hundreds  of  thousands  of 
patients  have  used  a medication. 

"This  is  a very  imperfect  system  for 
predicting  the  future,"  said  Levin  of  standard 
clinical  tests.  "The  COX-2  lesson  is  that  you 
can  get  into  big  trouble.  We've  been  lucky  in 
many  respects." 


Opinion 


The  Uoice 


February  21. 2005 


Page  7 


Opinion 

Letters  to  the  Editor 


To  the  Editor: 

I was  encouraged  to  see  on  the 
cover  of  last  week's  Campus  Voice  that 
the  editorial  staff  saw  fit  to  open  up  a 
dialogue  about  sex  at  WSC.  Certainly, 
there  is  much  that  needs  to  be  discussed 
around  sex  and  sexuality  among  college 
students.  Such  a conversation  could  be 
fun— and  funny— but  could  also  serve  an 
educational  purpose  and  address  the  fact 
that  sex  is  a serious  topic.  However,  the 
trivial  nature  of  the  first  two  questions — 
"What  is  your  favorite  sexual  position?” 
and  “Where  is  the  strangest  place  you’ve 
done  it  on  campus?”  left  me  disappoint- 
ed, and  the  disrespect  shown  toward  my 
colleagues  and  me  in  the  question, 
“Which  Professor  on  campus  would  you 
most  like  to  get  it  on  with?”  left  me 
angry. 

First,  to  address  the  experience 
of  being  singled  out  in  the  survey  write- 
up, 1 want  to  say  how  extremely  uncom- 
fortable I feel  to  be  talked  about  in  this 
way  by  students,  whom  I respect  and 
from  whom  1 expect  respect.  The  class- 
room is  a professional  space,  and  the 
Campus  Voice  piece  has  now  made  that 
space  hostile  for  me,  thus  undermining 
my  ability  to  do  my  work  well  and  with 
confidence.  It  may  be  helpful  to  include 
here  the  Equal  Opportunity 
Commission's  definition  of  sexual 
harassment  in  the  workplace,  which 
includes  “unwelcome  . . . verbal. ..con- 
duct of  a sexual  nature  when...  such  con- 
duct has  the  purpose  or  effect  of  unrea- 
sonably interfering  with  an  individual’s 
work  performance  or  creating  an  intimi- 
dating, hostile  or  offensive  working  envi- 
ronment." My  colleagues  and  I became 
teachers  because  we  care  about  students, 
so  it  is  both  offensive  and  hurtful  to  be 
disrespected  by  those  we  serve. 

As  for  talking  about  sex  on  our 
campus,  I’d  like  to  propose  a more  seri- 
ous discussion.  Some  survey  questions 
might  include:  If  you  choose  not  to  be 
I sexually  active,  how  do  your  peers  judge 
I that  decision?  Do  you  feel  confident 
about  your  knowledge  regarding  the  pre- 
vention of  pregnancy  and  sexually  trans- 
j mitted  infections?  Whose  responsibility 

I is  contraception  in  a heterosexual 

I encounter?  Do  you  feel  comfortable 
' insisting  on  a man  using  a condom  dur- 
ing sex?  If  you  are  gay,  lesbian,  bisexual, 
or  iransgender,  do  you  feel  safe  dis- 
I cussing  your  sexual  orientation  and— if 
you  are  sexually  active— your  sex  life  on 
this  campus?  If  you  are  a man,  what  are 
you  willing  to  do  to  help  reduce  rape  and 
sexual  assault  among  college  students? 

I Is  consent  given  under  the  influence  of 
alcohol  or  drugs  actually  consent?  If  you 
or  a friend  were  sexually  assaulted,  do 


you  know  where  to  go  for  help?  Do  you 
feel  confident  about  your  body?  Have 
you  ever  used  unhealthy  weight  loss 
strategies  in  an  attempt  to  become  more 
sexually  desirable?  Do  you  view  women 
who  have  multiple  sexual  partners  in  the 
same  way  as  you  view  men  who  have 
multiple  sexual  partners? 

Sexuality  can  offer  empower- 
ment, joy.  and  fulfillment  when  sex  is 
part  of  a caring  connection  between 
trusting  partners.  For  many  college  stu- 
dents, these  arc  important  years  in  the 
process  of  learning  about  one's  sexuality, 
a process  that  raises  many  serious  ques- 
tions about  health  and  well-being.  A col- 
lege campus  should  be  a place  where  we 
can  have  an  adult  dialogue  about  sex. 
And.  when  an  estimated  one  in  four  U.S. 
college  women  is  a victim  of  rape  or 
attempted  rape,  any  discussion  of  sex  in 
a college  setting  must  also  address  that 
date  rape  and  sexual  assault  are  serious 
threats  to  women.  Let's  really  talk  about 
sex,  and  let  us  do  so  respectfully  and 
responsibly. 

- Vanessa  Holford  Diana 
Women’s  Studies  Program  Coordinator 


To  the  Editor: 

Mr.  Pageau: 

When  you  passed  me  two  weeks 
ago  and  told  me,  “if  you  don't  like  your 
job  you  should  get  to  the  back  of  the 
unemployment  line."  my  reflexes  were  a 
bit  too  frozen  to  respond  to  you  before 
you  walked  away.  I’ve  been  looking  for 
you  since  so  I could  give  you  my  answer. 

Now  that  I know  who  you  are. 
here  it  is: 

I'm  outside  because  I love  my 
job.  I'm  outside  because  1 am  honored  to 
be  some  small  part  of  Westfield  State 
College's  long  and  historic  contributions 
to  public  education  and  teacher  educa- 
tion. Most  importantly,  I am  outside 
because  of  my  commitment  to  students 
and  their  right  to  pursue  a quality  public 
higher  education  in  Massachusetts. 

If  I did  not  have  the  highest 
regard  for  students  and  the  educations 
they  earn  here  I would  not  be  outside. 

The  many  charges  that  you  level 
publicly  in  your  article  are  not  only 
patently  false  but  diametrically  opposed 
to  my  real  reasons  for  protesting.  My 
protest  is  one  man’s  attempt  to  safeguard 
the  viability  of  public  education  for  all 
students.  For  those  who  don't  understand 
this,  I invite  you  to  come  speak  with  me 
or  pick  up  a copy  of  an  informational 
flyer  I am  distributing  in  both  my  formal 
office  hours  outside  and  my  many  infor- 
mal office  hours  inside. 


I am  doing  my  job  - as  are  my 
colleagues  who  are  590  days  without  a 
contract,  the  APA  and  AFSCME  mem- 
bers who  are  owed  thousands  of  dollars 
in  back  pay,  and  the  students  who  have 
come  here  with  the  expectations  of  being 
allowed  to  pursue  quality  educations. 
You  are  not.  As  a journalist  you  have 
chosen  neither  to  consider  nor  investi- 
gate the  truth,  abusing  the  responsibility 
that  freedom  of  speech  requires.  Had  you 
done  your  job  you  might  have  found  that 
the  greatest  irresponsibility  lies  with  the 
Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts  which 
expects  a viable  system  of  public  higher 
education  without  commensurate  finan- 
cial support.  Thai’s  the  story  you  missed. 

That  is  why  I am  outside  and 
why  I’ll  stay  there. 

Anybody  who  wants  to  learn 
more  can  see  roe  any  time. 

-Julian  F.  Flcron.Phd 
Professor  of  Mathematics 


To  the  Editor: 

Dear  “Left-Handed  Elephant": 

I am  writing  to  discuss  your 
recent  article  on  Dr.  Fleron  and  the  con- 
tract negotiations  among  the  teachers 
entitled  “588  days  without  a contract? 
How  many  more  days  ‘til  you  shut  up 
and  do  your  job?”  I am  a .senior  here  at 
WSC  and  1 am  also  the  daughter  of  a 
fourth  grade  teacher.  This  may  not  seem 
relevant  but  my  mother  has  been  on  the 
committee  to  discuss  teacher  contract 
negotiations  for  years  and  I’ve  seen  what 
she  has  gone  through. 

It  is  hard  for  me  to  understand 
how  you  cannot  have  sympathy  for  the 
professors  here.  My  experience  with  the 
professors  has  been  nothing  but  positive. 
Two  years  ago  I was  considering  trans- 
ferring but  the  deciding  factor  was  how 
amazing  the  faculty  is  at  WSC  and  how 
they  really  care  about  their  students  and 
truly  want  them  to  succeed. 

588  days  without  a contract  is  a 
problem  for  the  faculty  and  it’s 
appalling.  I thought  Dr.  FIcron’s  protest 
was  more  than  admirable  especially  con- 
sidering he  stood  out  in  the  freezing  cold 
to  make  his  point.  You  say  that  you  wish 
that  the  faculty  would  “grow  some  balls 
and  strike."  If  they  strike  they  will  auto- 
matically lose  their  jobs  and  they  know 
this.  Dr.  Fleron  seems  to  be  practicing 
what  is  called  "work  to  rule.”  This  is  a 
strategy  that  many  teachers  practice  dur- 
ing contract  negotiations  to  prove  their 
point.  That's  right,  no  professor  here  has 
to  overload  students  into  classes,  and 
they  do  it  as  a courtesy.  Dr.  Fleron  is 
working  strictly  within  the  limits  of  his 


contract.  Therefotc.  you  arc  wrong  to 
claim  that  Dr.  Fleron  is  not  doing  his  job 
because,  on  the  contrary,  his  job  is  exact- 
ly what  he  is  doing. 

Our  professors  deserve  to  have  a 
contract  and  instead  of  calling  them 
whincy  and  claiming  that  Dr.  Fleron  is 
using  "guerilla  warfare”  against  the  stu- 
dents, we  as  a student  body  should  be 
coming  together  to  support  our  profes- 
sors and  get  them  the  contract  that  they 
deserve.  We  are  only  here  for  four  years, 
while  this  college  is  the  professors’ 
livelihood,  and  if  our  faculty  docs  not 
make  noise  about  the  fact  that  they  do 
not  have  a contract,  how  are  they  ever 
going  get  a fair  settlement  in  negotia- 
tions? 

- Shannon  Bourne 


To  the  Editor: 

I would  like  to  voice  my  appre- 
ciation of  Bob  McDonald's  article  on  the 
poor  condition  of  the  Apartments.  1 have 
personally  been  witness  to  the  poor  con- 
ditions of  both  Davis  and  the 
Apartments.  But  this  brings  a much  big- 
ger concern  to  the  table  as  well. 

Upkeep  of  all  of  Westfield's 
aging  buildings  has  been  a growing  con- 
cern of  mine  since  I first  started  school 
here. 

Parenzo  and  Bates  arc  twenty 
years  behind  code,  and  often  entire  class 
locations  must  be  changed  because  hand- 
icapped people  can't  make  it  up  and 
down  the  stairs.  There  arc  still  areas  on 
campus  that  contain  asbestos  and  current 
campus  infrastructure  is  stretched  to  its 
limits.  All  of  us  I'm  sure  have  experi- 
anced  extensive  internet  delays,  random 
power  outages,  long  lines  in  tjic  Dining 
Commons,  and  problems  with  parking 
and  the  shuttle.  I can  understand  that  it's 
d i fhcult  to  upgrade  an  aging  campus,  but 
herein  lies  the  problem.  Rather  than  ren- 
ovate and  update  the  ancient  buildings  on 
campus  like  Parenzo  and  Bates,  or  lire 
dorms  in  Davis  and  the  Apartments;  the 
administration  continues  to  construct 
new  buildings  whose  sheer  size  don't  fit 
the  character  of  the  school,  and  I'm  con- 
fident the  schools  resources  won't  be  able 
to  handle  the  needs  of  the  additional  stu- 
dents that  will  be  living  on  campus. 

The  administration  should  be 
more  concerned  with  the  current  campus 
before  worrying  about  expanding  it. 

- Taylor  Silver 


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Page  8 ^ 

Democrats  (and  Dean)  for  America 


"AND  JUSTICE  FOR 
ALL” 

BY  ASHLEY 
SPEICHER 
VOICE  COLUMNIST 


The  Democrats  took  a big  hit 
in  the  last  election  and  now  it's  time 
for  them  to  fight  back.  The  position  of 
chairmanship  of  the  Democratic 
National  Committee  became  an  open 
scat  when  Terry  McAuliffc  left  after 
the  last  election.  He  left  the  commit- 
tee in  a good  standing,  with  plenty  of 
funds  left  over  to  begin  campaigning 
for  the  2006  and  2008  elections. 
Howard  Dean  announced  that  he 
would  be  running  for  the  seal  and 
when  all  his  opponents  dropped  out. 
Dr,  Dean  had  pretty  much  won  the 
seat.  Many  of  you  may  remember 
Dean  as  the  hot-headed  presidential 
candidate  whose  surprising  loss  in  the 
Iowa  caucus  eventually  led  to  the  end 
of  his  campaign.  He  started  a political 
action  committee  called  Democracy 


for  America  soon  after  and  began  his  So  what  exactly  arc  the  duties 

quest  to  save  America.  But  when  the  of  the  chair  of  the  DNC?  To  execute 
scat  became  vacant.  Dean  jumped  at  the  party’s  message.  More  specifical- 
the  opportunity  to  take  the  leadership  ly,  the  chairman  is  the  one  that  orga- 
position  is  his  party.  nizes  the  party  at  the  national  level 

When  Dean  first  declared  that  that  entails  balancing  and  raising 
he  would  be  seeking  the **  ._money  that  will  help  fund 


scat,  many  of  his  peers 
in  the  party  questioned 
his  competence.  Not 
only  is  Dean  known  foi 
his  outspoken  dcmeanoi 
and  that  one  loud 
scream,  some  have  dis 
missed  him  as  anoihci 
“crazy  liberal.”  But 
reality.  Dean  is  a 
more  like  Bill  Clinton 
rather  than  Den 
Kuchinich.  Not  only 
he  supported  by  the  NRA 
and  supports  the  death 


country.  Dean  has  already 
“Americans  cannot  posced  a four-step  pia; 


the  website  which  includes 
showing  up  (hey,  good 
idea),  setting  core  princi- 
ples. having  successes  at 
the  state  and  local  level, 
and  using  the  internet.  It 
was  Dean  who  started  a‘n 
internet  revolution  in  the 
last  election  when  he 
raised  millions  through  his 
website,  Dean  for  America. 

IHc  has  called  for  a grass- 

penalty,  he  is  fiscally  conser-  roots  way  of  organizing  and 

vative  and  has  supported  the  cutting  standing  up  for  what  the  Democrats 
of  Medicare;  not  exactly  the  left-  believe  in.  He  proclaimed  that  the 
winger  that  he  was  often  portrayed  as  Democrats  cannot  embrace  the 
in  the  eleven  o'clock  news.  Republicans  but  instead  start  to  fight 


trust  Republicans 
with  their  money. 
We  need  to  be 
proud  to  be 
Democrats.” 

- Howard  Dean 


:ampaigns  across 


the 


back. 

Dr.  Dean’s  blunt  comments 
have  left  a few  skeptical  in  his  party. 
But  he  has  wasted  no  lime  in  trying  to 
convince  them;  instead  he’s  gone  on 
the  attack  about  all  the  issues  ranging 
from  religion  to  the  ever-so  touchy 
Social  Security. 

“Americans  cannot  trust  the 
Republicans  with  their  money.”  he 
said  in  his  acceptance  speech. 

"We  need  to  be  proud  to  be 
Democrats.” 

Looking  ahead  to  the  future  is 
what  the  Democrats  are  all  about 
because  the  present  isn’t  looking  so 
good  for  them.  As  long  as  President 
Bush  doesn’t  change  the  Constitution 
and  start  a dynasty  of  .his  own.  the 
Democrats  may  have  a fighting 
chance  of  regaining  the  White  House 
in  2008.  If  Howard  Dean  had  his  way, 
it  would  be  a Democrat  living  on 
Pennsylvania  Avenue  and  he’s  going 
to  do  everything  in  his  power  to  make 
that  happen. 


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Kappa  Delta  Pi  cluster  meeting 

held  at  Westfield  State  College 


SUBMITTED  By 
JENNIFER  GOULD 

On  February  5,  2005.  the  Westfield  State 
College  Iota  Iota  Chapter  of  the  national  education 
honor  society.  Kappa  Delta  Pi.  hosted  a Northeast 
professional  development  conference. 

The  conference  was  led  by  Ms.  Mindy 
Fairchild,  the  Kappa  Delta  Pi  Northeast  chapter 
resource  consultant. 

She  provided  all  attendees  with  up-  to-  date 
information  about  the  society  and  facilitated  dis- 
cussions of  how  to  improve  each  chapter's  efficacy 
within  their  respective  college  and  local  communi- 
ties. 

This  conference,  known  as  a Cluster 
Meeting,  involved  group  discussion  and  goal  set- 
ting ideas  for  campus  leaders  of  Kappa  Delta  Pi. 

Several  colleges  in  the  New  England  and 
New  York  regions  were  represented  at  the  Cluster 
Meeting,  including  Springfield  College.  Fitchburg 
State  College.  Manhattan  College,  Central 
Connecticut  Slate  College,  the  University  of 
Hartford,  and  Mount  Saint  Mary  College. 

Both  faculty  advisors  and  student  leaders 
attended  the  meeting  which  focused  on  professio-nal 
development,  fund-raising  ideas,  membership 
recruitment  and  retention,  rewards  and  recognition, 
service  projects,  and  publicity. 

Westfield  State's  chap.ter  of  Kappa  Delta  Pi 
has  approximately  70  current  members  and  the  stu- 
dent board  includes  Gina  Goralczyk  and  Holly-Belh 
Burns,  copresidents;  Kerri  Drain,  treasurer;  Jen 
Gould,  historian;  and  Stacy  Baral.  secretary. 

Board  members  both  organized  and  attended 
the  meeting  along  with  the  current  and  past  advi- 
sors. 

The  Honor  Society  raises  money  for  educa- 
tion related  projects  in  the  community  and  plans 
professional  and  social  activities  throughout  the 
academic  year  for  its  pre-service  teaching  members. 

WSC  Juniors  and  seniors  who  have  declared 
education  as  one  of  their  majors  and  who  meet  the 
academic  and  program  qualifications  are  identified 
and  initiated  to  the  local  chapter  of  Kappa  Delta  Pi 
each  year. 

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Left  to  right  KDP  Board  members  with  the  National  Representative;  Jennifer  Gould  Historian,  Hofly-Bclh 
Bums,  Co-President,  Kcri  Drain,  Treasurer,  Ms.  Mindy  Fairchild,  National  Representative,  Gina  Goralczyk, 
Co-President,  Stacy  Baral,  ScCTctary. 


Photo  by:  Jessica  Bates 


Gina  Goralczyk,  co-president,  partidpating  in  small  group  discussions  with  representatives  of  other  college 
chapters  at  the  cluster  meeting. 


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A&E  The  UoiCC  February  21. 2005 


Arts  & Entertainment 

Low  down  on  the  Oscars 


BY  DAN  COOPER 
VOICE  REPORTER  

Martin  Scorsese’s  epic  biopic 
on  billionaire  Howard  Hughes.  The 
Aviator,  leads  all  Best  Picture  nomi- 
nees with  eleven  nominations,  but 
Clint  Eastwood's  boxing  drama 
Million  Dollar  Baby  is  close  behind 
with  seven  nominations  and  a ton  of 
momentum  following  wins  for 
Eastwood  as  Best  Director  at  both  the 
Golden  Globes  and  the  Director's 
Guild  Awards. 

Both  Eastwood  and  Scorsese 
arc  in  a ncck-and-neck  battle  for  Best 
Director,  a prize  Scorsese  has  never 
won  but  long  deserved.  Eastwood's 
recent  accolades  have,  however,  made 
him  the  frontrunner.  Eastwood  won  a 
directing  Oscar  for  1992's 
Unforgiven,  which  still  gives 
Scorsese  a chance  to  finally  win 
Hollywood’s  biggest  prize. 

The  other  Best  Director  nom- 
inees are  Alexander  Payne  for 


Sideways.  Taylor  Hackford  for  Ray, 
and  Mike  Leigh  for  the  British  drama 
Vera  Drake. 

Best  Picture  is  also  a neck- 
and-neck  race  between  Baby  and 
Aviator.  Scorsese's  film  looked  like 
the  early  frontrunner,  but  Million 
Dollar  Baby  has  been  picking  up 
steam  at  the  right  time.  The  one  thing 
Baby  has  going  against  it,  however,  is 
the  fact  that  in  the  last  20  years,  the 
leading  nominee  has  won  Best  Picture 
eighteen  times. 

The  remaining  three  films 
fighting  for  Best  Picture  arc  Finding 
Neverland,  Ray,  and  Sideways. 

In  the  Best  Actor  race,  Jamie 
Foxx  looks  like  he  can't  be  beaten  for 
his  tremendous  performance  as  Ray 
Charles  in  Ray.  The  man  to  watch  out 
for,  however,  is  surprise  nominee 
Clint  Eastwood.  Eastwood  has  never 
won  an  acting  Oscar,  and  this  is  just 
his  second  nomination.  No  one  saw 
his  nomination  coming,  meaning  he 
has  impressive  support  among 


Academy  members. 

Leonardo  Dicaprio  (The 
Aviator),  Johnny  Depp  (Finding 
Neverland)  and  Don  Cheadic  (Hotel 
Rwanda)  round  out  the  nominees. 

Hilary  Swank  looks  tough  to 
beat  in  the  Best  Actress  category.  Her 
powerful  performance  in  Baby  could 
give  her  her  second  Oscar  in  5 years, 
following  1999's  win  for  Boys  Don't 
Cry.  Her  chief  rival  is  also  the 
woman  she  upset  in  1999,  Annette 
Bening.  nominated  for  Being  Julia. 
The  other  nominee  to  watch  out  for  is 
Imelda  Staunton  for  Vera  Drake,  who 
could  surprise  with  an  upset,  given 
the  surprise  nominations  her  film 
received. 

The  other  nominees  are  Kate 
Winslet  for  Eternal  Sunshine  of  the 
Spotless  Mind  and  Catalina  Sandino 
Moreno  for  Maria  Full  of  Grace. 

The  Supporting  Actor/Actress 
races  showcase  some  well-respected 
actors  and  actresses  who  could  walk 
away  with  a win.  In  the  Supporting 


Actor  race,  well-respected  actors 
Morgan  Freeman  and  Alan  Alda  are 
nominated  for  Baby  and  Aviator. 
Freeman,  another  “overdue”  icon, 
looks  primed  to  finally  win.  Alda  is 
enjoying  his  first  career  nomination, 
as  are  Thomas  Haden  Church  for 
Sideways  and  Clive  Owen  for  Closer. 
Nominee  number  five  is  Best  Actor 
favorite  Foxx,  securing  a nod  for 
Collateral. 

For  Supporting  Actress,  Cate 
Blanchett  is  the  favorite  for  her  por- 
trayal of  Oscar's  biggest  winner, 
Katherine  Hepburn,  in  The  Aviator. 
Virginia  Madsen  for  Sideways  or 
Natalie  Portman  for  Closer  could  pull 
off  a surprise,  however. 

The  other  nominees  are  Laura 
Linncy  for  Kinsey  and  Sophie 
Okonedo  for  Hotel  Rwanda. 

This  year's  race  has  proved 
exciting  from  start  to  finish.  Scorsese 
vs.  Eastwood  is  the  biggest  story  of 
this  year's  Oscar  ceremony. 


Chesney  takes  listetiers  on 
musical  vacation 


BY  Dan  Cooper 

VOICE  REPORTER 


Anyone  who  is  a fan  of  country 
singer  Kenny  Chesney  should  know  of  his 
love  for  the  Caribbean  islands.  For  his  latest 
album,  Be  as  You  Arc:  Songs  from  an  Old 
Blue  Chair,  Chesney  dedicates  the  entire  CD 
as  a tribute  to  the  islands.  The  result  is  a side 
of  Chesney  rarely  seen  before. 

This  album  is  different  from  any  of 
Chesney's  previous  releases.  Aside  from 
eveiy  song  having  an  islandl 
theme.  Chesney  wrote  or 
co-wrote  every  track  on  this] 
release. 

Chesney  opens  thel 
CD  with  the  closing  song' 
from  his  When  the  Sun 
Goes  Down  album.  Old 
Blue  Chair.  This  is  a reflec- 
tive song  on  Chesney's  life  I 
and  how  it  has  beenl 
changed  by  the  island  wayj 
of  life. 

The  title  track,  Bc| 
as  You  Are.  follows  and  this 
is  a song  where  Chesney 
tells  us  that  when  life  gets 
hectic,  you  can  go  down  to 
the  islands  and  just  be  who 
you  really  arc. 

Guitars  and  Tiki  Bars  is  by  far  one 
of  the  most  entertaining  songs  on  the  album, 
with  a fun  beat  and  very  catchy  lyrics. 
Chesney  uses  this  song  to  tell  us  that  he  uses 
the  islands  as  a way  to  escape  life  when  it 
gets  complicated. 

Many  songs  on  this  CD  share  a sim- 
ilar theme  of  Chesney,  using  island  life  as  a 
way  to  relieve  stress  when  life  gets  hectic. 
All  these  songs  are  clearly  written  from  the 
experiences  in  Chesney's  life. 

There  are  some  songs,  however, 
where  Chesney  <learly  opens  up  to  tell  about 
parts  of  his  life  that  few  ever  knew  about 
before.  These  songs  indicate  that  Chesney 
has  found  his  true  persona  in  the  Caribbean. 


One  such  song  is  the  hauntingly 
seductive  There's  Something  Se.xy  about  the 
Rain.  This  number  tells  of  a short  love  affair 
Chesney  shared  that  has  forever  affected  his 
life.  The  vocals  in  this  song  arc  some  of  the 
best  Chesney  has  ever  recorded,  showcasing 
a beautiful  emotional  pitch  that  fits  the  song. 

Another  highly  personal  song  of 
Chesney's  is  the  beautiful  ode  to  the  islands. 
Magic.  This  is  a magical  song,  painting  a 
perfect  picture  of  how  the  islands  can  capture 
one's  life  forever. 

One  of  the 
catchiest  songs  on  this 
[release  is  Key  Lime  Pie. 
[This  song  is  impossible 
[not  to  sing.  It  is  a ftinny 
song  that  instantly  gets 
inside  your  head.  It 
may  take  a few  days  to 
gel  it  out  of  there. 

Chesney  has  late- 
ly been  compared  to 
Jimmy  Buffett  for  his 
island  life.  Buffett, 

J however,  sings  about 

-File  Photo  never  ending  parties. 

Chesney.  on  the  other 
hand,  uses  the  islands 
way  to  reflect  and 
escape  from  life.  The 
party  tunes  are  still  present,  but  it’s  the  songs 
about  life  that  sets  Chesney  in  a league  of  his 
own,  far  away  from  Buffett. 

Overall,  if  anyone  is  feeling  the 
"winter  blues”  at  this  time  of  the  year, 
Chesney's  Be  as  You  Are  can  transport  you  to 
a way  of  life  where  everything  seems  to  be 
carefree.  A life  where  stress  can  disappear, 
people  can  be  who  they  want  to  be.  and  all 
your  troubles  can  fade  away.  That's  the 
power  the  islands  can  have  on  someone 
according  to  Chesney  and  that's  the  power  of 
Be  as  You  Are. 


The  cover  of  Chesney’s  new  album 
Be  As  You  Are:  Songs  From  An  Old 
Blue  Chair. 


Poetry  Corner 


Sweat 

I wrap  my  arms  around  you 
Pull  you  closer 
Our  bodies  move  in  time 
My  hips  against  your  hips 
Lick  my  lips 

Sweat  beads  down  your  back 
I gently  stroke  you 
Pulse  pounding 
Dipping  low 
Bodies  winding 
Slow  grinding 
Constant  motion 
My  head  on  your  chest 
I'm  trying  desperately 
To  keep  up  with  your  rhythm 
Slick  skin  sticking 
Fingers  gripping 
Press  me  up  against  the  wall 
Lift  my  hands  above  my  head 
Your  body  sways 
I swelter 

Swallow  your  heat 
Salty  sweet 
Drowning  in  desire 
Body  aches  exhaust  sets  in 
It's  no  use  trying  to  fight 
This  is  just  the  first  time 
And  you  can  go  all  night 

- A.IVI.N.  - 

A.M.N.  reports  that  her  poem  is 
on  the  subject  of  dancing. 


Reven’s  Quest 

The  most  fearsome  curse, 
The  darkest  gift. 

Which  is  it  to  you? 

The  safest  mode 
To  drag  through  existence; 
This  I promise  is  true. 

First  your  blood 
And  then  your  soul. 

Your  life  begins  anew. 

See  all  these  people 
They  are  puppets 
Through  which  we  must  choose 

The  thirst  begins 
The  hunger  wins 
And  you  don’t  have  a clue. 

Death  is  real, 

It  comes  for  all 
And  now  your  quest  is  true. 

- Reven  Neswyn  - 


A&E  The  Uoice  February  21.  2005 


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Abercrombie  & Fitch  Ruehls  the  fashion  industry 


COURTNEY  LOFTUS 
VOICE  REPORTER 
On  a Friday  evening  in  early 
December,  a woman  in  her  early 
twenties  slowly  paces  in  front  of  a 
row  of  brick  apartments.  With  black, 
wrought  iron  fencing,  cement  steps, 
and  windows  with  flower  boxes,  the 
building  closely  resembles  a 
Greenwich  Village  townhouse. 
Dressed  in  a stylish  black  t-shirt  and 
black  apron,  the  young  woman,  who  is 
about  5’2'’.  stops  in  front  of  the  door- 
way numbered  925.  When  asked 
about  the  apron,  she  smiles,  revealing 
sparkling  white  teeth.  She  points 
toward  a display  of  small  aluminum 
buckets  holding  an  assortment  of 
plants  and  white  flowers  including 
tulips,  orchids,  hydrangeas  and  euca- 
lyptus. 'Tm  the  flower  girl,”  she  says 
happily. 

Although  the  idea  of  someone 
selling  flowers  on  the  streets  of  New 
York  City  is  not  unrealistic,  the  self- 
proclaimed  "flower  girl"  is  not  really 
standing  on  a sidewalk  selling  flow- 
ers—she  is  working  in  a mall  in 
Paramus.  New  Jersey.  The  brick 
facade  behind  her  is  the  storefront  of 
Ruchl,  the  latest  concept  launched  by 
the  renowned  Abercrombie  & Fitch. 

The  Ruchl  employee,  referred 
to  by  the  company  as  a store  model, 
explains  that  the  flowers  for  sale  are 
meant  to  give  the  store  an  authentic 
New  York  City  feel.  “They  also  serve 
as  incentive,"  she  says,  "because  if 
someone  wants  to  buy  any.  they  have 
to  actually  go  into  the  store  to  pay." 
She  goes  on  to  explain  that  the  plants 
and  flowers  are  shipped  weekly  to 
Ruchl  from  places  such  as  Holland 
and  New  Zealand  where  they  are  in 
bloom. 

Eightcen-year-old  Juliet  Lash 
remembers  the  first  time  she  saw 
Ruchl.  "1  didn’t  know  what  it  was  at 
first,"  she  says,  “because  it  doesn’t 
have  a sign  and  it  looks  so  much  dif- 
ferent than  any  other  store.”  Juliet  is  a 
freshman  at  the  Fashion  Institute  of 
Technology  in  New  York  City  and  an 
employee  at  Hollister  Co., 
Abercrombie  & Fitch’s  four-year-old 
California-inspired  concept  store. 

Because  of  its  unconventional 
appearance,  passers-by  are  intrigued 
when  they  find  out  that  Ruehl  is  actu- 
ally a clothing  store.  "Most  people 
who  walk  by  have  no  idea  what  it  is," 
the  Ruchl  flower  girl  says,  ’‘and 
they’ll  ask  ’Is  this  a restaurant?’  or  'Is 
this  a club?’”  Abercrombie  & Fitch 
first  applied  this  method  of  disguising 
stores  with  its  launch  of  Hollister  Co., 
which  is  modeled  after  a West  Coast 
surf  shack. 

Ruchl  was  introduced  to  the 
public  during  the  first  week  of 
September  with  stores  in  Tampa  and 
Chicago  in  addition  to  the  store  in 
New  Jersey,  and  in  January,  a fourth 
store  was  opened  in  Michigan.  The 


layout,  as  well  as  the  merchandise, 
are  New  York-inspired  and  target  22 
to  30-year-olds,  a demographic  that 
has  previously  been  overlooked  by 
the  company.  Ruehl.  which  is  said  to 
be  competitive  with  stores  such  as 
Banana  Republic  and  J Crew,  has 
prices  that  are  generally  twenty  per- 
cent higher  than  those  of  Abercrombie 
& Fitch.  With  such  successful  sales 
among  its  younger  markets  through 
Abercrombie,  Hollister  and  abcrcrom- 
bie,  the  kids’  store,  why 
would  this  leading 
retailer  want  to  expand 
its  focus  to  such  a dra- 
matically different  age 
group? 

Juliet,  who  is 
studying  fashion  mer- 
chandising management 
at  FIT,  tries  to  visit 
Ruehl  whenever  she  has 
time  off  from  school 
and  from  her  job  at 
Hollister  Co.  in  West 
Nyack,  N.Y.  As  the 
impact  team  leader  at 
Hollister  Co.,  Juliet 
manages  a team  of 
employees  responsible 
for  checking  shipment,  updating  the 
merchandise  displays  weekly,  and 
making  sure  the  sales  floor  is  always 
full.  About  shopping  at  Ruehl  she 
says.  “It’s  a fun  experience  and  the 
atmosphere  is  great!" 

Ruehl  traces  its  origin  to  a 
fictitious  story  about  a German  fami- 
ly who  immigrated  to  New  York  City 
in  the  late  1800s,  where  they  pro- 
duced and  sold  fine  leather  goods 
from  their  Greenwich  Village  town- 
house.  The  grandson  of  the  Ruchl 
family,  who  was  heavily  influenced 
-by  actor  James  Dean,  later  convinced 
his  family  to  specialize  in  denim.  A 
creative  team  at  Abercrombie  & Fitch 
used  this  story  to  design  the  layout  of 
the  store.  The  result  is  approximately 
8,500  square  feet  of  selling  space 
designed  to  look  and  feel  like  an 
urban  studio  apartment— with  11  dif- 
ferent rooms,  including  a library,  a 
bedroom  and  a living  room. 

Upon  entering  Ruehl,  a cus- 
tomer might  be  struck,  first,  by  the 
subdued  lighting  and  seductive  Jazz 
playing  at  a volume  much  lower  that 
that  of  the  techno  at  Abercrombie  or 
the  alternative  punk  heard  at 
Hollister.  The  dark,  hardwood  floors 
and  the  leather  couches  and  chairs 
create  a warm  and  comfortable  envi- 
ronment. Customers  are  welcome  to 
sit  and  relax  and  even  to  flip  through 
the  pages  of  vintage  books  such  as 
Catcher  in  the  Rye  which  line  the 
shelves  in  each  room.  The  fitting 
room  area  is  equipped  with  a real  bed 
and,  in  what  would  be  considered  the 
mudroom,  is  a fireplace  with  a real, 
burning  fire.  Running  through  the 
center  'of  the  complex  network  of 


rooms  is  a long  hallway  with  framed 
poster-size  photographs  hinged  to  the 
floor,  leaning  up  against  the  walls  for 
customers  to  view.  Red  exit  signs 
hang  throughout  Ruehl  to  assist  con- 
fused shoppers. 

According  to  59-year  old 
president  and  CEO  Michael  Jeffries, 
Ruehl  “is  the  fantasy  of  what  it's  like 
to  graduate  from  college  and  go  to 
New  York  and  make  it.  It’s  the  New 
York  fantasy."  In  addition  to  targeting 
those  individuals 
who  may  be  entering 
the  work  force  for 
the  first  time,  the 
merchandise  is  also 
meant  to  a:ppeal  to 
those  customers  who 
may  have  simply  out- 
grown the  preppie 
style  of  Abercrombie 
& Fitch. 

Employees, 
who  are  much  more 
helpful  than  the 
brand  reps  at 
Abercrombie  and 
Hollister,  look  as  if. 
they,  too,  are  gradu- 
ates of  Abercrombie 
& Fitch,  and  many  bear  a resemblance 
to  the  sexy  catalogue  models.  Juliet 
agrees  that  Ruehl  employees  provide 
more  customer  service  than  those  at 
the  other  stores.  "They’re  also  less 
intimidating,"  she  says,  “because 
when  you  walk  into  an  Abercrombie 
you  might  gel  patronizing  stares  from 
brand  reps— but  not  at  Ruehl." 

Although  denim  is  said  to  be 
the  store’s  specially  item,  merchan- 
dise also  includes  casual  sportswear, 
cashmere  sweaters,  intimate  apparel 
and  outerwear  such  as  leather  Jackets. 
In  addition  to  clothing,  Ruehl  also 
sells  books  and  magazines,  fragrances 
for  men  and  women  that  come  in  3.4 
oz.  bottles  shaped  like  old-fashioned 
ink  flasks,  and  handbags,  the  most 
expensive  costing  upwards  of  $800. 
Although  Ruehl  is  seen  as  more 
upscale  and  classy  than  Abercrombie. 
Jeffries  asserts  that  “the  business  is 
100%  casual.” 

Juliet,  who  lives  in  an  apart- 
ment in  Brooklyn,  is  familiar  with 
New  York  City  culture  and  fashion 
and  thinks  that  the  clothes  and  the  set- 
up of  Ruchl  are  a lot  like  the  stores  in 
the  city.  About  the  clothing  she  says, 
"It’s  all  very  comfortable  and  since 
it’s  so  new,  it’s  actually  somewhat 
exclusive,  unlike  Abercrombie."  She 
explains  that  the  quality  of  the  clothes 
is  better  than  that  of  its  parent  store 
and  that  this  will  help  Ruehl  appeal  to 
its  intended  market. 

Juliet  thinks  that  the  company 
is  making  a mistake,  though,  with  this 
year’s  introduction  of  a new  upscale 
line  at  Abercrombie  known  as  Ezra 
Fitch.  She  says  that  although 
Abercrombie  has  recently  had  lack- 


luster sales,  “It  shouldn’t  be  raising 
prices  or  acting  so  luxury  because  it 
might  be  infringing  on  Ruehl’s-cus- 
tomcr  base." 

Ryan  D’Agostino.  23,  a long- 
time customer  of  Abercrombie  & 
Fitch  and  former  assistant  manager  of 
Hollister,  says  that  the  merchandise  at 
Ruehl  “gets  lost  between  trying  to  be 
hip  and  cool  and  trying  to  be  older 
and  mature."  He  says  that  the  clothes 
are  not  something  he  would  wear  to 
work  but  rather  to  a club  in  the  city. 
"Why  pay  old  and  mature  prices,”  he 
asks,  “for  hip  and  cool  clothes?” 

Abercrombie  & Filch  oper- 
ates more  than  760  stores  between 
Abercrombie,  Hollister  Co.  and  the 
parent  store.  Whereas  Hollister  Co., 
currently  the  company’s  strongest 
vehicle,  is  expected  to  grow  to  be  a 
600-  to  800-unit  chain,  Jeffries  antic- 
ipates'that  the  Ruehl  chain  could 
expand  to  more  than  200  stores.  At 
least  five  additional  Ruehls  are 
expected  to  open  in  2005  with  loca- 
tions in  Columbus,  O.H.,  Garden  City. 
N.Y.,  and  elsewhere. 

According  to  The  Columbus 
Dispatch,  “Analysts  say  Ruehl  has 
several  things  going  for  it.  including 
less  competition  and  a target  cus- 
tomer...with  more  disposable 
income."  While  this  may  be  true,  the 
greater  part  of  Ruehl’s  market  has, 
thus  far,  been  untouched.  Juliet 
explains  that  right  now,  “the  only  peo- 
ple who  really  know  anything  about 
Ruehl  are  people  who  work  for  the 
company."  Because  the  company 
does  not  do  any  advertising,  it  will 
need  to  rely  on  positive  word-of- 
mouth  promotion  in  order  to  attract 
more  customers.  Juliet  acknowledges 
that  word  is  slowly  spreading,  espe- 
cially in  places  like  FIT  where  fash- 
ion and  retail  are  a top  priority. 

“Advertising  would  probably 
help,  but  that’s  just  not  how  they  do 
things,"  Juliet  says.  “Word  will 
spread.  It's  too  interesting  of  a con- 
cept to  just  die  out." 

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would  probably 
help,  but  that’s 
just  not  how 
they  do  things. 

Word  will 
spread  It’s  too 
interesting  of  a 
concept  to  just  die 
out.” 

Juliet  Lash 


Sports  The  Voice  February  21,  2005 


Owls  F are  Well  At  Alliance  Indoor  Track  Finals 


page  13 


GORHAM.  Me.  - The 
V/estfieW  Slate  women’s  and  men’s 
indoor  track  and  field  teams  fin- 
ished third  and  fourth,  respectively, 
in  the  New  England  Alliance  cham- 
pionships held  Feb.  12  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Southern  Maine. 

“It  was  an  outstanding  meet  to 
participate  in,”  said  Westfield  State 
veteran  track  and  field  coach  Sean 
O’Brien.  “There  were  a lot  of  excel- 
lent limes  and  distances  from  all  the 
colleges.  They  {times  and  distances) 


were  much  better  than  last  year." 

Led  by  senior  sensation  Tessa 
Donoghue.  the  Westfield  women 
compiled  82.5  points  to  trail  South- 
ern Maine  (232)  and  Keene  State 
(182)inlhe  10-team  meet  that  con- 
sisted of  colleges  from  the  Mass. 
Slate  and  Little  East  Conferences. 

Donoghue  accounted  for  more 
than  a half  of  the  Owls’  points.  The 
SpringfieldCathedral  graduate  won 
the  400  ( 1 :00.32).  long  jump  ( 1 8- 
0),  and  triple  Jump  (36-7  1/2),  and 


placed  second  in  the  high  jump  (5- 
2)  and  third  in  the  200  (26.93). 

Junior  Heather  Wenninger  of 
Chicopee  placed  third  in  the  3000 
meter  run  ( 1 1 :35.56)  and  seventh  in 
the  1500.  Junior  Marissa  Blume 
(Westwood)  finished  fifth  in  the 
1 500  and  seventh  in  the  1 000. 

Inthehighlycompetitivemen's 
meet.  Southern  Maine  won  the  title 
with  109  points,  followed  closely 
by  Keene  State  (103),  Eastern  Con- 
necticut (89.5),  Westfield  (86).  and 


Worcester  State  (82). 

Winning  individual  champi- 
onships for  the  Owls  were  junior 
David  Richardson  (Beverly)  with 
an  outstanding  effort  of  6-8  in  the 
high  jump;  junior  Shawn 
McCorquodale(  Athol)  in  the  long 
jump  (21-11),  and  senior  Peter 
King  (Athol)  in  the  shot  put  (51-1 
1/2). 

McCorquodale  also  placed 
second  in  the  triple  jump  (43- 1 3/ 
4).  Freshman  Matt  Shannon 


Senior  Heather  Nelson  competes  in  the  butterfly  event  during  Westfield  Slate’s  final  home  meet  on  Feb.  8.  Nelson  is  one  of  14  Westfield  Stale  swimmers 
who  qualified  for  the  New  England  championships,  which  were  held  Feb.  18-20  at  Bentley  College.  Photo  By  Mike  Coughlin 

Men 's  Basketball  Rallies  To  Defeat  Fitchburg 


FlTCHBURG-WestfieldState 
allied  from  a 12-point  second-half 
leficit  to  edge  Fitchburg  State,  69- 
56. 

The  Owls  improved  to  11-10 
)verall  and  6-4  in  the  Mass.  Slate 
-onference  with  the  comeback  vic- 
ory,  Fitchburg  fell  to  5-1 7 and  2-7. 

The  Owls  again  struggled  on 
he  road,  and  took  their  first  lead, 
28-27,  ona  lay-in  by  James  Ogbunze 
[Springfield)  with  3:37  remaining 
in  the  first  half.  But  Fitchburg 


ouiscored  Westfield,  8-0,  the  re- 
mainder of  the  half  to  take  a 35-28 
advantage  at  the  intermission. 

Westfield  made  another  run 
early  in  the  second  half,  closing  to 
within  two  points,  39-37,  on  a 3- 
point  basket  by  freshman  guard 
Tony  Collie  (Colchester,  VT).  But 
powered  by  the  inside  play  of  se- 
nior forward  Rashad  Cope 
(Roxbury),  Fitchburg  took  its  big- 
gest lead,  53-41,  on  a Cope  layup 
with  10:28  remaining. 


The  Falcons  held  a 59-50  lead 
with  6:47  remaining  when  the  Owls 
exploded  for  a 16-0  scoring  spree 
over  the  next  three  and  a half  min- 
utes to  take  a 66-59  lead. 

Sophomore  guard  Gavin 
lllangakoon’s  (Ellington,  CT)  3- 
point  bucket  tied  the  score  at  59-all 
with4;30remaining.  A Collier  layup 
gave  Westfield  a 6 1 -59  lead,  which 
was  followed  by  another  3-pointer 
by  lllangakoon  anda  layup  by  sopho- 
more guard  Ricky  Ogboin. 

Fitchburg  then  went  on  a 7-0 
run  to  tie  the  score,  capped  by  a lay- 
in  by  Cope  with  43  seconds  left. 

Westfield’sgame-winningshot 
was  a tip-in  by  Ogboin  with  20 
seconds  remaining.  Freshman  guard 
Steve  Martins  (Westfield),  who 


WESTFIELD  - Freshman 
guards  Betty  Dely  of  Waltham  ( 1 1 
points,  5 rebounds,  3 blocks,  4steals) 
andMelissaMacchi  of  Peabody  (16 
points,  5 assists)  led  Westfield  State 
to  a 60-51  victory  over  Albertus 
Magnus  in  a non-conference 
women’s  basketball  game  on  Tues- 
day, Feb.  15. 

Westfield  is  9-12  with  two 
games  remaining  in  the  season; 
Albertus  is  10-12. 

The  Owls  had  to  withstand  a 
second-half  comeback  by  the  New 
Haven  college.  Westfield  led  33-29 
at  halftime  and  by  14  points,  5 1 -37, 
withS:  12.  Albertus,  which  only  shot 
22  percent  from  the  field  in  the  sec- 
ond half,  then  went  on  a 14-2  run  to 
close  to  within  two  points,  53-51, 
with  2:10  remaining. 

Westfield  then  got  a game- 
clinching  bucket  from  Dely.  who 
calmly  drilled  a 3-pointer  from  the 
topofthe  key- three  feet  beyond  the 
arc  - with  54.3  seconds  left.  The 


missed  the  driving  layup  that 
Ogboin  tipped  in,  made  1 of  2 free 
throws  with  seven  seconds  remain- 
ing. Fitchburg’s  Jim  Prignano’s 
3-point  attempt  near  the  lop  of  the 
key  at  the  buzzer  was  just  ofT  the 
mark  and  Westfield  escaped  with 
its  third  road  victory  ofthe  season. 

Cope  poured  in  27  points,  one 
shy  of  his  career  high;  however, 
he  was  held  to  just  two  points  in 
the  final  7:49.  Cope  was  13  for  1 8 
from  the  field  and  grabbed  a team- 
high  eight  rebounds. 

Collier  led  Westfield’s  bal- 
anced scoring  with  l4points,  fol- 
lowed by  Ogbunize  (13),  Ogboin 
(12)  and  Vaso  Jaukovic  (II). 
Jaukovic,  a graduate  student,  now 
has  985  career  points. 


Owls  made  four  free  throws  in  the 
closing  seconds. 

Westfield’s  other  top  per- 
former was  junior  guard  Meghan 
McCarthy  (Belchertown)  with  1 i 
points,  sevenassists  and  five  steals. 
Westfield  leading  scorer  and 
rebounder  Amanda  Chapin 
(Westfield)  did  not  play  after  sus- 
taining an  ankle  injury  late  in  the 
first  half;  she  finished  with  six 
points  and  six  rebounds. 

The  Owls  receivedabig  boost 
off  the  bench  from  junior  Natalia 
Araszkiewic2(Framingham),who 
had  a team-high  1 3 rebounds,  and 
freshman  center  Rebeka  Lent 
(Belchertown)  with  seven  points 
and  five  boards. 

Senior  guard  Tara  Cruz 
(Wallingford,  CT)  had  16  points 
and  five  assists  for  Albertus 
Magnus.  Senior  forward  Natalia 
Pertaza{West  Haven,  CT)  totaled 
12  points,  18  rebounds  and  five 
assists. 


(Wilbraham)  finished  fourth  in  the 
longjump(21-l  l/2)andfifthinihc 
high  jump  (6-2).  Senior  Stan  Pa’u 
(Ayer)  placed  fourth  in  the  shot  put 
and  fifth  in  the  20-pound  weight 
throw,  while  junior  Eric  Kelly 
(Reading)  was  eighth  in  both  the 
200  dash  and  55  hurdles. 

Freshmen  twin  brothers  Andy 
and  John  Messer  (Westfield  High 
School)  placed  seventh  and  eighth, 
respectively,  in  the  1 000  meter  run. 

Donoghue 
Dominates 
Women's  Meet 

New  England  Alliance  Indoor  Track 
and  Field  Championships 
At  University  of  Southern  Maine, 
Feb.  12.  2005 

WOMEN’S  STANDINGS:  Southern 
Maine  232:  Keene  State  182; 
WESTFIELD  STATE  82.5;  Rhode  Is- 
land College  68;  Worcester  Slate  42.5; 
Eastern  Connecticut  Stale  321  Fitchburg 
Slate  17;  UMass  Dartmouth  IS; 
Bridgewater  Stale  13;  Salem  State  10. 

FIRST  PLACE:  Tessa  Donoghue.  400, 
1:00.32;  Tessa  Donoghue,  long  jump. 
18-0;  Tessa  Donoghue.  triple  jump.  17- 
6 1/2. 

SECOND:  Tessa  Donoghue,  high  jump, 
5-2. 

THIRD;  Tessa  Donoghue.  200,  26.93; 
Heather  Wenninger.  3000. 1 1 :35.56. 
FOURTH:  4 x 200  Relay.  1:54.19;  4 x 
800  Relay.  11;14.02. 

FIFTH:  Marissa  Blume,  1500,  5.21  40; 
Jen  Howard,  high  jump,  5-0. 

S\XTH:  Lindsey  Nowian.  1000, 3:26.42; 
Jess  Ekness.  55  Hurdles,  9.61 ; 4 x 400 
Relay.  4:46.21 

SEVENTH:  Marissa  Blume,  1000, 
3:26.55;  Heather  Wenninger.  1500, 
5:29.53:  Kristin  Bodner.  3000. 1 1 :57.96. 

McCorquodale 
Richardson, 
King  Claim 
First  Places 

Now  England  Alliance  Indoor 
Trackand  Field  Champlonhiships 
At  University  of  Southern  Maine, 
Feb.  12.  2005 

MEN'S  STANDINGS:  Souther  Maine 
109;  Keene  Stale  103;  Eastern  Con- 
neclicul  StateSS;  WESTFIELD  STATE 
86;  Worcester  State  82;  UMass 
Dartmouth  65;  Rhode  Island  College 
52;  Fitchburg  Slate  34;  Bridgewater 
Stale  24.5;  Salem  Slate  17. 

FIRST  PLACE:  David  Richardson,  high 
jump.  6-6:  Shawn  McCorquodale,  long 
jump,  21-11:  Peter  King,  shot  pul,  51- 
1 1/2. 

THIRD:  Shawn  McCorquodale.  triple 
jump,  43-1  3/4. 

FOURTH:  4 x 600  Relay,  8:43.64;  Matt 
Shannon,  long  jump,  21-1  1/2;  Stan 
Pa'u.shot  pul,  43-3  1/2. 

FIFTH:  Nate  Crislofori,  600,  1;26.65; 
Matt  Shannon,  high  jump.  6-2;  Mall 
Dissell,  shot  pul,  42-9  1/4;  Stan  Pa'u, 
weight  Ihrow,  43-3. 

SIXTH:  Zak  Bilzer.  400. 52.62;  4 x400 
Relay,  3:34  11;  Dave  Bergeron,  triple 
jump.  41-4  1/2.  " 

SEVENTH:  Efik  Peterson,  800, 
2:1 1.95:  Andy  Messer,  1000, 2:41.63: 
Sean  Marino,  high  jump,  6-0;  Chris 
Flynn,  triple  jump,  41-3/4. 

EIGHTH:  Eric  Kelly.  200, 23,74;  Robbie 
Crossman.  400, 53.03;  John  Messer. 
1000,  2:46.24;  Eric  Kelly.  55  Hurdles, 
9.87. 


Freshmen  Lead  Owls 


’’eshman  guard  Betty  Dely  of  Waltham  has  played  well  for  the  women’s 
sskelball  team  this  year.  Dely  canned  a clutch  3-point  basket  to  lead  the 
^Isio  a 60-51  victory  over  Albertus  Magnus.  Photo  By  Mike  Coughlin 


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”ntramu”als  Still  Accepting  '' 
I Rosters  For: 

I -Men  & Women’s  Dodgeball 
j -Men  & Women’s  5-5 


BENTLEY  BILLIARDS  (Downtown)  & 
THE  WSC  INTRAMURALS 
DEPARTMENT  PRESENTS; 

THE  WSC  BILLIARDS 
LEAGUE 

Beginning  February  23rd  for  eight  straight 
Wednesdays  (excluding  spring  break  week) 
Practice  begins  at  6p.m. 

League  play  begins  at  7p.m. 

4-8  people  per  team 
Co-Ed  teams 

There’s  a free  shuttle  from  the  Woodward 
Center  to  Bentley  Billiards  and  back.  Pick- 
up time  is  at  6p.m. 


THINK  SPRING! 


Start  organizing  your  spring  teams  now: 


Upcoming  Events: 

Floor  Hockey  (M+W) 
Sport  Trivia  (M+W) 
Softball  (M+W) 

Co-Ed  Softball 
Co-Ed  Sand  Volleyball 
Ultimate  Frisbee  (M+W) 
Home  Run  Derby  (M+W) 


Rosters  Due: 

March  2 
March  23 
March  23 
March  23 
March  28 
March  28 
April  27 


Open  Gym  Hours  for  both  the  Woodward  Center  and  Parenzo  Gym  can  be  found  on 

the  website: 

www.wsc.ma.edu/athletics/intra.htm 

Also  check  the  website  for  upcoming  games! 


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Deep  Thoughts  by  Jack  Handy 

It  s easy  to  sit  there  and  say  you’d  like  to  have  more 
money.  And  I guess  that’s  what  I like  about  it.  It’s  easy. 
Just  sitting  there,  rocking  back  and  forth,  wanting  that 
money.” 

“Instead  of  a trap  door,  what  about  a trap  window?  The 
guy  looks  out  it,  and  if  he  leans  too  far,  he  falls  out. 
Wait.  I guess  that’s  like  a regular  window.” 

“One  thing  vampire  children  have  to  be  taught  early  on 
is,  don’t  run  with  wooden  stakes.” 

Consider  the  daffodil.  And  while  you’re  doing  that.  I’ll 
be  over  here,  looking  through  your  stuff” 

Sometimes  you  have  to  be  careful  when  selecting  a 
new  name  for  yourself  For  instance,  let’s  say  you  have 
chosen  the  nickname  “Fly  Head.”  Normally  you  would 
think  that  ‘Fiy  Head”  would  mean  a person  who  has 
beautiful  swept  back  features,  as  if  flying  through  the 
air.  But  think  again.  Couldn’t  it  also  mean,  “having  a 
head  like  a fly”?  I’m  afraid  some  people  might  actually 
think  that.” 

“1  hope  some  animal  never  bores  a hole  in  my  head  and 
lays  its  eggs  in  my  brain,  because  later  you  might  think 
you’re  having  a good  idea  but  it’s  just  eggs  hatching.” 

“You  know  what  would  make  a good  story?  Something 
about  a clown  who  makes  people  happy,  but  inside  he’s 
real  sad.  Also,  he  has  severe  diarrhea.” 

“If  you  ever  fall  off  the  Sears  Tower,  just  go  real  limp, 
because  maybe  you’ll  look  like  a dummy  and  people 
will  try  to  catch  you  because,  hey,  free  dummy.” 

“If  a kid  asks  where  rain  comes  from,  I think  a cute 
thing  to  tell  him  is  ‘God  is  crying.’  And  if  he  asks  why 
God  is  crying,  another  cute  thing  to  tell  him  is 
‘Probably  because  of  something  you  did.’” 

“Contrary  to  what  most  people  say,  the  most  dangerous 
animal  in  the  world  is  not  the  lion  or  the  tiger  or  even 
the  elephant.  It’s  a shark  riding  on  an  elephant’s  back, 
just  trampling  and  eating  everything  they  see.” 

Do  you  have  some  deep  thoughts  of  your  own 
that  you’d  like  to  share  with  the  campus  com- 
munity? We  would  LOVE  to  hear  them!  Send 
aU  of  your  deep  thoughts  to  us  at  thecam- 
pusvoice@hotmail.com! 

PS-This  is  not  a joke.. .we  really  want  your 
thoughts. 


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The  Uoice 

The  Student  Press  of  Westfield  State  College 


Uolume  X 


February  28, 2005 


Issue  XUlll 


Poet  performs  in  packed 

living  room 


Shuttle  service  proves  costly 


By  Mikf,  Sullivan 
Special  TO  the  Voice 

WESTFIELD*  There's  noth- 
ing like  a lice  ride. 

TTiafs  Ihc  feeling  a Westfield 
Stale  College  student  experiences  every 
time  he  or  she  steps  on  ihe  van  shuttle  or 
PVTA  bus  to  get  from  point  A to  point 
B on  campus.  But,  does  a college  stu- 
dent really  think  about  the  yearly  costs 
of  operating  these  services? 

Probably  not 

The  Department  of  Public 
Safely  at  WSC  has  been  able  to  safely 
run  the  shuttle  transportation  service 
\vithout  any  major  disnjpdons  through- 
out the  years  of  its  existence,  which 
dales  back  wcU  over  a decade. 

“It's  a system  that  runs  pretty 
well,"  Tony  Casciano  said,  Captain  of 
the  Public  Safety  Department  at  WSC. 


"We  haven't  had  any  major  problems 
with  it  yet" 

Each  year.  WSC  will  spend 
at  least  $65,500,  not  including  the  initial 
price  of  the  vans,  or  gas  and  repairs,  to 
keep  the  shuttle  service  available  to  its 
students. 

On  weekdays,  the  shuttle 
opcraies  1 8 hours  a day.  From  8 a.m.  to 
3 p.m.,  the  Pioneer  Valley  Transit 
Authority  buses  make  runs  around  lire 
campus. 

The  Department  of  Public 
Safety  has  a contract  with  PVTA  (the 
Owl  Shuttle),  which  costs  $45,000  a 
year  to  keep  the  transportation  service 
running  on  campus.  There  is  also  a 
PVTA  bus  that  provides  transportation 
for  students  into  Springfield  arkl  back. 
That  contract  is  $400  a year. 

The  15  passenger  vans. 


which  arc  also  handicapped  accessible, 
tackle  the  routes  fiom  3 p.m.  and  tun 
until  2 am.  The  weekend  houre  of  serv- 
ice are  5 p.m.  until  2 a.m.,  with  Sunday 
being  the  busiest  day  because  of  snj- 
denls  returning  to  campus  after  spend- 
ing the  weekend  at  home,  according  to 
Casciano. 

WSC  currently  owns  three 
var«  which  cost  $38,000  each.  Usually 
only  aie  is  active.  When  the  campus  is 
busy,  mostly  on  Thursdays  and 
Sundays,  two  vans  will  be  mnning. 

The  student  drivers  of  the 
vans,  who  are  paid  $7.50  an  hour,  have 
instant  communication  with  a dispatch- 
er in  case  of  an  cmcigency.  Each  driver 
takes  on  a hvo  hour  shift  and  then  turns 
the  duty  over  to  a fellow  employee. 

The  student  security  unit, 

Slutlle-  Page  2 


Don’t  let  just  the  cool  kids  be  nominated 


Westfield  State  College  students  are 
faced  with  the  opportunity  to  receive  an 
award  through  the  Blue  Key  .Nominations  for 
recognition  of  their  achievements  and  dedica- 
tions to  the  college  community. 

Unlike  other  academic  awards  offered 


to  students  on  campus  this  award  is  designed 
to  recognize  what  students  do  outside  of  the 
classrooms.  The  award  states  exactly,  "This 
award  is  the  highest  honor  given  at  Wistficid 
Stale  College  by  the  Student  Government 
Association.” 

"As  students.  I think  everyone  knows 
who  goes  above  and  beyond  and  that's  really 

Blue  Key-  Page  3 


Photo  by;  Mike  Couglilin 

Vice  President  of  Student  Affairs  Dr.  Arthur  Jackson  hails  Ihe 
crowd  after  emerging  from  the  Duck  Pludi  tliis  past  Wednesday. 

Goodridge  talks 

turkeywith  SGA 

By  Matthew  Bernat  & Katelyn  Kennedy 
Voice  Staff 

ELY-Dircclor  of  Residential  Life  Jon  Conloguc  will  be 
presenting  an  in-depth  presentation  of  the  new  residence  hall  at  the 
Student  Government  Association’s  (SGA)  March  1 meeting 
alongside  the  new  building's  architect  to  answer  any  questions  and 
"squash  any  rumore”  of  the  had.  announced  President  of  the  SGA 
Matthew  Currcn  at  SGA’s  Tuesday.  February  22  meeting. 

Currcn  said  the  entire  student  body  is  invited  to  come 
down  to  the  basement  of  Ely  to  watch  the  presentation. 

Addressing  the  SGA  this  week  was  the  Director  of 
Westfield  State  College’s  (WSC)  Dining  Commons.  Craig 
Goodridge. 

SGi4-  Page  2 


File  photo 

Pulitzer  Prize  winning  poet  GaJe\vay  Kinnell  at  Westfidd  Stale 
Cdlege  this  past  lUesday  to  perform.  He  also  fidded  questions 
ftom  the  audience.  Professors  Emily  Todd  and  Stephen  Sossaman 
introduced  KinndL 


By  Mike  Forest 
Voice  Reporter 
SCANLON-Galway 
Kinnell,  renowned  poet  and 
Providence.  Rhode  Island  native, 
entertained  a standing-room-only 
crowd  by  reading  and  talking  about 
some  of  his  poetry  Tbesday  night  in 
Scanlon's  living  room  as  part  of  the 
Westfield  State  College  Guest  Lecture 
Series. 

Kinnell.  who  has  published 
eight  books  of  poetry  aixi  several  trans- 
lations since  1960,  including  his  1982 
Selected  Poems,  which  won  both  the 
Pulitzer  Prize  and  the  National  Book 
Award,  took  the  podium  aftercloquent 
introductions  by  Professors  Emily 
Todd  and  Stephen  Sossaman  of  the 
English  department.  He  made  some 
sound  and  lighting  adjustments. 


become  interesting  again." 

Other  poems  he  read  includ- 
ed "The  Road  between  Here  and 
There,"  about  his  fixxiucni  travels 
between  Sheffield  and  Montpelier, 
Vermont,  "After  Making  Love  Wc 
Hear  Footsteps,"  about  a child's 
propensity  to  be  woken  by  tlic  sounds 
of  love-making,  and  "The  Bear,"  about 
a primitive  bear-hunting  method  lliai 
Arctic  dwellers  once  u-sed. 

Midway  iluough  his  read- 
Kinnell-  Page  3 


cleared  his  ihixwt  and  proceeded  to 
cqriivate  the  over-capacity  room. 

Kinnell  read  adiverse  selec- 
tion of  poems  from  his  boc4is,  begin- 
ning with  "Saint  Francis  and  the  Sow" 
from  his  1980  book  Mortal  Acts, 
Mortal  Words,  The  poem  illustrates  the 
beauty  that  he  secs  in  every  aspect  of 
nature,  even  in  pigs,  which  generally 
aren't  seen  as  beautiful. 

Next,  he  read  "Wait"  from 
the  sante  book,  which  he  wrote  about 
someone  considering  suicide.  His 
i^vicc  to 


the 


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News  The  UoiC6  February  28, 2005 


Shuttle 


Shawn  gets  the  shaft 


which  is  the  group  of  students  hired  by  the 
Department  of  Public  Safely,  is  responsible  for 
compleling  the  outlined  route  every  15-20  tnin- 
ulcs  (subject  to  change  due  to  weather).  The 
shuttle  route  begins  in  Stxith  Lot  and  makes 
three  more  stops,  one  at  Scanlon  Hall,  then  the 
Woodward  Center,  and  finally  ai  333  Western 
Avenue,  where  administrative  offices  and  the 
department  of  criminal  justice  are  located. 

The  whole  concept  of  it  (shuttle  serv- 
ice) is  so  people  don't  have  to  walk.  If  they  have 
to  walk  alone,  the  shuttle  service  is  available  for 
them,"  Casciano  said.  "It’s  a safety  security  shut- 
tle." 

Any  member  of  the  WSC  communi- 
• ty  can  use  the  shuttle  at  any  time  of  day. 

It's  open  to  faculty,  staff,  students,  and 
visitors.  M<»tly  anyone  can  use  it  Il’.s  not  like 
we  check  an  LD.  unless  we  see  someone  who 
looks  suspicious,”  Casciano  said. 


Mike  Juricowski.  a junior  at  WSC. 
and  frequent  user  of  the  shuttle  service,  was 
astonished  when  he  realized  that  LD.'s  were  not 
checked  on  the  vans.  I 

‘Tm  used  to  hopping  right  on  the  vans  I 
without  flashing  my  I.D.  But  it's  not  a bad  idea."  [ 
Jurkowski  said.  "(The  Department  oO  Public  1 
Safe^  tuns  it  right?  You'd  figure  it  would  be  a 
requirement  to  show  them." 


'TfomUtcitim 

Are  now  available  all  over  campus. 

Nominate  someone  who  you  think  needs  it 
badly. 

SGA 


Goodridge  came  to  WSC  this  past 
October  and  is  responsible  for  many  of  the 
changes  to  the  Dining  Commons  that  have 
taken  place  over  these  past  months.  He  said 
he  has  been  in  the  college  dining  industry  for 
26  years,  has  svorked  at  Syracuse  University, 
Bentley,  and  the  University  of  North 
Colorado  among  othcis. 

In  addition  to  asking  about  a few  of 
the  changes.  Goodridge  was  asked  if  a con- 
venience store  would  be  put  into  the  new 
building  now  that  the  old  nest  is  gone  in  place 
of  what  will  soon  be  the  Jazzman's  CaK. 

Goodridge  answered  he  wasn’t 
sure  but  the  matter  was  being  looked  into. 
Until  then  the  sundry  items  students  may  be 
looking  for  can  be  found  in  the  bookstore 
said  Goodridge. 

Goodridge  also  announced  a turkey 
tasting  event  to  lake  place  in  the  DC  on 
March  8 at  3:45  p.m.  The  turkey  that  wins  the 
taste  contest  will  be  put  out  on  the  deli  cart. 
Goodridge  said  all  students  arc  welcome. 

Sophomore  class  President  Matt 
Madden  annnounced  a campus  wide  game  of 
assassins.  Sign-ups  arc  to  be  held  in  the  DC 
and  participation  is  free.  "It's  going  to  be 
extreme,"  said  Madden,  “It’s  going  to  be  glo- 
rious. legendary."  Madden  added. 

In  years  pa.st  the  dorms  have  spon- 
sored the  "Assassins"  game.  In  the  game  you 
get  the  name  of  another  student  and  must  tag 
him/her  to  eliminate  ilicm.  Details  such  as 
“safe  zones”  and  “safety  objects"  are  to  be 
worked  out. 

The  Campus  Activities  Board  has  a 
preliminary  food  plan  picked  out  for  Spring 
Weekend  said  Julie  Swartout,  Vice  President 
of  Student  Programming.  Swartout  also 
announced  that  the  coffeehouse  that  was 
planned  for  March  2 will  be  moved  to  March 
9 and  replaced  with  a Willie  Wonka  and  the 


Chocolate  Factory  night.  A chocolate  foun- 
tain has  been  rented  by  the  school  for  stu- 
dents to  use  as  the  movie  Willie  Wonka  and 
the  Chocolate  Factory  plays  in  the  Ely  Main 
Lounge  from  8 p.m.  to  10  p.m.  The  chocolate 
fountain  will  be  available  from  6:30  p.m.  to 
10:30  p.m. 

Senate  Banquet  tickets  arc  on  sale 
starting  March  1.  said  Eddie  Paris.  The  tick- 
ets cost  $32  for  students  and  $16  for 
Senators.  Tables  are  sealed  in  groups  of  12. 

Also  announced:  Jackson  Katz, 
who  is  one  of  the  country’s  leading  male 
activists  against  gender  violence,  will 
speak  on  March  21  at  1 p.m.  in  the 
Scanlon  Banquet  Hall  about  how  men  can 
help  slop  violence  against  women. 

Another  service  available  to 
women  this  month  will  be  the  on-campus 
gynecological  exams  beginning  on  March 
22.  Thanks  to  The  Department  of  Health 
Services  and  Noble  hospital,  the  exams 
will  be  available  on  Tue.sdays  from  2:30- 
4:30  p.m. 

There  will  also  be  WSC’s  annual 
health  fair  on  Wednesday,  March  2 from 
10  a.m.  to  2 p.m.  in  the  Ely  Main  lounge. 

There  will  be  a cholesterol  test 
and  Mcnomune  immunizations  available 
for  all  students  both  at  different  fees.  The 
Mcnomune  immunization,  which  will  cost 
$90,00,  is  required  for  all  incoming  stu- 
dents starting  in  the  fall  semester  of  this 
year  and  the  vaccine  lasts  for  three  to  five 
years. 

Brown  Bag  Bingo  will  be  held  on 
March  4 at  11  p.m.  in  Ely  Main  Lounge 
sponsored  by  the  Class  of  2008.  Prizes 
will  represent  the  upcoming  holiday.  St. 
Patrick’s  Day  which  is  on  March  17. 


Life  isn’t  so  awesome  for  Shawn  Lehair.  For  personal  reasons  Shawn  hasn’ 
been  able  to  make  it  to  a few  SGA  meetings  and  has  been  removed  from  his  position 
on  Senate. 

This  would  have  been  Shawn’s  fourth  year  on  SGA  but  the  Stuefem 
Govemmimt  has  a policy  that  removes  anyone  who  has  a specified  number  o| 
absences. 

It’s  a good  policy;  it  keeps  riff-raff  like  A&E  editor  Pete  Norwood  from  mixing  sriiJi 
the  mwe  respectable  members  of  SGA.  You  .see  Pete  was  a recent  victim  of  the  nile. 

Unlike  Pete,  Shawn  decided  to  fight  his  removal  and  following  SGA's  tcitv 
statement  policy  he  appeared  before  SGA  this  past  Tbesday.  Shawn  took  the  podium 
and  began  to  field  questions  from  various  Senators. 

As  I sat  in  the  bock  of  tiie  room  watching  Shawn  answer  to.  “Why  would  you 
make  your  Doctor's  appointments  on  Tuesday’s?’  (It’s  the  only  day  that  Shawn' 
medication  doctor  was  available)  “How  many  committee  meetings  did  you  attendT 
arxl  others,  I thought.  “Would  this  same  thing  be  happening  to  Senator  ‘Suzie  Cutie' 
if  she  found  herselfin  the  same  position?' 

No  it  wouldn’t. 

Shawn  is  different,  he  doesn’t  fit  in  at  SGA,  he  doesn’t  dress  how  most  mem- 
bers of  SGA  dress’,  he  doesn't  act  the  way  most  of  them  act  but  above  all  he  doe.sn' 
mind  questioning  them  once  in  awhile. 

Tve  covered  a few  SGA  meeting  and  whenever  Shawn  would  get  up  to  speak 
he  didn't  articulate  his  points  as  well  as  some  but  wtet  he  lacked  in  speaking  skills 
he  always  made  up  for  in  his  courage  to  disagree. 

Had  “Suzie  Cutie’’,  a senator  who  voted  as  she  was  told,  been  behind  that  podi- 
um I’m  sure  the  questions  would  have  been  a little  “softer”.  Maybe  she  would  have 
gotten,  “Are  you  OJC.?  When  are  you  coming  back?’  and  the  like. 

Three  and  half  years,  goddamn  that’s  a lot  ofTbesday  night  meetings,  I'd  let  him 
stay  on  just  for  sitting  through  all  those  hours  of  paiiiamentary  procedure.  But  Shawn 
broke  the  rules  and  the  Executive  Council  did  what  they  had  to,  they  shouldn't  bend 
the  mles,  the  fault  here  lies  with  the  Senate,  who  could  have  voted  to  give  Shawn 
second  chance.  They  didn’t  even  let  him  see  who  voted  against  him,  it' was  done  by 
paper  ballot,  for  shame  SGA. 

Most  students  who  are  kicked  off  SGA  because  of  absence  are  done  so  because 
they  don’t  want  to  be  there,  very  rarely  will  someone  come  back  and  asked  to  be 
stated,  the  simple  fact  that  Shawn  lock,  the  time  to  go  through  all  and  his  previous 
years  on  SGA  is  more  than  enough  to  show  he  wants  to  be  down  there.  Not  letting 
Itim  back  because  he  didn’t  always  agree  is  not  the  kind  of  show  the  Senate  should 
be  running. 

Matthew  Bemat 
Editor  in  Chief 
thecampusvoice@wsc.ma.edu 


-Photo  by  Mike  Coughlin 

February  17  brought  Gospel  Night  to  Scanlon  Banquet  Hall.  Gifted. 
Urban  Education  Gospel  Choir,  Saint  John’s  Choir  and  the  Progressive 
Community  Chapel  Ensemble  performed.  -- 


Health  Fair 

It’s  Great  to  be  Alive  in  2005! 
IMarch  2 
10  a.m.  - 2 p.m. 

Ely  Campus  Center  Lounge 


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^innell  - 


ng.  Kinncll  took  a wide  variety  of  questions 
the  audience  cm  subjects  like  his  writing 
i^icdule.  which  he  says  has  never  been  regular. 
There  were  some  times  in  my  life  where  1 
^viote  all  day.  and  woke  up  in  the  middle  of  the 
light  and  wrote,  and  then  wrote  all  day  again, 
/uid  then  other  limes  when  1 didn't  write  at  all 
when  1 was  absorbed  in  activities  that  didn't  ^ve 
jne  any  time  to  write,  and  then  various  stages 
between  that,"  he  said. 

Kinnell,  noticing  the  tight  c]uaitcis  in 
ihe  back  of  the  room,  invited  people  to  sit  on  the 
floor  in  front  of  the  podium,  and  many  did. 
Despite  the  lack  of  adequate  seating,  the  crowd 
remained  attentive  and  cheerful. 

When  an  audience  member  asked 
about  the  ftequent  use  of  frog  and  toad  imageiy 
in  his  poedy,  KinneD  spoke  of  his  admiration  of 
how  "these  big,  fat,  heavy  things  can  suddenly 
leap!" 

One  man  asked  Kinnell  whether  he 
had  served  in  the  Vietnam  War  because  of  his 
vivid  description  of  it  in  "Tfre  Dead  Shall  Be 
Raised  Incorruptible"  from  his  1971  book  TJte 
BookoJNigkrmres.  Kinnell  replied  that  he  had 
not,  and  described  his  inspiration  for  the  poem 
by  reading  some  Of  it  and  following  it  with  an 
anecdote. 

During  the  \^etnam  War,  he  went 
around  ti>:  country  reading  poetry  against  the 
war.  He  was  eating  at  a diner  after  reading  at 
Cornell  University  in  Ithaca,  New  York  with 
lames  Wright  and  Robert  Bligh,  also  poets,  and 
"in  walked  what  looked  like  a kind  of  a bum." 

He  walked  ovct  to  their  table  and 
asked,  "You  guys  wanna  fight?"  Kinnell  noted 
that  his  anti-war  stance  faced  hostiliQ'  because  it 
had  not  yet  become  popular,  even  though  "later 
on.  everybody  turned  against  that  war." 

; Kinnell  said  Wright  responded  by 

^ a>  ing,  "Oh,  we're  not  fighters,  we're  lovers.  Sit 
down,"  The  man  did,  and  he  told  them  a story 
that  inspired  Kinnell  to  write  the  second  sectiem 
of  the  seven-section  poem,  about  an  American 
tail  gunner  in  Vietnam  who  shot  indiscriminate- 
ly at  anyone  wearing  black  on  the  ground,  be 
they  civilian  (“friendlies")  (t  Viet-Kong. 

Finally,  Kinnell  answered  a question 
about  his  motivation  for  writing  ‘The  Bear,”  in 
which  he  graphically  describes  the  gruesome, 


primitive  bear  hunting  method  once  used  in 
Alaska  Kinnell  provoked  laughter  from  the 
audience  when  he  said  that  he  lakes  on  a per- 
sona in  the  poem  rather  than  diawring  from  per- 
sonal experience,  saying.  ''Sometimes  people 
think  I'm  a bear  killer,  so  1 like  to  mention  ihaL" 
He  added  that  he  doesn't  want  to  be  referred  to 
as  “Bear  Killer  Kinnell.” 

After  the  question  and  answer  ses- 
sion, Kinnell  read  a few  more  poems  ending 
with  "Insomnia,"  about  the  sleeplessness  and 
intimate  movements  of  two  lovers  in  bed.  Much 
of  the  crowd  left  after  warmly  applauding. 

However,  four  of  Kinnell's  books 
were  being  sold  by  bookstore  employee  Gary 
Muddiman  before  and  after  the  reading,  and 
Kinnell  stayed  a while  to  sign  the  books  of  peo- 
ple who  waited  in  line  to  meet  him.  Many  peo- 
ple stayed. 

Kinncll  said  he  enjoyed  the  atmos- 
phere and  the  audience.  "I  liked  the  room;  there 
was  good  sound  I liked  the  people.  I liked  the 
fact  that  there  was  a lot  of  students  here,  but  also 
a goexJ  sprinkling  of  older  people." 

While  he  enjoys  reading  to  all  types 
of  people,  he  said.  'The  thing  about  reading  to 
college  students  is  that  there's  often  a number  of. 
you  know,  aspiriirg  poets  in  the  group. . .You 
don't  find  that  in  earlier  ages.  So,  it  gives  a kind 
of  intensity  to  the  way  some  people  who  really 
love  poetry  listen  (o  it" 

When  asked  whctiier  today’s  colicge- 
aged  generation  is  getting  enough  poetry, 
Kinnell  said,  “Some  people  may  not  even  ever 
have  a poem  assigned  to  them  (to  read).  So,  no. 
But,  that's  the  way  things  seem  to  be  going." 

About  the  adequacy  of  language, 
Kinncll  said  there  is  always  a way  to  say  what 
he  wants  to  say.  ‘1  feel  if  I were  to  search  long 
enough,  not  really  search  for  the  word,  but 
search  for  what  I have  to  say  about  something, 
there  wiU  be  a word,  or  a group  of  words  that 
will  get  it  pretty  well.”  he  said 

The  reading  was  sponsored  by  the 
Guest  Lecture  Scries  Committee  and  endorsed 
by  the  English  department.  Many  professors 
were  in  attendance,  some  helping  the  impres- 
sive turnout  by  giwng  extra  credit  to  students 
who  attended, 


KcHcn  Drain  performs  al  Gospd  Night 


TIME  IS  RUNNING  OUTI 

Buy  your  senior  week  packet  before  March  11thl 

The  total  cost  Is  $165  and  Includes: 

The  Senior  Slide  Show 
A night  at  City  LImItz  with  a champagne  toast 
ThelHu  Ke  Lau  (X-rated  hypnotist,  food,  ect.) 

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Events  are  closed  to  the  public  and  you  can  only  get  in  with  a packet. 
MUST  BE  21  + TO  ATTENDI 


Role  at  WSC:  Assistant  Dire^r 
|of  Residential  Life. 

Year  at  WSC:  First  year.  Felio 
was  at  NYU  for  6 years  before  com- 


ing to  Westfield 


Favorite  part  about  WSC:  Helping  stu 
dents  with  their  needs,  setting  up  a process 
that’s  fair  for  rooms  next  year. 

Favorite  Movie:  The  Natural,  Felio  loves 
baseball  movies. 

Favorite  T.V.  show:  Seinfeld 

Favorite  song:  Anything  by  Bruce 
Springsteen. 

What  did  you  want  to  be  when  you  were 
little?  A Fireman. 

Who  was  your  childhood  hero?  My  Dad 

Favorite  Ice  Cream  flavor?  Vanilla. 

Felio  said  he  is  very  happy  living  in 
Westfield  and  the  college  community. 


Voices  Overheard  compiled  by:  Bridget  Gleason 

and  Bill  McDonald 


blue  key 


what  makes  this  award  special.  It  is 
really  important  to  let  our  peers 
know  that  we  appreciate  what 
they've  done.  Students  have  a lot 
of  responsibilities  and  involvement 
on  our  campus,  so  nominating 
somebody  who  has  succeeded  in 
what  they  do,  and  somebody  wlio  a 
peer  deems  worthy  of  recognition  is 
perfect  for  the  award!"  says  Emily 
Ransom,  secretary  of  SGA  and 
chairperson  of  the  committee.  "I 
hope  the  nominations  flood  on.  the 
more  the  merrier." 

Nominations  went  out 
Tuesday  Feb.  15  and  will  be  accept- 
ed until  March  8.  They  can  be 
found  in  numerous  places  including 
the  campus  teller  window,  the 
Student  Government  Association 
office,  and  at  the  front  desk  of  the 
residence  halls.  E-mails  were  also 
sent  to  inform  faculty  and  staff 
explaining  the  event  and  the  nomi- 
nation forms. 

SGA  senate  nominated  sen- 
ators in  order  to  form  a committee. 
The  committee  consists  of  two 
members  from  each  class  year.  All 
members  in  the  committee  are  vot- 
ing members  and  include  Timothy 


McDonald  and  Irene  Marcinowski 
from  the  class  of  2005,  Alana 
Signor  and  Matthew  Curren,  class 
of  2006,  Amanda  Giroux  and 
Tiffany  Puliafaco,  class  of  2007 
and  Sarah  Prentice  and  Patrick 
Logan,  class  of  2008. 

Once  nominations  arc  in. 
the  committee  will  decide  which  of 
the  nominees  reccive's  the  special 
award  through  discussions  and 
debates.  In  the  instance  of  a nomi- 
nated committee  member,  they  will 
be  asked  to  leave  the  room  while 
their  nomination  is  discussed. 

All  nominations  submiticd 
arc  confidential.  Committee  mem- 
bers arc  not  allowed  to  discuss  any 
information  to  the  nominees.  There 
is  no  set  limit  to  the  number  of 
awards  granted.  The  awards  will  be 
presented  at  a banquet  in  the 
spring. 

Emily  Ransom  can  be  con- 
tacted to  answer  any  questions 
involving  the  Blue  Key 
Nominations  by  emailing 
SGAcxc@yahoo.com  or  by  calling 
extension  5429. 


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What  quote  do  you  live  by? 


S Ben  Butterfield 

Tiffany  Brown 

Amy  Cirrone 

Sean Kavanagh 

M Class  of 2007 

Class  of 2006 

Class  of 2006 

Class  of 2008 

'.Movement  Science 

Psychology 

Elementary  Ed. 

History 

“If  you  want 

“If  you  can’t 

“Aim  above 

“Heroes 

to  throw  a 

dazzle  them 

morality. 

are 

skirt  in  and 

with  bril- 

Be  not  sim- 

remem- 

run on  the 

lance,  baffle 

ply  good,  be 

bered. 

outside  lane, 

them  with 

good  for 

Legends 

we’ll  see  what 
times  we  run.” 

bullshit.” 

something” 

-Thoreau 

never  die. 

•’’The  Sandlot” 

Voices  Overheard  compiled  by  Amy  Cirrone.  Amy  Cirrone  is  not  ashamed  to  put  herself  in  Voices  Overheard,  look,  she’s  right  there. 


VEWmWA 

The  Literary  Magaasine  of  Westfield  State  College 


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Call  for  Creative  Writing  Papers: 
i.e.  poetry,  short  stories, 
creative  non-fiction 

Also  Accepting  Submissions  for  Cover  Art 
No  More  than  15  Submissions  per  Person 
No  Works  Longer  than  5 Pages  in  Length 
Please  Submit 
Two  Copies  of  Your  Work 
(one  with  name,  one  without) 
in  the  English  Department  Office 
(Bates  103) 
by  March  4,  2005 


Please  contact  Jessi  Ulmer  at  Musiqueo615@hotmail.com 


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Germany  greets  Bush  with  suspicion  hut  less  fury 


BY  JEFFREY  FLEISHMAN 
LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 

BERLIN—  A cold  wind  blew 

, rough  Andreas  Luedecke's  beard  as  he 
onccded  that,  although  he  had  plenty  of 
ompliiin’s  about  Washington,  the  outrage 
gainst  President  Bush  had  softened  from 
he  days  when  Germany  tried  to  stop  the 
raq  war. 

"Bush  is  an  aggressor,  and  we 
nusi  push  him  back  or  we’re  all  doomed," 
aid  Luedccke,  standing  in  a light  snow  in 
dexandcrplatz,  not  far  from  where  the 
lerlin  Wall  once  stood.  "But  people  for- 
et  fast.  Images  that  once  stuck  in  our 
ninds  fade  away.  Bush  doesn't  stir  up 
ntensc  passion  in  most  people  anymore." 

Bush's  visit  Wednesday  to  the 
:jiy  of  Mainz  in  southern  Germany  pro- 
,’okcd  a range  of  emotions  across  the 
;ouniry.  But  the  one  most  evident  was  a 
icnse  of  resignation.  Germans  turned  out 
)y  the  hundreds  of  thousands  to  protest  the 
Ll.S.-led  invasion  of  Iraq  in  2003.  They 
itewed  in  anger  as  the  war  was  fought  and 
,vere  bewildered  at  Bush's  re'-elcction  in 
^Jovember. 

Now.  they  say,  bitterness  must 
give  way  to  pragmatism,  much  as  one  nav- 
igates around  an  overbearing  in-law. 

"U.S.  and  the  European  busi- 


nesses are  intertwined,"  said  Luedecke,  an 
economist.  "International  concerns  arc 
forcing  us  to  work  together.  Relations  will 
improve  because  ultimately  Germany  and 
Washington  have  shared  interests." 

Talk  of  Bush  is  often  imbued 
with  suspicion.  But  compared  with  the 
mood  of  two  years  ago,  German  critics  are 
less  likely  to  compare  him  to  Adolf  Hitler. 
T hope  Bush- 


pie  were  advised  not  to  peck  out  their  win- 
dows at  Bush's  motorcade. 

Police  estimated  that  6,000  pro- 
testers stood  in  the  snow  in  Mainz,  chanti- 
ng slogans  and  waving  signs  that  read, 
"Bush:  Number  1 Terrorist"  and  "You  can 
bomb  the  world  into  pieces  but  not  into 
peace." 

One  prankster  stuck  tiny 
•American  flags  in  dog 


''International  concerns  droppings  around  the 
are  forcing  us  to  work 


has  recognized  that  he 
needs  to  cooperate  with 
this  'Old'  Europe."  said  ***  The  Opel  plant 

Ralf  Skutnik,  a tram  together.  Relations  will  north  of  Mainz 
supervisor.  But  I don  t ||Y|Df*OVe  t^ecaUSe  ultimatelv  day  and 

believe  him.  What  can  _ ^ shifted  production  of 

we  do?  People  have  '-'Crmany  and  Washington  750  cars  to  Saturday 
that  have  shared  interests."  rather  than  chance  its 


contemplated 
maybe  Bush  has 
learned  something  so, 
OK.  he  should  get  a= 


- Andreas  Luedecke 


chance  to  repair  things." 

Tight  security  around  the  presi- 
dent's stop  in  Mainz,  a medieval  city  on 
the  Rhine  River  where  he  held  talks  with 
Chancellor  Gerhard  Schroeder,  did  little  to 
endear  Bush  to  residents  there.  Garbage 
bins  were  hauled  away  and  1,300  manhole 
covers  were  welded  shut  against  potential 
bombers.  The  city  was  under  what  one 
newspaper  called  "house  arrest,"  and  pco- 


workers  being  unable 
to  travel  through 
: k p o i n t s 


Hundreds  of  employees  at  other  compa- 
nies had  to  settle  for  a forced  unpaid  holi- 
day if  they  couldn't  make  it  to  work.  The 
mayor  of  neighboring  Wiesbaden  said  he 
would  bill  the  German  government  for 
economic  losses  resulting  from  the  visit. 

One  businessman,  delayed  at  the 
Frankfurt  airport  after  more  than  200 
flights  were  interrupted  and  86  were  can- 
celed because  of  Bush's  arrival,  asked  the 


German  media  why  the  president  and 
Schroeder  couldn't  "just  pick  up  the  phone 
or  meet  in  Iceland." 

Even  after  Bush's  re-election,  he 
remains  unpopular  in  Germany,  judging 
from  public  surveys.  A recent  poll  con- 
ducted by  the  German  Marshall  Fund  in 
Washington  found  that  3 percent  of 
respondents  very  much  approved  of  the 
president's  policies  and  59  percent  very 
much  disapproved. 

Many  Germans  on  Wednesday 
recalled  a gentler,  almost  euphoric  atmos- 
phere in  1989  when  Bush's  father. 
President  George  H.W.  Bush,  came  to 
Mainz  at  the  end  of  the  Cold  War  and 
called  for  a special  bond  between  the  two 
nations.  That  relationship  has  been  tested 
over  the  past  16  years,  and  Germany, 
Europe's  largest  economy,  has  emerged  as 
a more  confident  diplomatic  player.  The 
country  is  lobbying  for  a permanent  scat 
on  the  U.N.  Security  Council  and  wields 
influence  in  major  capitals,  including 
Moscow  and  Beijing. 

“The  visit  shows  that  Bush  can- 
not force  everything  he  wants  through." 
said  Carl  Ordnung,  a Methodist  preacher. 
"Now  both  sides  must  really  approach 
each  other,  and  the  U.S.  needs  to  fit  in  with 
Europe  instead  of  the  other  way  around." 


Tiger  shot,  killed  near 
Reagan  Library 


By  Amanda  covarrubias 

LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 

LOS  ANGELES  - An  elusive 
(iger  that  prowled  through  Ventura  County 
near  the  Ronald  Reagan  Presidential 
Library  was  killed  Wednesday  morning  in 
Moorpark,  but  its  origin  remains  a mys- 
tery. 

The  tiger,  weighing  between  400 
to  600  pounds,  was  sighted  walking 
behind  the  houses  and  through  the  ravines 
approximately  40  miles  northwest  of 
downtown  Los  Angeles.  Nearby  is  Miller 
Park,  with  well-used  soccer  fields. 

According  to  Troy  Swauger,  a 
spokesman  for  the  state  Department  of 
Fish  and  Game,  the  tiger  was  spotted  about 
6:30  a.m.  walking  through  the  yard  of  the 
Tucker  family. 

"It  was  old  and  tired-looking.  It 
was  walking  along  our  fence  and  then 
went  to  our  next-door  neighbor's  yard," 
Mary  Tucker  said. 

"It  was  just  a weird  thing  to  see 
him  in  our  backyard,"  husband  Ken  Tucker 
said. 

Authorities  were  called  and  fired 
four  shots  at  the  big  cat.  It  was  not  known 


how  many  hit  the  animal,  Swauger  said. 

Some  critics  questioned  why  the 
tiger  was  killed  and  not  tranquilized. 

"With  all  this  time  to  track  it  and 
all  these  options  they  could  draw  on,  you 
have  to  ask  the  question,  was  it  really  nec- 
essary to  kill  the  tiger?"  asked  Madeline 
Bernstein,  president  of  the  Los  Angeles 
branch  of  the  Society  for  the  Prevention  of 
Cruelty  to  Animals. 

Swauger  defended  the  shooting. 

"If  the  cat  got  out  of  the  area, 
there's  no  telling  what  could  have  hap- 
pened," he  said.  "Using  a tranquilizer  gun 
was  an  option  that  was  available,  but  the 
safety  of  residents  and  motorists  was  of 
great  concern."  Officials  were  investigat- 
ing from  where  the  tiger  came,  Swauger 
said.  They  will  contact  those  having  exot- 
ic pet  permits  in  the  area,  but  it  is  possible 
that  the  animal  was  illegal. 

On  Feb.  8,  residents  reported  paw 
prints,  setting  off  a series  of  warnings  that 
a dangerous  big  cat  was  on  the  loose.  By 
Feb.  15,  officials  said  the  print,  about  6 
inches  at  the  pad.  appeared  to  match  other 
tracks  found  about  eight  miles  away. 


Consumer  prices  rise  slightly  as 
workers'  real  earnings  decline 


BY  NELL  HENDERSON 

WASHINGTON  POST 

WASHINGTON-Consumcr 
prices  rose  modestly  last  month,  but  still 
faster  than  most  workers’  wages,  the  gov- 
ernment reported  Wednesday. 

The  Labor  Department's  con- 
sumer price  index,  one  of  the  most  widely 
followed  inflation  gauges,  edged  up  0.1 
percent  in  January,  reflecting  higher  prices 
for  apparel,  medical  care  and  other  goods 
and  services. 

After  adjusting  for  inflation,  aver- 
age weekly  earnings  for  most  workers  fell 
0.2  percent  in  January  from  the  month 
before,  and  dropped  0.7  percent  from  a 
year  before,  the  department  said.  Inflation- 
adjusted,  or  "real,"  earnings  have  fallen  in 
three  of  the  last  four  months. 

These  figures  reflect  the  wages  of 
the  nation's  production  or  non-supervisory 
employees  on  private,  non-farm  payrolls, 
who  account  for  about  80  percent  of  the 
work  force.  They  earned  an  average 
$535. 16  a week  in  January,  after  adjusting 
for  seasonal  variation. 

Some  analysts  worry  that  slipping 
real  wages  may  force  consumers  to  pull 
back  on  spending,  particularly  as  interest 
rates  keep  rising.  Because  consumer 
spending  accounts  for  about  two-thirds  of 
economic  activity,  any  newfound  restraint 
might  slow  the  economy's  overall  growth 
rate. 

"This  continuing  loss  of  purchas- 
ing power  together  with  record  low  sav- 
ings rates  will  constrain  growth  in  the 
months  ahead."  wrote  Charles  McMillion. 
president  and  chief  economist  of  MBG 
Information  Services,  in  an  analysis  of  the 
figures. 

But  other  economists,  including 
many  at  the  Federal  Reserve,  think  faster 
income  gains  for  the  rest  of  the  work  force, 
combined  with  a strengthening  labor  mar- 
ket. will  help  fuel  strong  increases  in  con- 
sumer spending  and  overall  healthy  eco- 
nomic growth  this  year. 

“I  believe  that  on  its  present 
course,  our  economy  should  continue  to 
grow  at  a solid  rate,  that  employment 
should  strengthen  and  that  inflation  should 
remain  under  control."  Jack  Guynn,  presi- 


dent of  the  Federal  Reserve  Bank  of 
Atlanta,  said  in  a speech  Wednesday. 

Guynn  and  other  Fed  offcials 
have  indicated  repeatedly  that  they  plan  to 
keep  inflation  contained  by  continuing  to 
raise  the  central  bank's  benchmark  short- 
term interest  rate  in  small  steps  in  the 
months  ahead. 

At  2.5  percent,  the  benchmark 
rate  is  still  spurring  economic  growth, 
Guynn  said,  adding  that  the  Fed  "still  has 
a ways  to  go"  in  raising  it. 

Fed  officials  agreed  at  their  meet- 
ing earlier  this  month  that  they  would  be 
closely  studying  current  economic  devel- 
opments to  decide  how  far  and  how  fast  to 
lift  the  rate,  according  to  minutes  released 
Wednesday  of  the  two-day  gathering. 

In  particular,  they  agreed  to  keep 
a close  eye  on  labor  costs  and  profit  mar- 
gins for  signs  of  inflation  pressures, 
according  to  the  minutes,  which  summa- 
rize the  discussion  without  identifying 
speakers  by  name. 

Labor  costs  per  unit  of  output 
have  risen  in  recent  months  after  falling 
for  much  of  the  last  three  years.  But  some 
Fed  officials  observed  that  "the  flat  pattern 
of  growth  in  wages  and  compensation  sug- 
gested an  absence  of  (inflation)  pressures 
in  labor  markets." 

The  Fed  staff  also  forecasts  that 
higher  labor  costs  would  be  offset  by 
lower  energy  and  import  prices  this  year. 

The  CPI  rose  3 percent  in  the  12 
months  ended  in  Janua^',  largely  reflecting 
the  10.6  percent  jump  in  energy  prices  dur- 
ing that  time  as  well  as  the  2.9  percent 
incrca.se  in  food  prices. 

But  after  excluding  food  and 
energy  costs,  the  so-called  corc-CPI  rose  a 
more  benign  2.3  percent  in  the  last  year 
and  has  slowed  to  a 2 percent  compound 
annual  rate  in  the  past  three  months, 

"By  most  measures,  overall 
inflation  today  continues  to  be  within  the 
range  I find  consistent  with  the  definition 
of  price  stability."  Guynn  said. 


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Japanese  anime’s  clashing  Titans 


BY  BRUCK  VVAIJ.ACK 

Los  ANfjKLKS  Times 

TOKYO  - Opumisuc  old  guy,  that 
Hay;io  Miyazaki. 

Japan's  most  famous  animator  is  for- 
ever dropping  his  chainlets  into  a world  of  hurt, 
a place  where  potions  turn  gjils  into  crones  and 
mothers  betray  their  daughters,  when:  war 
blackens  the  landscape  and  cynical  adults  "for- 
get they  eva  knew  how  to  cry."  Yet  by  the  time 
he  gets  to  the  credits,  Miyazaki  always  finds  a 
way  to  leave  his  heroes  and  his  audience 
caressed  by  hopc. 

Thc  6i-year-old  (lircctor  has  done  it 
again  with  "Howl's  Moving  Castle,'  which  has 
been  pulling  in  Japanese  audiences  at  a block- 
buster pace  since  its  release  in  late  November  (an 
American  release  is  planned  for  this  summer). 
"Howl’s"  is  Miyazaki's  first  movie  since 
"Spirited  Away,’  the  Academy  Award-wirming 
feature  that  debuted  in  the  United  Stales  in  2002, 
and  once  again  he  has  created  a film  that  ofiers 
his  antidote  to  a ^iritually  ailing  world. 

It's  love,  actually.  And  as  usual,  preco- 
cious childitn  blaze  the  p;"  ^^vaiion 

"Howl's  Moving  Castle"  presents 
another  installment  of  Miyazaki's  feel-good  sto- 
rylclling,  which  long  ago  garnered  him  compar- 
isons to  Walt  Disney.  Japanese  audiences  clearly 
cannot  get  enough.  "Howl's"  has  been  a rocket 
at  the  box  office,  selling  1.1  million  tickets  in  its 
first  two  days  and  more  than  13  million  in  all. . 

But  Miyazaki's  latest  success  comes  ai 
a testing  time  fix' Japanese  anime,  an  art  form  he 
has  done  so  much  to  drag  from  tiic  artistic  ghet- 
to into  the  mainstream.  While  the  test  of  the 
world  fetes  anime's  global  cool,  soitte  in  Japan 
arc  wondering  if  it  has  peaked  creatively. 

"Animation  studios  are  surviving, 
animators  are  getting  better  paid,  but  the  qua% 
of  new  works  is  rxjt  improving,"  says  Mamoru 
Oshii,  a director  whose  reputation  was  made  on 
anime's  darker  side,  in  chaotic  worlds  where  the 
apocalypse  seems  nevermore  than  a rogue  com- 
puter away. 

"On  the  surface,  it’s  thriving."  the  53- 
year-old  Oshii  said  at  his  Tokyo  studio.  "But  in 
reality,  there’s  very  little  new  happening."  Oshii's 
anime  is  edgier  - more  violent,  really  - than 
Miyazaki's  family  fare.  He  happily  plays 
Tarantino  to  Miyazaki's  Disney. 

Along  with  "manga"  artist-tumed- 
anime  director  Kaisuhiro  Otomo,  they  constitute 
what  could  be  called  Japan's  animation  estab- 
lishment. All  released  movies  last  year  - each 
eageiiy  awaited  by  devoted  fans  - Ln  what 
should  have  been  an  anime  celebration. 

Instead,  there  is  muttering  among  vet- 
eran directors  and  producers  that  anime  has 
nothing  fiesh  to  offer  adult  Japanese  audiences 
that  have  grown  up  watching  their  movies. 

Listen  to  Oshii  on  Miyazaki: 

"From  a diteciots'  viewpoint,  we  can- 
not expat  anything  new  from  Miyazaki.  He  is 
like  a very  old  man.  almost  retired  now."  Or  to 
Toshio  Suzuki,  Miyazaki's  longtime  (xtllabora- 
lor,  on  Otomo,  whose  new  anime  feature, 
"Stcamboy,"  will  be  distributed  in  the  United 
Stales  in  March:  "There  is  only  one  theme  in  all 


his  films:  the  oonflki  between  adults  and  chil- 
Hren.  It’s  an  old  Japanese  iliemc:  The  child  fights 
against  society,  fights  against  evil.  Otomo's 
thinking  is  rather  old."  (Otomo  declined  to  be 
interviewed  for  this  article.) 

The  criticism  from  within  is  evidence 
of  an  unsettling  sense  that,  having  acquired  a 
global  platform  for  their  art  Japan's  animators 
may  have  nothing  terribly  profound  to  say  to  the 
svorld. 

"The  tragedies  of  Japanese  anime," 
Suzuki  says,  "arc  not  too  serious." 

"I  think  iasidc  his  head  Miyazaki 
wants  to  destroy  Japan,"  explains  Oshii.  dressed 
in  baggy  jeans  and  sitting  in  his  studios  near 
Tokyo. 

"But  even  tliough  he  knows  his  gen- 
eration has  created  a nasty  society,  he  has  this 
hqx  that  children  will  make  a better  world.  So 
he  makes  movies  that  families  and  the  children 
can  aijoy. 

'Ar)d  it  won't  change  until  he  makes 
the  movies  he  really  wants  to  make:  bloody 
works;  lots  of  bloodshed."  C^liii  knows  blood. 
When  Quentin  Tarantino  needed  a Japanese  ani- 
mator to  create  a 10-minulc  anime  interlude  for 
"Kill  Bill  Vol.  1,"  he  turned  to  Oshii.  who  pro- 
duced a gore-fe«  of  butchered  bodics. 

'I  think  I am  a model  citizen  in  real 
life,  but  in  my  brain,  that's  different,"  Oshii  says 
with  a big  smile.  "Everybody  has  a fantasy  of 
doing  something  bad  Sometimes  1 want  to 
launch  missiles  into  every  building  in  Tokyo,  so 
I create  a movie  like  that.  I am  making  films 
about  what  I am  thinking  about:  missiles  hitting 
buildings. 

"But  Miyazaki  is  hiding.  He  has  a 
passion  to  destroy  Japan,  but  he's  not  making 
what  he  really  wants  to  malre." 

Oshii  is  the  godfather  of  a futuristic 
anime  style  called  cyberpunk,  and  the  synapses 
of  anime  fans  are  still  quivering  from  his  "Ghost 
in  the  Shell  2:  Innocence,"  released  last  year  to 
great  fanfare  in  Japan  and  a more  cautious  criti- 
cal endcMscment  in  the  United  States. 

The  film  resumes  the  plot  of  his  1995 
cult  hit  "Ghost  in  the  Shell."  praised  by  the 
Wachowski  brothers  as  their  inspiration  for 
"The  Matrix."  The  sequel  trails  Balou,  a 
Descartes-spouting  lug  of  an  anti-terrorist  cop  as 
he  wends  through  the  morally  weary  world  of 
2032,  He  is  trying  to  find  out  why  gynoids, 
robots  custom-built  in  female  fcmi  for  sexual 
company,  have  gone  on  a murderous  rampage. 
But  Batou  is  a human  spirit  living  in  a mecha- 
nized body.  And  he  lives  in  a time  when  the  bad 
guys  can  hack  into  your  brain  and  download 
phony  ideas  and  memories  just  to  mess  with 
you. 

Along  the  way.  Oshii  indulges  in  his 
artistic  fetish  for  sex  and  violence  spiced  with 
philosophical  riffs  on  the  dire  state  of  mankind. 
It  is  a creepy  vision:  a bleak  world  where  dis- 
tinctions bewcen  robots  and  humans  have  been 
all  but  erased  ~ and  humans  are  not  much  worse 
off  for  it.  "Humans  are  hopeless,"  Oshii  says. 
"We  have  to  admit  iL' 

Oshii  is  the  anti-Miyazaki.  The  direc- 
tors make  movies  with  as  much  in  common  the- 
matically as  "The  Wizard  of  Oz"  and  "Blade 


Runner."  And  that  may  explain  Miyazaki's  belter 
aLXcptance  on  the  U.S.  side  of  the  Pacific,  where 
he  has  forged  an  alliance  wilh  Disney  (natural- 
ly). while  Oshii’s  films  have  enjoyed  critical 
praise  but  smaller  audiences. 

"Miyazaki  always  says  animation  is 
for  children,  so  it  should  have  a happy  ending," 
says  Suzuki,  the  director's  creative  partner,  who 
handles  almost  all  of  Miyazaki's  media  inier- 
views.  "Other  Japanese  creators,  especially  film 
directors,  manga  and  authors,  are  all  writing 
about  llic  apocalypse. 

"Miyazaki  stands  out  because  he 
makes  films  that  arc  more  amicable,  films  about 
love." 

Yes,  if  you  want  to  take  the  kids  to  the 
pictures  you're  going  lo  pick  "Howl's  Moving 
Castle"  over  "Innocence."  Adapted  from  a chil- 
dren's book  by  British  fantasy  author  Diana 
Wynne  Jones,  the  "Howl's"  talc  of  teenage 
SopWc  and  the  Pan-like  wizard  of  her  affections 
has  elements  well  suited  lo  Miyazaki. 

A lonely  teenage  girl  with  a dead 
fiiihcr  and  a dead-end  life.  A sorceress  who  turns 
her  into  a bent  old  woman.  And  the  charming  but 
k(.  .idem  Howl,  living  in  a clanging  bucket  of  a 
moving  castle  that  is  propelled  by  a fire  demon. 

Unlike  Hollywood  animation,  in 
which  computers  have  conquered  all, 
Miyazaki's  work  still  relics  on  his  animator's 
pencil  to  give  the  film  its  look.  The  result  is  a gor- 
geous - if  sometimes  ctwifusing  - dance  of 
imagination. 

In  Japan,  the  release  of  "Howl’s 
Moving  Castle"  has  bccnacinematic  event  The 
film  was  the  country's  top-grossing  film  in  2004, 
though  it  was  not  released  until  Nov.  20,  a jug- 
gernaut that  few  critics  arc  prepared  to  throw 
stones  at  as  it  passes. 

'People  don't  criticize  Miyazaki  open- 
ly," says  Yoshio  Shirai,  the  former  editor  in  chief 
of  the  leading  Japanese  film  magazine  Kinema- 
Junpo.  'They  practice  self-censorship  because 
they  are  afraid  of  losing  their  positiem."  Shirai 
argues  that  Japanese  critics  fear  being  cut  off 
Miyazaki's  studio,  and  thus  fail  to  point  out  such 
flaws  as  hard-to-follow  plots  that  befuddle  chil- 
dren. 

Indeed  Howl's"  story  line  is  not 
always  ancient,  nor  relentlessly  upbeaL  There 
is  a contorted  Good-versus-Evil  struggle  for  the 
wizard's  soul,  and  a stale  of  war  is  the  bass  line 
in  the  background  that  occasionally  bursts  onto 
the  screen  in  foil  crescendo.  Miyazaki  draws 
frightening  airships  that  blast  and  scorch  his 
beloved  landscapes. 

If  there  is  any  common  ground 
between  Oshii  and  Miyazaki  it  lies  with  Suzuki, 
one  of  Japanese  anime's  wise  men.  His  influence 
cm  the  Japanese  industry  is  pervasive:  Suzuki 
produced  both  Oshii's  "Innocence"  and 
Miyazaki's  "Howl's."  He  calls  both  men  friends. 

Unlike  his  dark  anime  visions,  Oshii  is 
cheerful  and  easygoing  in  person,  while 
"Miyazaki's  pcisonaliiy,  on  the  other  hand,  is 
very  pessimistic,"  says  Suzuki.  "Miyazaki  has  to 
put  a brake  on  his  thinking"  when  making  a 
movie  to  get  those  happy  endings. 


State  offi- 

cials seek 
changes  in 
^No  Child’ 


BY  MICHAEL  DOBBS 

The  Washington  post 
WASHINGTON— A bipartisan 
group  representing  50  state  legislatures  on 
Wednesday  called  for  major  changes  in 
President  Bush's  landmark  education  ini- 
tiative, which  it  lambasted  as  unconstitu- 
tional and  impractical. 

The  77-page  report  from  the 
National  Conference  on  State  Legislatures 
reflected  widespread  local  unhappiness 
with  the  No  Child  Left  Behind  law,  which 
sets  out  federal  requirements  designed  to 
ensure  that  every  student  is  proficient  in 
re/”  .•  ltd  math  by  2014.  It  said  states 
should  be  given  much  greater  latitude  in 
interpreting  the  law  and  opting  out  of  pro- 
visions that  undermine  local  initiatives. 

Republican  state  Sen.  Steve 
Saland  of  New  York,  who  co-chaired  a task 
force  that  took  10  months  to  review  imple- 
mentation of  No  Child  Left  Behind,  said 
the  law  had  imposed  an  impractical  "one- 
size-fits-all"  education  accountability  sys- 
tem across  the  country  that  was  stifling 
local  initiatives. 

The  state  legislatures'  report  com- 
plained that  the  federal  government  pro- 
vided less  than  8 percent  of  the  nation's 
education  funds  and  was  seeking  to  impose 
an  unworkable  accountability  system  in 
return.  The  task  force  said  that  the  federal 
government's  role  had  become  "excessive- 
ly intrusive"  in  an  area  where  states  have 
traditionally  been  permitted  to  take  the  ini- 
tiative. 

The  report  contends  the  law  leads 
to  the  lowering  of  academic  standards, 
increasing  segregation,  and  the  driving 
away  of  top  teachers  from  needy  schools.  It 
alleges  the  government  is  violating  ihe 
Constitution  by  coercing  state  compliance. 

Over  the  past  two  years,  more 
than  a dozen  state  legislatures  have  adopt- 
ed resolutions  criticizing  the  No  Child  Left 
Behind  law  and  demanding  changes.  But 
the  bipartisan  nature  of  Wednesday's 
report,  and  the  fact  that  it  was  issued  by  a 
group  that  represents  legislatures  in  all  50 
states,  marked  an  escalation  in  the  war  of 
words  surrounding  the  law. 

In  the  administration's  defense, 
Rep.  John  Boehner,  R-Ohio,  chairman  of 
the  House  Education  Committee,  said  crit- 
ics "want  the  funding  No  Child  Left 
Behind  is  providing,  but  they  don't  want  to 
meet  the  high  standards  that  come  with  it  " 


March-The  Month  Celebrating  Women 

“One  Night”  " ■ ’ “ ' 


March  3rd  7:00p.m. 

Scanlon  Banquet  Hall 

A performance  of  a group  of  close 
friends. ..alcohol. ..flirtation. ..and  later,  a 
conflicting  story.  Find  out  what  happens 
when  one  accuses  another  of  raping  her. 

Who’s  telling  the  truth? 


Health  Fair 

March  2cnd  10:00a.m.  - 2:00p,m. 

Ely  Campus  Center  Lounge 

Health-related  information,  activities  and  food. 
Information  booths  including;  Westfield  Yoga,  Girl  Scouts 
(cookies  $3.50),  American  Red  Cross,  Tapestry,  Weight 
Watchers,  Womenshelter/Companeras,  Planned 
Parenthood,  GNC,  and  the  Westfield  Fire  Department. 


Film  Series:  “Ten” 

March  7th  5:00p.m. 

Ely  Main  Lounge 

Professor  Usha  Zacharias, 
Communication.  Portrays  the  life  of  a 
Iranian  woman. 


Opinion 


The  Uoice  February  28.  2005 


Pa<»e  7 


Letter  to  the  Editor 


To  the  Editor:  problem  that  needs  attention,  contact  those  that 

Taylor  Silver  strikes  me  as  someone  can  do  something  about  it.  If  they  don't 
who  pays  attention.  I couldn’t  agree  more,  respond  contact  any  AFSCME  member  we  are 
some  administrators  should  pay  attention  to  here  to  help, 
the  current  needs.  Staffing  levels  are  all  below 

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have,  isn’t  it?  President 

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Westfield  State  is  no  Park  Place 


“THE  LEFT  HANDED 

elephant” 

BY  David  pageau 
VOICE  COLUMNIST 


So,  parking?  Sounds  likes  a 
pretty  boring  and  not-so-fiery  subject. 
I hate  to  bring  upon  any  kind  of 
scrutiny  towards  Public  safety 
because  of  how  helpful  and  essential- 
ly down-to-earth  most  of  the  men  and 
women  over  there  are.  But  I have 
some  beef  with  “Ticket  Nazi”  and  his 
“little  Eichmanns”  (Hey,  Ward 
Churchill  said  it  about  three  thousand 
innocent  people  who  died.  I think  1 
can  get  away  with  it.  Plus  I don’t 
mean  it  and  it  simply  works  well  with 
the  pseudonym  “Ticket  Nazi”). 


Everyone  knows  who  I am  talking 
about  though,  right?  He  runs  around 
with  his  stack  of  green  tickets,  giving 
them  out  to  any  car  that  is  not  in  its 
allotted  section.  Obviously  he  is  not 
going  to  be  the  most  well-liked  indi- 
vidual on  campus,  but  it  is  his  job  and 
it  comes  with  the  territory.  And  while 
he  may  not  be  the  particular  person 
who  slaps  the  ol’  green  badge  of 
courage  on  your  windshield,  my  main 
concern  is  this:  Why  do  you  (Public 
Safety)  ticket  every  car,  truck,  SUV, 
golf  cart,  tricycle,  scooter,  big  wheel, 
skateboard  and  unicycle  that  is  not  in 
South  Lot  or  Commuter  Lot  on  some 
weekends,  and  on  others  I could  park 
Grave  Digger  over  seven  handicap 
spots  then  bring  ol’  “Diggy”  back 
down  to  South  Loi  on  Sunday  evening 
scot-free? 


I and  many  Westfield  Slate 
College  students  arc  very  perplexed 
by  how  our  parking  guidelines  can  be 
so  stringeni  and  at  the  same  time  so 
laissez-faire.  This  really  makes  one 
wonder,  is  it  because  of  a quota  that 
you  must  fill?  If  it  is.  then  why  arc  the 
sludenis  being  decieved  into  thinking 
that  parking  in  Main  Lot  is  okay?  I 
personally  have  no  idea  what  the  rules 
are.  Looking  back,  I distintcly 
remember  a notice  in  Scanlon  Hall 
that  stated  the  days  and  times  students 
could  park  their  cars  in  the  main  lots. 
Has  this  changed,  and  if  so.  why? 

Fifteen  bucks  is  not  a lot  of 
money,  especially  to  someone  with  a 
full  time  job.  However,  parting  with 
fifteen  dollars  for  me  as  a college  stu- 
dent can  be  very  hard  because  those 
extra  dollars  that  are  now  in  the 


school’s  coffers  could  have  been  din- 
ner for  me.  Or  a movie.  Or  a birthday 
present  for  my  mom.  I think  that 
Public  Safety  really  needs  to  make  the 
guidelines  for  parking  on  campus 
availiblc  to  students  and  stick  to 
them,  because  swindling  college  stu- 
dents who  arc  already  strapped  for 
cash  is  only  going  to  make  them  even 
more  resentful  towards  any  kind  of 
authority  on  campus.  Working  with 
the  college  is  what  Public  Safely 
should  be  striving  for.  While  this 
might  not  wipe  out  the  reputation  that 
our  esteemed  parking  clerk  has  gained 
over  the  years,  it  would  make  for  a lot 
less  confusion  on  the  part  of  the  stu- 
dents who  don’t  want  to  walk  from 
South  Lot  on  the  weekends. 


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Opinion  The  Uoice  February  28. 2005 


Damage  control 


“AND  JUSTICE  FOR 
ALL” 

BYASHLEV 
SPEICHER 
VOICE  COLUMNIST 


President  Bush  recently  look 
a trip  across  the  Atlantic  to  meet  with 
several  leaders  in  Europe.  During  his 
first  stop  in  Brussels,  he  gave  a 
speech  which  highlighted  some  of  the 
issues  lopping  the  United  States'  for- 
eign policy  agenda.  These  included 
rebuilding  Iraq,  promoting  peace 
between  Israel  and  Palestine,  and  end- 
ing Syria's  occupation  in  Lebanon. 

The  major  issue  that  has  been 
on  everybody's  tongue  lately  has  been 
that  of  the  nuclear  weapons  program 
in  Iran. 

President  Bush  stated  that 
Iran  must  immediately  end  its  devel- 
opment of  nuclear  weapons  and  the 
Iranian  government  should  stop  sup- 
porting terrorism.  Bush  said  that  he 
would  not  rule  out  invasion  yet  but 
that  was  not  a current  option  because 


the  situation  is  still  in  the  early  stages 
of  discussion. 

The  discussion,  however,  is 
being  conducted  by  Britain.  France, 
and  Germany.  The  Bush  administra- 
tion has  decided  to  opt  out  of  the 
diplomatic  talks.  The^^___^^ 
three  major  players  in 
Europe  have  strongly 
advocated  for  the  United 
States  to  directly  join  in. 
fearing  that  without  U.S. 
involvement,  the  talks 
will  fail.  Iran  is  being 
offered  political  and  eco- 
nomic support  to  stop  its 
production  of  nuclear 
weapons  and  hopefully 
to  prevent  Iran  from 
becoming  the  new  Iraq. 

President  Bush 
spoke  about  the  global 
warming  crisis  in  light  ot  tho 
Kyoto  Protocol  being  signed  by  over 
thirty- five  industrialized  countries. 
The  United  States  was  not  one  of 
those  countries.  Bush  promised  to 


“I’m  looking 
for  a good 
cowboy.” 

-President 
George  W. 
Bush 


address  the  "serious  long-term  chal- 
lenge of  global  climate  change.” 
Another  issue  add  by  President  Bush 
was  that  of  President  Vladimir  Putin 
of  Russia,  where  recent  action  has 
been  taken  against  media  who  have 
spoken  out  against  its  gov- 
lernment.  Bush  said  that 
we  need  to  join  together  to 
promote  a free  press,  since 
‘freedom  leads  to  peace." 
President  Bush  stated  that 
Russia  needs  to  go  back  to 
its  democratic  system  and 
keep  democracy  flourish- 
ing. 

This  trip  has  been 
seemingly  successful  but 
many  remain  skeptical  if 
President  Bush's  word  will 
hold  true  in  the  end; 
Words  do  not  equate  into 
"aetTons  and  it  is  easy  to  fill  a 
foreign  leaders  head  with  rosy 
thoughts  rather  than  play  them  out. 
The  Bush  team  has  been  an  active  and 
aggressive  administration  that  leaves 


no  room  for  compromise.  Bolh 
France  and  Brussels  were  firm  oppo- 
nents of  the  Iraq  war  and  Bush’s  visit 
served  somewhat  as  damage  control. 
Hopefully  these  meetings  will 
improve  foreign  relations  with  the 
countries  and  their  leaders. 

When  President  Bush  met 
with  President  Jacques  Chirac  of 
France,  there  was  obvious  tension 
between  the  two  leaders.  But  Bush 
attempted  to  ease  the  pressure  by  call- 
ing the  Belgium  frites  as  "French 
fries"  instead  of  "freedom  fries” 
which  had  been  adopted  when  France 
refused  to  support  the  war  in  Iraq. 
When  a French  reporter  inquired 
whether  President  Bush  would  extend 
an  invitation  to  President  Chirac  to 
come  to  his  ranch  in  Texas,  Bush  sim- 
ply replied,  "I'm  looking  for  a good 
cowboy.”  Aren't  we  all? 


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Gay  marriage?  Is  there  another  kind? 


Earlier  this  month.  The  Simpsons 
tackled  same-sex  marriage  with  the  heavy- 
handed  gusto  long  associated  with  all  well 
meaning  television  commentary.  The 
episode  itself  didn’t  interest  me  so  much  as 
the  warning  Fox  chose  to  air  directly  before 
the  title  credits  rolled.  It  went  something  to 
the  tune  of:  “The  following  program  con- 
tains discussion  of  same-sex  marriage. 
Parental  discretion  advised."  Now,  I'm  all 
for  networks  giving'  lazy,  negligent,  and 
busy  parents  a like  a five-second  heads  up, 
but  I believe  a reality  check  is  due  here. 

This  is  The  Simpsons.  This  is  a 
show  that  has,  for  the  last-dccade-and-a- 
half.  featured  domestic  violence,  nudity, 
murder,  homosexuality,  alcoholism,  drug- 
induced  hallucinations,  incest,  and  canni- 
balism. Let  me  say  that  last  one  again. 
Cannibalism.  In  all  The  Simpson’s  history, 
they've  never  aired  a serious  warning.  Sure, 
they've  had  Marge  come  on  and  say  that 
this  year's  Halloween  episode  was  extra 
scary,  but  only  to  end  with  a belated  “well, 
I guess  you’re  going  to  watch  it  anyway.” 

But  somehow,  same-sex  marriage 
is  just  too  racy. 

This  absurdity  aside,  let's  push  out 
there  some  of  the  basic  points  for  examina- 
tion. The  argument  against  same-sex  mar- 
riage hangs  largely  on  these  two  state- 
ments; 

1 ) Marriage  is  a contract  between 
a man  and  a woman. 

2)  Marriage  is  a sacred  institution 


steeped  in  religion  that  would  be  cheap- 
ened if  homosexuals  could  marry  each 
other. 

Okay,  now  here's  the  problem  in 
article  one:  it’s  antithetical  to  our  notion  of 
justice.  Why  in  the  world  should  there  be 
one,  and  only  one  contract  that,  legally, 
only  a man  and  a woman  should  be  able  to 
enter  into?  It's  not  like  only  a member  of 
the  opposite  sex  can  hire  you.  or  loan  you 
money.  It's  ridiculous  and  unjust  that  the 
law  should  care  about  your  gender  when 
determining  what  you  can  and  can't  do. 

The  second  point  has  two  counter- 
arguments. The  first  one  is  very  obvious 
and  it  involves  a 50%  divorce  rate  and 
Britany  Spears.  Simply  put,  marriage  is 
already  a disease-ridden  whore,  mourning 
for  an  abusive  and  impoverish  childhood 
that,  through  revisionism  and  nostalgia,  has 
been  idealized  into  a noble  and  perfect 
period  of  domestic  bliss.  But  that’s  not  the 
big  gun.  The  big  gun  ih  the  God  of  it.  The 
religious  significance  of  marriage,  and  all 
that  significance  implies,  leads  us  to  a solu- 
tion that  would  have  every  Bible-thumping 
fundamentalist  running  for  cover  scream- 
ing “secular  contract"  like  a syphilitic 
metaphor: 

We  must  outlaw  all  marriage. 

No.  I’m  serious.  We  must  cast 
marriage,  a religious  ritual,  out  of  our  laws. 
Strike  the  very  word  itself  from  every, 
EVERY  statute  and  guideline.  Replace 
marriage  with  a civil  union,  a contract  that 
implies  nothing  but  holds  with  it  the  fiscal 
benefits  of  marriage.  Have  it  be  a standard 
contract,  one  with  optional  variations. 
Have  this  contract  be  accessible  to  any  hvo 
people.  Straight  lovers.  Gay  lovers.  Two 
guys  who  arc  just  roommates,  but  one  has 
a job  with  health  coverage  and  he  wants  his 


roomie  to  get  the  spousal  coverage. 

Does  something  smell  strange 
about  this  proposal?  That's  liberty  you’re 
smelling.  Reeks  of  wet  ozone  doesn't  it? 
Just  think  about  it.  Marriage  is  a religious 
ceremony  according  to  many  social  conser- 
vatives. Fair  enough,  then  the  state  has  no 
business  acknowledging  nr  dismissing  that 
ceremony.  Does  the  state  have  anything  to 
say  on  a young  Jewish  man  who  has  been 
Bar  Mitzvah'd?  How  about  a Catholic  who 
has  had  a confirmation?  Do  Baptists  get 
any  special  rights/status  in  the  eyes  of  the 
law  once  they’re  dunked?  1 think  not. 

It  is,  and  has  always  been  the 
intent  of  our  beloved  constitution  to  force 
the  government  to  be  blind  to  religion.  If 
you  want  to  be  married,  talk  to  a priest  / 
rabbi  / minister  / etc.  Uncle  Sam  will  never 
say  a peep,  fer  or  against.  Uncle  Sam  does- 
n't care.  Uncle  Sam  isn't  going  to  tell  you 
Evangelicals  that  a gay  couple  can  or  can't 
be  married.  It’s  up  to  you,  in  your  own  eyes, 
whether  a gay  couple  is  married.  You  never 
have  to  acknowledge  their  love,  because 
this  is  a free  country.  They  just  have  a con- 
tract, the  same  contract  you  have  with  your 
wife,  and  maybe  a cousin  has  with  his 
roommate.  It’s  just  a legal  arrangement 
between  you  and  the  state.  Just  something 
on  the  books,  to  get  your  family  covered 
under  your  health  plan,  and  to  ensure  you 
get  access  to  your  family  in  certain  situa- 
tions. Your  marriage  is  between  you  and 
your  God.  and  those  sinful  homosexual's 
“marriage"  is  between  them  and  their  God. 
The  State  does  not  comment. 

The  State  docs  not  comment  on 
matters  of  faith.  What  a lovely  policy,  no? 


Society  and  the  Homo 


“ — \ 

“The  Devil’s 

ADVOCATE” 

BY  PETE  NORWOOD 

A&E  Editor 

Sexuality  is  such  a hot  topic 
these  days.  It  seems  that  each  time  I 
turn  on  the  television  to  check  out  the 
latest  music  videos,  they’re  resembling 
pornography  more  and  more.  Sex  is 
everywhere  and  is  used  to  sell  any- 
thing and  everything.  Upon  first 
glance,  one  would  think  that  our  soci- 
ety was  undergoing  some  sort  of  sexu- 
al liberation.  The  media  tells  us  that 
sex  is  okay  and  it  is  becoming  more 
popular  than  ever  before.  This  is  the 
case  for  heterosexual  individuals.  For 
anyone  who  is  not  heterosexual,  the 
case  is  quite  different. 

When  I went  to  Boston  to  rally  in 
support  of  gay  marriage  in 
Massachusetts,  I was  horrified  at  some 
of  the  signs  I saw  people  carrying 
around.  They  ranged  from  simple  say- 
ings such  as  "Adam  and  Eve,  Not 
Adam  and  Steve"  to  slurs  like  “AIDS; 
the  cure  to  homosexuality."  The  most 
disgusting  part  of  this  was  that  these 
arc  the  people  whose  sons  and -daugh- 
ters will  never  be  able  to  truly  express 
themselves  to  their  parents  if  they  are 
gay  or  bisexual.  What  kind  of  message 
does  this  deliver  to  America’s  youth? 

Being  gay  or  bisexual  is  a huge 
factor  in  many  teen  suicides  that  hap- 
pen in  America  every  day.  I've  been 
dealing  with  my  own  sexuality  recent- 


ly only  to  find  that  the  reason  I cannot 
express  myself  fully  (through  sexuali- 
ty) is  because  of  society’s  effect  on 
people's  views  on  homosexuality  (and 
bisexuality).  While  suicide  has  not 
crossed  this  young  man’s  mind,  it  is 
easy  for  me  to  see  why  the  subject 
becomes  so  unbearable  to  so  many 
teens  across  the  country. 

The  family  in  this  country  has 
been  developed  to  such  a point  that  an 
individual's  family  is  supposed  to  be 
the  closest  emotional  link  he 
or  she  has  to  the  outsidcj—  ..." 
world.  The  family  is  the 
closest  link  to  putting  the 
fuzzy  pieces  of  the  puzzle 
known  as  life  together. 

However,  when  society 
affects  a family  in  such  a 
way  as  to  look  down 
upon  a certain  sexuality 
(which  I contend  is  not  a 
choice  at  all,  why  the  hell 
would  I want  to  deal  with 
all  this  stress  on  top  of  all 
the  other  shit  in  my 

life?),  the  result  is  to  cre- 

ate  an  atmosphere  in 
which  an  individual  cannot  feel  com- 
fortable. If  one  cannot  feel  comfort- 
able with  his  or  her  family,  who  is  left? 

For  some  reason.  1 have  recently 
felt  the  need  to  label  my  sexuality, 
even  though  it  would  be  much  easier  to 
follow  the  paths  of  my  friends  who 
label  themselves  “myscxuals,"  signify- 
ing that  they  need  not  explain  who 
they  are  to  anyone.  However,  when 


“My  friends... 
label  themselves 
‘mysexuals,’  sig- 
nifying that  they 
need  not  explain 
who  they  are  to 
anyone.” 


someone  asks  me.  I feel  that  it  would 
be  nice  to  be  able  to  give  them  an 
answer.  Upon  discussing  the  issue  with 
a friend,  I was  informed  that  you  can- 
not be  bisexual;  you  must  be  one  or  the 
other.  Well  great,  that  about  puts  me 
back  where  I started!  What  if  fdon't 
want  to  choose,  and  moreover,  what  if 
the  choice  is  not  mine  to  make? 

At  any  rale,  1 am  just  pissed  off 
at  society  for  making  this  such  a big 
deal.  1 never  see  “breeders"  struggling 
with  issues  of  sexuality  unless 
' ^Zthe  issue  is  that  they  can't 

'get  some."  Hopefully  you, 
my  loyal  readers,  will  real- 
ize from  the  last  column  I 
printed  that  there  are  some 
serious  issues  going  on 
here.  For  a monogamous 
individual,  it  is  quite  diffi- 
cult to  find  happiness  when 
you  are  not  even  sure 
where  the  key  to  your  hap- 
piness resides.  The  worst 
part  is  I have-become  so 
hopelessly  confused  that 
the  topic  has  been  berating 
'my  mind  on  a pretty  steady 


basis. 

I write  a lot  about  “ideal  worlds" 
and  “ideal  societies."  but  rarely  ever 
do  1 write  on  the  more  positive  aspects 
of  our  society.  One  must  wonder;  why 
would  someone  who  is  apparently  so 
anti-societal  even  give  a flying  [exple- 
tive-deleted] about  what  society  thinks 
concerning  an  issue  such  as  sexuality? 

This  is  what  got  me  thinking 


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CD  give-aways! 

YOU  COULD  WIN  TICKETS 

TO  THE  SENATE  BANQUET! 

Prizes  include  gift  certificates  to 
these  local  restaurants  and  busi- 
nesses: Sammy’s  Pizza, 
Blockbuster  Video,  Points  East 
Restaurant,  Piccolo’s 
Restaurant,  Applebee’s 
Restaurant,  The  Good  Table 
Restaurant,  Panda  House 
Chinese  Restaurant,  Pasquale’s 
Italian  Restaurant,  and  Bently 
Billiards. 


about  society’s  affect  on  the  non-het- 
cro  sub-cultures.  I smoke  weed,  I hate 
Bush,  and  1 appreciate  when  massive 
amounts  of  people  die,  but  I have  a 
problem  expressing  my  sexuality? 
Unfortunately.  I feel  that  the  basis  to 
this  particular  problem  lies  within  the 
realms  of  religion. 

Religion,  religion,  religion.  There 
is  no  need  to  go  off  on  a tangent  about 
religion;  my  resolve  is  simple.  I hate 
all  organized  religion  and  think  they 
should  be  abolished  from  the  face  of 
the  Earth.  I don't  care  what  God  thinks 
about  what  1 do  in  the  suck.  These 
“Biblc-bangers”  seem  to  be  able  to 
waste  quite  a lot  of  time  ensuring  that 
people  are  conforming  to  their  sexual 
positions.  What  a boring  world  would 
it  be  if  the  only  sexual  position  we 
ever  experienced  was  the  missionary, 
right? 

I blame  Bush  and  organized  reli- 
gion for  the  unnecessary  stress  that  has 
been  added  to  my  life  at  this  already 
stressful  point.  If  I was  religious,  I 
would  be  pissed  at  God,  because 
according  to  Bush,  He  wanted  him  to 
be  the  president  of  our  country.  If  the 
goal  of  Jesus  W.  Christ  is  realized  and 
America  truly  does  become  the  coun- 
try to  which  all  others  look  up  to,  then 
I am  afraid  that  a horrible  precedent 
will  have  been  set  for  youth  att  over 
the  world  (instead  of  just  in  the  United 
States  and  other  Nazi  nations). 


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A&E  The  Uoice  February  28.  2005 


Arts  & Entertainment 

Kevin  Smith  - Funny  man  extrodinaire 


BY  Sarah  Cagan 
A&E  EDITOR 

Kevin  Smith  is  the  creator  of 
many  popular  movies  such  as  Dogma 
and  Jersey  Girl,  though  there  are 
many  more  to  his  name.  Only  the 
true  Kevin  Smith  fans  have  seen  them 
all . and  it  began  with  Clerks.  Clerks 
two  is  in  (he  process  of  being  estab- 
lished and  I find  this  a good  reason  to 
review  all  his  past  films  in  tribute 
form.  Clerks  had  it  all,  sex,  drugs, 
violence,  and  even  necrophilia.  The 
brilliance  of  this  movie  was  that  it 
took  place  in  a convenience  store  and 
the  main  chara.clcr  is  the  clerk  that 
works  there  along  with  his  plucky 
friend  that  works  at  the  video  rental 
place  next  to*  it.  The  phenomenal 
concept  of  this  film  is  the  hilarious 
drama  that  unfolds  with  realistic  (yet 
quirky)  characters.  This  was  also  the 
introduction  of  Jay  and  Silent  Bob. 
Jay  is  a scrawny  long  -haired  horn 
ball  with  the  mouth  of  a sailor.  Silent 
Bob  is  Kevin  Smith  himself;  the  char- 
acter is  a partially  mute  man  of  many 
personality  traits  expressed  in  eye- 
brow movement.  The  difference 
between  Kevin  Smith  and  his  charac- 
ter Silent  Bob  is  astounding.  While 


Silent  Bob  usually  utters  no  more  than 
three  words  per  film,  Kevin  Smith  is 
an  articulate  chatterbox  in  every 
instance.  The  man  is  nothing  short  of 
a comic  genius,  who  can  weave 
remarkable  tales  with  fascinating 
characters. 

Kevin  Smith's  prowess  in  the 
theatrical  revenue  is  due  to  his  ability 
to  make  stories  and  characters  in 
which  the  audience  can  connect  with 
(or  laugh  at).  After  Clerks  Kevin 
Smith’s  next  movie  was  Mallrats.  In 
this  movie  there  are  two  guys  that 
struggle  with  their  relationships. 
Most  of  this  movie  is  set  in  the  clichd 
mall,  you  know,  the  ones  we  ail  went 
to  in  the  teen  years  when  we  had  noth- 
ing better  to  do.  In  this  off  beat  love 
story  there  are  many  occurrences  that 
are  most  amusing,  one  of  which  was 
seeing  Kevin  Smith  decked  out  in  a 
batman  outfit  trying  to  move  a metal 
screw  with  his  mind.  As  with  all  his 
movies  this  will  tickle  your  funny 
bone  and  pull  at  your  heartstrings. 

Chasing  Amy  was  the  next 
film  created  by  Kevin  Smith.  This 
film  established  an  entire  new  genre 
with  its  risky  content.  The  main 
character  in  the  film  falls  for  a les- 
bian, and  he  spends  the  entire  time 


trying  to  swing  her  to  the  hetero  team. 
The  childish  antics  and  adult  content 
catches  every  eye  and  is  guaranteed  to 
bring  a smirk  to  your  lips.  Not  to 
mention  the  random  characters  such 
as  Jay  and  Silent  Bob  who  make  a 
show  just  to  beat  up  the  Easter  bunny. 

The  next  film  released  was 
one  of  my  personal  favorites  as  well 
as  one  of  the  most  controversial 
(coincidence?).  Before  Dogma  was 
even  released  there  was  uproar  from 
those  of  the  Christian  persuasion. 
This  movie  definitely  involved  reli- 
gious content  but  the  fact  was  that  it 
wasn't  about  putting  faith  down,  it 
was  about  inspiring  faith  in  those  that 
don't  have  it  in  spades.  In  this  movie 
two  fallen  angles  are  trying  to  get 
back  in  to  God’s  good  graces.  Of 
course  doing  so  would  prove  God 
wrong,  and  since  God  is  supposed  to 
be  infallible...  pretty  much  their  mak- 
ing it  back  into  Heaven  would  obliter- 
ate all  existence,  as, we  know  it.  Of 
course  this  movie  has  a stellar  cast, 
which  helps,  some  of  the  names  are 
Matt  Damon.  Ben  Affleck,  Chris 
Rock,  Kevin  Smith  (obviously),  and 
many  more.  This  movie  changed 
my  negative  outlook  on  religion,  as  I 
am  sure  it  did  for  many  other  individ- 


uals. 

The  movie  Jay  and  Silent  Bob 
was  a Joke  and  a half.  I just  didn't  get 
the.  punch  line.  Though  it  had  its 
moments  of  humor  this  was  not  in 
league  with  Smith's  other  films. 
Even  though  this  was  not  my  favorite 
I suggest  you  watch  it  just  to  expand 
your  knowledge  of  Kevin  Smith  films. 

Jersey  Girl  was  definitely  a 
step  up  from  the  last  film  faux  paus. 
This  film  was  more  of  a chick  flick 
but  good  nonetheless.  George  Carlin’s 
appearance  brought  a lot  more  dry 
sarcasm  to  the  film.  This  is  a great 
film  though  it  was  more  geared 
towards  a different  audience  than  his 
usual  slapstick  comedy. 

Overall.  Kevin  Smith  will 
inspire  you  with  humor  and  thought 
and  I suggest  for  your  own  enlighten- 
ment that  you  check  out  this  collec- 
tion. And  for  those  of  you  who  are 
into  the  animation  crowd,  you  should 
check  out  the  Clerk  cartoons.  If  this 
article  doesn't  convince  of  the  bril- 
liance of  Kevin  Smith  then  I have 
either  not  represented  him  well  or 
you're  a lost  cause  (probably  the  lat- 
ter). 


(Top  left)  Smith  him- 
self as  Silent  Bob 
with  his  counter-part, 
Jay.  {Top  right)  Ben 
Affleck,  a friend  of 
Smith’s  acts  alongside 
Liv  lyier  in  Jersey 
Girl.  (Bottom  right) 
Jesus  lends  a helping 
hand  to  the  cast  of 
Dogma.  (Bottom  left) 
Smith’s  film  Clerks 
was  made  into  an  ani- 
mated series. 


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New  Keanu  film  is  not  the 
one 


By  Jason  young 

VOICE  REPORTER 


Constantine  tries  too  hard  to 
be  The  Matrix.  It  tries  to  succeed  as 
both  an  intellectual  meditation  on 
spirituality  and  an  entertaining  action 
film.  Yet  its  only  palpable  success  is 
how  it  manages  to  utilize  the  exact 
same  camera] 
motions  revolt 
lionized  by  th 
W a c h o w s k 
Brothers  - tech- 
niques they  pio- 
neered even 
before  The  Matri: 
in  their  1996  filr 
Bound. 


Constantine  stars! 

Keanu  Reeves,  thcl 
emotionless  oafl 
who  played  Neo.l 
as  John^ 

Constantine,  a -HlePtic 

supernatural  Constantine’s  demons  arc  about  as  atrocious  a 
detective  perish-  new  movie,  according  to  Jason, 

ing  from  the  cancer  sticks  he  has  been 
smoking  since  he  was  fifteen.  In  the 
original  DC/Vertigo  comic  book  titled 
"Hellblazer,”  Constantine  was  a 
blond-haired  Brit.  Needless  to  say,  the 
integrity  of  the  original  source  has 
been  compromised  to  cast  Keanu  in 
hopes  to  attract  the  same  audience  of 
the  Matrix  trilogy.  The  same  audience 
that  earned  The  Matrix  Reloaded  close 
to  $300  million  a few  summers  ago. 

John  Constantine  is  able  to 
decipher  half-breed  angels  and 
demons  that  walk  the  earth  in  human 
skin.  Earlier  in  his  life,  he  attempted 
to  commit  suicide  to  rid  him  of  this 
daily  horror  but  was  unsuccessful. 

According  to  some  religious  jargon 
expressed  in  the  film,  this  means  that 
Constantine  can  not  enter  Heaven 


when  he  dies. 

But  all  he  has  to  do  is  put  his 
feet  into  some  cold  water  and  look 
into  the  left  eye  of  a cat  to  go  to  hell. 

It  is  in  hell  where  he  sees  Isabel 
Dodson,  the  damned  twin  sister  of 
Angela,  both  played  by  Rachel  NSbisz 
(you  may  remember  Weisz  and  Reeves 
starring  together  in  the  big  budget 
Chain  Reaction 
[back  in  1996). 
Isabel  success- 
fully committed 
suicide,  so 
Constantine 
Ifeels  a connec- 
|tion  with 

Angela  once  he 
is  finished  play- 
ing hard  to  get. 
Thank  the  gods 
jihat  Constantine 
ispares  us  of  a 
Iraunchj^  sex 
'scene. 

The  tagline 
for  Constantine 
reads:  “Hell 

wants  him.  Heaven  won’t  take  him. 
Earth  needs  him."  This  is  an  intriguing 
subject.  Its  execution,  a little  less.  A 
science  fiction  film  about  a man  fight- 
ing for  salvation  could  be  powerful, 
but  not  if  the  director  is  more  con- 
cerned with  framing  the  lord  of  the 
underworld  strolling  suavely  through 
a sheet  of  broken  glass  in  slow 
motion.  Entering  the  third  month  of 
2005,  mainstream  cinema  has  yet  to 
see  a good  film. 

Constantine  is  rated  R by  the 
Motion  Picture  Association  of 
America  for  violence  and  demonic 
images. 


Poetry  Corner 


Anxiety  eats  away  at  my 
excistence 

Devouring  any  chance  of 
humanity 

The  fetid  stench  of  failure 
surrounds  my  person 
Frustration  a constant 
companion 

Time  laughs  at  my  futile 
attempts 

^jEven  my  happiness  wal- 
lows in  self  pity 
It^s  good  to  know  this  will 
eventually  end 
I’m  only  anxious  as  to 
when. 

•Jane  Don’t 


J 

“Everyone  Loves  A Clown' 

I never  wanted  to  be  a clowi 
Stuck  in  a three  ring  circus 
“Look  at  her”  they  all  say 
“Look  at  her  juggle  her  worri 
away” 

Everyone  loves  a clown. 

Make  sure  thet  you’re  funnj 
It’s  up  to  you  to  entertain 
Don’t  you  dare  drop  a ball 
Never  ever  show  your  pain 

Everyone  loves  a clown. 

Dance  for  me  clown,  make  n 
smile 

It’s  "p  to  you  to  save  me 
Was  that  a tear  I saw  roll  dov 
your  cheek? 

Keep  on  juggling,  I’m  feelin 
meek 

Everyone  loves  a clown. 

Here  we  go  clown,  it’s  time  i 
be  funny 

Grab  your  rubber  nose 
You’vegot  a crowd  that  need 
saving 

Let  them  down,  and  they’ll  \ 
raving 

Everyone  loves  a clown. 

I never  wanted  to  be  a clowi 
-Lisandra  I.  Billings 


Boogeyman  boogies  away  with  your  buck 


BY  Jason  young 

VOICE  REPORTER 

Some  films  arc  released 
with  no  advanced  screenings  for  the 
press.  Horror  films  typically  prac- 
tice  this  particular  trend  in  the 
film  industry  for  one  specific  rea- 
son. Most  mainstream  horror  films 
are  as  inexpensive  to  produce  as 
they  arc  dreadful.  So  to  ensure  a 
larger  opening  weekend  at  the  box 
office,  perhaps  even  earning  the 
film  a profit  in  just  three  days, 
rich  production  companies  make 
sure  that  no  bad  reviews  scare 
potential  audiences  away. 

This  common  story  of  cor-  - 
poratc  greed  and  capitalistic 
obsession  is  the  only  thing  scary 
about  Boogeyman.  the  most  recent 
of  four  horror  films  released  so  far 
in  2005.  if  this  review  could  have 
been  released  a little  over  a week 
ago,  maybe  Boogeyman  wouldn't 
have  earned  back  $19.5  million  of 
its  $20  million  budget.  Within  a 
matter  of  weeks,  the  producersL- 
will  have  enough  money  to  make  yet 
another  embarrassing  excuse  for  a 


more  financial  success.  All  at  the 
expense  of  some  bored  teenagers 
looking  to  be  entertained  - not 
robbed. 

Boogeyman  stars  Barry 


Watson,  of  television’s  7th  Heaven, 
as  Tim  Jensen,  a man  haunted  by  the 


death,  killed  by  a Boogeyman  who 
lived  in  his  closet.  Now  in  his  mid- 
20s.  his  mother,  played  by  Xena; 
Warrior  Princess  star  Lucy  Lawless, 
has  just  died.  So,  in  classic  horror 


movie  fashion,  he  decides  to  face  his 
fear  by  spending  a night  in  the  house 


Boogeyman  tries  to  hcighit 
suspense  by  implying  (I 
Boogeyman’s  presence  througho' 
the  entire  film  and  waiting  until  t! 
last  ten  minutes  to  expose  i 
'•lappearancc.  The  wait  to  s( 
what  it  looks  like  is  not  wor 
it.  Director  Stephen  Kay  hi 
the  completely  unorigin 
idea  of  creating  a horrib 
CGI  creature  instead  of  hi 
ing  an  actual  actor.  Wolfgar 
Peterson’s  awkward  fil 
Troy  also  did  this  instead  > 
casting  extras,  but  there  is  r 
reasonable  excuse  for  crea 
ing  a film’s  title  role  on 
computer. 

Barry  Watson  was  diagnose 
with  Hodgkin’s  disease 
May  2002.  Fortunately,  h 
cancer  was  reported  in  remi 
sion  in  April  200 
Unfortunately,  his  profe 
sional  career  hasn’t  becon 
any  more  respectable  since  I 
tried  to  kill  his  tether 
ITeachine  Mrs.  Tingle  ai 
cross-dressed  for  college  housing 
Sorority  Boys. 


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A&£  Th6  UoiC6  February  28.  2005 


The  Starting  Line  rocks  New  Haven  and  mocks  WSG 


a while.  I wasn't  sure  what  to  expect  from 

The  band  played  a decent  set  for  The  Starting  Line.  They  had  always  been 
a tough  crowd.  At  one  point  something  a favorite  of  mine  but ! was  unsure  of  how 

The  Starting  Line  kicked  off  their  was  thrown  at  Gleason  which  he  did  not  there  performance  would  turn  out,  after 
new  tour  on  Tuesday  Feb.  15  at  Toads  find  amusing  and  showed  this  by  flipping  all.  the  lead  singer,  Ken  Vasoli,  joined  the 
Place  in  New  Haven,  Connecticut.  Other  off  the  crowd  and  threatening  the  band  when  he  was  only  14-years-old. 
bands  in  the  line-up  included  Jamison  unknown  person.  Making  my  way  to  the  front  of 

parkcr.  Days  Away  and  Further  Seems  However,  ultimately  the  band  is  the  stage  I prepared  for  what  turned  out  to 

Forever. 

Arriving  late  to  the 
show  1 missed  the  first  band, 

Jamison  Parker  but  made  it  in 
time  to  see  Days  Away  as  they 
set  up  their  equipment.  Days 
Away  played  a short  set  that  did 
not  include  any  of  the  songs  I 
was  familiar  with.  1 .stood 
the  back  in  anticipation  of  hear- 
ing Further  Seems  Forever  and 
their  new  vocalist. 

Days  Away  finished 
their  set  and  I watched  Further 
Seems  Forever  set  up  on  the 
Stage.  The  new  vocalist.  Jason 
Gleason,  has  been  singing  with 
the  band  since  2001  after  Chris 
Carrabba  left  the  band  in  order 
do  his  own  work  with 
Dashboard  Confessional. 

Not  impressed  with 
the  appearance  of  Gleason, 
who  looked  like  a 45-ycar-old 
man  with  a receding  hair  line, 
and  a fan  of  Chris  Carrabba  I 
did  not  expect  much  from  the 


The  Starting  Line  joined  Jamison  Parker,  Days  Away 
and  Further  Seems  Forever  at  Toads  Place  in  New  Haven, 
C.T.  last  Tuesday,  Feb.  15.  Pictured  above  is  the  bands 
lead  singer,  Ken  Vasoli,  and  t othe  right  is  guitarist  Matt 
Walts. 


/ singer,  full  of  extremely  talented  members  who  be  one  of  the  best  shows  I had  seen  in  a 

Trying  to  look  past  his  appearance  which  have  survived  many  changes  and  is  still  while.  Starting  out  with  a personal 

was  not  the  norm  for  a punk  band  1 tried  to  going  strong.  This  being  Gleason  second  favorite.  Up  and  Go,  and  playing  other 

listen  to  him  as  a vocalist.  Soon  I found  tour  with  the  band  he  seemed  to  be  more  hits  such  as.  Almost  There  Going  No 

myself  getting  into  the  songs  and  realizing  comfortable  with  the  fans  and  responded  Where,  Cheek  to'  Cheek,  Left  Coast  Envy 

.that  Gleason  was  not  all  that  bad,  although  to  their  reactions  well.  and  3's  A Charm.  Along  with  an  acoustic  non  stop  since  I saw  the  show. 

1 did  find  his  voice  slightly  irritating  after 


version  of  The  Night  Life  and  a new  song 
which  1 failed  to  get  the  name  of  left  the 
crowd  pumped. 

While  talking  to  the  crowd  in 
between  songs  Vasoli  was  giving  shout 
outs  to  places  all  over  Connecticut  when 
the  kids  I was  with  shouted  out  “Westfield 
State  College!”  Vasoli  turned  in  our  direc- 
and  screamed,  "fuck 
State 

College!”  leaving  us 
excited  that  he  men- 
tioned out  school  even 
though  it  seemed  as 
though  we  were  the  only 
there  who  were  old 
enough  to  even  attend 
college. 

After  about  an  hour  and 
i half  of  playing  their 
hits,  with  a variety  from 
all  of  their  albums  it  was 
time  for  the  encore. 
Playing  two  of  their  best 
they  started-  with  an 
acoustic  version  of 
Playing  Favorites.  The 
band  left  the  crowd  with 
the  decision  of  the  final 
song  played,  which 
ended  up  being  This 
Ride. 

The  show  was  a great 
time  even  though  to  me 
it  started  off  kind  of  slow.  I don't  think  I'd 
go  watch  Days  Away  again,  and  I am  glad 
that  I got  to  see  Further  Seems  Forever.  I 
would  definitely  recommend  The  Starting 
Line  and  have  been  listening  to  their  CD 


-Photos  by  Nicole  LeBlanc 


New  Shows  Announced! 

Tuesday,  March  8th 

Matchbook  Romance 

6 p.m.,  $12.50  adv 
Wednesday,  March  9th 

TAKE  ACTION  TOUR 
Susarcult 
Hawthorne  Heights 
AnBerlin 

6 p.m.,  $15  adv 
Friday,  March  11th 

Blue  Floyd  f.  Matt  Abts 

7 p.m  , $15  adv 
Monday,  March  14th 

Breaking  Beniamin 

7 p.m,  $18  adv 
Tuesday,  March  15th 

Motorhead 

6 p.m.,  $20  adv 
Friday,  March  25th 

Steve  Uai 

7:30  p.m.,  $20  adv 
Saturday,  March  26th 

Queens  of  the  Stone  Age 

7:30  p.m.,  $22.50  adv 


HELMET 

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Voice’s  A&E  section? 

E-mail  us  at  thecampusvoice  @ hotm  ail  .com  and 
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Sports  The  Voice  February  28,  2005 


Swim  Teams  Places  7th 
At  New  England  Finals 


Westfield  State  men's  basketball  coach  Rich  Sutter  presents  the  game  ball 
to  Vaso  Jaukovic.  who  scored  his  lOOOlh  career  point  on  Feb.  19. 

Photo  By  Mickey  Curtis 

Jaukovic,  Chapin 
Selected  To  ESPN 
Academic  Teams 


Westfield  State  College’s  Vaso 
Jaukovic  and  Amanda  Chapin  have 
been  selected  to  the  ESPN  The 
Magazine  2005  Academic  All- 
America  College  Division  All-Dis- 
trict I basketball  teams. 

Jaukovic  was  a first-team  se- 
lection and  is  eligible  for  national 
Academic  All-America  honors. 
Chapin  was  a third-team  pick. 

The  academic  teams  were  cho- 
[ s5n  by  the  College  Sports  Informa- 
I tion  Directors  of  America 

' (CoSIDA).  District  I includes  Divi- 

sion 2 and  Division  3 colleges  in 
New  England,  New  York,  and  five 
* provinces  in  northeast  Canada. 

I “This  is  a very  prestigious 
I honor  for  Vaso  and  Amanda,  who 
are  true  scholar-athletes,”  said 
Westfield  Stale  men’s  basketball 
coach  and  assistant  athletics  direc- 
tor Rich  Sutter.  “They  are  a reflec- 
i tion  of  the  type  of  students  we  want 
to  recruit  to  Westfield  State.” 

“This  is  the  highest  honor  be- 
stowed upon  student-athletes  by 


CoSIDA,”  said  Mickey  Curtis, 
•Westfield  State  sports  information 
director.  “You  have  to  be  a truly 
outstanding  scholar-athlete  to  even 
be  considered  for  this  honor." 

Jaukovic  earned  an  under- 
graduate degree  in  economics  last 
spring  with  a 3.87  cumulative  grade 
point  average.  He  is  now  a graduate 
student  in  the  public  administration 
program. 

Jaukovic’shometownisNiksic 
in  the  states  of  Serbia  and 
Montenegro.  This  season  he  is  av- 
eraging 13.2  points,  6.7  rebounds 
and  3.0  assists  per  game.  He  had 
1,006  career  points  heading  into 
last  Wedne,sday's  game  at  Salem. 

Chapin  is  a Westfield  native 
who  attended  Suffield  Academy. 
The  Westfield  Stale  junior  English 
major  has  a 3.69  grade  point  aver- 
age. She  leads  Westfield  in  both 
scoring  (12.2  points  per  game)  and 
rebounding  (12.3  per  game).  She 
ranks  seventh  nationally  in  rebound- 
ing in  NCAA  Division  3. 


WALTHAM  - The  Westfield 
State  women's  swimming  and  div- 
ing team  finished  seventh  in  the 
New  England  championships  on 
Feb.  18-20  at  Bentley  College. 

It  was  Westfield's  best  finish 
ever  in  the  New  England  finals.  The 
Owls  also  tied  a school  record  for 
winning  percentage  and  most  victo- 
ries in  a season  with  an  8-2  dual 
meet  mark  for  their  12"'  straight 
winning  season. 

“Everybody  swam  well  forus," 
said  veteran  coach  Dave  Laing.  "As 
they  say  in  the  swim  vernacular,  we 
hit  the  taper  at  the  right  time.” 

Junior  standout  Vanessa 
Morton  particularly  peaked  at  the 
right  time.  She  placed  second  in 
the  100  freestyle  in  a school  record 
time  of  54.81. 

“She  was  just  touched  out  at  the 
finish.”  said  Laing. 

Morion  finished  fourth  in  the 
50  freestyle  (25.59)  and  sixth  in  the 
200  freestyle  (2:04.06).  The 
Wellfleel  (Nauset  Regional)  native 
also  was  a member  of  four  relay 
teams:  200  medley  (sixth),  400 
freestyle  (seventh),  200  freestyle 
(eighth),  and  800  freestyle  (lO'*’). 

“Vanessa  put  it  all  together  at 


WESTFIELD  - Sophomore 
guard  Ricky  Ogboin  (Brighton)  had 
23  points  and  graduate  student  Vaso 
Jaukovic  (Serbia/Montenegro) 
.scored  his  1,000'^  career  point  in 
Westfield’s  94-66  victory  over 
MCLAon  Feb.  19. 

Jaukovic  had  996  points  enter- 
ing the  game  and  quickly  reached 
the  magic  milestone  on  a 17-foot 
jumper  from  the  top  of  the  key  at  the 
16:31  mark.  He  finished  with  10 
points,  including  a resounding 
breakaway  slam  dunk  with  2:49  re- 
maining in  the  game. 

MCLA  trailed  by  1 7 point?,  50- 
33,  at  halftime,  but  the  Trailblazers 
closed  to  within  nine.  61-52.  with 
13:39  remaining.  With  Ogboin  and 
Jaukovic  sidelined  with  four  fouls, 
and  two  starters  (Steve  Martins. 
MikeJurkowski)sitting  out  the  game 
with  injuries,  the  Westfield  reserves 
thwarted  the  comeback. 

Six  Westfield  players  scored  in 
double  figures,  including  freshman 
guard  Andy  Deffer  (Beverly)  with 
14  points.  Defter  was  a perfect  5- 


the  right  time  again  this  year  and 
that  was  the  key.”  said  Laing 

Sophomore  Rachel  Webb 
(WestSpringfleld)  finished  fourth 
in  the  200  butterfly  (2:25.57)  and 
I r*'  in  the  1000  freestyle  (1:53 .2) 
and  sophomore  Marianne  Wilson 
(Tewksbury)  placed  fifth  in  both 
the  one-  and  three-meter  diving 
events. 

Laing  also  cited  the  perfor- 
mances of  senior  Nicole  Spataro 
and  sophomore  Katie  Piquelte. 
Spataro  shattered  her  personal  best 
in  the  200  butterfly  with  a time  of 
2:29.54.  Piquetie  earned  points  in 
threeevents:  50  breaststroke  (1 0*). 
200  breaststroke  (lO'^),  and  100 
breaststroke  (12'^). 

Women's  Team  Scores  (Final):  1. 
BenUey  902.  2.  Brandeis  754.5. 3.  St. 
Michael's  544.  4.  Keene  Slate  541 .5, 
S.  Colby  Sawyer  540.  6.  UMass- 
Dartmouth  537.  7.  WESTFIELD 
STATE  442.5,  0.  Eastern  Connecticut 
345,  9.  Bridgewater  Stale  339,  10. 
Western  Connecticut  332,  11.  Ply- 
mouth Stale  163,  12.  UnIv.  of  New 
England  157, 13.  Simmons  149.5, 14. 
Western  New  England  142,  15.  St. 
Joseph,  Conn.  106.  16.  Salem  Slate 
101, 17.  Roger  Williams  100. 18.  Regis 
95.  19,  Elms  58,  20.  Norwich  48.  20. 
Gordon  48.  22.  Wheelock  15. 


for-5  from  the  field  and  3-for-3 
from  the  foul  line.  Ogboin  also 
shot  well  from  the  floor  (9-11)  and 
fbul  line  (5-5). 

Women's  Basketball 
Westfield  49  - MCLA  29 

WESTFIELD  - Junior 
Amanda  Chapin  posted  her  17* 
double-double  (14  points,  1 1 re- 
bounds) of  the  season  and  set  a 
school  rebounding  record  in 
Westfield  Slate’s  49-29  victopr. 

Chapin,  a Westfield  native, 
set  the  new  school  standard  for 
rebounds  per  game  (12.34)  in  a 
season;  the  5-9  forward  is  cur- 
rently ranked  seventh  nationally 
in  NCAA  Division  3.  The  former 
school  record  was  held  by  Ellen 
Carey,  who  averaged  12.26  re- 
bounds per  game  in  1991. 

Westfield  finished  its  season 
with  an  11-12  overall  and  5-7  in 
the  Mass.  Slate  Conference. 

Freshman  point  guard  Mel- 
issa Macchi  (Peabody)  had  an- 
other fine  outing  for  the  Owls  with 
10  points,  3 assists  and.6.steals. 


SECOND;  Vanessa  Morton,  100 
freestyle.  54.81 

FOURTH.Vanessa  Morion,  50  freestyle. 
25.59;  Rachel  Webb.  200  butterfly 
2:25.57. 

FIFTH  MarianneWilson.one-meterdiv- 
ing,  281.55;  Marianne  Wilson,  three- 
meter  diving.  306.9. 

SIXTH:  200  medley  relay  (Lindsey 
Bartosz.  Katie  Piquette.  Vanessa 
Morton.  Melissa  Blain),  2:01.32; 
Vanessa  Morton.  2OOfre0Style.  2:04.06. 
SEVENTH:  400  freestyle  relay  (Melissa 
Blain,  ReneeKruszyna,  Lindsey  Barlosz. 
Vanessa  Morton),  3:55.53. 

EIGHTH:  200  freestyle  relay  (Melissa 
Blain,  LindseyBartosz,  ReneeKruszyna. 
Vanessa  Morton),  1:47.01;  Nicole 
Spataro.  200  butterfly,  2:29.54. 

NINTH:  400  medley  relay  (Nicole 
Spataro,  KatiePiquette,HeatherNelson, 
Melissa  6[ain).4:34.69;Undsey  Bartosz. 
SO  backstroke,  30.97. 
loth:  Katie  Piquelte.  SO  breaststroke, 
35.32;  Renee  Kruszyna,  50  butterfly, 
29.84;  600  freestyle  relay  (Lindsey 
Bartosz.  Renee  Kruszyna,  Rachel 
Webb,  Vanessa  Morton),  8:47.45;  Katie 
Piquette,  200  breaststroke,  2:43. 

11th:  Kara  Phelan,  200  backstroke. 
2:24.36;  Melissa  Blain.  SO  freestyle, 
26.72;  Lindsey  Bartosz,  lOObackstroke. 
1:07.19;  Rachel  Webb.  1000  freestyle. 
1:53.2, 

12th:  Katie  Piquelte,  100  breaststroke, 
1:16.6;  Melissa  Blain,  100  freestyle, 
59.17;  Shannon  McMahon,  100  indi- 
vidual medley.  1:09,68. 


Honored  during  the  men's  basketball  Senior  Day  were,  left  to  right:  Vaso 
Jaukovic.  Ryan  Bowler  and  statistician/manager  Vanessa  Chariot. 

Photo  By  Mickey  Curiis 


Westfield  State  senior  swimmers,  left  to  right:  Heather  Nelson.  Clare 
Coumoyer,  Scott  Munroe,  Nicole  Spataro,  Elizabeth  Predella.  Missing  is 
Kelly  Springham. 

Photo  By  Mickey  Curiis 

Vaso  Scores  1000th  Point 


Richardson, 
Donoghue 
Capture  NE 
Crowns 

Junior  David 
Richardson  and  senior 
Tessa  Donoghue  won 
individual  titles  at  the  New 
England  Division  ill  indoor 
track  and  field  champion- 
ships held  Feb.  19. 

Richardson  - who  only 
stands  5-9  and  weighs  152 
pounds  - won  the  high  jump 
by  scaling  the  bar  at  6-7. 
The  Beverly  native's 
personal  best  is  6-8. 
Donoghue  won  the  long 
jump  with  an  effort  of  1 7-8 
1/4  despite  twisting  her 
ankle  in  practice  last  week. 
The  standout  from  Spring- 
field  Cathedral  High  School 
competed  in  one  other 
event,  placing  fourth  in  the 
high  jump  (5-1  3/4). 

Also  earning  All  New 
England  honors  were  senior 
Peter  King  (Athol)  in  the 
shot  put,  junior  Shawn 
McCorquodale  (Athol)  in 
the  long  and  triple  jumps, 
and  senior  Jen  Howard 
(Hanson)  in  the  high  jump. 

King  reset  the  school 
record  in  the  shot  by 
finishing  third  with  a toss 
of  52-1  1/4.  McCorquodale 
finished  fifth  in  the  long 
jump  with  a personal  best 
of  22-2  1/4  and  placed 
eighth  in  the  triple  jump 
(42-10  3/4).  Howard  was 
eighth  in  the  high  jump, 
clearing  4-11  3/4. 


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j"  “intramurarsStTll'Accepting”  '' 
I Rosters  For: 

-Men  & Women’s  Dodgeball 
-Men  & Women’s  5-5 


Outdoor  soccer  playoffs  wll  be 

played  on  the  turf  as  soon  as 
SNOW  DISAPPEARS!!  So  get 
your  teams  ready! 


BENTLEY  BILLIARDS  (Downtown)  & 
THE  WSC  INTRAMURALS 
DEPARTMENT  PRESENTS: 

THE  WSC  BILLIARDS 
LEAGUE 

Beginning  March  2cnd  for  eight  straight 
Wednesdays  (excluding  spring  break  week) 
Practice  begins  at  6p.m. 

League  play  begins  at  7p.m. 

4-8  people  per  team 
Co-Ed  teams 

There’s  a free  shuttle  from  the  Woodward 
Center  to  Bentley  Billiards  and  back.  Pick- 
up time  is  at  6p.m. 


THINK  SPRING! 


Start  organizing  your  spring  teams  now: 


Upcoming  Events: 

Floor  Hockey  (M+W) 
Sport  Trivia  (M+W) 
Softball  (M+W) 

Co-Ed  Softball 
Co-Ed  Sand  Volleyball 
Ultimate  Frisbee  (M+W) 
Home  Run  Derby  (M+W) 


Rosters  Due: 

March  2 
March  23 
March  23 
March  23 
March  28 
March  28 
April  27 


Open  Gym  Hours  for  both  the  Woodward  Center  and  Parenzo  Gym  can  be  found  on 

the  website: 

www.wsc.ma.edu/athletics/intra.htm 

Also  check  the  website  for  upcoming  games! 


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“I  don’t  think  I’m  alone  when  I say  I’d  like  to  see  more  and  more  planets  fall  under  the  ruthless  domination 

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The  l^oice 

The  Student  Press  ot  Westfield  State  Collese 


March  7. 2005 


Issue  XIX 


When  cancer  calls,  the 

empire  strikes  back 


By  Jason  Young 
Voice  Reporter 
Was  the  United  States  jus- 
tified in  invading  Iraq? 

Prof.  Gerald  Healy  of 
business  and  Prof.  Emeritus 
Michael  Engel  of  political  science 
debated  this  question  Monday 
night  in  Scanlon  Banquet  Hall  to 
an  audience  consisting  of  about  80 
students. 

■‘At  times  it  was  heated, 
but  it  was  very  interesting  to  hear 
different  sides  of  the  story."  said 
Jon  Mitchell,  a student  at  WSC. 

Students  had  no  problem 
identifying  which  side  of  the  polit- 


ical spectrum  each  debater  repre- 
sented. 

"He  looked  like  a typical 
republican."  one  student  said, 
referring  to  Healy.  “Even  his  hair 
was  parted  to  the  right.” 

Each  debater  was  given 
the  time  for  a five-minute  opening 
statement.  Afterwards,  questions 
were  directed  either  toward  Healy 
or  Engel.  Whoever  was  asked  the 
question  was  allotted  a two-minute 
response,  and  the  other  was  grant- 
ed a one-minute  rebuttal. 

Healy  started  off  his 
opening  statement  by  explaining 
how  difficult  it  is  to  speak  a con- 


servative view  on  campus. 

"I  take  great  risk  in  a 
place  such  as  this  by  being  this  free 
enterprise  capitalist  who  is  a con- 
servative -who  loves  this  country 
and  believes  they've  done  the  right 
thing  by  bringing  peace  to  so  many 
millions  of  people,"  Healy  said. 

Many  of  Healy's  argu- 
ments for  the  invasion  of  Iraq  were 
explained  through  a metaphor  con- 
cerning cancer. 

“What  we  have  con- 
fronting us  is  a cancer.”  Healy  said. 

“We  have  to  attack  that  cancer.”  PIhxo  by;  Mike  Coughlin 

Healy  said  he  believed  Pnifessor  Emeritm  ^lidlacl  fciigel  of  pohUnd  sdunccaddiviscs 
Debate-  Page  3 dissembled  for  tJic  Iraq  debate  held  Uiis  past  Monday. 


Rtoto  by:  Mike  Cbughlin 

Extreme  dodgeball  has  been  taking  over  the  Parenzo  gym  this  semester. 


Vagina’s  talk  of  the  town 


By  Kaetlyn  Kennedy 
Voice  Reporter 

Whether  you  have  one  or  not. 
love  them  or  hate  them,  embrace  them  or 
ignore  them,  vaginas  are  here  to  be 
heard,  and  that's  exactly  what  they  did 
during  WSC’s  benefit  performance  of  the 
Vagina  Monologues. 

In  honor  of  The  V-day 
Organization  and  the  Month  Celebrating 
Women,  students  and  teachers  barefoot 
and  dressed  in  black  acted  out  a variety 
of  dramatic  soliloquies  focused  solely  on 
one  particular  female  body  part.  The 
word  "vagina”  was  yelled,  whispered, 
groaned,  squealed  and  moaned  over  and 
over  again  in  this  play,  each  with  a new 
story  to  tell.  Covering  serious  vagina 


issues  such  as  orgasms,  menstruation, 
sex  changes,  childbirth,  rape,  gynecolog- 
ical exams  and  lesbian  experiences, 
nothing  was  left  unsaid.  If  you  have  a 
vagina,  you  could  relate  to  most  topics 
covered  in  the  Vagina  Monologues. 

All  the  monologues  were  differ- 
ent but  all  included  personal  experiences 
and  opinions.  The  readings  were  passion- 
ate and  dramatic  and  ranged  from  serious 
to  humorous. 

The  audience  members  were 
asked  to  relate  their  own  vaginas  (assum- 
ing they  have  one)  to  possessing  minds 
of  their  own.  If  your  vagina  could  talk 
what  would  it  say?  Possible  answers 
included;  “Not  yet!”?  "Enter  at  your 
own  risk"  "Remember  me?"?  or  the 
Monologues-  Page  3 | 


Extreme  dodgeball 
intramural  phenomenon 


By  Courtney  Loftus 

Voice  Reporter 


In  the  Parenzo  gym,  on 
Monday  and  Wednesday  nights,  stu- 
dents like  senior  Gabc  Crane  can  be 
found  reliving  their  youth.  Crane  is 
one  of  more  than  150  WSC  students 
participating  in  the  very  first  season 
of  intramural  dodgeball. 

Extreme  dodgeball.  a recent 
phenomenon,  has  grown  so  popular 
that  organizations  and  leagues  have 
sprung  up  all  over  the  country,  and 
Westfield  State  College  has  jumped 
on  the  bandwagon. 

Upon  first  hearing  about  the 
league  Crane  said  he  was,  “wicked 
excited  and  thought  it  was  going  to  be 
the  best  intramural  sport  ever." 

Teams  consist  of  six  players 
each,  and  games  arc  played  best  out 
of  seven.  Each  court  takes  up  half  of 
the  gym  so  that  two  games  can  be 

Report  faces 

By  Rebecca  OutvER 
Voice  Reporter 

The  Westfield 
State  College 

Executive  Council  of 
the 

Massachusetts 
State  College 

Association  is  entirely 
opposed  to  the  external 
review  done  of 
Academic  Affairs  sub- 


played  at  the  same  time,  with  two  ref- 
erees per  game. 

According  to  junior.  Andrew 
Smith,  the  dodgeball  supcrvi.sor  and 
intramural  sports  coordinator,  rules 
arc  based  on  those  of  the  Boston 
Sports  Club  and  the  2004  film. 
Dodgeball:  A True  Underdog  Story. 
Some  rules  were  altered  in  order  to  fit 
the  college  setting. 

Smith  said  that  a lot  of  peo- 
ple on  campus  were  excited  about 
starling  a dodgeball  league,  and  that 
with  25  teams,  it  has  had  one  of  the 
highest  player  turnouts  of  any  intra- 
mural sport. 

Because  only  one  team  has 
signed  up  for  the  girls'  league,  that 
team  has  been  unable  to  play  any 
games.  All  25  teams  in  the  guys' 
league  play  against  each  other,  unlike 
other  intramural  sport  leagues  which 
arc  often  divided  into  skilled  and 

Dodgeball-  Page  2 

opposition 

Gerry  Tctraull,  WSC 
chapter  President.  The 
review's  focus  was  on 
streamlining  and  clari- 
fying the  department  of 
Academic  Affairs. 

The  three  schools 
would  be  the  School  of 
Professional  Studies 
and  Education. 

School  of  Arts, 
Humanities  and  Social 
Report-  Page  2 


milled  to  (he  college  in 
late  December. 

The  council  draft- 
ed a letter  to  the  All 
College  Committee  in 
which  they  call  the 
review  divisive  and 
reject  it  on  its  merits. 

“Our  biggest 
objection  is  the  recom- 
mendation of  breaking 
up  the  college  into 
three  schools,”  said 


Hard  rock  rages 

Ranking  ranter  Emily  Engel 

Inside 

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Dodgeball 


highly  skilled  levels.  occurred.  . u 

Despite  games  being  scheduled  “I  didn’t  sec  him  break  his  nose,  but  he 
between  8 p.m,  and  midnight,  dodgeball  came  across  our  court,"  Crane  said,  "We 
has  been  attracting  many  more  specta-  had  to  stop  our  game  because  there  was 
tors  than  other  intramural  sports,  blood  all  over  the  coun." 

Players  also  seem  to  be  enjoying  the  Smith  said  that  whenever  a 

game  that,  in  the  past,  was  most  com-  player  gets  hurt,  an  accident  report  must 
monly  associated  with  mid  —be  filled  out.  and  if  there  is 

any  blood,  the  player  is 


die  school  gym  class 

Crane,  a move- 
ment science  major  said, 

“It’s  good  to  have  some- 
thing new.  It’s  even  more 
intense  and  more  fun  than  I 
anticipated." 

Recent  rumors  of 
serious  injuries  that  have 
occurred  during  play  have 
raised  questions  about 
whether  or  not  the  game  is 
too  intense. 

Lou  Ann  Simehak. 

the  intramural  supervisor  and  head  soft- 
ball coach,  said  that  there  have  been 
three  reported  injuries  so  far.  One  play- 
er aggravated  a preexisting  knee  condi- 
tion, and  another  hurt  his  hand  but 
recovered  quickly  and  was  on  the  court 
the  next  week.  Although  Simehak  said 
these  injuries  arc  minor  and  might  be 
expected  with  any  contact  sport,  the 
third,  a broken  nose,  is  more  severe. 

"That  was  the  worst  accident 
we've  had."  she  said. 

Crane’s  team  was  playing  on 
the  opposite  court  when  the  injury 


“Go  hard  or  go 
home,  that’s  our 
strategy.” 

Gabe  Crane 


taken  to  the  trainer. 

Crane  and  Smith  both 
agree  that  injuries  are 
common  to  many  other 
sports  and  are  not  some- 
thing to  worry  about, 

“It’s  not  that  big  of  a 
deal,"  Crane  said.  “Every 
sport  you  play,  somebody 
gets  hurt.  Dodgeball  isn’t 
any  more  dangerous  than 
anything  else.” 

Simehak  said  that  if 
the  injury-rate  becomes  greater  than 
those  of  other  intramural  sports,  the 
dodgeball  season  may  have  to  be  can- 
celled. Smith  said  that  he  does  not 
expect  there  to  be  many  more  accidents 
and  that  he  looks  forward  to  more  intra- 
mural dodgeball  seasons  in  the  future. 

As  far  as  game  strategies. 
Crane,  whose  team  is  currently  unde- 
feated, said,  “Catch  the  weak  throws  and 
throw  harder  than  everyone  else. 

“Go  hard  or  go  home,”  he  said, 
"that’s  our  strategy." 


-Phoio  by  Mike  Coughlin 


Report 


Sciences  and  the  School  of  Mathematics 
and  Natural  Sciences.  Each  school 
would  be  headed  by  a dean  that  would 
then  report  to  the  Vice  President  of 
Academic  Affairs. 

“The  recommendations  are  more 
corporate  than  academic,"  said  Tctrault. 
"They  are  trying  to  pul  the  school 
together  by  taking  it  apart  but  we  all 
know  what  happened  to  Humpiy 
Dumpty." 

The  council  cited  academic,  finan- 
cial and  due  process  concerns  as  objec- 
tions for  the  review.  Academically  the 
council  said  that  separating  the  college 
into  three  schools  would  foster  competi- 
tion instead  of  cohesion. 

Financially,  the  council  said  that  the 
seven  new  positions  along  with  support 
staff  will  drain  money  from  hiring  new 
professors  and  librarians. 

According  to  the  MSCA  contract  all 
reoT^nizaiions  of  the  school  must  go 


through  governance.  The  council  docs 
not  want  the  college  to  rush  through  the 
recommendations  and  execute  them 
without  due  process. 

The  review  also  believes  there  is  a 
need  for  an  ombudsperson  to  handle  any 
concerns  of  the  faculty  and  staff  prior  to 
the  filing  of  an  official  grievance. 

Interim  Vice  President  of  Academic 
Affairs.  Joan  Rasool,  said  she  believes 
the  review  was  necessary.  “I’m  not 
looking  for  more  layers  of  bureaucracy 
but  ways  to  delegate  authority,"  said 
Rasool. 

Currently  there  arc  several  candi- 
dates to  fill  the  position  of  VPAA,  which 
is  expected  to  be  filled  by  later  March  or 
early  April,  according  to  Barry  Maloney, 
Vice  President  of  Advancement  and 
College  Relations. 

The  letter  was  to  be  presented  on 
Friday  to  the  ACC. 


Why  can’t  we  be  friends? 


After  rf^>Hingthmugh  this  week’s  letters  to  fte editor.  I couldn’tbelievethe 
amount  of  animosity  directed  towards  the  newspaper  and  me  personally.  It’s 
,all  right  though,  I made  myself  awaim  cup  of  tea.  curied  up  with  my  fevorite 
blanket,  had  a good  cry  and  got  ova  it  Pete  and  I also  shook  hand^and  made  up.  In 
my  eyes,  the  column  did  what  it  was  supposed  to  do;  It  got  people  involved  and 
hopefully  got  them  to  read  the  paper.  I have  to  wonder  though,  why  has  the  paper 
and  SGA  butted  heads  so  often  this  year?  So  far  we’ve  argued  over  tasteless  horo- 
scopes. closed-door  mettings,  cassette  tapes.  Red  Sox  riot  pictures  and  other  assort- 
ed “contrived  controversies.’’  Frankly,  this  rivalry  has  gone  too  far.  The  late-night 
prank  calls  and  dead  snakes  in  my  bed  need  to  stop. 

There’s  only  one  way  to  handle  this  siUradcxi ...  The  VDiceofficially  challen^ 
SGA  Executive  Council  to  a kickball  duel.  Tbe  Viice  is  calling  you  out,  SGA. 
We’ll  get  all  our  aggression  out  on  the  kickball  field.  Mark  my  words,  it  will  be  a 
kickball  battle  of  epic  prqjoitions.  Once  the  snow  has  melted.  we’U  get  in  ccMitact 
and  settle  this  like  two  campus  oiganziations  should.  And  don’t  feel  singled 
SGA,  The  Voice  Is  prepared  to  take  on  any  on-campus  organization  in  a kickball 
match.  Math  Qub?  What’s  the  square  root  of  “you  lose?’  MassPIRG?  We’ll  hand 
their  tree-hugging  asses  to  them  on  a platter.  Football  team?  Maybe  we  won’t  chal- 
lenge the  football  team. 

So  what  do  you  say.  SGA?  The  winner  gets  to  be  the  coolest  club  on  campus 
and  we  can  even  have  a baibequc  afterwards.  Drinks  are  on  me. 

Matthew  Bemal 
Editor  in  Chief 
thevoice@wsc.ma.edu 


Where  have  all  the  faculty  gone 


The  most  amazing  event  occurred  last  Monday  evening  in  the  Scanlon 
Banquet  Hall.  Students  voluntarily  ^thered  for  two  hours  to  witness  two 
professors  debate  over  current  world  issues,  and  more  importantly,  the  war 
^ _in  Iraq,  . 

Both  Professor  Healy  and  Professor  Engel  took  time  out  of  their  busy 
to  come  down  during  an  impending  blizzard  to  debate  over  the  outstanding 
s feeing  the  world.  Both  men  did  a wonderful  job  in  expressing  their  views. 
Each  professcH-  ended  up  fielding  15  questioirs.  Even  though  some  issues  got 
heated,  each  qucsticHi,  de,^ite  the  political  affiliatiwi  bclund  it,  was  important  andl 
answettd  to  the  best  of  each  professor’s  ability.  Informative  and  interesting,  this  was 
a 120  minutes  well  spent. 

I must  say,  my  faith  in  the  students  of  Westfield  Stale  College  has  been  restored 
slightly.  Some  of  the  most  intelligent  and  thoughtful  students  we  have  to  offer  werel 
in  atterKlance,  ready  to  listen  and  offer  up  their  questions  and  opinions.  They  were 
also  quite  brave,  having  to  walk  ten  feet  up  to  the  microphone  in  ftont  of  eighty- plus 
studenLs  in  order  to  speak. 

I’d  like  to  say  hats  off  to  Professor  Sossaman’s  Issues  in  Wimun  class  for  put- 
ting together  this  debate.  Also,  three  cheers  for  Alex  Trzsako  for  moderating  with 
such  professionalism  and  overall  stamina.  He  did,  in  fact,  stand  betiveen  two  bois- 
terous scholars  arguing  over  war.  His  ears  must  be  still  ringing.  As  Professor  Engel 
staled  ai  theend  of  Ihe  debate,  it’s  hard  to  get  two  academics  to  shut  up,  so  great  job 
Alex. 

I was  quite  impressed  with  the  turn  out  of  students  and  their  willingness  to  get 
up  in  front  of  an  audience  to  ask  questions  of  these  professors  on  such  an  impoitanil 
topic.  It’s  nice  to  see  students  actively  involved  in  something,  other  Uian  a game  of' 
beer  pong.  I sincerely  do  hope  there  will  be  more  events  of  the  like. 

However,  there  was  a downside  to  this  unique  event.  I was  greatly  disappoint 
ed  in  the  foa  that  there  was  not  one  member  of  the  faculty  in  aliendance  besides  the 
enthusiastic  Professor  Sossaman,  who  spent  the  evening  taking  pictures. 
Considering  most  of  the  faculty  are  outwardly  protesting  the  fact  that  they  have  no 
ccHitract,  a political  issue  of  their  own,  not  to  mention  caring  about  articles  and  polls 
written  in  Tbe  \bice  (enough  to  write  letters  to  us),  one  must  wonder  why  they  did- 
n’t take  the  time  out  of  iheir  busy  protest  sign  making  and  letter  writing  schedules 
to  attend  this  political  debate.  What  kind  of  example  is  this?  Keep  that  in  mind  next 
time  you  expect  students  to  care  about  events  on  campus.  You  might’ve  even  bcenl 
proud  to  see  your  students  in  action,  caring  about  something.  Oh  well.  Maybe  nexll 


I Emily  Engel 
Managing  Editor 
thecampusvoioe@hotmail.com 


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Debate  

iha(  “circumstaniial  evidence”  was  all  he 
needed  since  9/11  to  approve  of  the  war 
on  Iraq. 

“To  think  that  these  people  are 
not  connected  to  each  other  is  rather.  I 
think,  naive."  Healy  said. 

“He  is  willing  to  work  with  cir- 
cumstantial evidence  because  his  feelings 
are  so  great,”  said  Prof.  Stephen 
Sossaman.  whose  Major  Issues  in  the 
Vietnam  War  class  co-sponsored  the 
debate  along  with  the  Political  Science 
Club  and  the  WSC  Republicans. 

Prof.  Engel  docs  not  believe 
there  is  any  connection  between  Iraq  and 
the  9/11  attacks.  . 

‘it  isn't  related  at  all  in  the  fact  in 
Iraq.  It  was  used  as  an  excuse  to  imple- 
ment the  policies  that  were  already  decid- 
ed,” Engel  said.  “If  9/11  hadn't  happened, 
the  Bush  Administration  would  have  had 
to  invent  something  like  it  in  order  to  jus- 
tify its  invasion,  just  as  Lyndon  Johnson 
invented  the  Tonkin  Gulf  incident  in  1964 
to  justify  our  intervention  in  Vietnam." 

He  said  he  believes  that 
America's  true  aim  is  to  be  a strong  impe- 
rialistic power. 

“The  invasion  of  Iraq  has  to  do 
with  empire,  not  for  the  battle  against  ter- 
rorism.” Engel  said. 

Healy  denied  the  claim. 

“Our  entire  history  has  been  that 
we  never  interfere  with  anybody  other 
than  to  make  them  better  for  when  we 
leave,”  Healy  said.  “We  take  over  no 
country.  We  only  bring  them  peace.” 

Engel  rebutted  Healy's  claim  by 
providing  historical  examples  of 
takeovers  conducted  by  America. 

“U.S.  history,  in  contrast  to  what 
Professor  Healy  said,  consists  of  a great 
deal  of  imperial  actions,”  Engel  said.  “We 
picked  a fight  with  Mexico  so  wc  could 
end  up  with  what  is  now  the  southwest 
United  States.  We  declared  the  manifest 
destiny  which  we  spread  from  coast  to 
coast.  We  pushed  the  Indians  out  of  the 
way.” 

Healy  expressed  his  love  for 
America  very  passionately. 


“I  am  an  American,  and  I am 
very  proud  of  that  fact.”  Healy  said.  "I  am 
very  proud  to  live  in  the  greatest  country 
ever  devised  by  man  or  blessed  by  God." 

"Wc  are  a sovereign  nation." 
Healy  said.  "We  have  the  greatest  political 
system.  There  is  nobody  close  to  us." 

Engel  also  articulated 
his  thoughts  on  America. 

“I  think  we  should  get  out  of 
Iraq,"  Engel  said.  “I  think  we  should  turn 
away  from  the  road  to  empire,  and  1 say 
that  because  I am  an  American,  1 value 
Democracy,  I care  about  our  future,  and  I 
love  my  country." 

Moderating  the  debate, 
Alex  Trzasko  stood  between  Healy  and 
Engel  and  made  sure  that  everyone  abided 
by  their  respected  time  limits. 

"Some  of  the  questions 
stepped  on  Healy's  toes,"  Trzasko  said. 
“Healy  got  a lot  more  tougher  questions 
than  Engel  did." 

He  also  said  that  Engel's  line  was 
usually  much  shorter  than  Healy's. 
Students  took  advantage  of  this. 

“Some  people  went  to  Engel's 
line  and  threw  him  a softball,”  Trzasko 
said. 

Others  were  not  so  nice 
with  how  Healy  handled  the  debate. 

“1  don't  think  Professor 
Healy  provided  complete  answers,” 
Mitchell  said.  "Professor  Engel  was  more 
composed  and  more  professional.” 

Other  students  admitted  that 
maybe  the  questions  were  under-devel- 
oped, and  perhaps  misled  the  debaters  to 
give  answers  the  students  weren't  particu- 
larly looking  for. 

Prof.  Sossaman's  Major  Issues  in 
the  Vietnam  War  class  is  planning  a panel 
discussion  concerning  the  utilization  of 
torture. 

It  will  be  held  on  Tuesday,  April 
19  at  7 p.m.  in  Scanlon  Banquet  Hall.  All 
of  the  panel's  participants  have  not  been 
completely  decided  upon  yet.  Posters  will 
be  up  around  campus  once  all  of  the 
details  arc  known. 


Shannon  Wilga 


Role  at  WSC:  RA  of  four  east  in 
Couilney  Hall 

Year  at  WSC:  Junior 


IVfejor:  Communications  with  radio  and  tele- 
vision with  a minor  in  multicultural  and  ethnic 
studies 

Favorite  part  of  being  an  RA:  “The  students 
who  I can  help.” 

Hardest  p^  of  being  an  RA:  “Dealing  with 
the  same  situations  everyday  like  the  noise.” 

Favorite  movie:  Without  a Paddle 

Favorite  T.V.  show:  Third  Watch 

Favorite  song:  Remember  to  Breathe  by 
Dashboard  Confessional 

What  she  wanted  to  be  when  she  was  little; 

A singer  or  an  actress 

Childhood  hero:  Grandma  B. 

Advice  for  students  with  roommate  prob- 
lems: ‘Try  to  confront  situations  yourselves.  If 
that  doesn’t  work,  get  in  touch  with  your  RA  so 
you  can  weigh  your  options.” 

Voices  of  the  Week  compiled  by:  Bridget  Gleason 


Monologues 


ANOTHER  DATE  AUCTION!? 


national  vagina  anthem  “SLOW 
DOWN!!”  Other  questions  explored 
were,  what  does  your  vagina  smell 
like?  What  would  your  vagina  wear? 
And  what  do  you  call  your  vagina? 
All  had  interesting  and  enjoyable 
responses. 

. Although  the  Vagina 
Monologues  was  humorous  at  times, 
it  put  forth  a serious  message; 
Violence  against  women  needs  to  be 
ceased.  With  500,000  women  raped 
every  year  and  130  million  women 
forced  to  undergo  genital  mutilation  ( 
female  circumcision  by  removing  the 
clitoris  and  labia  usually  as  a cultural 


right)  violence  is  something  women 
know  too  much  of. 

Through  V-Day  campaigns, 
such  as  the  Vagina  Monologues, 
awareness  and  funds  for  anti-vio- 
lence groups  are  raised.  The  Vagina 
Monologues  goes  to  show  that  the 
stories  and  passions  of  women  will 
not  go  unheard. 

For  more  information  about 
V Day,  the  global  movement  to  stop 
violence  against  women,  visit  their 
website  at  www.vday.org. 


Photo  Exhibit 

"Sites:  an  exhibition  of  black  and  white  photographs  documenting 
locations  in  Western  Massachusetts  where  women  have  been  mur- 
dered," 

Photographs  by  Tara  Conant,  Professor  at  WSC  and  HCC.  All  images 
are  displayed  with  text  to  describe  what  happened  at  each  location. 
The  views  create  a transition  between  a place  seen  as  ordinary  and 
safe  to  a place  of  violence. 

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Uoices  Overheard  Th6  UoiC6  March  7,  2005 


What  are  you  doing  over 
Spring  Break? 


Tiffany  Puliafko 
Class  of 2007 
MCOM 

“Welcome  to 
Miami  baby! 
Going  down  to 
Florida  with 
my  girls  and 
meetin’  up 
with  Dodge!” 


Chris  Dodge 
Class  of 2005 
Criminal  Justice 

“I’m  going 
to  Fort 
Lauderdale. 
Gonna  go  to 
the  beach 
and  look  at 
the  women!” 


Eddie  Paris 
Class  of 2006 
MCOM 


“I’m  going  to 
work  and  visit 
my  new 
Goddaughter.” 


Lisa  Wilkinson 
Class  of 2008 
Undecided 
Stephanie 
Giannakopoulos 
Class  of 2008 
Early  Childhood 

“We’re 
going  to 
Cancun  to 
party!” 


Voices  Overheard  compiled  by  Lisandra  Billings. 


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Page  5 


Lawyers  argue  ten  commandments  cases,  with  Moses  in  the  background 


By  Charles  lane 
THE  Washington  post 
' WASHINGTON-The  subject  ai 

the  Supreme  Court  Wednesday  was  the 
Ten  Commandments  on  government  prop- 
erty. and  Moses  was  the  star  of  the  show. 

A stone  image  of  the  patriarch, 
holding  a Hebrew-inscribed  tablet,  occu- 
pies a prominent  place  in  the  justices'  own 
courtroom,  alongside  Confucius.  John 
Marshall  and  others  in  a frieze  dedicated 
to  history’s  great  lawgivers. 

As  lawyers  argued  for  and 
against  disputed  displays  of  the  Decalogue 
in  Texas  and  Kentucky,  they  and  the  jus- 
tices repeatedly  referred  to  that  frieze. 

What  if.  instead  of  a six-foot 
stone  monument  on  the  state  capitol 
grounds  bearing  the  words  of  all  ten  com- 
mandments-'beginning  with  "I  am  the 
Lord  thy  God"— Texas  posted  a version 
like  the  one  Moses  holds  in  the  frieze,  in 
which  only  the  last  five  are  visible?  Justice 
Ruth  Bader  Ginsburg  asked. 

"That  is  still  unconstitutional.  It 
would  still  be  the  state  of  Texas  expressing 
the  message  that  there  is  a God,"  replied 
Erwin  Chemerinsky,  a Duke  University 
law  professor  representing  an  opponent  of 
the  Texas  monument.  The  court's  frieze, is 
constitutional.  Chemerinsky  said,  because 
it  places  the  commandments  in  a secular, 
historical  context. 

So  docs  the  Texas  monument, 
countered  Greg  Abbott,  the  attorney  gen- 
eral of  Texas.  He  told  the  court  that  it  is 
part  of  a "park -like"  area  dotted  with  mon- 
uments to  veterans,  pioneers  and  other 


"historical  influences"  that  have  shaped 
Texas. 

The  Texas  and  Kentucky  cases, 
argued  separately  over  the  course  of  two 
hours,  represent  the  court's  first  forSy  since 
1980  into  an  issue  that  most  recently 
boiled  over  with  the  failed  effort  of  Judge 
Roy  Moore  to  install  a massive  stone  copy 
of  the  Ten  Commandments  at  the  Alabama 
Supreme  Court. 

Opponents  of  displaying  the  Ten 
Commandments  on  public  property  say  it 
amounts  to  a governmental  imposition  of 
monotheism.  Proponents  say  it  is  often 
nothing  more  than  a recognition  of  the  role 
Judeo-Christian  norms  played  in  Western 
Civilization  and  the  founding  of  the 
United  States  itself. 

The  court  banned  the  mandatory 
display  of  the  commandments  in  public 
schools  in  1980.  Its  broader  doctrine  on 
publicly  sponsored  religion  permits  limit- 
ed exercises  or  displays  that  serve  a secu- 
lar purpose,  such  as  acknowledging  the 
historical  role  of  religion  in  American  life, 
without  "endorsing"  particular  beliefs. 

Accordingly,  the  court  has 
approved  of  a prayer  to  open  the  session  of 
a state  legislature,  upheld  a city-sponsored 
nativity  scene  alongside  other  Christmas 
symbols  such  as  Santa  Claus,  struck  down 
an  invocation  at  a public  high  school  grad- 
uation-and  ducked  a controversy  over  the 
words  "under  God"  in  the  Pledge  of 
Allegiance. 

But,  as  Wednesday's  debate 
showed,  that  body  of  law  has  grown  tan- 
gled and  difficult  to  apply. 


Matthew  Slaver,  representing  two 
rural  Kentucky  counties  that  display  the 
commandments  in  their  courthouses, 
noted  the  "historical  nature"  of  those 
exhibits,  which  include  the  command- 
ments among  other  documents  such  as  the 
Magna  Cana  and  the  lyrics  to  the  "Star- 
Spangled  Banner." 

But  David  Friedman,  of  the 
American  Civil  Liberties  Union's 
Kentucky  chapter,  pointed  out  that  the  dis- 
plays had  at  one  time  featured  only  reli- 
giously oriented  texts,  and  were  changed 
after  the  ACLU's  lawsuit  began.  He  also 
said  they  were  posted  in  response  to  a res- 
olution by  the  county  legislatures  declar- 
ing support  for  Roy  Moore  and  referring  to 
Jesus  Christ  as  "the  prince  of  ethics." 

This,  Friedman  said,  showed  that 
the  counties'  claims  of  a "secular  purpose" 
for  the  displays  are  "a  sham." 

Friedman  was  banking  on  past 
Supreme  Court  decisions  that  have  spoken 
of  the  need  for  a "secular  purpose"  in  gov- 
ernment-sponsored religious  display,  but 
there  were  indications  Wednesday  that  the 
Justices  arc  finding  that  unworkable. 

The  Bush  administration,  which 
supports  both  Texas  and  the  Kentucky 
counties,  encouraged  those  doubts.  In 
responses  to  questions  from  two  justices, 
David  Souter  and  Sandra  Day  O'Connor, 
Acting  Solicitor  General  Paul  Clement 
urged  the  court  to  abandon  its  efforts  to 
judge  the  intent  behind  various  religious 
displays  and  focus  instead  on  their  effects. 

"The  focus  on  purpose  is  not  so 
productive."  he  said. 


Still,  in  a remark  that  may  have 
disappointed  some  administration  support- 
ers, Clement  conceded  that  Moore's  mon- 
ument to  the  commandments  "may  well 
cross  the  constitutional  line." 

. Justice  Antonin  Scalia  saw  a dif- 
ferent problem  in  the  court's  precedents, 
noting  that  they  effectively  force  govern- 
ments to  adopt  non-religious  pretexts  for 
what  should  be  unabashed  religious  dis- 
plays. 

The  commandments,  he  told 
Chemerinsky,  are  "a  symbol  that  govern- 
ment authority  comes  from  God.  and  that's 
appropriate."  When  Chemerinsky  objected 
that  "it  is  a profoundly  religious  mes- 
sage." Scalia  responded;  "It  is  a profound- 
ly religious  message,  but  it's  shared  by  the 
vast  majority  of  the  people.  ...  It  seems  to 
me  the  minority  has  to  be  tolerant  of  the 
majority's  view." 

Justice  Anthony  Kennedy  seemed 
to  agree,  chiding  Chemerinsky  for  "an 
obsessive  concern  with  any  expression  of 
religion." 

Several  times.  Justice  John  Paul 
Stevens  asked  attorneys  for  the  various 
parties  whether  the  Texas  issue  could  not 
be  settled  by  simply  selling  the  land  under 
the  monument  to  a private  group  and 
erecting  u sign  declaring  that  the  state  did 
not  intend  to  endorse  religion. 

"Thai’s  bending  too  far  in  the 
other  direction,"  Clement  said. 

"It's  so  hard  to  draw  that  line," 
O’Connor  observed,  possibly  speaking  for 
many  both  on  the  court  and  in  the  audi- 


Kirstie  Alley:  Enjoying  her  just  desserts 


BY  JUDITH  S.  GILLIES 
THE  WASHINGTON  POST 

When  they  pitched  the  idea  for"Fat 
Actress"  to  Showtime  executives.  Kirstie 
Alley  and  Brenda  Hampton  sent  24  dozen 
Krispy  Kremc  doughnuts  to  the  network's 
offices. 

Enclosed  was  a note:  "If  you  have 
any  left  over,  send  them  back  to  us." 

"I  think  we  ate  them  all,"  said 
Robert  Grcenblatt,  Showtime's  president  of 
entertainment. 

TTie  288  doughnuts  sweetened  the 
pitch,  but  Grecnblatt  said  Showtime  thought 
the  series  was  hilarious  from  the  start.  He  was 
a little  hesitant  at  first  because  he  "wasn't  sure 
how  people  would  take  it  . . . but  we've 
touched  a nerve  with  this  topic,  and  that  sur- 
prised me.  I didn't  know  how  much  of  a hot 
button  it  was." 

For  Alley.  "Fat  Actress"  has  been 
"100  percent  liberation." 

"The  tabloids  were  saying  that  1 
was  100  pounds  heavierthan  I was.  Basically, 
the  phone  stopped  ringing. . . . The  only  jobs 
I was  being  offered  were  characters  and  parts 
older  than  myself.  I thought,  'Uh-oh.' " 

So  she  came  up  with  the  idea  of  a 
fictionalized,  exaggerated  version  of  herself, 
playing  an  overweight  actress  trying  to  shed 
pounds  and  find  a job. 

Alley.  53  and  5-fooi-8,  said  she 
weighed  more  than  200  pounds  when  she 
siancil  the  scries. 

She  knew  she  was  overwei^t,  but 
“when  I saw  the  first  episode,  I thought.  'Oh, 
niy  God!  I had  no  idea  I was  that  fat.' " 

Alley  created  and  produced  seven 
half-hour  episodes  with  Hampton,  who  start- 
ed as  a comedy  writer  before  she  dreamed  up 
WB's  family  drama  "Tth  Heaven." 

"Fat  Actress"  is  an  unscripted  com- 
edy with  a lot  of  improvisation  --and  a lot  of 
saucy  language. 

'There  arc  very  tight  outlines  that 


Brenda  and  1 write,"  Alley  said.  "We  know 
what  we're  doing  as  we  go  in  and  out  of  a_ 
scene  but  sometimes  we  veer,  so  it's  improv  in 
varying  decrees." 

Populating  Alley's  fictional  world 
are  Bryan  Callen  as  Eddie,  a wannabe  actor 
who  is  Kirstie's  personal  assistant,  and  Rachel 
Harris  as  Kevyn,  Kirstic's  makeup  artist  and 
hairstylist. 

Alley,  who  seems  to  know  almost 
everyone  in  Hollywood,  got  many  celebrities 
to  guest  star,  including  John  Travolta,  Kid 
Rock,  Carmen  Electra,  Melissa  Gilbert, 
Mayim  Bialik.  Kevin  Nealon,  Mark  Curry 
and  Leah  Remini. 

Kelly  Preston  has  a role  as  a cynical 
weight-loss  adviser  with  oddball  techniques- 
such  as  making  yourself  gag  using  "some- 
thing pretty." 

"If  anyone  takes  advice  from  Quinn 
Thylor  ScotL  they  arc  in  serious  trouble." 
Hampton  said  of  Preston's  character.  "It's  just 
loo  absurd  to  be  taken  seriously." 

NBC  President  Jeff  Zucker  plays 
himself  in  the  premiere  and  a later  episode. 
" He  was  so  comfortable  and  funny  in  his  role 
that  we  kept  giving  him  more  and  more  lines," 
Hampton  said. 

Despite  the  famous  faces.  Alley  said 
the  series  isn't  limited  to  insider  Hollywood. 
The  show  is  about  women,  the  things  they 
experience,  and  how  easy  it  is  to  prey  upon 
their  insecurities.  It  also  looks  at  age,  espe- 
cially in  relationship  to  men  and  work,  she 
said. 

"My  intention  is  to  get  thin  again 
because  that's  how  1 like  my  body.  But  this  is 
a show  about  women  and  their  insecurities. 
We  just  Stan  with  fat." 

The  series  begins  with  Kirstie  step- 
ping on  a bathroom  scale,  letting  out  a cry  and 
collapsing  into  a heap.  She  crawls  across  the 
bedroom  floor  to  answer  the  phone.  It’s  her 
agent  with  an  offer— not  for  a part,  but  to 
become  a spokeswoman  for  Jenny  Craig. 

And  in  a life-imitaies-art  deal.  Alley 


later  was  offered  such  a job  and  now  is  the 
new  face  of  Jenny  Craig  Inc.  It's  a weight-loss 
plan  that  worked  for  her  14  years  ago  when 
she  played  Rebecca  Howe  in  "Cheers"  ( 1 987- 
93). 

While  doing  "Cheers."  she  said,  she 
was  "hauled  in  several  times  for  being  too 
fat,"  though  she  said  her  weight  was  135 
pounds  or  less.  It  was  after  she  finished 
"Veronica's  Closet"  (1997-2000)  that  the 
pounds  snuck  up  on  her. 


Alley  isn’t  definite  about  her  current 
weight  goal,  but  she  is  following  a diet  plan 
and  posting  a weekly  progress  report  on  the 
Jenny  Craic  Web  site. 

"I  just  don't  know  where  I'll  look 
good.  Usually  that's  been  125  to  135  pounds, 
but  it  might  be  different  now."  she  said. 

"It's  been  very  liberating  to  decide 
there's  got  to  be  humor  in  tliis,  Witli  ('Fat 
Actress'),  I hope  to  have  people  laut^ing. 
That's  the  best  thing  there  is  for  the  .soul.' 


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Opinion 


The  Uoice 


February  28. 2005 


Page  7 


Opinion 

Letters  to  the  Editor 


To  the  Editor 

It  seems  that  you  have  gotten  facts 
mixed  up  with  your  own  opinion  and  I 
would  like  to  clear  some  of  them  up  for  you. 
First  of  all,  Shawn  Lehair  did  not  get  the 
shaft  and  it  was  not  because  he  did  not  fit  it 
at  SGA.  Shawn  got  to  make  his  case  before 
the  Senate  and  it  was  determined  by  the 
Senate  that  he  needed  to  follow  the  rules,  just 
like  everyone  else.  Senators  have  been 
removed  for  violating  the  attendance  policy 
and  the  Senate  did  not  see  Shawn’s  case  to  be 
different.  The  vote  (16  in  favor,  19 
opposed),  also  showed  there  was  sympathy 
in  the  room,  so  please  stop  generalizing  that 
the  entire  Senate  was  out  to  get  Shawn. 

The  fk:t  that  Shawn  doesn’t  “fit  in’’, 
according  to  you,  is  a ludicrous  notion.  No 
one  “fits  in"  at  SGA,  myself  included,  as 
well  as  the  Executive  Council.  We  are  all 
elected  by  the  carnpus  community  and  all 
come  from  unique  walks  of  life.  We  don't 
go  around  and  pick  out  people  that  would 
look  good  to  fill  the  seals  at  SGA. 

Despite  whatever  notion  you  may  have 
about  SGA  and  its  image,  that  was  never  an 
issue  with  anyone  and  no  one  has  ever  been 
removed  simply  because  SGA  doesn’t 
believe  they  belong  here.  In  addition,  I have 
heard  Shawn  speak  at  SGA  and  though  I 
don’t  fully  agree  with  him  on  certain  points, 
I respect  his  opinions  and  feel  they  are  just  as 
valid  as  everyone  else’s  opinions. 

Also,  the  fact  that  the  Senate  did  a 
ballot  was  because  Senate  is  within  its  rights 
to  do  so.  The  purpose  of  the  ballot  was  so 
Senators  may  vote  without  fear  of  repercus- 
sion from  other  Senators  or  others  present  for 
the  vote.  The  Executive  Council  did  not 
force  the  ballot  vote  on  the  Senate,  and  they 
even  asked  if  Shawn  was  fine  with  it,  to 
which  he  responded  YES.  Therefore,  stop 
making  an  issue  of  it,  since  it  is  a non-issue. 

It  is  a shame  that  you  failed  to 
include  this  event  in  the  article  on  SGA  that 
appears  in  The  Voice  every  week  and  you 
decided  to  write  a one-sided  opinion  instead, 
with  no  facts.  1 hope  that  this  clarifies  things 
for  you  a little  better,  and  for  the  campus  in 
general,  who.  in  your  opinion,  have  a right  to 
know  what  is  going  on.  Please  try  harder  to 
present  a more  balanced  view  next  time. 

- Michael  Mazeika 
SGA  Parliamentarian 


To  the  Editor, 

After  reading  the  editors  desk  I 
once  again  was  disappointed  in  the  integrity, 
quality,  and  maturity  of  our  campus  newspa- 
per. The  embarrassment  stems  from  my 
involvement  on  campus  as  well  as  writing 
and  journalism  concentrations  from  the 
English  and  Mass  Communication  depart- 
ments. 


I only  noticed  a few  aspects  even 
worth  commenting  on. 

First  of  all,  maybe  Shawn  would 
appreci^e  your  pity  plea  more  if  you  ^lled 
his  name  correctly.  Lahair. 

Secondly,  a stronger  argument  may 
have  included  the  policy  and  the  violations 
since  it  is  public  record  and  each  of  the  sen- 
ators not  only  knows  the  policy,  but  they 
each  have  a copy  of  it.  It  also  might  have 
been  Journalistically  accurate  to  include  for 
readers  what  a senator  can  do  about  absences 
and  what  it  takes  before  the  policy  even  goes 
into  effect. 

For  the  third  paragraph,  I am  actu- 
ally humiliated  that  you  would  offer  one  of 
your  own  staff  members  to  use  as  a deroga- 
tory example.  Pete  remains  to  be  viewed  in 
a positive  light  from  my  standpoint. 
Attendance  is  one  of  my  roles  and  Pete  and  I 
discussed  everything  and  he  chose  not  to 
resign;  he  choose  to  wait  until  the  attendance 
policy,  which  he  understood,  removed  him 
frt)m  senate.  AskPete  about  his  involvement 
since  he  is  an  active  member  on  campus  and 
remains  on  the  food  committee,  and  to  my 
understanding,  he  is  in  at  least  one  of  the 
multi-cultural  groups  on  campus. 

Lastly,  if  you  prefer  to  convince 
yourself  that  senate  is  more  concerned  with 
appearances,  then  you  have  been  wasting 
your  time  at  our  meetings.  Maybe  I should 
direct  you  to  some  of  our  senators  who  spend 
hours  a week  doing  everything  they're  “sup- 
posed” to  do,  they  will  tell  you  differently. 
Every  week  senators  spend  hours  a week  fil  1- 
ing  his  or  her  elected  positions  doing  eveiy- 
thing  they  are  required  to.  and  then  some. 
They  do  not  complain  about  it,  nor  do  they 
try  to  get  by  slipping  through  the  cracks  or 
pretending  they  are  unaware  of  the  rules. 

Our  policy  is  defined,  explained, 
and  in  effect  for  every  member  of  our  senate. 
Just  ask  them.  “Suzie  Curie"  as  you  call  it 
would,  what  do  you  call  it,  “fall  victim"  to 
the  same  standards  as  every  other  senator 

“Fall  victim"  is  an  interesting  word 
choice,  and  I mean  interesting  as  when  your 
great  aunt  gives  you  a sweater  you  will  never 
wear  but  you  are  grateful  for  the  thought.  I 
not  only  find  it  “interesting"  but  not  surpris- 
ing that  you  would  prefer  to  target  SGA 
rather  than  confronting  the  real  issues  on 
campus. 

SGA  expects  senators  to  be  respon- 
sible for  their  own  actions.  Whoa.  I thought 
we  were  adults  here;  apparently  you  do  not 
view  the  campus  community  in  the  same 
way  as  I do.  While  I welcome  differences  in 
opinion  I would  also  love  to  see  some  differ- 
ence of  opinion  in  the  paper.  1 don't  mean 
contrived  controversy  but  issues  and  the 
standpoints  students  on  campus  have.  Do 
some  teal  reporting,  even  you  will  find  tliem 
but  note  you  will  have  to  report  on  the  facts 
rather  than  your  opinion. 


Questions  regarding  attendance 
information  and  policies  can  be  directed  to 
me  by  calling  my  office  in  SGA  ® 5429. 

RS.  The  Blue  Key  article  has  a few 
mistakes.  The  Voice  spelled  several  names 
of  the  committee  members  incorrectly; 
Timothy  MacDonald  and  Sara  Prentice 
should  accept  apologies.  Also,  the  email  was 
spelled  incorrectly;  it  is 
sgaexec0405@yahoo.com.  I would  appreci- 
ate this  be  updated  for  the  next  issue. 
Mocking  the  highest  award  students  can 
receive  on  campus  was  not  the  outcome  I 
expected  when  I suggested  it  as  a story  idea. 

- Emily  Ransom 
Legislative  Secretary 
Class  of  2006 

To  the  Edilo:r 

I was  deeply  disappointed  with 
Matt  Bernal's  Editors  Desk  for  February 
28th.  To  me  it  was  a very  misleading  and 
uninformed  opinion.  As  a member  of  the 
Student  Government  Association,  I was  per- 
sonally offended  and  disheartened  at  the 
characterization  of  Shawn  Lahair's  removal 
from  Senate  as  a personal  attack. 

in  our  constitution,  the  attendance 
policy  is  clearly  spelled  out.  As  you  pointed 
out  a number  of  times  in  your  article,  Shawn 
had  been  a senator  for  3 t/:  years.  He  clearly 
understood  the  attendance  policy;  he  violat- 
ed it,  was  removed,  and  received  his  right  to 
an  appeal,  which  he  lost.  First  of  all,  your 
article  seems  to  assume  that  Senate  as  a 
whole  voted  against  him,  while  in  fact  the 
vote  was  16-19  in  favor  or  upholding  the 
removal.  Just  shy  of  half  of  the  senators  did 
in  fact  vote  to  give  him  a second  chance 
(75%  is  needed) 

In  answer  to  your  question,  YES.  if 
"Senator  Suzie  Cutie"  was  in  the  same  situa- 
tion she  would  have  been  treated  exactly  the 
same.  Questions  such  as,  "Why  would  you 
make  doctor's  appointments  on  Tuesday's, 
How  many  committee  meetings  did  you 
attend,"  etc.  are  questions  that  should  have 
been  brought  up  of  anyone  trying  to  explain 
why  they  should  be  excused  from  violating  a 
policy.  Senators  arc  recommended  to  per- 
form two  hours  of  community  service  on 
campus  per  month.  Out  of  a recommended 
twenty-four  units  so  far  this  year.  Shawn  had 
performed  five.  Out  of  a potential  eight  com- 
mittee meetings,  he  attended  one.  Senate  is 
very  understanding  of  personal  issues  and 
provides  for  the  use  of  an  alternate  to  be  sent 
in  a senator's  place  if  they  cannot  make  the 
meeting,  which  was  never  utilized,  Due  to  all 
of  this  information,  all  of  which  was  present- 
ed at  the  Senate  meeting  which  you  attended, 
1 am  baffled  how  you  would  be  able  to  come 
to  your  conclusion  that  Shawn  was  mistreat- 
ed. 

The  Executive  Council  was  very 


good  about  giving  excused  absences  for 
Shawn's  personal  reasons,  yet  that  was  not 
portrayed  whatsoever  by  your  opinion. 
Shawn’s  total  absences  did  not  even  count 
the  absences  due  to  his  persona!  reasons, 
they  were  all  absences  which  he  did  not  tell 
anyone  in  advance  or  mention  at  all  until  he 
was  removed. 

In  response  to  the  statentent  that. 
They  didn't  even  let  him  sec  who  voted 
against  him,  it  was  done  by  paper  ballot,  for 
shame  SGA."  I would  argue  that  this  is  not  a 
problem  whatsoever.  1 researched  past 
appeals  before  that  meeting  and  found  that 
Ibis  was  common  practice  so  that  people’s 
voles  were  not  influenced  by  the  person's 
presence.  1 am  the  person  who  made  the 
motion  for  a paper  ballot.  A person  might 
feel  that  removal  is  warranted,  but  feel 
uncomfortable  voting  against  the  person  in 
front  of  them,  therefore  a paper  ballot  gives 
comfort  to  the  voters  without  changing  the 
outcome.  Furthermore.  Shawn  had  to 
approve  of  the  paper  ballot  before  it  was 
even  allowed  to  be  used,  which  he  did.  If 
Shawn  had  no  problem  with  the  paper  ballot 
then  complaints  about  it  arc  unwarranted. 

The  idea  that  he  was  mistreated 
because  "Shawn  is  different,  he  doesn't  tit  in 
at  SGA"  is  absolutely  ridiculous.  Senate 
accommodated  his  personal  issues. 
However,  to  give  him  special  treatment  for 
uncxcuscd  absences  because  he  has  been  on 
senate  for  four  years  would  be  unfair  to 
everyone  else.  There  are  freshman  who  were 
removed  from  Senate  for  the  very  same  rea- 
son. Why  should  Shawn's  claim  be  any  more 
valid  because  he  has  served  longer? 

Furthermore,  Shawn  was 
approached  ahead  of  time  when  he  was  in 
danger  of  reaching  his  absence  limit  and  told 
that  he  was  able  to  make  up  some  of  these 
absences. 

He  apparently  decided  that  this  was 
not  necessary;  therefore  Shawn  has  no  one  to 
blame  but  himself.  There  is  no  evidence 
whatsoever  to  accuse  us  of  singling  Shawn 
out.  The  facts  spoke  for  themselves. 
Unfortunately  for  Shawn  it  did  not  work  out 
in  his  fevor,  but  the  actions  of  the  SGA  were 
completely  fair  and  justifiable, 

It  is  a sad  day  when  someone  who 
claims  to  be  a "journalist"  completely 
ignores  the  facts  of  an  issue  and  generalizes 
a false  accusation  without  the  facts  to  back  it 
up.  1 understand  that  a writer  is  allowed  to 
take  certain  liberties  with  an  editorial,  but 
your  complete  disdain  for  facts  in  this 
instance  was  sickening 

- Timothy  MacDonald 
Class  of  2005 


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Opinion  The  Uoice  March  7. 2005 


Letters  to  the  Editor  cont. 


To  the  Editor 

1 woukl  like  to  begin  this  letter  by  slat- 
ing that  I’m  writing  this  completely  on  my  own. 
These  arc  the  words  and  thou^ts  of  myself,  and 
in  no  way  do  they  reflect  upon  any  of  my  fellow 
Student  Senators. 

1 was  really  disturbed  by  your  recent 
runt  of  an  Editor's  Desk  regarding  Shawn 
LaHair.  I'm  going  to  start  from  the  top  of  your 
tirade  and  work  my  way  down.  Let’s  begin. 

First,  you  mockingly  refer  to  Pete 
Norwood  as  “rifif-ralf’  as  compared  to  ‘‘the  mote 
re.spectablc  members  of  SGA."  You  say  this  as 
though  wc,  the  saiate,  think  of  him  this  way. 
Had  you  looked  into  this  aocusaliOT  more  (don’t 
think,  however.  Pm  surprised  you  didn't),  you 
would  have  known  that  Pete  ’interviewed  for  the 
position  against  other  candidates,  and  was  cho- 
sen for  the  position.  After  he  successfully  inter- 
viewed, he  had  to  stand  in  front  of  the  senate  and 
have  that  decision  be  accq)led  by  all  of  them.  It 
was. 

Now,  I would  like  to  ask  you  about 
"Suzie  Cutic.”  Do  you  have  reason  to  believe 
this  ever  goes  on  in  SGA?  I realize  you  arc  mak- 
ing up  this  hypothetical  situation,  but  is  it  based 
on  any  true  events,  or  are  you  completely  mak- 
ing false  aocusatiwis  bused  on  your  misconcep- 
tions of  an  organization  you  obviously  do  not 
know  much  about?  You  say  someone  like 
“Suzie  Cutie”  votes  as  she  has  been  tdd.  By 
who?  Have  some  of  my  fellow  senators  (all  of 
whom  I herfd  in  very  esteem,  regardless  of  their 
dress  or  how  they  articulate  their  thoughts), 
come  to  you  and  said  th^  are  told  how  to  vote, 
or  is  this  just  another  one  of  your  false  ailcga- 


“a  few  SGA  meetings."  1 hope  your  readers 
knowthalyou’rcbeing  literal  here.  And  of  those 
meetings  you  attend,  it  is  not  uncommon  to  see 
you  walking  in  late  after  missing  our  speaker  for 
that  meeting,  or  leaving  early  missing  any  last 
aimouncemcnts,  Don't  think  that  this  goes 
unnodeed.  because  it  doesn’t.  Based  on  this  fkl, 
1 don’t  sec  how  you  could  possibly  try  to  dissect 
SGA  the  way  you  have.  What  you’ve  done  is  to 
foltow  the  style  you  have  set  for  the  rest  of  your 
publication  (notice  I do  not  ikre  refer  to  it  as  a 
newspaper. . .you  don’t  deserve  that  credit),  and 
made  statements  you  have  nothing  to  back  with. 

Also,  I’d  like  to  publicly  say  sorry  to 
tile  Student  Senators  on  this  campus  that  you 
have  cast  such  a honrible  li^t  oa  They  come 
every  'Riesday,  some  for  even  four  years  (yes,  a 
lot  of  meetihgs),  and  they  take  their  Jobs 
extremely  seriously.  They  make  some  pretty 
he%  decisions  fer  which  they’ve  taken  a lot  of 
criticism  for,  especiaUy  from  this  publication. 
Yet,  they  still  come,  and  they  deserve  some  cred- 
it for  that 

Lastly,  Mr.  Bcmat,  1 would  like  to 
close  by  sayingthis.  I sure  as  hell  better  see  your 
name  on  a ballot  for  a seal  on  SGA  for  the  j-car 
of  2005-2006.  You  seem  to  have  a lot  to  say 
about  dlls  school  and  its  organizations  like  SGA, 
so  do  something  about  it  Create  the  changes 
you  seem  to  think  tiiis  institution  so  desperately 
needs  by  coming  out  from  hiding  behind  that 
pen  of  yours,  Pll  see  you  at  election  time. 


To  the  Editor. 

Dear  Nicole  Leblanc, 

While  reading  your  review  of  the 
Starting  Line  concert  in  New  Haven,  I realized 
that  your  article  contained  many  interesting 
claims.  The  aie  that  stuck  out  the  most  was  your 
comment  regarding  Further  Seems  Forever's 
vocalist,  Jason  Gleason. 

First  off,  you  must  have  been  talking 
about  a different  band  because  Jason  left  FSF  in 
March  of  2004.  Tlie  "45-year-old  man  with  a 
receding  hairline,"  you  so  thoughtfully  referred 
to  is  Jon  Bunch,  former  singer  from  the  band 
Senseficld.  He  replaced  Gleason  last  summer 
and  filled  in  for  the  album.  "Hide  Nothing," 
which  came  out  this  past  August  He  has  been 
with  them  since,  basically  acting  like  the  glue, 
keeping  together  a seriously  talented  band  that 
wanted  to  call  it  quits  when  Jason  left. 

The  comments  regarding  his  appearance  were 
completely  unnecessary.  Just  because  he  might 
need  some  Rogaine  doesn't  take  away  from  the 
fact  that  he  is  an  amazing  singer.  Whafs  next? 
That  Thursday's  Geoff  Rickley  needs  braces  cs 
Hopesfall  shouldn't  have  gotten  haircuts?  If 
you  are  a fan,  listen  to  the  music.  That's  what 
bands  like  FSF  arc  around  for,  rocking  your 
socks  off".  Fm  sure  they  didn't  point  out  who  in 
the  crowd  had  a bad  dye  job. 

Just  because  you  learned  th^  Quis 
Carabba  used  to  front  the  band  doesn't  make  you 
the  Ben  Stdn  of  emo. 

Though  I am  glad  they  made  a new 
fan.  next  time  you  should  listen  to  the  music 
instead  of  staring  at  a baldspot 


-Eddie  Paris 
Classof2006 
Legislative  Secretary,  SGA 


Next,  we’ll  moVe  cm  to  you  covwing 


-Jon  Mitchell 
aassof2006 


Keepin’  it  in  the  family 


■ “So  It  goes” 

BY  EMILY  ENGEL 
MANAGING  EDITOR 

I 

Everyone  knows  I’m  a big 
advocate  for  free  speech  and  the  reign 
of  differing  opinions,  especially  when 
it  comes  to  this  newspaper.  It’s  won- 
derful when  a little  blood  is  being 
shed  over  these  pages  about  disagree- 
ments and  such,  but  most  of  the  time, 
you  hope  that  the  person  writing  slays 
on  subject  and  doesn’t  bring  in  out- 
side comments  just  because  (hey  think 
it’ll  further  their  point  (it  usually 
doesn’t).  Two  out  of  the  four  letters  to 
the  editor  this  week  regarding 
Matthew  Bernal’s  Editor’s  Desk  on 
the  removal  of  Shawn  Lahair  were 
thoughtful,  for  the  most  part,  also 
guilty  of  being  off  subject.  One  in 
particular  was  personally  insulting  to 
me,  and  the  others  alluding  to  the 
notion  that  SGA  is  not  a clique  of 
sorts. 

Let  me  clear  something  up  for 
all  of  you.  Writing  a hard  news  story 
and  writing  op-ed  are  two  different 
things.  I wasted  a lot  of  time  explain- 
ing this  to  the  WSC  Boob  Girls  when 
they  didn't  like  what  I had  to  say 
about  their  chests.  Op-Ed  doesn’t  nec- 
essarily need  specific  facts  (even 
though  they’re  nice  to  have)  to  be 
written.  An  opinion  is  an  opinion,  all 
journalistic  integrity  aside. 

Okay,  with  that  said  ... 

Not  that  1 care  loo  much 
about  what  goes  on  behind  the  doors 
of  SGA.  who  they  kick  out  or  bring  in 
and  all.  It  all  seems  rather  irrelevant 
since  the  only  job  they  seem  to  have 


is  acting  as  administration's  sock  pup- 
pet. But  when  other  issues  are  brought 
in  when  it  was  Mr.  Bernal's  column 
they  should’ve  been  dealing  with, 
something  is  wrong. 

Ms.  Ransom,  your  letter  got 
off  subject  several  limes,  in  which 
you  brought  in  the  rest  of  The  Voice 
staff.  ! find  this  interesting  (like  the 
sweater  scenario),  seeing  as  though 
you  curse  out  Mr.  Bcrnat  because  he 
brought  up  Mr.  Norwood.  But  then 
you  drag  the  entire  staff  and  their 
work  into  this.  Bottom  line:  If  you 
don’t  like  how  something  was  written, 
then  you  shouldn't  have  ran  away  and 
quit  the  staff  like  you  did.  Taking  the 
opportunity  to  sjam  The  Voice  staff  in 
general  for  making  minor  errors  in 
your  Blue  Key  awards  article,  which, 
I might  add,  the  only  reason  you  care 
is  solely  because  you  were  the  ring- 
leader. was  not  the  appropriate  time  to 
do  this.  I seem  to  recall  the  paper  not 
being  perfect  when  you  were  on  the 
staff,  cither,  If  you’re  going  to  take  up 
an  issue,  then  do  it.  Don’t  drag  others 
into  it  like  you  insist  is  wrong. 

Don't  toot  your  horn  so  loud 
about  your  English  and  Journalism 
majors,  either;  I recall  you  receiving 
letters  to  the  editor  about  the  several 
mistakes  in  your  reviews  and  articles. 
You  weren’t  the  best  writer  on  staff. 

Ms  Ransom,  you  say  that  The 
Voice  should  deal  with  real  issues  on 
campus,  and  not  “contrived  contro- 
versy." I couldn’t  agree  with  you 
more.  However,  there’s  never  a real 
issue  with  SGA.  or  anything  even 
worthy  of  notifying  the  students  of.  I 
still  don’t  know  why  our  reporters  go 
to  meetings  anymore.  Alas,  wc  arc 
trying  to  do  as  you  all  had  politely 
asked  in  the  beginning  of  the  year  by 


covering  these  meetings. 

So  where  were  you  the  night 
of  the  debate  between  Professor  Healy 
and  Professor  Engel  on  the  subject  of 
the  Iraq  War?  Gee  golly,  that  was  a 
“real  event."  There  were  opinions  all 
over  the  map,  interesting  ones  to  boot. 
Some  of  the  most  intelligent  and 
thoughtful  students  on  campus  were 
in  attendance.  Maybe  you  should’ve 
been  there  if  you’re  so  interested  in 
differing  opinions  and  “real  events." 

Snotty  and  self-righteous 
responses  only  get  you  so  far.  Believe 
me.  I know.  Are  those  characteristics 
the  SGA  condones? 

Okay,  enough  with  that  sub- 
ject. 

Mr.  Mazeika  and  Mr.  Paris’ 
letters  are  a regurgitation  of  Ms. 
Ransom’s  letter,  but  with  a clever  add 
in.  I almost  fell  out  of  my  chair  when 
reading  the  part  that  stated  “no  one 
fits  in  on  the  SGA."  Arc  you  kidding 
me?  The  way  all  of  you  cling  to  each 
other,  1 wouldn’t  be  surprised  if  you 
all  slept  in  a collective  bed.  I mean, 
after  you  all  eat  breakfast,  lunch  and 
dinner  with  each  other  at  the  DC,  give 
campus  tours  together,  walk  around 
together,  have  meetings  together,  then 
have  keg  parties  at  the  apartments 
together  (I've  seen  the  photos),  when 
do  you  have  lime  to  be  from  "different 
walks  of  life?"  That  sounds  a lot  like 
a clique  to  me.  All  the  clubs  here  are 
cliquish,  that’s  just  the  way  it  is.  And 
you  know  what,  it’s  not  necessarily  a 
big  deal  if  it’s  handled  correctly. 
Don’t  kid  yourselvesi 

Next. 

As  far  as  I’m  concerned,  Tim 
MacDonald  was  the  only  one  with  a 
truly  thought-provoking  letter  that 
stayed  on  the  subject  and  didn't 


To  the  Editor 

I am  deeply  troubled  by  David 
Pageau’s  recent  article  “Cutting  the  Fat  Out  of 
Westfield’s  Fa:uliy.’’  As  an  alum  of  Westfield 
Stale  College.  I find  that  allegedly  inferior  fac- 
ulty mwnbers  have  more  than  adequately  pre- 
pared me  for  working  in  the  National  Paik 
Service  and  perusing  post-baccalaureaic  educa- 
tion. In  his  juvenile  character  defamali(xis  of 
Westfield  Stale  fiiailty,  Mr.  Pageau  seems  to 
have  forgotten  that  pasonality  conflicts  can  be 
expected  throughout  our  lives  and  that  they 
must  be  handled  with  maturity  and  tespecL  He 
has  overlooked  ihe  fact  tliat,  whether  we  Uke 
them  or  not,  college  faculty  arc  experts  in  their 
fields  and  thai  it  is  the  student’s  responsibility  to 
themselves  to  get  the  most  out  of  eveiy  course 
regardless  orwfreiheror  not  she  or  he  personal- 
ly likes  the  professor.  The  only  true  insult  to 
Westfield  Stale  is  that  the  (iimpus  Voice  pro- 
vides a venue  fcff  such  infantile  rubbish  to  mas- 
qifcrade  as  a genuine  op-ed. 

- David  Lucander 
Class  of 2003 


demean  the  rest  of  the  staff  or  defend 
the  SGA  clique.  And  by  golly,  he  even 
added  in  some  important  facts  too! 
Too  bad  he’s  graduating,  the  Exec 
Board  could  use  a few  more  brains 
like  his.  And  manners. 

I am  neither  defending  nor 
disagreeing  Mr.  Bernal’s  editorial.  I 
don’t  know  (or  care  to  know)  too 
much  on  the  subject  of  attendance 
policies  of  the  SGA.  Granted,  the  lay- 
out was  horrible,  along  with  the  gram- 
mar and  punctuation.  But  of  course, 
this  isn’t  the  point. 

Lately  we  (The  Voice)  have 
been  under  a lot  of  fire  regarding  our 
columns  and  news  stories  that  suppos- 
edly give  Westfield  a bad  rep.  It’s  also 
been  called  to  our  attention  that  some 
students  and  faculty  feel  as  though 
they  can’t  write  letters  because  they 
will  be  attacked.  But  this  edition  of 
the  paper  should  be  a defense  to  those 
statements  in  itself.  We  never  deny 
any  student  the  right  to  voice  their 
opinion  on  what  wc  print.  However, 
when  I feel  as  though  I’m  being  per- 
sonally attacked,  or  the-hard  work  of 
The  Voice  staff  is  being  personally 
attacked,  it  would  be  pretty  naive  of 
the  author  of  the  letter  to  not  expect 
opposition.  That’s  the  wonderful  pari 
about  having  a newspaper  like  ours; 
We  aren’t  like  everyone  else. 

Lastly.  Jon  Mitchell,  I love 
you  and  your  diehard  commitment  to 
Further  Seems  Forever.  However,  the 
Geoff  Rickly  needing  braces  com- 
ment? That  was  seriously  uncalled 
for. 

I think  everyone  needs  a little 
R&R.  It's  been  a long  semester  and 
it’s  only  half  over.  Have  a wonderful 
Spring  Break. 

‘Til  next  time  ... 


The  Uoice  March  7. 2005 


Pages 


The  real  fake  news 


“And  JUSTICE  FOR 

/JWjSjl  BY  ASHLEY 

Speicher 

! VOICE  COLUMNIST 

Don’t  like  the  news  stories  being 
broadcast  on  your  local  television  station? 
Then  create  your  own.  That's  what 
Governor  Arnold  Schwarzenegger  did 
when  he  wonted  to  promote  one  of  the 
issues  being  reviewed  in  recent  hearings. 
And  why  use  your  own  money  when  you 
have  the  taxpayers’  money  at  your  dispos- 
al? Schwarzenegger  and  company  created 
a mock  news  story  that  was  aired  on  more 
than  1 8 news  stations  statewide  and  pro- 
moted a proposal  that  would  eliminate 
mandatory  lunch  breaks  for  workers. 
Although  the  entire  video  only  cost  $ 1 ,262 
to  produce,  the  governor  decided  the  tax- 
payers should  cover  the  bill. 

The  video  looks  and  sounds  sim- 
ilar to  any  other  news  report  you  would 
sec  on  the  nightly  news.  But  the  problem 
with  it  is  that  the  issue  is  presented  in  a 
one-sided  view,  and  only  the  “benefits”  are 
discussed.  The  narrator,  a stale  employee 
and  former  television  reporter,  stales,  “If 
approved,  the  changes  would  clear  up 
uncertainly  in  the  business  community  and  • 
create  a better  working  environment 
throughout  the  stale."  Its  worker-friendly 
tone  shows  construction  workers,  wait- 
resses, and  farm  workers  and  explains  the 
positive  outcome  if  the  proposal  is  passed, 
saying  workers  can  “cat  when  they  are 
hungry,  and  not  when  the  government  tells 
them.”  The  proposal  was  offered  to 
reverse  a law  made  by  former  Governor 
Davis  that  currently  allows  workers  the 
right  to  an  extra  hour  of  pay  if  they  don't 
receive  a half-hour  break  within  the  first 
five  hours  of  their  shift.  The  downsides 
left  out  of  the  video  is  that  the  proposal 
would  essentially  allow  employers  to 
place  in  writing  the  need  for  a lunch  break 
but  then  never  provide  them  to  its  workers. 

It  would  also  limit  the  amount  of  money 
an  employee  can  sue  for  if  they  are  pre- 
vented from  taking  their  break.  Presently, 
an  employee  can  document  and  sue  for 


lost  pay  for  missing  a lunch  break  as  far 
back  as  three  years.  The  proposal  would 
limit  that  time  period  to  only  one  year. 

When  the  Democrats  found  out 
about  the  Schwarzenegger-approved 
video,  the  word  propaganda  was  a com- 
mon phrase  used  to  describe  the  fake  news 
story.  Organized  labor  organizations 
denounced  the  video  and  claimed  it  gave 
too  much  leeway  to  employers  and  would 
result  in  many  employees  losing  their 
lunch  breaks.  Rob  Stutzman,  the  gover- 
nor’s communications  director,  defended 
the  video  as  “just  another  press  release", 

Creating  fake  news  is  also  a strat- 
egy .supported  by  the  Bush  Administration. 
The  recent  “Gannongate"  has  caused  con- 
troversy throughout  the  world  of  journal- 
ism. Apparently  a reporter  by  the  name  of 
James  Guckert  used  the  alias  Jeff  Gannon 
to  gain  access  to  presidential  press  confer- 
ences and  other  media  events.  He 
obtained  “day  passes”  for  .two  years  by 
signing  in  with  his  real  name,  dale  of  birth, 
and  social  security  number  even  though 
his  name  tag  displayed  his  alias.  This  was 
unusual  because  reporters  who  gain  access 
to  such  high  level  press  conferences  usual- 
ly endure  background  checks  and  must  go 
through  a two-week  process  to  simply 
gain  a one-day  pass.  During  numerous 
press  conferences,  Gannon  was  criticized 
for  giving  both  the  President  and  the  press 
secretary  “softball  questions"  that  obvi- 
ously supported  the  Bush  agenda.  It  was 
then  revealed  that  Gannon  worked  for 
Talon  News,  an  online  news  source  owned 
by  the  website  GOPUSA.  If  that’s  not  a 
conflict  of  interest,  I don’t  know  what  is. 

Speaking  of  conflict  of  interest,  it 
seems  that  an  organization  backing  the 
proposal  in  California  has  a lot  to  gain 
from  its  passage.  The  California 
Restaurant  Association  would  benefit 
greatly  if  the  proposal  became  law.  Is  it  a 
coincidence  that  the  Association  also 
donated  $21,000  to  Schwarzenegger’s 
campaign?  Creating  a fake  news  story  is 
just  a part  of  the  game  to  achieve  whatev- 
er political  goals  the  money  denotes. 


A few  minor  points 

worth  mentioning 


“Extraneous ” 
BY  BEN  Gaines 
VOICE  COLUMNIST 


Two  weeks  ago  The  Voice 
letter  from  Professor  Holford-Diana.  in 
which  she  suggested  a .scries  of  topics  for 
discussion,  questions  that  should  be  con- 
sidered, regarding  sexuality  and  college 
students.  Of  those  questions,  one  was 
aimed  directly  and  specifically  at  my 
demographic;  “If  you 
man.  what 


c you  willing  to 
do  to  help  reduce  rape  and 
sexual  assault  among  col 
lege  students?” 

forum,  1 thought  I’d  directly 
answer  the  question  to  the 
best  of  my  ability.  To  help  , , 

reduce  rape  and  sexual  JUSt  COUnting  thC 


“And,  for  the 

record,  one  in 

Having  ihis  public!  ten  rape  victims 

1, 1 thought  I’d  directly 

are  male  (that’s 


assault  among  college  stu- 
dents, I will  immediate  do 
the  following: 

Not  rape  anyone.  Is 
there  anything  more  I should  suq})  victimS  are 
add  to  this? 

In  addition,  anothci 
question  caught  my  atten- 
tion: “Do  you  feel  comfort- 
able insisting  on  a man  using 
a condom  during  sex?’ 
couldn't  help  but  notice  that 
there  was  no  analogous 
question  reflecting 
women,  such  as  “Do  you 
ever  worry  about  being 
deceived  by  a woman  who 
claims  to  be  using  oral  con- 


few  who  actually 
report  it),  and 


usually  at  a 
higher  risk  of 
STI  infection 
than  their 
female  counter- 
parts.” 


Another  question  she  gave, 
which  pointed  out  a very  real  double  stan- 
dard, involved  how  men  with  multiple 
partners  arc  viewed  as  compared  to  how 
women  are  viewed.  This  is  the  old 
slut/stud  double  standard,  and  I agree,  it 
sucks.  Once  again,  in  the  interest  of  start- 
ing off  a little  more  objective  and  even 
handed.  I'd  hope  to  include  ”If  a man  and 
a woman  of  the  same  age  have  both  not 
had  sex.  do  you  assume  it’s  for  different 
reasons?”  on  the  list  of  questions. 

Also,  my  interest  was 
piqued  at  that  famous  “1  in  4 college 
^_^^jwomcn  arc  victims  of  rape  or 
laitcmptcd  rape”  statistic, 
which  I’ve  seen  everywhere. 
For  what  it's  worth.  I 
thought  everyone  should 
know  that  about  three-quar- 
ters of  the  above-indicated 
rape  victims  didn’t  think 
they’d  been  rapcd/almosi 
raped. 

And.  for  the 
record,  one  in  ten  rape  vic- 
tims arc  male  (that’s  just 
counting  the  few  who  actual- 
ly report  it),  and  such  vic- 
tims arc  usually  at  a higher 
risk  of  STI  infection  than 
their  female  counterparts.  In 
addition,  while  female  rape 
is  considered  a tragedy,  and 
mocking  of  its  victims  taste- 
less. male  rape  is  a nigh-uni- 
versal punch  line.  Drop  the 
soap,  anyone?  Rape  is  a seri- 
ous threat  for  everyone,  not 
just  women. 

These  issues  aside.  I 
liked  Professor  Holford- 


Iraceplivcs?”  or  "Do  you  ever 
worry  about  a woman  taking  offense  a 


Diana’s  letter.  She  has  my  condo- 
lences on  the  creepiness  inherent  in  seeing 


your  using  a condom?”  Sure  this  might  on  a survey  of  the  sort  posted 


seem  like  splitting  hairs,  but  questions  do 
more  than  call  for  a response.  They  set  a 
norm,  and  imply  a great  deal  by  what  is 
and  is  not  asked.  By  having  an  entire  list 
of  questions  either  neutral,  or  implying 
that  men,  and  men  alone,  are  sexually  irre- 
sponsible predators,  wc  create  a “intimi- 
dating, hostile  setting”  that’s  far  from  con- 
ducive to  healthy,  open  discussion. 


on  V-day,  and  the  rest  of  her  letter  was  a 
sincere  call  to  a subject  that  is  still  tragi- 
cally somewhat  taboo.  I appreciate  the 
point  she  was  driving  towards,  but  1 
believe  that  if  wc  arc  to  get  into  a discus- 
sion, wc  should  start  on  even  footing. 


Call  me  Miss  Congeniality 


Lately  in  this  paper  there’s 
been  a lot  of  talk  relating  to  gender; 
Needing  a new  word  instead  of  “he/ 
she.”  monogamy.  Hell,  if  you  want  to 
think  way  back  to  Iasi  semester,  what 
about  the  girls  baring  their  breasts  for 
the  Red  Sox?  And  let’s  not  forget  how 
many  times  we've  heard  about  how 
the  media  objectifies  women. 

Where  do  ! even  begin? 

How  about  with  language. 

Okay,  as  a woman.  I'll  be  per- 
lectly  honest.  I don’t  care  if  a sen- 
tence refers  to  what  could  be  anyone 
"he."  I almost  got  into  an  argu- 
ment with  a male  communications 
professor  over  the  “he/she” 
*hing.  But,  to  go  with  a Mae  West 
quote  (look  her  up)  “Brains  are  an 
asset— if  you  them;”  the  argu- 

ment wasn't  worth  my  time.  I think 
people  in  general,  women  and  men, 
ftow  when  it’s  best  to  just  not  bother 
Arguing.  To  take  another  quote  to 


prove  my  point,  how  about  this  one 
from  Chris  Rock? 

"Stupid  people  try  to  impress 
smart  people.  Smart  people  just  do 
what  they  do.” 

Let  me  explain. 

I don't  argue  that  the  feminist 
movement  jTist  a few  decades  ago 
wasn't  a good  idea.  And  I used  my 
right  to  vote  this  November,  a right 
that  brave  women  in  another  century 
had  to  fight  for  me  to  get.  Why  do  I 
not  care  about  the  language  debate? 
Because  why  argue  about  this  when 
you  could  be  out  kickboxing  or  play- 
ing catch,  or  God-forbid,  checrlead- 
ing?  Are  the  male-cheerleaders  bat- 
tling oppression?  That’s  a topic  for 
another  day. 

I see  it  as  a dual  meaning 
being  understood.  Some  argue  that 
language  shapes  thought.  Well,  in  a 
way  I suppose  that  is  true.  In  German, 
what  we  English-speaking  Americans 
try  to  dress-up  and  appealingly  call  a 
“vacuum  cleaner”  translates  in  their 
language  to  “dust  sucker.”  Not  as 
pretty  to  our  advertising-conscious 
ears,  is  it? 

In  Spanish,  everyday  words 
have  gender.  For  que?  I have  no  idea. 


But  what  makes  a chair  (“silla.”  pro- 
nounced “sce-ya"),  feminine,  and  a 
pen  (“boligrofo"),  masculine? 
Extreme  feminists  from  our  country 
would  argue  that  this  is  because 
Spanish-speakers  feel  that  women  arc 
supposed  to  sit  around  the  house 
while  men  do  business. 

So  what  does  all  of  this 
mean?  Maybe  that  the  languages  wc 
speak  arc  archaic  and  were  developed 
long  before  any  of  these  issues  were 
considered?  If  people  can't  change 
their  thoughts  with  the  times  simply 
because  language  tells  them  to  do  oth- 
erwise (if  it  even  does),  then  language 
is  not  their  problem.  I’m  not  the  first 
to  say  this,  but  I think  that  sometimes 
it’s  easier  for  people  to  focus  on  a 
minor  issue  such  as  language  rather 
than  deal  with  the  bigger  picture. 

And  don't  even  get  me  started 
on  euphemisms. 

Okay,  so  "wife-beating"  does- 
n’t apply  to  any  men  getting  beat  out 
there  by  their  significant-others.  But 
“spousal  abuse?"  Is  that  a new  fra- 
grance? Obsession.  Spousal  abuse. 
Calvin  Klein. 

How  about  “Spouse-beating?” 
That  works  for  me.  Stealing  all  these 


points  from  social  commentator  and 
comedian  Bill  Mahr,  why  clean  up 
something  that  shouldn't  sound  less 
threatening? 

Language  is  just  a tool  that 
wc  use  to  shape  thought  by  using  our 
iniclicct  to  put  words  together.  A 
word  is  like  a gun,  it’s  not  bad  by 
itself;  it’s  what  it’s  used  for. 

A last  word  about  cheerlead- 
ers and  feminism. 

1 have  to  be  honest,  and  admit 
that  I used  to  hate  those  kinds  of  girls. 
They  didn't  even  have  to  be  cheer- 
leaders. You  know  what  I mean.  And 
then  I noticed  that  the  options  for 
women  right  now  seem  to  be  I)  show 
your  independence  by  being  a slut  (as 
addressed  in  the  monogamy  column) 
or  2)  be  an  unfemininc,  man-hating 
extreme-feminist  (how  ironic),...  and 
that  some  of  these  kinds  of  girls  I 
used  to  not  like  do  neither. 

Smart  people  just  do  what 

they  do. 


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Arts  & Entertainment 

No  Address,  Theory  of  a Deadman,  and  Shinedown 


rock  the  Webster  Theatre...  Hard 


BY  Peter  Norwood 
A&E  Editor 

HARTFORD-On  Thursday, 

February,  24.  Lauren  Nicolosi, 
Jessica  Spano  and  I all  headed  to 
Hartford  to  see  Shinedown  perform 
along  with  No  Address  and  Theory  of 
a Deadman.  This  would  turn  out  to  be 
the  night  of  my  life.  First  off,  when 
we  entered  Hartford,  we  were  making 
good  time,  following  those  damn  Map 
Quest  directions.  It  did  not  take  long 
for  the  detours  to  work  against  our 
good  timing  and  send  us  in  a few  cir- 
cles through  downtown  Hartford.  By 
6:30  p.m.  1 was  starting  to  freak  out, 
considering  we  were  supposed  to  start 
our  interview  with  Shinedown  at  that 
time. 

We  called  up  the  band's  tour 
manager,  and  he  told  us  to  go  ahead 
with  the  No  Address  interview  and 
give  him  a call  after  it  was  done. 
Once  again,  the  good  graces  of  a tour 
manager  had  soothed  my  nerves,  at 
least  to  some  degree.  It  was  kind  of 
ironic  that  we  had  to  flag  down  an 
officer  of  the  law  in  order  to  give  us 
directions  to  the  Webster  (at  least  I 
won’t  be  getting  lost  next  time). 

We  got  to  the  Webster  at 
quarter  of  seven  and  I began  calling 
the  tour  manager  for  No  Address.  1 
finally  got  a hold  of  him  and  he 
brought  me  down  to  the  dressing 
room  to  conduct  the  interview. 
Finally,  the  night  was  starting  to 


progress  a little  more  smoothly.  After 
the  interview,  we  headed  upstairs  to 
sec  the  show.  Now.  I had  received  a 
copy  of  the  No  Address  album  a week 
before  the  show  and  had  not  expected 
much  (there’s  that  musical  pessimism 
again).  However.  I was  highly 
impressed  with  the  material  on  their 
album  and  1 was  just  as  excited  to  see 
them  as  I was  to  see  Shinedown  by 
the  time  the  day  came  around. 

Ben  Lauren,  the  charismatic 
front  man  of  No  Address,  came  on  to 
the  stage,  beer  and  cigarette  in  hand 
(man.  1 wish  these  artists  would  stop 
having  cigarettes  on  stage  while  I am 
fiending).  They  performed  a few 
songs  from  their  album,  including 
their  single  “When  I’m  Gone  (Sadie)” 
and  another  (soon  to  be)  smash  hit, 
called  “Perfect.”  Their  set  was  pretty 
good,  and  the  crowd  seemed  pleased. 
For  more  on  No  Address,  check  out 
the  interview,  coming  in  next  week’s 
paper.  Oh  yes,  and  the  album  1 men- 
tioned earlier,  “Time  Doesn't  Notice” 
will  be  released  on  April  12,  in  the 
spring. 

Unfortunately,  we  missed 
most  of  Theory  of  a Deadman ’s  set  (at 
least  we  have  a good  excuse;  we  were 
downstairs  interviewing  Jasin  -Todd, 
of  Shinedown).  From  what  I did  hear, 
the  music  sounded  pretty  good.  Also 
looking  around  the  crowd,  1 noticed 
that  many  of  the  audience  members 
were  rocking  out  pretty  nicely. 

Much  can  be  said  about  the 


set  that  Shinedown  performed.  First 
of  all.  let  me  just  say:  Oh  my  God.  It 
was  absolutely  amazing.  The  lights 
went  off  after  they  were  announced 
by  Craig  the  Porn  star  of  WCCC 
(Hartford’s  independent  radio,  106.9 
in  case  you  want  to  check  it  out). 
When  they  came  back  on,  they  came 
on  in  a blaze  of  multi-colored,  flash- 
ing lights.  The  music  started  pretty 
instantly,  and  right  away  1 found 
myself  rocking  out  to  the  music. 

I said  about  the  last  show  that 
I went  to  that  the  feeling  of  singing 
(or  screaming)  along  with  one  of  your 
favorite  bands  is  amazing.  This  still 
holds  absolutely  true.  It  may  be 
important  to  note  that  every  time  I 
hear  Shinedown  on  the  radio  now,  I 
am  hit  with  a sort  of  depression.  Why 
did  that  night  ever  have  to  end?  It  did. 
though,  so  the  least  I can  do  is 
encourage  all  of  you  to  GET  OUT 
AND  GO  SEE  SOME  LIVE  MUSIC! 

I remember  Jessie  telling  me 
at  one  point  that  the  acoustic  quality 
in  the  Webster  was  unusually  superb. 
Now,  the  Webster  is  the  only  place  I 
have  gone  to  sec  any  live  music,  so  I 
have  no  basis  for  comparison,  but  I 
know  that  every  band  that  plays  up 
there  sounds  excellent  in  terms  of 
comprehension.  Check  the  acoustics 
out  for  yourself  sometime. 

Let  me  return  to  the 
Shinedown  performance.  It  seems 
that  everything  was  right  with  their 
performance  that  night.  From  the  way 


Brent’s  shadow  hung  ominously  on 
the  wall,  to  the  acoustic  performance 
of  “Simple  Man.”  originally  per- 
formed by  Lynyrd  Skynyrd,  every- 
thing seemed  to  snap  together  per- 
fectly. Brent  got  the  crowd  pumped 
up  half  way  through  the  show,  telling 
them  he  wanted  to  see  a “tornado." 

“Everyone  in  here  is  going  to 
meet  everyone  else,”  he  said.  This  1 
found  to  be  pretty  tempting;  the 
music  had  not  only  caused  me  to  rock 
out  with  my,  well  you  know,  but  it 
had  also  caused  this  strange  rush  of 
adrenaline  to  pump  energy  into  me. 

I hadn’t  slept  the  night  before 
the  concert  and  I had  feared  that  I 
would  be  tired  that  night  because  of 
it,  but  I was  dead  wrong.  With  such 
powerful  music  being  performed  with 
such  emotion,  such  intensity,  there 
would  be  no  way  for  anyone  to  feel 
tired.  The  on-stage  chemistry  that  the 
band  had  was  perfect,  adding  to  the 
quality  of  the  performance.  If  anyone 
on  this  campus  has  any  sense  of  good 
music,  I recommend  you  get  yourself 
a Shinedown  album,  study  up  on  the 
lyrics,  and  head  out  to  one  of  their 
concerts  to  lose  yourself  (and  possi- 
bly your  voice  too,  I krioW  I did  for  a 
couple  days).  Be  sure  to  check  out  the 
interviews  with  No  Address  (coming 
next  week)  and  Jasin  Todd  of 
Shinedown  (on  page  12).  Until  next 
time  people,  keep  rocking. 


' hy-C' 


-Photo  by  Lauren  Nicolosi 


-Photo  by  Pete  Norwood 


-Photo  by  Lauren  Nicolosi 


-Photo  by  Pete  Norwood 


-Photo  by  Lauren  Nicolosi 


Going  clockwise  from  top  left: 

Ben  Lauren;  Phil  Moreton  and  Bill  Donaldson;  Phil 
Moreton  (again,  he’s  just  so  photogenic!);  Justin  Long; 
and  Randy  Lane.  All  photos  taken  of  No  Address  at 
their  show  at  the  Webster  on  February  24,  2005. 


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breaking  benjamin 

THEORYofaDEADMAN 


WEBSTER  THEATER 

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www.ttcfcjsbi.cera,  l-BOQ-477'6849 


Poetry  Comer 


Hey  mister,  what  the  hell  is  wrong 
with  you? 

The  grass  is  always  greener,  as  I’m 
sure  that  you’ve  found. 

When  you  tried  to  build  me  up  with 
all  the  wrong  words,  all  it  did  was 
kill  me. 

So  fold  me  up  and  put  me  back  in 
the  place  where  you  used  to  keep 
your  heart. 

You  are  here  waiting  for  me  to  break 
but  I am  not  changing 
So  I will  kick  and  beat  my  wrists 
together. 

Now  I could  care  less  which  agony 
or  fire  you’re  thrown  to. 

And  I won’t  listen  to  messages,  left 
by  someone  who  calls  up  and  says 
"Hello  there,  the  angel  from  my 
nightmare." 

Sink  your  teeth  into  me  please 
And  could  you  tell  me  the  next  lime 
you’re  choking? 

Now  old  cassettes  and  cigarettes  will 
be  the  ones  to  save  you. 

To  write  this  down  is  means  to  rec- 
oncile. 

Your  future  hasn't  been  written  yet. 
No  one’s  has. 

-The  Sellouts,  The  Get  Up  Kids,  The 
Juliana  Theory,  Thursday,  Home  Crown, 
Saves  the  Day,  Unsung  Zeros,  Weezer, 
Bllnkl82,  Mae,  Something  Corporate  and 
Back  to  the  Future- 


One  Fine  Day 

Morning  Dew 
Caresses  my  face. 

A new  day  dawns 
and  I am  content. 

Flowers  bloom  and  bees 
buzz. 

What’s  with  all  this  fuzz? 
People  who  are  sad 
don’t  depress  me. 

They’re  all  liars 
and  should  be  ignored. 

•Just  lyier- 


Million  Dollar  Baby, 
rakin’  in  the  Oscars 


Aviator,  among  those 


By  Dan  cooper 

VOICE  REPORTER 

Clint  Eastwood's  powerful 
boxing  drama.  Million  Dollar  Baby, 
was  the  big  winner  at  the  77th 
Academy  Awards  handed  out 
February  27th.  The  film  walked 
away  with  four  awards,  including 
Best  Picture  and  Best  Director  for 
Eastwood. 

Despite  the  four  awards, 
Martin  Scorsese’s  epic  biopic  The 
Aviator  walked  away  with  five 
Oscars,  though  it  lost  the  major 
awards  to  Eastwood. 

The  Aviator  won  Oscars  for 
cinematography,  costume  design, 
art  direction,  editing,  and  best 
supporting  actress  for  Cate 
Blanchett's  uncanny  portrayal  of 
Katharine  Hepburn. 

Blanchctt  thanked  the 
woman  she  portrayed  during  her 
acceptance  speech,  stating  “the 
longevity  of  her  career,  I think,  is 
inspiring  to  everyone.’’ 
Blanchett’s  win  was  the  only 
major  award  that  The  Aviator 
received. 

The  wins  for  Eastwood  in 
the  Director  and  Picture  categories 
meant  more  heartbreak  for  the  leg- 
endary Scorsese.  Scorsese  lost  in 
the  Best  Director  category  for  the 
fifth  time  in  his  career,  joining  the 
likes  of  such  legends  as  Alfred 
Hitchcock  and  Robert  Altman  as 
five-time  losers. 

Eastwood,  with  his  second 
Best  Director  trophy,  now  joins 
the  likes  of  Steven  Soiclbere.  Milos 


Stone  as  two-lime  winners. 

Million  Dollar  Baby  also 
brought  Hilary  Swank  her  second 
Oscar  for  Best  Actress  for  her 
incredible  portrayal  of  Maggie 
Fitzgerald.  Swank  won  in  1999  for 
Boys  Don't  Cry,  beating  Annette 
Bening.  She  beat  Bening  yet  again, 
though  this  time  she  was  the 
favorite. 

Morgan  Freeman  was  the 
other  winner  from  Baby,  taking 
home  Best  Supporting  Actor  for  his 
performance  as  an  ex-boxer.  This 
marked  the  first  time  Freeman  has 
ever  won  an  Oscar,  though  he  has 


Seen  rnn^idered  nne.  of  the  finest 


Jamie  Foxx.  as  was  expect- 
ed, took  home  Best  Actor  for  his 
incredible  performance  as  Ray 
Charles  in  Ray.  Foxx  gave  a heart- 
felt acceptance  speech,  shedding 
tears  as  he  described  how  his 
grandmother  was  his  first  acting 
teacher.  This  marked  only  the  sec- 
ond time  in  the  77  year  history  of 
the  Academy  Awards  that  two  black 
actors  have  taken  home  acting 
Oscars  on  the  same  night. 

The  Incredibles  took  home 
the  Oscar  for  Best  Animated 
Feature,  making  it  two  wins  in  a 
row  for  Pixar  Animation  Studios. 


Th^  Inrr^fiihl^f  bnaf 


Shrek  2 and  Shark  Tale. 

The  Best  Original/Adaptcd 
Screenplay  Oscars  went  to  a couple 
of  well-done  independent  features. 
Alexander  Payne  and  Jim  Tbylor 
won  for  adapting  the  novel 
Sideways  into  a critical  favorite, 
while  Charlie  Kaufman  won  his 
first  Oscar  for  the  love  story 
Eternal  Sunshine  of  the  Spotless 
Mind. 

Sidney  Lumet,  the 
acclaimed  director  of  such  films  as 
Dog  Day  Afternoon,  Network,  12 
Angry  Men.  and  Murder  on  the 
Orient  Express,  was  the  recipient  of 
this  year's  Honorary 
Oscar.  Lumet,  like 
Scorsese,  has  never  won  a 
competitive  Oscar.  In  his 
acceptance  speech.  Lumet 
thanked  the  one  thing  that 
meant  more  to  him  than 
anything  else.  Lumet 
said.  "What  1 guess  it 
comes  down  to.  I'd  like  to 
thank  the  movies.  1 know 
that  sounds  general.  But 
it's  very  real  to  me.  I've 
got  the  best  job  in  the  best 
profession  in  the  world. 
So.  I Just  want  to  thank  all 
of  it." 

This  year’s  race 
was  one  of  the  most  excit- 
ing in  years.  The  Oscars 
yet  again  dealt  heartbreak 
to  the  great  Martin 
Scorsese  and  confirm'cd 
that  Clint  Eastwood  has 
reemerged  as  one  of  the 
OTP.dl  dir^rfnr«  nf  niir  fim^ 


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A&E  The  Uoice  March  7.  2005 


The  rise  and  fall  of  the  rock  empire 


PETER  NORWOOD 
A&E  EDITOR 


On  Thursday.  February  24, 

Shinedown  played  along  with  No  Address 
and  Theory  of  a Deadman  ai  the  Webster 
Theatre  in  Hartford.  Conn.  The  Webster 
Theatre  was  kind  enough  as  to  set  us  up  with 
an  interview  with  Shinedown  and  No 
Address.  From  Shinedown  we  interviewed 
Jasin  Todd.  For  those  who  are  not  entirely 
familiar  with  Shinedown,  they  are  responsi- 
ble for  such  hits  as  ■‘.45."  "Fly  From  The 
Inside,”  and  "Burning  Bright"  These  songs 
can  be  heard  pretty  frequently  on  the 
various  local  rock  stations,  including: 

Uzer  99.3.  107.3  WAAF,  and  106.9 
WCCC.  The  following  is  an  account 
the  interview  with  Jasin  Todd: 

Lauren  Nicolosi,  Jessica 
Spano,  and  I left  South  Lot  to  head  to 
the  interview  in  good  spirits.  We  got 
direaions  from  MapQucst.com  and 
assumed  we  would  make  it  to  the 
Webster  in  time  for  our  two  interviews. 

Well,  damn  the  downtown  detours  that 
would  take  us  around  Hartford  in  a fig- 
ure eight  for  about  half-an-hour. 

When  the  time  came  to  call 
the  lour  manager,  I did.  Unfortunately, 

1 had  to  tell  them  him  that  we  were  lost 
and  getting  directions  from  a local  offi-! 
cer  of  the  law.  Imagine  that  Luckily, 
the  lour  manager  was  understanding  of 
our  situation  and  though  the  guys  were 


Next  it  was  my  turn  to  ask  a ques- 
tion. I asked  him  why  the  album  "Leave  a 
Whisper"  seemed  to  have  a dark  theme 
despite  some  of  the  more  upbeat  lyrics.  I 
wanted  to  know  if  they  aimed  to  sound  dark 
or  if  it  was  just  kind  of  a side  effect  of  their 
creativity.  "I  think  its  more  that  every  person 
in  the  band  is  completely  diffcrenL"  He  cited 
how  they  all  drew  their  influences  fix>m  dif- 
ferent types  of  music  growing  up.  “I  listened 
to  death  metal  growing  up,”  he  told  us,  “I  lis- 
tened to  Def  Leppard,  Blind  Melon...,  hippie 
music,  you  know.  I'm  all  fucked  up." 

“Brent  listened  to  soul  pop,  you 


1 have  often  wondered  what  would 
happen  if  I went  to  one  of  these  interviews 
and  the  band  members  were  jerks. 
Apparently  Jasin  had  experienced  this  in  the 
past. 

"A  lot  of  people  I don’t  think  you 
really  want  to  find  out  about  I know.  I’ve 
been  let  down  by  some  of  my  heroes. 
Sometimes  I wish  I never  met  ‘em."  I could 
only  imagine  what  he  must  mean,  when  he 
talked  about  wishing  he  could  have  just  pre- 
served the  image  he  had  of  his  heroes  in  his 
head.  "I  just  try  never  to  be  like  that." 

On  making  it  into  the  rock  world, 


supposed  to  be  doing  some  sort  ofl 
meet-and-grcci.  we  were  set  up  withl 
the  band's  guitarist,  Jasin  Todd.  Wc| 
met  him  downstairs  in  the  dressing 
room 

It  looked  pretty  bleak,  all  the* 
walls  having  been  decorated  with  graf- 


fili  most  likely  left  by  ihe  diffemnl|F”'"  1°^'  Laitren  Nicolosi,  Jasin  Todd,  and  fesie  Spano7 


Speaking  of  Skynyrd,  Shinedown  is  also  the 
band  (well,  specifically  Brent  and  Jasin)  who 
redid  the  song  "Simple  Man."  He  couldn’t 
remember  the  first  time  he  had  ever  heard  the 
song,  but  he  assured  me  that,  “the  doctors 
were  playing  it  in  the  delivery  room." 

So  how  did  the  illustrious 
Mistress  Carrie  (of  the  afforemenlioned 
WAAF)  get  them  to  cover  the  song?  "We  just 
did  it.  It  was  never  a planned  thing,  the  label's 
making  us  put  it  on  the  record.  It’s  sweet  but 
people  arc  thinking  we’re  just  trying  to  rip  off 
Skynyrd." 

And  what  did  the  song 

"Simple  Man,”  by  Lynyrd  Skynyrd 

mean  to  Jasin  at  the  time  that  he  first 
heard  it?  "It’s  just  the  band  and  how 
jcool  they  look.  Like  there’s  not  one 
jpretty  dude  in  the  band,  just  a bunch 
lof  badass  looking  guys.  I could  tell 
[from  Jasin’s  enthusiasm  that  he 
[truly  had  admired  Skynyrd  in  their 
[heyday.  Wow,  he  must  feel  so  hon- 
ored to  play  their  music  at  all  of 
their  shows,  right?  Think  again.  'Tt 
hurts  to  play  it,  I don't  think  we're 
going  to  play  it  on  our  next  tour.  Its 
[just  my  family,  my  wife,  you  know? 
iShe's  Ronnie's  daughter,  and  we 
[have  a daughter,  a four-and-a-half 
[year  old.  So  every  fucking  time  I 
[have  to  play  the  song  the  first  thing 
that  pops  into  my  mind  is  her.  Now, 
three  days  after  we  played  that  hole 
in  Columbus,  Dimcbag  got  shot,  so 
wc  dedicate  it  to  him  now.  So  now  I 
have  to  think  about  that  every  night. 
I'm  just  fucked  up  thinking  about 
it.”  My  intentions  were  innocent 
enough,  but  boy  did  I feel  guilty  for 
■-  asking  about  that  song. 

•Photo  by  Pete  Norwood  ^ r ^ - i.  -j  * t u- 

On  the  bnghter  side  of  things,  wc 

^discussed  the  band’s  time  off,  next. 


bands  who  have  played  at  the  venue.  In  the  know,  he  s a soul  singer.”  He  said  that  the 
room  where  wc  conducted  the  interview,  band  members'  diverse  backgrounds  are 
there  was  some  beat-up  looking  ftimilurc.  what  makes  the  music  the  way  it  is. 

Jessie  had  been  nervous  for  a whole  Jasin  told  us  about  Shinedown 's 

week  before  the  show,  trying  to  come  up  with  lack  of  press  coverage  when  we  asked  him 
fitting  questions! 
she  should  ask[ 

Shinedown. 
of  her  favorite 


bands.  The  song 
".45”  had  been 
one  of  the  songs 
that  played 
almost  continual- 
ly every  lime  l[ 
went  into  hcrl 
room  to  ask  her| 
how  she  was 
doing.  That  night, 
she  finally  got  loj 
ask  Jasin  what 
"-45"  meant  to  the 
band.  He  talked 
about  how  thej 
band  remains 
pretty  distant 
from  each  other. 
Of  Brent  Smith. 


labout  how  their 
[music  affected  the 
[fans.  “We’re  not 
TV,  wc  have  no 
Iprcss,"  he 

explained.  He 

expressed  confu- 
sion at  how  it  was 
that  they  were  able 
'to  sell  out  almost 
lall  of  the  venues 
[they  played  at. 
[“They  never  see 
videos,  we 
[never  even  get  to 
[make  videos.  I 
[don’t  know  what 
that  is,  you  know, 
the  way  wc  look  or 
•Photo  by  Lauren  Nicolosi  what.  They  think 
we’re  ugly  and 


Brent  and  the  bond  put  their  all  into  the  show  at 
the  Webster,  and  it  showed! 


shit  or  whatever, 
cause 


we  arc.”  He  continued  to  talk 
about  their  devotion  to  the  fans. 

“We’re  up  there  dying 
every  night.  On  stage,  its  like  a 
ftill-oh  battle."  Later  that  night. 


Jasin  says,  “We  never  considered  making  it, 

you  know,  because  what’s  making  it?”  He 
granted  us  the  ultimate  compliment  when  he 
said  the  following:  "You  guys  being  here 
right  now  is  cool  for  us...  To  know  that  you 
actually  care  enough  to  come  and  have  ques- 
tions prepared.”  Now,  let  me  just  say  this.  It 
was  a complete  honor  for  us  to  be  in  Jasin's 
presence.  I suppose  I can  see  why  they  would 
be  honored  by  our  presence,  but  these  are  my 
dreams  coming  true,  being  able  to  interview 
the  CTeaiors  of  the  music  I love. 

"We  are  humble,  because  this  shit 
could  end  tomorrow  just  like  it  could  for  our 
friends  and  family  and  for  you  guys  and  the 
people  reading  this.  Shit  just  goes  down  in 
life.” 

As  for  the  notion  that  these  the 
members  of  Shinedown  could  be  considered 
rockstars?  “I  would  have  to  question  if  w? 
really  are.  There  arc  no  more  rock  stars,  all 
the  rock  stars  are  rappers  now.”  The  last  rock 
stars  (who  actually  rocked)  that  Jasin  cited 
were  members  of  such  bands  as  Led 
Zeppelin  and  Skynyrd.  “No  one's  scared  of 
rock  anymore,”  he  said,  “People  used  to  be 
scared  that  Skynyrd  would  kick  your  ass  in  a 
bar  or 
[Jimmy 


4) 


the  bands  lead  vocalist,  Jasin  said,  "he  says 
its  a metaphor  for  the  world.  Everybody 
knows  life  can  be  shit,  you  know?”  The  thing 
is,  he  asked,  "How  do  you  plan  to  pull  your- 
self out  of  it?"  He  went  on  to  explain  that  a 

lot  of  people  simply  take  the  semg  the  wrong  he  would  prove  this  statement[ 
way.  This  happens  because  of  the  lyrics  to  the  to  be  true.  One  of  the  manyl 
songs,  so  far  as  I can  tell:  “/'ni  s/orirtg  c/ovvn  things  that  can  be  said  for^ 
the  barrel  of  a ,45,  swimming  through  the  Shinedown  is  that  they  have 
ashes  of  another  life.  There  is  no  real  reason  incredible  stage  presence. 
to  accept  the  way  things  have  cltanged,  star  - "Every  night  wc  coi 

ing  down  the  barrel  of  a .45"  “The  .45  can  be  out  and  hang  out  with  them,”  he] 
anything,”  he  explained,  “drugs,  parties,  if  said  of  his  fans.  “And  people 
you’re  picked  on,  even  if  you  think  you’re  arc  like,  why  do  you  do  that?” 

cool.  You  just  have  to  pick  yourself  up  and  He  went  on  to  state  “what  are  ^ photo  of  Brad  throwing  his  art  out  to  the 
move  on.”  we  svithout  them  [the  fans)?" 


-Photo  by  Lauren  Nicolosi 


crowd. 


“March  5 is  our  last  day.  they’re  going  to  give 
us  like  three  weeks  off.”  During  that  time, 
they  will  have  time  to  go  home  to 
Tallahassee,  Florida.  "We’ve  got  time  to  fig- 
ure out  what  hapjxned  out  here  in  22  months. 

It’s  just  been  a whirlwind."  Almost  two  years 
on  the  road?  I would  think  “whirlwind" 
would  be  an  accurate  description  for  that 
length  a tour,  don’t  you? 

When  tliey  go  on  tour  again  they 
will  try  their  best  to  avoid  doing  a "New 
York,  Los  Angeles  thing.”  Jasin  talked  about 
the  band’s  difficulties  playing  inner-city 
•venues.  ”Wc  can  go  an  hour  outside  of  New 
York  City  and  sell  a place  out,  but  wc  gel 
inside  the  city,  it’s  all  hipsters  [those  who 
love  the  hip  hop,  not  hippies).” 

On  album  sales,  Jasin  cites  a lack  of  uk 

press  being  partially  responsible  for  their  lack 
of  revenue.  “All  wc  have  is  radio  press  and 
touring.  That’s  how  wc  sell  out  shows,  its  not 
really  album  sales." 

“We  finally  sold  800,000  records; 
people  probably  think  wc  sold  double  plat- 
inum and  all  this  shit,  its  not  like  that"  He 
went  on  to  say  “We  just  sold  800,000  records, 
Eminem  did  that  in  a week."  While  he  admits 
that  he  likes  rap,  “it  has  a good  beat.”  I feel 
that  the  rap  world  is  stealing  the  rock  world's 
thunder.  Its  all  good  to  the  boys  of 
Shinedown  though.  “We’re  still  just  having 
fun.” 

-Well,  people,  this  has  been  my 
first  lime  actually  writing  something  up  on 
an  interview,  so  please  feel  free  to  tell  me 
if  you  like  it.  Email  me  with  any  sugges- 
tions, comments  or  questions,  I’ll  1^^ 
happy  to  get  back  to  you  (the  email  is 
Petc_Norwood@hotmail.com).  1 would 
like  to  thank  my  photographer,  Lauren 
Nicolosi,  my  co-interviewer,  Jessie  Spano, 

Jasin  Todd  (it  was  a pleasure,  man).  Ben 
Wu,  and  the  rest  of  the  band  (my  Mom  | 
loves  the  autographed  press  photo).  1 


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Sports  The  Voice  March  7,  2005 


yaso,  Chapin  First  Teamers 


Owls  Named  All-Conference 


Four  Westfield  State  players 
kvere  named  to  the  Massachusetts 
State  College  Athletics  Conference 
;MASCAC)all-conferencebasket- 
jall  teams  that  were  released  this 
»veek. 

First-team  selections  were 
Vaso  Jaukovic  and  Amanda  Chapin. 
)0ih  of  whom  were  second-team 
)icks  in  2004.  Melissa  Macchi  was 
isecond  team  all  conference  selec- 
ion  and  also  was  named  the 
klASCAC  women’s  Rookie  of  the 
i'ear.  On  the  men’s  side,  Tony 
tollier  shared  Rookie  of  the  Year 
jonors  with  Bridgewater's  lorn 

Jaukovic,  a graduate  student 
& Montenegro,  led  the 
balanced  attack  in  scoring 
points  per  game)  and  was 
i,6).  The  6- 


7 center  ranked  first  for  the  Owls 
and  third  in  the  MASCAC  in  assists 
(3.2)  and  was  I O'*'  in  the  conference 
in  steals  (1.4). 

Jaukovic  finishedhiscollegiate 
career  with  1,016  points,  which- 
ranks  16'^  on  the  Westfield  men’s 
basketball  all-time  list. 

Chapin  had  a stellar  junior  sea- 
son, leading  the  Owls  in  scoring 
( 1 2.4  point  per  game)  and  rebound- 
ing (12.3).  The  Westfield  native 
(Suffield  Academy)  ranked  fourth 
in  conference  scoring  and  domi- 
nated in  rebounding,  where  she  out- 
paced her  nearest  MASCAC  com- 
petitor by  nearly  four  rebounds  per 
game. 

Thehustling5-9  fonvardranks 
eighth  nationally  in  NCAA  Divi- 
sion III  in  rebounds  per  game.  She 
set  a school  season  record  for  re- 


bounds per  game  and  tied  a school 
record  for  most  rebounds  in  a single 
game  (22). 

Macchi,  a freshman  point  guard 
from  Peabody,  posted  some  impres- 
sive numbers.  She  was  Westfield's 
second  leading  scorer  (9.7)  and 
ranked  first  in  the  conference  in 
assists  (4.3),  second  in  3-point  shoot- 
ing  percentage  (.38 1 ),  third  in  steals 
(2.6)  and  fifth  in  field  goal  shooting 
percentage  (.436). 

Collier,  a 6-2  guard  from 
Colchester,  Vt.,  ranked  second  on 
the  team  and  15'**  in  the  MASCAC 
in  scoring,  averaging  11.4  points 
per  game.  Collier  only  started  nine 
games,  but  he  was  a key  player  off 
the  bench,  averaging  26  minutes 
played  per  game  and  leading  in  the 
Owls  in  3-point  field  goals  made 
(22). 


MASCAC  Rookies  of  the  Year:  Tony  "TC"  Collier  and  Melissa  Macchi 


Salem  Survives  Westfield  Rally 


SALEM  - Salem  State  sur- 
a furious  second-half  come- 
by  Westfield  State  for  an  8 1 - 
in  the  Mass.  State  Con- 
tce  tournament  semifinals. 

The  Vikings,  24-3,  went  on  to 
Framingham  in  the  champion- 
game.  Westfield  finishes  12- 

Salem  led  by  1 7 points,  45-28, 
as  it  outshot  the  Owls,  5- 
from  3-point  range  and  domi- 
the  inside  led  by  senior  shot 
sensation  Ifesinachi 
N.Y.  The 


6-8  center  finished  with  18  points, 
17  rebounds  and  five  rejections. 

But  Westfield  quickly  cut  into 
the  large  lead  at  the  start  of  the 
second  half  as  the  Owls  begin  hit- 
ting their  treys  and  Anosike  picked 
up  his  third  foul. 

The  Owls  went  on  a 26-7  run 
in  the  first  nine  minutes  of  the  sec- 
ond half  to  stun  the  large  and  bois- 
terous Salem  crowd.  Westfield  se- 
nior Vaso  Jaukovic  tied  the  score, 
52-52,  by  draining  a three  from  the 
top  of  the  key  with  1 1 :40  remain- 
ing. Jaukovic  then  gave  Westfield 


^Westfield  State  College  baseball  team  held  a clinic  for  area  youth  in  the 
'Edward  Center  during  February  school  vacation  week.  The  baseball 
is  scheduled  to  play  15  games  in  Port  Charlotte,  Fla.,  during  the 
9e’s  spring  break.  The  Westfield  State  softball  team  will  be  stationed 
ort  Myers.  Fla. , the  spring  training  home  of  Ute  World  Champion  Boston 
® Sox.  Photo  By  Mickey  Curtis 


the  lead  30  seconds  later  with  a 
driving  layup  down  the  lane. 

With  the  score  tied  at  59-all, 
Salemjuniorforward  Shawn  Bloom 
(Springfield/Minnechaug  High 
School)  scored  seven  straight  points 
over  a two-minute  stretch  to  give 
the  Vikings  a 66-59  lead  with  6:06 
remaining.  The  Owls  closed  to 
within  two  points,  68-66,  with  3: 1 1 
remaining,  but  the  Vikings  got  the 
ball  inside  to  their  big  guy  Anosike 
for  two  easy  buckets  for  a 72-66 
lead.  Salem  made  nine  free  throws 
in  the  final  two  minutes. 

Senior  guard  Alien  Reid 
(Southbridge)  scored  a game-high 
for  the  Vikings,  including  a perfect 
1 2-for- 12  from  the  foul  line.  Bloom 
finished  with  16  points,  including 
his  seven  during  the  crucial  second- 
half  stretch. 

Sophomore  guard  Gavin 
Illangakoon  (Ellington,  CT)  led 
Westfield's  balanced  scoring  with 
16  points.  Sophomore  guard  Ricky 
Ogboin  scored  15  points,  all  in  the 
first  half.  Ogboin  was  experiencing 
breathing  difficulties  at  halftime  and 
did  not  play  in  the  second  half 
Westfield  only  made  one  substitu- 
tion in  the  second  half,  a three- 
minute  stretch  by  James  Ogbunize, 

The  Owls  were  8-for-13  from 
3-point  range  in  the  second  half  af- 
terbeing shut  out  in  the  first  half  (0- 
for-9).  Tony  Collier  (12  points), 
Jaukovic  (11),  Mike  Jurkowski  ( 1 0) 
and  Steve  Martins  (8)  were 
Westfield’s  other  top  scorers. 


Westfield  State  junior 
David  Richardson 
sets  the  high  jump 
bar  at  6-8,  a personal 
best  height  that  he 
cleared  earlier  this 
season.  The  Beverly 
native,  who  is  5-9  tall, 
won  the  New  England 
Divsion  3 champion- 
ship with  a winning 
height  of  6-7.  He 
finished  fourth  In  the 
All  New  England 
finals  at  Ihe  same 
height  and  just 
missed  clearing  6-9. 
Photo  By  Mickey 
Curtis 


Owls  Earn  Honors 


At  All  New  Englands 


BOSTON  - Westfield  State 
College’sTessaDonoghue,  David 
Richardson  and  Peter  King  con- 
tinued their  fine  indoor  track  and 
field  seasons  by  earning  All  New 
England  honors  at  the  Ail  New 
England  championships  hcldFeb. 
26  at  Boston  University. 

Competing  against  the  best 
New  Englandathletes  in  Divisions 
I,  II  and  III,  Donoghue  registered 
a quasi  hat  trick  by  placing  third  in 
three  events:  the  long,  triple  and 
high  jumps. 

The  Springfield  Cathedral 
graduate  cleared  5-5  in  the  high 
jump,  trailing  Wheaton’s  Jen 
Harlow  (5-5  3/4)  and  Mt. 
Holyoke’s  Jen  Hawkes  (5-5).  The 
talented  senior  went  18-8  in  the 
long  jump,  finishing  behind  U- 
Conn’s  EdwinaClark  ( 1 9-3/4)  and 
Boston  University’sTahari  James 
( 1 8-9  3/4).  Donoghue’s  triplejump 
of  39-1  was  only  surpassed  by  U- 
Conn’s  Tamara  Higlismith  (40-3 


1/2)  and  James  ^9-2  1/2). 

“Tessa  again  performed  well 
against  the  top  flight  competition,’’ 
said  headcoach  Sean  O’Brien,  who 
noted  that  she  had  personal  indoor 
bests  in  the  long  and  triple  jumps. 

In  the  men's  high  jump, 
Richardson  finished  fourth  by  clear- 
ing 6-7.  The5-9junior  from  Beverly 
cleared  the  same  height  to  win  the 
New  England  Division  HI  champi- 
onship on  Feb.  19.  Southern 
Connecticut’s  Ivan  Schmidt  won 
the  high  jump  (6-1 1).  followed  by 
the  University  of  Rhode  Island's 
Evan  Lima  (6-9)  and  Coast  Guard's 
Zach  Gayer  (6-9), 

"David  just  missed  cleaming 
6-9,”  said  O’Brien.  "He  clipped  the 
barwithhishcelon  the  way  down." 

King,  a senior  from  Athol, 
placed  sixth  in  the  shot  pul  with  a 
heave  of  5 1 -5.  Also  competing  from 
Westfield  was  junior  Shawn 
McCorquodale  of  Athol,  who 
placed  15"'  in  long  jump  (20-5). 


Massachusetts  State  Conference 

Smith  Cup  Standings 

(Following  Winter  Sports) 

Place  College 

Points 

1.  Salem  State 

17 

2.  Worcester  State 

16 

3.  Westfield  State 

15 

3.  Framingham  State 

15 

5.  Bridgewater  State 

14 

6.  Fitchburg  State 

12 

7.  Mass.  Maritime 

5 

8.  Mass.  College 

0 

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(ntramurals  TheUoice  March  7. 2005 


I"  "titramuTals "still  Accepting  ' 
I Rosters  For: 

■ -Men  & Women’s  Dodgeball 
' -Men  & Women’s  5-5 


Outdoor  soccer  playoffs  wll  be 

played  on  the  turf  as  soon  as 
SNOW  DISAPPEARS!!  So  get 
your  teams  ready! 


BENTLEY  BILLIARDS  (Downtown)  & 
THE  WSC  INTRAMURALS 
DEPARTMENT  PRESENTS: 

THE  WSC  BILLIARDS 
LEAGUE 

Beginning  March  2cnd  for  eight  straight 
Wednesdays  (excluding  spring  break  week) 
Practice  begins  at  6p.m. 

League  play  begins  at  7p.m. 

4-8  people  per  team 
Co-Ed  teams 

There’s  a free  shuttle  from  the  Woodward 
Center  to  Bentley  Billiards  and  back.  Pick- 
up time  is  at  6p.m. 


THINK  SPRING! 


Start  organizing  your  spring  teams  now: 


Upcoming  Events: 

Floor  Hockey  (M+W) 
Sport  Trivia  (M-i-W) 
Softball  (M-i-W) 

Co-Ed  Softball 
Co-Ed  Sand  Volleyball 
Ultimate  Frisbee  (M-i-W) 
Home  Run  Derby  (M+W) 


Rosters  Due: 

March  2 
March  23 
March  23 
March  23 
March  28 
March  28 
April  27 


Open  Gym  Hours  for  both  the  Woodward  Center  and  Parenzo  Gym  can  be  found  on 

the  website: 

www.wsc.ma.edu/athletics/intra.htm 

Also  check  the  website  for  upcoming  games! 


Just  For  Fun  The  Voice  March  7. 2005 


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Jacklyn  McLaughlin  giggles  as  friend  and  future 
roommate,  Tiffany  Puliafico,  feeds  her  a chcolate 
covered  grape  at  last  Wednesday’s  Charlie  and 
the  Chocolate  Factory  night.  Held  in  the  Ely 
Main  Lounge,  the  evening  featured  a chocolate 
fountain  complete  with  many  varieties  of  fruit  as 
well  as  cooies  and  Rice  Crispy  treats.  Judging 
from  the  smiles  on  their  faces,  the  night  milSt 
have  been  a big  hit! 


Uolume  X 


The  Voice 

The  Student  Press  of  Westfield  State  Colleae 


March  28. 2005 


Issue  XX 


Paul  Scannell:  The  man  behind  the  title 


By  Jo  Mitchell 
Special  To  The  Voice 
WESTFIELD-  At  first 
glance,  it  would  appear  that  getting  in  to 
sec  the  man  in  chaigc  of  Public  Safety 
is  a daunting  task.  The  suppewt  staff  sits 
behind  a glass  partition,  keeping  a jto- 
tective  eye  on  their  domain.  Onoc 
allowed  to  enter,  a member  of  the  staff 
must  open  a heavy  wooden  door  from 
the  inside.  - 

Directly  ahead  is  another 
door.  It  is  just  as  heavy  as  the  fiisL 

But  take  aquick  left,  after  that 
second  door,  and  a new  door  is  standing 
wide  open-a  symbol  of  the  open-door 
policy  Chief  Paul  V.  Scannell  likes  to 
enforce  in  his  office.  Scannell  has  been 
the  director  of  Public  Safety  at 
Westfield  Slate  College  for  ten  years 
now  and  he  insists  he  wouldn't  have  it 
any  other  way. 

"It's  all  about  the  students 


licrc,"  he  said.  "If  students  have  issues 
and  want  to  talk  to  me.  I'm  here." 

A tall  man  with  graying  hair 
and  warm  brD\vn  eyes.  Scannell  wcais 
the  unifam  of  a professional-today,  it's 
a bold  rod  lie  with  a nicely  picssed  blue 
and  white  striped  shirt  He  sits  behind  a 
large  desk,  taking  an  occasional  sip 
ftom  his  Mug  root  beer. 

When  asked  his  favorite  part 
of  his  job.  Scannell  doesn't  hesitate.* 
"People,"  he  says  firmly.  "I  really  enjoy 
being  around  people;  helping  them.  You 
can  see  a tot  of  growth  in  people  when 
you  watch  what  they  do." 

Scannell  has  a long  history  of 
working  with  people.  He  started  out 
teaching  Special  Education  in 
Hlington,  Connecticut  He  taught  for 
five  years,  but  after  the  class  size  was 
cut  in  half  due  to  hvo  families  moving 
ftom  town,  he  decided  he  needed  a 
change. 


Always  dreaming  of  being  a 
Stale  Trooper,  Scannell  took  the  exam, 
met  the  requirements  and  joined  the 
Connecticut  State  Police.  While  there, 
he  held  several  different  positions, 
including  working  as  a youth  officer  for 
seven  years,  a detective  in  the  crime 
squad,  and  for  four  years  he  was  the 
troop  commander  at  Bradley 
International  Airport 

He  teiitcd  after  twenty  years 
with  the  Stale  Police,  but  there  was 
more  he  wanted  to  do.  "I  looked  for 
something  fun  tt)  do.  a challenge." 
Scannell  said. 

He  found  it  at  WSC  when  he 
was  hired  as  captain.  In  1995  he 
became  acting  dircaor  and  within  the 
year  gained  his  present  position  as 
director. 

Working  in  an  educational 
setting  seems  logical  for  aman  who  val- 
Scanncll  - Page  2 


Photo  by  Cliff  Ashbrook 

WSC  Director  of  Public  Safety,  Paul  Scannell,  worked  wlih 
the  Stale  Police  for  twenty  years  before  retiring  and  taking 
a position  at  Westfield. 


Flowers  and  R.A. 
applicants  bloom  on 
campus 


By  Nicole  LeBlanc 
Voice  Reporter 


It  is  that  time  again  when  students  have  the  oppor- 
tunity to  apply  for  the  position  of  Resident  Assistant  for  the 
new  school  year  starting  in  fell  2005. 

Letters  will  be  sent  to  a number  of  students  by  the 
end  of  the  week  filling  positions  for  next  year.  However, 
applications  are  accepted  year  rouixl  due  to  unexpected  varan- 
cies  in  positions. 

Contrary  to  the  rumor  of  a shortage  of  interest  there 
was  an  influx  of  applicants  this  year.  For  a job  with  only  62 
positions  available,  including  the  new  hall,  there  are  over  70 
applicants  and  the  number  is  s^ll  rising. 

There  are  55  RA  positions  available  and  7 
Community  Development  Assistant  positions,  which  consists 
of  providing  the  Resident  Director  with  assistance. 

The  application  process  consists  of  an  application 
that  must  be  filled  out  a number  of  questions  that  must  be 
answered  and  references.  A group  meeting  is  held  in  wder  for 
staff  target  to  know  the  applicants,  and  an  interview  held  by 
professional  and  student  staff. 

Grades  are  also  taken  into  consideration.  The  min- 
imum grade  point  average  for  someone  applying  as  an  RA  is 
2.2,  while  srwneone  applying  for  the  CDA  positiem  should 
have  at  least  a 2,5  GPA.  According  to  Jon  Conlogue,  Diiectw 
of  Residential  Life,  students  who  apply  lend  to  have  GPA's 
that  range  hi^cr  than  the  minimum. 

Reluming  RA's  go  through  a different  process  than 
first-time  applicants.  The  current  RD  does  a report  on  their 
efforts  during  the  year.  Evaluations  are  also  given  to  the  stu- 
dents currently  in  the  RA's  section,  which  provides  staff  with 
good  feedback  from  students  and  helps  with  the  decision. 
Current  RA  applications  arc  handled  before  new  applications. 
Placement  of  chosen  RA's  is  not  guaranteed,  however  they 
can  request  where  and  give  reasons  for  why.  Their  reasons 
will  be  taken  into  eextsideration  Ity  staff  as  well  as  other  fac- ; 

R.A.’s  - Page  3 i 


Westfield  gives  Cook  the  cold  shoulder 


By  Patrick  Gahan 
Voice  Reporter 


WESTFIELD  - Spring  Weekend  is  a time  for  over- 
worked, stressed  outcollege  students  to  lake  time  off  from  their  busy 
schedules  to  relax  and  enjoy  themselves.  Although  it  is  several 
weeks  away,  the  Campus  Activities  Board  has  been  planning  the 
event  for  months. 

Spring  Weekend's  main  attraction  is  traditionally  the 
Saoirday  afternoon  performance  by  a popular  musical  band  or  well- 
known  entertainer.  Naughty  by  Nature.  Raze!,  Run  DMC. 
Goldfinger,  Dispatch  and  Story  of  the  Year  have  all  played  at 
Westfield  Stale  in  the  past 

Comedian  Dane  Cook  has  been  proposed  by  members  of 
the  Campus  Activities  Board  as  a potential  entertainer  for  Sfwing 
Weekend. 

The  likelihood  of  him  performing  at  this  year's  Spring 
Weekend  is  doubtful  and  the  reasons  why  may  be  surprising  to 
some.  Money  is  not  the  issue.  The  Campus  Activities  Board  has  a 


total  of  $10,000  to 
spend  on  entertain- 
ment  for  the  entire 
weekend.  $8,000  is 
SCI  aside  specifically 
for  llic  main  hcadlin- 

The  location 
l.jk  and  size  of  Westfield 
Stale  College  is  also 
IBl  not  a problem. 
Though  Westfield  Ls 
-File  Photo  not  as  big  or  os  well 
Comedian  Dane  Cook  was  a possible  known  Boston  area 
candidate  for  WSC’s  Spring  Weekend  colleges,  Dane  Cook 
performance.  has  been  known  to 

perfonn  at  smaller  venues  and  state  schools  such  as  Framingham 
Stale  College  and  Southern  New  Hampshire  Univasity. 

Cook  • Page  3 


Westfield  State  safe  from  rape 


By  Cassandra  Gagnon 
Special  To  The  Voice 


WESTFIELD- Are  you  safe  from 
rape  and  sexual  assault  on  campus  at 
Westfield  State  College?  According  to 
recent  forcible  sex  offenses  and  rape  statis- 
tics, Westfield  State  is  one  of  the  safest  col- 
lies in  Massachusetts  when  it  comes  to 
these  sexually  based  crimes  aa»rding  to 
Campus  safety  statistics. 

In  2003,  Westfield  Stale  was 
attributed  with  only  one  rqxirted  rape,  while 
the  University  of  Massachusetts  was  attrib- 
uted with  36  reported  rapes/  forced  sex 
offenses  alone.  The  main  difference 
between  the  two  colleges  is  the  number  of 
students.  UMASS  has  a student  population 


almost  six  times  larger  than  WSC,  yet  this 
does  not  account  for  the  abundance  of 
forcible  sexual  offences. 

"It’s  pretty  low-key  here,  the  most 
'crimes'  I hear  about  on  campus  have  some- 
thing to  do  with  alcohol,  not  sex,"  Isabel 
Olszewski,  a junior  at  WSC  said  in  response 
to  hearing  the  statistics.  "The  college  really 
isn't  that  big  anyway,  so  it  doesn't  surprise 
me." 

Westfield  Stale's  campus  might 
appear  safe,  but  whal  about  the  town?  In 
2003,  the  Town  of  Westfield  was  attributed 
with  1 2 reported  rapes.  How  docs  this  com- 
pare to  Amherst  where  UMASS  is  situat- 
ed? The  Town  of  Amherst  reported  16  rape 
charges  in  2003  according  to  the  MA  stale 


police  crime  rqwrt  for  2002-2003. 

"Like  all  towns,  Wc-stfietd  has  its 
problems  witli  crime,  but  for  the  most  part 
Fd  say  its  pretty  safe  here.  Most  of  the  casc,s 
we  see  are  appeals  for  traffic  violatioas, 
some  domestic,  sexual  violence  cases  and 
drug  violations.  Wc  don't  encounter  too 
many  high  crime  cases  here,  those  are  usu- 
ally sent  to  the  Springfield  courts,"  Assistant 
District  Attorney  of  Westfield,  Colleen 
Martin  said  during  a iclq^one  interview. 

That  sounds  about  right  If  you 
ever  visit  UMASS  when  school's  not  in  ses- 
sion, the  town  is  like  dead.  All  the  parties 
and  drunken  chaos  happens  on  campus," 

/tony  Oriandi,  a senior  at  UMASS  said  in 
Cook  - Page  3 


One  boy  who’s  had  it 
with  ‘Vaginas’ 
Pg-7 


Ryan  Cabrera  - just  as  dreamy  in 
person  as  he  is  on  T.V. 
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Scannell 


ucs  education  as  much  as  Scannell,  When  he 
graduated  from  Springfield's  CathedraJ  High 
School  he  hadn't  thought  to  go  to  college 
no  one  else  in  his  family  had  gone. 

But  he  soon  started  missing  school 
and  decided  to  go  part-time  nights.  Sometimes 
he  was  able  to  manage  a ftjll-time  schedule,  but 
it  took  him  nine  and  one-half  yeare  before  he 
finally  received  his  bachelors  degree  in  psychol- 
ogy from  American  International  College. 

Later  on.  he  also  earned  a Masters  in 
EducaOOTi  at  the  Univerei^  of  Hartford  and  an 
additional  Masters  in  Criminal  Justice  from  the 
University  of  New  Haven.  "School's  a wonder- 
ful place,"  he  said.  "Education  opens  your  mind 
to  so  many  other  things." 

For  five  years  the  Public  Safety 
Department  has  been  woiicing  on  obtaining  full 
jccreditaiion  from  the  Massachusetts  Police 
Accreditation  Commission.  The  department  was 
approved  for  certification  in  October  2003  but  is 
still  working  on  many  additional  professional 
standards. 

"It's  a living  beast,"  Scannell  said, 
referring  to  the  massive  black  — I 

binder  that  contains  all  the  pro- 
cedures and  policies  they've 
been  writing  and  revising.  "We'd 
like  to  finish  it  by  this  summer 
but  that's  probably  optimistic.' 


Gavin  Dlangakoon,  from  Australia, 
plays  guard  for  the  WSC  basketball  team.  He's 
also  Scannell’s  latest  foreign  exchange  student. 
Scartnell  loves  watching  him  play  basketball  and 
brag-s  about  him  as  if  he  were  his  own  son. 

Scannell  doesn't  lose  touch  with  the 
many  students  from  foreign  lands.  He  and  his 
wife  have  traveled  to  Europe  three  limes  and  vis- 
ited some  of  the  students'  families.  One  trip 
included  seven  countries. 

The  Scanneils  love  to  travel.  They've 
been  to  Brazil  where  he  has  fished  in  a river  filled 
\wih  piranha.  Tlicy've  made  four  trips  to  Mexico, 
to  an  island  off  Cancun,  called  bla  Mujeres,  or 
Isle  of  Women.  "I  enjoy  the  local  people,"  he 
said. 

Manicd  for  forty-one  years,  the 
Scanneils  have  two  grown  children  of  their  own. 
They  also  have  nvo  grandchildrcn-a  photograph 
of  them  displayed  prominently  on  his  desk. 

"That's  really  a nice  part  of  life,"  said 
Scannell,  leaning  back  in  his  chair  and  smiling, 
"to  sit  back  and  enjoy  the  little  ones." 

■*  Due  to  his  position,  Scannell  knows 
~ not  all  students  will  like  him.  He's 

an  authority  figure  who  stands 

What  he  does  for  ^ 

it  "Some  students  need  a reality 
check,"  Scannell  said. 

Denise  Nichols,  a juniw. 


those  kids  is  so 
admirabie.  He 


WSC  is  the  third  col- 


' used  to  take  in  fos. 


majoring  in  English  and 


ter  kids  before; 
he’s  aiways  been 
interested  in  the 
younger  set.” 

-Tia  lyburski 


lege  or  university  police  agency 
to  become  certified  and  the  six- 
lijenlh  police  department  in  the 
slate.  Scannell  is  very  proud  of 
this  achievement.  "It's  a way  to 
measure  our  professionalism," 
he  said 

Office  Manager  Tia 
lyburski  is  one  of  the  many  peo- 
ple in  the  department  who  has 
assisted  in  the  certification — ~ 

process.  Slic  has  been  with  the  department  since 
1994  and  claims  Scannell  is  the  best  boss  she's 
ever  had. 

"The  attitude  he  brings  to  die  environ- 
ment is  ^eai,"  she  said.  "His  solution  to  prob- 
lems is  16  fix  them,  not  point  fingers." 

Several  years  ago,  Scannell  saw  a 
potential  problem  that  worried  him.  It  was  after 
the  Columbine  shootings  and  he  was  concerned 
that  if  WSC  were  faced  with  a similar  situation, 
his  department  would  be  ill  equipped  and  have  a 
limited  response.  After  attending  seminars  on  the 
subject  and  consulting  with  state  and  city  police 
officials,  Scannell  went  to  then  President 
Frederick  Woodward  with  his  concerns. 

It  look  over  a year,  with  many  meet- 
ings with  students  who  were  overwhelmingly  in 
favor  of  arming  police  officers  on  campus  and  a 
46-0  vole  against  such  action  from  the  faculty 
union  before  the  Board  of  Trustees  voted  unani- 
mously to  aim  the  officers  starting  Fall  2001 
semester. 

"I  just  saw  it  as  a public  safety  issue," 
Scannell  said,  adding  that  all  of  the  officers  on 
campus  are  highly  trained 

Many  other  campuses  in 
Massachusetts  have  armed  officers.  "Amherst 
College  has  been  aimed  for  over  twen^  years 
now,"  Scannell  said 

Besides  being  the  Director  of  Public 
Safety.  Scannell  has  been  involved  in  other  areas 
on  campus.  He's  taught  the  Fust  Experience 
Course  for  freshmen  fi^r  the  past  five  yeais-and 
he's  an  advisor  for  the  Student  Government 
Association.  He  enjoys  attending  the  SG  A meet- 
ings and  seeing  democracy  at  work. 

Scannell  and  his  wife,  Lolly,  have 
opened  up  their  home  to  nineteen  foreign 
exchange  students  over  the  ycais.  "WeVc  had 
kids  from  all  over  the  world,"  he  said. 

"What  he  docs  for  those  kids  is  so 
admirable,"  T^buiski  said  "He  used  to  take  in 
foster  Idds  before;  he’s  always  been  interested  in 
the  younger  scL" 


Secondary  Education, 
impressed  with  Scannell  when 
she  met  him  last  October.  "I  had 
gone  in  to  fight  a parking  ticket," 
she  said  She  hadn't  parked  ille- 
gally and  apparently  someone 
had  placed  his  or  her  ticket  on  her 
windshield 

The  following  day  her  knee 
went  out  as  she  was  climbing  the 
^ — stairs  in  Bates  Hall.  Someone 
called  Public  Safety  fo  her  as  she  sal  helpless 
and  in  tremendous  pain.  Scannell  and  a female 
officer  anived  to  assist  Nichols  as  they  waited  for 
the  ambulance. 

"Their  response  was  very  fast," 
Nichols  said  and  added  that  Scannell  recognized 
her  from  ihc  day  before  and  was  very  kind 

She  was  surprised  to  see  Scannell 
closcoffthecntirestairwell.  "Itneveroccunedto 
me  dial  they  would  do  that,"  she  said,  but  was 
graieftil  they  were  so  concerned  about  her  priva- 
cy. 

Giristina  Hanks,  a junior  majoring  in 
history  and  middle  and  secondary  education, 
lives  on  campus.  She  feels  safe  and  thinks  that 
overall,  the  Public  Safely  and  Chief  Scannell  do 
a good  job. 

Her  only  complaints:  "We  need  better 
shuttle  service.  Sometimes  we  have  to  wail  a 
long  time."  She  also  wishes  they  would  enfesree 
the  parking  lots  belter,  claiming  that  many  peo- 
ple park  in  Main  lot  who  really  should  be  park- 
ing in  South  loL 

"Getting  the  full  accreditation  is  an 
important  project  both  academically  and  profes- 
sionally," Scannell  said  That's  something  be  def- 
initely wants  to  sec  done  in  the  near  future. 

Another  goal?  'Td  really  like  to  get 
studwits  to  lock  their  rooms,"  he  said.  Donn 
break-irrs  arc  an  ongoing  problem  and  despite 
talking  to  the  students  and  putting  up  notices, 
many  still  neglect  to  lock  their  doois. 

Travel,  of  course,  is  something  he 
wishes  to  continue  doing  as  well  as  "being  an 
important  part  of  my  grandchildren's  lives,"  he 
said 

And  also  in  the  future,  the  same  as  the 
past  and  now;  an  open  door. 


Monday:  We  Slack 


I would  never  claim  to  be  as  original  or  inventive  a journalist  as  the  late  Hunter 
S.  Thompson  was.  but  we  all  could  find  some  kind  of  twisted  inspiration  in  this  line. 
"When  the  going  gets  weird,  the  ^veird  turn  pro." 

Hunter  S.  Thompson- 

In  a year  wfiae  the  campus  mood  was  weiid  to  begin  with,  two  new  buildings, 
one  new  president  and  one  fallen  crane,  it  has  taken  some  damn  weird  turns;  police 
on  the  great  in  riot  gear  and  an  assault  on  the  school  mascot  amongst  other  things. 

Here's  the  latest  one,  a proposed  Editorial  Advisexy  board  for  the  newspaper. 
The  idea  came  up  about  a month  ago  and  now  has  gotten  to  the  point  where  people 
are  ready  to  volunteer.  Im  not  entirely  sure  what  role  the  advisesy  board  would  play. 

Perhaps  it  would  just  review  story  ideas  and  give  suggestions.  Pertiaps  provide 
guidance.  Perhaps  overtiy  censor  the  newspqjer,  jrobably  not,  but  the  mere  exis- 
of  a board  would  in  itself  be  an  intimidating  body.  The  field  of  journalism  is 
alreacfy  governed  by  self-censorship, 

Caisorship  is  coisor^p  is  censorship  is  censorship.  And  best  avoided  in  all 
‘orms.  Never  mind  the  difficult  in  trying  to  meet  weekly. 

Here's  the  quick  and  dirty  of  how  The  Voice  gets  put  ouL 
Monday;  We  slack. 

Tbesday:  We  slack  and  maybe  get  a little  bit  done.  Maybe. 

Wednesday.  We  ignore  the  outside  world  and  plunge  into  a night  of  deadlines, 
proof  reading,  scrambling  for  stories,  and  high  drama  before  we  e-mail  the 
product  to  our  printer  in  Vermont,  usually  at  1 a.rti.,  sometimes  later. 
Thursday:  We  don't  remember  Thursdays. 

Riday:  The  Paper  is  delivered  and  there  is  much  rejoicing. 

All  together  I spend  about  12-15  hours  cti  the  paper  and  the  rest  of  die  editori- 
al staff  will  spoid  maybe  a little  less  than  fiiaL  Don't  forget  the  reporters,  photogra- 
phers aid  copy  editors  who  we  could  not  function  without,  all  without  a paycheck, 
■'lo,  no,  put  those  tissues  away  no  need  to  get  teary  eyed,  we  actually  enjoy  iL 
An  Advisory  board  could  neva  contemplate  what  kinds  of  stories  would 
develop  in  the  short  time  between  papers.  Our  schedules  would  not  mesh  and  nei- 
ther would  our  agendas.  For  example,  I respect  what  Dr.  Arthur  Jackson  does  in  his 
role  at  the  school.  He  does  it  well  He  is  a professional  But  he  needs  to  promote  the 
school  and  we  need  to  mix  things  up-  A situation  both  of  us  ougjit  to  avoid. 

My  worst  fear  would  be  giving  the  Advisory  Board  a leash  to  lead  the  editori- 
al staff  around  on.  That's  not  fair  to  the  staff  or  for  future  staff  members.  Despite  the 
growing  pains  we've  had  up  here,  we  still  put  out  a quality  paper,  every  week. 

An  Advisory  Board  would  hurt  that  quality  by  hampering  the  free  flow  of  ideas 
that  should  be  taking  place  on  a college  campus.  College  is  one  of  the  few  bastions 
of  free  expression  remaining  in  American  society. 

The  case  of  Professor  Ward  Churchill  is  a contemporary  example.  He  had  some 
disgusting  things  to  say  about  the  victims  of  9/11.  Fm  not  going  to  :^)eat  what  the 
bastard  said  so  look  him  up  cn  the  Inlemet 

He  ought  to  be  able  to  say  what  he  did.  I don't  condone  his  words  in  any  way, 
but  the  importance  of  free  speedi  is  paramount  Without  it  our  minds  grow  feeble, 
weak  and  stupid. 

The  first  amendment  is  essential  to  free  society  and  anyone  who  says  or  tlwiks 
otherwise  is  an  enemy  of  freedom.  But  I would  fight  for  their  freedom  to  denounce 
the  freedom  Id  be  fighting  for. 

Thafs  patriotism.  And  I don't  mean  the  flag  waving,  hand  holding,  yellow  nV 
bon  wearing  faux-patriotism  that  paiodically  sweqjs  foe  country.  I mean  the  deep 
down,  downright  scary,  rebellion  preaching,  flag  burning,  street  walking,  palhotism 
that  is  a veiy,  very,  dangerous  foing. 

So  with  a renewed  outlook  for  foe  rest  of  foe  semester  wc  encourage  any  and 
all  letters  to  us.  The  letters  to  the  editor  section  of  the  paper  acts  as  an  advisciy  board 
of  sorts.  That  is  your  [^ace  to  put  us  In  our  place.  will  listen  to  complaints  about 
the  paper  and  we  vrill  print  letters  of  disdain,  disgust,  derision,  despise,  dislike,  scorn 
and  revulsion  to  anytlung  you  find  offensive  on  foese  pages. 

We  welcome  focm.  And  now  a parting  word  fiom  foe  good  Doctor: 

"/  have  a theory  that  the  truth  is  never  told  during  the  nim-lo-five  hours. 

Hunter  S.  Thompson 

Matthew  “Scoop”  Bemat 
Editor-m-chief 

foecampusvoice@hotmail.com 


The  Westfield  State  College 

Dance  Team  Presents: 

THE  TURNING  POINT 
THURSDAY,  MARCH  31  - 7:00PJV1  & 

SATURDAY,  APRIL  2 - 3:00PJV1 
In  The  Dever  Auditorium 
Tickets  available  at  the  door  for  $3  OR  purchase  a ticket  in  advance  from 
a dance  team  member  for  $2. 


News  The  Uoice  March  28. 2005 


Pafie  3 


Cook 


Julie  Swartwout 


Westfield  Stale  College  even  meets  vince  the  college,  but  it  does  not  look  good." 
all  of  the  requirements  listed  on  Dane  Cook’s  A Boston  native.  Cook  has  been  per- 

website  for  booking.  So  then  whtu  could  be  pre-  fanning  his  stand-up  act  for  14  years  on  college 

venting  Dane  Cook  from  per-  ttf  campuses  across  the  country 

and  on  such  television  shows 


as  "The  Late  Show  with  Jay 
Leno"  and  "Jimmy  Kimmcl 
Live."  His  latest  CD. 
"Harmfril  if  Swallowed,"  is 
popular  among  some  mem- 


forming  at  Spring  Weekend'.’  ^ think  it  S Very 
"We  have  a brand  unfortunate  that  we 
new  building  that  is  capable  of  can’t  program  big 
hosting  such  an  event  howey-  1;,^^ 

er  at  this  point  the  college  only  r’  L-  M #*  li 
allows  afiiletic  activities  to  go  t_OOk.  tlopeiully 

on  (in  the  Woodward  Center],"  WC’ll  be  able  tO  COn-  bets  of  the  Westfield  State 
Erin  Palmer,  a member  of  the  vlnce  the  College,  but  campus  community. 

Campus  Activities  Board,  said.  jQgg  not  look  includes  pointing 

Dane  Cook  requires  onnH  ” occurrences  of 

that  the  school  must  provide  a gOOQ.  everyday  lift;  in  his  comedic 

theater  or  gymnasium-style  routines,  including  Kool-Aid. 

venue  with  a capacity  between  -C.A.B.  member  Monopoly,  and  parking  struc- 

t OM  and  4m  nic  Katherine  Chouinard 

80.000-square-fooi  Woodward  "I  saw  him  at  the  Comedy 

Center  could  cwnforlably  seal  - Connection  in  Boston  and  I 

this  many  people  as  well  as  the  required  pofes-  laughed  so  hard  it  hurt,"  said  Joseph  Komow,  a 
sional  adaptive  lights,  sound  system  and  main  long-time  Dane  Cook  fan.  "If  you  think  his  CD 
stage.  is  fiinny  you  should  really  see  his  live  show;  it  is 

"it  is  very  unfortunate  that  we  can't  so  much  funnier.” 
program  big  events  like  Dane  Cook,"  said  The  Woodward  Center  was  officially 

Campus  Activities  Board  member  Kaiherinc  opened  at  the  start  of  this  past  fall  semester  and 
Chouinard.  "Hopcfrilly  well  be  able  to  con-  cost  $18  million. 

R.A.’S 


tors  such  ^s,  experiences  in  certain  instances  and 
balance  of gendcrinliving  units.  Staff  will  place 
RA's  in  housing  which  they  find  suitable  for  the 
situation. 

Students  who  want  to  become  RA's 
can  take  certain  measure  that  might  better  their 
chances.  The  staff  looks  for  students  who  are 
involved  in  school  activities  and  who  are  well 
rounded.  Participation  in  clubs  such  as  SGA  and 
hall  council  are  good  ways  to  get  involved,  says 
Conlogue.  Also,  participation  in  the  passport 
and  diversity  programs  can  be  helpful. 

There  are  many  benefits  to  students 
who  want  to  become  RA's.  There  is  a salary 
paid  to  the  students.  The  students  also  receive 
their  own  room  with  lounge  furniture,  a double 
bed,  a free  polarwave  and  ‘fabulous  duty 
clothes.”  says  Conlogue. 

Conlogue  also  says  that  there  are 
many  benefits  that  are  less  tangible.  These  ben- 


efits include  being  able  to  give  bxk  to  fellow 
students.  They  learn  about  compromise  and' 
communication. 

“Important  experiences  help  students 
make  sense  of  their  own  experiences.  They 
learn  about  students  and  tremendously  about 
themselves;  they  see  that  they  can  do  something 
and  they  can  do  it  well,”  says  Conlogue. 

It  also  helps  students  become  more 
organized,  usually  resulting  in  better  grades. 
Which  Conlogue  says  students  are  fometimes  ^ 
worried  might  go  down  since  they  face  more 
responsibilities. 

“The  campus  would  be  a different 
campus,  less  welcoming  and  positive  if  it  wasn’t 
for  the  work  the  RA’s  do,”  says  Conlogue.  He 
can  be  reached  at  extension  5572  or  emailed  at 
jconlogue@wsc.ma.edu  fw  more  infamation 
regarding  the  RA  position. 


The  Month  Celebrating  Women  Presents: 

Rim;  Gabbeh 

Guest  Lecture:  Social  Implicatiotis  of  the 
Iraqi  Elections:  with  a 

Monday,  Maich  28 

special focus  on  the  status  of  women. 

5:00  p.m.  in  the  Ely 

Wednesday,  March  30 

Lower  Lounge 

4:00  p.m,  in  the  Third  World  Room 

An  Iranian  fable  about  lovers  whose 

story  is  woven  into  a Persian  caipeL 

Haine  Hagopian,  sociology  piDfessor  at 
Simmons  College,  leads  the 
discussion. 

FREE  PIZZA! 

Rape 


response  to  hearing  the  statistics.  "I  knew  a girl  who 
was  raped  my  freshman  year.  She  got  completely  pol- 
luted and  passed  at  some  party  and  some  guy  look 
advantage  of  her.  She  ended  up  transferring  to  anoth- 
er college." 

Joanne  Rrzewoznik,  a senior  at  Western 
New  England  College,  said.  "I  don't  hear  much  about 
rape  or  sexual  assault  at  WNEC,  I actually  go  to 
UMASS  for  the  parties.  But  if  you're  agirl,  you  should 
always  have  rape  or  being  assaulted  in  the  back  of 
your  mind  so  that  you  don't  let  yourself  get  into  a sit- 
uation you  can't  get  out  of.” 

Western  New  England  College,  located  in 
Springfield,  had  no  reported  rapes  in  2003  according 
to  campus  safety  statistics.  Meanwhile,  the  ci^  of 


Springfield  reported  1 15  rape  cases  according  to  the 
MA  stale  police  crime  report  for  2002-2003. 

"Come  on.  no  surprise  there.  Springfield's 
pretty  big  and  the  city's  definitely  got  a bad  rep." 
Przewoznik  said  in  response. 

Nationally,  in  2003,  there  were  93,433 
reported  rapes  throughout  the  country.  There  arc  also 
several  resources  available  for  anyone  who's  been 
affected  by  rape  or  sexual  assault  For  students  living 
on  a college  campus,  contact  the  Student  CourLscling 
Center  for  help  or  information. 


IRole  at  WSC:  Coordinator  of 
! Woman’s  Month 

Year  at  WSC:  Senior 

Major:  Social  Work  & Psychology 

Purpose  for  coordinating  Woman’s  Month: 

"Last  year  I was  really  intrigued,  and  I thought  it 
was  really  important.  I like  programing  and 
wanted  to  be  involved  with  this  before  I gradu- 
ated.” 

Favorite  aspect  of  coordinating  Woman’s 
Month:  “Woiking  with  people  I Sdn’t  have  a 
lot  of  contact  witii  throughout  these  past  four 
years.” 

Hero:  High  School  Guidance  Counselor 
Favorite  movie:  Life  as  a House 
Favorite  TV  show:  Nip  Tuck 
Favorite  song:  Feels  Like  Home 

What  she  wanted  to  be  when  she  was  little:  A 

Doctor 

“There  is  still  one  more  week  of  this  month  cel- 
ebrating women  and  I would  love  if  everyone 
got  involved.” 

Voios  of  the  Week  compUed  by:  Bridget  Gleason 


Photo  by:  Mike  Coughlin 


Spring  Catch:  With  the  waim  weather  just  around  the  bend  many 
dents  have  taken  to  the  green. 


Page  4 


Uoices  Overheard  Th6  UoiC6  March  28.  2005 


How  did  you  celebrate  the 
month  celebrating  women? 


I' 

i-. 


Larry  Penta 
Class  of 2006 
Economics 

‘‘That’s  why  it 
is  such  a 
complicated 
month.” 


Megan  O’Brien 
Class  of 2007 
Mass  Comm 

“I  watched  The 
Divine  Secrets 
of  the  Ya  Ya 
Sisterhood  reli- 
giously for  a 
month.” 


Mike  Kinney 
Class  of 2006 
Criminal  Justice 

“I  didn’t  even 
know  it  was 
women’s 
month.” 


Meghan  Mallat 
Class  of 2007 
Mass  Comm 

“I  went  to  the 
Vagina 
Monologues.” 


Voices  Overheard  compiled  by  Bridget  Gleason 


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Minnesota  rampage  leaves  ten  dead 


BY  Christopher  lee  & 

SHANKAR  VEDANTAM 
THE  WASHINGTON  POST 
Ten  people  were  killed  and  more  than 
a dozen  woe  wounded  Monday  by  a gunman 
who  opened  fire  at  a high  school  and  a private 
[fomc  on  an  isolated  Indian  reservation  in  north- 
ern Minnesota  and  engaged  in  a brief  gunfight 
with  police  before  killing  himself,  the  FBI  said. 

The  gunman,  who  was  a student, 
killed  his  grandparents,  local  officials  sard.  They 
5ak)  he  then  traveled  to  the  high  school  in  Red 
Lake,  a town  of  a few  thousand  on  the  southern 
shore  of  an  inland  lake,  where  witnesses  said  he 
charged  into  the  school  waving  his  gun  and  grin- 
ning as  he  shot  down  students,  teachers  and  a 
school  security  guard. 

"At  this  time,  we  do  believe  the 
shooter  acted  alone,"  FBI  spokesman  Paul 
McCabe  said  in -a  telephone  interview  Monday 
night  It  was  the  nation's  deadliest  school  shoot- 
ing since  two  students  at  Columbine  High 
School  in  Littleton,  Colo.,  killed  13  people  and 
wounded  23  others  before  killing  themselves  on 
April  20,1999. 

The  shooter  entered  Red  Lake  High 
School,  which  has  about  300  students,  in  the 
middle  of  the  aftonoon.  The  security  guard,  who 
was  at  the  entrance,  was  the  first  person  shot, 
McCabe  said. 

Student  Sondra  Hegstiom  described 
the  gunman  waving  at  a student  while  pointing 
his  gun  and  then  swiveling  to  shoot  someone 
else.  "I  looked  him  in  the  eye  and  ran  in  the 
room,  and  that's  when  I hid,"  she  told  the  Pioneer 
newspaper  of  Bemidji,  Minn.,  according  to  the 


Associated  Press.  "You  could  hear  a girl  saying, 
■No.  Jeff,  quit,  quit.  Leave  me  alone.  What  are 
you  doing? ' 

All  the  dead  at  the  school  were  found 
in  the  same  room,  McCabe  said.  They  included 
a school  security  guard,  a female  teacher  and  a 
number  of  students.  Fourteen  to  15  other  pupils 
were  injured,  but  the  extent  of  their  injuries  was 
not  known  Monday  night,  and  McCabe 
declined  to  comment  on  where  (he  injured  were 
found. 

"After  he  shot  a security  guard,  he 
walked  down  the  hallway  shooting  and  went 
into  a classroom,  where  he  shot  a teacher  and 
more  students,'  Red  Lake  Fire  Director  Roman 
Stately  told  Minneapolis  television  station 
KARE 

Students  and  a teacher  at  the  scene, 
Diane  Schwanz.  said  the  shooter  tried  to  break 
down  adoorto  gel  into  a room  where  some  stu- 
dents were  hiding.  "I  just  got  on  the  flocff  and 
called  the  cops,"  Schwanz  told  the  Pioneer  news- 
paper. "I  was  stiU  just  half-believing  it  I just  got 
down  on  the  floor  and  (said).  'Kids,  down  on  the 
ground,  under  the  benches!' ' She  said  she  called 
police  on  her  cell  phone. 

AsWey  Morrison,  another  student, 
took  refuge  in  a classroom.  With  the  shooter 
banging  on  the  door,  she  dialed  her  mother  on 
her  cell  phone,  AP  reported.  Her  mother,  Wendy 
Morrison,  said  she  could  hear  gunshots  on  the 
line. 

"Mom,  he's  trying  to  get  in  here  and 
fm  scared,"  Ashley  Morrison  told  her  mother. 

"He  randomly  walked  up  and  down 
the  halls  shooting,"  said  Eleanor  AtukHc,  whose 
daughter  Kathleen  Annette  is  the  head  of  the 


Indian  health  service  in  Red  Lake.  "They  are 
coming  into  the  Bemidji  hospital  by  the  plane- 
loads. There  is  an  Indian  haspilal,  but  they  can't 
accommodate  them.  They  arc  taking  ffiem  from 
the  reservation  to  Bemidji  and  then  to  Fargo.' 

Four  tribal  police  officers  arrived  as 
the  youth  was  slKX)ting  and  exchanged  ^fire 
with  him,  McCabe  said.  The  shooter  retreated 
into  a classroom,  where  he  was  later  found  dead. 

After  the  shooting,  parents  raced  to  the 
scl'-ool  to  check  on  their  children.  Authorities 
evacuated  the  school  and  locked  down  the  cam- 
pus as  law  enfoiecmcnt  officers  began  an  in\  es- 
tigalion  that  includes  help  from  the  Red  Lake 
tribal  police,  the  Minnesota  state  police,  the 
Beltrami  County  Sheriffs  Office  and  the  federal 
Bureau  of  Indian  Affairs.  An  FBI  evidence- 
recovery  team  was  sent  to  the  scene.  The  FBI 
field  office  is  in  Minneapolis,  but  five  agents  arc 
regularly  stationed  in  the  Red  Lake  area  and  arc 
gening  support  from  the  field  office,  McCabe 
said. 

"The  investigation  will  be  ongoing 
throughout  the  night."  he  said. 

Stalely  said  the  gurunan  killed  his  own 
grandparents,  and  the  fire  official  identified  the 
grandfather  as  Daryl  Lussicr,  a longtinic  officer 
with  the  Red  Lake  Police  Departmeni  He  said 
that  the  shoolcrhad  two  handguns  and  a shotgun 
and  that  they  may  have  been  Lussiet's  guns, 
according  to  AP. 

The  killings  Monday  were  the  second 
major  school  shooting  in  Minnesota  in  recent 
years.  In  September  2(X)3,  two  students  were 
shot  at  Rocori  High  School  in  Cold  Spring  in 
central  Minnesota.  John  Jason  McLaughlin,  a 
student  who  was  15  at  the  time  of  the  shooting, 


awaits  trial  in  the  ca.se. 

Poverty  on  the  Red  Lake  Rcserv.ition 
stood  at  40  pereent.  the  highest  of  any  reserva- 
tion m Minnesota,  according  to  the  2000  U.S. 
census,  the  Minneapolis  Star  Tribune  reported 
last  year. 

The  reservation  has  seen  violence 

before. 

In  January  2004,  locals  raked  police 
buildings  with  gunfire,  prompting  a arx:kclown 
by  the  FBI  and  the  Bureau  of  Ala^hol.  Tobacco, 
Firearms  and  Explosives.  Tliiec  yeare  ago,  Uie 
Justice  Department  launched  a maja-  crack- 
down on  drugs  and  guns  on  the  reservation, 
wltich  has  a population  of  around  9,000  people. 
Officials  found  evidence  of  executions,  drivc-by 
shootings  and  ritualistic  violence. 

Local  residents  blamed  poverty,  dis- 
crimination, and  endless  cycles  of  drug  and  alco- 
hol abuse,  and  they  said  gangs  often  offered  the 
only  refuge  tor  aimless  youngsicrs. 

As  early  as  1 979,  FBI  agents  had  to  be 
sent  into  the  reservation  to  investigate  wide- 
spread rioting  and  looting  there  triggered  by 
intern:)]  politics  and  dissatisiaction  witit  the  man- 
agement style  of  the  BIA.  Several  dozen  Indiarvs 
stormed  the  jails,  locked  up  police  officers,  and 
damaged  property. 

Red  Lake  is  a dosed  reservation, 
meaning  it  Is  owned  entirely  by  tribes,  in  this 
case  the  Giippewa  Indians. 

The  shooting  left  the  town  reeling. 

"You  just  can’t  imagine  it  would  hap- 
pen,' said  Karla  Pankow,  manager  of  a local  gro- 
cery store,  the  Trading  Post  "There's  a lot  of 
hurt  people  and  a lot  of  devastated  people 
because  it's  a small  community  and  everybody 


Health  has  been  a problem  for  Jackson 


BY  STEVE  CHAWKINS 
STUART  PFEIFER 
THE  WASHINGTON  POST 

SANTA  MARIA,  Calif.  - Michael 
Jackson  hobbled  into  court  a couple  of  minutes 
laie  Monday,  wearing  an  expression  that  sug- 
gested great  pain,  and  was  followed  a few  steps 
behind  by  an  emergency-room  physidan  in  a 
baseball  jacket  and  hospital  scrubs. 

Silting  at  the  defense  table  before  the 
pnxeedings.  Jackson  dabbed  at  his  eyes  with  a 
tissue  before  retiring  to  a restroom  with  aides. 

It  was  the  third  time  in  less  than  six 
weeks  that  Jackson's  health  surfaced  as  an  issue 
at  his  child-molestation  trial,  and  it  was  yet 
arxDihcr  day  in  which  the  pop  singer's  behavdor 
thnratened  to  upstage  what  was  being  said  on  the 
stand 

For  some,  it  also  underscored  a ques- 
tion that  has  been  raised  in  several  ways  since 
jury  selection  started  on  Jan.  31:  Can  the  gaunt 
pop  star  endure  the  rigors  of  a long  trial?  Jackson 
is  5-foot-lI  and  weighed  just  120  pounds  at  his 
anest  in  2003.  He  faces  20  years  in  prison  if  con- 
Nicied. 

Over  the  years,  Jackson,  46,  has  been 
afflicted  with  a number  of  conditions  during 
times  of  stress,  from  extreme  nausea  to  debilitat- 
ing panic  attacks.  He  also  has  sought  help  for 
addiction  to  painkillers. 

In  2002,  he  was  bitten  by  a spider  at 
his  Neveiiarid  ranch  in  the  Santa  Ynez  Valley, 
and  he  liitped  intoa  Santa  Maria  courtroom  four 
hours  late  few  his  lestimemy  in  a contract  dispute. 
Leaning  on  crutches,  he  told  reporters:  "It’s  real 
bad.  If  1 showed  it  to  you,  you'd  be  shocked' 

The  following  year  in  Indianapolis,  he 
'vas  feeling  fatigued  and  was  admitted  to  a hos- 
pital when  he  was  scheduled  to  give  a deposition 
in  a copyri^t  case. 

“He  can  become  vcjy  concerned  and 
nervous  at  dqxtsitions,'  said  his  lawyer  in  the 
Indianapolis  case,  Brian  Oxman,  wbo  also  rep- 


resents him  now.  "He  doesn't  like  lawsuits,  and 
it  makes  lum  ill  to  have  to  cope  whh  litigation 
that  people  seem  to  heap  on  him."  Like  other 
hard-driving  entertainers,  Jacksrm  has  been  hos- 
pitalized for  exhaustion.  He  also  spent  weeks  in 
a drug-rdiab  facility  in  1993,  explaining  that  he 
had  been  hooked  on  ptdnkillcrs.  At  the  time, 
skeptics  said  he  merely  wanted  to  avoid  investi- 
gators looking  into  charges  that  he  had  molested 
a 13'ycar-old  Los  Angeles  boy. 

But  there  have  been  other  health 
issues  as  well. 

Jackson  insists  he  has  had  only  two 
cosmetic  surgeries,  but  physicians  who  have 
examined  his  photos  speculate  that  there  have 
been  many  more. 

In  1984,  his  hair  caught  fire  as  he  was 
taping  a Pepsi  commerdal,  and  Jackson  suffoed 
third-degree  bums  cm  a quarter-srzed  patch  of  his 
scalp.  The  experience  triggered  an  interest  in 
anatomy  that  ailminated  in  the  pop  star's  obser- 
vation of  several  brain  surgeries,  accoiding  to  a 
1991  autobiography  by  his  sister  LaToya.  He 
also  kqjt  a human  brain  in  a formaldehyde-filled 
jar  - a gift,  he  told  his  sister,  from  a physician 
friend. 

Over  the  years.  LaToya  wrote, 
Jackson  was  taken  to  hospitals  numerous  times 
for  panic  attacks. 

While  working  on  his  "Off  the  Wall" 
album,  he  gasped:  "Take  me  to  the  doctor  - 1 
can't  breathe!"  LaToya  wrote. 

Physicians  found  that  he  had  "an 
extraordinarily  small  chest  cavity  that  some- 
times presses  on  his  lungs,"  she  wrote.  Triey 
^vc  him  a sedative  - but  he  was  so  concerned 
about  its  possiUc  effects  that  he  panicked  again. 

Compulsive  about  his  weight  since 
his  teens,  Jackson  would  continually  weigh  him- 
self on  a scale.  Later,  be  became  as  oompubive 
about  retaining  his  youth,  and,  according  to  the 
tabloids,  slept  in  a hyperbaric  chamber,  a spe- 
cialized device  used  to  keep  divers  from  getting 
the  berjds.  Journalists  later  said  that  Jackson  had 
fabricated  the  stay  to  boost  his  sagging  album 


sales. 

Jackson  biographer  Christopher 
Andersen  also  was  skeptical  about  Jackson's 
well-publicized  obsession  with  hygiene.  The 
singer's  trademark  surreal  mask  was  "a  suit- 
ably bizarre  affectation*  for  drawing  attention, 
Andersen  wrote,  pointing  out  that  Jadcson  had 
no  such  squeaiTUshness  about  chan^ng  the  dia- 
pers of  Bubbles,  his  beloved  chimp. 

On  Monday,  such  concerns  seemed 

remote. 

The  pop  star  clutched  the  arms  of  a 
beefy  bodyguard  and  his  brother  Jackie  as  he 
gingerly  walked  into  court  and  lowered  himself 
into  his  chair. 

Raymone  Bain,  Jackson's 
Washington.  D.C.,  publicist,  said  the  singer  has 
been  in  severe  hack  pain  for  weeks. 

However,  Dr.  Bert  Weiner,  an  emer- 
gency-room physician  from  Santa  Ynez  Valley 
Cottage  Hcspital,  said  Jackson  had  consulted 
him  early  Monday  maning  for  a reason  unrelat- 
ed to  back  pain. 

Weiner  said  that  he  accompanied  the 
pop  singer  on  the  35-mile  drive  to  the  courthouse 
and,  while  in  the  judge's  chambers,  received 
results  from  medical  tests  that  had  been  per- 
fexmed  on  Jackson  earlier  in  the  morning. 

He  declined  to  disclose  specifics  of 
the  singer's  medical  condition. 

As  Jackson  entered,  some  of  the  four 
dozen  fans  who  filled  the  back  rows  of  the  court- 
room sobbed  at  the  sight  of  the  apparently  strick- 
en pop  star.  A deputy  sheriff  supplied  a box  of 
tissues  that  the  fans  passed  around. 

Later,  during  an  afternoon  break,  one 
of  ffie  fans  flashed  Jackson  a handwritten  sign 
that  saki.  "Get  well  soon,"  before  blowing  him  a 
kiss.  In  a weak  voice,  Jackson  told  rqroitcrs  that 
he  was  in  pain  and  taking  medication  provided 
by  his  doctor.  He  declined  to  identify  the  med- 
ication. 

Last  month,  Jackson  checked  in  to  a 
hosfntal  with  the  flu,  delaying  jury  selection  by  a 
week.  TXvo  weeks  ago,  he  fell  and  hurt  his  back 


as  he  was  getting  dressed.  He  arrived  at  the  cour- 
thouse wearing  blue  pajamas  and  barely  avoid- 
ed arrest  for  being  laic  on  the  first  full  day  that  his 
accu-scr,  now  15.  testified. 

This  time,  the  pop  star  was  not  penal- 
ized for  his  tardiness,  but  court  started  45  min- 
utes late  a.s  Santa  Barbara  County  Superior 
'Court  Judge  Rodney  S.  Melville  conferred  in 
private  with  prosecutors,  Jackson's  attorneys  and 
the  physician.  No  explanation  for  the  delay  was 
given  to  jurors. 


-File  Photo 


Pop  singer  Michael  Jackson,  on 
trial  for  child-molestation,  has 
been  having  health  issues  since 
his  trial  began  months  ago. 


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Opinion 

Letter  to  the  Editor 

when,  how,  and  in  whai  context  these 
quotes  were  taken  from  me. 

Again,  1 did  not  make  these  state- 
ments as  the  moderator  of  the  debate, 
simply  as  a participant  in  a class  dis- 
cussion. I felt  (hat  the  article  itself 
was  well  written  as  a whole,  but  my 
only  concern  was  the  way  that  certain 
people  in  the  article  were  quoted. 

- Alex  Trzasko 
Class  of  2006 

The  Vagina  Monologes? 


To  the  Editor: 

I write  this  letter  in  response 
to  The  Voice  article  reporting  on  the 
recent  debate  on  Iraq  between 
Professors  Healy  and  Engel.  The  rea- 
son that  I am  writing  this  letter  is  to 
clarify  some  aspects  of  the  article, 
particularly  the  quotations  that  were 
taken  from  me.  In  their  context,  it 
would  appear  that  these  quotes  were 
taken  from  me  in  my  capacity  as  mod- 


erator of  the  debate. 

This  is  not  any  way  the  case, 
however. 

These  quotes  were  taken  the 
day  after  the  debate  from  a class  dis- 
cussion. Neither  the  class  nor  1 had 
any  idea  that  a Voice  reporter  was  in 
the  room,  that  they  were  reporting  on 
the  debate  for  the  paper,  and  I certain- 
ly had  no  idea  that  what  I said  in  the 
class  discussion  was  going  to  appear 
as  my  words  in  The  Voice.  I felt,  and 


still  feel,  that  the  classroom  has  a cer- 
tain amount  of  sanctity  in  which  opin- 
ions can  be  freely  discussed  between 
peers  without  the  possibility  of  your 
words  being  put  into  print, 

I have  discussed  my  concerns 
with  the  author,  and  he  understands 
my  concerns,  but  this  was  not  his 
intention  at  the  time.  I have  no  doubt 
that  this  is  the  case,  but  I explained  to 
him  that  I would  feel  more  comfort- 
able if  I did  write  this  letter  to  clarify 


Last  fall  I transferred  to 
Westfield  State  after  spending  two 
years  at  Marymount  Manhattan 
College.  My  freshman  year  my  friend 
Sharia,  who  lived  across  the  hall  from 
me.  Was  performing  in  the  Vagina 
Monologues,  and  despite  my  appre- 
hensions I went  and  supported  her. 

Knowing  nothing  about  what 
I-was  abou^  to  sees  other  than  the  title, 
I really  did  not  know  what  to  expect.  I 
learned  from  reading  the  program  that 
the  purposes  of  the  women  empower- 
ing monologues  are  to  tell  people  that 
your  body  is  not  something  to  be 
ashamed  about,  or  embarrassed  to  talk 
about,  to  raise  awareness  about  abuse 
of  women,  raise  money  to  prdiect 
those  who  need  protection,  and  do  so 
until  abuse  ends.  I also  read  that  Eve 
Ensler  allows  her  work  to  be  per- 
formed once  a year  for  free  in  order  to 
raise  money  for  the  V-Day  cause. 

I'm  glad  I went.  It  was  a great 
performance,  it  was  well  acted,  made 
me  laugh,  made  me  cry,  it  made  me 
think,  and  that  is  the  idea.  For  me,  one 
of  the  most  impressive  things  about 
the  performance  was  that  every  point, 
funny  or  serious,  was  a powerful  one. 
My  roommate  and  I left  the  auditori- 
um with  .an  enormous  case  of  vagina 
envy,  and  even  though  wc  had  not 
really  been  able  to  afford  the  $3  to  get 
in.  we  both  donated  an  additional  $20 
to  the  cause. 

Having  had  such  a positive 
experience  in  New  York.  I was  very 
excited  to  see  that  V-day  was  being 
honored  at  WSC.  I bought  tickets 
ahead  of  time  and  encouraged  every- 


one I talked  to  to  attend.  So  on 
Saturday  the  26th.  my  girlfriend 
Megan  and  I got  there  early  and  found 
good  seats,  then  we  called  our  friends 
on  campus  to  remind  them.  Reading 
the  playbill  I was  excited  to  see  that 
professors  were  involved.  Some  of  the 
monologues  arc  from  the  perspective 
of  older  women,  so  I was  glad  that  the 
actors'  ages  v^cre  going  to  reflect  the 
ages  of  the  women  telling  the  stories. 

Then  it  began.  After  the  intro- 
duction 1 turned  to  Megan  (who  had 
seen  them  twice  before  bur 
never  at  WSC  or  with 
me)  ahd  asked  hei 
v?hy  they^read  their 
lines  from  a book,  she 
didn't  know.  During 
the  reading  of  “Hair” 
by  Alexa  Silan,  wc 
looked  at  each  other 
in  disbelief  a couple 
times.  Afterwards  we 
asked  each  other:  why 
were  people  laughing 
so  much  at  that  sad 
story?  Why  did  she 
sound  like  she  was 
reading  it  for  the  first 
time?  Why  didn't  she 
• act? 

We  realized 
then  that  it 
reading,  not  a performance, 
and  even  though  wc  were  disappoint- 
ed wc  kept  watching.  “The  Flood"  is  a 
sad  story,  yet  it  drew  many  laughs.  We 
realized  by  the  middle  of  the  reading 
that  ihc  cast  had  missed  the  point,  but 
worse,  the  audience  was  not  getting 
the  message  cither. 

What  is  supposed  to  be  an 
important  empowering  performance 
by  women  was  instead  a silly,  giggly 
little  reading  by  girls. 

There  were  some  redeeming 


“The  reading 
was  less  than 
what  I would 
have  expected 
if  it  had  been 
put  on  by  a 
middle 
school.” 


aspects  toward  the  end  of  the  night. 
When  Cassie  Schutt  and  Laura  Maloni 
walked  out  in  short  skirts  to  read  “My 
Short  Skirt"  someone  whistled  at 
them.  The  act  was  not  redeeming,  it 
was  degrading,  but  it  served  as  fuel. 
For  the  first  lime  all  night  ! saw 
decent  acting,  and  even  better  I saw 
people  get  the  point  of  a monologue: 
“Believe  it  or  not  my  short  skirt  has 
nothing  to  do  with  you.” 

Shortly  after.  Jolene  Wagner 
read  one  of  my  favorite  monologues, 
‘Reclaiming  Cunt”,  she  acted 
well  and  she  got  the 
point.  Unfortunately 
it  was  bittersweet, 
because  almost 

everything  else 
before  it  had  been 
done  so  wrong, 

something  done  right 
seemed  out  of  place, 
and  the  audience  was 
visibly  uncomfort- 
able. At  the  end 

when  she  chanted 

•CUNT!"  and  told 
the  audience  to  say'it 
with  her,  instead  of 
an  empowered  audi- 
ence resoundingly 
joining  in  "CUNT! 

CUNT!  CUNT!"  she 
was  faced  a group  of  people 
turning  to  their  friends  wondering 
how  to  react. 

Beyond  those  two  highlights 
it  really  was  not  worth  watching.  If  I 
hadn't  known  where  my  money  was 
going.  1 would  have  asked  for  it  back. 
The  way  it  was  done,  most  things 
were  supposed  to  be  funny,  so  when 
the  "Not-So-Happy  Fact”  was  read  it 
was  the  first  time  anything  serious 
had  been  said  on  stage  all  night. 
Where  did  that  come  from  the  audi- 


ence wondered?  The  costuming 
seemed  to  consist  of  the  girls  in  the 
cast  trying  to  out-cutc  each  other. 
Prizes  would  go  to  Mary  Kate  Gilrein 
for  her  adorable  hat,  even  though  it 
took  away  from  everything  she  said 
and  to  Dr.  Elizabeth  Stassinos  for  her 
slippers,  by  far  the  tackiest  costume 
choice  of  the  night. 

Worst  performance  of  the 
night,  hands  down:  Jessi  Ulmer.  As 
the  director  she  completely  missed  the 
point,  and  she  was  also  able  to  usurp 
two  of  the  best  monologues,  and 
butcher  them.  During  her  reading  of 
“My  Angry  Vagina"  every  so  often 
she  would  use  a pathetic  and  unneces- 
sary southern  accent,  or  to  pause, 
smile,  and  break  character  as  she  gig- 
gled at  how  funny  the  line  she  had 
just  said  was.  Then  she  read  "The 
Woman  Who  Loved  to  Make  Vaginas 
Happy”,  as  an  actor  the  hard  part 
about  that  one  is  the  moans,  which  she 
delegated  to  the  cast  members  behind 
a screen.  Regardless  of  the  situation 
each  moan  sounded  the  same;  the  only 
difference  was  how  long  it  was.  I've 
heard  some  fake  moaning  in  my  expe- 
riences. but  this  was  the  fakest  of  the 
fake. 

The  reading  was  less  than 
what  I would  have  expected  if  it  had 
been  put  on  by  a middle  school.  It  was 
not  a middle  school  cast;  they  were  all 
adults  and  1 had  higher  expectations, 
so  should  have  the  cast,  and  everyone 
else  involved.  Shame  on  everyone 
involved,  you  should  all  be  embar- 
rassed. 

Questions?  Comments?  I can 
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I don't 


“Extraneous” 
BY  Ben  Gaines 
VOICE  Columnist 


Before  tackling  the  meat  of  this 
week's  article.  I’d  like  to  give  a brief  aside 
on  Ashley  Speicher's  column  last  week 
concerning  Gannon/Guckert.  Along  with 
pitching  softball  questions  and  generally 
being  a journalistic  embarrassment,  James 
Guckert  was  a very  different  kind  of  pitch- 
er. You  see,  James  Guckert  was  a top-for- 
hire  on  workinpbovs.nel  and  meetlocal- 
mcn.com.  Just  to  clarify,  this  means  he 


care  about  your  shoes 


was  a gay  prostitute 
fhtlD://americablog-com  has  a nice  section 
devoted  tracking  down  Guckert's  history). 
I don't  personally  have  a problems  with 
gay  prostitutes,  in  fact  I believe  I wrote  an 
article  last  year  arguing  the  necessity  of 
such  a noble  profession.  And  it's  not  like 
he'd  be  the  only  (or  the  cheapest)  whore  in 
the  press  room.  It’s  just  so...  so  literal,  is 
all.  That  said,  I'll  move  on  to  my  main 
point; 

Paul  Wolfowitz  is  dumber  than  I 
am.  As  Deputy  Secretary  of  Defense,  this 
man  has  set  the  bar  at  a new.  neigh-subter- 
ranean low.  This  is  the  man  who  asserted 
we’d  need  fewer  soldiers  to  occupy  Iraq 


than  to  invade  it.  This  is  the  man  who 
insisted  that  Iraq  could  rebuild  itself  with 
little  or  no  American  financial  contribu- 
tion. This  is  the  man  who  George  II  has 
nominated  to  head  the  world  bank. 

Yes.  the  world  bank.  This  man 
who  didn't  realize  that  rebuilding  a 
bombed-out,  war-tom,  third  world  country 
full  of  a hostile  populace  would  cost 
money  or  require  extra  troops  is  now  sup- 
posed to  head  an  organization  that  lends 
$20  billion  a year  to  developing  countries. 
A man  who.  quite  possibly,  can't  count  to 
ten  with  his  mittens  on. 

When  asked  what  in  the  name  of 
the  God  that  he  talks  to  in  his  fetid,  mad 


muiings  Bush  was  thinking  m nominating 
such  a man,  Bushie  said  Wolfie  was  "com- 
mitted to  development”  and  “a  compas- 
sionate. decent  man."  \ 

You  know  what?  Earl  the  janitor 
might  meet  those  qualifications,  and  prob- 
ably had  a better  grasp  on  the  economics 
of  the  Iraq  war.  Why  not  appoint  him? 
Apparently,  the  only  qualifications  that 
Bush  Jr.  looks  for  now  are  unwavering 
loyalty  (read  as:  sycophantism)  and  a sup- 
posedly well-meaning  outlook. 
Intelligence,  experience,  and  a competent 
work  record  are  all  flim-flam  in  the  presi- 
dent's rapidly  deteriorating  world  of 
bigamy  and  fanaticism. 


Good  news! 


“THE  DEVIL’S 
ADVOCATE” 

BY  PETE  NORWOOD 
A&E  EDITOR 


There  are  a lot  of  things 
wrong  with  today's  society.  We  all 
know  that,  you've  heard  me  rant  about 
it  the  entire  year.  What  you  haven’t 
heard  is  what  we  can  do  about  those 
things  that  arc  wrong.  Obtaining  an 
education  is  one  of  the  most  important 
things  we  can  do  to  acquire  the  knowl- 
edge necessary  to  shape  our  ideal  soci- 
ety. However,  in  the  modern  day  with 
our  modern  society,  all  that  you  can 
get  at  a college  or  university  is  what 
you  pul)  out  of  it.  School  is  more  like 
a business  than  a necessity  to  create  a 
more  informed  citizenry. 

Some  professors  make  pulling 
what  you  can  from  your  college  educa- 
tion easy  and  1 want  to  thank  these 
professors.  1 feel  that  Professor  Steve 
Heim  has  been  one  of  my  most  influ- 
ential instructors  since  being  in  this 
establishment.  Not  only  does  he  cover 
material  that  is  relevant  to  today's 


society,  he  puts  forth  his  opinions  on 
different  aspects  of  what  is  happening 
in  the  world.  Now  this  is  something 
that  I feel  we  as  his  students  should  be 
careful  not  to  take  for  granted. 

According  to  our  own  Mr. 
Pageau,  other  teachers  will  interject 
their  opinions  on  current  affairs  inside 
their  classrooms  to  the  point  that  it 
becomes  disruptive  to  the  education 
one  strives  to  get  when  in  that  class. 

Today  in  class.  Professor 
Heim  told  us  that  he  would  consider 
himself  more  to  the  left  center  than  the 
right  center,  which  gave  the  class  a 
chuckle.  When  I began  turning  what 
he  had  said  over  in  my  mind,  I realized 
that  Professor  Heim  had  given  us  a 
very  valuable  piece  of  information. 

The  world  is  a skewed  place, 
people's  opinions  are  going  to  reflect 
their  ambitions.  1 know  this  thanks  to 
the  Urban  Education  program  and. 
more  specifically,  because  of  my 
instructor  Marlina  Duncan.  The  class- 
es that  we  are  “forced”  to  take  as 
members  of  the  Urban  Education  pro- 
gram are  called  by  us  Urban  Edders, 
"Critical  thinking.”  The  object  of  the 
class  is  to  get  the  students  thinking 


outside  of  the  box,  so  to  speak.  Thanks 
to  Professor  Duncan,  I am  able  to  link 
pieces  of  information  from  different 
classes  together  to  create  very 
informed  and  knowledgable  opinions. 

One  of  the  focuses  of  critical 
thinking  was  deciding  what  informa- 
tion was  useful.  Also  emphasized  was 
the  fact  that  the  giver  of  information 
has  a very  clear  message  that  they  are 
trying  to  convey.  The  job  of  the 
receiver  of  the  information  is  to 
decide  what  tilt  may  have  been  put  on 
the  information  and  find  holes  in  opin- 
ions, which  we  must  then  fill  by 
acquiring  the  necessary  knowledge.  So 
when  Professor  Heim  admitted  to  the 
class  that  had  a left  tilt.  I felt  slightly 
relieved.  Not  only  does  he  have  this 
tilt  in  his  teaching  on  "real  American 
history.”  he  tells  us  when  his  opinions 
become  involved  with  the  course 
material. 

In  short,  I love  Professor 
Heim's  class.  I appreciate  the  fact  that- 
he  accepts  it  when  we  question  infor- 
mation that  he  gives  us  that  we  may 
feel  is  slightly  tilted.  I remember  on 
one  occasion  1 was  kind  of  made  to 
feel  like  a Nazi  because  I appreciated 


Objectify  me,  baby 


Who  doesn't  appreciate  look- 
ing at  attractive  people  in  advertise- 
ments? 


Women  being  objectified  in 
the  media  gets  talked  about  all  the 
time  in  sociology  and  communications 
classes.  But  really,  is  this  anything 
new?  As  a woman,  I say  objectify  me 
all  you  want.  Some  of  these  ads  that 
we  pick  apart  in  class  I actually  hap- 
pen to  like. 

One  such  example  is  this  ad 
for  Cointreau  liquor  where  the  girl  is 
wrapped  in  a strategically-placed 
orange  peel  and  looking  devilishly 
over  her  shoulder  while  holding  a bot- 
tle of  Cointreau  behind  her  back. 
There  arc  similar  ads.  but  the  concept 
is  the  same;  A woman  is  wearing  noth- 
ing but  an  orange  peel. 

In  class  we  said  that  the 
woman  essentially  becomes  the  fruit 


herself- 

Hey,  doesn't  sound  so  bad  to 
me.  Think  of  the  pet  names  people 
sometimes  call  each  other.  Honey. 
Sugar.  Sweetie.  Cupcake,  even.  We 
love  things  that  taste  sweet  or  smell 
sweet.  They’re  comforting,  and  pleas- 
ant. ! wouldn't  mind  being  seen  as  a 
yummy  piece  of  fruit  once  in  a while. 
And  devilish  is  sexy  for  a man  or  a 
woman. 

Another  ad.  for  Nutra-Grain 
bars,  showed  a healthy-looking 
woman  in  a bikini  with  a pastry  on  her 
hip.  Now,  this  may  sound  sick  at  fwst. 
but  if  you  remember  that  you're  look- 
ing at  an  ad  for  a health  bar.  it  makes 
sense.  The  ad  is  essentially  saying  that 
the  pastry  will  go  to  her  hip  and  make 
her  fat.  Well,  once  in  a while  a pastry 
is  fine,  maybe  once  a week,  but  1 think 
it's  common  sense  that  eating  pastries 
all  the  time  is  unhealthy.  Nutra-Grain 
wants  you  to  cat  their  breakfast  bar  all 
the  time  instead,  implying  that  you'll 
be  healthy  if  you  do.  I’m  not  sure  if 
that  is  true  or  not,  but  you  get  the  pic- 
ture. Personally  !'d  rather  have  cereal 
for  breakfast,  but  that's  me. 


So  what's  the  real  issue  here? 

Let's  face  it,  women  have  been 
used  for  advertising  since  its  begin- 
ning. Ever  look  at  old  Coca-Cola  or 
Pepsi  memorabilia?  Even  at  the  turn  of 
the  century  a smiling  girl  was  always 
depicted  holding  the  drink.  There  is 
nothing  wrong  with  a pretty  face  or  a 
sexy  woman.  The  problem  is  that  the 
women  that  arc  in  these  ads  are  some- 
times unhealthy  or  only  one  body  type 
is  represented.  There's  nothing  wrong 
with  a skinny,  small-chested  girl. 
There’s  nothing  wrong  with  a curvy 
girl.  For  that  matter  there's  nothing 
wrong  with  a J-Lo  girl,  small  on  top 
and  curvy  on  bottom.  There  is  some- 
thing wrong  with  a large-chested  girl 
with  no  waist,  no  hips  and  no  ass, 
however,  to  be  frank. 

Recently  I saw  an  article 
applauding  Jessica  Simpson  for  her 
new  figure,  complete  with  a before- 
and-after  picture.  There  she  was,  look- 
ing curvy  and  happy  in  one  picture, 
and  looking  a little  emaciated  in  the 
next. 

No  one  would  ever  say  that 
about  Beyonce  Knowles.  The  media  is 


a certain  school  of  thought's  view  on 
race  and  ethnicity.  Professor  Heim  had 
made  me  feel  like  a Nazi  when  he 
explained  his  thoughts  on  that  particu- 
lar school  of  thought.  When  I asked 
him  about  his  view  and  how  I felt 
because  of  it,  he  explained  to  me  there 
were  indeed  certain  positive  qualities 
and  that  he  was  prejudiced  toward 
another  school  of  thought,  wherein 
ethnicity  and  race  are  socially  con- 
structed. 

The  overall  message  i am  try- 
ing to  convey  is  that  when  school  is  a 
business  and  students  are  but  numbers 
in  a system,  it  is  nice  to  be  looked  at 
as  a human  being  by  an  instructor.  Ii 
makes  a student  feel  more  comfortable 
expressing  his  or  her  views  and  even 
clearing  up  their  prejudices  with 
thoughtful  discussion.  To  the  adminis- 
tration, I feel  like  a number.  To  some 
teachers,  I feel  like  a paycheck.  To 
Professor  Heim  and  Professor  Duncan 
(particularly).  I feci  like  someone  who 
is  present  to  be  taught  how  to  create 
positive  change  in  the  local  and  global 
communities.  I want  to  thank  both  of 
you  for  giving  me  a sense  of  what  pur- 
pose really  is. 


happy  with  her  just  as  she  is,  curves 
and  all. 

According  to  an  article  I was 
reading  the  other  day  (at  the  gym. 
actually)  there  is  a major  difference 
between  different  ethnic  groups  and 
what  they  perceive  as  sexy.  Bottom 
line  is  African  and  Hispanic  American 
women  seem  to  feel  more  accepted 
having  curves  while  white  and  Asian 
American  women  feel  more  pressure 
to  be  stick-thin. 

Hey,  I have  pictures  of  guys 
on  my  wall  with  washboard  stomachs 
and  muscular  arms,  but  would  1 want 
one  in  real  life?  Maybe.  But  not  for 
long  if  they  can't  hold  a decent  con- 
versation. Ever  meet  someone  who's 
incredibly  hot  and  then  they  start 
speaking  and  you're  thinking.  “Oh 
God,  you're  so  dumb.  Please  stop  talk- 
ing and  ruining  this?" 

A lean  body  is  nice,  but  a little 
bit  of  a belly  isn't  a deal-breaker.  And 
if  it  is,  then,  and  this  goes  for  girls  or 
guys,  it's  not  a skinny  body  that  will 
make  someone  want  you  more.  It's  not 
you  they  wanted  in  the  first  place. 


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Celtic  Pride 


“This  owl’s  Howi,’ 
BY  JOHN 
Deschenes 
• Sports  columnist 


First  of  all.  sorry  for  my  absence 
the  past  few  weeks,  but  (like  most  of  you) 
I've  been  bombarded  with  work. 

A few  years  ago  the  Celtics  made 
it  to  the  Eastern  Conference  finals.  They 
lost  to  the  New  Jersey  Nets,  but  the  future 
appeared  bright.  Head  coach  Jim  O’Brien 
had  somehow  managed  to  do  a better  job 
than  the  man  who  was  supposed  to  be  the 
savior  of  Celtics  basketball,  Rick  Pitino. 

O'Brien  was  a long-time  assistant 
under  Pitino.  going  back  to  their  days  at 
Kentucky.  O'Brien  proved  what  a solid 
basketball  coach  he  was  by  taking  over  a 
team  that  was  built  to  play  Pitino's  style 
and  changing  the  style  to  produce  the  most 
wins.  They  changed  from  being  an  up- 
tempo, high  energy  team  to  a three-point 
shooting  team.  Was  it  boring?  Yes.  but  it 
worked. 


The  Celtics  team  that  made  it  to 
the  Eastern  Conference  finals  may  have 
overachieved.  The  following  year  the 
Celtics  were  swept  by  the  Nets  in  the 
Eastern  Conference  semifinals.  It 
appeared  O'Brien  had  done  all  he  could 


with  that  particular  group  of  players.  The 
Celtics'  new  ownership  group,  led  by  Wyc 
Grousbeck,  realized  that  the  Celtics  were 
still  strapped  from  the  Pitino  era.  They 
summoned  former  Celtic  Danny  Ainge  to 
become  the  new  director  of  player  person- 
nel, the  general  manager  basically. 

Ainge's  first  major  move  was  to 
trade  the  heart  and  soul  of  the  Celtics, 
Antoine  Walker.  Ainge  was  critical  of 
Walker's  play  and  Walker  responded  by 
calling  Ainge  a “snake.”  It  was  certainly  a 
messy  situation.  I think  people  began  to 
realize  that  the  only  way  to  make  the 
Celtics  better  was  to  actually  break  up  the 
team  and  rebuild.  Most  fans  expected  this 
to  take  a few  years.  Ainge  is  a proponent 
of  playing  an  up-  tempo  style  and  he  knew 
he  needed  the  right  man  to  coach  his  team. 

Enter  Doc  Rivers.  Rivers  was 
fired  in  Orlando  but  is  still  perceived  as  a 
very  good  basketball  coach.  Philosophical 
differences  led  to  Jim  O'Brien's  departure 
and  Rivers  was  hired  prior  to  this  season. 
The  new  ownership  was  in  place,  Ainge 
had  his  coach,  and  now  it  became  all  about 
the  players. 

Remember  when  Chris  Wallace 
was  running  the  draft?  The  Celtics  drafted 
Joe  Johnson,  Kcdrick  Brown  and  Joseph 
Forte.  Those  three  guys  were  ALL  first- 
round  picks  by  the  Celtics  a few  years  ago. 
1 don't  have  a clue  where  Forte  is.  Brown 


is  riding  the  pine  in  Cleveland,  and 
Johnson  is  lighting  it  up,  but  for  the 
Phoenix  Suns. 

We  fast  forward  to  this  year  now. 
The  Celtics  seem  to  have  had  the  best 
overall  draft  of  any  team,  in  my  opinion. 
Al  Jefferson,  Tony  Allen  and  Dclontc  West 
have  all  proven  that  they  can  play  in  this 
league.  Throw  in  Marcus  Banks  and 
Kendrick  Perkins  and  you  have  a solid 
young  nucleus.  Hopefully  Rivers  knows 
how  to  develop  young  talent,  because 
there  definitely  is  some. 

The  Celtics  also  have  the  right 
mix  of  veterans.  Gary  Payton  has  been 
able  to  work  with  Banks  and  West.  Paul 
Pierce  is  having  an  all-star  season,  and 
Ricky  Davis  has  been  Mr.  Versatility  for 
the  Celtics.  The  final  piece  of  the  puzzle 
(for  this  year)  was  acquired  recently.  1 was 
shocked  when  1 first  heard  about  this. 
Antoine  Walker  was  coming  back  to 
Boston.  This  would  allow  Walker  to  work 
with  Jefferson  and  Perkins  and  it  would 
also  free  up  Racf  LaFrentz  more  often. 
Ainge  has  to  be  credited  for  not  being 
stubborn.  He  forgot  what  he  said  about 
Walker  a couple  years  before  and  realized 
that  Antoine  could  be  Just  what  the  doctor 
ordered.  Walker  is  not  only  a great  player, 
but  a great  leader.  Walker  is  averaging  19 
PPG  and  8.7  RPG  in  11  games  with  the 
Celtics.  The  only  way  I said  1 would  like 


this  trade  is  if  Antoine  took  fewer  than  four 
three-point  shots  per  game.  He  has  taken 
33  three's  in  1 1 games,  so  I can  live  with 
that.  He  has  been  what  this  team  needs 
him  to  be  a power  fonvard. 

The  Celtics  sit  at  37-29  and  in  1st 
place  in  the  awful  Atlantic  Division.  They 
arc  10- 1 in  their  Inst  1 1 and  have  won  six 
in  a row.  This  team  hasn't  even  gelled  yet. 
so  look  out.  The  schedule  down  the 
stretch  is  favorable  as  well.  You  hear  a lot 
about  Detroit  and  Miami  and  rightfully  so. 
but  the  Celtics  can  make  some  noise  in  the 
playoffs. 

Many  people  were  questioning 
what  Danny  Ainge  was  doing,  but  like  a 
couple  of  other  GM’s  in  this  town,  it 
appears  Ainge  knows  what  he  is  doing. 
Never  mind  wins  and  losses,  1 am  just 
grateful  that  he  has  put  together  a 
WATCHABLE  team.  Last  year's  team, 
was  just  awful  to  watch.  1 have  found  that 
the  games  this  year  arc  much’  more  excit- 
ing. It’s  too  early  to  say  "In  Danny  We 
Trust.”  but  who  knows?  Maybe  down  the 
line  we  will  be  saying  that. 

This  is  my  first  real  Celtics  col- 
umn, so  I think  I'm  officially  on  the  band- 
wagon. The  rest  of  the  year  should  be 
fun 

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Arts  & Entertainment 

McKee  & Cabrera  perform  almost  perfect  sets  to  pleased  crowds 


BY  LISANDRA  I.  BILLINGS 
NEWSEDITOR 

It  was  nearly  5:30  p.m.  when 
I exiled  the  highway  into  Hartford. 
As  1 had  an  interview  at  6:00.  I was 
quite  frantic  to  find  my  destination 
quickly  and  efficiently.  As  I turned  a 
corner  and  reached  for  my  directions, 
it  became  quite  apparent  that  I would 
not  need  them.  Lined  with  hundreds 
of  teenage  girls.  I had  found  the  street 
I was  looking  for  and  had  arrived  at 
the  Webster  Theater. 

After  locating  the  green  tour 
bus  in  which  we  were  to  perform  our 
“first  real  interview”  on.  me  and  my 
trusty  companion  (a  friend  and  fellow 
reporter  from  home)  straightened  our 
hair,  cleared  out  throats  and  entered 
the  bus  with  dreams  of  rock  and  roll 
swirlling  in  our  heads. 

Though  I won’t  say  that  our 
dreams  were  squashed,  it  became  evi- 
dent that  those  inhabiting  the  bus 
were  more  the  movie  watching,  inter- 
net surfing,  relaxing  types  than  hotel 
trashing  rockers.  Although,  a lacey 
black  bra  strewn  across  a table  did 
give  us  a shimmer  of  hope. 

We  waited  patiently  in  what 
had  been  labeled  the  “back  lounge" 
until  the  door  opened  and  down  the 
narrow  aisle  bounced  a short,  spunky 
red-head  with  a grin  on  her  face  and 
the  coolest  T-shirt  I’ve  ever  seen. 

Bonnie  McKee,  the  19-year- 
old  singer/song  writer  presently  on 
tour  with  hcartthrob  Ryan  Cabrera,  sat 
down,  waving  and  smiling  all  the 
while  to  passing  fans  who  knocked 


loundly  on  her  bus  window.  Coming 
directly  from  her  soundcheck,  McKee 
looked  somewhat  tired  and  let  down 
as  she  explained  that,  being  only  the 
second  stop  on  the  tour,  they  haven't 
quite  worked  out  ail  the  gliches. 

“They  say  that  a bad  sound- 
check  means  a really  great  show,”  she 
said.  “I  just  hope  that’s  true.” 

Though  this  is- 
McKce’s  first  lour,  she 
says  that  it's  been 
long  time  coming.  . 
musical  talent  for  as 
long  as  she  can 
remember,  McKee 


After  a few  quick  pictures 
and  a walk  into  the  venue,  we  waited 
with  baled  breath  to  sec  if  her  live 
performance  was  really  as  powerful 
and  flawless  as  her  album.  We  were 
not  disappointed. 

While  singing,  and  at  some 
points  playing  the  pinao,  McKee's 
performace  was  as  close  to  perfect  as 
possible  without 
resembeling  that  of 
her  tourmates 

rumored  to  be  ex-girl- 
friend. Her  vocals 
remained  strong 
throughout  the  entire 


“While  singing  and 
at  some  points  play- 
ing the  piano, 

McKee’s  perfor- 

wrote  all  of  the  tracks  ^ WflS  3S  ClOSC  and  there  was 

from  her  debut  album,  ^ never  a point  at  which 

Trouble,  before  she  perfect  as  possible  it  sounded  like  a high 
was  sixteen.  note  became  a strain. 

McKee  says  WlthOUt  resembling  .his  gin 

lhal  the  twelve  tracks  that  Of  her  tOUrmateS  has  got  one  amazing 
on  the  album  were  j * u pipes, 

written  when  she  was  rUITlOrCQ  10  D0  CX*  Throwing  an 

younger  and  reflect  a girlfriCIld  ” occasional  giration 


different  time  in  her. 

life  but  she  is  happy  to  be 

able  to  share  that  with  others. 

“Even  though  I’ve  grown-up 
and  learned  a lot  since  I wrote  this 
album,  I hope  that  other  people  can 
listen  to  it  and  get  inspired  and  be 
able  to  relate  to  the  songs,"  she  said. 

McKee,  who  said  that  .she  got 
kicked  out  of  high  school  her  fresh- 
man year,  couldn't  ever  imagine 
doing  anything  but  singing. 

"There’s  just  nothing  else  I’m 
good  at."  she  said. 

“Good”  is  an  understatement. 


into  the  performance, 

the  sexy  songstress  took 

over  the  stage  and  even  won  over  a 
few  fans  from  a tough  crowd  of  Ryan 
Cabrera  teeny-bopper  die-hards. 

After  McKee  finished  her  set, 
the  anticipation  in  the  crowd  grew 
like  a wild  fire  as  girls  and  boys  alike 
screamed  Ryan’s  name  and  , waved 
glitter  covered  signs  in  the  air. 
Finally  Mr.  Cabrera  graced  us  with 
his  presence,  jumping  on  stage  ener- 
getically accompanied  by  his  and  and 
his  little  red  accordian. 

Though  I must  confess  I 


myself  was  never  a huge  Cabrera  fan, 
but  seeing  and  hearing  him  up  close 
and  not  attached  at  the  hip  to  a certain 
brown-haired  Simpson  did  cause  a 
few  butlerflys  and  it  wasn’t  long 
before  I found  myself  under  the 
Cabrera  spell. 

Breaking  regularly  to  goof- 
off  with  his  band  and  “hang  out,”  as 
he  put  it,  with  the  crowd,  Cabrera 
played  almost  all  of  the  songs  from 
his  debut  album.  Take  It  All  Away  as 
well  as  a couple  of  un-released  tracks 
he  plans  to  include  on  his  next  album. 

“I  just  wanted  to  get  you’re 
opinion  on  this  one,”  he  would  say  to 
his  adoring  crowd. 

Concluding  the  show  with  an 
encore  performance  of  his  current  sin- 
gle, “True,"  Cabrera  jumped  off 
stage,  leaving  every  girl  in  the  crowd 
swooning. 

Though  his  soothing  voice 
and  endearing  guitar  playing  were  an 
obvious  bonus,  it  was  Cabrera’s 
dorky,  almost  child-like  behavior  that 
won  me  over  and  by  the  end  of  the 
show  I was  an  official  Ryan  Cabrera 
fan. 

The  evening  turned  out  to  be 
a huge  success  for  both  artists. 
McKee  proved  herself  worthy  with 
her  breakout  and  inredibly  solid  per- 
■ form.ance  in  front  of  a tough  crowd 
and  Cabrera  showed  the  world  he  was 
much  more  than  a Simpson  side  kick. 

As  for  me.  I left  that  evening 
feeling  a tad  bit  old  and  with  a new 
crush. 


Pop-singers  Ryan  Cabrera  and  Bonnie 

McKee  played  at  the  Webster  Theater  in 
Hartford  on  Saturday,  March  5.  Both 
artists  performed  nearly  flawlessly  and 
gave  fans  their  money’s  worth  with  their 
energetic  sets. 


•Photos  by  Lisandra  I.  Billings 


A&E  Th6  UoiC6  March  28, 2005 


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Shinedown’s  album  is  ‘‘Burning 

Steve  Bruso 
Voice  Reporter 


Right  away  when  you  listen  to 
Shinedown’s  new  album.  Leave  a 
Whisper:  the  Sanford  Sessions,  you 
know  you’ve  stumbled  upon  some- 
thing different  from  other  bands  in  the 
rock  and  roll  scene.  The  album  starts 
with  a kick  of  adrenaline,  and  spreads 
through  the  rush  a pleasing  series  of 
calms  brought  on  by  the  more  somber 
songs.  The  band  blends  the  aggressive 
and  heavily  distorted  guitar  with  the 
haunting,  yet  soothing  vocals  until  it 
flows  together,  as  seamless  as  a 
dream.  This  re-release  of  their  debut 
album  Leave  a Whisper  includes 
acoustic  renditions  of  their  singles 
•’Burning  Bright,”  “45,"  and  an 
acoustic  cover  of  Lynyrd  Skynyrd’s 
song.  “Simple  Man.”  Shinedown’s 
harder-faster  style  is  reminiscent  of 
Saliva  and  A Perfect  Circle  with  a 
dose  of  Nickelback  thrown  in. 

The  distortion  on  the  guitar, 
played  by  Jason  Todd,  emphasizes  the 
vocals  rather  than  drowning  them  out. 
The  natural  echo  of  lead  singer  Brent 
Smith’s  voice  reinforces  the  strange 
tranquility  one  feels  from  it,  despite 
the  guitar  chords  pounding  through 
your  veins  like  adrenaline  with  the 
drums,  played  by  Barry  Kerch,  as  a 
rapid  heart-beat  with  pulse  provided 
by  bassist  Brad  Stewart.  Shinedown's 
sound  seduces  you  to  rock  out,  even  if 
it  is  by  headbanging  in  your  car. 
Smith’s  vocals  carry  you  to  high- 
mountain  peaks  without  sounding 
strained  and  just  as  easily  plunges  you 
down  the  winter  runoff  in  a tumul- 
tuous crescendo.  And  one  can  easily 
hear  the  burning  passion  in  Smith’s 
voice  as  he  immerses  himself  in  the 
river  of  music,  to  which  you’ve 
become  a part. 

Smith’s  lyrics  reflect  solitude, 
broken  dreams,  and  shattered  rela- 
tionships; somberly  reflective  songs 
that  reach  out  and  brush  against  your 
core.  An  example  of  this  is  the  bridge 


to  the  song.  "All  I Ever  Wanted":  “If 
there’s  a way  to  a remedy  then  lead 
me  straight  to  it/If  there’s  a path  or  a 
door  I missed,  then  show  me  now, 
show  me  this.” 

With  subjects  like  these,  any- 
one can  relate  to  them,  at  once 
empathizing  with  them  and  recalling 
past  memo-  ■ 
ries.  And 
yet,  these  ‘ 
themes  of 
loss  and 
pain  are 
combined 
in  a not-so- 
depressing 
manner. 

Rarely  do 
you  feel 
brought 
down  by 
the  music, 
swallowed 
in  its  mis- 
ery. Instead,  it  lifts  you  up  on  its 
shoulders  and  carries  you  through  it 
all,  encouraging  you  to  at  once  face 
the  pain  and  recognize  it  is  over,  as  is 
aptly  put  by  the  chorus  from  their 
song  "In  Memory”:  "Because  I can't 
wait  for  you  to  catch  up  with  me/And 
I can't  live  in  the  past  and  drown 
myself  in  memories.” 

Reading  the  lyrics  does  not 
give  you  an  accurate  portrayal  of  the 
music,  but  they  do  give  you  a sense  of 
its  poetical  value.  If  one  were  to  sim- 
ply read  the  lyrics  to  “45”  and 
“Burning  Bright”  one  would  immedi- 
ately conclude  that  the  two  are  mor- 
bidly depressing:  “And  I'm  staring 
down  the  barrel  of  a 4S/Swimming 
through  the  ashes  of  another  life/No 
real  reason  to  accept  the  way  things 
have  changed/Staring  down  the  barrel 
of  a 45.”  But  this  would  be  a foolish 
conclusion  as  the  lyrics  arc  just  one 
part  of  Shinedown’s  music.  Upon  lis- 
tening to  the  songs,  however,  the  lis- 
tener does  not  get  the  impression  of 
loss  and  pain,  but  rather,  a sense  of 


rebirth.  It  is  a celebration  for  surviv- 
ing through  the  pain  that  can  be  found 
in  life. 

The  song  ”45”  is  about  sui- 
cide, somewhat  reminiscent  to  Kurt 
Cobain’s,  but  the  pulse  of  the  bass  by 
Brad  Stewart  and  the  beat  of  the 
drums  performed  by  Barry  Kerch 
0 m b i n c d 
ith  Jasin 
Todd’s 
growling  gui- 
and  Brent 
Smith's  soar- 
ingly  high 
vocals  show 
it  to  be  a 
song  more 
about  life 
than  suicide, 
particularly 
the  line 
"Keep  your 
eyes  open  for 
a while." 

Although  many  find  the  line 
"I’m  staring  down  the  barrel  of  a 45” 
to  be  disturbing  and  claim  it  is 
embracing  suicide,  at  the  end  of  the 
song  there  is  no  fulfillment  of  the  sui- 
cide. This  seems  to  be  acknowledg- 
ing the  fact  that  many  teens  contem- 
plate suicide  but  few  actually  pursue 
it. 

Shinedown’s  music  is  more 
than  just  words,  however,  according 
to  a message  written  on  the  jacket 
cover  by  the  band  members:  "This 
record  was  written  for  the  dreamers, 
for  the  people  that  have,  in  one  way  or 
another  been  cut  down  or  cast  out  of 
society  for  being  different  or  having 
an  opinion,  it  is  an  expression  of  inse- 
curity and  frustration,  and  yet,  the 
will  to  overcome.  There's  no  turning 
back  now  that  you’ve  opened  up  to 
your  mind." 

The  merging  of  solemn  lyrics 
with  a humming,  grit-tooth  distortion 
on  Jason  Todd’s  guitar  makes  for  a 
harmonious  and  melodic  blending  to 
which  you  easily  catch  yourself 


Bright” 

singing  in  your  head,  nodding  to  the 
heartbeat  provided  by  drummer  Barry 
Kerch  and  echoed  by  bassist  Brad 
Stewart.  The  fact  that  there  arc  no  real 
instrument  solos  to  speak  of  high- 
lights the  oneness  of  the  music.  In  it 
you  arc  carried  away,  sampling  from 
all  and  yet  none,  as  they  all  meld 
together,  working  like  one  being. 

Standing  testament  to 
Shinedown’s  success  as  a new  rock 
band  arc  the  four  songs  off  of  this  15 
song  album  that  have  burned  their 
names  through  the  charts:  "Fly  From 
the  Inside,”  “Burning  Bright."  “45.” 
and  “Simple  Man.” 

Shinedown’s  acoustic  cover 
of  Lynyrd  Skynyrd’s  song  "Simple 
Man”  makes  a humble  and  respectful 
bow  to  the  original,  re-creating  many 
of  the  same  elements  in  vocals  and 
guitar  and  placing  them  on  the  altar  in 
homage  to  the  band  hailed  by  MTV  as 
“the  definitive  Southern  rock  band.” 
Smith's  vocals  take  on  a deep  south- 
ern drawl,  and  Todd’s  acoustic  guitar 
twangs  away,  sounding  remorseful  at 
the  loss  of  such  an  influential  band. 

The  acoustic  rendition  of 
their  singles.  “45,”  and  “Burning 
Bright”  melds  beautifully  with  the 
lyrical  aspect  of  the  two  songs.  Both 
"45”  and  “Burning  Bright”  contained 
the  Shinedown  guitar  recipe  to  gel  lis- 
teners pumped  and  singing  along,  but 
the  acoustic  renditions  put  the  guitar- 
work  aside  and  invites  the  listener  to 
really  hear  the  lyrics.  This  serves  tq^ 
highlight  the  poetic  theme  or 
Shinedown’s  music:  That  the  lyrics 
are  important  to  the  overall  sound, 
and  the  acoustic  performances  put 
more  emphasis  on  the  lyrics  so  the  lis- 
teners can  hear  their  artistic  quality. 

For  the  twenty  dollars  it  may 
cost  you  for  this  album.  Shinedown’s 
Leave  a Whisper:  The  Sanford 
Sessions  promises  to  wet  your  musical 
appetite  and  will  leave  your  stereo 
speakers  craving  more. 


-File  Photo 


Shinedown,  a band  that  comes  from  Jacksonville, 
Florida,  re-reteased  their  debut  album.  Leave  A 
Whisper:  the  Sanford  Sessions. 


Dr.  Mary  Ann  Connors  (Department  of  Mathematics)  and  15  Westfield 
State  College  Day  and  DGCE  students  attended  and  gave  a combined 
presentation  at  the  International  Teachers  Teaching  With  Technology 
Conference  in  Washington,  D.C.  March  18-20,2005.  Felisa  Andross, 
Maria  Beaudin,  Yony  Cortes,  Daylc  Cushing,  Dori  Gaulin,  Kristen 
Johnson,  Kerry  Kavanagh,  Jenny  Kirouac,  Julieann  Little,  Stephanie 
Murchison-Brown,  Jennifer  Rust,  Bethany  Souza,  Kate  Wesolowski, 
Chelsey  Wiatcr,  and  James  Wile  reported  that  the  experience  was 
informative,  exciting,  and  energizing.  Mary  Ann  Connors,  Jenny 
Kirouac,  Jennifer  Rust  and  James  Wile  gave  presentations  on  "Hand- 
Held  Technology  in  Mathematics  Teacher  Preparation  Courses” 


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A&E  The  Uoice  March  28.  2005 


Hopesfall  Takes  Action 


EMILY  ENGEL  & DAVID  PAGEAU 
VOICE  REPORTERS 
Has  a new  album  changed  the 
dynamics  of  Ihe  iong-time-up-and-coming 
melodic  hardcore  band  Hopesfall?  Do  inicr- 
nei  leaks  ruin  a brand  new  record?  Guitarist 
Joshua  Brigham  says  that  he's  just  there  to 
head  bang.  The  Take  Action  Tour  has 
already  climbed  the  cast  coast  while  not  only 
promoting  a help  line  for  teens  to  prevent 
suicide,  but  also  giving  the  kids  a show  they 
are  sure  to  remember.  New  to  the  tour, 
Brigham  and  the  rest  of  Hopesfall  are  happy 
to  have  received  the  opportunity  they  did  to 
be  a part  of  this  good  oi'  traveling  rock  show. 

Has  there  been  one  or  two  shows  that 
have  stuck  out  on  the  Take  Action  Tour  to 
you? 

On  this  lour.  I'd  have  to  say  Atlanta  and 
Miami  arc  two  places  that,  like,  notoriously 
aren't  that  great  for  us.  We  always  seem  to 
have  really  sub  par  shows  there,  but  both  the 
shows  this  time  around  were  incredible.  So 
that  was  really  encouraging. 

How  is  it  playing  bigger  venues?  When  I 
saw  you  at  the  Worcester  Palladium,  you 
were  on  Ihe  main  stage  instead  of  the 
smaller  upstairs  stage  where  the  band 
used  to  play.  How  is  that  for  you? 

It’s  weird.  It’s  weird  to  see  how  many  more 
people  get  into.  I guess,  the  whole  sub  cul- 
ture of  music,  you  know,  that  it  actually  has 
to  go  from  a four  hundred  person  venue  to  a 
thousand  person  venue  because  that  many 
people  arc  interested  these  days.  It's  odd, 
since,  you  know,  1 was  going  to  shows  when 
1 was  fifteen,  to  like,  little  tiny  hole  in  the 
wall  places,  but  now  all  the  younger  kids  arc 
coming  out  to  these  huge  rock  venues. 

With  their  mom's. 

Yeah,  with  their  mom's  dropping  them  off. 
And  it's  also  weird  because  when  I was 
younger,  there  was  thirty  or  forty  people  at  a 
show,  and  it  was  like  a party.  Eveiybody 
knew  each  other  and  you  know  the  bands 
just  broke  down  right  out  with  everybody 
and  it  was  just  on  the  floor  and  fun.  And  it’s 
crazy  to  have  come  from  that  to  see  what  it’s 
evolved  into  now.  It’s  different.  I'm  not  say- 
ing it's  good  or  bad  either  way.  it's  just  dif- 
ferent. 

Do  you  find  that  you  have  shows  at,  for 
instance,  the  Palladium,  where  all  the  kids 
get  on  the  stage  and  they  don't  get  off?  It's 
probably  not  like  that  anymore,  is  il? 

Well,  1 don't  know.  The  Palladium  is  a 
unique  place.  They'll  let  il  happen  there.  A 
lot  of  other  clubs,  they  wouldn't  just  let  it 
happen.  We  don't  care,  we're  just  like,  what- 
ever man,  if  you  guys  want  to  come  up  here 
and  rock  out,  fine,  Icfs  rock  out,  you  know. 
But  I just  don’t  think ...  Well,  places  like  this, 
they  hire  ten  guys  to  do  security  but  uh,  I 
think  that  at  the  Palladium  shows^thcre's  a 
little  different  feeling.  All  those  kids . . . They 
are  all  a part  of  like,  the  “hardcore  scene." 
They're  all  having  fun  together  but  a lot  of 
these  younger  like  teenager,  kinda  like  teeny 
bopper ...  I hale  to  place  a label,  but  I don't 
know. 


It  seems  as  though  A 
Types  has  been  a 
step  forward 
Hopesfall.  It's  taken 
band  in  a very  new 
tion.  You  have  a 
larger  focus  on 
vocals,  it  doesn't  have 
much 

iL  Do  you  feel  that  the 
dynamics  onstage  and 
fr^m  the  crowd  are  dif- 
ferent from  playing  tracks  off  A Types  as 
opposed  to  No  Wings  to  Speak  OP 


(From  upper  left)  Hopesfall,  Dusi 
pictured) 


n,  Mike  Tyson.  Jay  Forrcsi  & Adam  Baker  (not 
photos  by  David  Pageau  & Emily  Engel 


and  four  new  ones,  but  if  we  had  more  time 
we’d  have  a set  with  more  variety. 


ten  as  the  first  band,  and  because  they  had  to 
cancel,  we  got  bumped  up  a spot  to  the  sec- 
ond band  and  we  got  the  whole  tour. 


Your  line  up  has 
chan^ng, 
the  only  one 
from  the  originaJ  line 
of  Hopesfall.  Dot 
all  change  the 
process? 


Well.  yes.  it  has 
because  there's 
people,  but  the  process 
always  been  the  same 
Hopesfall  was  kindi 
founded  on  the  belief 
the  sum  is  greater  thar 
the  parts,  you  know  what 
mean?  Everybody  come; 
together.  There's  no  one 
song  writer,  it’s  just  every- 
body has  ideas  about 
track. 


Honestly,  ifs  weird  because,  especially  on 
this  tour,  no  one's  heard  of  us.  Nobody 
knows  who  we  are.  So  they  don't  know  the 
difference  between  the  old  and  the  new.  But 
as  far  as  us  on  stage  I still,  like,  I don't  know 
...  I just  head  bang  the  whole  time  anyway. 


Hopesfall  is  coming  to  the  end  of  the  Take 
Action  Tour,  and  you're  going  to  have  two 
weeks  off  and  then  you'll  be  going  back 
out  on  tour  with  The  CharloL  What  are 
you  going  to  be  doing  on  Uiose  two  \veeks 
off? 


Bands  like  Norma  Jean  and  The  Chariot 
have  had  their  albums  leak  out  on  the 
internet  Even  A Types  was  reported  to  be 
out  a little  earlier  than  it  was  supposed  to 
be.  What  do  you  think  about  this?  Is  it  a 
good  thing,  a bad  tiling? 


I've  noticed  that 

Yeah,  I just  keep  my  eyes  closed  and  head 
bang  like,  the  whole  time,  it  doesn't  matter  if 
it’s  old  or  new,  so  I still  try  to  bring  the  same 
energy. 

You  can  definitely  feel  that  through  the 
album,  the  guitar  parts  do  bring  the  same 
kind  of  energy  to  the  album  itself.  You  can 
hear  the  difference,  but  you  can  also  hear 
the  same  thing  as  before. 

Yeah,  a lot  of  people,  they're  like,  “Wow,  this 
is  such  a huge  departure."  but  I want  to  be 
like,  go  back  and  listen  to  The  Satellite 
Years.  There  were  four  songs  on  that  record 
and  there's  no  screaming.  My  favorite  bands 
growing  up  and  still  to  this  day  are  Hum  and 
Smashing  Pumpkins.  And  when  I was  sev- 
enteen or  eighteen  and  we  started  the  band  I 
was  all  full  of  piss  and  vinegar  and  pissed  off 
and  angry  at  the  world,  whatever,  and  we 
took  those  influences  and  used  it  to  create  a 
more  hardcore  thing,  but  now  I'm  twenty- 
five,  you  know,  I’m  kinda  more  laid  back. 
But  I still  like  really  aggressive  heavy  guitar 
stuff,  but  you  know,  I'd  prefer  to  listen  to 
good  vocal  melodics  and  interesting  lyrics. 
It's  different,  but  we  try  to  keep  the  same  live 
feeling.  We  will  always  play  those  old  songs. 
I'm  proud  of  those  songs,  I like  them,  I like 
playing  those  songs.  We'li  always  try  to  mix 
it  up.  and  we'll  always  have  a high  energy 
rock  show. 


I deliver  pizza.  Fve  been  delivering  pizza  for 
ten  years. ! put  myself  through  college  deliv- 
ering pizza.  I had  twelve  or  fifteen  hours  of 
class  each  week  and  thirty  or  thirty  five 
hours  of  delivery  a week.  I’ll  go  back  to 
doing  that,  but  I also  work  at  a club  in 
Charlotte  (North  Carolina)  called  Tremont 
Music  Hall  and  basically,  I clean  the  parking 
lots.  It's  ten  dollars  an  hour,  cash  under  the 
table.  It  works  out.  We  just  hang  out  at  the 
club.  I mean,  that  was  the  club  I grew  up 
going  to.  It’s  funny,  well  work,  well  clean 
up  the  venue  and  help  the  bands  toad  up  their 
gear  and  then  we'll  just  all  hang  out  with  the 
guys  that  played,  drink  a beer . . . It's  pretty 
cool. 

A lot  of  people  heard  about  Head 
Automatica  stopping  their  run  on  the 
Tbkc  Action  Tour.  What  do  you  think 
about  that? 

Well,  it's  a bummer  for  Daryl  [Palumbo],  but 
even  when  he  was  in  Glassjaw,  he  had 
Crohns  Disease  and  it  plagued  him.  You  feel 
tenriblc  for  the  guy.  but  at  the  same  lime  it 
gave  us  a great  opportunity,  which  I’m  very 
grateful  to  have.  I wish  it  could've  come 
about  in  a different  way,  but  we  hope  that  he 
gels  better  and  gets  back  out  on  the  road  and 
does  his  thing. 

There  was  also  a rumor  that  they  were 
unhappy  they  weren’t  first  on  the  bill  and 
that  was  one  of  the  reasons  they  dropped 
the  tour. 


Honestly,  I'm  generally  indifferent  on  it  I 
don't  have  an  iPod.  I don't  even  have  a com- 
puter or  an  e-mail  address  or  anything.  So  it 
doesn't  really  affect  me  personally.  !'m  just 
like  well,  if  it  gels  out,  it  gets  out. 

Would  you  rather  have  it  get  out  and  have 
your  fans  listen  to  it  early? 

Once  the  record  is  out,  it's  fine  to  have  it 
online,  you  know,  that's  just  is  what  it  is  and 
I don't  really  care  if  people  download  it.  If 
they  download  it  and  don't  buy  the  record, 
they  come  to  the  show  and  buy  the  merch. 
You  know,  it’s  like,  big  fucking  deal,  I don't 
care,  it’s  nice  to  have  to  have  sound  scans 
and  whatnot  but  I just  never  really  paid 
much  attention  to  it. 

A lot  of  people  do  care  though. 

Yeah,  wc  handed  our  record  out  to  our 
friends  before  it  came  out  and  obviously  our 
manager  sent  it  to  people  we'd  be  trying  to 
get  lours  with,  so  we'd  send  a copy  of  our 
record  to  someone  else's  manager  with  like, 
a lour  proposal.  We'll  be  like,  we'll  pay  for 
this  much  advertising,  blah,  blah,  blah,  and 
so  it  gels  out  that  way  and  once  they  get  it, 
they  just  give  it  to  their  bands,  spread  it 
around,  whatever.  I guess  I'm  just  indiffer- 
ent. 

Who  is  your  favorite  Teenage  Mutant 
Ninja  Irirtle? 


But  it's  true  though! 

I don't  know,  if  they  were  standing  here  now, 
they’d  be  like.  "No.  that’s  not  right!"  It 
wouldn't  be  a bunch  of  people  rocking  out 
enjoying  a show  together,  it’d  be  different. 


It's  not  one  of  those  things  where  you're 
just  trying  to  promote  the  new  album. 
You  want  to  play  the  old  stuff  too. 

Oh  yeah,  and  on  this  lour,  wc  only  have  thir- 
ty minutes  to  play,  and  we  arc  trying  to  pro- 
mote a new  record,  so  we  play  two  old  songs 


They  weren't  going  to  be  the  opener,  They 
were  going  to  be  the  second  band.  It's  a five 
band  bill  every  night  and  they  were  sched- 
uled to  be  the  second  band  every  night. 
Because  we  were  supposed  to  originally  be 
on  the  first  five  days  of  the  tour  and  the  last 


rd  have  to  say  Leonardo.  Just  because  who 
he  was  named  after.  The  most  bad  ass  inven- 
tor. He's  like  up  there  with  Isaac  Newton  and 
Einstein  and  a complete  savant 


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Sports  ThG  VoiCG  March  28,  2005 


I The  Westfield  Stale  College  baseball  team  played  several  of  its  Florida  trip  games  in  Port  Charlotte  Stadium,  the 
former  spring  traininig  home  of  the  Texas  Rangers,  The  Owls  posted  a 4-6  record  during  their  southern  trip. 
Photos  By  Mickey  Curtis 


The  Westfield  State  College  softball  team  enjoyed  both  the  sun  and  the  sights  during  their  spring  break  in  Fort 
Myers.  The  team  compiled  a 3-5  record  in  Florida. 


Tessa  Donoghue  and  David  Richardson 

Donoghue, 
Richardson 
All  Americans 

BLOOMINGTON.  111.  - 
Westfield  State  College  senior 
Tessa  Donoghue  and  junior 
David  Richardson  earned  All 
America  honors  at  the  NCAA 
Division  111  indoor  track  and 
field  national  championships 
on  March  11-12  at  Illinois 
Wesleyan. 

Donoghue  placed 
second  in  the  long  jump  and 
third  in  the  triple  jump,  while 
Richardson  was  fifth  in  the 
high  jump  in  earning  his  first 
All-America  certificate. 

Donoghue  is  a 14-time  All 
American:  the  Springfield 
Cathedral  graduate  was  a 10- 
time  All-American  at 
Wheaton  College  in  Norton, 

Mass.,  before  transferring  to 
Westfield  State  last  year.  She 
earned  All  America  honors 
for  the  Owls  in  the  long  and 
triple  jumps  during  the  2004 
outdoor  season. 

In  Saturday's  tense 
triple  jump  competition, 

Donoghue  was  in  second 


place  after  the  preliminary 
round  as  she  tied  her 
personal  best  of  39-9  1/4. 
Andrea  Herbert  of  New 
Jersey  City  College’s  effort 
of39-I0  1/4  in  the  prelimi- 
nary round  was  good  enough 
to  win  the  meet. 

Donoghue  fouled  on 
all  three  of\her  attempts  in 
the  final  round,  while 
Doreen  Nagawa  of 
Wilmington  College  went 
39-9  1/4  on  her  final  attempt 
to  earn  second  place. 

In  Friday's  longjump 
competition,  Donoghue's 
effort  of  18-8  3/4  only 
trailed  Kristal  Grisby  of  the 
University  of  Thomas,  who 
set  a facility  record  with  a 
jump  of  19-2  1/2. 

Richardson  just 
qualified  for  the  national 
meet  and  was  seeded  ]3'^ 
But  the  Beverly  native 
proved  that  he  belonged  with 
a personal  best  of  6-8  3/4, 
and  he  just  missed  at  6-9. 


, Player  of  the  Week 

Sophomore  shortstop  Troy 
I Ferguson  was  named  Mass.  Stale 
Conference  and  ECAC  New  En- 
gland co-Player  of  the  Week.  The 
Rochester,  Mass.,  native  hit  .548 
I 31)  in  10  games,  with  three 

I doubles,  a triple  and  a home  run. 
I He  scored  13  runs  and  stole  six 
I bases. 


The  Westfield  State  College  sotball  and  track  and  field  teams  begin  working  out  at  Alumni  Field  last  week  in  preparation  for  their  2005  spring  sports 
seasons.  Photo  By  Mickey  Curtis 


Page  14 


Intramurals  The  Uoice  March  28. 2005 


”lntrarnu7als  StTll'Accepting  Rosters  For: 
-Co-ed  Sand  Volleyball 
-Floor  Hockey  (Men  & Women’s) 
-Sport  Trivia 

-Softball  (Men,  Women’s  & Co-ed) 
-Ultimate  Frisbee 


DODGEBALL  PLAYOFFS 
WILL  BE  STARTING  NEXT 
WEEK! 


IM  BOARD  WILL 
BE  MEETING 
NEXT  WEEK  - 
CALL  THE 
INTRAMURAL 
OFFICE  FOR 
DETAILS! 


Anyone  playing  intramur- 
al floor  hocket  MUST 
purchase  a mouthguard! 
Mouthguards  can  be  pur- 
chased in  the  intramural 
office  (Parenzo  169) 
between  the  hours  of 
12  p.m.  and  10  p.m. 


OUTDOOR  SOCCER 
PLAYOFFS  WILL 
CONTINUE  NEXT  WEEK! 


Open  Gym  Hours  for  both  the  Woodward  Center  and  Parenzo  Gym  can  be  found  on 

the  website: 

www.wsc.ma.edu/athletics/intra.htm 

Also  check  the  website  for  upcoming  games! 


Just  For  Fun  The  Uoice  March  28.  2005 


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The  Responsible  Student  Press  of  Westfield  State 

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April  4, 2005 


Issue  XXI 


Warm  weather 
has  students 
outside 


By  Lisandra  Paythebills 
Nice  Editor 


Recently  there  has  been  a strange, 
furry  looking  creature  seen  lurking  around  the 
WSC  campus,  and  it’s  not  our  friendly  owl 
Nestor. 

“He's  real  gross  looking,"  said  student 
Randy  Travis.  *T’ve  only  seen  him  once,  but 
that  was  enough  for  me." 

Travis  is  one  of  the  seventeen  reported 
students  who  have  spotted  the  creature  that 
police  are  labeling  as  the  “WSC  Big  Foot." 

“We’re  not  calling  him  ‘Big  Foot’ 
because  he  resembles  the  creature."  said  one 
WSC  policeman  who  was  too  afraid  to  state 
his  name  for  fear  of  the  creature’s  wrath. 
“He’s  just  become  notorious  like  ‘Big  Foot’ 
and  has  ‘Big  Foot-like’  lendencics." 

The  creature  was  first  spotted  in  the 
fall  of  2004  by  a female  freshman  student  on 
her  way  to  an  8:15  a.m.  class  on  a chilly 
morning. 

“I  was  walking  fast  across  the  green 
because  it  was  so  cold,"  she  said.  “I  looked 
up  and  I saw  it.  running  awkwardly  with  its 
head  down,  right  in  front  of  Ely.  I screamed 
and  it  looked  at  me  but  then  Just  ran  faster 
Weather  • Page  2 


Dining  Commons  on  the  move 


By  Pete  Norwood 
A&E  Editor 


Following  a recent  health 
and  saftey  inspection  conducted 
by  the  Westfield  Board  of  Health, 
the  Dining  Commons  was  found  to 
be  in  violation  of  six  city  health 
codes. 

“Wc  knew  we  were  up  for 
inspection  and  expected  it.  The 
renovations  will  take  two  to  three 
days  to  remedy."  saiJ  Greg 
Goodtire  the  Director  of  the 


Dining  Commons. 

Goodtire  noted  that  five  of 
the  violations  were  structurual  and 
while  the  sixth  was  a matter  of  one 
employee  not  wearing  gloves 
while  serving  food. 

“That  situation  was  reme- 
died very  speedily."  said  Goodtire. 

With  the  Dining  Commons 
to  be  shut  down  for  a few  days,  all 
operations  will  be  moved  to  the 
school’s  administrative  center 
located  at  333  Western  Avc. 

“What  most  people  don’t 
know  is  that 


though  wc  arc  encouraging  stu- 
dents to  stagger  their  meal  times," 
said  Goodtire. 

He  urged  students  to  avoid 
peak  mealtimes  and  not  to  expect 
many  hot  selections. 

Though  the  basement  is 
large,  it  lacks  the  capacity  to  cook 
many  of  the  meals  students  have 
grown  accustomed  too. 

Hamburgers,  pizza,  pasta 
and  the  main  entree  will  not  be 
offered. 

“Wc  can’t  move  the  equip- 
ment needed  to  provide  those 
types  of  meals."  said  Goodtire. 

Students  can  expect  fruits, 
desserts  and  lots  of  cold  cut  sand- 
whiches  on  the  menu  and  vegetar- 
ian meals  will  continue  to  be 
DC  • Page  3 


The  Dining  Commons  will  have  a new  home  in  333  starting 
this  Wednesday  until  possibly  Friday. 


Student  arrested  for  soliciting 


By  Mike  Brenna 
Voice  Reporter 
Westfield  State 

College  student  Matthe 
Bernal  was  arrested  wit 
charges  for  allcdgingly 
soliciting  a prostitute  ou 
side  of  a Springfield  bar  th 
past  Wednesday.  ' 

According  to  court| 
documents  Bernat  pleaded! 
innocent  to  the  charges  Icv-I 
eled  against  him. 

The  prostitute  was 
fact  an  undercover  police 
officer  and  was  part  of 
periodic  sting  operation  that' 
looks  to  net  Johns  in  the  city  A WSC  student  is  arrested  by  Springfield  police  following 
of  Springfield.  an  undercover  sting  operation. 

Police  reports  state 

away  until  he  collasped  to  the 
ground. 

At  that  point  he  stood 
up  and  made  motions  as  if  he 
was  going  to  throw  up. 

"Yeah,  he  Just  kind  of 


hunched  over 


According  to 
e police 
c p o r t , 


that  Bernat  had  just  exited  a 
bar  on  Worthington  St.  after 
being  asked  to  leave  the  prem- 
ise for  being  belligerent. 

Once  outside  witnesses 
said  Bernat  began  walking 


regained  his 
composure 
and  walked 

up  to  the  undercover  agent. 

“It  was  at  this  poini 
that  the  defendent  said  ‘Hey 
baby.’  put  his  arm  around  me 
and  pulled  out  a S20  bill," 
Arrest  ■ Page  2 


Hall  construction 
delays  forecasted 


By  Matthew  Bernat 
Former  Editor  in  Chiei- 


Though  many  studcnls  have  awaited  the  coming 
semester  for  the  much  anticipalcd  openening  of  the  new  donn 
hall  their  wait  may  just  have  been  extended  a little  ftifthrer. 

In  a pnjss  release  this  past  Thuisday  it  was  made 
public  that  the  construction  company  in  charge  of  gelling  the 
new  hall  creeled,  Sullok,  announced  building  complications. 

‘The  mud  that  has  collected  around  liic  base  of  titc 
constnjction  is  posing  a problem  for  the  heavier  machinery 
needed  to  lift  the  steel  beams,"  said  a Sullok  company  spokes- 
men. 

"Wc  can  expect  the  doors  to  be  opened  sometime  in 
the  early  fall,  perhaps  mid-October,"  said  the  spokesman. 

The  school  is  advising  students  to  atmniute  to 
school  if  possible  for  the  first  few  months, 

"Wc  understand  many  of  our  .sttidcnis  do  live  in  the 
eastern  part  of  the  state.  Somtimes  2 to  3 hours  away.  So  we 
have  made  arrangements  to  convert  the  gym  into  (cmporaiy 
housing,"  said  Joe  Cologne  the  Director  of  Residential  Life. 

This  same  situation  has  happened  in  ihi^  past 
During  the  construction  of  Lammers  Halt,  the  gym  was  used 
as  Icmporaiy  living  space  for  SOO  mi^laocd  students. 

“We’d  have  beds  in  the  gym  and  an  area  for  per- 
sonal belongings,  we  ask  students  to  only  take  the  essentials 
ftw  that  first  month  or  so.’ 'said  Cologne. 

Though  Sullok  lias  a cxcmplcrary  record  of  com- 
pleting projeas  on  time,  the  Westfield  site  has  proven  particu- 
laiy  unlucky. 

In  the  be^nning  of  fall  semester  a crane  had  fallen 
coming  within  a few  feel  of  Davis  hall.. 

Studcnls  ariuss  campus  are  outraged. 

"If  this  happens  and  we  can’t  move  in  to  the  new 
dorm,  wc  better  get  some  kind  of  refund  I live  3 hours  away 
on  the  Cape  and  ccxnmunting  for  me  would  be  the  dumbest 

Construction  • Page  3 


Not  all  sequels  can  surpass  the  orig- 
inal...this  one  does. 

Read  about  ‘Taxi  Driver:  2” 

Pg-  9 


Thought  you  knew  her?  You  don’t 
Sarah  Cagan  comes  clean. 

Pg-8 


Inside 


News 
Voices 
Overheard 
NationAVorld  Page  5-6 
Opinion 
A&E 
Comics 


Page  1-3 
Page  4 


Page  7-8 
Page  9 
Page  II 


Page  2 


News  The  Uoice  apni  4. 2005 


Arrest 


“Sometimes  he 
would  just  talk  to 
himself...rm  actu- 
ally relived  that 
he’s  gone.” 


Lisandra  Billings 


said  the  undercover  agent. 

Two  officers  waiting  in  a 
car  across  the  street  walked  over 
and  arrested  Bernat  promptly. 

Bernal  is  a 21  year  old 
Westfield  Slate  College  and  Editor 
of  the  school  newspaper—  , 
there. 

He  is  from 
Palmer  MA  and  h 
no  previous  record. 

"Matthew 
behavior  is  reprhen 
blc  and  will  not  be 
tolerated  at  thi 
school,"  said  Di 
Andrew  Johnson  the 
Vice  President 
Student  Affairs 
WSC. 

"Regardless  of 
the  outcome  of 
trial  he  will  be  fac 
disciplinary  action 
from  the  school  which 
can  include  but  is  not  limited  to. 
suspension,  expulsion,  loss  of 
housing  and  heavy  fines  for  dam- 
aging the  school’s  reputation,” 
said  Johnson. 

Bernat’s  behavior  and  sub- 
sequent arrest  came  as  a surprise 
to  many. 

"Yeah,  you  know  Matt  was 
a goofy  kid.  Didn't  think  he'd  do 
time  for  something  like  that.  He 
was  more  about  school  work  and 
stuff,"  said  Paul  Norway  a mem- 
ber of  the  school  paper  of  which 
Bernat  was  a part  of. 

“Arrested?  No,  1 don’t 
believe  it,"  said  Jim  Mickle  a jun- 
ior at  WSC  and  friend  of  Bernat’s 
for  3 years. 

"If  I had  know  he  was  into 
that  1 wouldn’t  have  let  him  in  the 
room  like  I did  for  all  those 
years.”  said  Mickle. 

To  those  close  to  Bernat 


the  incident  was  not  anything  out 
of  the  ordinary. 

"It  was  bound  to  happen. 
You  should  have  seen  up  there  on 
Wednesday  nights  when  we  put  the 
paper,”  Lisandra  Billings  said, 

■ "SnmptimRS  hc  WOUld  jUSt 

talk  to  himself  in  the 
corner  and  make  weird 
gestures.  I'm  actually 
lieved  that  he's  gone 
’ll  be  much  nicer  up 
there,”  said  Billings. 

Bernat's  family 
as  shocked  at  the  news 
f their  sons  recent 


ctio 


He  was  such  a 
good  kid.  I Just  don't 
understand,  you  raise  a 
kid  and  hope  they  they 
out  okay  and  then 
something  like  this  hap- 
pens. It’s. ..I  don't 
"know,”  said  Bernat’s  mother 
Mary  Bernat. 

His  father  and  brother 
could  not  be  reached  for  comment. 

This  was  not  the  first  time 
Bernat  has  faced  disciplanary 
action  from  the  college. 

In  October  of  his  sophmore 
year  an  underage  Bernat  was 
caught  with  alcohol  on  campus  in 
Dickinson  hall. 

In  a phone  interview 
Bernat  denid  all  charges  and  said, 
‘‘That  paper  isnothing  without 
nothing!  If  it  weren’t  for  me  this 
whole  school  wouldn't  know  noth- 
ing. I am  the  man!  The  man!” 

He  is  currently  undergoing 
psychiatric  evaluations  while  in 
prison. 


Weather 


and  disappeared  behind  Lammers." 

Often  described  as  wearing  a 
long,  dark  coat  and  work  boots,  the 
beast  has  long, 
greasy  hair  and 
often  wears  a 
backwards  base- 
ball cap. 

Mysteriously,  hc 
always  carries 
around  a bucket. 

"Yeah,  I 
saw  it  once,"  said 
Michael  Dasani,  a 
junior  Criminal 
Justice  major. 

"He  was  carrying 
that  creepy  bucket, 
do  you  know 
what’s  in  there? 

The  rumor  is  that  he  cuts  up  little 
freshman  girls  and  keeps  their  arms 
and  carries  them  around  in  that  buck- 
et." 

Though  public  safety  has  not 
confirmed  that  it  is  indeed  human 
arms  the  man  carries  in  his  bucket, 
they  are  urging  any  student  who  sees 
the  “Big  Foot"  to  call  them  right 
away. 

"It  is  Imperative  that  we  locate 
this  creature  as  soon  as  possible," 


one  officer  said.  "Who  knows  what 
this  character  is  in  to.” 

Though  it  is  unknown  where  the 
Foot”  resides,  many 
students  believe  that  he 
lives  deep  in  the  woods  of 
Stanley  Park  where  he 
hoards  small  children  and 
Soccer  Moms. 

‘Tve  heard  screams 
coming  out  of  those  woods 
lots  of  times,”  said  Ryan 
Gratcher,  a senior  who 
enjoys  long  hikes  in  the 
park.  "I  think  he  probably 
has  a club  he  uses  to  beat  his 
prey  with  before  he  cuts 
them  up  and  puts  them  in  his 
bucket.” 

There  is  currently  a 
$5,000  award  being  offered  to  anyone 
who  can  give  information  leading  to 
the  capture  of  the  beast.  Police 
remind  students  who  see  the  creature 
to  stay  clear  and  call  them  immedi- 
ately. And  for  heaven’s  sake. ..don't 
touch  the  bucket.  Who  knows  what 
disease  you  could  get. 


“Yeah,  I saw  it 
once.” 

- Michael  Dasani 


□ 


Change  of  the  guard 


Due  to  the  present  incarceration  of  our  former  Editor-in-Chief,  Mr. 
Bernat,  I'm  pleased  to  announce  that  I have  officially  taken  over 
control  of  The  Voice. 

What  happened  to  Emily  Engel,  our  former  second-in-command,  you 
ask?  Seeing  as  though  she  wasn't  even  suited  to  empty  our  trash,  it  was 
pretty  obvious  who  the  best  choice  was. 

Thank  God. 

I would  like  to  begin  by  saying  this  really  is  a privilege  and  I prom- 
ise (GIRL  SCOUTS  HONOR!)  that  I will  do  my  best  to  make  you  all 
proud  and  be  the  best  dam  Editor-in-Chief  a girl  can  be. 

Now,  I know  that  things  with  The  Voice  have  been  a little  shaky  this 
year,  but  I want  you  to  know  that  you  don't  have  to  worry  about  that  any- 
more. 

Mr.  Bernat  not  only  made  this  newspaper  an  increasingly  uncom- 
fortable place  to  work  (with  the  butt  pinching,  whistles  and  constant  flirt- 
ing) but  also  completely  desecrated  everything  that  the  incomparable  for- 
Editor-in-Chief,  Tom  Perron,  built  up. 

Shame  on  Mr.  Bernat  and  shame  on  the  rest  of  us  on  the  staff  for  not 
stopping  him  sooner. 

I cannot  promise  you  that  all  of  the  wrongs  will  be  righted,  but  I do 
promise  we're  going  to  try,  and  to  do  that  we  need  your  help.  We  are  invit- 
ing all  of  the  former  staff  who  were  scared  away  by  Mr.  Bernat’s  constant 
harassment  or  anger  outbursts  to  come  back. 

The  Voice  office  is  a safe  place  now  and  there  will  be  no  judgments 
on  those  who  were  unable  to  commit  at  the  beginning  of  the  year.  Under 
those  kinds  of  conditions  I don’t  blame  you,  it's  amazing  that  the  few  of 
that  are  left  lasted  so  long. 

Although  I know  the  pain  that  Mr.  Bernat  left  on  all  of  us  will  always 
remain  deep  in  the  darkness  of  our  souls,  1 suggest  we  use  his  jail  time  as 
lime  for  our  own  personal  healing.  I know  that  is  inevitable  he  will 
eventually  be  released,  if  we  are  strong  and  don't  allow  him  to  hurt  us 
the  future,  hc  will  be  unable  to.  After  all,  he  is  but  one  man  and  we  are  an 
army... 

In  conclusion  I'd  like  to  leave  you  all  with  some  song  lyrics  from  the 
incredibly  Christina  Aguilera  from  all  of  the  previously  suppressed 
women  at  The  Voice,  dedicated  to  Mr,  Bernat  (because  I know  that  they' 
delivering  a paper  to  him  in  jail). 

'This  is  for  my  girls  all  around  the  world 

Who've  come  across  a man  who  don't  respect  your  worth 

Thinking  all  women  should  be  seen,  not  heard 

What  do  we  do  girls? 

SHOUT  OUT  LOUD! 

Letting  them  know  we're  gonna  stand  our  ground 
Lift  your  hands  high  and  wave  them  proud 
Take  a deep  breath  and  say  it  loud 
Never  can,  never  will 
CAN'T  HOLD  US  DOWN!” 

"Can’t  Hold  Us  Down”  by  Christina  Aguilera,  featuring  Lil'  Kim 


Lisandra  "I  won't  sexually  harass  you”  Billings 
Editor-In-Chief 


Professor  lives  out  cliched  male  fantasy 


Jane  Plain 
Voice  Reporter 

Yesterday  Westfield  Stale  College 
English  professor  GetKge  Layng  announced  that 
he  will  be  canceling  all  of  his  classes  diis  Riday 
to  prepare  for  his  wedding  to  be  held  on 
Saturday,  although  he  did  not  name  the  event’s 
location. 

The  news  came  as  a shock  to  some 
students  who  had  no  idea  that  he  was  engaged, 
1^  alone  to  forma  Russian  runway  mcxlel 
Anastasia  Vasil'ev. 

"I’m  just  a private  person,  I guess," 
Layng  said  of  the  couple’s  previously  undis- 
closed courtship. 

The  two  met  at  a writa’s  conference 
in  the  fall.  V^l’ev,  known  to  fans  and  friends 
alike  simply  as  "Ana,”  was  at  the  conference 
pursuing  a long-time  interest  in  literary  journal- 


ism. 

“I  met  him  while  getting  a coffee 
between  panel  discussions,”  Vasil’ev  said. 

“We  started  talking  about  books  we 
had  both  read,  and  that  was  it  for  me.” 

Students  seemed  positive  about  the 
couple’s  future  nuptials. 

‘T  mean,  it’s  great  that  we’re  getting 
out  of  class  ftiday,  I’m  not  gonna  lie,”  said  fresh- 
man Stacy  Truman,  currently  taking  English 
composition  II  with  Layng.  “But  it’s  so  nice  to 
hear  such  happy  news.  The  whole  thing  is  just 
greaL” 

Junior  journalism  student  Dave 
Garrett  had  all  good  things  to  say  as  well. 

"Have  you  seen  her?  And  she’s 
smart,”  Garrett  said  of  Vasil’ev. 

"Beauty  and  brains.  Layng’s  a lucky 


News  The  Uoice  April  4.  2005 


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DC  — 

offered. 

“This  is  not  something  we 
take  lightly,"  said  Anne  Wallingford 
one  of  the  inspectors. 

“Safety  is  Westfield’s  number 
one  priority  and  I think  a little  incon- 
vience  on  the  part  of  the  students  can 
be  tolerated  to  get  these  repairs  dbne,” 
said  Wallingford. 

While  in  the  basement  of  333 
students  will  have  to  eat  with  paper 
plates  and  plastic  utensils  as  the  base- 
ment lacks  washing  facilities. 

“Looks  like  1 won’t  be  eating 
for  a few  days,”  said  Jane  Don’t  who 
added  that  she  plans  on  living  off  of 
easy  mac  and  cheese  and  leftover 
pizza  until  the  Dining  Commons  is 
fixed. 

The  Owl  Express  runs  in  the 
morning  and  most  of  the  afternoon  so 
students  will  be  able  to  take  the  bus 
for  breakfast  and  lunch  and  in  the 
evening  public  safety  has  promised  to 
run  both  shuttles  and  extended  service 


to  333  until  7 p.m. 

Goodtire  reminds  students 
that  grill  in  Wilson  Hall.  Subway  and 
Jazzman’s  will  remain  open  and  extra 
staff  will  be  employed  to  deal  with  the 
influx  of  students  who  will  no  doubt 
be  seeking  a decent  meal. 

"At  Subway  you  can  get  a 
great  grinder.  Jazzman’s  offers  pre- 
pared sandwiches  and  wraps  while 
Quioxtes  is  your  basic  imitation  Taco 
Bell.  No  one  will  starve  I can  promise 
you  that."  said  Goodtire. 


Construction 


thing  ever.”  said  David  Pagu  a junior. 

“My  dads  a laywer  and  a cop  so  if  I 
don’t  get  compensation  some  serious  ass  will  be 
kicked  if  I do  say  so  myself.”  said  Pagu. 

Other  students  are  trying  to  put  a pos- 
itive spin  OTi  tfie  matter. 

Tina  PolLcko,  a member  of  the  stu- 
dent government  association  was  enthused  by 
the  extra  bonding  time  students  will  get  by  liv- 
ing in  such  close  quarters. 

‘ ‘I  know  a lot  of  seniors  are  going  to  be 
living  in  the  new  apartments  and  since  th^  oily 
have,  like,  one  year  left,  wouldn’t  they,  like, 
want  to  spend  a whole  bunch  of  time  together,” 
Pollicko  said. 

The  sUident  government  has  taken  no 
official  position  on  the  matter. 

The  new  hall  is  part  of  a construction 
spree  that  began  with  the  ctxnpleted  Woodward 
Center  which  houses  many  of  the  school’s 


sports. 

The  Woodward  Center  was  suggested 
as  a better  ^t  to  house  the  temporary  students 
but  was  nixed  due  to  the  feet  that  only  sporting 
events  can  be  held  in  the  new  building. 

The  influx  of  students  to  the  on-cam- 
pus gym  has  caused  concerns  of  fall  intramurals 
being  cancelled. 

This  is  not  true. 

‘To  ensure  that  the  fall  intramural  sea- 
son goes  srrKXJthly  all  of  the  tempoaray  residents 
of  the  gym  will  be  asked  to  move  their  beds  and 
belonging  aside  during  the  day,'  ’ said  Lisa  Locb 
the  Athletics  Directw  at  WSC 

“I  ain’t  moving  nothing,"  commented 
Ryan  Slashek  upon  hearing  the  news. 


Bridget  Gleason 


Role  at  WSC:  The  Voice  Intern 
Supreme 

Year  at  WSC:  Freshman 
Major:  Special  Education 
Favorite  movie:  The  Wedding  Singer 
Favorite  TV  show:  The  OC 


Favorite  Quote:  “Release  your  inner  geek,  life 
is  too  short  to  be  cool.” 

Favorite  part  of  working  for  the  Voice: 

“Everyone  is  nice  and  nobody  yells  at  me  if  I do 
something  dumb.” 

Reason  for  working  for  The  Voice:  ‘T  needed 
a work  study  job  and  didn’t  know  where  to  go 
so  my  friend  Bill  told  me  the  Voice  was  looking 
for  prople  to  woik.  I ventured  out  to  investigate 
woridng  for  The  Voice  and  I thought  it  would  be 
fiin.” 

What  she  wanted  to  be  when  she  was  little:  A 

Dancing  Veteranarian 

Voices  the  Week  compiled  by:  Bridge  Gleasem 


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Job  Fair  2005 

Wednesday,  April  6,  2005 
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Voices  Overheard  The  Uoice  aphi  4. 2005 


What  music  do  you  dance 
naked  to? 


“Showtunes.  I 
love  to  dance 
naked  to  the 
Showtunes” 


Lisandra  Billings 
Class  of 2007 
Mass  Comm 

“I’m  partial  to 
Elton  John  and 
Eminem.” 


Emily  Engel 
Class  of 2006 
English 

“Ashlee 
Simpson.  She 
makes  me 
want  to  La- 
La.” 


Matthew  Bernat 
Class  of 2006 
Mass  Comm 

‘Anything  by 
Moby.” 


Voices  Overheard  compiled  by  The  Voice  staff 


CENTRAL  BAPTIST  CHURCH 

An  American  Baptist  Church  in  the  Center  of! 

Westfield 

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Colon  cancer  tests: 

the  best  and  the  rest 


January  w.  Payne 
THE  WASmNGTON  POST 

Pe^Ie  should  view  cdoo-screening 

tests  as  tfiey  would  any  screening  test,  "just  like 
women  get  Pap  smeais  or  mammograms,"  said 
Radhika  Srinivasan,  a University  of 
Pwin^lvania  School  of  Medicine  profess^  who 
helped  develop  new  guidelines  for  colorectal 
screening.  Her  group's  report  suggests  that 
African  Amwicans  start  getting  colonoscopies  al 
age  45,  five  years  earlier  than  other  people. 

Options  for  colon  cancer  screening 

include; 

Colonoscopy.  Doctors  examine  the 
entire  length  of  the  colon  using  a camera-tipped 
instrument  attached  to  a flexible  tube.  The  test, 
during  which  patients  are  sedated,  is  widely  rec- 
ommended because  it  allows  for  the  detection 
and  removal  of  polyps,  growths  on  the  colon  wall 
that  can  become  cancerous.  The  test  is  generally 
recommended  once  every  10  years;  mote  often 
for  those  with  a family  history  of  colorectal  can- 
cer or  existing  bowel  disease. 

Sigmoidoscopy.  A physician  uses  a 
camera-tipped  scope  tt)  examine  the  lower  third 
of  the  colon.  A less  effective  test  than 
colonoscopy,  this  procedure  docs  not  require 
sedation,  and  doctors  often  recommend  it  in  con- 


junction with  a fecal  occult  blood  lest  (see  below) 
every  five  years. 

Fecal  occult  blood  testing.  This  nonin- 
vasive  test  is  used  to  detect  the  presence  of  blood 
in  the  stool-often  file  first  warning  sign  of  col- 
orectal disease.  A positive  lest  is  ordinarily  fol- 
lowed by  a colonoscopy.  The  blood  test  should  be 
done  once  a year  and  can  be  combined  with  sig- 
moidoscopy. 

Double  contrast  barium  enema.  An  X- 
ray  technician  takes  pictures  of  the  large  intestine 
before  and  after  the  patient  is  given  a barium 
enema  (a  chemical  fiiat  flows  into  the  colcxi  and 
shows  up  on  the  X^y).  The  test,  suggested  every 
five  years,  is  rarely  nxommended  because  it  is 
"substantially  less  saisitive  than  colonoscopy  (at 
detecting)  large  polyps  and  cancers"  and  does  not 
allow  docioR  to  remove  polyps,  says  the  report 
on  the  revised  guidelines. 

Virtual  colonoscopy.  This  noninvasive 
screening  test  uses  computers  and  X-rays  to  cre- 
aie  images  of  the  colon.  Some  physicians  say  it 
may  become  more  widely  used  after  it  is  studied 
more  thoroughly. 

Fecal  DNA  stool  test.  This  noninvasive 
test  detects  genetic  abnormalities  in  fecal  sam- 
ples. More  research  is  needed  beftae  fius  test  can 
be  recommended  for  widespread  use.  according 
to  thcrepwt 


Elephants  are  versitile  mimics 


Rob  stein 

The  Washington  post 

An  international  team  of  scientists 
studred  unusual  sounds  being  made  by  two 
African  eiephants-one  living  in  ’Ravo,  Kenya, 
and  the  other  that  had  been  living  for  18  years 
with  two  female  Asian  elephants  at  the 
Zoo  in  SwitzerlaixL 

Detailed  acoustic  analysis  showed 
that  the  first  elephant,  a lO-year-old  female 
named  Mlaika,  was  mimicking  trucks  she 
could  hear  rumbling  down  a highway  about 
two  miles  from  her  stockade.  The  second  ani- 
mal, a 23-year-old  male  named  Calimcro,  was 
onulating  the  chirp-likc  calls  of  the  Asian  ele- 
phant species  she  lived  with. 


Other  anirrrals  arc  known  to  have  the 
ability  to  mimic  sounds,  but  African  elephants 
arc  the  first  example  of  a non-piimatt  land 
mammal  fiiai  can  do  this-othcr  than  humans. 

The  discovery  supports  the  idea  that 
vocal  learning  is  an  inportant  skill  for  main- 
taining relation^  ps  among  social  creatures,  the 
rcscardtezs  said 

"Many  species  with  similar  sodal 
systems  as  elephants  use  vocal  imitation  to 
maintain  individual-specific  relationships,*  said 
Stephanie  Watwood  of  the  Woods  Hole 
Occanogrj^hic  Institution  in  Woods  Hole, 
Mass.,  part  of  the  team  that  reported  the  find- 
ings in  the  March  24  journal  Nature.  "Our 
study  suggests  that  elephants  may  be  using  their 
vocal  abilities  in  a similar  manner." 


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Two  elephants  at  the 
Basel  Zoo  in 
Switzerland  have  been 
mimicking  other  ele- 
phant noises  as  well  as 
the  rumbling  of  trucks 
heard  from  a nearby 
highway. 


Hundreds  die  in  Indonesia 
after  new  undersea  quake 


Ellen  nakashima 
The  Washington  post 

MEDAN,  Indonesia-A  major  under- 
water earthquake  stnx;k  Indonesia's  Sumatran 
coast  late  Monday,  killing  hundreds  of  people 
and  crushing  buildings  on  a nearby  resort  island, 
according  to  Indonesian  police. 

Tsunami  warnings  resounded 
overnight  in  many  locations  on  the  Indian  Ocean, 
but  no  killer  waves  were  produced  in  the  region, 
where  a larger  quake  and  tsunami  in  December 
killed  as  many  as  280,000  people.  Coastal  resi- 
dents panicked  and  raced  to  higher  ground  in 
parts  of  Sumatra  island,  while  sirens  and  alarms 
blared  in  Sri  Lanka,  India  and  Thailand,  which 
were  also  hit  hard  in  the  previous  disaster. 

Monday's  earthquake  had  a magnitude 
of  8.7,  according  to  the  U.S.  Geological  Survey. 
Along  with  the  magnitude  9.0  quake  ot  Dec.  26, 
it  ranks  among  the  10  biggest  quakes  since  1900. 
Officials  said  it  \vas  large  enough  to  have  pro- 
duced deadly  waves  and  widespead  devasta- 
tion. People  reported  feeling  the  tremorhundreds 
of  miles  away  in  Thailand  and  Malaysia 

The  quake  was  registered  at  11K)9 
p.m.  local  time  Monday  and  lasted  for  several 
minutes,  according  to  the  USGS.  The  epicenter 
was  75  miles  off  the  \vestem  coast  of  Sumatra, 
120  miles  southeast  of  (he  earlier  temblor. 

On  Nias  island.  45  miles  from  the  epi- 
center and  about  800  miles  northwest  of  Jakarta, 
the  Indonesian  capital,  officials  described 
destruction  and  significant  loss  of  life. 

"About  the  victims,  we  cannot  count 
them  now.  We  only  know  there  are  many  build- 
ings flattened,"  said  ZuUdfly  Sirait,  a police 
sergeant,  quoted  by  the  Reuters  news  service. 

He  said  there  was  "a  big  possibili^ 
there  will  be  hundreds  of  people  kiUed"  in 
Gunungsitoli.  the  island's  main  town.  Nias,  a 
well-known  surfing  destination,  has  a population 
of  638.000.  It  was  hit  hard  in  the  earlier  quake, 
with  340  people  reported  killed  and  10,000  made 
homeless. 

The  deputy  mayor.  Agus  Mendrofa, 


said  people  had  fled  the  seaside  town. 
"Gunungsitoli  is  now  like  a dead  town."  he  said. 
"The  situation  here  is  extreme  panic." 

In  Jakarta,  Vice  President  Jusuf  Kalla 
said  in  a radio  interview  Tuesday  morning  that 
the  death  loll  on  Nias  could  be  between  1,000 
and  2,000.  He  said  he  based  his  estimate  on 
reports  of  destruction  rather  than  confirmed 
deaths. 

In  Banda  Aceh,  the  capital  of  Aceh 
province  on  Sumatra,  people  repcsted  tremors 
that  lasicxl  several  minutes  and  said  power  was 
lost  for  about  10  minutes.  At  least  106,0(X)  peo- 
ple were  killed  in  Aceh  in  the  December  tsuna- 

Residents  said  they  had  been  instruct- 
ed in  recent  community  briefings  to  seek  higher 
ground  if  they  felt  a large  earthquake.  "If  things 
happen,  we  have  to  leave,"  said  Iwan.  a security 
guard  at  a house  in  downtown  Aceh,  reached  by 
cell  phone. 

Refugees  who  still  live  in  tents  and 
temporary  housing  streamed  along  darkened 
Bartda  Aceh  streets  clogged  with  cars  and  motor- 
bikes and  fled  to  filler  ground.  Some  cried  and 
clutched  children  in  their  aims.  Others  sougiit 
shclto’  in  mosques,  which  proved  resistant  in 
December  when  the  ocean  surged  ashore. 

The  Monday  quake  "was  the  biggest 
I've  ever  felt,"  said  Helene  Barnes,  regiaial  man- 
ager for  Asia  and  Pacific  for  Fauna  & Flora 
International,  an  environmeiUal  group.  But  she 
said  that  no  houses  appeared  to  have  col  lapsed  in 
her  area  and  that  her  colleagues  in  Calang  on  the 
western  coast  of  Sumatra  had  reported  no  dam- 
age. 

"Hoe  in  Banda  Aceh,  there  have  been 
a lot  of  people  panicking.  A lot  of  people  running 
and  walking  and  driving  fiom  the  sea.  It’s  not  an 
organized  evacuation,  but  lots  of  people  were 
moving.  I can  hear  lots  mcae  vehicles  than  nor- 
mal," she  said. 

At  1:45  a.m.,  Indonesian  Metro  TV 
brt«Jcast  footage  of  a man  with  a megaphone 
shouting  in  Indonesian  on  the  streets  of  Banda 
Aceh.  "The  situation  has  returned  to  normal,"  he 


announced.  "The  water  is  not  rising.  So  you  can 
all  go  back  to  your  homes." 

Governments  in  other  countries  issued 
warnings  based  cmi  tiic  possibility  of  a tsunami 
because  of  the  quake's  intensity. 

Indian  officials  activated  a disaster 
program  early  Tbesday  and  issued  an  advisory 
for  eight  coastal  states,  citing  the  "possibility  of 
this  earthquake  triggering  a tsunami."  Dhircndra 
Singh.  aHome  Ministry  official,  said  precautions 
were  needed  for  six  to  eight  hours  after  the 
quake.  The  advisories  were  dropped  Tbesday 
morning  when  no  tsunami  developed. 

While  officials  in  Indian  Ocean 
nations  have  discussed  a satellite-based  tsunami 
warning  network,  it  has  not  yet  been  implement- 
ed. "Our  biggest  preparation  is  that  there  are  no 
people  on  the  coast,"  said  Shivraj  Paiil,  India's 
home  minister.  "We  arc  asking  people  not  to 
panic,  but  at  the  same  time  to  be  vigilant  Every 
earthquake  docs  not  convert  into  a tsunami," 

Public  address  systems  in  the  southern 
state  of  Tamil  Nadu  issued  alerts  and  warned 
some  coastal  residents  to  move  inland  as  a pre- 
caution. At  Port  Blair,  in  India's  Andaman  and 
Nicobar  archipelago  off  the  coasts  of  Thailand 
and  Burma,  officials  said  sea  levels  had  not 
changed.  Portions  of  tlic  islands  were  devastated 
in  the  December  tsunami. 

Sri  Lankan  officials  also  held  emer- 
gency meetings  and  broadcast  warnings.  Indian 
television  reported  incidents  of  panic  along  the 
Sri  Lankan  coast  with  people  fleeing  their  hous- 

In  Thailand,  officials  issued  advisories 
for  southern  regions  wiierc  an  estimated  5,300 
people  died  in  the  December  tsunami.  "Please 
evacuate  to  higher  places  now,"  said  Samith 
Dhammasaroj,  a senior  Thai  official,  in  a radio 
broadcast 

Six  Thai  provinces  were  given  evacu- 
ation orders,  including  Phuket  island,  a tourist 
location  that  had  been  luring  tosiiors  back  with 
bargains. 

Special  correspondent  Rama  Lakshmi 
in  New  Delhi  contributed  to  this  report 


Suspects  in 
renditions 
spared  Sox 
logo 

AL  KAMAN 

THE  Washington  Post 
WASHINGTQ>I-Had  us  wor- 
ried there  for  a moment.  Boston  Red  Sox 
part  owner  and  vice  chairman  Phillip 
Morse  said  he  was  "stunned"  upon  hear- 
ing report.s  that  his  private  Gulfstrcam  jet, 
which  had  been  chartered  to  the  CIA.  may 
have  been  used  for  special  renditions  of 
terrorism  suspects  to  their  native  countries 
for  interrogation, 

The  plane  has  a small  Red  Sox 
logo  near  the  door. 

But.  he  said,  "when  it's  char- 
tered, it  never  has  the  logo  of  the  Red  Sox 
on  it.  They  cover  it  up."  Whew, 


Phillip  Morse,  part  owner  and  vice 
chairman  of  the  Boston  Red  Sox. 
charters  his  private  jet  to  the  CIA 
whom  may  have  reportedly  used  the 
jet  to  interrogate  terrorist  suspects. 


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Page  6 

Inventor,  flotation  vest  designer  Andrew  Toti,  89,  dies 


MYRNA  OLIVER 

LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 

Andrew  Toli,  who  designed  the 
Mae  WcNt  flotation  vest  that  saved  thou- 
sands of  downed  World  War  II  pilots 
including  President  George  H.W.  Bush, 
has  died  He  was  89. 

Toti  died  March  20  at  his  rural 
Modesto.  Calif.,  home  of  unspecified 
causes. 

Please  tell  (your  father)  a grate- 
ful Navy  man  who  benefited  from  his 
invention  send.s  his  best  wishes,"  former 
President  Bush  wrote  Toti's  daughter, 
Andrea  Pimenial  of  Sacramento.  Calif., 
last  fall  when  the  inventor  opened  his 
Andrew  Toti  Museum  of  Innovations  near 
Modesto. 

Bush  was  wearing  a Mae  West 
vest  when,  as  a torpedo  bomber  pilot,  he 
was  shot  down  over  the  Pacific  during 
World  War  II. 

The  vest  came  into  being  because 
Toti's  mother  was  a worrier.  At  16,  the 
youth  had  acquired  a boat  and  built  the 
engine  into  a powerhouse,  and,  because  he 
couldn't  swim,  she  feared  he  might  drown. 

To  reassure  her.  Toti  invented  a 
personal  life  preserver. 

"The  first  one  was  filled  with 
duck  feathers,"  he  told  The  Modesto  Bee 
at  the  museum's  opening.  "That  was  too 


bulky  and  heavy,  so  I switched  to  air."  problem  or  define  a need  for  a new  prod- 

Thc  life  vest  consisted  of  two  uct  and  then  find  an  elegant  solution, 

pneumatic  compartments  of  rubber-coated  The  son  of  an  Italian  immigrant 

yellow  fabric  that  could  be  inflated  sepa-  farmer,  Toti  grew  up  in  California's  agri- 

ralely  by  blowing  into  a tube,  plus  auto-  cultural  Central  Valley  and  began  invent- 


ing at  age  9.  His  first 
.success  was  a variety  of 
lock. 

Although  he  dropped 
out  of  high  school,  he 
a diploma  by 
to  night  school, 
then  studied 
mechanical  engineering 
correspondence. 

As  a boy.  he  hand- 
plucked  chickens  and 
ducks  for  his  parents.  In 
951,  he  created  the 
automated  feather 
plucker,  a device  using 
thousands  of  rubber 
that  were 
quicker  than  the  human 
The  invention  rev- 

olutionized  the  poultry 
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business. 

Inventor  Andrew  Toti,  89,  Another  of  his  welcome 
passed  away  on  March  20  in  his  inventions  was  the 
Modesto,  California  home.  grape-harvesting 
The  inventor,  who  held  more  than  machine  he  devised  in  1972  for  viticultur- 
500  patents,  told  Parade  magazine  in  1995  ists  Ernest  and-Julio  Gallo, 
that  the  key  to  inventing  was  to  identify  a Toti  also  designed  lightweight 


matic  C02  inflation  sys- 
tems operated  by  pulling 
respective  cords.  The  vest 
was  anchored  by  waist 
and  crotch  straps. 

The 

Department  heard  about 
the  invention  and  wa 
impressed  it  paid  Toli 
$1,600  for  the  rights  to 
what  was  dubbed  the 
West  vest  after  the 
film  star. 

"He  is  a 
example  of  the  'can-do' 
altitude  that  Americans 
possess,"  Rep.  Dennis 
Cardoza,  D-Calif.. 
during  a speech 
Toti  in  Congress  last  year. 

Nobody  he  ever 
met,  the  congressman 
said,  "had  done  more  for 
his  community  and  the 
world"  than  Toti. 


construction  beams,  several  variations  for 
both  horizontal  and  vertical  blinds,  and  a 
pull-tab  for  soda  and  beer  cans. 

A few  years  ago  he  co-designed 
the  Endo-Flcx  endotracheal  tube  with  a 
flexible  tip  to  aid  breathing  during  surgery. 
The  device  was  showcased  in  an  episode 
of  the  television  show  "ER"  last 
November  with  Ray  Liotta  as  guest  star. 

The  indefatigable  inventor  was 
unable  to  perfect  one  pet  project  - a per- 
petual-motion machine  that  he  believed 
could  deliver  an  endless  power  supply. 
Although  many  physicists  believe  such  a 
device  is  impossible  to  create,  Toti  dis- 
agreed. 

His  machine  was  electromagnetic 
and  mechanical.  He  told  The  Modesto  Bee 
last  fall  that  he  had  achieved  a power  con- 
version loss  as  low  as  3 percent,  which  he 
considered  a record  among  those  working 
on  perpetual  motion. 

One  reason  he  opened  his  muse- 
um last  year,  Toti  said,  was.  "We  have  to 
teach  the  young  guys,  the  little  guys ...  that 
we  exist  because  of  inventors." 

"Invention,"  he  said,  "is  the 
mother  of  everything." 

A widower,  Toti  is  survived  by 
his  daughter,  a stepson.  Raymond  Webster 
of  Crescent  City.  Calif.,  one  grandchild 
and  two  great-grandchildren. 


Michael  Jackson  breaks  silence  on 
Jesse  Jackson  radio  show 


AMY  ARGETSINGER 

THE  Washington  post 

LOS  ANGELES-Michael 
Jackson  has  been  seen  more  than  heard 
during  his  trial  so  far,  but  those  who 
tuned  into  the  Rev.  Jesse  Jackson's 
nationally  syndicated  radio  program 
Easter  morning  witnessed  the  pop  star's 
soft,  tenor  voice  reminiscing,  dishing 
and  proclaiming  his  innocence.  Jackson 
broke  the  silence  usually  maintained  by 
defendants  embroiled  in  high-profile 
criminal  trials  and  insisted  he  is  not 
guilty  of  the  child  molestation  charges 
he  faces,  and  compared  himself  to  other 
"black  luminaries"  persecuted  by  false 
accusations  such  as  Nelson  Mandela  and 
long-ago  boxing  champion  Jack 
Johnson.  He  also  alluded  to  a "conspir- 
acy" involving  control  of  his  music  cata- 
logue, which  includes  rights  to  songs  by 
the  Beatles  and  Elvis  Presley. 

But  he  demurred  when  pressed 
to  elaborate,  citing  a court-imposed  gag 
order  that  bars  him  from  discussing  his 
trial  in  more  detail.  As  a result,  much  of 
the  42-minuie  exchange  between  the  two 
newsmaking  Jacksons  fell  into  the  pat- 
tern of  the  jolly,  loquacious  celebrity 
interviews'seen  on  late-night  talk  shows 
and  Barbara  Walters  specials. 

There  were  shout-outs  to  the 
pros  who  influenced  him-Diana  Ross. 
James  Brown,  the  Motown  songwriting 
team  of  Holland-Dozier-Holland— and 
bittersweet  memories  of  his  pre-fame 
childhood,  dancing  to  the  beat  of  a wash- 
ing machine  at  a Gary.  Ind.,  laundry  as  a 
crowd  gathered  to  watch.  There  was  at 
least  one  stop-the-tabloid-presses  odd- 
ball revelation  of  the  kind  the  world  has 
come  to  expect  from  the  King  of  Pop: 

"Elizabeth  Taylor  used  to  feed  me, 
hand-feed  me  at  limes,"  Jackson  dis- 
closed matter-of-facily,  "because  I do 


have  a problem  with  eating." 

The  interview  came  on  the  eve  of  what 
could  be  a turning  point  in  Jackson's 
trial,  now  entering  its  fifth  week  in  Santa 
Maria,  Calif.  Judge  Rodney  S.  Melville 
is  scheduled  to  rule  Monday  whether  to 
allow  the  jury  to  hear  testimony  from  at 
least  one  young  man  who  prosecutors 
allege  Jackson  molested  years  ago. 
Jackson,  46,  was  never  charged  in  a pre- 
vious case,  though  he  reached  an  out-of- 
court  settlement  with  a boy  in  1993. 

Legal  experts  said  such  evi- 
dence, if  allowed,  could  have  a devastat- 
ing effect  on  Jackson's  defense-and  his 
already  scarred  public  image.  Some 
aspects  of  the  radio  interview,  with  his 
accounts  of  a childhood  cut  short  by  the 
astonishing  success  of  his  family's 
Jackson  5 music  act.  seemed  designed  to 
reclaim  the  public's  sympathy. 

Jackson  described  leaving 
school  after  fourth  or  fifth  grade  and 
being  tutored  so  he  could  keep  up  with  a 
rigorous  schedule  of  touring  and  record- 
ing. Across  the  street  from  the  group's 
recording  studio  was  a public  park,  he 
recalled,  "and  I would  hear  the  roar  of 
the  kids,  the  throwing  of  the  basketball. 
I would  feel  kind  of  sad  because  1 want- 
ed to  go  to  that  park,  but  I knew  I had  a 
different  job  to  do." 

Later,  he  said  he  thinks  former 
child  stars  like  himself  "try  to  compen- 
sate for  the  loss"  of  their  childhood. 
"That's  why  you  see,  like,  you  may  sec 
a theme  park  or  amusement  rides  or  that 
kind  of  environment  at  my  home.  But  I 
like  to  do  it  to  help  other  children  who 
arc  less  fortunate  than  I am,  kids  who  arc 
terminally  ill,  kids  with  diseases,  poor 
children  from  the  inner  cities,  you  know, 
the  ghettos,  to  let  them  see  the  moun- 
tains or  to  go  on  the  Tides  or  to  watch 
movies  or  to  have  some  ice  cream." 

Other  highlights  from  the  inter- 


view included: 

-Namedropping:  "When  ! was 
a little  kid,  Fred  Astaire  used  to  always 
tell  me  how  he  felt  in  his  heart  he 
believed  I would  be  a very  special  star, 
and  I used  to  just  look  at  him  like,  what 
are  you  talking  about?  But  he  could  see." 

—The  influences  for  "Thriller": 
"I  used  to  see  signs  of  graffiti  saying 
'disco  sucks.' ...  Disco  was  just  a happy 
medium  of  making  people  dance,  but  it 
was  so  popular  that  the  society  was  turn- 
ing against  it.  ...  I loved  the  album  that 
Tchaikovsky  did,  the  'Nutcracker"  Suite. 
It's  an  album  where  every  song  is  a great 
song.  (1  decided)  I'm  going  to  do  an 
album  where  every  song  is  a hit  record." 

—How  he  stays  slim:  "I'm  a 
great  believer  in  holistic  natural  foods 
and  eating  herbs  and  things— you  know, 
God's  medicines  instead  of  Western 
chemicals,  not  those  things." 

-How  he  learned  to  moonwalk: 
"These  black  children  in  the  ghetto, 
they  have  the  most  phenomenal  sense  of 
rhythm  of  anybody  on  the  earth.  I get  a 
lot  of  ideas  from  just  watching  these 
black  children.  ...  I saw  this  kid  sliding 
backwards.  ...  I took  a mental  movie  of 
it,  I went  to  my  hotel  room  in  Encino  and 
I started  to  just  do  it  and  dance  and  per- 
fect it.  ...  It  definitely  started  in  black 
culture,  no  doubt!" 

In  closing,  Jackson  addressed 
his  fans  "in  every  corner  of  the  earth, 
every  nationality,  every  race,  every  lan- 
guage," thanking  Ihem  for  their  prayers 
and  understanding.  "Please  be  patient 
and  believe  in  me  because  I'm  complete- 
ly innocent." 


A former  CIA 
operative’s  mis- 
sion: ‘Wife’ 
support 

RICHARD  LEIBY 
THE  WASHINGTON  POST 

WASHINGTON-CIA  operative 
tumed-Broadway-producer  Anthony 
Marshall  will  return  to  his  old  Washington 
stomping  grounds  when  the  Tony  Award- 
winning production  "I  Am  My  Own  Wife" 
opens  at  the  National  Theatre  on  Tuesday. 
"I  can't  help  but  feel  nostalgic,"  the  81- 
year-old  Renaissance  man  tells  us. 

The  Pulitzer  Prize-winning  one- 
man  play  stars  Jefferson  Mays  as  Charlotte 
von  Mahlsdorf,  a real-life  German  transves- 
tite who  survived  both  the  Nazi  and  com- 
munist regimes  in  Berlin.  Marshall  is  co- 
producing the  play  with  his  wife,  Charlene, 
and  Broadway  veteran  David  Richenthal. 
"'Wife'  is  a personal  drama  and  a historical 
drama,"  Marshall  explains.  And  given  his 
own  background,  "I  appreciate  that.” 

Marshall's  storied  resume  starts  in 
World  War  11,  when  he  served  in  the 
Marines  and  took  a piece  of  shrapnel  on 
Iwo  Jima.  He  later  graduated  from  Brown 
University,  worked  on  Cold  War  ops  for  the 
CIA,  served  as  a diplomat  in  Turkey, 
became  ambassador  to  the  Malagasy 
Republic,  Trinidad  and  Tobago,  Kenya  and 
the  Seychelles,  worked  as  an  entrepreneur 
in  Nigeria  and  eventually  found  time  to 
author  seven  books. 

When  he  lived  in  Washington  dur- 
ing his  CIA  days  in  the  1950s,  "there  was 
very  little  theater,"  Marshall  says,  "but  1 
did  attend  the  National  Theatre."  He  first 
produced  a play  in  1982.  These  days. 
Marshall  says  his  busy  non-retirement  in 
New  York  resembles  a trip  to  the  salad  bar: 
"At  81. 1 look  at  life  as  a chefs  salad.  You 
take  some  ingredients  out,  you  put  some 
others  in.  1 love  chefs  salad.  That's  my  life." 


Opinion 


The  Uoice 


April  4.  2005 


Page  7 


Opinion 

Letters  to  the  Editor 


To  the  Editor: 

I am  writing  to  “Voice”  my  out- 
rage in  regards  to  last  week’s  issue  fea- 
turing that  picture  of  a young  man  play- 
ing catch  on  the  green. 

I’ve  always  known  that  this  rag 
you  refer  to  as  a newspaper  was  full  of 
trash,  but  never  have  I been  so  insulted 
by  anything  featured  in  The  Voice. 

You  know,  not  everyone  can 
throw  a baseball.  How  insensitive  can 
you  get?  I'm  tired  of  all  these  athletical- 
ly inclined  students  being  featured, 
looking  like  Greek  Gods,  with  their  bod- 
ies bronzed  and  buff.  Where’s  the  repre- 
sentation for  those  who  can’t  even  hit  a 
beach  ball  with  a tennis  racket?  The 
ninety-pound  weaklings?  The  members 
of  The  Gaming  Commission?  Where's 
our  place  in  the  sun,  damnit? 

On  top  of  this  blasphemy  that  is 
a student  enjoying  his  athletic  talents, 
that  picture  drudges  up  bad  memories  of 
the  Red  Sox  riots  we  had  this  past 
October.  Not  only  was  I beaten  to  a 
bloody  pulp  by  angry  apartment 
dwellers,  but  I was  also  forced  to  look  at 
random  breasts  for  far  too  long.  I’m  still 
attending  group  therapy  sessions  in 
order  to  get  those  visions  out  of  my 
head. 

Before  you  print  something  that 
offensive  in  the  paper,  you  need  to  think 
about  us,  the  girly-boys,  the  ones  who 


arc  never  represented.  I'm  tired  of  being 
overlooked. 

I sincerely  do  hope  that  the 
newspaper  gets  a reporter  and  a photog- 
rapher up  to  the  3rd  floor  bathroom  of 
Scanlon  when  I decide  to  do  something 
amazing,  like  crack  a raw  egg  using  only 
my  rear  end  or  eat  a roll  of  cookie  dough 
between  two  glazed  doughnuts.  That’s 
when  ri!  shine.  That's  when  I’ll  be  free. 
Free  at  last,  free  at  last.  THANK  GOD 
ALMIGHTY.  I’M  FREE  AT  LAST! 

- Richard  Lemming 
Class  of  2008 


Dear  John, 

I cannot  believe  how  you  acted 
towards  me  last  night  at  Craig’s  apart- 
ment. I told  you  that  there  was  nothing 
between  us  and  that  you  need  to  trust 
me.  Well,  guess  what?!  Now  there  IS 
something  between  us!  A whole  lot  of 
lovin’!  What  is  your  freakin'  problem?  I 
only  had  like,  eight  beers  and  then  I 
couldn’t  remember  anything.  So  even  if 
I was  all  over  him,  you  can’t  even  get 
you  know,  like,  mad  and  stuff.  I just 
want  to  tell  you  that  we  are  over,  like, 
completely.  I took  you  off  my  instant 
messenger  and  if  you  try  to  call  my 
celly,  I’ll  get  Craig  to  beat  you  up,  for 


serious.  I just  wanted  to  let  you  know. 

- Rhonda 

Dear  Editorial  Dudes, 

I was  just  trying  to  read  The 
Voice,  when  I came  across  a problem. 
Could  you  guys  like,  use  shorter  words? 
Cuz  sometimes  1 wanna  like,  read  the 
stuff  and  then  I like  can't,  so  if  you 
could  like  . keep  the  word  to  like,  two 
syllables  then  that  would  be  great. 
Actually  the  word  syllable  is  three  sylla- 
bles. so  yeah,  don't  use  that  one  either.  I 
was  just  like. -giving  you  an  example  of 
what  not  to  do,  yah  know. 

Anyways  is  this  letter  really 
goin  to  be  printed?  Cuz  that  would  be 
awesome,  I would  be  kind  of  famous. 
Sooo....ummm  yeah.  You  dudes  are 
pretty  cool!  Hey  do  you  think  I could  get 
like,  a one  page  column  on  like,  me? 
Cause  I think  a lot  of  people  would  read 
it.  I could  like  use  it  as  an  ass  rake  you 
know.  Rakin'  in  the  ass.  Yeah...  that 
sounds  good.  So  how  do  we  do  this?  Do 
you  like  call  me  or  do  I call  you. ..cause 
either  way  im  cool.  If  your  really  want 
me  in  the  paper  you  should  like  put  an 
ad  in  the  paper  and  111  totally  get  back  to 
you.  Just  make  sure  not  to  use  big  words 
cuz  as  you  know  they  tend  to  confuse 
me. 


Peace  out  playu  playa, 
Ivanna  Humpalot  ...hchc  get  it 


To  the  Editor: 

When  1 came  here  in  the  fall  1 
was  very  pleased  with  the  student  news- 
paper. It  was  funny,  informative  and  an 
overall  great  read. 

Unfortunately.  I had  to  leave  for 
some  time  and  only  recently  came  back 
to  campus  where  I promptly  cracked 
open  a fresh  copy  of  my  beloved  Voice, 

To  my  dismay,  I noticed  the 
horoscopes  were  no  longer  included, 

WTF?I?I?!?! 

I bet  a bunch  of  namby-pamby- 
whimpy-simpy-ugly-nincompoops  got 
all  offended  and  decided  to  make  a stink. 

I’m  right,  aren’t  I?  Oh  well. 
Other  than  that,  the  paper  still  rocks  and 
I heart  it  muchly. 

Sometimes  I take  more  than  the 
allowed  one  copy  and  lay  them  down  on 
my  bed  so  I can  be  closer  to  the  paper.  1 
love  it  that  much. 

Good  work  all.  keep  it  up  and  I 
love  that  Engel  girl.  She’s  got  spunk. 
Don’t  you  gel  rid  of  her.  ya  hear?  Hey, 
maybe  I could  get  her  number... 

Have  mercyl 

- Jesse  Catsopolous 
Full  House 


Through  the  voice  of  God 


“JESUS’  Advocate” 
VEflr  By  PETE  NORWOOD 
BaV  A&E  EDITOR 

Ladies  and  gentlemen,  I owe 
someone  an  apology.  This  is  an  apology 
long  overdue  and  1 feel  that  it  should  be 
made  publicly.  For  loo  long  I have  taken 
the  Lord  loo  lightly,  not  caring  whose  feel- 
ings were  hurt  in  the  process  of  my  sacri- 
legious crusade.  You  see,  folks,  while  I 
was  sleeping  not  but  three  nights  previous 
to  this  very  date,  I had  a dream.  In  this 
dream,  Jesus  himself  came  to  me  and 
delivered  me  a message.  Our  Lord  Jesus 
told  me  that  I needed  to  stop  sinning,  for  it 
will  indeed  have  consequences  in  the 
afterlife. 

What  I had  failed  to  realize 
before  I was  bom  again  was  that  Jesus  is 
not  like  these  people  who  misinterpret  his 
words  and  use  them  against  one  another. 
Jesus  was  God  in  the  flesh.  Jesus  was  God 


with  the  ability  to  understand  human  emo- 
tions and  sentiments.  Jesus  is  God  and 
God  is  love,  and  as  long  as  I know  how  to 
love  I know  I'm  still  alive. 

One  of  my  ultimate  fantasies  is 
to  exist  in  the  medieval  times 
when  the  greatest  threat  io“ 
any  human  was  a sword,  not 
a gun.  This  is  where  Jesus 
took  me.  We  walked  around 


will  live  my  life 
for  Jesus 
Christ.” 


“I  vow  from  this 

the  dirt  streets  bringing  food  forWSfd  I 

and  water  to  those  who  were  ’ 

less  fortunate  and  during  this 
time  I realized  that  Jesus  is 
not  my  enemy.  My  only  true 
enemy  had  been  my  general 
hatred  for  all  of  humanity. 

Jesus  taught  me  that  1 could- 
n't condemn  all  of  humanity 
for  the  actions  of  the  elite.  II 
He  himself  had  felt  this  way, 
where  would  we  be  today?  Perhaps  our 
sins  would  never  have  been  forgiven. 

He  did  not  shy  away  from  the 
lepers  who  lined  the  streets,  reaching  out 


to  touch  us.  For  some  reason,  1 did  not  shy 
away  either.  At  first  1 felt  fear,  but  this  fear 
soon  turned  to  a warmth  that  spread 
throughout  my  entire  body.  I remember  as 
we  walked  along  the  streets  feeling  full  of 
^^^^_inexplicable  energy.  Soon  there- 
after, I found  myself  on  top 
of  a mountain,  looking  down 
upon  our  lord  as  he  struggled 
to  carry  a monstrous  crucifix 
lo  where  I stood. 

This  is  a moment  in 
human  history  that  depresses 
all  of  us.  Whether  or  not  we 
accept  Jesus  Christ  as  our 
Lord  and  Messiah,  the  suf- 
fering he  endured  at  Ihe^ 
hands  of  Man  is  simply  incx- 
:usable.  I closed  my  eyes  as 
he  crucifix  was  erected  in 
(he  very  spot  in  which  I stood. 
Apparently,  I was  now  a specter,  witness- 


ing the  crucifixion  first  hand  to  take  the 
message  back  to  the  world  that  we  need  to 
accept  Jesus  as  our  Lord.  I couldn't  open 


my  eyes  and  yet  I could  sec  it  all  happen. 
The  blood  dripped  from  His  feet  onto  my 
head,  drenching  me  in  what  we  claim  to 
drink  every  Sunday  at  Communion.  1 was 
bathing  in  the  blood  of  our  Lord,  Jesus 
Christ. 

After  this  morbid  scene  finally 
came  to  a close  ! awoke  to  find  myself 
drenched  in  my  own  cold  sweat.  This  I 
vow  from  this  day  forward.  I will  live  my 
life  for  Jesus  Christ.  I will  not.  however 
live  my  life  for  the  church,  which  claims  to 
worship  our  Lord.  Jesus  lives  within  each 
of  us  and  He  told  me  that  all  wc  need  to  do 
to  attain  salvation  is  live  ethical,  moral 
lives.  Don't  hate  your  fellow  man.  follow 
the  ten  commandments,  and  live  each  day 
as  if  it  were  your  last,  because  you  never 
know,  it  really  might  be.  Thank  you  for 
your  lime  and  forgive  me  for  my  insolence 
and  accept  that  I will  no  longer  wish  for 
the  end  of  humanity.  1 will  live  to  serve  my 
fellow  man  and  I hope  you  will  all  do  the 
same. 


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When  I’m  President 


“AND  JUSTICE  FOR 
ALL” 

BY  ASHLEY 
SPEICHER 
VOICE  COLUMNIST 


n the  2020  election,  I will  be  eli- 
gible to  run  for  President  of  the  United 
•States.  I figure  by  that  time,  hopefully  we 
will  already  have  had  a woman  in  the 
White  House  but  I wouldn’t  mind  being 
the  first.  My  running  mate  will  be  my 
friend  Brittany  because  she’s  awesome 
and  she  likes  the  same  music  as  me,  the 
only  things  that  really  matter.  The  Vice- 
President  doesn’t  really  do  anything  any- 
ways. How  hard  could  it  really  be  run- 
ning the  most  powerful  country  in  the 
world?  Hey,  if  Bush  Jr.  can  slide  by  and 
get  elected  to  two  terms,  I figure  this  job 


will  be  a cakewalk.  And  the  way  the  job 
market  is  going,  it  might  be  the  only  job 
left  that  I am  qualified  to  fill. 

I have  already  thought  long  and 
hard  about  what  the  first  things  I would  do 
when  I am  elected.  First,  I would  take 
lots  of  money  from  Bill  Gates,  Donald 
Trump,  P.  Diddy,  and  all  those  other  guys 
who  have  way  too  much  and  give  it  to  peo- 
ple who  actually  will  spend  it  on  food 
rather  than  gold-plated  toilets. 

Next,  I would  put  Dick  Cheney 
on  a plane  and  send  him  to  live  in  Iraq 
because  what  goes  around  comes  around. 
Plus  he’s  really  scary.  I would  bring  back 
Social  Security  because  it  probably  will 
have  been  dismantled  by  the  time  I take 
office.  Old  people  really  need  money  to 
buy  their  medications  and  taking  that  away 
ftom  them  is  just  plain  mean.  Health  care 
would  be  free  because  getting  sick  is  no 


fun,  why  should  you  have  to  pay  for  it?  I 
would  fire  everyone  in  Congress  because 
most  of  them  are  old  crusty  white  guys 
who  don't  really  care  about  the  people 
anyway.  I would  become  the  Ultimate 
President  and  make  all  the  decisions. 
Let’s  face  it,  this  whole  democracy  thing 
wasn’t  really  working  anyways.  (Well 
maybe  for  the  rich  white  guys.  But  for  the 
African  Americans  who  couldn't  vote,  not 
so  much).  If  America  turned  into  a 
monarchy,  it  would  make  ruling  the  coun- 
try a whole  lot  easier. 

1 would  make  sure  that  the  econ- 
omy was  always  making  money  because 
being  poor  really  sucks.  The  government 
would  provide  actual  relief  funds  to  other 
countries,  not  the  fake  kind  where  it  looks 
like  we're  helping  them  but  in  fact  we're 
just  helping  ourselves.  ! know  we  didn't 
get  to  be  the  richest  country  in  the  world 


by  playing  nice  but  we  have  so  much,  we 
really  should  team  to  share.  Another 
thing  I would  do  is  provide  the  media  with 
enough  money  to  actually  report  the  news. 
No  more  of  this  “corporate-friendly, 
While-House  approved”  stuff,  I want  the 
real  thing.  And  Bill  O’Reilly  can  go  on 
the  same  plane  with  Dick  Cheney  because 
we  don’t  really  need  him  either. 

As  you  can  see,  when  I become 
President,  the  world  will  be  a much  better 
place.  Free  health  care,  money  for  food 
and  medication,  and  Dick  Cheney  in 
another  country,  sounds  like  a great  place 
to  live.  If  you  like  what  you  hear,  look  for 
me  on  the  campaign  trail  in  the  near  future. 
I'll  be  the  one  kissing  all  the  babies  and 
shaking  hands  with  the  people. 


God  bless  our  leader 


You  know.  I've  been  thinking 
lately  about  George  W.  Bush,  perhaps 
even  more  than  he's  been  thinking 
about  me.  I've  been  considering  his 
presidency  and  his  person,  his  suc- 
cesses and  failures,  and  what  implica- 
tions his  actions  will  have  on  the 
future. 

Now.  Tve  said  some  nasty 
things  about  President  Bush  over  the 
last  year  and  a half  of  columns.  I've 
called  him  a “pencil-necked  fascist” 
and  accused  him  of  cannibalism.  I've 
implied  he  achieved  physical  congress 
with  his  mother,  and  suggested  he 
slept  his  way  through  college.  Some 
of  this  was  meant  as  a literal  accusa- 
tion based  on  observation,  while  the 
rest  was  more  in  the  line  of  childish 
name-calling.  George  Bush,  after  all, 
isn't  a fascist. 

That  said.  I've  been  consider- 
ing his  side  of  things,  and  have  come 
to  realize  that  1 may  have  erred  in  my 
harsh  judgment  of  him.  It  is,  amazing- 


ly enough,  entirely  possible  that 
George  Bush  is  the  best  thing  since, 
dare  I say,  sliced  white  bread? 

His  plans,  which  I have  long 
considered  delusional  ejaculations  of 
egocentric  overcompensation  and 
messianic  prick  waving,  may  in  fact 
be  the  signs  of  a new.  stronger,  sim- 
pler America.  Perhaps  subtly,  toler- 
ance, and  nuance  truly  have  failed, 
and  Bush's  new  strategy  of  a more 
pitcher-catcher  foreign  policy  is, 
sadly,  the  right  way  to  go.  Maybe 
peace  can  really  only  be  effected  by 
prolonged,  goalless  war? 

Let's  think  about  this  like  we 
want  to  believe.  Maybe  we  really  do 
just  need  to  force  our  ways  upon  cer- 
tain portions  of  the  world.  Okay. 
Saddam  Hussein  wasn't  a treat  to  the 
US.  And  yes.  the  President's  lies  are 
tantamount  to  treason,  but  so  what? 
The  truth  is  that  the  ends  justify  the 
means.  Saddam  Hussein  was  a bad, 
bad  man.  Sure,  he  was  a marginally 
secular  leader  in  a part  of  the  world 
filled  with  xenophobic  theocracies, 
but  he  was  still  a monster.  The  Iraqis 
really  are  better  off  now. 

No,  not  all  of  them,  of  course. 
War  is  Hell.  Being  invaded  is  demean- 
ing and  infuriating,  especially  if  it's 


by  a people  much  more  wealthy  than 
yourself,  whose  wealth  comes  in  part 
from  your  own  resources.  And  yes. 
this  is  made  worse  by  the  terrible 
casualties  inflicted  by  misunderstand- 
ings and  overreactions  that  are 
inevitable  in  occupying  a country  as 
large,  populous,  and  armed  as  Iraq. 
There  will  be  hundred,  thousands, 
even  tens  of  thousands  of  people  cry- 
ing for  American  blood.  We  cannqt 
help  that. 

But  under  all  that  rage  and 
indignation  are  the  seeds  for  some- 
thing better.  Under  Saddam  and  his 
sons  after  him,  the  Iraqi  people  would 
dwell  in  fear  of  violent  state  oppres- 
sion to  be  broken  up  only  by  periodic 
civil  wars.  Under  the  guiding  hand  of 
the  US,  the  Iraqi  people  can  look  for- 
ward to  a slowly  brightening  future. 
Of  course  we're  going  to  set  up  a pup- 
pet regime  in  Iraq  and  exploit  their 
oil.  It  sounds  evil  and  horrible  and 
scary,  but  accept  it.  Change  will  be 
gradual,  but  it  will  be  there.  Over 
time,  the  Iraqi  government  will 
become  more  and  more  independent, 
and  the  Iraqi  people  will  be  eased 
from  under  the  boot  of  the  US’s  sclf- 
interested-but-well-meaning  by  proxy 
dictatorship  into  something  resem- 


bling true  self  rule. 

The  course  will  be  long,  and 
yes,  full  of  blown  and  battered  bits  of 
little  boys  and  girls  killed  by  avoid- 
able and  unavoidable  mistakes.  These 
little  lambs  are  the  heavy  price  we 
must  pay  with  our  conscience,  and  the 
Iraqis  must  pay  with  their  tears,  for 
the  better  world  to  come.  We  will  have 
our  Abu  Ghraibs,  our  atrocities.  But 
we  must  never  lose  sight  of  the  even- 
tual payoff,  the  world  where  tyranny 
no  longer  threatens  the  Arab  people, 
and  the  seeds  of  discontent  afar  never 
threaten  us  at  home. 

For  those  of  you  whole  dislike 
W.  simply  think  of  him  as  an  unwit- 
ting messiah.  Like  King  Cyrus  of 
Persia,  who  freed  the  Jews  from 
Babylon  as  an  afterthought  to  his  con- 
quests, President  Bush  may  accom- 
plish much  long-term  good  despite 
whatever  you  may  think  of  him.  And, 
even  if  you  reject  all  that,  and  believe 
me  not  that  George  W.  Bush  is  exactly 
what  this  country,  this  world  needs, 
you  must  concede  one  final  point: 

They're  only  Arabs.  1 mean, 
come  on. 


Don’t  worry,  be  happy 


Voice  editor  finally  getting  help 


“Campus  karma” 
By  Sarah  Cagan 
VOICE  Columnist 


Most  of  you  that  know  me  as  a sar- 
castic bitch  for  lack  of  a better  word,  1 con- 
stantly wear  black  and  I own  a plethora  of 
chains.  But  if  you  really  got  to  know  me  you 
would  find  out  the  real  me.  As  with  most  peo- 
ple who  put  up  a front,  I have  a secret  world 
and  I am  going  to  let  you  in  on  it.  Inside  I am 
not  the  rotting  person  you  would  imagine.  I 
am  all  about  daisies  and  sunshine.  1 love  pink 
and  all  the  stereotypes  that  follow. 

People  it  is  time  to  shed  the  pretens- 
es. Let  the  real  you  into  the  world  and  with  it 
all  the  wann  fuzzy  good  karma.  It  is  not  too 
late  to  let  peace  and  harmony  spread  through- 
out our  community.  There  should  be  no  rea- 
son to  lock  our  doors,  or  our  hearts  for  that 
matter.  It  is  spring;  this  means  it  is  time  to 
appreciate  the  flowers  and  baby  animals. 


Reclaim  the  lost  childhood  innocence  and 
find  a way  to  exist  content. 

Now  is  the  time  to  shed  that  winter 
chill  and  thaw  out  with  the  warm  weather.  Let 
go  of  all  those  fears  and  adult  worries,  recog- 
nize that  you  are  still  young  and  celebrate  it. 
Great  island  philosophers  once  said  “Don't 
worry,  be  happy!" 

What's  that  you  say?  I'm  making 
you  nauseous?  This  is  what  happens  when 
you  try  being  friendly.  People  either  think 
you  arc  a pedophile  or  insane.  Well  fine  then! 
Go  into  your  dark  world  of  anxiety  and 
oppression.  Have  fun  living  a useless  life  of 
catch  up  and  failure.  Don't  worry  I won't 
bother  you  anymore,  obviously  you  would 
much  rather  be  unhappy.  Well  have  fun  with 
your  desperate  attempts  at  humanization.  You 
are  going  to  die  someday  anyways.  That's 
right  you  have  a terminal  case  of  life.  And  I 
hope  you  have  a slow  painful  death!  People 
who  can't  appreciate  puppies  and  rainbows 
deserve  a torturous  end. 

Oh  yeah,  have  a wonderful  day. 


JANE  Plain 

VOICE  REPORTER 

Voice  Editor  Emily  Engel 
was  carted  away  in  a straitjacket  and 
taken  to  a local  mental  health  facili- 
ty to  take  sensitivity  classes  during 
last  week's  Voice  meeting.  Reading 
people's  letters  to  the  editor  finally 
pushed  her  over  the  edge,  causing 
her  to  start  yelling  and  knocking 
over  furniture. 

Five  police  officers  were 
needed  to  restrain  Engel.  During  the 
whole  event,  Engel  was  said  by  wit- 
nesses to  be  screaming.  “What  the 
hell  is  this?!  Get  out  of  here!  We 
have  a paper  to  get  to  press!  Get  off 
me!” 

None  of  the  witnesses  were 
sure  who  made  the  call  and  officers 
would  not  reveal  any  names. 

“Miss  Engel  is  full  of  nega- 
tivity and  needs  to  cleanse  her  spir- 
it.” said  holistic  health  expert  and 


staff  member  at  the  undisclosed 
facility.  Linda  Jordan. 

Jordan  said  that  Engel  has 
been  placed  in  a padded  cell  and 
only  allowed  to  have  her  straitjacket 
removed  once  she  agreed  to  lake 
yoga  and  sensitivity  classes,  as  well 
as  submit  to  a strict  diet  of  tofu  and 
fruit  juice. 

“It's  about  time  someone 
got  her  off  that  staff,"  said  WSC 
junior  Daisy  May.  “I  mean,  serious- 
ly, her  whole  anti-drinking  stand- 
points were  getting  old.  Now  excuse 
me,  it’s  time  for  my  naked  keg 
stand.” 

"There’s  a sweet,  gentle 
young  woman  waiting  inside  of 
Miss  Engel  and  we  are  going  to  help 
that  young  woman  blossom  and  join 
us,"  Jordan  said. 


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Bands  chosen  for  spring  weekend 


BY  PETE  NORWOOD 
A&E  Editor 

For  those  people  whose  tastes  run  along 

a slightly  darker  line,  you  will  be  pleased  to  have 
been  informed  that  Order  of  Vladd  is  set  to  come 
to  Westfield  State  College  for  Spring  Weekend 
along  with  one  other  lesser-known  band.  F?Jis  of 
Order  of  Vladd  would  probably  have  heard  of 
other  European  bands.  Cradle  of  Filth  and  Dimmu 
Borgir.  Some  know  that  Cradle  of  Filth  has  been 
banned  from  touring  in  America  due  to  graphic 
violence  that  is  both  depicted  and  performed  at 
their  shows. 

This  begs  the  question:  so  who  is  Order 
of  Vladd?  Order  of  Vladd  is  actually  another 
European  band,  appropriately  enough,  they  hail 
from  Transylvania.  Our  CAB  was  hesitant  to 
choose  Order  of  Vladd  to  come  to  Westfield  State 
College  due  to  the  fact  that  they  use  heavy  vam- 
piric  themes  during  their  shows.  They  have  been 
known  to  actually  bite  people’s  necks  to  the  point 
of  drawing  blood. 

Why  would  a band  like  this  be  coming  to 
campus?  Apparently,  according  to  studies  con- 
ducted by  our  music  department,  there  are  quite  a 
lot  of  rockers  on  this  campus.  Apparently,  the 
rocker  to  hip-hopper  ratio  on  this  campus  is  4 to 
1,  with  the  odds  favoring  the  rockers.  Since  Order 
of  Vladd  has  not  yet  toured  in  America  they 
thought  they  would  take  this  opportunity  to  reach 
out  to  the  death  metal  fans  on  campuses  all  across 
the  United  States. 

CAB  has  advised  that  those  who  may  be 
squeamish  about  blood  or  those  who  fear  getting 
hurt  in  mosh  pits  should  not  be  present  at  the  set 


of  Order  of  Vladd.  However,  they  express  that 
they  are  sure  that  Order  of  Vladd  will  not  be  bit- 
ing any  of  their  fans  while  in  the  United  States, 
and  according  to  state  and  local  legislation  only 
animal  blood  may  be  used  in  any  sort  of  enter- 
tainment. There  is  sure  to  be  a lot  of  blood  poured 
out  onto  the  crowd.  Order  of  Vladd’s  manage- 
ment told  our  CAB. 

CAB  admits  that  they  arc  concerned  for 
what  may  be  the  consequences  for  being  the  first 
college  in  the  U.S.  to  have  Order  of  Vladd  on 
campus.  This  concern  stems  from  some  heavy 
rioting  that  happened  at  all  but  three  of  the  shows 
that  they  performed  at  their  last  tour  in  Europe.  A 
total  of  three  people  were  killed  and  several  more 
were  injured  after  all  was  said  and  done  in 
Europe.  However,  the  Massachusetts  State  Police 
has  assigned  a number  of  officers  to  assist  with 
the  show,  in  case  things  get  out  of  hand.  The  State 
Police  have  promised  that  there  will  be  at  least  as 
many  police  here  on  spring  weekend  as  there 
were  during  our  riots  during  the  World  Series. 
Westfield  State’s  Public  Safety  has  promised  that 
they  will  be  completely  staffed  for  the  event. 

To  all  those  who  have  not  seen  an  animal 
sacrifice,  or  experienced  any  twisted  pleasures, 
this  is  sure  to  be  a cultural  eye  opener  for  you! 
Due  to  a resurgence  of  death  metal  fans  across  the 
United  States,  many  new  bands  have  slated  tours 
through  our  country.  George  Bush  has  even 
noticed  this,  expressing  his  concern  for  what  this 
could  do  to  the  Evangelical  communities  across 
the  country.  There  are  likely  to  be  several 
protests,  especially  in  the  so-called  “bible  belt"  in 
the  southwestern  states. 


News  Shows  Announced  at  The  Webster  Theater 
Uisit  them  online  at  www.webstertheater.com 

Scorsese,  De  Niro  Reunite  for  “Taxi  Driver” 


“Riesday,  April  12th  (Underground) 

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$12  adv,  6pm 
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7pm,  $13  adv 
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BY  PETE  NORWOOD 
A&E  EDITOR 

It’s  been  nearly  ten  yeais  since  the 
last  time  Martin  Scorsese  directed  Robert  De 
Niro  in  a movie.  Now,  the  dynamic  duo  has 
returned  for  one  of  the  most  unlikely  motion 
pictures  of  all,  a sequel  to  their  1976  classic 
"Thxi  Driver.” 

‘Taxi  Driver  2”  is  set  30  years  after 
the  fust  film  and  continues  the  stoiy  of  cab  dri- 
ver Travis  Bickle  (De  Niro).  This  film  finds 
Travis  married  to  Lucy  (Marcia  Gay  Harden), 
the  sister  of  Betsy,  his  lady  from  the  first  film. 

After  the  shootout  that  concluded  tiic 
first  film,  the  prologue  tells  us,  Tiavis  was 
asked  to  become  an  undercover  FBI  agent,  an 
offer  he  graciously  accepted.  He  now  drives 
taxis  as  a way  to  do  his  FBI  work. 

His  latest  mission  has  him  trying  to 
determine  the  mastermind  behind  a planned 
assassin^on  on  a presidential  candidate.  What 
a twist  of  fate,  as  Travis  tried  to  assassinate  a 
presidential  candidate  in  movie  No.  1. 

As  it  turns  out,  he  needs  a partner  to 
crack  this  crime.  The  FBI  assigns  him  a part- 
ner named  Iris  Jcrfinson  (Jodie  Foster).  Their 
fiist  meeting  is  a classic  reunion,  as  Travis  dis- 
covers it’s  the  same  Iris  he  rescued  from  the 
streets  30  years  ago! 

Toother  tficy  try  to  figure  out  who 
wants  to  kill  presidential  candidate  Mark 
Palantine  (Jude  Law),  the  son  of  Qiarles 
Palantine,  the  man  Travis  tried  to  gun  dowa 

The  ti^t-plotted  mystery  leads  to  a 
cover-up  involving  Iris's  father,  Richard 
Steensman  (Clint  Eastwood),  a successful  busi- 


ness ^coon,  aixl  TVavis's  son  Johnny  (Colin 
Farrell). 

Seeing  De  Niro  and  Foster  together 
again  is  a joy  to  watch,  as  they  tirxlc  jabs  at 
each  other  and  reflect  on  many  fond  moments 
from  the  first  film.  Harden  offers  strong  sup- 
port as  Thivis's  wife,  while  Eastwood  and 
Farrell  share  the  classic  sccncry-chewing  roles. 
Law  is  quietly  powerful  as  the  scared 
(DOngressman  worried  about  his  life. 

The  real  stais.  though,  are  Scorsese 
and  sciecnwrilcr  Paul  Schrader,  who  penned 
the  first  film.  They  managed  to  do  the  impossi- 
ble. They  crafted  a believable  continuation  of  a 
film  that  had  no  right  to  a sequel.  Scorsese's 
direction  is  strong,  which  does  make  up  for  a 
few  plot  holes  that  Schrader  has,  dcsptc  the 
fine  script 

Scorsese  also  appears  in  the  film  as 
Travis's  boss  in  the  FBI,  a hurtwrous  scene  in 
which  the  two  discuss,  amongst  all  things,  how 
to  properly  cat  spaghetti.  This  is  one  of  the 
lighter  mesnents  in  an  otherwsc  gritiy  film. 

De  Niro’s  Travis  is  still  obsessed 
with  guns  and  shooting  pimps  in  his  free  time, 
but  he  is  strictly  focused  on  his  job  when  he 
needs  to  be.  De  Niro,  with  this  film,  finally 
returns  to  the  form  that  won  him  two  Oscars 
and  established  him  as  one  of  the  finest  actors 
alive. 

The  reunion  of  De  Niro  and  Scorsese 
for  the  most  unlikely  of  sequels,  ‘Thxi  Driver 
2,”  is  definitely  better  than  anyone  expected. 
Revisiting  characters  fiom  a 30-year  old  classic 
seems  to  be  the  creative  spark  both  De  Niro 
and  Sconcse  needed  to  get  their  careers  back 
on  track. 


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The  Uoice 

The  Student  Press  ot  Westfield  State  College 


UolumeX April  11.2005 

Carwein  finds  her  place  on  campus 

Matthew  Bernat  “Wc  are  educating  the  CommonweaJth,”  Carwein 

Editor-In-Chief  said. 


n,e  vvroaght  iron  fence  that  sunounds  Springfield  ^ "8'’>  ^ck  of 

rechnical  Community  College  (STCC)  keeps  the  city  out  '™'"  Holyoke  Mountain  range,  giv- 

High  above  the  fenee,  abandoned  apartments  stam 

ijo\vn  as  students  walk  to  classes  while  presidents  and  officials  ressed  in  a gray  flannel  suit  jacket  and  black  slacks 

(an,  Westfield  Stale  College  (WSC),  Holyoke  Communily  Carw™*  “Ppearance  and  piesenlalion  went  straightfonvard 
College  (HCQ,  Greenfield  Community 
(GCC)  and  STCC  sit  down  to  breakfast  on  the 
enth  floor  of  Chibelli  Hal!  at  STCC  with  area 
laiore  in  suits  and  ties, 
needed  funding  from  Beacon  Hill. 

Vicky  Carwein  is 

year  as  president  at  Westfield  State  and  takes 
xxlium  as  the  morning’s  first  presenter.  Forks 
cnives  cut  through  bacon  and  eggs  as 
jegins  her  presentation  on  the  “Economic  Impact  of 
Our  Four  Colleges  on  our  Region." 

Fxts  and  figures  fly  about  a region 
Carwein  is  still  getting  to  know,  having  moved 
Tacoma  Washington  during  the  summer. 

Fact:  The  four  colleges  are  the  sixth 

employer  in  ihe  legion.  Mathew  Bcma 

Fact;  The  total  direct  spending  of  the  i ^ • ...  . ^ 

colleges  equal  $108  million.  7“**  '"‘*'.7'  **.““[*  ^^topmcnlTeam.  Wl  to 

Fact:  90%  of  the  graduates  from  the 

colleges  stay  in  Massachusetts.  Carwein  - Page  3 


Issue  XXit 

Vegetarians  and 
Sodexo  make  up 
after  spring  fling 

Bv  Jason  Young  & Megan  Gallagher 
Voice  Reporters 

Daisy  had  her  student  identification  card  swiped 
for  dinner  at  the  dining  commons  last  Wednesday  night. 

She  walked  over  to  the  cninic  station  to  check  out 
the  vegetarian  dish  but  was  completely  confused  with  what 
she  saw. 

“Instead  of  having  a vegetarian  cniriJc  like  usual, 
they  were  using  the  spot  to  carve  into  a large  slab  of  corned 
beef."  Daisy  said.  "It  was  such  a slap  In  the  face." 

She  asked  the  server  what  kind  of  broth  the  car- 
rots were  cooked  in.  The  girl  looked  clo.scly  at  the  pan  of 
baby  carrots,  shrugged  her  shoulders  and  said  she  didn't 
know. 

The  server  then  told  Daisy  that  the  vegetarian  dish 
for  the  evening  was  eggplant  pannesan  and  pasta. 

“But  it  was  also  what  was  for  lunch  and  we  can’t 
live  off  pasta,"  Daisy  said,  “It’s  not  healthy.” 

Daisy  removed  herself  from  line  the  and  walked 
passed  the  tray  return  area  to  a tabic  with  a box  on  it 
Vegetarians  - Page  3 


WSC  laundry  still  cheaper  than  most 


By  Steve  Bruso 
Voice  Reporter 


Justin  “Trench"  Trenchard 
opened  the  door  to  his  CMC  pickup 
truck,  slung  his  bag  inside,  and 
turned  the  key,  bringing  the  engine 
roaring  to  life.  He  was  driving  from 
his  apartment  on  Orange  Street  to  go 
to  Westfield  State  College.  But  he 
wasn’t  going  to  class. 

He  was  going  to  the  college 
to  do  his  laundry. 

One  big  issue  amongst  col- 
lege students  is  the  cost  of  doing 
laundry,  and  upon  walking  into  one 
of  the  college  laundromats,  one  can 
hear  the  grumbled  complaints  of  stu- 
dents as  they  feed  quarters  to  the  hun- 
gry washing  machines  and  dryers. 

But  despite  the  complaints, 
students  at  Westfield  State  College 


are  actually  saving  some  money  on 
their  laundry  costs. 

At  Westfield  State  College, 
the  cost  for  the  washing  machines 


These  machines  kcq)  the  clothes  of  WSC  students 
dean  and  fresh. 


compared  to  laundromats  in 
Westfield  that  charge  as  much  as 
$1.75  for  a washer  cycle  and  $2,00 
for  a dryer  cycle,  all  for  the  same 
amount  of  time.  Washers  run 
for  about  45  minutes  and  the 
jdrycr  runs  for  60  minutes. 
“Where  I usually  go,  it  costs 
me  7 bucks,"  said  Trenchard, 
a Junior  at  Westfield  State 
College.  “The  school  costs 
me  5 bucks." 

At  Quick  Stop  Laundromat, 
found  across  from 
McDonald’s  on  North  Elm 
Street,  the  washer  cycle  is 
Photo  by:  Bridget  Gleason  lli=  samd  priec  at  Ihc  col- 
Icgc— $1.25  per  cycle— but 
the  dryer  cycles  cost  25  cents 
for  ten  minutes,  which  makes 


and  the  dryers  arc  $1.25  per  cycle, 


Laundry  - Page  2 


New  bill  to  address  increasing  college  costs 


C.I.O.  resigns 
after  four  years 

By  Matthew  Bernat 
EorroR-lN-CHreF 

After  4 years  as  Westfield  State's  Chief  Information 
Officer  (CIO)  Stephan  Reynolds  has  resigned  that  position, 
leaving  some  members  of  the  campus  community  glad  for  his 
absence. 

In  a memo  sent  on  March  24.  Senior  Vice  President 
of  Academic  Affairs  Joan  Rasool  thanked  Reynolds  for,  “!cad- 
eiship  in  bringing  the  Department  of  Information  Technology 
to  new  levels  of  sophistication  and  service." 

The  memo  was  distributed  to  faculty  and  staff. 

Reynolds  was  hired  in  the  summer  of  2001  and  by 
previous  college  president  Frederick  Woodward.  The  position 
Reynolds  applied  for  was  advertised  in  the  Chronicle  of 
Higher  Education,  the  Springfield  News,  and  higher  education 
related  publications. 

The  ad  described  the  position  of  CIO  as  being 
"responsible  for  all  aspects  of  administrative  and  academic 
information  technology  including  networking,  architecture, 
web  applications  development,  learning  at  a distance,  systems 
implementation  in  a SOT  environment...”  among  other 
msponsibilities. 

Qualifications  included  at  least  10  years  of  experi- 
ence and  a Masters  degree  in  a related  field  was  required  when 
Reynolds  applied. 

Biology  professor  Buzz  Hoagland  was  on  the  sclec- 
bon  committee  that  submitted  Reynolds  name  along  with  two 
others  to  then  president  Fredcrik  Woodward  to  hire  someone 
to  oversee  the  campus  technologies. 

“He  was  the  least  preferred  of  the  three  candidates,” 
Hoagland.  “I’m  either  the  first  or  second  happiest  man  on 
campus  to  sec  him  go.” 

Resigns  - Page  2 


By  Steve  Bruso 
Voice  Reporter 

Westfield  State  College  student  Jen  Wysc  won't 
be  able  to  afford  the  expenses  of  college  next  year,  and 
will  have  to  live  off-campus  in  order  to  continue  her  col- 
lege career. 

Wysc,  like  many  other  college  students  and  their 
families,  feels  the  burden  of  college  expenses  sitting 
heavily  on  her  shoulders. 

A recent  report  by  College  Board  revealed  that 
college  tuition  has  increased  by  46  percent  since  fall  20(X) 
for  public  four-year  colleges  and  universities,  and  only  a 


year  after  a record  14  percent  increase,  college  tuition 
was  raised  again  by  10.5  percent.  Even  after  controlling 
for  inflation,  this  is  the  largest  four-year  increase  on 
record. 

An  additional  problem  is  that  financial  and  grant 
aid  aren't  keeping  up  with  rising  tuition  costs.  A College 
Board  report  on  trends  in  financial  aid  showed  that  while 
college  tuition  increased  by  $1,624  from  2000  to  2004, 
the  grant  and  financial  aid  only  increased  by  $63 1 per  stu- 
dent during  that  period,  leaving  a $993  gap  between 
tuition  increases  and  aid  increases. 

Bill  - Page  2 


Inside 


Correction:  In  the  April  4 edition  of  the  Voice 
1*016  Norwood  was  incorrectly  attributed  to  an 
article  written  by  Dan  Cooper. 


A diverse  array  of  columns 
pg.  9 & 10 


News 

Voices 

Overheard 

NationAVorld 

Opinion 

A&E 


Comics 


Page  1-3 
Page  4 

Page  5-6 
Page  7-9 
Page  10-12 
Page  IS 


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News  TheUoice  April  11.2005 


Bill 


“Everyone  goes  to  college,  you're 
expected  to  go  to  college,  but  how  do  you 
pay  for  it?"  said  Christine  Irujo.  a professor 
of  economics  at  Westfield  State  College. 

Currently,  there  is  a bill  in  the 
House  of  Representatives  that  aims  to 
answer  just  that. 

The  Make  College  Affordable  Aet 
of  2005  is  a bill  that  will  attempt  to  make 
college  education  more  affordable  by  pro- 
viding a full  lax  deduction  for  college 
expenses  and  interest  on  student  loans.  But 
it  only  covers  the  amount  the  consumer 
actually  pays.  It  docs  not  include  scholar- 
ships or  any  other  "free"  money  given  for 
the  student  to  attend  college. 

Tax  deduction  reduces  the  taxable 
income  of  a person,  allowing  them  to  pay 
less  in  taxes.  If  a household  makes  100.000 
dollars  income,  and  40,000  dollars  is  spent 
on  college  expenses,  this  bill  would  tax  the 
household  as  if  it  made  60,000  dollars. 

But  how  much  money  will  this 
actually  save  the  consumer? 

“It  depends  what  tax  bracket 
you're  in  as  to  how  much  this  will  save 
you.”  Iruju  said.  " For  people  who  make  a 
lot  of  money,  they'll  save  more.” 

According  to  the  IRS's  2005  Tax 
Rale  Schedule,  if  someone  earned  $7,000, 
they  pay  10%,  or  700  dollars.  Someone 
earning  $100,000  would  pay  $22,506.50, 

Laundry  - 


or  roughly  22.5%  of  their  total  income. 

“The  way  it's  written  the  rich  get 
more  than  the  poor  people  because  if  I'm 
rich.  I'm  in  a higher  tax  bracket,  so  if  I'm  in  i 
the  35%  tax  bracket,  I save  $3500.  If  I'm  | 
poor  and  in  the  10%  bracket,  I only  save 
$1000  dollars.”  Irujo  said. 

In  addition  to  alleviating  the  bur- 
den of  college  expenses,  this  bill  could 
possibly  open  up  new  opportunities  for  stu- 
dents. "We  had  the  grades  to  go  to  a better 
college  but  this  was  cheaper  and  that  was  a j 
huge  factor  in  determining  what  college  1 I 
went  to,”  Wyse  said,  “But  if  there  was  a tax  I 
break  or  something,  it  might  open  up  more  I 
doors."  I 

Even  though  it  would  seem  to  I 
benefit  the  wealthy  more  than  the  poor,  1 
many  feel  that  it's  still  better  than  nothing. 

“I  think  it  might  help  out  a lot  of  families,” 
Jen  Wyse  said,  a junior  at  Westfield  State 
College,  “It's  hard  to  come  up  with  some- 
thing fair  for  everybody." 

“I  wouldn't  say  'No  don't  pass  it', 
because  even  if  the  wealthy  get  a bigger 
write  off  than  the  poor,  1 would  rather  see 
the  poor  person  get  to  deduct  $1000  even  if 
that  means  the  rich  guy  gets  to  deduct 
$3500,  because  it's  helping  that  poor  per- 
son put  their  kid  through  college,”  Irujo 
said. 


WSC  - Get  your  grind  on 


Thnxi^iout  the  4 yctus  we  spend  here  at  WSC  there  are  few  occaii^ 

when  a class  comes  together,  for  seniois  its  graduation.  When  eveiyone 
togethCT  under  the  big  yellow  lent  in  the  middle  of  the  green  in  early 
most  eveiyone  is  feeling  the  same  sense  of  purpose,  accomplishment  and  a job  wij 
done. 

The  matching  outfits,  pomp  and  circumstance  aixl  diplomas  don’t  hurt  either. 

Coming  in  a close  second  would  be  this  year’s  Senate  Banquet  which  was  heU 
Riday,  April  I at  Chez  Josef  in  Agawara  This  year’s  Banquet  takes  what  graduaikm 
docs  for  one  class  and  extends  that  feeling  to  the  campus  community. 

Walking  in  past  the  6 or  so  security  guards  outside  I didn’t  know  what  to  expea. 
I can’t  dance  and  had  gone  two  whole  years  widiout  embarrassing  myself.  Why  brwi 
die  streak  by  attending  one  now?  Once  inside  I knew  why. 

The  lights  were  low,  the  scotch  cold  and  the  dancing  hot.  Praise  goes  to  tl* 
Student  Government  Association  for  putting  on  such  a successful  evenL  Everyone  [ 
spoke  to  could  only  say  good  things  about  this  year’s  banquet  and  from  what  I saw 
there  were  no  major  problems,  just  the  kids  of  Westfield  Stale  College  having  a gooj 
time  with  friends. 

I’m  only  a junio’.  but  it’s  easy  to  see  the  how  banquet  can  be  especially  poignan 
for  seniois.  Yes,  there  are  other  events  throughout  the  year  when  the  seniors  coae 
together  Convocation  and  senior  week  come  to  mind.  Howcvct,  Convocation  is  too 
early  in  the  year  to  have  much  emotional  impact  and  senior  week  is  practically  the 
end.  The  banquet  is  just  late  enough  in  the  year  for  it  to  be  a reminder  that  their  four 
years  is  almost  up  but  not  so  late  make  anyone  to  get  choked  up  about  it. 

But  the  banquet  isn't  just  about  the  seniors.  Maybe  it  was  the  sauce  talking,  ba 
for  me,  seeing  a good  chunk  of  the  campus  under  the  same  roof  lau^ting  and  danc- 
ing, I couldn’t  help  but  sense  some  camaraderie. 

I was  also  pleased  to  sec  that  membas  of  the  administration  had  atiencfcd. 
President  Vicky  Carwein  was  there  along  with  Vice  President  Dt  Arthur  Jackson  and 
Dlhers.  A strong  administration  like  ours  should  always  be  willing  to  mix  it  up  with 
the  students  once  in  awNle. 

If  you  haven’t  been,  get  some  friends  together  and  have  a good  time  next  year. 

-Matthew  Bernal 


a 60  minute  cycle  cost  $1.50. 

At  Stanley  Laundromat,  located 
on  While  Street  next  to  Walgreens,  their 
washers  have  different  rates.  The  double- 
loader.  which  is  about  the  same  size  as  the 
college  washing  machines,  costs  $1,75  per 
cycle.  The  triple-loader  costs  $3.00  a cycle, 
and  the  biggest  washer  costs  $4.00  a cycle. 
Their  dryers  cost  $1,00  but  they  run  for 
only  30  minutes,  which  makes  a 60  minute 
cycle,  equivalent  to  the  college’s,  cost 
$2.00. 

“The  laundromat  sucks,” 
Trenchard  said. 

And  Trenchard  isn’t  alone  in  his 
venture  to  the  college  to  do  laundry.  TV'o  of 
his  roommates,  Brian  Grady  and  Mike 
Perry,  both  juniors  at  Westfield  State 
College,  also  travel  from  their  off-campus 
apartment  to  the  college  to  do  their  laundry. 
The  laundry  machines  on  campus  are 
Maytag  high-efficiency  machines  that 
come  through  the  college's  contract  with 
Mac  Gray  laundry  services. 

"The  laundry  contract  is  actually 
for  all  state  colleges,  which  comes  through 
the  Mjissachusctts  Stale  College  Building 
Authority  (MSCBA)”  said  Jon  Conloguc, 
the  Director  of  Residential  Life  at 
Westfield  Stale  College. 

Although  the  prices  at  the  college 
laundromats  arc  cheaper  than  those  in  the 
Westfield  area,  some  students  still  feel  it  is 
too  expensive. 

“I  think  the  laundry  facilities  arc  a 
little  over-priced,"  said  Kristin  Clark,  a 
sophomore  at  Westfield  State  College. 
"They  should  be  one  dollar  at  the  most.  1 
probably  spend  about  five  dollars  every 
time  1 do  laundry  here,  and  I think  that  as  a 
college  student,  that  is  a lot  of  money." 

Conloguc  sympathizes  with  stu- 
dents like  Clark:  "1  can  understand  that  stu- 
dents don't  always  have  five  dollars  on 
them  for  laundry  and  that  sometimes  it’s 
hard  to  come  up  with  the  money.” 

The  issue  of  laundry  being  expen- 
sive and  inconvenient  has  come  up  before 


the  college  several  times,  and  Conloguc 
hopes  a new  system  will  be  more  conven- 
ient for  students.  "Many  private  schools 
have  a policy  where  laundry  is  built  into 
students’  fees,  so  the  students  don’t  have  to 
pay  the  machines  every  time  they  want  to 
do  laundry,"  Conloguc  said. 

"We’re  looking  to  do  something 
like  this  with  I.D.  cards,  kind  of  like  Flex 
Dollars.  Money  is  put  into  the  account  at 
the  beginning  of  the  semester  and  then 
when  the  student  wants  to  do  laundry,  they 
just  swipe  the  card  instead  of  paying  each 
time,”  Conloguc  said. 

This  new  system  involving  the 
I.D.  cards  for  laundry  is  hoped  to  be  in 
place  by  Fall  2006  through  the  same  com- 
pany that  currently  holds  a contract  with 
Massachusetts  state  colleges,  Mac  Gray. 
“We’ve  had  good  service  with  them  so  far. 
The  machine's  capacity  is  good,  and  envi- 
ronmentally, the  washers  and  dryers  arc 
better  and  run  more  efficiently,  which  is 
what  makes  them  appealing  to  the 
MSCBA.”  Conloguc  said. 

According  to  Mac  Gray’s  website, 
they  claim  that  their  washers  and  dryers 
run  so  efficiently,  they’ll  cut  your  water  bill 
by  50%,  your  gas  bill  by  60%.  reduce  dry- 
ing time  by  21%,  and  will  save  you  $2,500 
annually. 

The  same  washers  and  dryers  will 
be  installed  in  the  new  apartment  complex 
along  with  a change  machine  for  student 
convenience. 

“If  students  have  a problem  with 
any  of  the  machines,  they  should  report  it 
as  soon  as  possible."  Conloguc  said. 
“There’s  nothing  worse  than  being  in  the 
laundry  room  waiting  behind  8 other  peo- 
ple because  a few  of  the  machines  don’t 
work.” 


Editor-In-Chief 

thecampusvoice@hotmail.com 


Resigns 


Hoagland  has  been  a faculty  member  for  11 
years  and  is  heavily  involved  with  computer 
technology.  He  credited  himself  with  setting 
up  the  first  departmental  server  for  an  aca- 
demic department.  Hoagland  said  in  the 
1990’s  it  was  not  unusual  for  his  server  to  be 
running  while  the  school’s  was  down. 

Professor  Ken  Haar  worked  as 
associate  director  of  computing  for  one  year 
under  Reynolds  before  joining  the  faculty  in 
a move  he  said  he  was  pleased  with. 

Haar  also  served  as  APA  president 
for  7 yeais.  He  noted  there  had  been  few 
grievances  filed  by  union  members,  “maybe 
one  or  two.”  Reynolds  joined  and,  “ a lot  of 
grievances  were  filed.”  said  Haar.  “He  was 
very  confrontational,”  Haar  said. 

Haar  did  credit  Reynolds  with 
overseeing  the  creation  of  the  school’s  ban- 
ner system  and  the  authentication  program 
that  all  students  use  when  signing  on  the 
computers  in  the  labs  and  in  the  library. 

Haar  said  he  could  not  think  of  rea- 
son for  Reynolds  sudden  resignation. 

"For  me  resignation  is  a euphe- 


mism for  being  fired,”  Hoagland  said.  'Tv 
never  seen  an  administrator  admit  thcy'i 
wrong.  If  you  fire  [Reynolds]  you  have  b 
admit  your  wrong,”  Hoagland  said. 

Rasool  has  named  Chris  Hinle 
Information  Technology  as  interim  direew 
until  a permanent  CIO  can  be  found.  Hiitl; 
could  not  be  reached  for  comment  befoi: 
deadline. 

Reynolds  holds  a B.B.A.  fror 
LaGrange  College  a M.S.  from  Nation. 
Technological  University  and  an  Ed.  D.  iron 
the  Nova  Southeastern  University  that  t;  , 
located  in  Florida. 


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Both  Haarand  Hoagland  noted  tha 

a number  of  IT  employees  had  left  whet 
Reynolds  joined  the  staff. 

Hoagland  said,  “If  he  was  hired  it 
get  rid  of  a majority  of  the  pieople  in  IT  he  di 
a good  job.’’  j 

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The  English  Honor  Society, 
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Wednesday,  April  13th,  at  7:00  p.m. 
in  the  Bates  Lounge. 


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This  meeting  is  for  all  new 
and  current  members  to  discuss 
end-of-year  activities. 


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ndfomia!. 

woids  were  clear  and  sharp  her  eyes  noi 
gvering.  her  speaking  style  was  determined. 

What  she  definitely  was  3.000  miles 
^ 9 months  ftom  her  old  campus,  Universi^ 
Vx'hinL'ton  in  Tacoma. 

Does  Carwein  find  herself  over- 
lielmed  being  across  country  in  an  unfamiliar 
o,on  with  approximately  7.000  students 
epending  on  her? 

‘•Not  at  all.”  is  her  reply.' 

Being  in  unfamiliar  places  is  nothing 
this  woman  who  has  seen  all  seven 
miincnts. 

“My  passion  is  travel,"  said  Carwein, 
ho  spent  Christmas  of  1 999  on  a cruise  ship 
I off  the  coast  of  Antarctica. 

“We  had  to  go  during  their  summer 
, crossed  the  Drake  Passage,  one  of  the 
ughcsi  bodies  of  water  in  the  world," 
in\  ein  said.  The  Drake  Passage  is  where  the 
ilantic  and  I^cific  Ocean  meets. 

Compared  to  seeing  one  of  the 
ofld’s  most  wild  and  desolate  places,  present- 
ihe  "Economic  Impact  of  our  Four 
jllegcs  on  our  Region”  ought  to  be  relatively 


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Polite  applause  follows  her  as  she 
Us  her  scat.  She  pours  herself  a cup  of  cof- 
She  drinks  it  black. 

Carwein  comes  to  Westfield  State  at 
w of  growffi.  The  school  recently  finished 
nstmtiion  on  a new  athletic  complex  that 
the  name  of  her  predecessor  A new  dorm 
i)l  isaiso  under  consiiucUon  and  will  be  com- 
iied  for  fall  semester  2005. 

Her  challenge  is  a monetary  chal- 


‘Westfield  State  wants  level  fund- 
^ ■■  said  Vice  President  of  Student  Affairs  Dr. 
ihur  Jackson.  “We've  gone  down  financial- 
\Ve  have  a hard  time  maintaining  facul^. 

“I  have  a friend  who  lives  in 
ongficld  but  works  in  Enfield  [CT],  Just  by 
mg  across  the  border  she  got  a $ 1 0.000  raise, 
iple  can  make  more  money  across  the  bor- 
in  CT.  The  money  [Carwein]  is  raising  will 
pcfully  attract  more  students  and  faculty,” 
said. 


Jackson  was  hired  5 years  ago  by 
President  Frederick  Woodward.  As  part  of 
President’s  cabinet,  Jackson  reports  directly 
Canvein,  he  said. 

“Woodward  was  more  of  a bricks 
mortar  guy,”  said  Dr.  Kama]  Ali.  Ali  is  an 
lislant  dean  at  WSC  and  is  also  heads  the 
lool  s Urban  Education  program. 

If  WoodwanJ  is  considered  brick  and 
pftar  then  Carwein  might  be  ihought  of  as 
’’ars  and  cents. 

With  WSC  facing  a 10.42%  decrease 
state  appropriations  from  fiscal  year  2002  to 
year.  Canvein  is  using  lobbying  skills  she 
•^^ed  up  in  Tacoma  where  she  was  lauded  for 
efforts  to  keep  the  state  funds  coming  in. 
‘To  get  anything  done  politically  you 
to  lobby,  now,"  said  Bob  McDonald 
^tient  Trustee.  McDonald  said  the  days  of 
'tlenLs  rallying  on  the  siatchouse  lawn  are 


plan  was  in  place  to  bring  the  number  of  stu- 
dents up  to  2.000  and  eventually  10.000. 

Massachusetts  is  no  Washington 
State,  however.  Despite  having  the  highest 
number  of  private  colleges  for  its  population 
size.  Massachusetts  ranks  forty-ninth  in  per 
capita  spending  for  public  institutions  of  high- 
er education. 

“She’s  been  more  externally  focused 
on  outside  donors.  That  includes  corporate 
donors  and  people  who  have  a vested  interest 
in  the  college,”  Jackson  said. 

When  she’s  not  out  crisscrossing  the 
slate  it  is  possible  to  find  Carwein  on  campus, 

■T\icsday,  March  8.  Carwein  had  her 
monthly  luncheon  with  the  members  of  the 
Student  Government  Association's  Executive 
Council  along  with;  Dr.  Jackson.  Barry 
Maloney.  Vice  President  of  Advancement  and 
College  relations.  Joan  Rasool.  imerim  Vice 
President  of  Academic  Affairs.  Tim  Mujphy, 
acting  Director  of  Athletics,  and  others. 

Canvein  showed  up  to  the  lunch  half 
an  hour  late  because  of  a snowstorm. 

“I'm  sorry,  the  roads  are  real  slick,” 
said  Canvein  as  she  brushed  the  snow  from  her 
clothes.  She  look  a scat  at  the  comer  of  the  table 
and  listened  as  President  of  SGA  Matt  Cutren 
gave  a run-down  of  what  SGA  has  been  up  to. 

After  he  finished  Canvein  had  a few 
announcements  of  her  own.  During  a recent 
trip  to  Boston,  Canvein  met  Senators  John 
Kerry  and  Ted  Kennedy. 

“I  invited  pCerry]  to  speak  at  com- 
mencement," Canvein  said.  He  can’t.  He  has 
another  engagement  said  Canvein,  “He  did  say 
he  would  come  in  the  fall.” 

As  for  commencement.  Congressman  John 
Olver  will  be  speaking. 

After  all  the  small  talk  she  pa.ssed  by 
students  eating  their  lunch  in  the  Dining 
Commons.  She  got  in  to  her  silver  Audi 
Quaitro  and  drove  back  to  the  administrative 
building  where  a 2 p.m.  meeting  awaited. 

Canvein’s  office  is  as  meticulously 
kept  as  her  car  was.  It’s  decorated  with  objects 
ftom  her  worldly  travels  as  well  photos  of  her 
family  and  one  large  picture  of  her  pinscher 
EILssah. 


iRde  at  WSC:  Support  Technician-  The  Mac 
ICjuy.  He  takes  cate  of  all  the  coniputeis  on  cainpiis. 


Years  working  at  WSC:  TWo  yeats  this  August 


Favorite  part  of  the  job:  Interacting  with  eveiyone  c 
pus. 


How  he  became  so  knowfedgeaWe  with  computers:  He 
majored  in  computer  science  and  matli  and  gained  experience 
through  playing  with  them  on  his  own  and  experimenting. 


Favorite  movie:  Loid  of  tlie  Rings 


Favorite  TV  show:  Star  Trek 


Favorite  song:  SUicey’sMom 


Who  he  looks  up  to:  His  Father 
What  he  wanted  to  be  when  he  was  little:  A Baseball  Player 


Compiled  by  Bridget  Gleason 


If  you  want  to  lobby,  you  need  con- 
•iJons.  “She’s  [Carwein]  doing  a lot  of 
ches  with  business  men,  getting  to  know  Uie 
^ticians  in  the  area,"  Jackson  said,  “Once  she 
s acclimated,  you  can  expect  to  sec  her  more 
I campus.” 

According  to  an  article  from  the 
Tribune  based  in  Washington  State, 
'’"cin  arrived  at  the  University  of 
'Wngion  Tacoma  when  it  was  Just  5 years 
732  students  and  was  operating  out  of 
^ offices. 

She  arrived  in  Washington  in  1995 
^c  University  of  Las  Vfegas  where  she 
7*^  of  Health  Services.  Canvein  began 
■ E at  UNVL  in  1972  and  worked  her 
y “P  into  an  administration  position. 

When  Carwein  started  at  Tacoma  a 


Barry  Maloney  walked  into  the 
office  with  a salesman  who  had  pictures  of 
chairs  for  the  recently  renovated  boardroom. 

“This  has  been  the  furniture  from 
hell,”  Canvein  said,  "The  table  we  ordered 
weighed  two  tons  and  the  fioorwill  not  support 
it.” 

Carwein  looked  over  the  pictures  and 
whistled  softly  as  the  salesman  and  Maloney 
looked  on. 

“Tliis  one  has  funny  arms,”  she  said. 
"This  one  looks  good.”  she  said  and  pointed  to 
a simple  black  leather  chair.  The  books  were 
scooped  up  and  Maloney  and  the  salesman 
walk  ouL 

'Wlien  asked  about  her  management 
style,  Canvein  said,  “I’m  not  a micromanager 
at  all.  Very  smart,  capable  people  have  been 
hired.  We  hired  them  because  they  knew  their 
business.  I’m  someone  who.  my  analogy  is  I 
don’t  need  to  know  how  every  gear  and  dial  fils 
just  as  long  as  the  clock  works  and  runs  on 
lime.” 

“I’m  not  an  autocrat  in  any  way 
shape  or  form.  I may  not  have  the  solution  but 
I’m  really  inlercslcd  in  what  people  think,” 
Canvein  said. 

“I  love  the  faculty,  students  and  staff. 

I don’t  care  where  I go;  I meet  sonteonc  who’s 
a graduate  of  Westfield  State.  The  alums  have 
been  so  positive.  Canvein  said,  “It  reaffimjs 
that  1 made  the  right  choice  to  come  here.” 


Vegetarians 


labeled  “comments.”  She  wrote  a detailed  to  that  tasted  like  chicken.”  said  Mcaghan 


complaint  to  Sodexho-Marriolt  Food 
Services,  the  catering  services  at  Westfield 
Slate  College. 

She  signed  her  name  as  Daisy. 
Her  real  name  is  Darcic  Bernier, 

Darcic  is  a sophomore  at  WSC 
majoring  in  mass  communications. 

“It’s  not  fair  that  we — " 


pay  the  same  amount  for  a 
meal  plan  as  everyone  else,” 
Darcic  said.  “They  would 
never  serve  the  same  meal  to 
everyone  else  for  lunch  and 
dinner.” 

Sodexho  charges 
$990  for  a I9-mcal  plan,  $974 
for  a 14-meal  plan  and  $958 


“The 

vegetarians 
are  pissed.” 


Chevalier,  a sophomore  at  WSC.  “I  haven’t 
been  a vegetarian  long  enough  to  forget 
what  chicken  tastes  like." 

On  Tuesday,  Mar.  29,  the  Food 
Service  Committee  extended  a special 
invitation  to  the  campus  vegetarians  to 
their  weekly  meeting  concerning  the  din- 
— ing  commons.  These  meet- 
ings are  always  open  to  the 
entire  student  body  every 
Tuesday  at  3:45  p.m.  in  the 
dining  commons. 

The  meeting  provided  an 
opportunity  for  those  stu- 
dents to  communicate  direct- 
ly with  chefs  - to  voice  their 


concerns,  give  suggestions 


for  a 10-mcal  plan.  Darcic  has  -Pete  Norwood  and  even  share  recipes, 


the  19-meal  plan,  although 
she  admits  she  doesn’t  even 
use  half  of  them. 

A response  to 
Darcie's  complaint  was  post- 
ed the  next  day  on  a bulletin 
board  in  the  dining  commons. 

“I  am  sorry,  but  you 
need  to  talk  to  your  Food 
Committee  as  they  are  the  ones  who 
this  menu,”  the  response  said. 


Former  Food 
Service 
Committee 
member 


The  Food  Service 
Committee  and  Sodexho's 
staff  hope  to  enhance  the 
vegetarian  options,  increas- 
ing both  variety  and  nutri- 
tion. 

Sodexho  also  offers 
other  vegetarian  choices  at 


Its  other  campus  cstablish- 


Members  of  the  Food  Service 
Committee  are  concerned  with  vegetarian 
dining  on  campus. 

“The  vegetarians  are  pissed,"  said 
Pete  Norwood,  a former  member  of  the 
Food  Service  Committee. 

Other  vegetarians  at  WSC  arc 
also  extremely  upset  by  this. 

“Last  night  at  dinner  I ate  a pota- 


ments,  but  most  vegetarians  aren't  happy 
with  the  limited  selection. 

Veggie  subs  arc  available  at 
Subway,  and  veggie  burgers  arc  also  avail- 
able at  Subway,  the  Grill  in  Wilson  Hall 
and  the  Corner  Caf^.  Yet  none  of  these 
alternative  meal  providers  do  not  accom- 
modate vegetarians  by  cooking  on  differ- 
ent pans  and  burners. 


J 


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Uoices  Overheard  Th6  U0iC6  April  1 1.  2005 


What  was  vour  favorite  April 
Fool’s  trick? 


Colin  Drury 
Class  of 2005 
Physical  Education 

“My  buddies 
moved  my 
office 
around. 
There  was 
sh*t  every- 
where.” 


“Tuck” 

Class  of 2006 
Mass  Communications 

“We  gave  a 
friend  a 
flashback  to 
his  old  room- 
mate with 
some  fat 
chick  porn.” 


Amanda  Grant 
Class  of 2007 
History 

• Secondary  Ed. 

“My  friend’s 
dad  called  & 
said  Micheal 
Jackson  shot  & 
killed  2 people 
in  court.  We 
freaked  out.” 


Billy  Jackson 
Class  of 2006 
Math 

Brian  Henderson 
Class  of 2006 
Elementary  Ed. 

“My  car  was 
missing  from 
South  Lot.  I 
searched  for  two 
hours.  My  room- 
mate took  it.” 


Voices  Overheard  compiled  by  Amy  Cirrone 


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Pa2e  5 


News  is  greeted  with  stunned 

silence,  then  applause 


BYLETTATAYLER 

NEWSDAY 

VATICAf^ullY  — Fiist,  stunned 

jjjence.  Then,  not  tears,  but  aiq)lause. 

For  many  of  the  lOOBOO  faithful 
jjjigssed  in  St  Peter’s  Square  Saturday  ni^t,  the 
ly^c  lefiecttd  relief  that  the  pope’s  physical 
juffaing  had  ended,  even  amid  their  grief  over 
his  death. 

"rm  heart-brokea  But  there  is  glo^  in 
hs  death,"  said  Jaime  Senada,  24,  a unive.'siQ' 
jindertt  who  Rew  in  ftom  his  nahve  M^bid, 
Spain,  to  pay  his  re^jeds  just  hours  before  the 
jXHitiff  died.  "He  has  left  his  pain  behind  him.  He 
is  with  God,  in  the  best  place  that  he  could  be." 

Though  the  world  had  braced  for  two 
days  for  Jc^  Paul's  passage,  the  shock  was  pal- 
pable after  signals  began  to  appear  a light 
flashed  on  in  the  pontiffs  third-floor  study  over- 
looking the  cobblestone  square,  and  then  Vahean 
Undersecretary  of  Stale  Archbishop  Leonardo 
Sandri  arrived  to  address  the  masses. 

"Dear  brothers  and  sisters,  at  9:37  tfiis 

our  dearest  Pope  John  Paul  n relumed 
10  his  maker."  Sandri  announced  solemnly.  "We 
all  feel  like  orphans  this  evening." 

Many  mourners  fell  to  their  knees  and 
tegan  to  pray,  feverishly  but  so  silently  that  the 
loudest  sound  was  water  splashing  from  stone 
founiains  dotting  the  vast  piaaza.  Then  slowly, 
he  applause  began  to  build. 

And  then  tears  did  come.  But  not  in 
floods.  They  trickled  slowly  down  cheeks:  those 
jf  punks  and  priests,  Poles  and  Italians  and 
'ilipinos.  scruffy  backpackers  and  young 
lomen  in  teetering  heels  and  designer  jeans. 

"I  can't  cry  yet.  It  doesn't  seem  real," 
laid  Anna  Auhero,  a young  Italian  woman  who 
drove  about  three  hours  ftom  the  southern  town 
ofSamo  to  pay  respects  to  (he  Roman  Catholic 
leader  she  said  she  loved  "like  a grandfather." 

Many  in  the  square  simply  held  onto 
[iiends  and  loved  ones  and  swayed  slowly  back 
and  forth. 

In  a spectacle  that  likely  would  have 
gratified  the  media-sawy  pope,  four  giant  video 


saeerB  in  the  square  captured  the  proceeding 
including  mourners  holding  their  cell  {fooncs 
aloft  $0  loved  ones  elsewhere  could  hear  the  toU 
of  the  giant  bells,  foe  chant  of  Hail  Marys  and  the 
strft  singing  of  "Ave  Maria" 

Parents  put  children  on  foelr  shoulders 
to  watth.  "I  want  her  to  remember  this  moment 
in  history."  Bernadette  Porat  of  Amtest,  NK, 
said  of  her  daughter,  IB-ycar-old  Sarah.  "I  want 
her  to  remember  that  in  diis  time  of  war  and 
trouble  in  the  world,  that  there  lived  a man  who 
was  such  a humanist  and  a voice  for  peace." 

Jews,  I^Dlestants  and  agnostics  joined 
Catholics  in  saluting  a pope  whose  conservative 
views  on  abortion,  ccHitraception  and  homosex- 
ualiQ'  often  clashed  with  mac  liberal  church 
currents. 

"\%'ie  drawn  here  by  a face  we  don't 
really  understand,"  said  Phillip  Williams,  an 
Anglican  grade-school  headmaster  from 
England.  "This  pqjc  has  been  a tremendously 
significant  figure  fa  many  of  us,  regardless  of 
ourbeliefo." 

As  rumors  of  John  Paul's  death  began 
rippling  through  (he  crowds  and  on  the  Inlemet, 
scores  of  red-robed  cardinals  quietly  streamed 
toward  the  Vatican. 

All  sports  events  for  the  weekend 
were  canceled,  and  Rags  were  lowered  to  half- 
staff. 

'T  will  always  keep  your  voice  in  my 
heart,"  said  Italian  President  Carlo  Azelgio 
Ciampi  in  announcing  three  days  of  national 
mourning. 

As  they  launched  a midnight  vigil, 
mourners  began  decorating  street  comas  with 
offerings,  including  papa  hearts  shaped  into  the 
word  "amore"  (love)  and  fresh  spaing  daffodils 
formed  into  across. 

Despite  the  initial  applause,  not  every 
pilgrim  was  reaefy  to  relinquish  the  pope  who 
had  led  the  Roman  Catholic  world  for  more  than 
a quarter-century. 

"Maybe  it  was  his  time,"  said  Maria 
Gaetani,  23.  fighting  back  tears.  "But  I didn't 
want  to  see  him  go." 


Not  the  sharpest  shears  on 

the  “Barbershop”  block 


By  JENNIFER  Frey 
The  Washington  post 

It  appears,  alas,  that  we  women 
have  been  missing  out:  If  (^een  Latifah's 
new  flick  "Beauty  Shop"  gets  it  right,  the 
gsq^s  in  the  barbershops  na  only  gel  out 
cheaper,  they  also  get  belter  cntcrtammenL 

"Beauty  Shop,"  a spinoff  from  the 
popular  "Barbershop"  films  starring  Ice 
Cube,  is  mildly  amusing  and  occasionally 
laugh-out-loud  funny,  with  much  of  its 
humor  playing  off  fbolish  white  folks  and 
gay  stereotypes.  And  booty  jokes,  of  course  - 
the  main  gag  in  the  film’s  trailer  centers  on 
how  pleased  Latifeh  is  with  her  ample 
behind. 

What's  thin  is  the  social  commen- 
tary tucked  into  the  banter  of  the 
"Barbershop"  franchise,  which  got  much  of 
its  fun  • and  some  controversy  - out  of  trash- 
talking  everyone  ftom  Michael  Jackson  to 
Kobe  Bryant  to  Rosa  Parks. 

Reprising  the  role  she  played  in 
"Barbershop  2,"  Queen  Lalifah  is  stylist  Gina 
Nonis,  who  has  left  Ice  Cube’s  shop  Ln 
Chicago  to  move  to  Atlanta  so  that  her  gifted 
daughter  can  enroll  in  a top-notch  music 
school,  When  the  film  opens,  she's  working 
in  a swanky  downtown  salon  owned  by  Jorge 
Christophe  - that  is,  Kevin  Bacon  with  a 
quasi-Euro  accent,  long  hair  with  highlights 
and  a tendency  to  start  sentences  with  "girl- 
friend." 

Joigc  is,  shall  we  say,  a less  than 
stellar  boss,  what  with  his  demeaning  com- 
ments, excessive  demands  and  ceaseless  fix- 
ation on  polishing  his  own  reputation.  So 
Latifah  packs  up  and  scrapes  together  the 
money  to  buy  an  aging  storefront  in  a dodgy 
part  of  town  where  she  plans  to  run  her  own 
shop. 

That's  pretty  much  the  plot.  Jorge 
reappears  as  the  bad  guy  trying  to  sabotage 
Gina’s  success  and  there's  some  minimal 
romance  between  Gina  and  the  electrician 


upstairs  (DJimon  Hounsou),  but  this  is  a story 
dependent  upon  the  laughs  generated  by 
those  frank-as-all-get-out  conversations  to  be 
had  inside  the  beauty  shop. 

Gina's  staff  includes  Alfrc  Woodard 
as  Miss  Josephine  (who  is  prorc  to  quoting 
Maya  Angelou),  Golden  Brooks  as  smart- 
mouthed  Chanel  and  Sherri  Shepherd  as  the 
pregnant  Ida.  Keshia  Knight  Pulliam 
(remember  Rudy  from  The  Cosby  Show"?) 
plays  Gina's  irresponsible  sista,  who  hasn't 
met  a bad  boy  die  doesn't  like. 

A lot  of  the  humor  plays  off  the 
while  characters,  particularly  Lynn,  the 
shampoo  girl  who  defected  from  Jorge's  joint 
along  with  Gina.  Played  by  Alicia 
Silverstonc,  Lynn  is  a country  girl  with  a hick 
accent  and  a whole  lot  of  girl-next-door 
naivete.  She  tries  way  too  hard  to  fit  in  - she 
gets  a new  hairstyle,  changes  the  way  she 
dresses  and  lands  a black  boyfriend  - and 
nothing  gets  a bigger  Imrgh  than  the  sight  of 
her  out  with  the  other  women  at  a club,  trying 
vabanlly  to  shake  her  (minimal)  booty  on  the 
dance  floor. 

Lynn's  boyfriend.  James  (Bryce 
Wilson),  the  only  man  who  works  for  Gina,  is 
an  ex-con  who  drinks  tea  with  his  pinkie  up, 
The  joke  here  is  that  Silverstonc  is  the  only 
one  who  doesn't  automatically  know  that  the 
guy  is  just  so  obviously  gay. 

Latifah  is,  well,  Latifah  playing  her- 
self • funny,  brash,  smart,  likable  and  not  will- 
ing to  take  any  garbage  from  anyone.  Andie 
MacDowcll  is  amusing  as  a social  X-ray  with 
a cheating  hu.sband:  she  slops  patronizing 
Jorge's  shop  because  she  just  can't  live  with- 
out Latifah's  talents,  and  ends  up  discovering 
the  pleasures  of  greens  and  monkey  bread. 
And  Mena  Suvari  fills  out  the  cast  as  another 
one  of  Gina's  converts,  a shallow,  pampered 
prima  donna  who  shows  up  at  the  shop  one 
day  with  impossibly  large  - and  expensive  - 
implants,  prompting  Ida  to  announce:  "Girl, 
you  could  have  bought  yourself  a Saturn  with 
that!" 


Berger  pleads  guilty  to  taking  classified  paper 


By  JOHN  F.  Harris  & 

ALLAN  LENGEL 

the  Washington  post 

WASHINGTON  - Samuel  "Sandy" 
fetter,  a former  White  House  national  security 
dvTSer,  on  Friday  pleaded  guil^  to  a misde- 
teanor  and  acknowledged  intentionally  remov- 
ig  and  destroying  copies  of  a classified  docu- 
ment about  the  Clinton  administration's  record 
•n  icrrorism. 

Berger,  one  of  former  president  Bill 
Anton’s  most  influential  advisers  and  one  of  the 
^mocratic  Party's  leading  foreign  policy  advis- 
rnacle  the  plea  before  U.S.  Magistrate 
^^borali  Robinson  Friday  afternoon  as  part  of  a 
•I'al  with  federal  authorities. 

Under  terms  negotiated  by  Berger’s 
and  the  Justice  Department,  he  agreed 
P^y  a SlO.OOO  fine  and  accept  a three-year 
^‘‘^Pcnsion  of  his  national  security  clearance. 

Berger's  plea  agreement  was  first 
'^‘^'bed  Thursday  ty  his  advisers. 

The  deal's  terms  make  clear  that 
spoke  falsely  last  summa  in  public 
^bims  that  in  2003  he  twice  inadvertently 
^ed  off  with  cc^ies  of  a classified  document 
'ring  visits  to  the  National  Archives,  then  later 
cithern. 

He  had  described  the  episode  as  "an 
mistake."  On  Thursday,  a Berga  associ- 
who  declined  to  be  identified  by  name  but 
"^^Jcaking  with  Berger’s  permission  said:  "He 
what  he  did  was  wrong. ...  It  was  not 


inadvertenL" 

Laruiy  Breua,  Berger's  attorney,  said 
in  a statement  Thursday:  "Mr.  Berger  has  coc^ 
crated  folly  willi  the  Department  of  Justice  and 
is  pleased  that  a resolution  appears  very  near.  He 
accepts  complete  responsibility  for  his  actions, 
and  regrets  the  mistakev 


ablcdiscussion  about  the  adminisiraiioris  aware- 
ness of  (he  rising  threat  of  attacks  on  U.S.  soil. 

Archives  officiaLs  have  said  previous- 
ly (hat  Berga  had  copies  only,  and  that  no  origi- 
nal documents  were  lost.  It  remains  unclear 
whether  Berger  knew  that,  or  why  he  destroyed 

three  veisioas  of  a d(x:ii- 

nadc  during  his  mcnl  but  left  two  other 

review  of  documents  at  ‘‘Mr.  BcrgCr  haS  Cooperated  versions  inlacL  Officials 
ihcNadonaJ  Archives."  fully  ,yit|,  t|,£  Department  of 

The  terms  of  - , . , . , ■ .,.1  sions  were  largely  .simi- 

Justice  and  is  pleased  that  a | 


agreement  ' 


lar.  but  contained  slight 


Bciger's 

required  him  10  resolution  appears  way  near,  vahalions  as  the  aflcr- 
acknowledge  to  the  aCCeptS  COnjplete  respon*  ^^bon  report  moved 
Justice  Department  the  ••  ..  j around  different  agen- 

circumstances  of  the  S*^**IBy  for  hlS  actionS,  and  qc  executive 
episode.  Rather  Uian  regrets  the  mistakes  he  made  branch, 
misplacing  or  uninten-  during  hiS  review  of  the  doc-  National 
tionally  throwing  away  , x .n.  xi  i.*  i Archives  officials 

three  of  the  five  copies  UmcntS  at  the  National  almost  immediately  sus- 
he  took  from  the  ArchiveS.”  peeled  that  Berga  had 

archives,  as  the  forma  removed  materials  afta 

national  security  adviser  T R ^ 

earlier  maintained,  he  -L<anny  Kreucr 


shredded  them  with  a 
pair  of  scissos  late  one  , 
evening  at  the  downtown  offices  of  his  interna- 
tional consulting  business. 

The  document,  writioi  by  former 
National  Security  Council  terrorism  expert 
Richard  Cloke,  was  an  "afta-action  review" 
prepared  in  early  20(X)  detailing  the  administra- 
tion's actions  to  thwart  terrorist  attacks  during  the 
miilenruum  celebration.  It  contained  consida- 


Lindsey,  a forma  White 
House  lawyer  and 
Clinton's  liaison  to  the  archives  to  complain. 
Lindsey,  sources  said,  called  Berga.  who  soon 
acknowledged  to  archives  officials  that  he  had 
removed  documents  - by  accident,  he  told  them 
- and  returned  notes  that  he  made,  as  well  as  the 
two  documents  he  had  not  destroyed 

A criminal  investigation,  which  even- 
tually brou^t  witnesses  before  a grand  jury,  was 


soon  underway.  Tire  probe  came  to  light  last 
July,  prompting  Berger's  resignation  us  a senior 
foreign  policy  advLScrto  2004  Democratic  nom- 
inee John  Kerry. 

Bcrgei’s  archives  visit  occurred  as  he 
was  reviewing  materials  as  a designated  repre- 
sentative of  the  Clinton  admimsiraiion  to  (he 
national  commission  investigating  the  SepL  1 1 . 
2001,  terronst  attacks.  The  question  of  whal 
Clinton  knew  and  did  about  the  emerging  ;J- 
Qaida  tlircal  before  leaving  oflicc  in  January 
2001  was  acutely  sensitive,  as  suggeaed  by 
Berger’s  dercimination  (o  spend  hours  poring 
over  the  Clarice  report  before  his  (cstimony. 

The  Berger  associaie  authorized  to 
speak  with  reporters  described  the  chronology 
the  former  national  security  chief  gave  lo  the 
Justice  Department  in  his  negotiations  with  the 
Justice  Department  On  Sept  Z 2003.  the  asso 
ciaic  said.  Berger  put  a copy  of  the  Qarkc  report 
in  his  suit  jcukcL  He  did  not  put  it  in  his  socks  or 
underwear,  as  was  alleged  by  some  Republicans 
last  summer.  On  Oct  Z 2003,  he  again  spent 
hours  at  the  archives  and  locJc  four  more  ver- 
sions of  the  daument  Back  in  his  office,  he 
snidied  them  in  detail,  realized  they  were  largely 
identical,  and  took  the  scissors  to  three  of  the 
copies,  the  associate  said. 

Berger  friends  regarded  the  agreement 
as  fair,  given  the  circumstances,  and  Breuer’s 
statement  piai.sed  the  "professionalism"  of  the 
lawyers  he  worked  with  at  the  Justice 
DqraitmorL 


BY  DAVID  KELLY 

LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 

LA  MORTTA,  Mexico  - Sergio  Cruz 

almost  made  iL  He  had  walked  five  days 
through  the  desert,  was  robbed  at  gunpoint, 
abstxloned  by  his  guide  and  now  was  within  20 
yards  of  the  border. 

That's  when  he  saw  the  line  of  trucks 
and  sport  utility  vehicles  flying  Amoican  flags 
just  over  the  barbed-wire  fence  separating 
Mexico  ftom  the  United  Stales.  Frustrated,  he 
and  nine  other  travelers  lay  quietly  in  a ditch 
along  the  railroaJ  tracks  hoping  the  men  would 
go  away.  Early  Sunday,  Enrique  Enriquez  stum- 
bled across  the  migrants  and  broke  the  news. 

"Did  anyone  tell  you  about  the 
Minutemcn?"  Enriquez,  a member  of  Grupo 
Beta,  Mexico's  agency  dedicated  to  protecting 
the  health  of  migrants,  asked  the  ragged  group. 
They  arc  hunting  for  guys  just  like  you.  You 
couldn't  get  a:tDss  now  if  you  were  sitting  on 
George  Bush's  lap. ...  You  cannot  cross  here  - 
wait  a month  or  choose  another  place," 

Enriquez  had  been  patrolling  La 
Moriia.  a desolate  bonder  region,  all  morning. 
His  mission  was  to  intercept  people  heading 
north  and  warn  them  about  the  Minuteman 
Project,  an  effort  by  hundreds  of  American  vol- 
unteers to  track  and  report  illegal  immigrants 
coming  into  southeastern  Arizona. 

The  migrants  fiowned. 

"1  would  like  to  tell  those  people  that 
we  arc  not  criminals,"  said  the  22-year-old  Cruz. 


"We  came  to  prick  ooprs.  Our  records  are  clean. 
We  are  not  selling  drugs,  we  only  want  to  work. 
Who  will  pick  the  crops  if  we  don't?" 

Although  only  about  200  activists 
have  shown  up,  their  efforts  have  already  had  a 
dramatic,  if  jxrhaps  short-term  effect 

This  vast  desert  border  just  west  of 
Douglas.  Aiiz.,  is  the  busiest  illegal  crossing 
point  in  the  nation.  Enriquez  said  more  than  400 
people  a day  walk  these  harsh  trails.  But  news  of 
die  Minutemen's  arrival,  combined  with  media 
hype  in  Mexico,  has  cut  the  traffic  to  a few  dozen 
a day. 

Swnc  smugglers  have  rcfiised  to  lake 
cliaits  to  the  border  area  until  the  activists  leave. 
Others  are  directing  them  elsewhere,  as  far  east 
as  El  Paso.  Texas.  An  air  of  fear  and  indignation 
hangs  over  this  side  of  the  border,  where  misin- 
, formation  is  rife. 

Ruben  Valenzuela,  a Mexican  slate 
policeman  at  a checkpoint  near  Agua  Pricia, 
across  ftom  Douglas,  said  his  unit  had  been  dis- 
patched to  protect  migrants. 

"We  came  because  they  are  shooting 
our  people  overihere,"  he  said.  "They  don't  have 
the  right  to  kill  immigrants.  People  here  arc  real- 
ly angry  about  this," 

Valenzuela  and  his  comrades  seemed 
surprised  to  hear  that  tlie  Minutemcn,  who 
began  arriving  Friday,  were  under  strict  orders 
not  to  touch  any  illegal  immigrant,  only  to  report 
them  to  the  Border  Patrol. 

"Well,  they  will  only  slop  the  immi- 
gration for  a short  time  and  then  it  will  start 


again,”  he  said. 

Not  far  away,  Lupita  Paz  said  she  did- 
n't send  her  children,  American  citizens,  to 
school  in  Douglas  on  Friday.  "A  bunch  of  us 
women  didn’t  send  their  kids  because  we  were 
afraid  of  the  Minutemen,"  she  said 

Agua  Piieta  Mayor  David  Rgueroa 
called  the  activists  "vigilantes"  and  their  effort 
"an  expression  of  racism."  He  said  that  Grupo 
Beta  had  added  more  agents  to  try  to  persuade 
people  not  to  cross  and  show  that  the  Mexican 
police  presence  has  been  beefed  up  to  deter  drug 
dealers  ftom  sneaking  into  the  United  States. 

The  net  effect  has  been  a precipitous 
drop  in  illegal  traffic,  something  the  Minuteman 
campaign  would  likely  claim  credit  for.  But 
Figueroa  said  Mexico  didnt  have  tiic  money  to 
sustain  such  efforts  aixJ  that  they  would  end 
when  the  volunteers  left  at  the  end  of  the  month. 

"I  understand  the  frustration  of  the 
American  people  but  this  is  not  the  way  to  han- 
dle it,"  he  said. 

While  the  actitdsts'  presence  along  the 
border  has  deterred  some,  it  has  done  little  to 
slop  the  desire  to  go  north.  Interviews  with 
migrants  Sunday  showed  they  planned  to  go 
around  the  Minutemen  or  wait  until  they  left. 
None  would  stay  in  Mexico. 

"We  heard  about  these  people  but  did- 
n't see  them  until  last  night,"  said  Manuel  Soto, 
21,  as  he  sat  along  railroad  tracks  in  Mexico. 
"We  didn’t  know  what  we  should  do  so,  we  were 
going  to  wait  until  tiiey  left." 

The  Minutemcn,  stationed  at  quarter- 


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A roadblock,  not  a barrier  for 


Authorities  believe  as  many  as  20  teenagers 
were  involved  in  Red  Lake  shooting  spree 


BY  DANA  HEDPPETH  & 

DAN  EGGEN 

THE  Washington  post 

RED  LAKE,  Minn.  - As  many  as  20 
teen-agers  may  have  known  ahead  of  time 
about  plans  for  the  shooting  spree  that  resulted 
in  the  deaths  of  10  people  on  the  Indian  reser- 
vation here  March  21,  tribal  and  federal  offi- 
cials said  Friday. 

Sgt.  Dwayne  Dow  of  the  tribal 
police  told  a group  of  shocked  parents,  teach- 
ers and  staff  at  a three-hour  school  board  meet- 
ing that  authorities  believe  as  many  as  20  stu- 
dents were  involved. 

One  law  enforcement  official  said 
the  FBI  believes  that  as  many  as  four  Students 

• including  gunman  Jeff  Weise  and  Louis 
Jouitlain.  a classmate  arrested  Sunday  • were 
directly  involved  in  planning  an  attack  on  Red 
Lake  High  School,  while  well  over  a dozen 
others  may  have  heard  about  the  plot. 

"There  may  have  been  as  many  as 
four  of  these  kids  who  were  active  participants 
in  the  plot,"  said  the  official,  who  declined  to 
be  idcniitied  discussing  an  ongoing  investiga- 
tion. "The  question  is,  how  many  other  kids 
had  some  knowledge  of  this  or  had  heard 
about  it  somehow?  We  think  there  were  quite 
a few." 

FBI  agents  seized  30  to  40  comput- 
ers from  the  high  school  computer  laboratory 
today  in  order  to  perform  forensic  analysis  on 
the  machines,  FBI  and  school  officials  said. 
Investigators  hope  to  learn  more  from  the 
school  computers,  since  much  of  the  alleged 
discussion  and  planning  among  Weise  and  his 
friends  occurred  through  e-mails  and  instant 
messages,  the  law  enforcement  official  said. 

Tfiosc  developments  capped  a week 
in  which  daily  funerals  or  wakes  kept  many 
members  of  the  Red  Lake  Band  of  Chippewa 
in  a state  of  stunned  disbelief.  As  the  week 
passed  in  this  isolated  community,  the  FBI's 
continuing  investigation  was  compounding 
the  residents'  ingrained  distrust  of  outside 


authorities. 

"It  still  feels  like  it's  a bad  dream," 
Donald  May.  a member  of  the  tribal  council, 
said  in  midweek.  "We're  in  shock." 

The  last  of  the  10  fatalities  was  tobc‘ 
buried  Saturday.  "I  went  to  a lot  of  these  funer- 
als these  past  few  days,  and  Fm  just  numb," 
said  Allen  Pemberton,  another  tribal  council 
member. 

"It  used  to  be  when  you  saw  some- 
one who’s  a non-Indian  coming  on  the  reser- 
vation, there's  only  one  reason  - he's  either  an 
FBI  agent  or  a Mormon,"  said  Mike 
Fairbanks,  a 40-year  law  enforcement  veteran 
and  member  of  Red  Lake. 

Some  of  the  distrust  was  cropping 
up  between  tribal  members. 

"I've  been  getting  strange  looks." 
said  Cartera  Hart,  16.a.sshc  left  a grocery  store 
on  the  reservation.  Hart,  who  was  dressed  in 
black  and  wore  a hoop  through  her  lip.  said  she 
hangs  out  in  a group  of  about  a dozen  students 
who  were  friends  with  Weise  and  Jourdain, 
who  is  the  tribal  chairman's  son.  There's 
going  to  be  more  and  more  people  tormenting 
us  and  thinking  we're  involved."  she  said. 

To  cope  with  the  onslaught  of  atten- 
tion, and  with  the  shootings,  some  tribal  mem- 
bers simply  withdrew  to  their  homes.  As  the 
weather  turned  warm  and  sunny  on  Thursday, 
baseball  courts  and  parks  were  empty.  A few 
younger  children  rode  bikes  around  in  their 
yards,  close  to  their  houses. 

"I  stay  in  my  house,  and  I don't  want 
my  kids  to  go  outside,"  said  Barbara  Bedeau, 
42,  who  said  she  has  struggled  to  explain  the 
shooting  spree  to  her  8-year-oId  daughter.  "I 
want  them  to  stay  close,  near  me.  It's  made  us 
all  scared." 

At  two  counseling  centers  set  up  on 
the  reservation,  a handful  of  the  counsclois 
who  had  been  brought  in  from  around  the  area 
sat  one  afternoon,  sipping  the  donated  sodas 
and  waiting  for  someone  to  counsel.  Some 
parents  said  that  their  teen-agers  had  gone  for 
counseling  the  first  few  days  after  the  shooting, 
but  that  they  would  like  to  sec  the  roughly  30 


counselors  come  to  their  houses  because  they 
are  nervous  and  alraid. 

Many  tribal  members  said  they  felt 
more  comfortable  talking  about  their  grief  in 
private,  with  friends  and  family.  Some  people 
said  they  were  on  edge  as  FBI  agents  showed 
up  at  people’s  houses,  and  teen-agers  were 
being  taken  to  the  detention  center  for  hours  of 
questioning. 

"It's  hard  to  see  your  kids  go  through 
this."  said  the  father  of  two  teen-agers  at  the 
Red  Lake  high  school,  who  asked  that  his 
name  not  be  used  because  he  is  afraid  that  if 
other  students  were  involved,  they  would  go 
after  his  children.  "They  don’t  listen  to  as  much 
music  anymore.  They  don't  seem  to  like  to 
watch  as  much  TV.  They're  not  on  the  Internet 
as  much." 

^ At  the  high  school  grounds,  a few 
miles  ftom  his  house,  police  cars  and  yellow 
tape  blocked  the  entrance.  Teddy  bears,  flow- 
ers. candies  and  signs  offering  condolences 
hung  along  a metal  fence  in  the  schoolyard. 
Inside  the  school,  the  sounds  of  drills  could  be 
heard  as  workers  repaired  the  damage. 

School  officials  said  they  plan  to 
reopen  the  nearby  elementary  school  April  1 1 , 
but  were  unsure  when  the  middle  and  high 
schools  would  reopen.  Some  students  say  they 
are  ready  to  go  back  and  move  on.  while  oth- 
ers are  trying  to  transfer  to  other  school  dis- 
tricts. 

"I  don't  want  to  go  back,"  said 
Amanda  Lussier,  1 6.  whose  boyfriend,  Steven 
Cobenais,  was  wounded  in  the  shooting. 
Cobenais,  IS.waslistcdin  critical  condition  at 
MeritCarc  Hospital  in  Fargo.  N.D. 

"It  will  be  too  hard,  knowing  all  that 
happened  there,"  Lussier  said. 

Tribal  chairman  Floyd  "Buck" 
Jourdain  Jr.  appeared  at  Friday's  school  board 
meeting  and  defended  his  son.  "I  sincerely  feel 
my  son  is  a victim,  just  like  everybody  else's," 
Jourdain  said.  "He's  equally  traumatized  as 
anybody.  He's  been  more  traumatized,  because 
he  was  a friend  of  Jeff  Wiese's.  The  only  thing 
he's  being  guilty  of  is  being  a friend." 


migrants 

mile  intervals,  were  just  over  a small  rise  wha^ 
they  couldn't  see  the  migrants. 

Santiago  Ramirez,  36.  was  angiy  wift 
his  government 

"Tell  (Mexican  President)  Vicente 
Fox  to  pay  us  better  wages  so  wc  don't  have  to 
cross  here,"  he  said. 

Enriquez  of  Grupw  Bela  calmed  the 

mot. 

"1  will  teU  you  the  truth,"  he  said.  "The 
people  over  there  are  very  angry  with  you.  I can- 
not say  what  they  will  do  if  they  catch  you.  They 
may  beat  you  up  or  hurt  you.  You  sec  the  solu- 
tion, you  arc  not  dumb,  so  don't  waste  your  time 
crossing,  it's  not  worth  ft." 

They  agreed  to  abandon  their  plans  for 
the  moment  and  jumped  in  back  of  Grupo  Beta's 
orange  pickup  truck. 

Sergio  Cruz  stared  out  the  window, 

"My  dream  is  to  some  day  have  my 
own  business  but  I must  save  my  money  fw 
that."  he  said.  '1  would  like  to  liave  a wife  and 
children  and  a stable  job  but  I don't  know  if  that 
is  possible  in  Mexico.  1 can't  gel  any  money 
here.  I see  this  dream  as  not  happening." 

The  group  was  taken  to  AguaPrieta, 
given  soup  and  offered  a reduced-price  bus  tick- 
et home.  There  were  no  lakers.  Everyone 
planned  to  cross. 

"Maybe  wc  wOl  go  through  Juarez 
this  time."  said  Justino  Escabar.  "But  I am  not 
giving  up.  I will  try  again  in  a different  direction; 
there  are  still  many  places  to  cross." 

Will  Smith,  ‘Lost 
and  Found’ 

By  Dan  LEROY 

THE  HARTFORD  COURANT  ' 

Album  scale:  one  star  (poor)  to  four  (excellent). 

Will  Smith 

"Lost  and  Found"  (Inierscope) 

3 stars. 

You  can  eventually  push  even  Mr. 
Nice  Guy  too  far,  and  the  famously  mild  Fresh 
Prince  of  Bel-Air  has  apparently  had  enough.  I 
Wish  I Made  That/Swagga,"  off  Will  Smith’s 
fourth  solo  album,  finally  takes  aim  at  the  cniics  • 
who  have  sneered  that  he's  "too  white."  "Oh. 
wait,  maybe  111  jack  a truck/fiilla  cigarettes  and 
guns  and  stuff...  then  will  1 be  black  enough?" 
he  demands.  Hip-hop  has  been  long  overdue  for  i 
such  a Cosby  moment,  and  good  for  Smith  - 
who  could  have  simply  abandoned  music  for ' 
movies  by  now  - for  providing  ii. 

The  problem  with  the  rest  of  "Lost  | 
and  Found."  Smith's  first  album  for  Intersect* *  I 
and  an  attempt  to  present  a haider-cdgcd  Big  ] 
Willie,  is  that  it  deliberately  neglects  his  nw  j 
strengths:  familiar,  recycled  pop  hooks,  and  feel- 
good rliymes.  He  needed  a Kanye  West  ot  Jus*  ; 
Blaze  to  produce  this  comeback  but  got  | 
Timbaland  instead;  the  harsh,  sample-free 
boom-bap  is  ill-suited  to  Smith's  breezy  style, 
and  his  stabs  at  topicality  (an  attack  on  bom-  • 
again  Christians;  the  belated  9/11  song  'Tell  Me  • 
Why")  sound  fcHced.  "Sometimes  y'all  misiaSie 
nice  for  soft,"  Smith  warns  Enunem  and  other 
haters  on  "Mr.  Nice  Guy."  Ironically,  on  [ 
and  Found,"  Smith  often  makes  the  same  mis' 
take. 


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Singer/Actor  Will  Smith. 


Opinion  The  Uoice  fipril  11 . 2005 

Opinion  ~ 

Letters  to  the  Editor 


To  the  Editor: 

As  faculty  participants  in  the 
Westfield  State  College  V-Day  campaign 
fcading  of  The  Vagina  Monologues  in 
2004  and  2005,  we  write  in  response  to 
Jeff  Hodder's  negative  review  of  this 
year’s  performance  in  the  March  28  issue 
of  The  Voice.  Our  objections  are  not 
based  on  the  fact  that  Mr.  Hodder  chose  to 
write  a negative  review,  but  rather  that  he 
jesorted  to  mean-spirited  attack  rather  than 
instructive  criticism  and  that  he  failed  to 
research  the  guidelines  surrounding  col- 
lege benefit  performances  of  Eve  Enslcr’s 
play.  Persona]  attack  is  an  abuse  of  public 
speech,  and  not  bothering  to  investigate 
one’s  topic  is  shoddy  journalism. 

A negative  review— when 
offered  as  constructive  criticism— can  be  a 
useful  source  of  feedback  to  those 
involved  in  a performance.  Mr.  Hodder 
jnissed  a chance  to  engage  in  constructive 
dialogue,  choosing  instead  a hurtful, 
mean-spirited  attack,  Unfortunately,  a 
number  of  Voice  columnists  this  year  have 
chosen  rant  and  attack  over  respectful  dis- 
agreement, thoughtful  analysis,  and  seri- 
ous engagement  with  issues  affecting  stu- 
dents at  WSC.  As  a result,  many  students, 
staff,  and  faculty  have  become  fed  up  with 
the  paper  and  choose  not  to  read  it. 
Alienating,  even  attacking,  one’s  audience 
is  not  a wise  journalistic  strategy. 

I --Mr.  Hodder’s  negative  response 
to  the  performance  focused  largely  on  the 
fact  that  cast  members  emphasized  humor 
in  the  material  and  read  from  the  script 
rather  than  “performing”  the  monologues. 
While  he  claims  these  to  be  flaws,  both 
are,  in  fact,  part  of  the  guidelines  and 
requirements  Eve  Ensler  and  the  V-Day 
organization  have  established  for  colleges 
holding  benefit  performances  of  The 
Vagina  Monologues.  To  quote  directly 


from  the  V-Day  organizer’s  kit.  “the  over- 
all spirit  of  the  play  should  be  one  of  cele- 
bration and  humor.  The  comedy  in  The 
Vagina  Monologues  is  what  gives  the 
piece  its  unique  ability  to  enlighten  the 
audience  without  preaching  to  them.” 
Humor  is  often  used  as  a means  to  demys- 
ti^  entrenched  views  and  over-defined 
concepts,  making  it  an  essential  compo- 
nent of  this  play.  We  find  it  ironic  that 
feminists  are  accused  of  not  having  a sense 
of  humor,  but  when  we  engage  that  sense 
of  humor,  we  aren't  being  serious  enough. 

On  the  topic  of  presenting  the 
play  as  a reading  rather  than  a theatrical 
performance.  Eve  Ensler  writes.  “These 
pieces  are  not  meant  to  be  dramatic  inter- 
pretations: The  monologues  are  anecdo- 
tal and  rely  on  good  old-fashioned  story- 
telling to  come  across  well;  they  are  real 
and  very  human  so  the  performers  should 
embrace  that  concept  and  keep  the 
‘Acting’  to  a minimum!"  In  order  to 
emphasize  that  the  monologues  arc  read- 
ings of  other  women’s  stories,  cast  mem- 
bers are  required  to  read  from  the  script 
during  the  performance.  As  participants  in 
the  international  V-Day  campaign,  we  are 
an  inclusive  campus  grassroots  movement 
that  is  academic,  community-  and  student- 
centered.  No  one  interested  in  participat- 
ing is  turned  away.  The  majority  of  the 
cast  had  never  before  been  on  stage  but 
participated  in  support  of  the  purpose  of 
the  V-Day  campaign:  raising  money  and 
awareness  of  issues  surrounding  violence 
against  women,  including  rape  and  geno- 
cide. The  participants  worked  hard 
preparing  for  the  reading,  and  they  deserve 
credit  for  engaging  with  difficult  material. 
Many  people  would  not  have  the  courage 
to  read  these  monologues. 

We  welcome  Mr.  Hodder’s  ideas 
and  energy  towards  the  goals  of  reducing 
violence  against  women.  If  he  comes  up 


with  any  ideas,  he  can  seek  out  Professor 
Stassinos,  who  will  be  in  her  office  wear- 
ing her  hairy  pink  fluorescent  Doris  Day 
slippers,  which  for  her  are  a reminder  of 
the  only  time  she  has  ever  been  on  stage, 
much  less  standing  side  by  side  with  other 
students  and  faculty  in  an  experience  that 
has  deepened  our  understanding  of  oth- 
ers in  need. 

- Dr.  Beth  Ann  Rotherme! 

English 

- Dr.  Susan  Leggett 

Communication 

- Dr.  Elizabeth  Stassinos 

- Dr.  Vanessa  Holford  Diana 

English,  Women's  Studies 

Program  Coordinator 


To  the  Editor: 

I am  writing  in  regard  to  Jeff 
Hodder’s  recent  review  of  The  Vagina 
Monologues.  I don’t  believe  Jeff  deliber- 
ately intended  to  hurl  people  with  his 
remarks.  I believe  that  Jeff  is  simply  unin- 
formed as  to  the  criteria  for  theatrical 
reviews  and  the  manner  in  which  criticism 
should  be  expressed. 

The  point  of  responsible  and  pro- 
fessional theatrical  criticism  is  to  assess 
the  intentions  of  a playwright  and  a direc- 
tor, whether  or  not  those  intentions  were 
fulfilled,  and  whether  or  not  the  production 
was  a worthwhile  experience  for  a viewing 
audience.  Reviews  must,  however,  avoid 
personal  attacks  upon  the  actors,  and  focus 
soley  upon  the  actors’  interpretations  of 
their  characters  and  the  execution  of  their 
artistic  choices.  It  is  constructive  and 
important  for  the  reviewer  to  mention  why 
a choice  - such  as  Jeff’s  reaction  to  the  use 
of  a Southern  accent,  for  instance  - did  not 
work  particularly  well,  rather  than  to  sim- 
ply characterize  it  in  disparaging  terms. 


While  a reviewer  cun  disagree  with  a 
director’s  choices  and  a pcrfoimcr’s  inter- 
pretation of  a role  - as  Jeff  did  in  his  arti- 
cle. and  as  some  audience  members  per- 
haps did  as  well  - it  is  customary  for  the 
reviewer  to  couch  such  disagreements  in 
constructive  and  humane  terms,  and  to 
provide  his/her  reasons  for  Ih  cposiiivc  or 
negative  assessment. 

Jeff  spoke  of  the  moving  experi- 
ence he  had  while  viewing  a performance 
of  theplay  at  another  venue,  and  how  he 
came  to  this  reading  with  expectations  of  a 
similar  experience.  He  found  the  reading 
at  WSC  to  be  wanting  and  expressed  his 
disappointment  and  his  evaluation  of  some 
of  the  performers.  Just  as  one  cannot 
apply  the  standards  of  professional  theatre 
to  a community  theatre  production,  neither 
can  one  apply  the  standards  of  a fully 
rehearsed  pcrformanc  to  a reading  done  by 
actors  with  little  or  no  actor  training  or 
experience  and  with  little  rehearsal  time. 

It  is  also  essential  to  remember 
that  the  readers  in  this  production  - like  all 
actors,  professional  or  not  - posess  tremen- 
dous courage  to  stand  before  an  audience 
with  nothing  more  than  themselves  and  the 
playwright’s  words.  Actors  are  exceeding- 
ly vulnerable  during  and  after  a perfor- 
mance; they  expose  themselves  to  criti- 
cism in  ways  that  most  people  never 
would.  Harsh  remarks  at  such  times  can 
cut  very  deeply. 

I urge  Jeff,  who  himself  is  an 
actor,  to  remind  himself  of  this  condition, 
to  remember  the  criteria  for  theatrical  crit- 
icism, to  recognize  the  type  of  perfor- 
mance he  is  viewing,  and  to  find  more  con- 
structive ways  to  express  his  reactions. 

-Jack  Shea 

Theater  Arts  Program 

Department  of  English 


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Opinion  The  Uoice  Aprim.2005 


Traitors  in  our  midst 


It  IS  a strange  day  when  a United 
Stales  ■ ongressman  begins  to  pallem  his 
behavior  after  Islamic  extremists,  especial- 
ly when  that  congressman  is  the  majority 
leader  in  the  house.  And  when  this  behavior 
is  affected  in  order  to  destroy  America,  to 
betray  it  to  the  ancestral  enemies  that  it  first 
flew  from  in  those  desperate  days  of  colo- 
nial rebellion,  then  1 call  that  person  a trai- 
tor. 

The  ancestral  enemy  I speak  of  is 
not  radical  Islam,  which,  in  the  larger  scale, 
has  only  dealt  America  a glancing  blow  that 
we've  made  out  as  a gaping  wound.  Like  a 
young  child  with  a bee  sting  (a  iciribly 
painful  but  not  catastrophic  injury). 
America  runs  in  pain  and  fear  from  the  bee, 
realizing  not  the  busy  street  with  its  speed- 
ing cars  ahead. 

The  ancestral  enemy  I speak  of  is 
not  gay  people,  with  their  terrifying  theoret- 
ical monogamy  and  theatrical  lisps.  Nor  is 
this  enemy  the  withdrawal  of  life  support 
from  the  brain  dead,  a concept  that,  as  gov- 
ernor. George  Bush  Jr.  was  comfortable 
with,  as  long  as  the  people  being  starved 
were  too  poor  to  pay. 

The  enemy  I speak  of  is  despotism 
fueled  by  ideological  reactionaries, 
Christian  fundamentalists,  and  greedy 
tyrants.  The  brutal  oppressors  of  our  forefa- 
thers. they  arc  the  enemy.  Each  generation 
their  dark  urges  reincarnate  in  some  would- 
be  petty  dictator. 

This  accusation  of  traitorous 
intent  is  not  a light  one,  and  so  I will  quali- 
fy my  statements.  Unchecked  power  in  a 
single  branch  of  the  government  has  been 
the  bane  of  enlightened,  free  humanity  for 
ages  beyond  memory.  When  a single  mind's 
fancy  rules  what  we  can  or  cannot  do 
(whctlier  that  mind  is  a king  or  a group  of 
single-minded  groupthinkers).  we  are  at  the 
mercy  of  whim.  Our  government  is 
designed  so  that  three  branches  of  govern- 
ment are  equally  powerful,  and  each  pro- 
vides over  a sovereign  section  of  our  soci- 
ety. Congress  does  not  decide  court  eases;  it 
passes  legislation. 

And  so.  when  majority  leader  Tom 
Delay  saw  fit  to  threaten  the  judges 


involved  in  the  Schiavo  cave.  >aying  "This 
loss  happened  because  tiur  legal  .system  di<l 
not  protect  the  people  who  need  protection 
most,  and  that  will  change...  The  time  will 
come  for  the  men  responsible  for  this  to 
aaswer  for  their  behavior,"  he  crossed  the 
line.  What  justice  may  we  have  in  this 
country  if  judges  must  interpret  the  law 
based  on  who  is  in  office,  and  not  the  man- 
dates of  their  good  sense?  Tom  ha^  done 
more  damage  with  his  threats  than  we  rcal- 

And  then  there  is  Republican 
Senator  John  Comyn  who  said,  "there  may 
be  some  connection  between  the  perception 
in  some  quarters  on  some  occasions  where 
judges  arc  making  political  decisions  yet 
are  unaccountable  to  the  public,  that  it 
builds  up  and  builds  up  and  builds  up  to  the 
point  where  some  people  ...  engage  in  vio- 
lence." He  went  on  to  insist  such  violence 
was  unacceptable,  but  the  implied  message 
of  “maybe  they  brought  it  on  themselves, 
dirty  activist  judges”  is  shocking  and  dis- 
gusting. 

Michael  Schiavo,  George  Greer, 
and  many  others  are  faced  with  the  danger 
of  being  murdered  by  a fanatic  for  their 
beliefs  and  actions,  which,  like  it  or  not, 
were  legal.  They  have  received  death 
threats,  and  the  hospice  which  cared  for 
Schiavo  has  received  bomb  threats.  One 
cannot  help  but  wonder  over  the  absence  of 
the  ever-popular  talk  of  terrorism  now? 
Perhaps  only  “brown  people”  can  be  terror- 
ists in  our  brave  new  world. 

And  this  brings  us  to  our  original 
point.  The  ideology  without  idealism  that 
defines  the  nco-conscrvalive  policy  is  not 
only  attempting  to  tear  down  the  walls  that 
separate  our  governmental  branches,  ensur- 
ing our  freedom,  but  they  are  slowly  lean- 
ing toward  a state  in  which  it  is  acceptable 
for  congress  to  issue  dc  facto  fatwas.  The 
negligence  of  these  congressmen  in  their 
words  and  actions  is  shameful. 

Will  Greer  have  to  be  guarded  for 
the  rest  of  his  life?  Will  Michael  Schiavo 
have  to  change  his  name  and  go  into  hiding 
to  avoid  the  wcll-anncd  adherents  of  fuzzy 
logic  and  selective  Bible  quotation? 
Perhaps  yes.  perhaps  no.  But  the  day  when 
a politician  can  ring  a dinner  bell  and  say 
"get  'im  boys"  with  the  expectation  that 
some  psychotic,  well-meaning  fanatic  will 
do  their  dirty  work  for  them  has  drawn  one 
day  closer. 


Yet  another  reason  to  hate 

the  campus  bookstore 


“The  LEKl  H.VNDED 
ELEPHANT” 

Bv  Dave  pageau 
VOICE  Columnist 


While  I usually  write  about 
issues  that  I hear  about  first  hand,  and 
usually  stray  from  taking  ideas  from 
those  who  suggest  them  (although  I 
truly  do  appreciate  them),  this  column 
comes  to  you  courtesy  of  my  fellow 
conservative  friend  Jeff  Loja.  While 
chatting  one  afternoon.  Jeff  gave  me  a 
suggestion  for  a column  about  the 
campus  bookstore.  At  first  I thought  it 
might  be  about  prices,  maybe  an  irate 
clerk,  but  when  Jeff  told  me  it  was 
about  the  severe  political  bias  of  com- 
mercial books  on  sale  in  the  front  of 
the  store,  I was  surprised.  Apparently 
our  bookstore  has  a problem  publish- 
ing books  that  show  a non-liberal  per- 
spective. While  being  a bit  apprehen- 
sive, I finally  mustered  up  the  energy 
and  patience  to  go  and  check  for 
myself  and  1 can  say  that  I was 
absolutely  appalled  by  the  sheer  num- 
ber of  liberally  motivated  books  upon 
the  shelves. 

1 walked  in  and  saw  Jon 
Stewart's  Naked  Pictures  of  Famous 
People,  Al  Franken’s  Lies  and  the 
Lying  Liars  Who  Tell  Them,  a slew  of 
Michael  Moore's  titles  and  even  Gene 
Stone's  The  Bush  Survival  Bible.  This 
is  only  scratching  the  surface! 
Organizations  even  have  a strangle- 
hold around  the  bookstores  scrawny 
little  neck.  Moveon.org  which  is  a lib- 
eral organization  run  by  VP  and  re- 
election  loser  Al  Gore  among  many 
other  notable  liberals  had  a book  for 
sale  called  50  Ways  to  Love  Your 
Country.  Somehow  I don't  think  one  of 
those  50  ways  is  by  fighting  for  your 
country  or  giving  out  tax  breaks  to 
those  who  deserve  them. 

While  I know  it  is  hard  for 
many  of  those  who  consider  them- 
selves progressive  to  not  take  offense 
to  what  I am  about  to  say,  hear  me  out. 
How  about  this  idea,  instead  of  sup- 
plying no  politically  charged  books, 


why  doesn't  the  bookstore  have  a 
somewhat  even  amount  of  each  politi. 
cal  persuasion.  Just  like  our  faculty, 
liberal  ideas  arc  the  majority  and  fora 
political  persuasion  that  bases  every- 
thing they  believe  in  on  equality  and 
tolerance,  how  come  there  is  no  equal- 
ity in  our  literature  or  a tolerance  for 
differing  opinions?  How  come 
Michael  Adam's  The  Ivory  Tower  of 
Babel  isn't  available?  This  is  an 
insightful  book  that  uncovers  the 
unsightly  underbelly  of  the  world  of 
liberal  college  professors  and  the 
death  grip  they  have  upon  higher  edu- 
cation. I think  this  book  would  be 
great  on-campus  reading!  Why  isn't 
Ann  Coulter's  How  to  Talk  to  a Liberal 
(If  You  Must)  not  available?  Is  it  the 
in-your-face  title?  Well  then  I think 
that  you  should  get  rid  of  Al  Franken's 
book,  that's  a bit  much,  but  not  worse 
than  his  book  Bush  Limbaugh  is  a Big 
Fat  Idiot.  Oh  and  Michael  Moore's 
too,  he  uses  the  word  'stupid'  in  his 
title.  But  I digress.  Regardless  of  the 
title,  the  book  is  amazing  because  the 
title  holds  so  true  and  employing  what 
Coulter  says  actually  works!  Keep  in 
mind  that  these  are  just  a few  sugges- 
tions, campus  bookstore,  if  that  is 
your  real  name. 

As  I staled  before,  there  is  no 
excuse  for  showing  only  one  side  of 
American  politics.  I'd  feel  much  better 
about  *the  books  at  this  school  if  I 
could  sec  Al.Franken  and  Ann  Coulter 
side  by  side  in  a bookstore.  Not  only 
would  they  make  the  most  awkward 
couple  ever  (her  being  gorgeous  for 
being  in  her  mid-forties,  and  him 
being  a fifty-something  not  so  great 
looking  guy),  they  would  assure  me 
that  at  least  the  materials  are  present 
for  a student  to  broaden  their  political 
horizons  without  a forced  slant  toward 
either  political  spectrum.  The  book- 
store is  here  to  supply  the  campus  with 
good  quality,  fairly  priced  books,  and 
it  has  become  painfully  apparent  that 
they  suck  at  both  of  their  basic  respon- 
sibilities. Hence,  I leave  you  with 
this...  Thank  God  for  Half.com 


Student  dares  WSC  to  be  diverse 


On  Thursday,  March  10. 
Westfield  Slate  hosted  a conference 
for  the  Gay  Straight  Alliances  of  high 
schools  from  area  cities.  I was  fortu- 
nate enough  to  have  an  opportunity  to 
take  part  in  the  conference  which  was 
attended  by  around  80  students  from 
Belchertown.  Easihampton.  Agawam, 
and  Central  High  in  Springfield. 

Our  own  Gay  Straight 
Alliance  led  a discussion  of  tolerance 
in  high  school  and  of  overall  experi- 
ences as  GLBT  (gay,  lesbian,  bisexual 
and  transgender)  students  and  straight 
allies.  For  lack  of  belter  means  to 
articulate  my  reaction,  the  discussion 
blew  my  mind.  I have  never  seen  a 
group  of  teenagers  so  open  with  each 


other  and  so  accepting  of  their  peers. 

The  room  was  free  of  enemies 
and  allowed  for  a rich  discussion  of 
the  hatred,  intolerance,  and  ignorance 
we  encounter  daily.  You  would  have 
been  hard-pressed  to  find  a student  in 
the  crowd  who  hadn’t  been  called 
"faggot"  or  "dyke".  As  one  student  put 
it,  "I've  been  called  everything  in  the 
book!" 

The  conference  was  a safe- 
zone.  For  most  of  us  it  was  a breath  of 
fresh  air,  a stark  contrast  to  the  out- 
side world  in  which  our  President 
seeks  to  amend  discrimination  into 
the  Constitution  and  the  threat  of  hate 
crimes  is  ever-present. 

Without  Professor  Maddy 
Cahill's  Intro  to  Gay  and  Lesbian 
Studies  class,  I wouldn't  have  known 
the  GSA  High  School  Conference 
even  existed.  This  is  the  only  class 
offered  by  Westfield  State  that  covers 
the  history,  literature,  culture,  and 
politics  of  gay.  lesbian,  bisexual,  and 


transgendcr  people.  It  is  the  only 
class  of  its  kind  and  it  did  not  come 
without  a fight. 

The  issues  discussed  in  the 
Gay  and  Lesbian  Studies  course  are 
some  of  the  most  important  issues 
currently  being  discussed  nationally. 
America  is  at  a crossroads.  It  can  go 
in  the  direction  of  discrimination, 
intolerance,  and  hate,  or  it  can  travel 
the  road  of  acceptance  and  inclusion. 
Westfield  Stale's  mission  statement 
declares  that  its  "primary  mission  is 
to  assist  students  to  develop  intellec- 
tually and  to  use  their  knowledge  and 
skills  to  improve  the  social  and  eco- 
nomic conditions  in  their  communi- 
ties. The  college  seeks  to  instill 
among  members  of  its  community  a 
sense  of  social  responsibility  and  citi- 
zenship." 

Although  I applaud  the  efforts 
of  Professor  Cahill,  the  WSC  GSA, 
and  Kathi  Bradford  of  ResLife  for 
their  work  to  celebrate  diversity.  I 


must  ask  for  more.  I challenge 
Westfield  State  to  meet  its  mission 
and  offer  more  courses  in  the  area  of 
Gay  and  Lesbian  Studies.  For  the  80 
students  who  told  of  the  taunting,  the 
threats,  the  hate  they  face  for  simply 
being  themselves,  and  for  the  thou- 
sands of  students  like  them  around  the 
nation,  I demand  more  comprehensive 
diversity  courses. 

Hate  is  not  an  inherent  trail,  it 
must  be  taught.  We  can  fight  hatred 
by  teaching  acceptance,  by  celebrat- 
ing diversity  and  never  fearing  ii- 
Silence  will  not  put  an  end  to  intoler- 
ance. it  will  only  allow  hatred  to 
flourish.  Westfield  State  must  offer 
the  weapons  needed  to  fight  against 
hatred,  and  we  as  students  must  cele- 
brate our  diversity  and  wholehearted- 
ly condemn  intolerance. 


The  Uoice  Apni  1 1, 2005 


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Let’s  talk  about  cops 


Why  celebrating  diversity 

still  misses  the  point 


^ « 1 

•the  Devil’s 
ADVOC.ATK  •’ 

By  pete  NORWOOD 

A&E  Editor 

One  would  almost  be  inclined  to 
think  dial  if  they  were  to  smoke  some  pot 
outside,  harming  no  one  but  his  or  herself 
and  whomever  may  be  smoking  with  that 
individual,  Uiey  should  be  left  alone  (of 
course,  this  is  if  one  were  to  disregard 
state  and  federal  legislation).  Now  of 
course,  wc  all  know  that  cops  arc  not 
responsible  for  the  legislature  that  affects 
us  in  our  daily  lives.  However.  I have  a 
problem  with  cops  disregarding  the  drunk- 
en students  that  run  around  campus  in 
favor  of  chasing  down  a couple  of  sloncrs. 

I respect  these  officers  of  the  law 
for  the  simple  fact  that  they  are  the  ones 
who  keep  me  from  getting  shot  in  my 
sleep  (although  hardly,  they’d  probably  let 
me  get  shot  and  investigate  later),  I was 
brought  up  in  a family  where  cops  were 
not  looked  at  as  saviors  or  protectors,  but 
rather  “oinkers”  or  "pigs.” 

Now.  I remember  about  a week 
ago,  I wanted  to  go  out  and  smoke  a blunt, 
but  I noticed  that  cops  were  chasing  me 
like  rabid  dogs  around  campus,  trying  to 
catch  me  or  something.  I also  enjoy  the 
fact  that  they  seem  to  think  I am  ignorant 
to  what  they  are  doing.  For  instance,  if  you 
drive  up  behind  me,  slow  down,  then  blow 
by  and  head  to  the  church  parking  lot,  I 
know  what  you’re  doing!  What  do  you 
lake  me  for?  Check  this  out,  this  is  my 
favorite  part.  After  the  cop  blew  by  and 
headed  to  the  church  parking  lot.  he  turned 
his  lights  off  and  sat  there!  Come  on! 

Luckily.  I have  a strong  sense  of 
the  law  and  what  I can  and  cannot  do 
without  implicating  myself.  So  when  you 
see  me  walk  by  really  late  at  night,  yes,  I 
probably  am  going  to  smoke  some  weed. 
Writing  a column  on  your  weed  smoking 
patterns  is  not  really  the  best  thing  to  do,  I 
know;  however,  there  is  a principle  here 
that  I am  getting  at.  I hate  being  harassed 


by  the  police. 

This  guy  Rufo  in  Courtney  has 
become  infamous  in  my  eyes  for  wanting 
to  know  whut  I.S  in  my  bag  when  1 te-cnier 
the  building  atler  .1  laic  night  of  working 
with  the  paper.  Oh.  Cod  do  I hale  that 
crap.  One  day  when  1 was  walking  up  the 
stairs,  he  comes  chasing  after  me  asking  if 
1 had  any  alcohol  in  my  bag.  Really,  if  I 
had  alcohol  in  my  bag,  would  I tell  you? 
The  worst  part  is.  1 don’t  even  drink  on 
campus. 

Anyway.  1 just  hate  cops  alto- 
gether. I hate  the  feeling  I get  when  they 
arc  around,  and  1 can  honestly  say  1 have 
never  been  happy  to  see  one.  You  know,  in 
England,  the  cops  don’t  hide  behind  guns? 
Honestly.  1 bet  cops  would  be  a little  more 
human  if  wc  all  walked  around  packing 
heat  on  our  hips.  Walk  by  a cop  and  just 
tap  your  pistol,  now  who’s  afraid  of  who? 
Really,  1 got  stopped  for  having  marijuana 
on  me  at  the  Canadian  border  and  I was 
scared  to  death,  until  I spoke  with  their 
customs  officers.  For  some  reason,  the  fact 
that  they  didn’t  tote  pistols  around  just 
made  me  feel  more  at  ease.  Like  I could 
talk  to  them. 

Furthermore,  cops  and  liars  are 
synonomous  to  this  mind.  Cops  are  like 
snakes  in  the  grass  that  will  just  slither 
their  way  into  your  brain  by  telling  you 
whatever  they  think  you  want  to  hear  to 
extract  information  from  you. 

I told  some  cops  the  truth  once 
about  an  act  of  vandalism  in  which  I was  a 
participant  because  (hey  had  told  me  that  if 
I cooperated  with  them,  they  would  help 
me  out  in  court.  Did  I see  them  there?  Of 
course  not.  Hme  and  time  again  I have 
given  these  officeis  of  the  law  the  benefit 
of  the  doubt  and  I trust  them  and  cooperate 
with  them.  No  longer  shall  I do  this.  1 no 
longer  even  look  at  cops  as  being  human. 
Now  1 understand  why  they  are  called 
pigs.  I know  their  aim  and  I know  my  aim; 
they  are  completely  different,  and  to  me, 
my  aspirations  are  more  important  (han 
those  of  some  power  hungry  gun  toter. 


Not  too  long  ago  ! was  watching 
stand-up  on  Comedy  Central,  and  this 
comedian  reminded  me  of  my  dad.  He  was 
talking  about  how  he  thinks  that,  as  a father 
of  a teenage  daughter,  it's  important  to 
spend  lime  with  her  and  be  there  for  her  so 
that  she’s  successful  in  life,  but  that  some- 
times that’s  difficult,  "because  the  things 
that  she  likes  to  do  might  get  me  in  trouble, 
like— slecpovcrs.”  He  impersonates  his 
wife,  saying  something  about  his  daughter's 
friends  like,  "did  you  see  the  rack  on  her?!’’ 
He  said  how  he  has  to  stay  in  his  room 
clutching  his  Bible  all  night.  "Help  meh,  JE- 
SUS!” 

This  dad  going  crazy  around  a 
flock  of  young  girls  reminded  me  of  my  dad 
of  course,  the  man  who  figured  out  that  if 
you  slow-mo  the  part  in  Return  of  the  Jedi 
just  before  Jabba  the  Hutt  throws  that  slave 
girl  into  the  pit,  you  can  see  her  fall  out  of 
her  top. 

So,  what  the  heck  does  this  have  to 
do  with  diversity?  Well,  that  comedian  that 
reminded  me  of  my  dad?  He's  black. 

Don’t  get  me  wrong,  1 think  that 
celebrating  other  cultures  is  wonderful — 
especially  when  it  comes  to  food.  I’m  a fan 
of  sushi  and  Indian  food — but  sometimes 
focusing  too  much  on  how  we’re  all  differ- 
ent makes  us  forget  that,  black  or  while  or 
Asian  or  Hispanic,  man  or  woman,  gay  or 
straight,  we  are  all  very  much  the  same. 

It’s  called  being  human. 

Some  people  like  being  outside. 
Some  people  like  to  stay-up  late.  Some  peo- 
ple like  action  movies.  Some  like  horror 
movies.  Some  like  to  dance.  These  things 
don’t  have  much  to  do  with  what  we  look 
like. 

On  the  other  hand,  accepting  dif- 


fc^:nce^  shouldn't  mean  having  to  com- 
pletely May  silent  about  ilicm  or  ignore 
them  either  Describing  someone  as  "that 
black  girl"  or"ihat  Asian  guy"  should  be  the 
same,  as  saying  "that  redheaded  guy"  or 
"ihai  dark-haired  girl."  The  words  don’t 
mean  anything  other  than  physical  dcsenp- 
tion.  And  they  shouldn't. 

Until  1 was  about  4 or  5, 1 lived  in 
Germany  on  a military  ba.se  that  happened 
to  be  primarily  black;  whiles  were  the 
minority.  According  to  my  mom,  I was  in 
awe  of  the  black  soldiers  that  I’d  sec  when 
we  were  out.  In  addition  to  lliis,  a couple 
that  were  friends  with  my  parents  were  bira- 
cial.  Wc  have  pictures  of  me  hanging  out 
with  their  daughter  when  she  and  1 were  lit- 
tle. And  until  1 got  older  and  the  topic  of  eth- 
nicity came  up,  I never  thought  this  was  a 
big  deal.  They  were  just  friends  of  my  par- 
ents. 

And  my  gay  aunts — 1 didn't  figure 
them  out  until  1 was  about  nine.  1 always 
knew  they  were  different  but  1 never  con- 
sciously thought  about  it.  It  didn't  seem  to 
matter. 

And  that’s  great!  By  my  parents 
not  sitting  me  down  to  talk  about  these 
things  but  instead  just  showing  me  that  they 
weren't  a big  deal  through  example,  they  in 
turn  weren’t  a big  deal  for  me. 

Unfortunately,  I know  that  not  all 
kids  are  exposed  to  diversity,  but  I think  that 
what's  more  important  is  fostering  accep- 
tance of  people  in  general.  Think  of 
Columbine  and  other  school  shootings — 
were  these  racially-motivated  killings?  No, 
of  course  not.  Racism  and  homophobia, 
bigotry,  being  a "have"  or  a "have-not,”  are 
just  excuses  for  throwing  your  own  insecu- 
rities onto  someone  else.  But  it  works  in 
reverse,  too.  You  shouldn’t  be  nice  to  some- 
one because  they’re  Hispanic  or  a lesbian  or 
Jewish  or  have  more  or  less  money  or  what- 
ever; you  should  be  nice  to  people  because 
they’re  fellow  human  beings. 

How  about  wc  celebrate  humani- 
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A&E  TheUoice  Apriin.2005 


Arts  & Entertainment 

A reason  for  Emo  kids  to  smile:  The 


Everglow  is  a-Mae-zing 


Bv  Emily  engel 

MANAGING  EDITOR 

Follow-up  albums  arc  always  hard 
for  me  to  listen  to  with  an  open  mind. 
Usually  after  a band  has  made  an  incredible 
debut  CD,  it's  somewtiat  difficult  to  make  a 
follow  up  that’s  equally  as  interesting.  On 
the  other  hand,  I think  back  on  the  many 
follow-up  albums  that  I have  come  in  to 
contact  with.  Thursday's  Full  Collapse, 
Saves  the  Day’s  Through  Being  Cool  and 
even  No  Doubt's  Tragic  Kingdom  were  all 
follow-ups  that  made  those  bands  what  they 
are.  After  anticipating  Mac’s  return  to  the 
music  scene  after  wearing  out  my 
Destination:  Beautiful  album,  I was  waiting 
to  be  a-Mae-zcd  once  again  by  whatever 
they  had  to  offer. 

After  more  than  a two  year  hiatus, 
and  the  release  of  a short  acoustic  album 
entitled  Destination:  B-Sides  a few  months 
ago,  this  melodic  rock/emo  band  fnally 
released  their  second  full  length  album  The 
Everglow. 

Upon  first  listening  to  this  album, 
you  are  introduced  to  the  story  of  The 
Everglow,  a fictitious  “book”  of  sorts. 


The  opening  track  appropriately 
titled  “Prologue”  features  the  voice  of  a 
young  woman,  who  guides  you  through  the 
entire  album,  as  if  it  were  a book  on  tape. 
The  same  girl 
closes  the 
with  the  “Epilogue, 
thanking  us  for 
tening.  The 
itself  is 
after  an  old 
record, 

with  grooves, 
liner  notes 
the  story  book, 
vibrant 

that  compliment 
lyrics.  An  interesting 
concept,  reminiscent 
of  Saves  the 
album  In 
which  also  compli 
mented  the  lyrics  with  obscure  drawings. 

Attempting  to  do  a little  research 
on  Destination:  Beautiful  using  Google,  I 
found  that  not  only  do  all  the  usual  music 
websites  promote  Mac’s  CDs,  but  they  are 


also  quite  popular  amongst  the  Christian 
music  sites.  Not  to  say  that  Mae  totes  a 
Bible  around  with  them  and  preaches  the 
good  word  of  the  Lord;  I doubt  I’d  listen  if 
they  did.  However,  their  lyrics  do  embrace 
la  spirituality,  a posi- 
tive message  that 
seems  to  be  left  out 
most  of  today’s 

Being  signed  to 
& Nail 
Records,  Mac  is  sur- 
by  pop- 
bands  like 
and 
Despite 
influences, 
stays  true  to 
their  emo  roots, 
without  scream- 
vocals  and 
...  usual  soft  music. 
The  only  exception  is  that  The  Everglow 
seems  to  be  produced  much  more  profes- 
sionally than  Destination,  which  in  turn, 
leaves  us  with  what  sounds  like  heavier  gui- 
tar and  vocals  and  overall,  a catchy  sound. 


As  for  the  music  itself,  1 found 
myself  drawn  to  three  particular  songs: 
“Someone  Elsc’s  Arms,"  “Painless.”  and 
‘The  Ocean."  Each  contain  their  own  brand 
of  original  sound,  mixed  with  lyrics  that  are 
easy  to  relate  to. 

Destination:  Beautiful  was  an 
album  based  on  love,  whether  it  be  for  that 
special  someone  or  for  something  as  simple 
as  driving  (i.e.  the  songs  “Summertime” 
and  “Skyline  Drive”).  The  Everglow  takes 
on  some  new  issues,  ones  of  heartbreak, 
spirituality  and  even  abortion,  if  I’m  listen- 
ing correctly  to  the  song  “Mistakes  We 
Knew  We  Were  Making,"  which  describes 
an  awkward  visit  to  the  hospital  after  realiz- 
ing “the  chances  they  were  taking”  weren't 
in  their  odds.  Kudos  to  them  for  not  making 
another  trite,  predictable  song  about  that 
controversial  issue. 

This  album  is  definitely  a growing 
experience  for  the  band.  For  anyone  who 
appreciates  this  versatile  genre  known  as 
emo,  this  album  is  definitely  worth  a listen. 
Don’t  be  skeptical  of  the  new  Mae.  embrace 
it  and  be  welcomed  to  The  Everglow. 


Sin  City  takes  viewers  on  a wild  ride 


By  Dan  cooper 

VOICE  REPORTER 
Rain-soaked  streets. 
Gritty  black-and-white  photogra- 
phy laced  with  splashes  of  color. 
Cool  cars  and  dames.  Constant 
voice-over  narration.  What  do  all 
these  elements  have  in  common? 
They  are  all  found  in  the  newes‘ 
movie  from  director 
Rodriguez  (the  Spy  Kids  trilogy) 

Sin  City,  based  on  the 
novels  by  Frank  Miller. 

Miller,  in  fact,  is 
for  the  ride  as  a co-director  and 
joined  by  “special  guest 
Quentin  Tarantino.  And  what 
ride  it  is.  Rodriguez  and 
have  crafted  a visual  masterp 
that  is  one  high  points  of  the 
portion  of  the  2005  motion 
turc  year. 

Rodriguez  and 
have  adapted  three  stories 
the  graphic  novels,  one  involving 
a cop  named  Hartigan  (Bruce 
Willis)  and  his  attempts  at  stop- 
ping a child  prostitute  with 
unusual  shade  of  yellow 
Stahl)  from  raping  and 
ing  19-year  old  stripper 
Callahan  (Jessica  Alba), 

Hartigan  saved  when  she  was 

A second  story  focuses 
on  a rather  ugly  guy  named  Marv 
(Mickey  Rourke)  who’s  one- 
night  stand  with  a gorgeous  pros- 
titute (Jamie  King)  results  in 
tragedy  and  a mission  to  find  the 
truth. 

Story  number  three  is  the 
story  of  Dwight  (Clive  Owen)  who 
tails  his  girlfriend  Shellie’s 
(Brittany  Murphy)  former 
boyfriend  Jack  (Benicio  Del  Toro) 


to  the  nearby  city  of  Old  Town, 
which  is  completely  run  by  prosti- 
tutes. There  Jack  is  killed  by  the 
women  with  the  help  of  Dwight.  It 
is  then  discovered  the  prostitutes 
killed  a cop.  which  could  disrupt 
the  truce  between  Old  Town  and 
the  cops. 

Excessive  violence  and 


Jessica  Alba,  playing  Nancy,  is  one  of 
the  many  A-list  stars  featured  in  the 
new  motion  picture,  Sin  City. 

slam-bang  action  are  present 
throughout  the  film  as  Rodriguez, 
who  also  shot,  edited,  and  co-wrote 
the  film,  is  relentless  in  his 
approach.  He  docs,  however,  give 
each  character  a chance  to  develop 
with  the  intelligent  script  that  holds 
nothing  back.  ' 


All  the  principal  actors 
portray  their  characters  well  and 
are  completely  in  character.  One 
doesn't  sec  Bruce  Willis  on  screen; 
they  see  Hartigan.  Willis,  Alba, 
Owen,  and  Rourke  all.deliver  win- 
ning performances  when  onscreen, 
crafting  believable  characters. 

Superb  support  is  provid- 
the  star-studded  cast  as  Del 
Murphy,  and  King  all  excel 
their  limited  screen  time, 
notables  include  Rosario 
Dawson  as  the  chief  prostitute  in 
Old  Town,  Powers  Boothe  as  a 
corrupt  senator,  Michael  Clarke 
as  a deadly  assassin,  and 
Wood  as  a creepy,  silent, 
and  cannibalistic  farm  boy. 

While  Sin  City  is 
direct  film  noir,  it  has  a definite 
feel  to  it.  The  black-and- 
white  photography  perfectly  sets 
this  feel.  But  Rodriguez  goes  a 
further  and  adds  dashes  of 
color  throughout  the  film,  be  it  the 
of  a girl’s  eyes,  the  blond  of 
prostitute’s  hair,  or  the  reds  of 
dresses,  and  blood,  this 
is  all  about  visual  style, 
it  works. 

Rodriguez  shot  the  entire 
against  a green  screen  and 
in  the  background  detail 
later.  One  would  never  know  it 
while  watching  this  film. 

This  is  one  film  that, 
despite  the  excessive  and  often 
graphic  violence,  is  hard  to  forget. 
Robert  Rodriguez  and  Frank  Miller 
have  perfectly  transformed  a win- 
ning comic  book  series  into  a win- 
ning motion  picture. 


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A&E  The  UoiC6  April  n.  2005 


Welcome  to  my  party 


By  Laura  Shaw 
Voice  Reporter 


On  Thursday.  March  17th. 
Michael  Glabicki.  Jenn  Wertz,  Liz 
Berlin.  Jim  Donovan,  Patrick  Norman, 
and  John  Buynak,  the  members  of 
Rusted  Root,  performed  at  the  Webster 
Theatre.  Rusted  Root  performed  an 
amazing  show  and  gave  me  twenty  times 
more  than  I expected.  As  soon  as  they 
opened  you  could  feel  the  energy  radiat- 
ing off  them.  Liz  Berlin,  a vocalist  and 
percussionist,  had  a variation  of  over  five 
instruments,  some  of  which  I wasn’t 
even  sure  what  to  call. 

Rusted  Root  played  some  of  my 
favorite  songs,  from  Welcome  to  My 
Party.  Martyr,  and  my  absolute  favorite. 
Cats  Are  Blue.  When  I started  screaming 
that  it  was  their  best  song,  the  guy  in  the 
front  of  me  must  have  disagreed,  because 
he  started  fighting  with  me.  The  percus- 
sion was  unsurprisingly  amazing,  with 
bongos,  a djembe,  a drum  set  with 
numerous  cymbals,  and  much  more. 
Rusted  Root  showed  amazing  presence 
on  stage  and  proved  they  enjoyed  per- 
forming. 

Jenn  constantly  made  eye  con- 
tact with  the  crowd,  laughing  at  us 
throughout  the  show.  I got  Liz's  attention 
twice  and  almost  fell  to  the  floor.  (Yes, 
I’m  one  of  those  corny,  “They  looked  at 
me!”  fans).  The  show  was  upbeat,  with 
no  time  to  rest.  Michael,  the  lead  vocal- 
ist, hit  every  note,  intriguing  me  with  his 


curly  hair  the  entire  time.  Jenn  and  Liz’s 
voices  worked  flawlessly  together.  Too 
Much  was  sung  by  Liz  well,  even  though 
she  fell  ill  earlier  that  day,  canceling  pro- 
motions and  interviews  such  as  mine. 

It  turned  out  to  be  one  of  the 
songs  with  the  loudest  crowd  response, 
not  including  their  hit,  Send  Me  on  My 
Way.  The  band  was  said  to  be  under  the 
weather,  which  worried  me,  but  if  I was- 
n’t told  that  earlier.  I would  have  never 
known  by  the  way  they  played.  I did 
wish  Jim  Donovan,  the  drummer,  played 
longer  drum  solos.  He  had  his  two 
minute  solos  within  songs,  but  I was 
hoping  for  a good  five  to  ten  minute  one. 

I was  also  disappointed  that  the 
v^ious  instruments  Liz  was  using 
weren’t  loud  enough.  At  some  points  it 
was  hard  to  hear  over  the  guitar  and 
drums.  Before  the  encore  the  crowd  was 
so  loud  I couldn't  help  but  block  my 
ears.  They  ended  the  show  with  a three 
song  encore  of  Black  Diamond.  Ecstasy, 
and  Back  to  the  Earth.  1 am  a huge  fan  of 
Rusted  Root  and  went  into  a complete 
trance  during  the  show. 

There  were  others  with  me. 
whom  have  never  seen  the  band,  so  I 
asked  what  they  thought.  Their  responses 
were  all  the  same,  “That  was  an  awe- 
some show!”  Anyone  who  hasn’t  yet 
seen  Rusted  Root  is  truly  missing  out 
and  should  consider  buying  a ticket  next 
time  they  come  around. 


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Poetry  < 

Corner 

Chill  Between  lights 

Maybe- 

I watched  a firefly  once, 

As  it  flittered  about. 

Firing  on  furiously  until  it  flick- 
ered out 

No  more  incressant  stressing; 

No  more  "No"  or  "Yes"ing. 
Maybe  simply  more  searching, 
guessing: 

In  between  lights,  it  was  lost  and 
so  was  I 

Even  though  the  stasis  of  its 
glow  lingered  in  my  eye. 

The  next  bright  spot  will  come. 
But  how  and  where? 

Is  time  between  lights  daiknes.s? 
Spaikless  air? 

I couldn't  guess  its  path  with  the 
new-gained  knowledge 

Of  four  hundred 
Phosphorescent  moments,  and 
college. 

Continuity  is  like  a heartless,  art- 
less chair.  It 

Rocks 

Rocks 

Rocks,  but  gets  you  nowhere. 

I even  caught  it  briefly,  but  heat 
From  light  fixjm  heat  from  light 
from  who-knows-where 
Burned  my  hands  and  feet. 

I just  want  to  spark. 

Chill, 

Spark,  chill  until  I flaie. 

Answering  me  with  an  apparent 
lesson: 

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Project  Mayhem  Rocks  University 
of  Hartford 


By  Peter  Norwood 
A&E  Editor 


This  past  Thursday,  1 was  granted 
the  opportunity  to  go  to  a battle  of  the 
bands,  in  which  WSC’s  own  Jesse  Lumb 
played  with  his  band.  Project  Mayhem. 
Spirits  were  high  throughout  the  night,  it 
seemed  that  Lumb  felt  a win  coming  his 
way. 

At  around 


Winners  anounced  for  Student  Scholarly 
Essay  Competition 


On  April  4,  the  Westfield  Slate  College  Chapter  df  the  Honor  Society  of 
Phi  Kappa  Phi  held  a reception  for  the  three  finalists  of  the  chapter’s  Student 
Scliolarly  Essay  Competition.  Original  scholarly  works  written  by  undergraduate 
students  for  a course  at  Westfield  State  College  over  the  past  two  years  were  eligi- 
ble to  be  entered.  Many  people  enjoyed  the  event  in  the  Garden  Room  at  333 
Western  Avenue  on  the  college  campus. 

In  first  place  was  Ben  Gaines.  A senior  majoring  in  English  with  a con- 
centration in  writing,  Ben  is  interested  in  teaching,  and  plans  to  attend  graduate 
school.  His  paper  was  called,  “A  Problem-Oriented  Solution  to  Teaching  Theory.” 

Jessica  Castro,  a senior  majoring  in  Political  Science  and  Mass 
Communications  with  a Minor  in  Women's  Studies,  placed  second.  After  her 
jpeoming  graduation  in  May.  she  will  stay  at  Westfield  Slate  to  earn  a Master’s 
iegree  in  Public  Administration.  Her  paper  was  entitled,  “Mother  in  the  picture: 
The  Coniribulions  of  the  Adverlising  World  in  Recalling  Women  to  the  Home." 
Previously,  she  represented  the  college  with  three  of  her  professors  where  she  pre- 
sented this  paper  for  a panel  discussion  at  the  National  Women's  Studies 
'^sociatioQ  annual  conference  in  Milwaukee. 

The  third  place  winner  was  Katie  Ludwig  whose  paper  was  entitled, 
Temalc Sensibilities  and  Sexuality  are  Critical  in  Making  Love  Bloom  in  Twelfth 
Katie  is  a junior  majpjing  in  English  ^d  Secondary  Education  who  plans 
on  teaching  high  school  English.^ 

- Dr.  Joan  R^ool,  Senior  Vice  President,  Academic  Affairs  (Interim),  con- 
^akd  the  students  before  presenting  them  with  their  prizes.  She  praised  the 
leye)  of  scholarship  and  the  e^ort  made  by  these  young  pMpIe.  . . r i 


six  of  the  clock,  wc 
showed  up  at  Matt 
and  Tim's  (Jesse's 
cousins)  house  to 
collect  their  instru- 
ments, This  was  the 
first  lime  I had  met 
the  other  two  mem- 
bers of  Project 
Mayhem.  Matt  is  a 
guy  who  is  obvious- 
ly a metal  head  (you 
can  tell  from  his 
hair)  and  Tim  is  a 

reserved  but  passion-  Jesse  (far  left)  does  vocals  and  guitar.  [f,ai  i have 

ate  drummer.  1 would  Tim  (behind  the  drumset)  does  drums, 
find  out  later  that  And  Matt,  (far  right)  sings  and  plays  “Medora.”  This 

night  how  good  the  fbe  bass.  jjg  -j  fjjj.  reach,  but 

chemistry  was  between  the  family/band.  if  you  have  ever  heard  of  Zox,  you  may 


Project  Mayhem  should  lake  home  first 
place  that  night.  The  very  first  song  they 
played  was  a cover  of  Black  Sabbath’s 
“War  Pigs.”  Now.  I know  what  you  may 
be  thinking.  Hold  up.  tell  me  they  didn’t 
touch  Black  Sabbath's  music.  Believe  me, 
when  Jesse  first  told  me  of  this  plan  earli- 
er in  the  evening.  1 was  as  hesitant  as  you 
may  be.  However,  I was  amazed  to  find 
that  they  actually  did  (he  song  some  jus- 
tice. Matt,  sung  the  song,  and  sounded 

lUSt  like  Ozzy  did  back 
[when  he  could  sing. 
IaIso  important  to  note: 
|Tim  can  play  those 
.drums  and  play  them 
Iwcll.  One  of  the  parts  of 
ihe  band's  performance, 
in  fact,  possibly  the  part 
that  raked  the  votes  in 
was  Tim’s  prodigal 
expertise  with  the  per- 
|cussloi)  insirumcnU. 
They  also 

played  a few  original 
songs  of  theirs,  includ- 


Among  the  bands  playing  that 
night  were  (in  order)  Saturnine,  The  Kate 
Dunphy  Band,  Alone  I Fall,  Project 
Mayhem,  and  No  One’s  Kind.  Of  these 
bands,  the  best  (to  me.  and  in  order)  were 
Project  Mayhem,  No  One’s  Kind,  and  The 
Kate  Dunphy  Band. 

No  One’s  Kind  had  the  best  stage 
presence.  Their'lead  vocalist  was  a charis- 
matic young  man  who  apparently  hailed 
from  Boston.  They  really  didn't  seem  that 
far  off  from  some  pretty  decent  bands  I 
have  seen  play  at  (he  Webster. 

It  was  destiny,  however  that 


fan  of  “Medora.” 

For  more  information  about 
Project  Mayhem,  feel  free  to  ask  Jesse 
Lumb  (located  on  the  fourth  floor  of 
Courtney)  or  visit  their  website  at 
www.projectmayhemrocks.com.  They 
have  a demo  with  three  pretty  good  songs 
that  deserve  your  attention.  Also  slated  for 
release  in  the  coming  fall,  they  have  an 
eleven  track  album  coming  out.  If  they 
won  at  last  week’s  battle  of  the  bands,  you 
can  also  sec  them  open  on  Spring 
Weekend. 


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A&E  The  Voice  aphi  1 1. 2005 


Putting  a spell  on  Joe  Cocker 


BY  DENISE  NICHOLS 

Specul  to  the  voice 

Voices.  I love  voices,  unique 

voices,  voices  that  evoke  feelings,  voices 
with  texture,  voices  that  can  hit  the  high 
notes.  I love  to  close  my  eyes  and  be 
taken  away  from  my  reality  by  voices 
like  Linda  Renstadt,  Melissa  Etheridge, 
Amy  Lee,  Rod  Stewart.  Michael 
McDonald,  and  Janis  Joplin.  Joe  Cocker 
has  a voice  with  texture,  and  he  used  to 
have  a voice  that  could  hit  the  high  notes 
and  made  you  fee!  the  blues  in  your  gut. 
In  his  new  album,  Heart  and  Soul  on 
New  Door  Records,  Cocker  attempts  to 
move  you  with  feeling  and  hit  notes  that 
have  long  ago  left  him.  With  this  particu- 
lar effort  unfortunately,  the  spirit  is  will- 
ing and  the  voice  is  weak.  That  makes  me 
very  sad. 

I did  not  expect  the  fire  of  his 
earlier  efforts;  after  all,  we  are  all  getting 
older,  this  Rock  icon  included.  A repeat 
of  the  brilliance  of  With  a Little  Help 
from  My  Friends  and  Mad  Dogs  <1 
.Englishmen  simply  cannot  be  expected. 
His  first  two  albums,  released  more  than 
thirty  years  ago,  were  simply  vocal  mas- 
terpieces of  extraordinary  measure  that 
time  and  hard  living  have  made  impossi- 
ble to  duplicate.  Perhaps  if  Cocker  had 
chosen  better  material  suited  to  his  now 
limited  vocal  range,  a la  Rod  Stewart,  he 
would  have  made  a CD  of  merit.  His 
vocals  are  more  spoken  than  sung,  and 
his  voice  appears  to  be  incapable  of  sus- 
taining notes  longer  than  three  or  four 
seconds.  Also,  if  his  producer  CJ  Vanston 
had  understood  that  Cocker's  strength 
lies  in  the  area  of  the  blues,  then  maybe 
the  arrangements  would  have  reflected 
that  strength. 

In  his  attempt  to  cover  classics 
from  recent  artists  like  U2  and  REM  to 
older  ones  like  Paul  McCartney  and 
Marvin  Gaye,  Joe  Cocker  falls  short,  way 
short.  Maybe  1 should  clarify  here  that  in 
addition  to  loving  voices  I also  hold 
cover  versions  of  really  good  songs  to  a 
higher  standard.  1 know,  I am  tough,  but 
my  feeling  is  that  if  you  arc  going  to  put 
your  own  spin  on  a song  it  should  sound 
like  yours  and  not  like  the  original. 
Thirteen  tracks  appear  on  the  CD,  and 
each  track  fits  neatly  into  the  category  of 
heart  or  soul.  The  love  songs  on  the  disk 
include:  "I  (who  have  nothing),"  "Maybe 
I'm  Amazed,"  "Don't  Let  Me  be  Lonely," 
"Jealousy"  and  "Everybody  Hurts." 
Unfortunately,  Cocker’s  renditions  of 
these  songs  do  not  do  them  justice.  In 
particular,  his  scratchy  vocal  and  the  ele- 
vator muzac  treatment  of  the  backing 
track  on  "1  (who  have  nothing)"  made  me 
long  for  the  Tom  Jones  version. 

His  soul  selections  include 
Motown  classics  "What’s  Going  On," 
"Chain  of  Fools,"  "I  Keep  Forgetting,"  "I 
Pul  a Spell  on  You,"  "Every  Kind  of 
People"  and  "Love  Don't  Live  Here 
Anymore."  These  songs  lend  themselves 
perfectly  to  blues  arrangements.  Instead, 
Cocker  ct  al  treat  them  with  the  exception 
of  ”1  Put  a Spell  on  You,"  like  they  are 
producing  a 1970's  movie  soundtrack. 
This  treatment  of  these  classic  songs 
could  be  extensions  of  CJ  Vanston's 
extensive  movie  soundtrack  career,  for 
the  songs  include  forced  sing-songy 
musical  arrangements  with  Cocker's 
voice  breathy  and  unable  to  sustain  the 
melody.  When  Cocker  sings  "Mother, 
Mother.,."  the  Marvin  Gaye  classic,  you 
wonder  if  he  is  chasing  his  mother  down 
the  street  because  his  voice  sounds  so  out 
of  breath.  Vanston,  in  addition  to  produc- 
ing the  entire  CD,  appears  on  every  track 


in  various  capacities  without  distinction. 
The  talents  of  great  session  musicians 
like  Mike  Landau  (guitar).  Shane 
Fontayne  (guitar)  and  Rafael  Padilla 
(percussion)  are  wasted  due  to  Vanston's 
unimaginative  production. 

He  has  two  versions  of  "One"  by 
U2  on  the  disk,  one  studio  and  one  live 
from  Belgium.  The  live  version  has  a lit- 
tle more  punch  to  it  mainly  because  the 
backup  band  was  larger  than  the  one  he 
used  in  the  studio.  Still,  there  was  noth- 
ing remarkable  in  cither  version  because 
neither  effort  has  any  life  to  It  and  die 
passion  evoked  through  searing  guitar 
and  percussion  work  is  absent;  the  musi- 
cians are  just  going  through  the  motions. 
Cocker's  vocals  are  weak  but  at  least, 
unlike  Bono,  you  can  understand  the 
words.  The  message  of  "One  life,  you  got 
to  do  what  you  should"  comes  through  in 
Cocker's  clearer  diction.  However,  the 
vocals  lack  any  inspiration  and  both  ver- 
sions sound  like  slow  Irish  dirges  instead 
of  the  love  songs  they  are  supposed  to  be. 

There  are  a couple  of  tracks  that 
were  just  too  painful  to  listen  to  all  the 
way  through,  namely  "Maybe  I'm 
Amazed,"  "Don't  Let  Me  Be  Lonely"  and 
"Everybody  Hurts."  I just  couldn't  get 
past  the  slow,  unmelodic  pace  of  the 
songs.  His  vocal  pacing  is  two  steps 
above  a William  Shatner  spoken  word 
record.  The  orchestrations  arc  stale  and 
offer  nothing  new  compared  to  the  origi- 
nals. Instead  of  a lover  pleading  for  com- 
pany in  James  Taylor's  classic.  Vanston's 
tin  can  guitar  work  and  Cocker’s  vocal 
squeaking  through  the  lyrics  evoke  the 
image  of  a bad  American  Idol  audition. 
"Do  me  wrong,  do  me  right.  . . " is  an 
appropriate  lyric,  for  the  version  of  this 
beautiful  melodic  love  song  has  been 
treated  anything  but  right. 

Anyway,  if  I were  to  recommend 
that  you  pay  one  of  the  song  sellers  on 
the  internet  to  download  a song  from  this 
CD,  then  I would  recommend  Joe 
Cocker’s  version  of  "I  Put  a Spell  on 
You,"  track  number  seven.  With  a guitar 
solo  by  Eric  Clapton,  this  version  is  full 
of  soul.  The  blues  live  through  Cocker’s 
voice,  from  the  beginning  primal  scream 
of  "you  know  I love  you. ..girl  I don’t  care 
if  you  want  me... I put  a spell  on  you," 
you  arc  hooked.  The  orchestration, 
bluesy  piano  work  by  Vanston  and 
Cocker's  building  vocal  throughout  the 
song  evoke  emotions  of  a jaded  lover.  I 
would  have  loved  to  have  heard  the  same 
treatment  done  to  "What’s  Going  On." 
"Love  Don’t  Live  Here  Anymore"  and  "I 
Keep  Forgetting."  Instead  these  potential 
bluesy  gems  were  lifeless.  In  particular, 
the  honky-tonk  style  piano  on  "Love 
Don’t  Live  Here  Anymore"  sounds 
ridiculous  and  makes  the  track  almost 
comical,  This  song  screams  for  bluesy 
piano  and  searing,  thumping  guitar  and 
should  have  been  treated  like  a classic 
gem  instead  of  another  song  for  Joe 
Cocker  to  breathe  heavily  through. 

I wanted  to  like  this  CD,  I really 
did.  I love  Joe  Cocker  and  this  album 
with  guest  appearances  by  Skunk  Baxter 
(Doobic  Brothers).  Steve  Lukathcr 
(Toto),  and  Jeff  Beck  in  addition  to 
Clapton,  portended  such  potential. 
Instead,  Heart  and  Soul  falls  flat;  it  has 
neither  heart  nor  soul.  Joe  Cocker  needs 
to  fmd-some  blues  numbers,  void  of  high 
notes,  and  get  the  blues  back  in  his 
arrangements.  My  advice  for  Mr.  Cocker 
is  to  start  hanging  out  with  B.B.  King  and 
Johnny  Lang  and  give  your  fans  some 
real  blues. 


New  Found  Glory  plays 

for  and  with  their  fans 


BY  Nikki  Leblanc 
VOICE  reporter 

James  Dewees,  who  is  Reggie  of 

Reggie  and  the  Full  Effect,  followed  the 
members  and  occupied  the  center  of  the 
stage  carrying  a handle  of  Jim  Beam  and 
wearing  a bunny  costume.  Reggie  took  a 
large  swig  from  the  handle  and  the  band 
started  playing  the  first  of  their  set. 

Intrigued  by  the  costumes  Reggie 
and  the  Full  Effect  is  one  of  the  better 
bands  I have  seen  live  in  a while.  Not  only 
was  the  music  great  but  it  was  an  intersting 
show  to  watch.  Reggie  plays  the  keyboard 
while  doing  vocals  for  the  band. 

The  band  played  a variety  of  their 
music  with  "Girl  Why'd  You  Run  Away", 
"Congratulations  Smack  and  Katy,"  "Your 
Boyfriend  Hates  Me,"  and  a few  new 
songs  from  the  album  that  was  realeased 
only  a few  days  before  the  show  on  March 
29.  They  also  played  an  amazing  cover  of 
the  song  “Reign  in  Blood”  from  a band 
called  Slayer. 

After  playing  a great  set  Reggie 
announced  that  two  more  songs  would  be 
played,  followed  by  something  he  called 
"The  Fire  Engine,"  a techno  song,  and  a 
hardcore  song.  Sure  enough,  after  two 
songs  the  band  members  left  the  stage  and 
a man  wearing  a giant  mask  and  riding  a 
Power  Wheels  fire  engine  entered,  spray- 
ing the  crowd  with  water. 

Reggie  came  out  wearing  a hard- 
ly there  version  of  a fireman  uniform,  a 
pair  of  short  shorts  and  suspenders.  The 
man  behind  the  mask  was  unveiled  and 
turned  out  to  be  Jordan  of  New  Found 
Glory. 

The  band  then  moved  on  to  play- 
ing their  promised  techno  song  then 
retreated  back  stage  once  more.  Reggie 
came  out  wearing  even  less  than  before. 


this  time  in  short  green  shorts  and 
smeared  in  what  appeared  to  be  red  blood. 

The  rest  of  the  band  wore  grim  reaper 
costumes  and  maintained  a creepy  stage 
presence  while  Reggie  stripped  into  even 
less  clothing,  finally  wearing  only  a 
black  Speedo.  The  band  finished  with  one 
of  their  more  hardcore  songs  leaving 
the  stage  with  a satisfied  audience. 

New  Found  Glory  was  next  up  on 
stage  and  also  put  on  a really  good  show, 
though  not  as  lively  as  Reggie  and  the  Full 
Effect.  The  band  includes  Jordan  Pundik  - 
Vocals,  Ian  Grushka  - bass,  Steve  Klein  - 
guitar.  Chad  Gilbert  - guitar,  Cyrus 
Bolooki  - drums  and  James  Dewees  of 
Reggie  and  The  Full  Effect,  plays  the  key- 
board. 

NFG  played  most  of  their  hit  songs 
and  a variety  of  older  songs,  including 
“Boy  Crazy,”  “2's  And  3's,”  and  “This 
Disaster.”  They  also  played  a song  called 
“I  Don’t  Wanna  Know"  with  one  of  the 
members  from  the  band  Eisley,  Sherri 
Dupree. 

One  particular  moment  that  stood  out 
during  their  set  was  when  the  band 
allowed  a fan  to  come  on  the  stage  to  play 
a song  with  them.  The  girl  was  pulled 
on  stage  and  given  a guitar.  She  was  shak- 
ing as  they  duct  taped  the  guitar  strap  to  fit 
her  and  J)egan  to  play  “Head  On  Collision" 
and  let  her  join  in  with  them,  also  giving 
her  a microphone  to  sing  every  so  often. 

The  set  list  ended  with  an  encore  that 
included  “Bcucr  Off  Dead,  " "Intro.  " "All 
Downhill  From  Here,”  and  “The  Goodbye 
Song." 


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Sports  The  Voice 


Softball  Owls  Split 
With  Western  Conn. 


WESTFIELD  Westfield 
Stale  and  Western  Connecticut 
State  split  a soOball  doublehcadcr 
on  Tuesday.  April  5.  in  the  north- 
ern opener  for  both  teams, 

Westfield  (4-6)  won  its  liome 
opener,  7-1 . while  Western  Conn. 
(7-4)  came  back  to  win  the  night- 
cap. 4-1. 

The  Owls  broke  open  a close 
game  with  a five-run  uprising  in 
the  bottom  of  the  sixth  inning. 

Junior  shortstop  Kara  Doleva 
(Shutesbury)had  two  RBI.  includ- 
ing a game-winning  RBI  single  in 
the  fourth  inning.  Senior  catcher 
Liz  Olivera  rapped  an  RBI  double 
to  tie  the  score  in  the  third  inning. 

Senior  third  baseman  Casey 
Greggo  was  the  only  player  with 
multiple  hits  in  the  Owls’  eight  hit 
attack:  she  was  2 for  2.  Westfield 
also  took  advantage  of  six  walks 
by  three  Western  Connecticut 
pitchers. 

Winning  pitcher  Leah 
Peterson  allowed  five  hits  and 
struck  out  two  in  going  the  dis- 
tance. 


Freshman  second  baseman 
Kristen  Lngovich  (West  Haven, 
CT)  collected  two  singles  for  the 
Colonials. 

In  Game  Two.  Western  Con- 
necticut outhit  Westfield  State.  1 1- 
2.  in  pulling  away  for  a 4-1  tri- 
umph. TheCoionials.whoslranded 
1 1 bascrunners,  broke  a scorele.ss 
tie  with  two  runs  in  the  fitlh  inning. 

Westfield  scored  a run  in  the 
bottom  of  the  fifth  and  had  the 
bases  loaded  with  one  out.  But 

Western  Connnecticut  survived  the 

scoring  threat  in  a large  pan  due  to 
a sensational  fielding  play  by  third 
baseman  Kaitlin  Nocera  on  a 
wicked  smash  off  the  bat  of 
Peterson. 

Coitney  Romyns  ripped  a triple 
andsingle  forthewinners.  Lugovich 
also  rapped  two  singles  in  the  sec- 
ond game. 

Sophomore  Lindsey  Adams 
(Westfield)  pounded  a double  for 
one  of  the  Owls’  two  hits. 

Freshman  Shelby  Slic 
(Seymour.  CT)  went  the  distance 
for  the  mound  win;  she  walked  two 
and  struck  out  six, 


Emily  Tangney  slides  safely  into  home, 
the  game-winning  run  in  the  Owls'  7-1 
Photo  By  Mike  Coughlin 


barely  beating  the  tag  applied  by  the  Western  Connecticut  catcher,  to  score 
victory  over  Western  Connecticut  in  their  home  opener  April  6. 


Hebert,  Murphy  Pace  Owls 
Past  Springfield  In  Baseball 


SPRINGFIELD  - Sophomore 
catcher  Chris  Hebert  (South  Hadley) 
went  2 for  5,  including  a three-run 
homer,  and  junior  J.P.  Murphy 
(Pittsfield)  pitched  eight  solid  in- 
nings to  lead  Westfield  State  to  a 
10-3  victory  over  Springfield  Col- 
lege on  Monday,  April  4. 

The  Owls  scored  five  runs  in 
the  middle  innings  to  take  a 5-1 
lead.  Springfield  scored  twice  in 


the  bottomofthesixth,  but  Westfield 
put  away  the  game  with  a five-run 
uprising  in  the  ninth,  sparked  by 
Hebert’s  three-run  homer. 

Murphy  hurled  eight  complete 
innings,  scattering  eight  hits,  strik- 
ing out  four,  and  issuing  no  walks. 

The  Owls  collected  nine  hits 
and  were  aided  by  eight  walks  and 
five  Springfield  errors.  Freshman 
second  baseman  Justin  Parr  - 


Westfield’s  No,  9 batter- was  2 for 
3 with  two  RBI  and  two  sacrifice 
hits.  Freshman  outfielder  Matt 
Tirrell  of  Pittsfield  was  2 for  3 with 
a double  and  three  runs  scored.  Se- 
nior third  baseman  Matt  Gurley  was 
2 for  4 with  two  runs  scored. 

Westfield’s  next  game  is  Tues- 
day, April  12,  when  it  hosts  Becker 
at  3:30. 


JJhe  Westfield  State  College  softball  team  worked  hard  for  two  consecutive  days  to  remove  the  large  sheets  of  ice 
■ Ofi  the  outfield  to  prepare  for  their  home  opener.  Photo  By  Mickey  Curtis 


The  Westfield  State  College  softball  and  baseball  Telds  feature  new 
scoreboards  In  rightfteld.  Photo  By  Mickey  Curtis 


Track,  Field 
Season  At 

The  Westfield  Statemen’sand 
women’s  track  and  field  teams 
opened  their  outdoor  season  by 
competing  in  a meet  at  Spring- 
field  College  on  Tuesday,  April  5. 

No  score  was  kept  in  the 
women’s  meet,  but  in  men’s  ac- 
tion Springfield  out-pointed 
Westfield,  129.5  to  63.5. 

“I  was  pleased  with  our  per- 
formances,” said  veteran  coach 
Scan  O’Brien.  "We  did  much  bet- 
ter than  I thought  we  would.” 

Senior  standout  thrower  Peter 
King  was  a triple  winner,  placing 
first  in  the  hammer  throw  ( 1 29-7), 
discus  (142-8)  and  shot  put  (50- 
11). 

Also  finishing  for  the 
Westfield  men  were:  Dave 
Bergeron  (javelin,  176-8)  and 
Shawn  McCorquodale  (long  jump. 


Teams  Open 
Springfield 

22-1).  Placing  second  were  Eric 
Kelly  (110  hurdles,  16.77),  Malt 
Shannon  (longjump,  20-10),  Chris 
Flynn  (triple  jump),  and  Stan  P’au 
(hammer  throw,  126-0). 

O’Brien  was  impressed  with 
sophomore  Jacques  Morel's  third- 
place  clocking  of 23.44  in  the  200. 
Morel  had  never  competed  in  track 
and  field  before  this  season. 

Senior  All  American  Tessa 
Donoghue  was  a double  winner  in 
the  women’s  meet,  placing  first  in 
the  high  jump  (5-2)  and  longjump 
(18-2).  Junior  co-captain  CC 
Costello  won  the  javelin  (117-11) 
and  junior  Heather  Wenninger  hit 
the  tape  first  in  the  5000  meter  run 
(20:09.14). 

Also  running  well  was  Kristin 
Bodner,  who  placed  second  in  the 
5,000  (20:57.66). 


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Intramurals  TheUoice  APriin.2005 


And  now  your.  . . 

Intramural 
D-Ball 
Champs.  , . 

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OUT- 
DOOR 
SOCCER 
PLAY- 
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WEEK! 


Anyone  playing  intramural  floor  hocket  MUST  purchase  a 
mouthguard!  Mouthguards  can  he  purchased  in  the  intra- 
mural office  (Parenzo  169)  between  the  hours  of 
12  p.m.  and  10  p.m. 


IM  BOARD  WILL  BE  MEET- 
ING NEXT  WEEK  - CALL 
THE  INTRAMURAL  OFFICE 


intrarriur^  StiirA^e^ing  Roster”  ' 

For:  ' 

-Co-ed  Sand  Volleyball  ' 

-Floor  Hockey  (Men  & Women’s)  ' 

-Sport  Trivia  ' 

-Softball  (Men,  Women’s  & Co-ed)  ' 

-Ultimate  Frisbee  ■ 


Open  Gym  Hours  for  both  the  Woodward  Center  and  Parenzo  Gym  can  be  found  on 

the  website: 

www.wsc.ma.edu/athletics/intra.htm 

Also  check  the  website  for  upcoming  games! 


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The  Uoice 

The  Student  Press  of  Westfield  State  College 


April  18. 2005 


Averi  and  State  Radio  to 

play  spring  weekend 


Issue  XXIII 


Bv  Mike  Forest 
Voice  Reporter 


Make  a mental  note  to 
avoid  a hangover  on  the  morning 
of  Saturday.  April  23  so  you  can 
wake  up  in  time  to  catch  the  12 
p.m.  start  of  this  year's  spring 
weekend  concert  on  Ely  Hill. 

The  bands  sure  to  rock 
you  into  consciousness  this  year 
include  Anthem,  a reggae  hip  hop 
group  that  mostly  plays  covers, 
Battle  of  the  Bands  winner 
Saturn,  former  Dispatch  member 
Chad  Stokes  Urmston's  band 
State  Radio,  and  headliner  Averi. 
Anthem  is  playing  12  p.m.  - 1 


p.m,  Saturn  is  playing  1 :30  p.m.  - 
2 p.m.,  State  Radio  is  playing 
2:30  p.m.  - 3:30  p.m.,  and  Averi 
is  playing  4 p.m.  - 5:30  p.m. 

Averi  is  a pop-rock  band 
whose  first  album,  "Drawn  to 
Revolving  Doors"  is  drawing 
critical  acclaim.  "This  Boston- 
based  quintet’s  self-released  third 
album  sounds  as  if  it  should  be  a 
major-label  debut,"  Ted 
Drozdowski  of  the  Boston 
Phoenix  wrote  in  a review  of  the 
band. 

Drozdowski  added, 
"Singer-songwriter  Chad  Perrone 
pens  love  stories  with  deep  hooks 


and  carries  off  graceful  melodies 
in  a pleasing,  high  voice,"  and 
"you  can  hear  everything  from 
the  small  dips  of  a guitar's  tremo- 
lo bar  to  subtle  keyboard  pads 
that  support  verses  with  near- 
transparency."  Check  Averi  out  at 
www.avcrimusic.com. 

State  Radio's  Chad 
Stokes  Urmston  is  best  known  for 
his  vocals,  guitar,  bass,  and  per- 
cussion in  the  genre-defying 
Dispatch.  Dispatch  combined 
elements  of  rock,  funk,  and  reg- 
gae. growing  a global  fan  base 
without  signing  to  a major  label 
Spring  Weekend  - Page  2 


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Averi  will  be  the  band  to  catch  tliis  spring  wcekaid.  They  take  to  the 
hill  behind  0y  on  Saturday,  April,  23  at  4 pan. 


Senate  report 
leaves  higher  ed. 
officials  hopeful 


Thespians  have  a major  to  call  their  own 


By  Mike  Forest 
Voice  Reporter 


Students  wUh  theatre  con- 
centrations may  soon  be  able  to  call 
themselves  theatre  majors. 

The  Westfield  State  theatre 
department  has  petitioned  to  the 
Massachusetts  Board  of  Higher 
Education  to  create  an  independent 
theatre  major  out  of  what  is  now  an 
English  major  with  a theatre  concen- 
tration. 

Jack  Shea,  a professor  in  the 
theatre  department,  said  “We  believe 
that  having  a major  gives  us  the  status 
and  the  recognition  that  we  are  in  fact 
what  we  are."  The  process  of  getting 
the  major  must  go  through  several 
steps  before  it  becomes  reality,  but  the 
department  is  optimistic  in  its  hope 
ihat  it  will  be  available  in  the  fall  2005 
semester,  he  said. 

"People  tend  to  say  that 


they're  majoring  in  theatre  anyway," 
Shea  said.  “Essentially  what  it  just 
means  is  that  they  will  become  what 
they  feel  they  are  - a theatre  major, 
and  their  diploma  will  reflect  that,”  he 
said. 

The  department  is  confident 
in  the  quality  of  its  program,  and  feels 
the  change  is  necessary. 

“We  believe  we  have  a very  well- 
rounded,  very  solid  curriculum  for  the 
theatre  major  and  we  feel  th^  stu- 
dents who  come  through  this  program 
are  going  to  come  out  with  a very 
solid,  well-rounded  theatre...  educa- 
tion and  training."  Shea  said. 

“The  department  is  prepared 
for  and  deserving  of  the  change,” 
Shea  said.  “We  essentially  have  been 
operating  as  a major  for  a number  of 
years  now,"  he  said,  adding,  “We 
have  the  curriculum  in  place;  we  have 
the  faculty  in  place;  we  have  the 
resources  and  facilities  in  place.” 


The  program  itself  will 
change  very  little.  Shea  said.  The  cur- 
riculum was  changed  about  5 yeais 
ago  and  new  staff  has  recently  been 
added,  both  serving  to  prepare  for  the 
department’s  bid  for  a major. 

A couple  of  “tweaks"  have 
been  proposed.  Shea  said,  but  nothing 
major.  “We’re  just  basically  adding  a 
course  and  moving  a course  from  a 
particular  category  within  the  major 
to  another  category,"  he  said. 

However,  the  change  from 
concentration  to  major  will  have 
many  significant  effects.  First,  it  will 
give  Westfield  State  College  the 
recognition  of  being  the  only  of  the 
nine  Massachusetts  slate  colleges  to 
have  majors  in  art,  music,  and  theatre. 

Also,  it  may  attract  more 
potential  students  interested  in  the- 
atre. “It  will  certainly  help  to  attract 

Theater  - Page  2 


WSC  spends  money  to  make  money 


By  Lisandra  I.  Billings 
News  Editor 

Barry  Maloney  has  worked  at  Westfield  Stale 
College  for  13  years.  During  that  time  he  has  witnessed 
a 6 percent  decrease  in  the  funds  that  the  college 
receives  from  the  state.  This  year,  the  school  decided  to 
do  something  about  it  and  hired  a Washington  lobbyist. 

“We’re  behind  in  the  times,”  Maloney,  Vice 
President  of  Advancement  and  College  Relations,  said. 

We  know  we  won’t  get  any  money  from  the  state,  so 
We’ve  got  to  find  it  elsewhere." 

The  first  step  on  the  school's  agenda  was  to 
find  the  right  law  firm.  Maloney  said  that  he  and  Jeanne 
Julian,  Assistant  to  the  President,  worked  together  on 
the  project  and  researched  and  referenced  many  credible 


law  firms. 

“We  held  interviews,  conferences  and  meet- 
ings," he  said.  “Believe  me,  it  was  a long  process,  but 
we  wanted  to  do  it  right." 

Though  many  of  Westfield  State's  sister  col- 
leges, such  as  Holyoke  Community  College  and  the 
University  of  Massachusetts,  have  hired  law  firm 
Camble  and  Crane,  the  school  decided  to  work  with 
D.C.  sledgehammers  Patton  & Boggs.  Though  some 
might  disagree  with  the  school’s  choice,  due  to  the  fact 
that  the  firm  has  never  worked  with  a Massachusetts 
school  before,  Maloney  stands  behind  the  decision. 

"Patton  and  Boggs  is  the  largest  law  firm  in 
Washington,”  he  said.  “They’ve  got  more  resources 
Maloney-  Page  3 


Bv  Matthew  Bernat 
Editor  In  Chief 

Westfield  Stale  College  could  be  receiving 
over  a million  dollars  in  funding  from  the  state  if 
both  houses  of  the  Massachusetts  legislature  pass 
recommendations  made  by  a senate  task  force  on 
higher  education. 

Some  of  that  money  would  go  to  hiring  more 
faculty  members  and  raise  the  salaries  of  some  of 
the  country’s  most  poorly  paid  professors. 

Working  for  $20,000  less  than  what  you’re 
worth  is  not  something  most  people  would  choose  to 
do,  Mathematics  professor  Julian  Flcron  does  just 
that  and  has  made  his  stance  on  the  importance  of 
public  higher  education  clear. 

A few  months  ago  he  could  be  seen  outside 
of  Parenzo  hall  toting  a sandwich  sign  supporting 
the  faculty  union  and  their  long  fight  for  a contract. 

“It  seems  kind  of  silly  to  have  'office  hours 
in  the  cold’  in  60  degree  weather,”  Flcron  said. 

His  dedication  to  public  higher  education 
may  have  stemmed  from  his  undergraduate  days  at 
Cornell  University. 

Going  to  school  at  Cornell,  Flcron  attended 
college  with  students  who  “drove  around  in  brand 
new  BMW’s  their  parents  bought  them  as  birthday 
gifts,"  Fleron  said. 

“I  could  leave  and  go  work  for  MassMutual 
for  more  [money]  but  I stay  here  because  I believe  in 
public  higher  education.  Here,  a lot  of  students  arc 
first  generation  college  students,  school  tends  to 
matter  more  for  them.  This  is  the  environment  I want 
to  teach  in,”  Flcron  said. 

Fleron  supports  the  report  for  its  recommen- 
dations. Chief  among  them  include  investing  $400 
million  over  5-7  years  to  fully  fund  the  formula 

Report  - Page  3 


On  the  cover;  The  play  Bent  was 
performed  April  8-16  in  Dever 
Auditorium.  The  play  featured  the 
story  of  homosexuality  during  the 
Holocaust. 


One  ‘Souper’  interview  with  the  boys 
who  brought 
you  1985 

A&E  pg.  10 


Inside 

News  Page  1-3 

Voices  Page  4 

Overheard 

NationAVorld  Page  5-6 
Opinion  Page  7-9 

A&E  Page  10-12 

Comics  Page  15 


Page  2 


News  The  Uoice  Aprill8.2005 


Spring  Weekend 


or  gening  mainslream  radio  play. 

Urmslon,  like  the  other  two 
members  of  Dispatch,  moved  on  and 
started  his  own  project  that  is  reminiscent 
of  his  contributions  to  Dispatch.  State 
Radio  is  currently  tounng  with  O.A.R. 
(Of  a Revolution)  around  the  country  and 
headlining  many  venues  in  the  northeast. 
More  info  can  be  found  at  www.staiera- 
dio.com. 

Saturn  won  a chance  to  play 
spring  weekend  by  winning  the  Battle  of 
the  Bands.  They  also  received  a $300 
prize. 

Between  sets  you  can  jump 
around  in  the  moonbounce,  challenge 
your  friends  to  a race  in  the  obstacle 
course,  or  scale  the  rock  wall,  all  of 


r ^ ^ 

Life  is  a Highway:  Soring  Weekend  2005  Schedule 


Friday,  April  22nd 

4:30-6  p.m.  - Road  Trip  Buffet  - DC 
Kentucky  Fried  Chicken 
Philly  Cheese  Steak  Subs 
North  End  Spaghetti  and  Meatballs 
w/  Garlic  Bread,  Texas  Quesadilla  Bar 
Maine  Baked  Potato  Bar,  Salad  Bar 


7-  / 1 p.m.  - Drive  In  - Ely  Green 
7-  9 p.m.  - National  Lampoon’s  Vacation 
9-11  p.m.  - Road  Trip 

*free  popcorn,  candy 


1 1 p.m.-12  a.m.  Brown  Bag  Bingo 
Ely  Main  Lounge 
12-1  a.m.  Pancake  Breakfast 
Ely  Main  Lounge 


Saturday,  April  23rd  (Ely  Hill) 

12-5:30  Novelties:  Moonbounce,  Rockwall, 
Bootcamp 

12:30-4:30  Alcohol  Services 
Noon  Lunch:  Ham,  Turkey,  or  Veggie 
Subs,  Cookies,  Chips,  Fruit  Salad, 
Beverages 

1 2-1  p.m.  Anthem 

1:30-2  p.m.  Saturn-  Battle  of  the  Talents 
Winner 

2:30-3:30  p.m.  State  Radio 
4-5:30  p.m.  Averi 


I Smell  an  Election 


which  will  be  in  the  Ely  Hill  area  from 
12:30  p.m.  until  4:30  p.m.  Also,  you  can 
grab  a bite  to  eat  at  the  barber^uc  during 
the  concert  with  your  meal  pass,  which 
will  be  available  at  the  dining  commons 
soon. 

Don't  forget  to  purchase  a $20 
guest  pass  at  the  Campus  Center  window 
if  you  have  a friend  who's  a fan  of  any  of 
the  bands.  Each  student  can  get  one  pass, 
but  there  is  a cap  for  each  residence  hall 
because  of  fire  regulations,  so  get  them 
soon. 

Also,  remember  to  validate  your  I 
student  ID  in  order  to  gel  into  the  show. 
Check  out  the  schedule  in  this  issue  to  sec  | 
what  else  is  going  on  spring  weekend. 


Break  out  your  ballots  for  this  Tuesday  and  ^^%dnesday;  polling  stations  are 

I open  in  the  Dining  Commons,  Wilson  and  Ely  for  the  Student  Government 
Assodation’s  Executive  Coundl  election. 

Nomination  papers  were  due  this  past  Friday  at  S p.ra  leaving  a painfully  sh<xi 

(campaign  period. This  election  determines  how  SGA  is  run;  die  leadership  will  affect 
ail  manner  of  things  horn  on-campus  acthitics  to  making  suggesdons  and  complaints 
to  the  Ehning  Commons. 

An  SGA  election  is  different  because  candidates  don't  have  the  option  for 

I lengthy  debate  on  the  issues.  It  boils  down  to  experience,  personally  and  who  canl 
string  the  biggest  banner  across  the  Ely  campus  center.  The  lack  of  a suhsiantiai  cam- 
paign period  does  not  relay  the  importance  to  the  outcome  of  the  election. 

Last  year  about  300  students  voted.  Maybe  the  ones  didn’t  vote  thoughij 
jSGAdocsn'tdo  anything.  This  was  not  the  case  diis  year. 

We've  seen  a very  active  SGA  this  year  whether  it  is  fcff  charitable  activities  orl 

Idle  passage  of  a recent  resolution  to  support  the  senate  task  force  repert  on  public 
higher  education. 

The  most  prominent  and  important  position  on  the  executive  council  is  presi- 

Idem  The  president  determines  the  direction  SGA  will  take  for  that  year.  He  or  she  i.';| 
also  responsible  for  creating  a strong  council  that  has  the  abiliy  to  get  things  done. 

A strong,  experienced  president  can  make  a significant  diffrrence  on  campus.  A I 

I weak  or  inexpericiKed  one  will  only  turn  off  students  from  the  campus  political  | 
process.  It's  not  a position  to  be  taken  lightly  or  treated  as  a joke. 

Over  die  course  of  this  past  year  current  president  Matthew  Qinen  has  done 

I fine  job  at  the  helm  of  SGA.  He  has  decided  to  run  again  and  1 strrxigty  urge  you  tol 
vote  fw  him  on  Tbesday  or  Wednesday.  The  professional  attitude  he  takes  down  io| 
SGA  is  laudable. 

Speaking  as  someone  who  also  has  a visible  post  on  campus  I can  say  it's  notl 
Ian  easy  thing  to  do.  Both  positions  draw  criticism  and  Matt  has  seen  his  fair  share  and] 
1l  can't  think  of  a beaer  candidate  for  the  job. 

I I’ll  leave  you  on  a perscmal  note.  My  fteshman  year  I was  living  down  the  halll 
from  Matt  in  Qjurtney  Hall.  It  was  the  first  or  second  month  of  school  and  as  1 walked  I 
out  of  my  door  one  Saturday  morning  I caught  Matt  heading  towards  the  badiroom, 
with  a roll  of  paper  towels  in  one  hand  and  some  cleaner  in  the  other.  I a.dced  him| 
where  he  was  headed  “Someone  throw  up  in  the  bathrtxim.  I’m  going  to  clean  it, 
don’t  want  the  hall  to  get  a fine" 

He  gels  my  vote 


Matthew  Bcmat 
Edita-  In  Chief 
thevoicc@wsc.ma.edu 


Theater 


and  reemit  more  students  because  we  do 
know  that  there  are  students  who. . . do  not 
even  consider  us  because  we're  not  techni- 
cally a major,"  Shea  said. 

The  title  of  major  will  give  the- 
atre students  more  prestige  on  their 
resumes,  possibly  affording  them  more 
career  and  graduate  school  opportunities. 
Shea  said.  “It  is  about  perception.”  he  said, 
"and  perception  can  be.  in  certain  settings, 
very,  very  important.” 

Nick  Combs,  a student  majoring 
in  English  with  a concentration  in  theatre, 
concurred,  saying,  "It  will  certainly  help, 
putting  it  on  my  acting  resume,  that  I grad- 
uated with  a degree  in  (theatre)  instead  of 
saying  'English’" 

Combs  believes  that  the  declara- 
tion of  theatre  os  a major  will  also  help  the 


department  financially.  He  cited  the  limit- 
ed budget  that  Westfield’s  program  has. 
saying,  “You  look  at  Suffolk  University  - 
for  their  main  stage  they  get  $50,000.”  He 
said,  “We  get,  like.  I believe  $5,000  for  the 
year.” 

Added  funds  could  allow  for 
more  freedom  in  productions  pul  on  by  the 
department,  especially  in  set'design  and  in 
costume  design,  which.  Combs  says,  uti- 
lizes mostly  thrift  store-bought  items.  “Wc 
do  amazing  things,  but  if  we  could  have 
the  opportunity  to  make  big,  extravagant 
costumes,  then  it  would  certainly  help,”  he 
said. 

Students  can  already  minor  in 
theatre  and  that  program  will  not  change. 
Shea  said. 


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Sq/e/  SoftbaU  season  has  begun  and  the  W'cstficid  State  CoDcge  wtimcn’s  softball  team  has 
taken  to  the  field. 


Report 


Past  acting  experiences:  He  has  not  been  in  any  other  shows. 
This  is  his  very  first  acting  experience. 


Why  he  diosc  to  partake  in  Bent:  “Jesse  and  our  otlier 
fiiends  decided  to  try  out,  jiust  to  be  tunny.  1 asked  for  a non- 
speaking part  and  ended  up  witli  tlie  lead.” 


Favorite  aspect  of  being  a part  of  the  cast:  “Getting  to  know 
everybody,  it  was  a lot  of  fun,  and  there  are  a lot  of  great  peo- 
ple." 


Favorite  scene  in  Bent;  “Greta's  Club  because  it’s  retilly 
fimny  - and  I get  to  be  mean  to  an  RA.” 


established  by  the  Board  of  Higher 
Education  in  the  1990’s  to  calculate 
each  campus'  annual  budget  request. 

Also  included  would  be 
investments  of  $1.7  billion  for  the 
UMass  system  over  5 years  and  $1.2 
billion  for  state  and  community  col- 
leges over  10  years  for  capital 
improvements. 

Though  the  report  is  encour- 
aging for  those  in  higher  education, 
none  of  the  recommendations  become 
law  until  Senate  bill  No.  780  is 
passed  by  both  houses  of  the  state 
legislature. 

“Everyone  has  a lot  of  work 
to  do  to  make  this  hap- 
pen.” said  Fleron.  “This 
is  going  to  be  a real  fight 
to  do  this.” 

The  fight  to  get  the  bill 
passed  has  begun 
earnest  at  the  Student 
Government  Association 
On  Tuesday  April  5 SGA 
passed  resolution  200S 
01.  The  resolution 
endorsed  the  report's 
recommendations  and  set 
about  creating  a task 
force  of  no  less  than  5 
senators  to  coordinate 
student  support  for  the 
report's  rccommenda- 


‘‘Everyone  has 
a lot  of  work 
to  do  to  make 
this  happen.” 

Prof.  Julian 
Fleron 


Westfield  State  College  pres- 
ident Vicky  Carwein  said  she  was 
pleased  with  the  recommendations  in 
an  article  that  ran  in  the  Springfield 
Republican. 

Should  the  recommendations 
in  the  report  be  followed.  Westfield 
State  would  receive  an  additional 
$1.68  million  a year. 

Carwein  said  much  of  that 
money  would  be  used  for  replacing 
the  16-20  professors  that  have  retired 
but  whose  spaces  have  not  been 
filled.  Renovations  would  also  be 
made  to  Bates  and  Parenzo  halls. 
Bates  is  currently  not  accessible  to 
the  handicapped. 

Should  those  recom- 
mendations be  made  law 
the  money  won  would 
ease  the  burden  on  WSC 
faculty. 

"Look  at  1988-2004, 
there  are  six  fewer  full 
time  faculty,  and  wc  have 
700  more  students." 
Fleron  said. 

"The  new  dorm  is  an 
mmediate  response.  Wc 
have  more  students  com- 
ing because  wc  flat  out 
don’t  have  the  money," 
Fleron  said,  mentioning 
that  student  fees 


tions.  The  resolution  passed  unani- 
mously. 

In  addition  to  the  resolution, 
a van  has  been  arranged  to  bring  a 
group  of  students  to  the  statehouse  to 
bend  the  ears  of  representatives  and 
senators  in  hopes  of  persuading  them 
to  support  the  bill.  Barry  Maloney, 
Vice  President  of  Advancement  and 
College  Relations,  along  with  Brent 
Bean,  a staff  associate  at  WSC  and  a 
Westfield  city  councilor,  helped  to 
organize  the  a van-load  of  students  to 
appear  in  Boston  for  the  annual  stu- 
dent statehouse  day. 

“Historically  the  senate  has 
been  behind  us  on  public  higher  edu- 
cation, the  house  has  been  tougher  on 
us."  said  Maloney  as  he  briefed  the  8 
students  who  would  be  attending.  He 
added  that  student  involvement  is 
crucial  in  getting  the  attention  of 
those  representatives  to  pass  the  rec- 
ommendations. Student  statehouse 


Massachusetts  arc  well  above  the 
national  average  as  compared  to  the 
higher  education  systems  of  other 
states. 

The  statistics  given  in  the 
senate  task  force  report  paint  a grim 
picture  of  higher  education  in  the 
state  of  Massachusetts. 

There  has  been  a 32.6  percent 
decrease  in  the  higher  education 
budget  between  (he  years  of  2001  and 
2004,  the  largest  cut  per  capita  of  any 
state  in  the  union. 

Carwein  and  Fleron  both 
encourage  everyone  to  call  or  write 
their  representatives  to  support  bill 
No.  780. 


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Favorite  movie:  Gaiden  State 

Favorite  TV  show:  Family  Guy 

What  he  wanted  to  be  when  he  was  Bttle:  ‘Tve  never 
known  what  I wanted  to  do.” 

Thoughts  on  FVeshman  yean  “Its  been  a lot  of  iun-loud  mid 
crazy-but  fun...4lh  floor  hard  core!” 

Compiled  by:  Bridget  Gleason 


Maloney  - 

than  any  other  firm  we  interviewed  and 
they’re  the  same  price  range.  It  Just 
makes  sense  to  use  them." 

What  exactly  is  the  price  range? 
According  to  Maloney,  the  school  will  be 
paying  the  firm  $10,000  a month,  which, 
Maloney  said,  is  a fairly  standard  proce- 
dure. 

"It  may  seem  like  a lot  of 
money,"  he  said,  “but  when  you  look  at 
how  much  money  we  could  make  in  the 
end.  it’s  pennies  in  comparison." 

Maloney  said  that  the  school  is 
hoping  to  get  approximately  $4.5  million 
from  various  national  reserves  for  five 
different  earmarked  projects  that  were 
chosen  through  various  meetings  with 
Julian  and  the  faculty  department  heads 
in  the  fall.  Though  they  began  with  thir- 
ty ideas,  after  various  brainstorming  ses- 


sions with  Patton  & Boggs,  they  were 
able  to  single  out  five,  but  hope  to  work 
with  the  other  ideas  in  the  future. 

“Just  because  we've  only  select- 
ed five  doesn’t  mean  wc  won’t  get  to  the 
others,"  he  said,  "This  is  a learning  expe- 
rience for  all  of  us.  wc  want  to  feel 
around  and  sec  what  kind  of  money  is  out 
there  before  wc  Jump  in  completely." 

Maloney  said  that  the  firm  has 
already  begun  working,  and  the  school 
should  begin  to  see  (he  benefits  of  the 
process  by  the  time  the  national  fiscal 
year  ends  in  October. 

"It’s  a chance,  but  a good  one,” 
he  said.  "In  this  day  and  age  if  you  want 
something,  you  have  to  find  it  and  (hat's 
exactly  what  wc  intend  to  do." 


Sunday  April  10  (be  Ihermometa-  dimbed  to  about  60  degrees,  and  many  tfudents  took 
to  the  green  induding  this  one  who  found  axne  shade  in  hh  hammodc 


Uoices  Overheard 


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Uoices  Overheard  The  Uoice  apniis.  2005 


What  is  your  drink  of  choice 
for  Spring  Weekend? 


Nick  Combs 
Class  of 2007 
Theater 

“Perrier.” 


Eileen  McLaughlin 
Class  of 2006 
His  tory! Education 


“Corona.” 


Megan  Carmichael 
Class  of 2005 
Elementary  EdILiberal 
Studies 

“Peppermint 
Patties.” 
(Peppermint 
schnapps  with 
chocolate 
sauce) 


Andrew  Roberts 
Class  of 2007 
Criminal  Justice 

“Apple 

juice.” 


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Woman  says  Jackson  begged  to  sleep  with  her  son 


BY  STUART  Pfeifer 
LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 
SANTA  MARIA,  Calif.  - The  moUi- 
errf  a l3-year-old  boy  wiio  accused  Michael 
Jadcson  of  molesting  him  in  1993  described 
[K)W  the  sobbing  and  trembling  pop  star  talked 
[ler  into  allowing  her  son  to  share  his  bed  dozens 
of  linies,  at  home  and  on  vacations  to  Monaco. 
Flcnda,  Las  Vegas  and  New  York. 

The  mother  said  initially  refused 
^ son's  requests  to  stay  in  Jackson's  bedroom 
tut  relented  after  an  emotional  confiontaiion 
^vidi  the  singer  at  his  Las  \%gas  hotd  suite. 

Sobbing  and  trembling,  Jackson  told 
the  mother  that  she  should  let  her  son  steep  in  his 
(jedioom  at  the  Mirage  hotel,  the  mother  said. 
Jackson  had  taken  the  family  with  him  on  vaca- 
tion several  months  after  meeting  the  mother  at 
a Los  Angeles  rental-car  shop. 

"He  said,  'You  don't  trust  me?  We're 
a family. ...  Why  aren't  you  allowing  (your  son) 
to  stay  \vith  me? " the  mother  testified. 

The  mother  said  ^ had  refused  to  let 
her  SOT  sleep  with  Jackson  daring  cC/der  visits  to 


his  Nevcrland  ranch  but  permitted  him  to  slay  in 
Jackson's  room  th^  night  The  next  day.  Jackson 
took  the  family  to  a David  (Dof^afield  magic 
draw  and  gave  the  mother  a gold  Cartier 
bracelet,  she  said. 

For  the  next  several  months,  Jackson, 
46.  and  the  boy  were  frequent  oompaniorrs,  the 
mother  sid.  The  pop  star  traveled  to  the  famn/s 
Santa  Monica  house  and  slept  with  the  boy 
about  30  times,  she  said.  He  would  leave  when 
the  boy  went  to  school  and  return  after  school, 
she  said.  She  also  said  she  let  him  sleep  with 
Jackson  during  unaccompanied  visits  to 
NeveriandL 

Jackson  also  continued  to  shower  the 
mother  with  gifts,  she  said,  including  more  jew- 
elry and  a $7,000  gift  certificate  to  boutique  store 
Fred  Sc^  He  also  gave  her  his  credit  card  to 
use  on  shopping  trips,  she  said 

Last  week,  a former  Jackson  security 
guard  testified  that  he  saw  the  pop  star  perform- 
ing a sex  aa  on  the  same  bc^  in  a restroom  at  his 
ranch  in  the  Santa  Ynez  AMey. 

Jackson  is  on  trial  for  allegedly 
molesting  adiffuvnt  Los  Angeles  boy  four  times 


in  2003.  Evidence  about  his  1993  relationship  is 
part  of  the  prosecution's  attempt  to  show  thaithc 
pop  star  has  a history  of  mc^esting  boys,  evi- 
dence prosecutors  say  supports  the  current  alle- 
gations. 

The  woman's  stm,  now  25,  is  not 
expected  to  testify  at  Jadtson's  trial,  A 1993 
criminal  investigation  of  Jackson's  relationship 
with  the  boy  was  hi^y  publicized,  but  the  case 
unraveled  after  Jackson  paid  a settlement  of 
more  than  $20  million  to  the  family  and  the  boy 
Stopped  cooperating  witti  investigators. 

After  the  Las  V^as  trip,  the  mother 
said  Jackson  took  the  family  on  vacations  to 
France,  where  he  was  honored  at  the  World 
Music  Awards,  and  twice  to  Florida.  Jickson 
also  met  the  femily  in  New  York,  where  they  had 
traveled  for  a wedding.  Each  time,  she  said, 
Jackson  slept  with  her  son  in  his  mom  and  nmt- 
cd  a separate  room  for  the  mother  and  her 
daughter. 

In  August  2(X33.  five  months  after  the 
Las  Vegas  trip,  tiic  family  told  police  they  sus- 
pected Jackson  had  molested  the  boy.  Santa 
Barbara  County  Superior  Court  Judg  - ^ iodney 


S.  Melville  has  prohibited  prosecutors  from  dis- 
closing the  amount  of  the  settlement  to  the  jury. 
Last  week,  a 24-year-old  man.  the  son  of  a for- 
mer Jackson  mcr  maid,  said  the  pop  star  also 
paid  him  a 1^  settlement  after  fondling  him 
sexually. 

The  mothCT  who  testified  Monday 
said  that  she  initially  didn't  think  there  was  any- 
thing tviong  with  her  son  sleeping  with  Jackson. 
She  ended  up  losing  custody  oi  her  son  and  has 
not  spoken  to  him  in  11  years,  she  said. 

Santa  Barbara  County  District 
Attorney  Tom  Sneddon  asked  whether  she 
regretted  the  decision  die  made  at  the  Mirage 
hotel  to  let  her  son  start  sleeping  with  Ja:kson. 
The  woman  blinked  several  times,  if)pearing  to 
fight  back  teats  before  answering,  "Wiy  much 
so." 

She  said  die  became  concerned  about 
her  son's  relationship  with  Jackson  after  the  boy’s 
behavior  started  to  dtangc.  He  became  with- 
drawn, started  dressing  like  the  pop  star  and  did- 
n't want  to  spend  time  with  his  family. 


Bush,  Sharon  clash  over  West  Bank  settlemer.t 


BY  PETER  WALLSTEN  & 
TYLER  Marshall 
LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 


CRAWFORD,  Texas  - President 
Bush  and  Israeli  Prime  Minister  Ariel  Sharon 
differed  strongly  and  publicly  Monday  over  the 
future  of  West  Bank  settlements  under  the  U.S.- 
backed  peace  plan,  underscoring  the  fragile 
nature  of  negotiations  to  end  the  decades-long 
conflict  between  Israel  and  the  Palestinians. 

Bush  condemned  the  expansion  of 
Jewish  settlements  as  a violation  of  the  so- 
caJlcd  "road  map"  plan  for  a rivo-state  solution. 
But  Sharon,  who  has  proposed  expanding  a 
major  settlement  east  of  Jerusalem,  said 
Monday  that  the  development  and  others 
would  be  protected  under  any  final 
agreement  and  remain  part  of  Isra'^’. 

Their  comments  came  after  the  hvo 
leaders  met  for  an  hour  and  a half  at 
Bush's  ranch  here. 

"I  told  the  prime  minister 
of  my  concern  that  Israel  not  under- 
take any  activity  that  contravenes 
road  map  obligations,  or  prejudice 
final  status  negotiations,"  Bush  said 
after  the  meeting.  "Therefore,  Israel 
should  remove  unauthorized  outposts 
and  meet  its  road  map  obligations 
regarding  settlements  in  the  West 


The  impasse  demonstrated 
ihat  Bush  and  Sharon,  despite  a close 
alliance  over  the  past  four  years,  now 
offer  widely  different  interpretations 
of  what  the  U.S. -supported  peace 
plan  means  for  settlements. 

Drafted  by  the  United 
Slates,  the  European  Union,  Russia 
and  the  United  Nations,  the  blueprint 


The  expansion,  announced  last 
month,  has  outraged  Palestinians,  who  say  it 
would  cut  off  Palestinian  areas  in  east 
Jerusalem  from  the  West  Bank,  and  also  signif- 
icantly hinder  north-south  movement  within 
the  West  Bank.  They  say  sudi  a change  would 
make  it  harder  for  Palestinians  to  build  a free- 
standing state  that  is  not  carved  into  cantons  by 
border  crossings  or  tunnels. 

Sharon  refused  Monday  to  concur 
with  Bush's  statement  that  the  settlement's 
expansion  violates  the  road  map.  Instead,  the 
prime  minister  insisted  that  West  Bank  settle- 
ments will  be  protected  throughout  negotia- 
tions. 

"It  is  the  Israeli  position  that  (he 
major  Isr^li  population  centers  will  remain  in 


President  George  Bush  (pictured  at  left)  and  Israeli  Prime 
Minister  Ariel  Sharon  (pictured  at  right)  have  publically  dis- 
agreed over  the  future  of  the  West  Bank  settlemeols. 


erating  their  friendship  and  mutual  ir'aests  in 
ranching  - have  different  visions  about  how  to 
accomplish  Middle  East  peace. 

Sh.aron.  directing  his  remarks  to  tele- 
vision viewers  back  home,  said  in  Hebrew  that 
his  Gaza  pullout  was  the  first  step  toward  an 
end  to  the  dispute  with  Palestinians,  but  that 
further  iteps  under  the  road  map  woulu  oe  pos- 
sible after  the  Palestinians  eliminated  violence. 

"I  hope  that  iWs  stage  will  happen 
and  that  we  will  only  move  to  the  road  map 
after  this  intervention  by  the  Palestinians 
against  terror,"  he  said. 

Sharon  strongly  promoted  his  Gaza 
withdrawal  initiative,  calling  on  the 
Palestinians  to  help  and  declaring  it  would 
"strengthen  Israel,  improve  the  quality  of  life 
for  Israeli  citizens,  reduce  the  fric- 
tion between  us  and  the  Palestinians 
and  can  pave  the  way  towards  tlic 
iplemcntation  of  the  road  map." 
Bush  linkc'd  the  n>3d  map 
to  Israel's  withdrawal  from  Gaza, 
making  it  clear  that  he  hoped  the 
pullout  would  build  momentum  for 
the  peace  plan.  But  Sharon  took 
pains  to  portray  the  peace  plan  as  a 
long-term  approach,  a stance 
reflecting  Israeli  skepticism  about 
the  plan.  He  said  a successful  Gaza 
withdrawal  by  Israel,  with  the  coop- 
eration of  the  Palestinian  Authority, 
would  build  confidence  on  both 
sides  and  clear  the  way  for  two 
states. 

"I  want  to  focus  the 
world's  attention  on  getting  it  right 
in  the  Gaza,  and  (hen  all  of  a sud- 
den. people  will  start  to  say.  'Gosh, 
well,  that  makes  sense,' " Bush  said. 
"The  Palestinians  will  see  it's  a 


envisions  a series  of  reciprocal  steps  by  the  two 
sides  that  would  culminate  in  Palestinian  state- 
hood. The  plan  requires  that  Isre..l  dismantle 
offshoots  of  Jewish  setilanenls  in  the  West 
Bank  and  that  Palestinians  crack  down  on  mil- 
itant groups. 

Bush  views  the  two-state  plan  as  key 
to  his  broader  agenda  of  promoting  political 
reforms  in  the  Middle  East  But  many  analysts 
% he  muLSt  challenge  Sharon  on  the  settlement 
expansion  to  keep  the  ro^  map  on  track  and  to 
huild  credibility  with  Palestinians  as  an  even- 
handed  broker. 

Sharon  is  under  fire  from  many  in 
his  own  right-leaning  Likud  Party  for  his  plan 
to  withdraw  from  the  Gaza  Strip.  He  is  trying  to 
mollify  those  critics  by  standing  by  the  pro- 
posed expansion  of  a settlement  east  of 
^ttusalem  called  Maale  Adumim. 


Israel's  hands  under  any  fiitore  final  status 
agreement  with  all  related  consequences,"  he 
said. 

Both  men  offered  some  room  for 
compromise. 

Bush  repealed  the  assurances  given 
to  Sharon  in  a letter  a year  ago  that  - given  the 
entrenched  nature  of  many  settlements  - it  was 
"unrealistic  to  expect  that  the  outcome  of  final 
status  negotiations  will  be  a ftiU  and  complete 
return  to  ttie  armistice  lines  of  1949." 

That  language  had  given  Israelis  the 
expectation  that  they  would  be  able  to  maintain 
some  major  West  Bank  settlements.  Sharon 
pledged  to  "fulfill  my  commitment"  to  remove 
unauthorized  ouqxjsts  v^ere  settlers  often  posi- 
tion rusty  trailers  ot  bare  West  Bank  hilltops. 

But  as  Bush  and  Sharon  spoke 
Monday,  it  was  dear  the  two  men  — while  rcii- 


hopeful  - there's  a hopeful  way  forward.’ 

Independent  analysts  argued  that 
Bush  needed  to  set  down  his  differe.i»ces  whii 
Sharon  on  the  settlements  issue  to  protect  the 
road  map. 

"If  Bush  truly  wants  to  be  remem- 
bered as  the  man  wfio  finally  brokered  a deal 
between  the  Israelis  and  the  Palestinians,  then 
the  West  Bank  has  to  be  next,"  said  Geoffrey 
Kemp,  a Middle  East  spaialist  at  the  Nixon 
Center,  a Washington  think  tank.  "It’s  impor- 
tant that  Bush  lay  down  this  marker  now 
berausp-  the  turmoil  in  Israd  will  get  much 
worse  in  the  coming  months,  first,  because  the 
actual  withdrawal  fiom  Gaza  will  be  very  pub- 
lic and  very  painful,  but  also  because,  for  the 
huge  lobby  in  favor  of  settlements,  it's  an  omi- 
nous sign  that  they  will  be  next" 


Rapper  is  in 
court  over  nail 
salon  dispute 

By  Karen  FRiL.f eld 

NEWSDAY 

NEW  YORK  - Hip-hop  artist 
Foxy  Brown  turned  up  in  Manhattan 
Criminal  Court  Monday  to  face  assault 
charges  for  allegedly  punching  and  kick- 
ing two  workers  at  a nail  salon  who 
blocked  the  door  after  they  claim  she 
refused  to  pay  for  a pedicure  last  summer. 

Brown,  25.  whose  real  name  is 
Inga  Marchand,  allegedly  bashed  Myoung 
Yi  and  Sun  Ji  Song  Aug.  27  at  Bloomie 
Nails  after  she  got  a pedicure  but  was 
denied  a manicure  bccat’sc  of  the  lute 
hour,  prosecutors  say. 

"She  refuses  to  pay  and  tries  to 
leave,"  said  Barbara  Thompson,  a spokes- 
woman for  (he  Manhattan  district  attor- 
ney's office.  The  workers  blocked  the  door, 
and  then  her  car  door. 

Brown  doesn't  deny  she  got  into  a 
fight  with  the  manicurists,  But  her  attor- 
ney. Joseph  Tacopina,  said  (he  first  officer 
on  the  scene  didn't  notice  any  injuries  on 
the  workers.  "This  is  someone  trying  to 
use  the  criminal  justice  system  to  extract 
money  from  a celebrity."  Tacopina  said, 

Brown  also  denies  that  she 
wouldn't  pay  for  the  pedicure.  She  said  she 
was  charged  for  both  a manicure  and  a 
pedicure  and  refused  to  pay  the  extra  $20, 

"They  didn't  give  me  the  mani- 
cure," she  explained  outside  the  courtroom 
Monday. 

She  dismissed  the  idea  that  she 
would  try  to  skip  out  on  paying.  "A  $20 
pedicure?  Arc  you  serious?  Look  at  me," 
Brown  said,  sporting  Chanel  sunglasses, 
translucent  white  nail  polish  and  a Dolce 
& Gabbana  bag. 

Brown  said  she's  now  focusing 
on  an  album  she's  doing  with  rapper  Jay-Z. 
"I  am  trying  not  to  be  deterred  by  any 
negativity."  she  said. 

The  rapper  was  ordered  by  Judge 
Evelyn  Laporte  to  stay  away  from  the 
manicurists  and  return  to  court  May  6. 


Paee6 


TheUoice  Apriii  8.2005 


Christians  increasingly 

abandon  iconic  town 


Murdoch  plans  focus  on  websites 


BY  James  T.  madore 

NEWSDAY 

WASHINGTON  - Media  mogul 
Rupen  Murdoch  on  Wednesday  outlined  frians 
to  ovahaul  the  Wd>  sites  of  his  New  Ycik  Post. 
R>x  News  Channel  and  other  prr^Kities  to  make 
them  destinations  for  young  people,  who 
increasingly  don't  have  time  for  daily  ncwqja- 

peis  or  the  evening  news  broadcasts  of  television 

networks. 

Speaking  to  a meeting  of  top  editors 
here,  the  chief  exxutive  of  News  Cbip.  said  he 
wants  to  shake  up  the  Intanct  in  the  same  way 
that  Fox  and  the  Fox  Broadcast  Network  forced 
changes  upon  older  TV  networks.  "The  chal- 
lenge for  us  is  ...  to  create  an  Internet  presence 
that  is  compelling  enough  for  users  to  make  us 
their  homc^e,  he  said 

Murdoch  acknowledged  that  it  would 
require  miUions  of  dollars  to  upgrade  News 
Corp.'s  many  sites,  but  passing  these  cjosis  along 
to  users,  in  the  form  of  subscription  fees,  is  unre- 
alistic. 1 would  love  it  but  I don't  hold  out  any 
hope  fiDr  people  to  pay  forour  intomet  sites,"  he 
said,  adding  that  advatising  revenue  would  have 
to  support  the  cyber  operations.  Amcng  major 
papers,  only  The  Wall  Street  Journal  cunently 
charges  access  fees. 


Murdoch  also  said  he  was  unlikely  to 
purchase  additional  papers  until  Manhattan- 
based  News  Cop.  develc^  a successful  Internet 
strategy. 

Murdoch  urged  the  American  Socie^ 
of  Newsp^Jcr  Editors'  meeting  to  see  the 
Internet  as  more  than  simply  a repository  for  arti- 
cles aixl  photogr^hs  from  that  day’s  print  edi- 
tion. He  said  18- to  34-year-oIds,  who  are  desert- 
ing papers  in  droves,  expect  stories  to  be  updat- 
ed hequently  and  to  explain  the  impact  on  their 
lives.  ThQ'  want  commentary  and  the  opportu- 
ni^  to  discuss  news  coverage  with  editors  and 
repcxteis. 

In  addition,  Murdoch  said  Internet 
diarists  or  bloggers  should  be  invited  to  Join 
news  sites,  which  heretofore  have  been  the 
domain  of  journalists.  Seeing  the  skeptical  reac- 
tion of  some  in  the  audience  of  about  350  peo- 
ple, Murdoch  said  the  inclusion  of  bloggers 
would  "broaden  our  covoage  of  the  news  and 
deepen  the  relationship  with  our  community." 

A check  of  the  Post’s  site  Wednesday 
fourvl  that  it  has  little  additional  content  beytxid 
stories  from  the  print  edition.  Whai  asked  about 
future  plans  for  the  site,  Murdoch  dxlined  to 
provide  details.  T want  to  give  them  (readers)  a 
lot  more  and  then  we  will  get  them  in,"  he  said 
in  a brief  interview. 


Silicone  implants  backed 


by  FDA  panel 

BY  MARC  Kaufman 
THE  Washington  post 

WASHINGTON-A  Food  and  Dmg 
Administration  advisory  panel  recomnrended 
\Nfodnesday  that  silicone  gel  implants  made  by 
Mentor  Corp.  be  allowed  back  on  the  market  for 
wider  use-a  surprise  decision  that  came  a day 
after  the  same  panel  lejccied  the  application  of  a 
rival  company. 

The  panel  voted  7 to  2 in  favor  of  lift- 
ing the  1 3-year-o!d  partial  ban  on  the  controver- 
sial implants,  but  it  also  recmimendcd  that  the 
COTipany  be  required  to  meet  nine  tough  condi- 
tions. 

Wednesday’s  vote,  coming  after  the 
same  panel  rejected  the  application  of  Inamed 
Corp.  by  a 5 to  4 vole,  gives  the  FDA  a mixed 
recommendation  as  it  grapples  with  the  future  of 
the  de\tices,  used  fer  breast  enlargement  and 
reconstructive  surgery.  In  2003,  the  agency 
rejected  an  earlier  advisory  panel's  recommen- 
dation to  allow  general  use  of  silicone  gel 
implants,  and  it  could  now  decide  to  approve 
one  company’s  device,  both  conpanies'  devices 
or  none. 

Mentor  ofticials  were  delighted  by  the 
panel  vote. 

"We're  very  gratified  that  the  panel 
came  to  the  decision  they  did  and  hopeful  the 
agency  will  focus  on  the  same  things-the  quali- 
ty of  our  science  and  the  quali^  of  our  data  on 
safety  and  efficacy.’  said  Joshua  Levine,  presi- 
dent and  CEO  of  California-based  Mentor. 

"I  think  the  panel  concluded  tiial  not 
all  breast  irrq>Iant5  are  created  equally  and  not  all 
test  methods  are  created  equally,*  Levine  said 

In  explairung  their  decision,  several 
panel  members  said  they  were  more  impressed 
by  Mentor’s  data  on  how  and  why  implants  rup- 
ruie  and  by  the  lower  rupture  rale  of  its  implants. 
While  Inamed  reported  a yearly  rupture  rale  of 
about  1.4percent,  the  yearly  Mentorrate  was  0.2 
percent-a  figure  that  had  been  questioned  by 
FDA  revaewers. 

The  panel  decision  was  sharply  ques- 
tioned by  Inamed  officials,  who  had  been  criti- 
cized the  day  before  for  not  having  sufficiently 
long-term  riata 

"1  am  stuniKd  by  a bizarre  arul  inex- 
plicable decision  by  some  panelists,  who  yester- 
day were  demanding  long-term  data  and  today 


accepted  shorter-term  data,"  Dan  Cohen, 
Inamcd's  vice  piesident  for  global,  corporate  and 
government  affoiis,  told  Bloomberg  News  after 
the  meeting  in  Gaithersburg,  Md.  "They  had 
partial  three-year  data,  and  we  have  four-year 
data.  Our  rates  are  similar.* 

About  260,000 American  women  had 
their  breasts  enlarged  with  implants  last  year,  and 
an  additional  60,000  had  received  them  after 
surgery  for  breast  cancer.  Because  of  health  con- 
cerns, the  FDA  in  recent  years  has  allowed  sili- 
cone gel  implants  to  be  used  only  in  women  who 
had  mastectomies  and  in  some  vffio  take  part  in 
clinical  trials;  all  ofoeis  received  implants  filled 
with  a saline  solution.  Many  women  say  the  sil- 
icone gel  looks  and  feels  more  natural,  and  it  is 
widely  used  in  other  parts  of  the  world. 

The  panel's  decisiem  was  also  criti- 
cized by  some  public  interest  groups  that  have 
long  argued  tiiat  the  potential  dangers  of  silicone 
gel  implants  remain  irrsuffidently  studied. 

"I  think  ffiis  was  a triumph  of  wishful 
thinking  which  overruled  the  lack  of  science," 
said  Diana  Zuckerman,  president  of  the  National 
Center  for  Policy  Research  for  Women  and 
Families.  "Because  of  all  the  conditions,  it’s  far 
from  a done  deal  regarding  the  FDA.  It’s  not 
he^jful  to  women  to  have  a product  approved  on 
the  basis  of  two  years  of  safety  data." 

Among  the  conditions  recommended 
by  foe  panel  are  that  the  company  allow  its 
devices  to  be  implanted  only  by  certified  [Mastic 
surgeons  who  have  worked  with  foe  devices 
before;  that  a major  study  of  the  implants  be  con- 
tinued until  the  devices  have  been  in  use  for  10 
years;  and  that  the  implants  be  subjected  to 
anothx  FDA  review  in  five  years. 

Laurie  Casas,  a plastic  surgeon  and 
spokeswoman  for  die  American  SocieQ'  for 
Aesthetic  Plastic  Surgery,  said  that  her  organiza- 
tion would  be  working  wife  plastic  suigems  to 
set  up  a new  certification  program. 

"We'll  be  working  with  the  manufac- 
turer and  the  FDA  to  fulfill  whatever  ffie  agency 
requires  to  allow  women  to  finally  have  a 
choice,"  she  said  "Wfe're  very,  very  happy  about 
this.  Our  hands  have  been  tied  for  so  long." 

The  FDA  has  90  days  to  make  a deci- 
rion  about  the  implants. 


BY  KEN  ELLINGWOOD 
LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 
BETHLEHEM,  West  Bank  - From 
an  office  near  the  traditional  birthplace  of  Christ, 
Mayor  Hanna  Nasser  frets  about  the  prospects 
for  Christians  in  his  slice  of  the  Holy  Land 

The  outbreak  of  hostilities  between 
Israel  and  the  Palestinians  more  than  four  years 
ago  has  accelerated  emigration  by  Palestinian 
Christians  that  began  years  earlier. 

Researchers  and  officials  say  3/)00 
Christians  have  left  the  Betitlehem  area  sitKe 
2000,  heading  for  the  United  Stales.  Australia 
and  Latin  Amaica  as  the  IcKal  economy  fell  vic- 
tim to  fighting,  Israeli  roadblocks  and  other 
restrictions,  including  a new  barrier  separating 
Bethlehem  fitxn  Jerusalem. 

Over  the  past  decade,  the  Palestinian 
Christian  population  in  the  West  Bank,  East 
Jerusalem  and  Gaza  Strip  has  declined  about  10 
percent,  leaving  about  45, (XX)  remaining,  said 
Bernard  Sabella,  a Bethlehem  University  sociol- 
ogist who  studies  the  issue. 

Bethlehem's  crucial  tourism  industry 
has  been  hit  hard,  forcing  residents  to  look  fw 
work  elsewhae.  The  120,000  or  so  tourists  who 
visited  Bethlehran  last  year  - mostly  in  orga- 
nized groups  - rqjresent  barely  a tenth  of  the 
number  before  2000,  Nasser  said. 

Bethlehem  witnessed  fierce  fighting 
in  2002  betwxn  Israeli  troops  and  Palestinian 
militants,  some  of  whom  took  cover  for  weeks 
inside  the  Church  of  the  Nativity,  built  on  the  site 
where  traditiOT  says  Christ  was  bom. 

Nasser,  68,  who  is  Catholic  and  dis- 
plays a j^otogiaph  of  himself  shaking  hands 
wth  Pc^  John  Paul  H,  gestured  toward  the 
church  and  considered  a gloomy  future  for 
PaJestmian  Christians,  irxjst  of  whom  are  Greek 
Orthodox. 

"fm  afraid  well  come  and  see  noth- 
ing but  stones  here  - the  stones  of  tfie  churches, 
but  no  people,"  Nasser  said 

Christians  fece  serious  challenges 
thiou^out  the  Middle  East,  experts  say.  includ- 
ing harassment,  fficir  relatively  low  birffirates 
and  the  rise  of  Islamic  fiindamentalisnx  Guy 
Bechor,  a Middle  East  specialist  at  the 
Interdisciplinary  Center  in  Herzliya,  north  of  Tel 
Aviv,  said  the  late  pc^  beats  some  blame  by  not 
acting  ftxcefiiUy  in  behalf  of  the  Christian  com- 
munities in  the  Arab  world. 

"The  Vatican  was  perhaps  the  only 
element  that  could  have  united  the  Christian 
interests  in  the  Middle  East,  but  (it)  just . . . aban- 
demed  its  flock,'  Bedior  wrote  recently  in  ffie 
Israeli  daily  Yediot  AharonoL 


Sabella  said,  ffiou^  that  political  am 
economic  upheaval,  rather  than  rdigkxis  difte. 
ences,  were  chi^y  responsible  for  driving  away 
Christians,  w4io  often  arc  better  educated  and 
more  affluent  than  other  Arabs. 

"Turbulent  times  - these  arc  pushing 
people  out,*  he  said  "It’s  not  religion." 

About  4,5(X)  Muslims  also  have  left 
Bethlehem  in  recent  years,  for  example,  but  their 
rate  of  departure  has  not  beert  as  high  s * 
Christians’.  I 

According  to  NassCT,  Bethlehem  was  i 

mote  than  90  percent  Christian  in  1948,  when  , 
Israel's  war  of  independence  made  refugees  of 
hundreds  of  thousartds  of  Palestinians,  many  of 
whom  resettled  in  camps  here.  ^ 

The  influx  reduced  the  share  of  ( 

Christians  in  Bethlehem,  and  by  some  estimates,  i 
they  now  account  for  less  than  a quarter  of  ^ 
Bethlehem's  population  of  30,000. 

Many  Palestinian  Christians  have  ties  . 

abroad,  and  most  people  can  name  one  or  mere  ^ 
relatives  who  have  left.  Those  who  slay  see  few 
good  prospects.  I 

Samar  Hanna,  a college  suidcnt  from  f 

neighboring  Beit  Jala,  said  her  brother  recently 
moved  to  Honduras  to  join  relatives  who  aban- 
doned the  West  Bank  years  earlier.  '■ 

"There  was  no  job  opportunity  for  t 
him.  He  has  a de^ee  in  accounting,  but  he  was  v 
teaching  driving,"  said  Hanna,  who  is  Greek  jj 
Orthodox  and  will  soon  graduate  from 
Bethlehem  University.  "If  he  doesn't  leave  to 
start  his  fiiaiie  when  he's  26,  when  will  he  do  it?'  ^ 

Hanna,  21.  is  to  receive  a degree  in  ii 
hotel  managem^it  Although  tourism  has  begun  e 
tocteep  back  in  recent  months,  her  fextunes  may  1 ^ 
hinge  on  a more  robust  recovery. 

"If  tourism  becomes  better.  I will  stay 
- for  sure,"  she  said,  sitting  with  friends  in  the  ^ 
school's  cafeteria  on  a recent  aftmmoon. 

Residents  say  the  answer  to  the  slow 
disappearance  of  Christians  in  Bethlehem  is 
peace  with  Israel,  and  an  end  to  the  barriers  and 
travel  restrictions  that  Israel  says  are  necessary  to 
keep  out  suicide  bombers. 

Ibrahim  Baboun,  a Christian  smoking 
outside  his  cousin's  souvenir  shc^  alcmg  Manger 
Square,  said  he  has  an  aunt  in  San  I^cisco  and 
other  relatives  in  H Salvador  and  Germany.  He 
left  for  Italy  more  than  a year  and  a half  ago  to 
study,  but  came  back  because  he  didn't  like  it 
there. 

Baboun,  20,  said  he  plans  to  stay,  even 
though  life  in  Bethlehem  is  hard. 

"My  grandfather,  my  father  - we 
lived  here  and  we  want  to  stay  here  forever,*  he 
said.  "It's  our  land.* 


Poetry  Slam! 

Wednesday,  April  20th  @ 7:00  p.m. 

Ely  Main  Lounge 

Bring  3 - 4 poems  3 minutes  or  iess  in  iength  each  to  read  in 
competition  against  your  ciassmates  OR 
Just  come  to  cheer  on  the  poets  in  this  high-energy  event. 

THE  RULES: 

- Poets  w/iii  face  off  in  pairs,  reading  1 poem  per  round. 

- Each  performance  most  be  no  ionger  than  3 minutes,  inciuding 
any  introductory  remarks.  This  is  strictly  enforced. 

- Performances  will  be  judged  on  a scale  of  0.0  - 10.0. 

- The  winner  of  each  round  will  advance  to  the  next  round. 

- The  last  2 poets  will  showdown  to  determine  the  winner. 

- Game  faces  required. 

Bring  your  friends  to  cheer  you  on  and  razz  the  competition! 


Opinion 


The  Uoice 


April  18.  2005 


Page  7 


Opinion 

Letter  to  the  Editor 


To  tlie  Editor 

I am  writing  in  response  to  the 
Lettere  to  the  Editor  in  regards  to  the 
opinion  column  I wrote  for  the  paper 
on  3/28.  First  of  all,  I am  honored  that 
the  entire  section  of  Letters  to  the 
Editor  were  about  my  first-ever  col- 
umn. Even  more  flattering  is  that  they 
were  written  by  Jack  Shea,  for  whom  I 
have  nothing  but  respect,  as  well  as  a 
response  written  by  four  PhD’s.  The 
other  day  a classmate  told  me  that  her 
English  class  was  discussing  my  arti- 
cle; these  are  all  things  I never  would 
have  foreseen  but  are  all  very  flatter- 
ing. 

While  1 intended  my  article  to 
be  negative  and  blunt,  I never  meant 
for  it  to  be  mean  or  viewed  as  an 
attack.  I found  it  to  be  a bit  harsh,  but 
constructive,  but  I am.  also  incredibly 
biased.  1 want  to  apologize  to  anyone 
who  look  it  the  wrong  way  or  was 
injured  by  it 

It  was  said  that  my  article  was 
an  abuse  of  public  speech;  I was  voic- 
ing my  opinion  about  an  on<ampus 
event  in  the  opinion  section  of  the 
Campus  Voice;  that  is  a perfectly 
appropriate  forum  for  what  I had  to 
say. 

My  credibility  was  attacked, 
and  my  article  was  called  “shoddy 
journalism.”  I am  a just  mediocre  stu- 
dent at  an  average  school  writing  for  a 
campus  newspaper.  I have  no  credi- 


bility. I was  printed  in  the  opinion  sec- 
tion; opinion  columns  are  not  journal- 
istic. they  are  just  the  opinions  of  the 
author. 

Eve  Ensler  wrote,  as  was  cited 
last  week,  that  the  monologues  “rely 
on  good  old-fashioned  story  telling.” 
My  point  is  that  reading  a monologue 
with  your  nose  in  a book,  hair  in  your 
expressionless  face  in  a mumbling 
monotone  is  not  good  story  telling. 
Some  of  the  cast  membeis  clearly  put 
in  a lot  time  and  really  thought  about 
what  they  were  saying.  Jolene 
Wagner,  Laura  Maloni  and  Cassie 
Schutt  should  be  applauded  for  their 
hard  work.  Unfortunately  the  rest  of 
the  cast  let  them  down  by  not  doing 
their  homework,  by  not  thinking  about 
what  they  were  saying  ahead  of  time  or 
even  being  familiar  with  their  lines. 
Professor  Shea  mentioned  the  courage 
it  takes  to  walk  onto  a stage  and  that  no 
critic  should  take  that  lightly.  1 agree. 
It  takes  a brave  person  to  get  up  there. 
But  taking  that  risk  means  that  you 
have  to  be  prepared  for  criticism.  And 
if  you  want  your  audience  and  critics 
to  take  you  seriously,  you  need  to  show 
that  you’ve  done  the  same  with  your 
work.  While  I respect  the  fact  that  no 
wiiUng  participant  is  turned  away  from 
this  project,  the  work  may  have  suf- 
fered as  a result. 

Which  brings  me  to  my 
biggest  problem  with  the  reading.  I felt 


like  the  cast  did  not  take  it  seriously, 
and  failed  to  think  about  their  words 
prior  to  reading  them  before  an  audi- 
ence. There  are  some  very  funny  parts 
to  The  Vagina  Monologues.  No  one  is 
arguing  that.  “My  Angry  Vagina”  is 
one  of  the  funniest  things  1 have  ever 
heard;  it  was  originally  written  for 
Whoppi  Goldberg.  There  are  also 
some  tragic  and  horrible  parts  that  will 
make  you  cry.  But  it  is  not  just  funny 
and  tragic,  black  and  white;  there  is  a 
considerable  amount  of  grey  and  the 
real  strength  lies  in  the  grey  areas,  parts 
that  are  certainly  not  funny,  but  not 
teaiy  either.  “Hair”  and  “The  Flood” 
are  great  examples.  1 took  issue  with 
the  readings  lacking  grey.  Without  the 
middle  of  the  road  stuff  it  makes  some 
of  the  transitions  too  shaip. 

Along  those  same  lines,  my 
other  problem  with  the  humor  was  the 
inability  of  the  readers  to  differentiate 
between  funny  and  serious,  When 
talking  about  sex,  sexuality  and  sexual 
organs  it  is  easy  to  get  a laugh,  it’s  all 
in  the  tone.  “\\^y  the  flashlight  all  up 
there  like  Nancy  Drew  working 
against  gravity?”— funny.  A 72-year- 
old  woman  who  had  never  had  an 
orgasm  taking  “over  an  hour,  because 
she  was  arthritic...  When  she  finally 
found  her  clitoris,  she  said  she  cried,"- 
-not  funny.  Yet  when  Dr.  Stassinos 
delivered  that  line  she  did  so  with  a big 
smile  on  her  face  and  a little  giggle. 


While  I am  sure  tiiat  she  did  not  find 
this  amusing,  that  is  how  it  came 
across.  Moments  like  tliai  made  me 
feel  your  rendition  was  mean  spirited, 
it  was  upsetting  and  1 thought  it  to  be 
hurtful  to  the  cause.  Cleiirly  lire  mes- 
sage was  lost  on  the  audience;  why 
else  would  anyone  have  the  audacity 
to  demean  cast  members  by  wliistiing 
at  them  as  they  walked  on  stage?  Why 
was  the  audience  so  uncomfortable 
with  the  word  cunt? 

The  production  had  an  incred- 
ible amount  of  potential,  WSC  has  a 
phenomenal  Theater/English  depart- 
ment, four  PhD’s  working  witli  a cast 
on  one  of  the  most  important  dramatic 
woiks  there  is.  Instead  what  was  pre- 
sented was  under-rehearsed,  under- 
thought  and  counterproductive. 

I now  see  how  my  article 
could  have  been  seen  as  hurtful. 
Believe  it  or  not,  the  V-Day  cause  is 
one  that  has  become  very  important  to 
iTie  over  the  past  few  years.  I was  truly 
upset  by  this  presentation  of  the 
Monologues,  and  as  a result  my  mes- 
sage was  buried  by  my  passionate 
response.  I sincerely  apologize  to  any- 
one whose  feelings  were  hurt  by  my 
article. 

- Jeff  Hodder 


Editorial  - We  don’t  need  no  stinkin’  cuts 


The  Massachusetts  House 
budget  came  out  on  March  13,  and 
in  it  public  higher  institutions 
across  Massachusetts  saw  approxi- 
mately a 7 percent  increase  in  funds 
from  the  governor. 

This  increase  is  encourag- 
ing but  not  enough.  To  get  any- 
where near  the  levels  of  state  fund- 
ing Westfield  State  College  saw  not 
‘‘00  many  years  ago,  it  will  take  a 
lot  of  noise  from  current  students 
and  alumni. 

The  funds  the  schools  are 
^king  for  are  crucial  to  keeping  up 
the  quality  of  Massachusetts’  high- 


er education. 

These  funds  will  go  toward 
recruiting  faculty  and  making  much 
needed  improvements  to  many 
buildings  on  campuses  across  the 
state. 

To  secure  these  funds  it’s 
vital  that  as  many  people  as  possi- 
ble contact  your  local  senator  either 
by  writing  a letter,  an  e-mail,  or  by 
making  a phone  call  asking  them  to 
support  the  recommendations  made 
by  the  senate  task  force  report  and 
to  invest  in  the  future  of 
Massachusetts. 

Though  it  may  be  too  late  to 


persuade  slate  representatives  its 
not  too  late  to  bend  the  ear  of  a few 
state  senators. 

To  bump  up  the  projected  7 
percent  increase  it’s  crucial  for  any- 
one with  a stake  in  higher  educa- 
tion to  call,  write,  e-mail  or  visit 
with  their  senator.  Seven  percent 
isn’t  much,  but  if  increasing  the 
budget  becomes  a habit  of  the 
house  and  senate  then  public  high- 
er education  in  Massachusetts  can 
begin  to  approach  what  it  once  was. 

In  addition  to  calling  your 
own  senator  you  may  want  to  give 
a call  to  Senator  Michael  Knapik, 


the  senator  for  Westfield.  You  can 
reach  him  at  (413)  562-6454. 

Call  up  Westfield  state  rep- 
resentative Don  Humason  and  tell 
him  to  support  public  higher  educa- 
tion, it  might  be  helpful  to  remind 
him  that  he  graduated  from 
Westfield  State  College  (B.S. 
Criminal  Justice,  1989).  He  can  be 
reached  at  413-568-1366. 

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Opinion  The  Uoice  oprii  is.  zoos 


Let  ‘em  all  eat  cake  ...  or  pie 


I “AND  JUSTICE  FOR  I 

BY  ASHLEY 
SPEICHER 
VOICE  COLUMNIST 

Conservative  speakers  have 
pie  all  over  their  faces.  literally. 
There  has  been  a recent  “movement" 
of  sorts  on  college  campuses  across 
the  country  to  hurl  food  products  and 
whatever  else  college  kids  can  get 
their  hands  on  at  conservative  speak- 
ers visiting  their  school.  It  seems 
that  some  liberal  protesters  decided 
that  rather  than  simply  arguing  or  ask- 
ing thoughtful  and  provoking  ques- 
tions towards  their  ideological  neme- 
sis. they  would  attack  them  with  pies, 
salad  dressing,  and  even  a shoe. 

It  all  began  last  October  when 
Ann  Coulter,  a well  known  conserva- 
tive writer  whose  main  objective  is  to 
bash  liberals,  was  speaking  at  the 
University  of  Arizona. 

Two  students  ran  into  the 


auditorium  when  Coulter  was  taking 
questions  from  the  audience  and 
attempted  to  throw  pies  at  the  speaker. 
They  missed  their  target,  and  Coulter 
quickly  brushed  off  the  incident,  say- 
ing “From  that  far  away  they  can't 
even  hit  me?"  The  two 
students  were  quickly 
apprehended  by  the 
cops  and  are  now  being 
charged  with  two  miS' 
demeanors  and  one 
felony  count  for  damage 
to  the  school’s  property. 

The  men  started  their 
own  web-site,  appropri- 
ately titled  “A1  Pieda" 
and  declared  a “global 
pastry  uprising"  against 
the  conservatives.  Two 
other  web-sites  fol- 


online surfers  to  donate  money  to  help 
support  the  student’s  legal  defense 
since  they  are  now  facing  jail  time 
and  large  fines. 

Then,  in  February  of  this 
year,  during  a debate  with  now-DNC 
^chair  Howard  Dean, 
former  Pentagon  advis- 
er Richard  Perle  was 
beginning  to  speak  his 
thoughts  on  the  current 
war  in  Iraq  when  a pro- 
tester threw  his  shoe  at 
Perle  and  screamed 
Liar!  Liar!" 

The  debate  was  held 
by  Pacific  University 
and  the  student  was 
quickly  whisked  away 
by  security.  The  event 
continued  on  without 


“The  two  men  start- 
ed their  own  web- 
site, appropriately 
titled  ‘A1  Pieda’  and 
declared  a ‘global 
pastry  uprising’ 
against  the  conserv- 
atives.” 


lowed,  the  Biotic  Baking  Brigade  and 
the  Mad  Anarchists’  Baker’s  league. 
Along  with  promoting  its  primary 
mission  of  tossing  bakery  products  at 
conservatives,  saying  "pie  is  funny- 
war  is  not,"  A1  Pieda  is  begging  its 


any  further  interruptions. 

Next,  William  Kristol  was  hit 
square  in  the  face  with  a pie  during 
his  discussion  of  U.S.  foreign  policy 
at  Earlham  College  in  Indiana.  Days 
later.  Pat  Buchanan  was  doused  in 


A few  things  I like 


usual  fair.  I thought  I'd  include  a list 
of  online  thingies  that  I enjoy,  and 
think  some  of  you  might  enjoy  too. 
Some  are  blogs/news  sites,  others  are 
wcbcomics.  You  should  check  them 
out. 

The  Rude  Pundit 
fhttD://rudepundit.blogspot.coml:  An 
angry,  foul-mouthed  liberal  with  a gift 


for  unscttling-yet-astute  sexual 
metaphors,  the  Rude  One  obfuscates 
his  generally  valid  points  behind  an 
entertaining  wall  of  obscene  hostility. 
He  includes  in-text  links  to  legit  arti- 
cles that  back  up  his  points,  which  I 
appreciate. 

Boy  on  a Stick  and  Slither 
fhttp://www.boasas.com):  A little  bit 
creepy  and  surreal  because  it's  so 
innocent.  BOASAS  features  a Pez  dis- 
penser-like protagonist  and  a cynical 
snake  name  Slither.  And  a presidential 
candidate  named  Prickles  Mudeat, 
who  I’d  totally  vote  for  if  he  wasn’t  a 
catfish  (I’m  not  prejudiced,  but  they 
just  can’t  do  the  job). 


The  Smirking  Chimp 
( h t_t|)  .7/ w_w  w_.  j nii  rk_Ln£  c h i m o . c o m ) : 

This  site  is  a collection  of  news  arti- 
cles. mostly  reprinted  from  other 
news  sources.  Some  are  originals, 
though.  Most  are  opinion  columns, 
although  often  researched  and  includ- 
ing hard-news  elements.  It’s  unapolo- 
getically  anti-Bush  and  anti- 
Republican  (though  not  particularly  in 
favor  of  any  other  single  party),  and 
very  up-front  about  it.  The  honesty  in 
saying  “We  pick  a side.  We’re  honest, 
but  we’re  partial"  is  very  refreshing. 

The  Site  Map 

f http://sitemap.kecnspace.com):  This 
is  a strange  little  eclectic  comic  that 


salad  dressing  in  Michigan  while  the 
protester  screamed  “Stop  the  big- 
otry!” I guess  this  protester  didn’t 
feeling  like  baking.  Finally,  a little 
over  a week  ago.  conservative  speak- 
er David  Horowitz  was  also  a victim 
to  a pie  to  the  face  while  giving  a lec- 
ture at  Butler  University. 

The  real  loss  in  this  situation 
is  that  good,  edible  food  products  are 
being  wasted  on  conservative  speak- 
ers, and  these  actions  are  just  giving 
them  more  ammo  in  their  arguments 
against  the  “wacko"  liberals.  Ann 
Coulter  and  company  may  deserve  a 
pie  in  the  face,  but  it’s  really  not 
accomplishing  anything  in  the  end. 
Although  they  may  claim  that  pie  is 
funny,  it’s  a violent  act  that  is  not  pro- 
moting any  good  cause.  They  arc 
resorting  to  the  same  violence  that 
their  opponents  devotedly  promote. 
So  let’s  put  down  the  pies  and  other 
bakery  products  and  instead  challenge 
the  conservatives  on  an  intellectual 
level.  That  would  be  a real  victory. 


details  a moral  play  reminiscent  of 
John  Skot’s  Everyman.  At  times  a lit- 
tle preachy  on  obvious  moral  lessons, 
but  it  has  a rebellious  slant  I find 
interesting.  The  artwork  is  nice,  and 
has  matured  a great  deal  since  the 
story  began.  The  obscurity  of  some  of 
the  religious  references  is  simply 
dizzying,  as  well. 

The  Parking  Lot  is  Full 
(http://plif.com):  The  comic  ended  in 
2002  but  the  archives  of  1993-2002 
are  still  up  and  available.  It's  like  the 
Far  Side,  if  Jefrey  Dhalmcr  wrote  it. 

Well,  that’s  all  for  this  week. 

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What  the  hell  was  the  Vatican  thiiikiiig? 


As  you  may  have  heard,  Cardinal 
Bernard  Law  was  chosen  lo  lead  the  Pope’s 
funeral  mass.  What  a *******  brilliant 
idea!  Let's  have  the  cardinal  at  the  center 
of  a huge  pedophile  sex  scandal  give  the 
pope  his  farewell! 

Key,  why  the  hell  not?  God  hates 
the  sin  but  loves  the  sinner,  right?  Why 
should  we  let  a little  thing  like  shuffling 
child-molesting  creeps  in  sheep's,  excuse 
me,  shepherd's,  clothing  from  congrega- 
tion to  congregation  of  unknowing,  trust- 
ing, church-going  families  so  that  they  can 


traumatize  as  many  children  as  they  can. 
Go  through  the  ceremonies,  repent  and 
everything  is  cool  in  the  eyes  of  the  big 
guy.  Good  job.  Vatican. 

Now.  I have  nothing  against 
Catholics.  Life  is  tough  and  anything  that 
brings  people  hope  is  cool  with  me.  But 
the  Vatican  is  another  issue  entirely.  1 don't 
care  who  the  next  Pope  is  and  I am  not  in 
mourning  that  Pope  John  Paul  11  is  no 
longer  with  us,  he  was  old.  it  was  just  his 
time,  but  hey,  if  he  brought  some  light  into 
people’s  lives,  that's  great. 

What  I can't  stand  is  that  all  these 
religious  men,  this  Holy  city,  has  absolute- 
ly nothing  to  do  with  God  or  Jesus  what- 
soever. Thai's  right,  you  heard  me. 
Nothing.  Ab-so-luiely  nothing.  I wasn't 
raised  in  a religious  family,  but  I do  know 
enough  about  organized  religion  to  know 


that  Jesus  was  poor.  And  where  did  the 
Pope  live?  A palace.  Why  not  turn  the 
Vatican  into  a refuge  for  the  poor?  Spend 
all  that  money  on  something  worthwhile 
instead  of  a bunch  of  out-of-touch  old 
men?  I think  that  would  be  more  in  the 
spirit  of  Jesus’  teachings,  don't  you? 

Whether  he  was  the  savior  or  not, 
whether  he  even  existed  or  not.  because 
there  is  some  debate  that  there  is  no  record 
of  his  crucifixion  and  supposedly  the 
Romans  kept  incredibly  good  records,  the 
guy  had  some  good  ideas.  Love  thy  neigh- 
bor and  stuff.  Sounds  good,  right?  1 think 
that  since  the  middle  ages  at  least  the 
church  hierarchy  has  been  more  about 
power  and  money  than  faith  and  goodwill. 
And  that's  sad.  This  last  development  just 
seems  to  be  the  icing  on  the  cake. 

The  other  day  1 read  an  article 


about  this,  if  you're  wondering  what  set  me 
off.  And  you  know  what  was  also  report- 
ed? Some  of  the  other  cardinals  didn't 
attend  out  of  protest— cool.  But  a few  did- 
n’t attend  because  they  didn’t  think  they 
had  to  go  and  they  didn't  feel  like  it.  Um. 
I’m  sorry,  isn't  the  pope  the  closest  thing  to 
God  in  their  eyes?  The  guy  friggin'  died. 


Go  to  the  guy's  damn  funeral,  for  Christ's 
sakcl  Shows  how  much  they  care  about 
their  supposed  faith. 

I've  got  one  last  thing  to  say  about 
the  Pope.  Like  1 said.  I've  got  nothing 
against  the  guy.  may  he  rest  in  peace,  but 
in  an  article  that  1 read  recently  he  was 
quoted  saying  something  like,  "church  fol- 
lowers can't  be  a group  of  free  thinkers." 
Well,  frankly,  that's  not  a world  I'd  ever 
want  to  live  in. 


Move  over  MySpace,  there’s  a new  community  in  town 


By  Lisandra 
Billings 
Ne’ws  editor 


It  seemed  like  any  other  typical  week- 
day. My  alarm  began  its  incessant  beeping  at 
exactly  9:4S  aja  I groggy  rolled  out  of  bed  and 
walked  the  flve  stqjs  to  my  incredibly  unneces- 
sary, over-sized  leather  computer  chair.  I 
plopped  myself  down  lazily  and  popped  the  top 
of  my  lap-top.  After  checking  to  see  if  any  of  my 
AIM  buddies  had  responded  to  my  clever  away 
messa^,  I immediately  began  clicking  through 
my  daily  routine. 

Dragging  my  mouse  across  my  book- 
mark bar,  I began  at  Myspace.com.  After  typing 
in  my  secret,  super  protective  password,  1 
reached  my  homepage  and  was  delighted  to  find 
out  that  I had  fluee  new  friend  requests  and  one 
message.  I eagerly  clicked  on  the  link  to  see 
who  it  was  that  wanted  to  befriend  me  so  des- 
perately and  was  disappointed  to  find  two  large- 
breasted  blondes  looking  to  chat  it  up  with  a cute 
brunette  aixl  a thirty-five  year  did  man  from  my 


home  town  on  a quest  to  meet  sane  decent 
women. 

After  little  deliberation  I accepted  all 

three. 

I checked  my  profile  to  see  if  any  new 
comments  awaited  me  and  after  responding  on 
my  friends  page  to  her  ewnment  on  how  insane- 
ly wasted  our  friend’s,  ex-boyfriend’s  new  girl- 
friend was  at  the  party  the  ni^t  before,  I added 
a new  blog  and  continued  on  my  internet  jour- 
ney. 

I quickly  checked  my  hotmail 
account,  left  the  daily  update  from  my  mom 
unanswered,  and  moved  on  to  something  more 
exciting,  something  a little  more  dramatic. 

It  was  time  to  check  my  livejoumal. 

Though  I hadn’t  updated  my  journal 
in  over  three  nnonlhs,  it  was  still  completely  nec- 
essary to  check  my  friends  page  to  see  if  anyone 
had  anything  ridiculously  dramatic  to  iqxirt  1 
skimmed  down  the  page,  weeding  out  the  bor- 
ing from  the  worth-while,  the  good  friends  from 
the  random  acquaintances.  Today  it  all  looked 
the  same.  ‘I’m  so  stressed  out,  three  tests  in  one 
week. . followed  closely  by  an  entry  with  the 
subject  “Fill  this  out  and  paste  it  in  your  own 
U.”  Everyday  it  was  all  the  saitw,  meaningless 


quizzes,  surv^s,  pictures,  complaints,  uiumpor- 
tant  informatics  about  one’s  life  that  no  one 
actually  cares  about,  WSC  gets  Facdxwk,  a list 
of  everyone’s  fall  semesta  courses. . .WAIT! 
FACEBOOK!? 

I quickly  scrolled  back  to  the  tiny 
entry  that  would  have  escaped  my  eye  had  it  not 
been  for  the  size  18,  bolded,  underlined  font 
'Tbere,  right  in  front  of  me,  were  the  words  1 hal 
waited  so  long  to  see.  “WSC  is  finally  on  The 
Facebook!  YAY!" 

Could  it  be  true?  Was  1 finally  given 
the  opportunity  lo  fill  out  a new  profile,  get  new 
friends  and  finally  get  in  on  this  "poking"  that  all 
my  high  school  buddies  were  raving  about?  I 
had  to  find  out  Excitedly,  I typed  in  the  web 
address  and  clicked  cs  the  link  that  led  to  a list 
of  all  involved  colleges.  There  it  was.  \^festficld 
State  College. 

“YES!"  1 said  out-loud,  waking  my 
non-moming  friendly  roommate.  “WAKE  UP! 
WE  HAVE  FACEBOOK!" 

It  was  only  a matter  of  minutes  before 
both  my  equally  ecstatic  roommate  and  I were 
typing  rapidly  on  our  laptops,  cagCT  to  get  regis- 
tered as  soon  as  possible  and  instant  messaging 
all  of  our  buddies  so  we  could  all  be  friends  on 


Facebook. 

Everything  was  happening  so  quickly 
that  when  1 finally  looked  at  the  clock  I realized 
I was  late  fir  class.  Though  1 seriously  debated 
whether  or  not  1 should  mmain  planted  in  my 
scat  so  I could  take  the  appropriate  time  needed 
to  fropcrly  fill  in  my  favorite  movies,  books  and 
music,  I [emembered  I had  a quiz  and  it  would 
be  very  hazardous  to  my  grade  to  miss  it  I reluc- 
tantly dragged  myself  to  three  classes,  dreaming 
only  of  returning  to  The  Facebook  when  I 
back  to  my  room. 

Walking  briskly  back  to  my  dorm, 
Facebook  was  everywhere.  Students  huddled  in 
small  pecks  murmuring  excitedly  about  how 
we’ve  waited  so  Icmg  and  how  much  Vre’ve 
been  missing  out  By  the  time  1 got  back  to  my 
room  and  signed  back  on.  I had  seventeen  friend 
requests. 

Though  the  excitement  has  died  down 
a bit  since  that  fateful  day  when  Westfield  State 
got  Facebook,  my  heart  still  palpitates  every 
time  1 sign  on  and  see  that  I’ve  been  poked  or 
requested.  I’m  sure  that  someday  another  hot 
new  internet  community  will  take  ovct.  replac- 
ing our  beloved  new  friend,  but  undl  that  time, , . 

Facebook  me. 


New  Shows  f)nnounced  at  The  Webster  Theater 
Ulsit  them  online  at  www.webstertheater.com 


Friday,  April  29th 

Sevendust.  Skindred 

7pm,  $21  adv 
Sunday,  May  1st 

Copeland  / Anberlin 

Paramore 
6 pm,  $10  adv 

Friday,  May  6th 

Alternative  Press  & Vans 
Present: 

Strayliaht  Run.  Minus  The  Bear, 
The  Honorary  Title.  Gratitude. 
Spitalfield 

Friday,  May  1 3th 

Lez  Zeppelin 
tribute  to  Led  Zeppelin 

6 pm,  $10  adv 


Saturday,  May  14th 

Bayside,  Lost  City  Anaels 

6 pm,  $10  adv 
Thursday,  June  2nd 

Streetlight  Manitesto 
Gym  Class  Heros 
Whole  Wheat  Bread 

7pm,  $10  adv 

Friday,  June  3rd 
Foreifiner 
8pm,  $29.50  adv 

Thursday,  July  21st 

Soilent  Green 
Perfect  Murder 
Into  the  Moat 
Watch  Them  Die 

6pm,  $13.50  adv 


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A&E  TheUoiCe  AprilI8.2005 


The  hangover  we  didn’t  deserve 


BY  Matthew  Bernat 
EDITOR  IN  Chief 

Mention  the  band  Bowling  for  Soup 
(BPS)  10  an  average  college  student  you’ll  be 
met  with  laughs  of  dcrisiwi.  I too  smiriced  at  the 
vay  thought  of  interviewing  the  band  that  is  best 
known  for  riding  the  current  wave  of  80's  nos- 
talgia and  covering  the  Gilligan's  Island  thane 
song  for  a TBS  reality  show  of  the  same  name. 
Not  a fan?  Not  surprising.  I wasn’t  either  but  1 
had  this  urge  to  discover  what  made  this  seem- 
ingly bland,  soulless,  faux  punk  rock  band  tick. 
The  answas:  gallons  of  Milla  Lite  and  a gen- 
uine sense  of  fua  I had  nochoicc  but  to  leave  the 
interview  with  a certain  amount  of  respect  for 
these  beer-swilling  Texans,  not  for  their  music, 
but  for  their  personalities- 

BFS  is  touring  behind  their  fourth  stu- 
dio produced  album  "A  Hangover  You  Don’t 
Deserve"  and  played  at  the  Webster  Thcala  in 
Hartford  on  April  10  with  c^nersMC  Lars,  The 
Riddlin  Kids  and  American  Hi-E  . The  eva- 
intrepid  voice  photographa  Qiff  Ashtsook  and 
1 found  ourselves  asking  for  directions  on  a cor- 
na  Kwikec  Mart  in  souili  Hartford  before  the 
show  because  we  were  lost 

As  we  drove  away  it  became  clear  to 
me  that  this  wasn’t  the  sort  of  neighborhood  that 
would  house  a rock  venue 

Pimped  out  Acura’s  and  bling  out- 
numbered polo  shirts  and  khakis  at  least  hvc  to 
one. 

Then  there  it  was,  a line  of  people  in 
Bowling  for  Soup  mer-l 
chandise  It  was  5 p.m.,  2 
hours  before  the  doors! 
opened  and  another  5| 
hours  before  BPS  actual-! 
iy  took  the  stage.  j 


We  ma  Sean 
Baggins  the  tour  managa 
just  outside  their  tour  bus. 

He  wore  shorts  that 
exposed  the  tattoos  that 
ran  down  the  back  of  his 
calves  and  took  us  into 

the  theater  through  a side  , ..  , 

, ^ -Photo  by  Cliff  Ashbrook 

door.  ^ 

■Once  ihe  band  from  Bowling  for  Soup. 


finishes  up  the  sound 

check  there's  a record 

label  meet  and  greet  and  then  you  guys  can  do 

the  interview."  Scan  said. 

Sitting  in  the  dark  of  the  empty  theater 
I noticed  the  fans  for  the  meet  and  grea  were  all 
giris,  ranging  in  age  from  10-16  years  old  with 
their  parents. 

I asked  Cliff  about  this  and  he  said  it 
was  the  same  thing  at  the  Thldng  Back  Sunday 
concert  he  attended  a few  months  ago. 

‘‘We  have  to  find  out  why  this  is.  What 
if  I ask  them,  “why  all  of  your  fens  12  year  old 
girls?’ 

“Matt,  please  don’t  piss  them  off." 

Cliff  had  a point.  I’d  save  that  one  for 
last 

The  band  was  gracious  and  patient  for 
the  fans  as  they  posed  for  pictures  and  held  up 
CD’s  and  posters  for  them  to  sign.  Their  parents 
wailed  not  too  fer  away;  some  of  the  moms  cvoi 
sported  ihcir  own  BPS  shirts. 

The  fans  filed  out  and  Sean  led  us  to 
an  alley  that  bordered  the  adjacent  building,  he 
took  a quick  ri^t  down  some  stairs  and  into  the 
dressing  rroms. 

There  was  a sparse  dir^  hallway  with 
some  beat  up  couches  and  bizarre  graffiti,  no 


windows.  BPS  still  have  a few  dues  to  pay 
before  becoming  rock  loyal^. 

Sean  had  us  take  a seal  and  Chris  (gui- 
tar), Erik  (bass)  and  Gary  (drums)  sal  on  the 
couch  opposite  us.  Jarei  (lead  vocals,  guitar) 
hadn’t  come  in  yet  but  we  began  the  interview 
anyways. 

How  are  you  guys  likiiig  Hartford? 

Erik:  Hartford  has  always  bcai  awe- 
some to  us.  Our  first  show  here  was  a radio  fes- 
tival, 4 or  5 years  ago.  The  first  show  we  played 
here  I was  naked  onstage  in  front  of  10,(X)0  peo- 
ple. 

How  did  you  manage  that? 

We  were  doing  a show  with 
Dynamite  Hack  and  everybody  went  onstage  in 
their  underwear  and  I. 
didn’t  have  underwear 
on  at  ihctimc  I went  out 
in  a towel  wrapped 
around  my  waist  and 
uh,  just  as  were  finish-' 
ing  our  little  stage  prank] 
their  bass  player  reach- 
es over  and  yanks  the: 
towel  off  of  me.  At  that] 
point,  do  you,  cover 
your  shit  up  and 
like  your  fuckingj 
scared  or  do  you  just! 
put  your  fucking  rock! 
fist  in  the  air  (makes 
devil  horns  with  right  Qo^jing  For  Soup  Rock 
hand)  and  that’s  what  I Hand, 
did. 

Do  you  have  any  pre- 
jshow  rituals? 

Erik:  we  hang  out  and 
drink  way  too  much  beer.  Thai’s 
basically  h. 

Gary:  We  just  hang  out 
drink  beer  and  shoot  the  shit  witit 
eachotha. 

(At  this  point  Jaret  walks 
into  the  tDon.) 

Jaret:  I hate  one  ply  toilet 
paper.  It  just  rubs  the  shh  out  of 
your  ass.  You  guys  want  to  hear  a 
funny  story  that  happened  today. 

&ik:  yeah  sure, 

Jaret:  So 
this  momingj 


Jaret:  His  influence  probably  comes 
across  in  the  music  mote  than  you  think  though. 
The  way  he  tells  story  and  such.  Like  very  sim- 
ilar, you  can  totally  tell  that  lyrically  woe  influ- 
enced by  country  just  because  of  were  we  live. 
(Texas) 

Erik:  We  can’t  get  away 

from  it 

Jaret:  If  there  weren’t  coun-| 
try,  construction  workers  wouldn’t 
have  anything  to  listen  to. 

Who  did  you  end  up  gtting| 
next  to  at  the  Grarmny’s  (BPS  was 
nominated  for  their  song  ‘Girl  All 
the  Bad  Guys  W'ant”  in  2003) 

Erik:  behind  us  were  Tina! 
McBride  and  her  hus- 
band. Jimmy  Pallon  and 
his  date  and  beside  us 
was  the  hot  girl  fiom  the 
Soprano’s. 

Jaret:  We  had 
pretty  big  row...bdund| 

'us  was  Godsmack  and' 


car  was  under  my  name  and  I had  to  rent  a car 
drunk  and  I wasn’t  very  convincing. 

Erik:  The  flight  attendants  were  gv- 
ing  us  free  alcohol  on  the  plane  they  liked  us  a 
lot  and  kept  giving  us  fucking  booze  the  whole 
■way  just 
Isiiiing 
Id  o w n 
land  talk- 


I Jaret: 

I So  we  go 
[straight 
[to  the  bar 
land  we 
[got  so 
[drunk  in 
[the  bar 
[thotlwas 
[standing 
on  the 
stairwell 
with  my 

-Photo  by  Cliff  Ashbrook  P ® ^ 
Bvander  Holyfield  who  g down 

around 
m y 
ankles 

telling  eveiyonc  that  they  can  go  fuck  them- 
selves and  the  next  thing  I know  1 wake  up  in 
Utah  and  there’s  fucking  snow  on  the  ground 
and  I wake  up  on  the  van. . .1  didn’t  know  whae 


to  take  a po(^  and  I| 
have  a Sprite  and  I sit 
down  to  poop  and  I set  the  drink 
down  on  the  toilet  paper  dispenser 
and  I was  sitting  down  like  this 
(motions  as  though  he's  on  a toilet)[ 
and  all  of  a sudden  Poosh!  (there  is[ 
laughter  as  he  motions  as  if  the  soda 
fell  into  his  pants).  It’s  sitting  there 
pouring  out.  That’s,  that’s  a shitty 
ftiddng  feeling.  So  the  Dickies  are 
waterproof,  so  1 just  got  up  wiped 
’em  off  but  my  underwear  was  so 
fucking  sticky.  (More  laughter). 

Do  you  plan  on  touring  For  Soup, 
this  summer? 

Jaret:  This  summer  were  doing  a co- 
headlining tour  \rith  Reel  Big  Fish  so  were  try- 
ing to  do  the  opposite  of  the  warped  tour,  start- 
ing at  the  otha  end  of  the  country  and  were 
going  to  avoid  it  as  much  as  wc  can  because  its 
so  expensive  for  kids  to  go  to  that  show. 

Erik,  you  said  you  were  most 
inspired  by  Johiuiy  Cash?  Why  is  that? 

Erik:  Johnny  Cash  was  the  first  fuck- 
ing punk  if  you  a.sk  me.  He  neva  did  it  by  any 
other  way.  he  dkfn ’t  follow  the  rules  of  Nashville 
and  he  was  an  outsider  for  a long  time. 


jwas  two  rows  up,  Norah 
[jones  was  near  there. 

[ It  wasn’t  just 

[musidans? 

[ Jaret:  People  are  always 

[like  what  was  the  weirdest  aspect 
of  the  Grammy 's?  You  expect  to 
see  Bonnie  Rail. . .It’s  the  people 
outside  the  music  industry  that  you 
see,  all  the  actors  and  T.V.  person- 
alities and  sports  people  and  stuff.  We  ran  into 
Tom  Arnold  in  the  hall  yelling  because  he  could- 
n’t get  a beer  (laughs).  Kevin  James  was  walk- 
ing around,  Michael  J.  Efox,  Dustin  Hoffman. 

Chris:  Got  our  picture  with  Robin 
Williams.  He  was  cool. 

Erik:  He  was  either  drunk  or  really 

tired. 

Jaret:  We  had  on  these  blue  tuxedos 
and  he  said,  ’Thank  god  for  the  tuxedo  rental 
industry." 

What  was  your  worst  drinking 
experientx? 

Erik:  Worst  drinking  experience? 
They're  all  beautiful. 

Gary:  When  I 
[was  younger  we  were 
[playing  drinking 
[games  aixi  1 ended  up 
[drinking  an  entire  bot- 
tle of  gin  over  like  30 
minutes.  I was  just  not 
winning  at  this  game, 
or  maybe  i was 
because  I was  getting 
hammered  but  it  was 
December  and  I ended 
up  going  to  this  dudes 

^ ^backyard  and  titrow- 

|-Photo  by  Cliff  Ashbrook  I jng  up  for  like  three 
Erik,  the  bassist  for  Bowling  hours  in  a short  sleeve 


shirt  1 just  couldn’t 
rtKjvc,  it  was  like,  30 

degrees  or  something. 

Erik:  Right  after  I separated  fion  my 
first  wife  we  went  down  to  see  my  fiiends  of 
mine  play  and  thae  was  this  big  party  afterward. 
He  said  I got  a pirescnt  for  ya  and  thought  me  a 
bottle  of  thundsrbird  that  haJ  a handle  on  it  like 
a jug  of  thunderbiid  and  before  I knew  it  I drank 
the  whole  thing... wc  were  in  this  nasty  ass 
felling  down  house  just  puking  all  over  the  place 
. . . still  that's  pretty  awesome. 

Jaret:  I got  really  fucked  up  on  a trip 
wc  had  to  Salt  Lake  Qiy  once,  and  (laughter)  the 


I was. 

Chris:  I got  a good  one.  It  was  my 
30th  birthday.  After  drinking  half  a bottle  of  Jack 
I fiinneled  5 beets  at  once.  I thought  I was  going 
to  die  there  was  so  much  pressure  on  my  stom- 
ach. I thought,  has  my  blood  stopped  flowing?  5 
minutes  later  1 did  three  more. 

Ekik:  he  was  drunk  for  2 wedc 

How  do  you  measure  the  success  of 
an  album  you  put  out? 

Jarei:  Wc  set  out  to  make  foe  record 
that  we  feel  represents  our  baixJ.  We  write  songs 
that  sound  like  us,  you  know?  Thai’s  pretty 
much  what  we  do.  Its  not  rocket  science,  we  did- 
n’t set  out  to  reinvent  ourselves  musically  do  this 
and  this,  we  just  want  to  pul  out  songs  that  make 
people  smile. 

Erik:  Yeah,  to  me  this  album  is  the 
best  we’ve  done. 

JareU  It’s  the  best  album  ever. 

Erik:  Maybe  not  that  good. 

CJuis:  I dunno,  I think  it  is 

Jaret:  We  always,  people  always  ask 
if  we  have  all  this  pressure  to  try  and  top  our- 
selves we  had  a meeting  over  some  ftealdn' 
Cajun  food  and  we. . . 

Chris:  We  totally  made  a pact  with 

the  devil 

Jaret:  (sings)  Strike  a deal  with  the 

devil 

Chris:  We  called  it  off  because  foe 
devil’s  songs  suck. 

Jaret:  Yeah  foe  devil  could  never 
write  love  songs. 

What  doyou  want  your  audience  to 
leave  with  at  the  aid  of  a show? 

JareU  Asmile. 

Chris:  Definitely  not  herpes.  Oh  hey 
did  you  here  about  Michael  Vick.  His,  uh,  ex 
girlfriend  is  suing  him  because  he  gave  ha  her- 
pes. He  not  only  gave  her  herpes  he  didn't  tell 
her  he  had  herpes.  If  you  have  an  S.T.D.  and  did- 
n’t icU  'em  you  should  be  responsible. 

BFS,  continued  on  page  12. 


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AfifE  Th6  UoiC6  April  18, 2005 

A concert  to  Vai  for  


By  Jon  Mitchell 
Sfeoal  to  The  Voice 

The  air  was  cold  in  Hartford  the 
night  of  March  25,  but  inside  the  Webster 
Theater,  the  atmosphere  was  out  of  this 
world.  If  anything,  the  mood  was  incendi- 
ary. Myself,  alongside  Ben  Pegg,  my  part- 
ner in  shred,  were  about  to  witness  a show 
of  extreme  proportions.  Little  did  we  know 
that  chaos  would  soon  fill  the  air  in  thirty- 
second-note  triplets  screaming  from  the 
fingers  of  one  of  the  most  technically  pro- 
ficient instrumental  guitarists  to  ever  sling 
an  axe;  we  were  about  to  witness  Steve 
Vai. 

Before  divulging  into  the  concert 
itself,  we  would  just  like  to  recap  a few  of 
the  night's  events  prior  to  the  start  of  the 
show.  As  previously  stated,  we  were  going 
to  see  Steve  Vai  and  his  band,  the  Breed, 
on  tour  supporting  Vai's  latest  recording, 
"Real  Illusions:  Reflections."  Outside  the 
Webster,  a cacophony  of  noise  erupted 
from  the  hundreds  of  fans  waiting  in  line  to 
get  out  of  the  cold  and  into  the  warmth  of 
the  theater.  A variety  of  fans,  young  and 
old,  male  and  female,  each  spoke  in  excite- 
ment about  the  show  to  come. 

"This  is  my  second  time  seeing 
him  live,"  one  kid,  Eric,  told  me.  It  turns 
out  he  attended  the  same  show  as  me,  the 
previous  G3  tour  last  year,  when  it  stopped 
in  Boston.  Alongside  Joe  Salriani  and 
Yngwie  Malmsteen,  both  amazing  players 
in  their  own  right,  Vai  toured  around  the 
world,  and  Eric  was  pleased  to  be  able  to 
see  him  once  again. 

"This  night  is  going  to  be  amaz- 
ing. I can  already  feel  it."  He  was  right. 
Right  then,  the  door  to  Vai's  tour  bus 
opened,  and  a tall  man  dressed  in  a long, 
black  leather  trench  coat  emerged.  It  was 
Vai  himself,  and  he  was  heading  into  the 
venue.  Not  a usual  entrance  for  a rock 
show,  but  then  again,  this  was  no  ordinary 
rock  show. 

Inside  the  theater,  the  mood  was  a 
little  hairy.  This  is  where  it  gets  a little  con- 
fusing. Due  to  a misunderstanding,  Ben 
and  I did  not  receive  the  proper  photo  pass- 
es needed  to  get  access  to  the  photo  area. 


This  is  a gray  area,  because,  we  were  under 
the  assumption  that  we  would  have  the 
tickets  and  photo  passes  required  to  take 
the  desired  photos  of  the  show,  and  the 
security  in  charge  of  said  photo  area 
explained  that  we  had  the  wrong  passes, 
denying  us  access  to  the  area.  This  was  the 
entire  purpose  of  our  trip.  Either  way,  we 
received  passes  that  had  the  word  "VIP" 
circled,  not  "Photo."  What's  the  big  deal? 
Why  would  we  be  disappointed  for  getting 
backstage  passes  for  free?  Well,  we 
weren't,  really.  But  we  had  a job  to  do,  and 
we  needed  the  correct  passes  to  do  said 
job. 

Perhaps  it's  just  a misunderstand- 
ing. 

After  settling  with  the  fact  that  we 
could  not  acquire  access  to  the  photo  area, 
we  did  what  came  naturally:  we  pushed 
our  way  to  the  front  row.  This  way,  we 
assumed,  we  could  hold  our  digital  cam- 
eras in  the  air  and  pray  that  a few  pictures 
would  come  out.  This  is  where  we  met 
more  fans  excited  to  see  Vai.  In  fact,  they 
turned  out  to  be  friends  with  Tony 
MacAIpine,  back-up  guitarist  for  Vai's 
band  and  a native  of  Springfield. 
Surprisingly,  after  a delightful  conversa- 
tion with  them  about  the  shared  experi- 
ences that  brought  them  to  Vai's  music, 
they  wouldn't  let  us  into  their  row.  Okay, 
we  were  two  rows  from  the  stage  with  no 
passes  and  a whole  bunch  of  people  behind 
us  wanting  our  spots.  We  decided  it  was 
the  best  time  for  the  show  to  start.  We 
waited  through  the  sound-check,  for  the 
techs  do  get  off  the  stage,  the  key  sign  that 
a show  will  begin.  Then,  as  the  lights 
dimmed  and  the  smoke  machines  started,  a 
man  1 could  have  sworn  was  Bret  Michaels 
from  Poison  came  onstage  bearing  an 
unusual  instrument  of  choice,  the  electric 
Dobro. 

This  was  Eric  Sardinas,  Vai's 
opening  act  for  the  "Real  Illusions: 
Reflections"  tour.  His  set  was  a perfect 
start  for  the  night,  not  because  he  blew  the 
pants  off  of  anyone  with  his  virtuosity, 
necessarily,  but  because  his  style  of  music 
is  blues  slide  guitar.  This  is  a definite  con- 
trast to  Vai's  more  than  heavenly  take  on 


rock/metal/fusion.  But  there's  the  rub.  It  fit 
perfectly  because  of  the  distinct  contrast. 
Sardinas  is  a blues  guitar  virtuoso,  and  like 
many  instrumental  guitarists  of  the  day,  is 
signed  to  Favored  Nations,  Vai's  own 
recording  label.  His  style,  like  Vai's,  is  so 
over  the  top  that  you  had  to  pay  attention. 
At  one  point,  Sardinas  jumped  into  the 
crowd  and  jammed  for  a full  six  minutes 
on  one  tune,  soloing  and  riffing  while  hun- 
dreds of  onlookers  just  gawked.  If  that 
wasn't  enough,  during  his  last  song,  he 
throws  off  his  slide,  and  picks  up  a bottle 
of  Rolling  Rock,  and  uses  it  as  an 
impromptu  slide  while  taking  a few 
healthy  sips  of  the  suds.  It  was  like  Stevie 
Ray  Vaughan,  Super  Dave,  and  the 
Marlboro  Man  were  thrown  into  a cement 
mixer. 

After  his  set.  which  ran  about  45- 
50  minutes,  we  waited  for  Vai.  We  saw 
guitar  techs  messing  with  amps,  making 
last  minute  tuning  changes,  effects  pedals 
being  stuck  to  the  floor.  Suddenly,  the 
lights  dimmed;  it  was  time  for  the  Breed. 
The  Breed  is  a virtual  super-group  of  five 
technically  inclined  musicians,  critically 
acclaimed  members  of  many  different 
bands  that  provide  the  perfect  complement 
to  Vai's  sound.  As  previously  stated,  Tony 
MacAIpine,  who  is  a veteran  of  such  bands 
as.  plays  keyboards  and  guitar.  Dave 
Weiner,  fresh  out  of  the  GIT  (Guitar 
Institute)  in  Los  Angeles,  plays  backup 
guitar  and  sitar.  Jeremy  Colson,  a young 
and  wild  tattooed  man  is  on  drums.  Billy 
Sheehan,  ex-member  of  Mr.  Big,  is  the 
astounding  bassist  finishing  off  what  is  the 
Breed.  Vai's  backup  band  isn't  so  much  a 
group  of  hired  musicians  as  it  is  an  extend- 
ed family.  When  Vai  came  out  wearing  his 
long  black  trench  coat  and  a double- 
necked  Ibanez  JEM  and  started  with  the 
eight  finger  ostinato  tapping  licks,  we 
knew  it  was  going  to  be  a good  night. 

Vai's  set  started  with  a whole  slew 
of  new  songs  offhis  latest  disc.  "Real 
Illusions:  Reflections."  The  songs  flowed 
together,  one  by  one,  acting  as  if  back- 
ground music  to  some  weird  soundtrack  to 
space  and  robots. 

Going  to  a show  to  see  a group  of 


virtuosos  definitely  should  come  with  the 
caveat  that  some  showboating  will  be 
involved.  Steve  jumped  behind  Billy, 
reached  around  and  started  playing  bass 
while  Sheehan  pretended  to  be  annoyed. 
They  went  back  and  forth;  hitting  each 
other's  instruments  like  it  was  a game  of 
tag. 

The  set  continued  with  many  Vai 
favorites  such  as  "The  Attitude  Song,"  and 
"Bad  Horsie."  Easily  my  favorite  song  of 
the  night.  "Whispering  a Prayer."  a master- 
piece that  Vai  wrote  about  Ireland,  extend- 
ed into  an  extra  three  minute  solo.  One  of 
the  last  songs  played.  "I'm  the  Hell  Outta 
Here"  off  the  soundtrack  to  the  movie 
PCU.  featured  MacAIpine  and  Vai  trying 
to  out-solo  one  another.  If  that  wasn't  cool 
enough,  all  members  of  the  Breed,  along 
with  Vai,  stood  in  a line  fretting  and  play- 
ing each  other’s  instruments!  It  was  chaos 
and  anarchy,  as  well  as  catharsis.  We  wait- 
ed for  an  encore,  and  it  happened,  starting 
with  "Liberty."  a tune  full  of  remnants  of 
the  "Star  Spangled  Banner."  The  night 
couldn't  end  without  Vai's  signature  tune, 
and  we  weren't  disappointed. 

"How  about  one  more?"  Steve 
said,  as  the  band  broke  into  "For  the  Love 
of  God,"  the  night's  defining  swansong. 

After  the  show,  Vai  came  out 
front  for  a quick  meet  with  Ben  and  1. 
Apparently,  the  real  "Meet  and  Greet"  hap- 
pened hours  before  the  show,  and  he  was 
in  a hurry  to  get  to  the  next  night's  show  in 
New  York.  Ben  told  him  he  built  Steve  a 
gift, *3  custom  made  Ibanez  JEM  guitar,  but 
security  wouldn't  let  him  bring  it  inside. 

"Maybe  next  time,"  Vai  calmly 
said  through  a grin. 

He  walked  away  and  through  the 
doors  and  all  we  could  do  was  smile.  We 
had  Just  met  the  guy  who  is  helping  to  keep 
technical  guitar  playing  alive.  We  were 
stunned  that  he  was  so  regular.  We  had  an 
amazing  night,  and,  ironically  ended  up 
with  a better  picture  than  we  would  have 
got  in  the  photo  section. 


State  of  Fear:  A novel  that  left  me  shaking  ... 


My  head  — 

By  John  Fletcher 

Special  to  The  Voice 

Michael  Crichton  is  probably  one  of 
my  favorite  contemporary  novelists  due  to  his 
solid  story-telling  ability  coupled  with  his 
love  of  technology.  With  this  enthusiasm,  I 
began  reading  his  latest  publication.  Slate  of 
Fear,  from  Harper  Collins  Publications.  A 
fast  read,  even  at  a meaty  603  pages,  I anx- 
iously waited  time  to  get  back  to  it  whenever 
I had  to  put  it  down.  Anyone  who  has  read 
Jurassic  Park  will  feel  right  at  home  with 
Crichton’s  ability  to  explain  science  and  tech- 
nology. Ultimately,  though,  this  work  does 
not  compare  with  the  quality  of  his  earlier 
novels.  I found  myself  viewing  it  as  an 
attempt  to  put  global  warming  fanatics  in 
their  respective  places  as  opposed  to  a serious 
commentary  on  the  commonly  held  views  on 
the  subject. 

Now.  I know  what  you  are  probably 
thinking  - ‘Global  warming?  How  do  you 
"^te  a novel  about  global  warming?’  I know 
' 1 asked  myself  the  same  question. 
Essentially,  Crichton's  ploy  involves  Dr.  John 
Kenner,  a paramilitary  professor  with  inten- 
sive knowledge  of  global  warming,  breaking 
the  many  prc-conceived  notions  of 


Peter  Evans,  the  lawyer  of  a wealthy  environ- 
mental benefactor,  by  quoting  scholarly 
research.  In  one  passage,  Kenner  explains  to 
Evans,  “’The  data  show  that  one  relatively 
small  area  called  the  Antarctic  Peninsula  is 
melting  and  calving  huge  icebergs.  That’s 
what  gets  reported  year  after  year.  But  the 
continent  as  a whole  is  getting  colder,  and  the 
ice  is  getting  thicker.'"  Crichton  then  cites  an 
article  within  a footnote,  “Antarctic  climate 
cooling  and  terrestrial  ecosystem  response" 
by  Doran  el  al.,  followed  by  a summation  of 
what  was  found:  “From  1986  to  2000  central 
Antarctic  valleys  cooled  .7*  C per  decade 
with  serious  ecosystem  damage  from  cold." 
Indeed,  there  is  a bibliography  accompianying 
this  novel  that  includes  twenty  pages  of 
research  and  notes.  The  author  prefaces  it  by 
stating  that,  “No  reader  should  assume  that 
any  author  listed  below  agrees  with  the  views 
I express  in  this  book.  Quite  the  contrary: 
many  of  them  disagree  strongly."  He  contin- 
ues to  say  that  he  chose  to  include  these 
works  “to  assist  those  readers  who  would  like 
to  review  my  thinking  and  arrive  at  their  own 
conclusions.”  Wasn’t  that  nice  of  him? 

The  problem,  however,  with  inter- 
jecting quote  after  quote  of  evidence  is  that  it 


goes  beyond  the  character’s  passion  and 
begins  to  feel  as  though  the  author  is  directly 
preaching  to  his  audience.  (If  I wanted  to 
read  Crichton  preaching.  I’d  read  an  essay  of 
his  on  the  subject  - if  he  ever  writes  such  an 
essay.)  Obviously,  Mr.  Crichton  is  very  pas- 
sionate about  making  people  aware  of  the 
truths  and  half  truths  about  global  warming, 
and  it  comes  out  in  his  character  of  Dr.  John 
Kenner  - but  with  too  much  emphasis.  By 
using  such  tactics,  the  character  becomes  fiat 
and  uninteresting  and  detracts  from  the 
growth  of  the  other  characters,  especially 
would-be  main  character.  Peter  Evans. 
Towards  the  introduction  of  Kenner,  when  he 
began  to  spout  and  sputter  scientific  citations, 
I actually  stopped  and  asked  myself,  “He’s 
not  going  to  do  this  the  entire  time,  it  he?” 
Fortunately,  no,  not  the  entire  amount  of 
Kenner’s  dialogue  attacks  rumors  head  on  - 
just  most  of  it. 

Crichton’s  latest  offering  docs  not 
limit  itself  to  preaching  the  he-said-she-said 
of  the  global  warming  world.  The  author's 
skill  as  a stoiyteller  fans  out  into  a peacock's 
tail  that  follows  the  characters  around  the 
globe  and  back.  Peter  Evans  suffers  bodily 
harm  in  his  home  in  Beverley  Hills,  acquires 


frostbite  in  Antarctica,  and  tangles  with  can- 
nibals on  the  island  of  Pavutu  within  the  span 
of  this  near-epic  story.  The  focus,  of  course, 
does  not  always  remain  on  Evans;  but  shifts 
easily  onto  any  of  the  other  cogs  that  make 
the  talc  spin.  Characters  like  George  Morton, 
rich  client  of  Evans’,  and  his  assistant  Sarah 
Jones  find  themselves  under  the  spotlight  for 
a spell.  This  bouncing  about  of  personas 
makes  determining  a figurehead  of  the  novel 
particularly  difficult,  especially  with  the 
emphasis  Crichton  places  on  his  mouthpiece, 
Kenner. 

Ultimately.  Michael  Crichton's 
attempt  to  tackle  the  mammoth  girth  of  glob- 
al warming  leaves  a lukewarm  feeling  that 
raises  more  questions  in  this  lay  reader  than  it 
uies  to  answer.  Is  this  the  absolute  answer  to 
the  question  (he  might  say  myth)  of  global 
wanning?  Absolutely  not.  But.  is  this  a fan- 
tastically intense  and  winding  talc  worthy  of 
James  Bond?  Yes.  So.  if  techno-babble 
makes  you  dizzy,  this  might  not  be  the  best 
selection  for  you.  but  if  you  arc  set  on  reading 
the  author's  cafhlogue  or  arc  simply  looking 
for  an  interesting  and  entertaining  story  to 
delve  into  for  a few  nights,  Michael 
Crichton’s  Slate  of  Fear  is  sure  to  please. 


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Erik:  You  should,  but  the  oth^  per- 
son should  be  responsible  enough  lo. . . 

(Jarcl  belches) 

Chris:  How  would  they  know,  some- 
times you  can't. . . 

Erik:  Yeah,  you're  right 

Jaret:  fsings)  Strike  a deal  with  the 

devil! 

We  were  talking  before  the  show,  he 
went  to  a Ihking  Back  Sunday  concert  hoe 
not  too  long  ago,  and  we  noticed  the  fans  are 
10  - 14  year  old  girls  and  we  just  can’t  figure 

out  why  these  gjris  are  connecting  with  this 


Jaret:  Because  pop  radio  has  evolved 
into  MTV  and  these  arc  wh^  those  kids  arc  lis- 
tening to. 

And  so  ended  the  interview.  We 
walked  out  with  Erik,  who  was  going  to  have  a 
sntoke  in  the  alley.  As  we  walk  by  American  Hi- 
Fi's  dressing  room  Erik  starts  to  laugh.  "Last 
time  we  were  here  Sccther  had  these  h,it  strip- 
pers in  there.” 

“Were  you  in  there  witfi  tfiem?’ 

"No  we  had  a spaghetti  fight" 

Hours  passed,  and  it  came  to  be  about 
20  minutes  before  BPS  took  the  stage.  I was 
standing  in  the  back  next  to  a worru_i  who 


1 to  be  the  mother  of  one  of  the  many 
tweens  mnning  around. 

I turned  to  her  and  said,  "Are  you  here 
for  Bowling  for  SoupT’ 

"What?' 

“Are  you  here  to  see  BPS?  Are  you  a 
fki7’  I asked  if  her  kids  were  here  widi  her,  I 
hope  she  didn’t  think  I was  an  asshole. 

‘Tm  here  i j see  BPS,  my  fiicnd,”  she 
pointed  towards  the  women  next  ho-,  “is  here 
widi  her  kids."  I said  I was  writing  about  the  con- 
cert 

"Oh  I like  new  music,  that’s  why  I'm  here.  You 
know  we  were  prMty  cool  back  in  1985.” 

Ah.  Now  confused  more  than 


ever.  Cliff  and  1 went  to  the  photo  area 
right  in  front  of  the  stage.  I turned  around 
and  it  appeared  that  the  entire  Mickey 
Mouse  Club  had  attended  the  show  and 
was  pressed  up  against  the  barricade. 

1 asked  one  young  male  fan.  "Are  you  a 
big  fan  of  BFS?"  He  answered,  “Not  real- 
ly. I like  a few  songs.” 

Didn’t  matter  though  becL  .se 
BFS  came  on  and  played  the  hell  out  of 
"Almost.’’  their  new  single.  Despite  the 
massive  amount  of  beer  coursing  through 
their  bodies,  they  sounded  tight  and 
together.  Everyone  in  the  place  was  smil- 
ing. Hopefully  no  one  had  herpes. 


Mae  finally  getting  the  recognition  they  deserve 


BY  EMILY  ENGEL 

Managing  editor 


Upon  walking  into  the  small  room  in 

the  baeV  of  The  Webster  Thcaler,  I was  wel- 
comed into  a ny..n  of  relaxation.  Members  of 
Mae  were  sitting  around;  guitarist  Zach 
Gehring  tuned  his  guitar  while  keyboardist  Rob 
Sweitzer  checked 
over  the  set 
Hand  shakes 
warm 

given,  then 
Q&A. 

B u 

were  asked, 
noticed  towards 
back  of  the 
stood  a large  container  holding  soda  and  water 
surrounded  by  ice.  This  thirsty  reporter  looked 
longingly  into  the  container,  recalling  how 
much  it  cost  for  a bottle  of  water  during  a show. 
Apparently  drummer  Jacob  Marshall  noticed. 

“Seriously,  if  you  want  that,  just 
wheel  it  oui  to  your  car”  he  said  laughingly. 
Ncedles-s  to  say,  I grabbed  a bottle  of  water. 

Generous  and  talented.  What  a com- 
bination. 

On  April  6th,  only  the  second  night 
of  performing  with  The  Starting  Line  and 
Armor  for  Sleep,  Mac  was  ready  to  show  off 
their  new  songs  from  their  latest  album  The 
Everglow,  as  well  as  dclighl  true  fans  with  older 
songs  off  GiDesiimhon:  Beautiful. 

After 
while  of  being 
ignored  by  th{ 

Tooth  & Nail,  I 
now  second  to  me 
band  performing  that 
night  at  The  Webster. 

But  were 
struggles  of  being 
unknown  band  hard 
this  five-some? 

It's  been  a significant 
amount  of  time  between  your  two  full  length 
albums.  Destination:  Beautiful  came  out 
more  i!ian  tw'  years  ago.  What  were  you 
doing  on  this  break? 

JM:  We  toured!  We  definitely  didn’t  have  a lot 
of  time  ...  We  didn’t  have  a fan  base!  Like,  we 
started  from  scratch,  so  we  weren’t  really  a pri- 
ority at  the  label  at  fiist . . . 

RS:  There  were  only  8,000  units  originally 
shipped  at  all  and  were  sent  to  small  stores  and 
stuff  like  that  for  Destination:  Beautiful.  So  wt 
h^  to  pretQ'  much  just  start  from  scratch  like  he 
said,  and  we’ve  been  touring  ever  since  that 
time. 

JM:  Touring  that  much,  you  don’t  have  a lot  of 
time  to  write,  so  it  was  kind  of  like,  touring, 
touring,  touring,  write  for  a week,  tour,  tour. 


lour,  write  for  another.  I think  if  we  had  stopped 
any  earlier  it  wouldn’t  have  made  sense  to  make 
another  record,  because  there  wasn’t  enough 
motive  to  get  into  it. 

Your  label  mates  on  Tooth  Nail  Records 
vary  in  aD  sorts  of  genres.  Bands  like  Emery 
and  Underoath  seem  lo  have  inoreof  a hard- 
edge.  As  compared  to 
the  sound  has 
changed.  Do  you  find  your* 
being  more  prone  to 
adding  heavier  guitar  or  hard- 
er vocals,  or  being  influenced 
all? 

1 wouldn't  say  because  of 
as  much  as  because  there 
was  like,  an  energy  lo  our  band 
wasn’t  captured  in  the  first 
record  because  wc  weren’t  really  a band  yet.  we 
were  just  kind  of  a 
project.  So  as  we  started 
lour,  we  musically 
like,  the  encigy  of  our 
mance  was  noticeably 
ent  than  the  eneigy  on 
record  and  a lot  has  to  do 
the  way  wc  recorded  iL  It 
just  on  our  own  in  a 
basically  almost  like  a 
studio  that  our  bass 
Maik  [Padgett)  has  back 
[in  Viiginia  Beach, 
and  so  this  time  we  were 
natc  enough  to  be  able  to 

any  u 

band  and  the 

of  production  quality 
substantially  better.  We 
able  U)  capture  the 
ent  of  us  creating  music 
versus  each  person 
in  and  playing  parts 
and  then  layering  on 
each  other. 

differ^cc  in  production 
inai  maae  ii  sound  heavier? 

JM:  Yeah,  right  You  know,  people  who  have 
seen  our  live  show  comment  A on  how  much 
fuller  and  more  encigy  was  in  there  than  what 
was  captured  on  the  record  so  we  wanted  to 
capture  that  energy  and  use  it  this  time,  and  I 
think  it  comes  across,  for  lack  of  better  words, 
"hanJer,”  but  it  wasn’t  like,  a conscious  decision 
lo  go  harder  as  much  as  it  was  to  capture  what 
we  felt  was  supposed  to  be  all  along. 

The  aitworlc  and  overall  thane  of  The 
Evergbw  is  a story  book,  including  an  intro- 
duction and  an  Epilogue.  How  did  this 
theme  come  about? 

JM:  It’s  something  that  almost  came  up  by 
accident  over  the  course  of  the  writing  process, 
especially  towards  the  end.  Wc  were  rdxmt  two- 
thirds  of  the  way  through  when  wc  realized  that 


the  son^  that  we  had  kinda  began  to  fit  the 
theme  of  the  stoiy  that  we  were  living  fw  the 
last  two  and  a half  years.  I think  Dave  [Elkins) 
initially  had  the  idea  of  the, 
story  book  and  it 
evolved  from  there  into 
...  Gaughing)  monster  it 
became! 

Every  musician  has  a 
feroit  idea  of  what  success 
is,  whether  it  be  measured 
at  a show  or  with 
Grammy.  What  makes  an 
album  successful  to  you? 


[Keyboardist  Rob  Sweitzer 


JM:  I think  the  feeling  that  we  had  when  The 
Everglow  was  handed  to  us  for  the  first  time, 
and  the  first  time  we  saw  it,  and  for  me,  at  least 
personally,  I know  we’ve  had  long  conversa- 
tions about  this  . , . To  have  a vision  for  some- 
thing, an  idea  about  how  you 
warn  something  to  turn  out. 
like  to  actually  be  able  to  bring 
to  fruition  and  have  the 
support  of  your  label  and  our 
management  and  the  people 
that  helped  facilitate  that.  For 
it  was  a success,  if  it  had- 
mld  it  would’ve  been  dis- 
appointing that  no  one  would 
a cq)y  because  you  cre- 
ate these  to  share  with  people 
other\vise  you'd  just  be  play- 
in  your  house,  you  know? 
at  tire  same  time,  like  the 
feeling  of  success,  Just  became 
thing  that  ’ 
had 

like,  worked  so  hard  to 
together  and  have  it 
ly  turn  out  the  way 
wanted  it  to. 

RS:  I've  got  an 
that  ...  For  me.  success 
getting  the  feedback 
the  response  from 
who’s  lives  are 
touched  by  it,  you 
And  I don't  say  that  to 
pretentious,  like 
you’re  music  touches  us, 
but  I mean,  it's  not 
saying,  it’s  what  they’re  saying,  you  know,  we 
get  emails  and  comments  on  our  MySpace,  and 
just  ions  of  people  who  just  say  that  whatever 
the  various  circumstances  that  they  arc  going 
through,  it  has  helped  them,  it’s  inspired  them 
and  that  to  me.  if  it’s  touching  a bunch  of  peo 
pie,  that  to  me  is  what  makes  it  successful,  so . . . 

Ychu*  albums  have  been  reviewcd/sold  on  not 
only  popular  musk  webates  and  stores,  but 
Christian  ates  and  stores  as  weD.  What 
would  you  say  you  lean  more  towards?  Do 
you  conader  yourselves  more  of  a Christian 
band? 


JM:  Yeah,  no,  wc  don't  like  the  idea  of  a 
Christian  market  You  know,  faith  is  something 
that  we  all . . . deal  with  and  talk  about  and  expe- 
rience. but  the  idea  of 
that  is  kinda  a 
weird  thing  As  an  aiisi, 
that  spirituality  or  belief 
system  is  ii.  a sense  the 
core  of  anybody  who’s  a 
You  have  a belief 
that  is  a founda- 
tion of  how  you  live  your 
life  and  make  your  deci- 
sions, and  as  an  artist  you 
can’t  help  but  allow  those 
]lhings  to  influence  yourcre- 
a sense,  package  that  ...  I 
lawyers  or 


ativity.  But  to,  i 
mean,  we’re  musicians,  if  we  v 
doctors  (»■  auto  mechanics  we  wouldn’t  be 
"Christian  lawyers”  or  anything  like  that.  We 
are  musicians,  our  job  is,  fortunately,  lo  be  able 
to  create  art,  create  music,  and  that’s  what  we 
Wiint  to  be  known  as.  Fortunately,  we  have  the 
opportunity  to  leave  a message  in  that  as  well 
but  we’re  very  much  content  at  this  point  in  life 
to  kinda  sit  with  questions  more  than  to  provide 
answers  and  I think  that’s  sometliing  a lot  of 
artists,  especially  if  you’re  boxed  in  by  an  indus- 
try that  says  you  have  to  present  answers,  It’s 
hard  to  have  questions,  and  I think  that’s  some- 
thing that  gets  missed  a lot,  unfortunately. 

Wliat  kind  of  performance  are  you  most 
known  for  giving?  What  would  you  like  your 
audience  to  leave  wtli  after  a Mae  show? 

RS:  An  awe  inspiring,  rock  opera  Oaughlcr) 
"pic!  You  know,  series  of  multi  sen- 
. . . alright.  Stop.  Oaughter)  Urn, 
just  try  to  be  as  true  to  the  music 
possible  and  true  to  '•  hat  we  feel, 
express  ourselves,  rather,  we 
ness  ourselves  throuj^h  our  music 
we  hope  people  can  tell  thai 
very  passionate  about  what 
and  that’s  pretty  much  iL 
wc  hope  people  leave  with 
sense  of  passion. 

question,  for  all  of  you. 
your  favorite  Niiya  Thrtle 

G-aughler)  I was  always  a fan 
of  Michelangelo.  And  it  was  bec^se  of  the  nun 
chucks. 

ZG:  I liked  Raphael,  mainly  because  of  his  atti- 
tude in  flic  movie. 

RS:  Donatello  because  I like  his  name 
ter) 

JM:  But  if  1 had  to  pick  now,  Td  probably  go 
with  Leonardo. 

You  and  Hopesfall  theiL 

JM:  Really?  Bui  that  was  tfien.  this  is  no'v! 
Yeah,  Leonardo  rules! 


[■Photo  by  Emily  Enl^ 


page  1 3 


Sports  The  Voice 


April  18,  2005 


Justin  Parr  slides  home  to  score 
the  game-winning  run,  then 
receives  a victory  hoist  from  his 
teammates  in  a 3-1  Mass.  State 
conference  victory  over  Fitchburg 
State. 

Photos  By  Mickey  Curtis 


WSC  Basebally  Softball  Roundups 


College  Baseball 

Westfield,  Mass  Maritime  Split 

BUZZARDS  BAY  -^The 
Westfield  State  baseball  squad  split 
a doubleheader  with  Mass  Mari- 
time Academy  on  Sunday,  April 

The  Bucs  (2-5,  1-3)  won  the 
opener,  5-4,  in  nine  innings,  while 
the  Owls  (9-11,  2-2)  coasted  in  the 
nightcap,  12-2. 

In  the  first  game,  the  Owls  ral- 
lied for  a run  in  the  sixth  and  three 
in  the  seventh  to  take  a 4-2  lead. 
Key  hits  in  the  seventh  were  an  RBI 
single  by  Jay  Brown  and  RBI 
doubles  by  Justin  Parr  and  Troy 
Perguson. 

The  Bucs  battled  back  to  score 
fwice  and  send  the  game  into  extra 
innings.  Mass  Maritime  scored  the 
game  winner  on  an  unearned  run  in 
the  ninth. 

The  Owls  were  outliit,  12-5. 
Perguson  was  2 for  3. 

Starting  pitcher  Derek 
t’ghilantc  went  seven  innings,  al- 
owing  10  hits  and  striking  out  six. 
I'snt  Rivers  took  the  loss  in  relief. 

. "Ph®  Owls  banged  13  hits  in 
nightcap,  and  scored  four  in  the 
niwh  inning  to  snap  a 1-1  dead- 
nck.  Ferguson  was  3 for  4 with  a 
pie  and  double.  Jay  Brown  blasted 
® triple  and  double  and  drove  in  two 


runs,  andsenior  third  baseman  Matt 
Gurley  was  2 for  4 with  two  runs 
scored  and  three  RBI. 

Joe  Tremblay  was  the  winning 
pitcher.  He  allowed  seven  hits  and 
struck  out  five  in  sixth  innings. 
Westfield  State  6 
Nichols  5, 10  Innings 

WESTFIELD  - Sophomore 
shortstop  Troy  Ferguson  (Roches- 
ter, Mass.)  was  2-for-6  with  three 
RBI,  including  the  game-winning 
hit  in  the  bottom  of  the  lO'*'  inning, 
to  lead  Westfield  State  to  a 6-5 
victory  over  Nichols. 

The  Bison  (5-7)  sent  the  game 
into  extra  innings  when  they  were 
handed  two  runs  in  the  top  of  the 
ninth.  With  two  outs  and  the  bases 
empty,  Nichols  tied  the  score  with 
fourstraightwalksanda  wild  pitch. 

In  the  bottom  of  the  1 0*,  Brett 
Ford  and  Justin  Parr  drew  walks, 
then  Ferguson  ripped  a 1 -2  pitch  up 
the  middle  for  the  game-winner. 

The  Owls  (7-9)  took  a 3-0  lead 
in  the  second  inning  on  a sacrifice 
fly  by  Ford  and  a two-run  triple  by 
Ferguson. 

Nichols  tied  the  score  in  the 
sixth  on  an  RBI  double  by  Michael 
Barry  and  a two-run  double  by  Luke 
McLaughlin.  Westfield  scored  an 
unearned  run  in  the  seventh  and  a 
run  in  the  eighth  on  an  RBI  single 


by  pinch  hitter  Pat  Jaehnig. 

Collecting  two  singles  for 
Westfield  were  Shaun  Geary  and 
Chris  Hebert.  Joe  Tremblay  pitched  • 
the  final  inning  and  a third  for  the 
victory. 

College  Softball 

Westfield,  Mass  Maritime  Split 

BUZZARDS  BAY  - The 
Westfield  State  softball  squad  split 
adoubleheaderwith  Mass  Maritime 
Academy  on  Sunday,  April  10. 

The  Owls  (5-13,  1-3)  won  the 
opener,  8-0,  in  six  innings,  while  the 
Bucs(2-7,  l-3)won  the  nightcap, 3- 
2. 

In  the  first  game,  the  Owls  blew 
open  a 2-0  lead  with  a five-run  up- 
rising in  the  third  inning.  The  Owls 
took  advantage  of  four  Mass  Mari- 
time errors  in  the  inning. 

Winning  pitcher  Leah  Peterson 
helped  her  cause  at  the  plate,  going 
3 for  3 with  an  RBI.  Senior  catcher 
Liz  Oliveira  was  2 for  4 with  two 
doubles  and  an  RBI.  Amanda 
Fregcau  was  1 for  4 with  two  RBI. 

Peterson  tossed  a one-hitter,  al- 
lowing no  walks  and  striking  out 
five.  Mass.  Maritime’s  Michelle 
Smith  broke  up  a perfect  game  with 
a one-out  line  drive  single  in  the 
fifth. 

In  the  second  game.  Mass  Mari- 
time snapped  a l-I  tie  by  scoring 


twice  in  the  fifth  inning.  Westfield 
scored  a run  in  its  final  at  bat. 

The  Bucs  outhit  the  Owls,  9- 
4.  Peterson  was  2 for  3 with  an 
RBI  and  Oliveira  pounded  a 
double. 

Beth  Garfield  suffered  the 
mound  setback;  she  was  relieved 
in  the  fifth  by  Peterson. 
Fitebhurg  Sweeps  Westfield 

WESTFIELD  - Fitchburg 
Slate  received  a pair  of  strong 
pitching  performances  from  Jenn 
Neslusan  (Douglas,  MA)  and 
Michelle  Yuille  (Acushnet,  MA) 
to  sweep  Westfield  State,  3-0  and 
2-1,  in  Mass.  State  Conference 
softball  action. 

Neslusan  tossed  a five-hit 
complete-game  in  the  opener;  she 
struck  out  two  and  allowed  only 
one  walk. 

Losing  pitcher  Leah  Peterson 
was  3-for-3  at  the  plate. 

In  the  nightcap,  Yuille  also 
scattered  five  hits -all  singles -in 
going  the  distance.  She  walked 
one  and  struck  out  four.  Beth 
Garfield  (Brockton)  pitched  into 
the  third  inning  for  Westfield  to 
take  the  pitching  loss;  she  was 
relieved  by  Peterson. 

Shortstop  Emily  Tangney 
(Randoph)  had  an  RBI  single  in 
the  fourth  inning  for  the  Owls. 


Owls  Gain 
Split  With 
Fitchburg 

WESTFIELD  Fitchburg 
State  and  Westfield  State  split  a 
baseball  doublehcadcr  in  tlic  Mass. 
State  Conference  opening  games 
on  April  9. 

Fitchburg  (6-9,  l-l)  took  the 
opener.  15-6,  as  it  exploded  for  1 1 
runs  in  the  founh  inning.  Westfield 
(8-10,  1-1)  earned  a split  with  a 3- 

1 victory  in  the  well-played  night- 
cap. 

In  the  opener,  the  Falcons 
snapped  a 1-1  deadlock  by  scoring 
its  1 1 runs  on  nine  hits  and  four 
Westfield  errors.  The  Owls 
mounted  a mini-rally  with  a five- 
run  uprising  in  the  fiftli. 

LeadofT batter  Dustin  Fredieu 
was  3 for4  with  a double,  triple  and 
two  RBI,  Catcher  Jeff  Paquette 
(Billerica)  was  3 for  5 withadoublc 
and  four  RB!  and  shortstop  Ray 
Richards  was  3 for  5 with  a double 
and  two  RBI. 

Westficldsecond  baseman  Jus- 
tin Parr  (North  Attleboro)  was  2 for 

2 with  a double  and  two  runs  scored. 
Pat  Jaehnig  (North  Quincy)  belted 
a two-run  double. 

In  the  nightcap,  Fitchburg  se- 
nior pitcher  Rick  Terry  (Amesbury) 
was  hurling  hiticssballthrough  four 
and  two-thirds  innings  when 
Westfield  sophomore  Jay  Hardell 
(Brooklyn,  CT)  lied  the  score  with 
an  opposite  field  solo  home  run 
over  the  rightfield  fence. 

The  Owls  scored  twice  in  the 
bottom  of  the  sixth.  Parr  led  off 
with  a bunt  single  and  was  sacri- 
ficed to  second  by  Troy  Ferguson. 
Sophomore  Jay  Brown  (East 
Windsor,  CT)  then  delivered  the 
game-winning  hit  when  he  plated 
Parrwithasingledownthelcftfield 
line,  The  Owls  added  an  insurance 
run  when  senior  Matt  Gurley 
(Brockton)  blasted  an  RBI  double. 

Joe  DelSoldato  (West 
Stockbridge)  was  the  winning 
pitcher.  The  junior  lefty  allowed 
four  hits  and  three  walks  and  struck 
out  three.  Freshman  Russ  Lloyd 
(Palmer)  pitched  the  final  inning  to 
earn  the  save. 

Terry  threw  a complete  game, 
allowing  five  hits,  all  in  the  final 
inning  and  a third.  He  walked  two 
and  whiffed  two. 


Senior  pitcher  Leah  Peterson  fired 
a one-hitter  in  an  8-0  victory  over 
Mass.  Maritime. 

Photo  By  Mike  Coughlin 


Page  14 


Spring  Weekend  The  Uoice  Apriin.zoos 


College  Policy  and  Special  Regulations  for  Spring  Weekend 

College  policy  shall  be  enforced  during  Spring  Weekend  same  as  any  other  day  on  campus.  Persons  exhibiting  disorderliness,  intoxication, 

or  any  conduct  in  violation  of  College  policy  may  be  immediately  removed  from  any  event  and  subject  to  immediate  removal  from  campus,  pro- 
tective custody,  arrest  and  other  appropriate  College  and  legal  action.  All  student  conduct  proscriptions,  limitations  and  guidelines,  as  articulated  in 
the  current  Westfield  State  College  Student  Handbook,  are  strictly  enforced.  In  addition  to  College  policy  enforcement,  the  following  special  regu- 
lations apply  from  Thursday,  April  21 , 2005  at  2:00  p.m.  through  Monday,  April  25,  2005  at  6:00  a.m.,  unless  otherwise  specified  below. 

Alcoholic  Beverages 

Westfield  State  College  students  shall  present  a valid  WSC  ID  and  a valid  U.S.  slate-issued  identification  card  or  valid  driver's  license  to  enter  a 
legal  beverage  concession  area  to  purchase  and/or  consume  alcoholic  beverages.  AH  others  shall  present  a valid  U.S.  state-issued  identification 

card  or  valid  driver's  license. 

Alcoholic  beverage  service  and/or  consumption  shall  be  confined  to  on  campus  areas  designated  by  the  College. 

AH  alcoholic  beverage  containers  including  kegs,  coolers  and  duffel  bags  are  prohibited  in  public  areas  of  the  campus  including  all  build- 
ings, grounds,  parking  lots,  walkways,  courtyards,  and  roadways. 

Alcoholic  beverages  shall  not  be  transported  to  or  from  any  program  area  on  campus. 

AH  bags  and  carrying  items  shall  be  subject  to  inspection  upon  entrance  to  program  areas  and/or  residence  halls  on  campus. 

Open  containers  of  any  kind  including  soft  drink  containers,  water  bottles  and  squeeze  bottles  are  prohibited  in  public  areas  of  residence 
halls  including  the  Apartment  Complex  courtyard. 

All  beverage  containers  (open  or  closed)  are  prohibited  at  the  outdoor  concert  venue. 

Event  Attendance 

Spring  Weekend  programs  are  solely  intended  for  members  of  the  College  community  and  their  invited  guests;  therefore.  Spring  Weekend 
is  not  open  to  the  public.  Furthermore,  while  there  is  no  charge  for  admission  to  Spring  Weekend  events,  attendance  at  aU  indoor  and  outdoor 
venues  shall  be  monitored  and  controlled  to  ensure  safety  and  order  as  deemed  necessary  by  the  Director  of  Public  Safety. 

Event  Attendees 

Westfield  State  College  faculty/staff  and  students  are  required  to  present  a valid  WSC  ID  upon  request  of  College  officials.  New  or  replace 
ment  ID’s  and  ID  validation  stickers  are  not  available  during  Spring  Weekend  but  may  be  obtained  in  advance  at  the  following  locations  during 

posted  business  hours: 

Faculty/staff  & full-time  UG  students  go  to  Campus  Center  Service  Window  (Ely-132) 

Graduate  & part-time  students  go  to  Graduate  and  CE  Office  (333  Western  Ave) 

Westfield  State  College  faculty/staff  and  students  hosting  guests  on  campus  are  expected  to  escort  their  guests  at  aU  times  while  on  campus 
and  to  take  responsibility  for  their  guest’s  behavior.  Unescorted  guests  may  be  asked  by  College  officials  to  leave  campus  and  to  not  return  for  the 

duration  of  Spring  Weekend. 

Registration  of  guests  - Only  student  hosts  must  register  their  guests  and  obtain  an  authorized  guest  wristband  for  each  guest.  While  there 
is  no  faculty/staff  guest  quota  or  guest  wristband  requirement,  faculty/staff  are  reminded  that  Spring  Weekend  events  typically  contain  adult  lan- 
guage and  themes  and  may  not  be  suitable  for  all  audiences.  Student  guest  registration  takes  place  April  3 -15  at  the  Campus  Center  Service 
Window  during  posted  business  hours.  Student  guest  quotas  are  in  effect  as  follows: 

Commuter  student  guests  - one  guest  per  conunuter  attending;  not  to  exceed  the  number  of  commuters  in  attendance. 

Resident  student  guests  - one  guest  per  resident,  not  to  exceed  220  guests  as  follows  (50-Apts,  50-Courtney,  30-Davis,  30-Dickinson,  30- 

Lammers,  and  30-ScanIon  Hall). 

Meats 

Friday,  April  22 

Dinner,  4:30  - 6pm,  steak/cheese  sub,  spaghetti/meatballs,  garlic  bread,  deep  dish  pizza,  baked  potato  bar,  salad  bar,  quesadilla  bar,  fried 

chicken,  dessert  & beverage 

Late-Night  Breakfast  (free  while  it  lasts),  12am,  pancakes,  syrup,  orange  juice  & coffee 
Saturday,  April  23 

Continental  Breakfast  Buffet  (free  while  it  lasts),  10:30am,  fruit  plate,  muffins,  juice  & coffee 
Lunch,  12  - 3:30pm,  turkey/ham/veggie  subs,  fruit  salad,  chips,  cookies  & beverage 

Dinner,  4:30  - 6pm,  chicken  patties,  veggie  burgers,  pasta  salad,  macaroni  & cheese,  watermelon,  cookies  and  beverage 

Meal  Tickets 

Complimentary  meal  tickets  are  available  for  all  persons  on  a WSC  meal  plan  at  the  College  Dining  Commons,  Monday,  April  18  - Friday, 
April  22.  Others  may  purchase  Spring  Weekend  meal  tickets  at  the  Campus  Center  Service  Window  (Ely-132)  Tuesday,  April  19  - Friday,  April  22 
during  posted  business  hours.  Meal  Tickets  will  also  be  sold  at  outdoor  concert  entrance  (Ely  hill)  on  Saturday,  April  23. 

Meal  Tickets  are  required  for  each  resident  student  guest  at  Courtney,  Davis.  Dickinson,  Lammers  and  Scanlon  Hall  (4/22  dinner,  4/23  lunch  & 

dinner  = $20  for  all). 

All  Meal  Ticket  sales  are  final  - no  refunds  will  be  issued.  Checks  are  payable  to:  WSC  Student  Government  Association. 

Motor  Vehicles 

The  following  special  regulations  are  in  effect  relative  to  motor  vehicles: 

The  Ely  roadway  shall  be  closed  to  all  traffic  at  the  Power  Plant  on  Saturday.  April  23  from  10  am  to  7:30  pm  except  for  authorized  staff 

and  emergency  vehicles. 

Guest  and  visitor  vehicles  may  occupy  faculty/staff  parking  spaces,  however,  student  vehicle  use  of  faculty/staff  parking  space  is  prohibited 

at  all  times. 

Mobile  homes  and  recreational  vehicles  shall  be  prohibited  on  campus. 

Overnight  occupancy  in  motor  vehicles  is  prohibited  on  campus. 

Residential  Life  Policy 

Residence  hall  sign-in  shall  be  in  effect  from  noon  on  Friday,  April  22  through  6:00  am  Sunday.  April  24.  Resident  students  are  expected  to 
present  their  WSC  ID  when  entering  a residence  hall  and  guests  are  required  to  present  a valid  U.S.  state-issued  photo  identification  (or  a valid 
motor  vehicle  operator  s license)  and  an  authorized  and  properly  affixed  Spring  Weekend  guest  wristband.  Ahy/all  resident  student  guests  on  cam- 
pus April  21  - 24.  2005  must  be  at  least  18  years  of  age.  In  addition,  to  enter  a College  residence  hall  on  campus  April  21  - 24.  both  the  guest  and 
Student  host  must  be  signed-in  at  the  residence  hall  by  a resident  of  the  hall. 


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The  Voice 

The  Student  Press  of  Westfield  State  College 


Volume  X 


April  25,  2005 


Issue  XXIV 


Cat  out  of  the  bag  F r ankenstein  tops  off  trilogy 
with  WSC  Student 


National  Education 
Association 


By  S i ephanif.  da  Costa 
Voice  Reporter 

Children’s  faces  were  lit  up  with  appreciation  and 
excitement  on  March  2nd,  2005.  In  celebration  of  Dr  Seuss’s 
birthday,  the  Westfield  Slate  College  chapter  of  the  Student 
National  Education  Association  conducted  a Read  Across 
America  event, for  the  Abner  Gibbs  School  in  Westfield. 
Massachusetts. 

This  project  was  funded  by  a $1,000  CLASS 
(Community  Learning  Through  Americas  SchoolS)  grant 
from  the  National  Education  Association's  Student  Program. 
Tbis  money  was  used  to  purchase  approximately  100  hard- 
wver  Dr.  Scuss  books. 

"This  event  is  absolutely  amazing  and  it  feels  like  a 
dream  come  true!  There  are  no  words  for  me  to  express  the 
benefits  these  children  will  receive  just  by  your  organization 

SNEA  • Page  2 


Panel  discusses  torture  in  Scanlon  Hall 


By  Emily  Engel  & David  Pageau 
Voice  Reporter 


At  7 p.m.,  forty  students  gathered  in  Scanlon 
Banquet  Hall  on  Tuesday  night  to  witness  a panel  of 
professors  discuss  the  issues  of  torture  and  how  it 
affects  those  involved.  Professor  Stephen 
Sossaman’s  Issues  in  Vietnam  class,  which  organized 
the  Iraq  war  debate  that  took  place  in  early  March, 
also  organized  this  event. 

“I’m  here  for  the  enlightening  discussion.  It 
will  hopefully  expand  my  brain  matter  further  than  I 
ever  dreamed,”  said  Ryan  Hacketl,  a junior  who 
attended  the  discussion.  With  him  was  junior  Jon 
Mitchell  who  said  he  liked  to  be  involved  in  campus 
activities,  which  was  the  reason  he  attended. 

Psychology  Professor  Virginia  Powers- 
Lagac.  philosophy  Professor  Liam  Harte,  and  history 


Professor  Mark  Abate  led  the  audience  in  a discus- 
sion. 

Professor  Harte  started  off  the  discussion 
with  the  background  of  torture,  looking  at  it  from  an 
ethical  standpoint. 

Professor  Abate  discussed  the  history  of  tor- 
ture, focusing  mainly  on  medieval  times  and  it’s  last- 
ing affects  on  the  modern  world. 

Professor  Virginia  Power-Lagae  discussed 
the  psychological  affects.  Professor  Powers  has 
worked  with  people  suffering  from  Post  Traumatic 
Stress  Disorder  (PTSD)  and  discussed  how  this  par- 
ticular disorder  was  quite  common  amongst  those 
who  have  gone  through  various  torture. 

The  discussion  raised  several  questions  for 
students,  mostly  pertaining  to  the  affects  on  the  indi- 
viduals involved  in  torture.  Some  students  asked 
Torture  - Page  2 


When  it  comes  to  the  DC  it’s  up  to  the  students 


By  Haley  Paton 
Voice  Reporter 


For  educational  institutions 
there  is  some  debate  as  to  whether  or  not 
hiring  outside  food  companies  is  more 
hcncficial  when  compared  to  self-oper- 
ated dining  services. 

Currently  Westfield  Stale 
College,  like  several  other  state  institu- 
hons  throughout  the  country,  uses 
Sodexho  food  services  and  also  features 
^ On-campus  Subway  sandwich  shop. 


while  the  nearby  University  of 
Massachusetts  operates  its  dining  serv- 
ices independently. 

According  to  dining  services 
general  manager  Craig  Goodridge  and 
director  Ken  Toong,  of  Westfield  State 
College  and  UMASS,  respectively,  both 
contend  that  the  decisions  they  make  all 
rely  heavily  on  what  students  want  as 
well  as  what  will  keep  prices  of  meal 
plans  down. 

Westfield  spends  $3.5  million 


annually  on  its  food  services,  according 
to  the  financial  administration.  UMASS 
spent  $10  million  last  year.  The  differ- 
ence between  the  cost  of  the  highest 
meal  plan  for  each  of  the  schools  is 
roughly  $400.  However,  this  may  be  due 
in  part  to  the  size  difference  between  the 
institutions. 

As  far  as  giving  students  what 
they  want,  Goodridge  notes  in  reference 
to  WSC  student’s  interest  in  having  a 

Sodexho  - Page  2 


Lisandra  Bti  I t* 
News  Eduor 


Photo  by:  Cliff  Ashtrook 

The  Poetry  Slam  was  held  on  Wednesday  April  20  and  was  a 
huge  success.  More  win  be  planned  for  the  future. 


Joking  jovially  with  one  another,  a 
group  of  young  thespians  gather  outside  of 
the  theater  where  their  fellow  actors 
rehearse  quietly  inside.  Though  opening 
night  is  one  vvcck  away,  these  student  actors 
seem  well  prepared  and  anything  but  fraz- 
zled. 

"We’ve  been  rehearsing  for  the  play 
(Frankenstein)  every  week.  Monday 
through  Thursday,  since  January."  said 
Colin  Kilcy,  a senior  theater  major. 

The  second  major  production  put  on 
by  the  Westfield  State  theater  program  this 
year,  Frankenstein  is  also  the  last  play  of  a 
trilogy  that  began  in  the  fall  of  2003. 
According  to  Kiley,  the  trilogy,  which  also 
includes  Dr.  Faustus  and  R.U.R..  relate  to 
human  nature. 

“The  trilogy  of  plays  is  about 
human  tendencies  to  overstep  boundaries 
and  play  God,”  he  said. 

Though  the  story  of  Frankenstein, 
based  on  Mary  Shelley’s  famous  novel,  has 
been  told  many  times  through  various  forms 
of  theater  as  well  as  film,  those  involved 
with  the  production  say  that  what  makes  the 
production  so  special  is  that  it  is  unlike  the 
typical  Frankenstein  story  people  often 
hear. 

"Other  adaptations  for  Frankenstein 
for  stage  as  well  as  film  have  not  been  close 
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By  Alex  Traz.sko 
Special  To  The  Voice 


Six  Westfield  Stale  Collide  students  attoidcd 
the  annual  convention  of  the  Massachusetts  Alliance  of 
College  Republicans  (MACR)  last  Saturday,  and  were 
honored  by  the  State  College  Republicans.  The  conven- 
tion took  place  at  the  Hyatt  Haiborsidc  Hotel  in  Boston, 
and  lasted  fiom  the  morning  of  Saturday,  April  9 through 
Sunday.  This  was  the  first  time  in  many  years  that 
Republicans  from  Westfield  Stak:  attended  this  conven- 
tion. The  six,  Jill  Guilmaln,  Dave  Pageau.  Melissa  Ryan, 
Desiree  Saloio,  Adam  Shiblcy,  and  Alex  Trzasko,  repre- 
sented the  21  members  of  the  Westfield  State  College 
Republicans. 

Shibtey  and  Trzasko  served  as  the  colleges  vot- 
ing delegates  to  the  convention,  and  joined  (he  llS  otha 
delegates  from  ovct  two  dozen  College  Republicans 
Cubs  in  Massadiusctts.  The  delegates  voted  cwi  the  new 
executive  board  of  the  MACR  for  the  coming  academic 
year,  and  also  who  Massachusetts  would  support  for  the 
national  college  Republicans.  Though  WSC  only  had  two 
voting  dclc^tcs,  all  six  members  who  attended  took  an 
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Sodexho 

Dunkin  Donuts  on  campus,  that  when  using 
outside  companies,  everything  that  students 
ask  for  he  may  not  be  able  to  obtain  for 
them,. 

■‘People’s  perception  is  anytime  I 
ask  (nationally  known  brand  companies]  to 
show  up  here  they're  gonna  show  up  here." 
Goodridge  said  in  a recent  interview. 

Whether  or  not  a franchise  devel- 
ops an  outlet  on  a college  campus  depends 
heavily  on  its  business  relationship  with  a 
particular  college  and  its  food  services,  as 
well  as  its  relationship  with  educational 
institutions  in  general. 

On  the  surface,  it  may  seem  odd 
that  Westfield  State  College  continues  to 
operate  a Subway  shop  in  its  student  center 
while  its  Taco  Bell  outlet  was  closed,  con- 
sidering that  there  are  two  Subway  locations 
elsewhere  in  the  city  of  Westfield  but  the 
nearest  Taco  Bell  is  in  West  Springfield. 
However,  according  to  Westfield  State 
College  Vice  President  of  Administration 
and  Finance,  Nick  Wojtowicz,  there  are  log- 
ical business  reasons  for  Subway’s  opening 
and  continuance  as  well  as  for  Taco  Bell's 
switch  to  the  Sodexho  version,  Quixote’s. 

According  to  Wojtowicz.  there  was 
concern  about  students  traveling  to  the 
Subway  downtown  at  10  or  11  at  night,  some 
without  cars  using  public  transportation,  as 
well  as  an  expression  of  extreme  interest  in 
acquiring  the  fast  food  on  campus. 

“Students  want  branded  concepts,” 
Wojotwicz  said  in  a recent  interview, 
explaining  that  there  is  a committee  as  part 
of  SGA  that  is  devoted  to  dining  services  and 
addressing  student’s  concerns,  in  part  by  sur- 
veying students. 

"Our  students  told  us  that  their  first 
choice  was  a Subway.. .next  choice  was  a 
Taco  Bell,"  Wojotwicz  safd. 

Both  Wojotwicz  and  Goodridge 
said  that  Taco  Bell’s  departure  was  a corpo- 
rate decision  by  the  company  to  pull  out  of 
all  its  campus  locations  tliroughout  the  coun- 
try, the  reason  being  that  they  felt  such  loca- 
tions were  not  lucrative  enough  to  keep  oper- 
ating. 

Wojtowicz  said  that  “Sodexho 
leverage”  and  attempts  to  stop  Taco  Bell 
from  leaving  the  college  "did  not  matter.” 

“Each  brand  has  a different  rela- 
tionship," Goodridge  said,  adding  that  most 
of  the  time  such  relationships  are  mutual, 
“otherwise  we  wouldn’t  go  into  business 
together." 

Having  Subway  on  campus, 
according  to  Goodridge,  “is  a benefit  to  the 
campus  and  Sodexho,"  explaining  that 
Sodexho  bought  the  franchise  and  that  prof- 
its are  split  along  percentages  by  Subway 


Torture 


and  the  college. 

Jasmine’s  was  built 
instead  of  Siarbuck’s,  Goodridge  said, 
because  it  was  seen  as  a more  affordable 
option  for  students,  which  in  turn  is  more 
lucrative  for  the  college. 

Of  Starbucks,  Goodridge  said,  “if 
the  price  is  too  high. ..Just  because  we  build 
it  doesn’t  mean  you  have  to  come.” 

The  next  company  being  consid- 
ered for  an  onompus  site  is  Pizza  Hut. 
Under  the  school’s  current  contract  with 
Pepsi,  only  Pepsi-owned  companies  can  be 
acquired.  For  example,  if  students  wanted  a 
burger  fast-food  restaurant,  the  school  could 
build  a Burger  King  but  not  a McDonald’s. 

Wojtowicz  says  that  he  has  seen 
“too  many  Domino’s  deliveries  at  night.” 

“The  big  question,"  he  says,  “is. 
’where  are  we  gonna  to  pul  it'?” 

Toong  says  that  students  at 
UMASS  Just  don’t  have  any  interest  in  get- 
ting fast  food  on-campus. 

UMASS’s  food  services,  according 
to  Toong,  have  always  been  self-operated, 
which  means  that  instead  of  being  pressured 
to  "meet  the  needs  and  contract  for  a compa- 
ny,” the  university  is  free  to  put  any  extra 
money  “that  would  go  to  an  outside  compa- 
ny" into  a reserve  fund  for  future  improve- 
ments and  projects. 

Toong  did  say,  however,  that  “in 
each  case  it’s  different.” 

If  UMASS  students  suddenly 
showed  interest  in  outside  food  companies, 
through  student  surveys  conducted  twice  a 
year,  Toong  said,  the  college  would  run  into 
a problem.  Franchises  would  want  “12  % 
commission  for  every  dollar.” 

“We  have  union  labor,”  said  Toong. 
“I  don’t  think  we  can  afford  it.” 

Toong  did  say  that  the  college  docs 
buy  supplies  from  outside  companies,  but 
that  the  companies  it  uses,  such  as  IVson 
chicken  and  Famous  Famiglia,  are  ’‘in  house 
brands”  and  are  not  the  same  as  providing  a 
franchise. 

“For  us  to  bring  a franchise  in  or 
national  brand  is  very,  very  expensive,” 
Toong  said. 

Before  bringing  in  any  in  house 
brand.  Toong  said,  he  does  his  homework. 

Still,  Toong  says,  it  depends  on  the 
needs  of  the  students  and  the  school.  “If  you 
can  do  it,  do  it  yourself;  if  you  can’t,  do  it 
outside.” 


about  the  specifics  when  it  came  to 
being  tortured  and  what  methods  were 
actually  used. 

After  the  discussion,  students 
gathered  and  discussed  their  reactions 
to  the  panel.  Most  thought  that  this 
discussion  would  have  been  more 
"heated"  than  the  Iraq  debate  because 
the  subject  matter  was  so  controver- 
sial. 

“I  thought  it  was  going  to  be 
more  harsh,  but  after  thinking  about  it. 
1 realized  that  this  was  a panel,  not  a 
debate  and  the  entire  evening  was  set 
up  quite  differently,"  Mitchell  said. 

Students  were  also  quite  upset 
over  the  face  that  faculty  did  not  show 
up  for  this  event,  much  like  the  Iraq 


war  debate. 

“There  were  fewer  people,  and 
again,  faculty  were  missing.  This  was 
the  first  thing  I noticed  when  I came 
into  the  banquet  hall.  It  seems  as 
though  faculty  only  care  about  them- 
selves and  their  own  events.  It’s  a 
shame.”  said  one  student. 

This  panel  discussion  was  the 
second  and  last  event  that  the  Issues  in 
Vietnam  class  has  planned  and  show- 
cased for  the  general  public. 


Idoon 


The  No-Dane  Campaign 


Ah,  Spring  When  a young  man's  fancy  turns  to  “Eh,  I Idoda  like  her.'^ 

[When  there  are  boo^  ^oits  and  little  tank  tops  as  far  as  the  ^e  can  see. 

I When  the  grass  on  the  green  finally  turns  from  dark  brown  to  a li^t  tan.  And 
lalso.  of  course,  die  infamous  Wesmeld  State  Spring  Weekend  kr»cks  on  our 


We  have  all  come  to  know  and  love  the  events  that  occur  on  this  campus  for  two 
glorious  days.  Bingo,  paricakes,  random  bag  checks  from  sca^  ISO’s.  It’s  all  here! 
And  you  know,  this  year,  it  could’ve  really  been  specular.  If  it  wasn’t  for  die  pesky 
meddling  of  the  athletics  depaitmait  and  their  dedsion  to  rape  the  college  of  a seem- 
ingly wonderful  entertainer. 

Imagine.  A comedian,  a famous  comedian,  a hilarious  comedian,  gracing  the 
campus  and  putting  on  a^w  that  everyone  would’ve  enjoyed,  despite,  gender,  race, 
creed  or  favorite  baseball  team.  And  on  top  of  this,  CAB  would  not  have  gone  over 
budget  Perfection,  if  you  ask  me,  and  something  that  rarely  happens  here. 

Rr  the  last  few  weeks,  SGA  and  CAB  have  been  under  fire,  being  blamed  for 
the  mishap  that  was  the  “No  Dane  Campai^,”  as  I like  to  call  it  But  alas,  it  actually 
sn’t  their  fault  this  time. 

So  what  was  the  problem?  Well,  Dever  Auditorium  is  too  small  to  hold  the 
amount  of  students  Aai  would've  showed  up  for  an  event  like  this.  Parenzo  gym? 
Again,  too  small  and  apparendy  the  sound  syaem  isn’t  up  to  par.  It  couldn’t  happen 
outdoors  either.  So  where  would  we  stash  the  funny  man?  Ah,  the  Woodward  Cct terl 
That  holds  4,000  people  and  has  up-to^e  equipment!  What  a fabulous  idea! 

But  of  course,  daukness  descended  upon  our  little  ray  of  h(^. 

We  have,  in  feet,  been  fiiwarted  by  the  evil  athletic  department  and  theirj 
Woodward  Center  snobbay.  According  to  reUable  sources,  die  main  reason  Dane| 
Cbok  was  refused  from  performing  was  the  fact  that  the  Woodward  Center  is  off  lim- 
its to  everyone  and  everything  except  “sports  related  events.”  Well,  la-de-DA. 
Doesn’t  the  adiletic  department  get  all  the  pnvileges  as  it  is? 

I’m  Sony,  but  wasn’t  this  multi-million  dollar  building  created  for  the  good  of 
everyone  at  Westfield?  Wasn’t  it  built  for  events  that  held  a lot  of  people?  I'm  sure 
that  the  five  or  so  people  who  attend  sporting  events  at  the  WxxJward  center  enjoy 
all  that  extra  leg  room,  but  couldn’t  anyone  have  found  it  in  their  hearts  to  look  post 
athletics,  for  lilre,  a day?  Instead,  acting  like  a bunch  of  two  year  olds,  "Wah,  no,  this 
center  is  OURS  AND  OURS  ALONE”  seems  like  the  way  to  go. 

Too  bad  really.  Spring  Weekend  might’ve  been  fun  and  something  everyone 
would’ve  come  together  for. 

But  wait,  whi  am  I talking  about?  Spring  Weekend  is  about  beer.  And  not  only 
that,  we’re  going  to  have  Averi  perform  in  a hot,  crowded  gym!  But  hey.  we  should 
be  impressed  wth  the  fact  dial  Averi  has  performed  with  the  likes  of  die  uber-talent- 
ed  Aaron  Carter!  It’s  not  every  day  that  we  get  celebrities  of  that  status  to  visit  our| 
humble  abode, 

I should  stop  whining. 


Emily  Engel 

Managing  Editor 

thecampusvoice@hotmail.com 


2005  SGA  Election  Results 

ALL  COLLEGE  POSITIONS; 

President  - Matt  Curren 
Vice-President  of  Student  Life  - Colin  Drury 
Vice-President  of  Finance  - Kerri  Donovan 
Vice-President  of  Programming  - Emily  Ransom 
Treasure  - Kristine  Miele 
Executive  Secretary  - Sarah  Johnston 
Secretary  to  the  Legislature  - Sarah  Odachowski 
Student  Trustee  - Steven  Sawyer 

All  College  Reps  - James  Mattson,  Kaitiyn  Foster,  Christina  Hanks,  Catherine 
Hanks 

Multiculteral  Representative  - John  Riddell,  Erin  Mulligan 
Commuter  Council  Represenative  - Craig  Escribski 

CLASS  OF20C6: 

President -‘Michael  Lawlor  , 

Vice-President  - Matt  Curren 
Treasurer  - Edward  Paris 
Secretary  - Sheri  Thresher  ; 

Historian  - Emily  Ransom  ‘ 

Alumni  Representative  - Kristine  Miele 
Publicity  Corrdinator  - Erin  Palmer 

Representative  to  Senate  - Stephanie  Da  Costa,  Alana  Signor,  William  Bennett, 
Danyclle  Dilliard  ’ ■ 

CLASS  OF  2007;  ' 

President  - Matthew  Madden 

Vice-President  - Stephen  Maher 

Treasurer  - Lisa  Rodger 

Secretary  - Katie  Quist 

Historian  - Kaitiyn  Cambell 

Aumni  Representative  - Shannon  Buckley 

Publicity  Coordinator  - Kelly  Forsythe 

Representative  to  Senate  - Michael  Mazeika.  Margaret  Rabs 

CLASS  OF  2008: 

President  - Michael  Primeau 
Vice-President  - Patrick  Logan 
Treasrer  - Bobby  Goodwin 
Secretary  - Sarah  Odachowski 
Historian  - Jillian  Kozil 
Alumni  Representative  - Julie  McNally 
Publicity  Coordinator  - Celeste  Evans 

Representatives  to  Senate  -Lisa  Wilkinson,  Sara  Prentice,  Randi  Lucius 


_News  The  Voice  April  25.  20QS 


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active  rde  in  deciding  who  the  delegates  would 
suppwt- 

The  convention  began  with  a panel 
discussion  on  “Puiple  Politics:  Red  Stale  Ptrfitics 
in  a Blue  State".  Members  of  the  panel,  from 
professors  to  former  candidates  for  political 
office,  focused  cm  strategies  foal  Republicans 
could  use  to  win  elections  in  a heavily 
Dernociatic  state  like  Massachusetts,  as  well  as 
general  political  philosophy.  WSC  Republicans 
Secretary.  Jill  Guilmain,  felt  that  the  panel  was 
valuable  because  it  showed  the  variation  of  the 
Republican  Party. 

‘1  think  that  the  panel  did  a good  job 
in  representing  all  sides  of  the  Rqjublican  Party, 
from  responsible  government  spending  to 
almost  no  government  spending  at  all.”  After 
the  panel  was  a speech  by  Republicans  State 
Party  Chairman  Darrell  Crate,  who  ^ke  cm  the 
benefits  of  political  action  on  colle^  campuses. 
Elections  were  then  held  for  the  new  executive 
board  of  the  MACR. 

The  Westfield  State  College 
Republicans  were  honored  by  the  executive 
board  of  foe  MACR  as  ‘The  Best  New  Qub  in 


foe  MACR”.  This  hemored  was  bestowed  upon  I 
foe  WSC  Republicans  because  of  their  revival  I 
from  non-existence  to  a club  of  over  twenty  I 
members,  and  because  of  their  hours  of  work  on  I 
bothpoliticalcampaignsandcommunjtyservice  I 
projects.  MACR  Chairman  Brad  Sirtifo  of  j 
Harvard  and  his  executive  board  delivered  this  ! 
awaidtofoeWSCsmdentsiowaidthcendoffoe  ' 
convention.  ' 

All  this  business  does  not  mean  that  ' 
there  was  r»  pleasure  at  the  conventkm.  After 
foe  formalities,  a boat  cruise  took  all  cemvention 
attendees  around  Boston  Harbor  as  evening  fell. 
When  foe  cruise  ended,  foete  were  several  gath- 
erings held  in  which  College  Republicans  from 
all  over  foe  state  had  a chance  tt)  meet  and  dis- 
cuss their  clubs  and  exchange  ideas.  "We  had  a 
great  time  talking  to  others”  said  WSC 
Republicans  Chairman  Alex  Trzasko.  ‘We 
learned  a lot  from  them  about  how  they  run  their 
clubs,  and  I think  some  learned  from  us.”  The 
WSC  student’s  who  attended  all  agreed  that  it 
was  time  well  spent,  and  they  can’t  wait  for  next 
yeari  convention. 


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SNEA 


taking  the  time  to  care"  said  one  of  foe 
cooperating  teachers  as  she  helped  to 
choose  books  for  her  classroom. 

The  students  in  the  second  and 
third  grade  at  Abner  Gibbs  Schtml  received 
a Dr.  Seuss  book  that  was  specifically  cho- 
sen by  their  classroom  teachers  to  meet  their 
individualized  needs,  and  the  members  of 
SNEA  were  able  to  witness  the  pure  exhila- 
ration and  joy  that  the  children  were  demon- 
strating. 

Courtney  Shores,  a member  of  foe 
organization  said,  ‘‘It  was  so  rewarding  to 
see  the  children  receive  brand  new  books 
and  be  engaged  in  the  excitement  of  read- 
ing, and  I was  so  glad  to  be  a part  of  it." 
This  event  is  important  because  it  provides 
underprivileged  students  with  experiences 
foey  may  not  have  received  without  the 
organizations  help. 

During  foe  event,  there  were  four 
classrooms  (two  second  grade  and  two  third 
grade  rooms)  and  there  were  approximately 
5-6  membera  in  each  room.  While  in  foe 
rooms,  the  members  read-aloud  The  Cal  in 
foe  Hat  and  then  completed  an  extension 
activity  that  helped  promote  literacy  and  the 
language  arts. 

While  the  activities  were  in 
progress,  the  Cat  in  the  Hat,  portrayed  by 
Westfield  Stale’s  own  Peter  Appleby,  hand 
delivered  these  books  to  each  2nd  and  3rd 
grade  student.  As  one  little  girl  said  after 
receiving  her  book,  "this  book  is  new!  You 
mean  I get  to  keep  this?  I have  never  had  a 
new  book  before!” 

It  was  those  statements  that  made 
diis  endeavor  more  than  worthwhile.  The 
remainder  of  the  books  were  donated  to  foe 


school  library  and  the  participating  teachers. 

The  2004-2005  school  year  has 
been  a year  of  marked  progress  for  the 
Student  National  Education  Association 
here  at  WSC.  The  SNEA,  which  is  made  up 
of  eighty  members,  is  an  organization  on 
campus  that  helps  future  educators  prq}aFe 
for  their  professions.  Kelly  Fay.  a senior 
SNEA  member  has  said,  "I  think  SNEA  is  a 
great  organization  for  any  education  major 
to  be  a pan  of.  There  are  always  different 
events  being  planned  for  us  to  get  involved 
in  and  to  broaden  our  horizons  not  only 
about  education,  but  also  about  getting 
involved  in  the  community.” 

The  group  provides  their  mem- 
bers with  professional  development,  field 
experience,  conferences,  as  well  as  many 
other  community  involvement  events.  The 
SNEA  has  recently  volunteered  at  a Special 
Olympics  Bowling  tournament,  Shiiner’s 
Hospital  in  Springfield,  and  will  hold  sever- 
al other  events  in  foe  coming  weeks  such  as 
a principal  panel,  a scholastic  book  dona- 
tion drive,  as  well  as  some  guest  speakers. 

The  Westfield  State  College  stu- 
dents are  focusing  their  attention  on  mod- 
v^ing  students  to  read  and  enhance  basic 
literacy  skills.  Each  year  the  NEA  national- 
ly promotes  and  celebrates  reading  on  or 
around  Dr.  Seuss’  birthday,  March  2nd, 
through  their  Read  Across  America  pro- 
gram. 

If  you  would  like  more  informa- 
tion, please  contact  the  Student  National 
Education  Association’s  email: 
SNEAWSC@yahoo.com. 


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to  Mary  Shelley’s  intentions.”  said  tweaks,"  he  said.  "You  have  to  cut 
Jack  Shea,  writer  and  director  of  the  and  rewrite  lines,  it’s  a constant 
production.  “What  most  people  see  state  of  refinement." 
is  a monster  with  blots  in  his  neck  According  to  senior  Erin 

that  walks  around  slowly  and  can't  Roachc,  who  plays  Elizabeth  in  the 
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these  versions  is, 
for  instance,  that  in 
the  novel  he  actually 
learns  language  and 
to  read  through 
observation." 

It  is  because 
of  his  aspirations  to 
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novel  that  Shea  wrote 
the  original  script. 
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process  began  over 
winter  break.  Shea 
said  that  the  script 
has  gone  through 
three  revisions  and  is 
now  in  its  fourth 
draft.  Although  the” 


piece  of  history,”  she  said. 
“The  same  performance  is 
never  repeated,  it’s  fresh 
every  night.” 

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possible  to  put  out  a four  page  paper.  We  apologize  and  will  have  a 
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Editor  In  Chief 


The  student  government  association 
(SGA)  iield  on^e  of  their  final  meetings  for  the  year 
on  Wednesday  April  26  and  announced  the  possibil- 
ity of  Westfield  State  College  getting  wireless  inter- 
net for  Wilson  hall  and  the  library. 

SGA  president  Matthew  Cuiren 
announced  that  the  IT  Committee  had  gotten  togeth- 
er a team  of  consultants  to  come  in  over  the  summer 
and  see  how  expensive  it  would  be  for  those  build- 
ings to  go  wireless. 

Daryl  Hendery  Executive  Director  of 
Student  Affairs  reminded  the  membere  of  SGA  that 
the  IT  Committee  would  suppourt  a wireless  con- 
nection in  Wlson  and  the  libraiy. 

‘It  won’t  necessarily  become  wireless 
anytime  soon."  said  Hendeiy. 

A number  of  announcements  made  during 
the  resident  hall  reports  concerned  the  upcoming 
year  end  events.  Among  them: 

- Dickinson  hall's  “May  Madness"  to  be 
held  on  May  7 fiom  1 p.m.  to  5 pm 
SGA  - Page  2 


Photo  by:  GisclCahoon 

Despite  a wet  bhstefy  S^uidlay  rmtny  students  showed  up  to  Uie  Paienzu  Gym  to  see  Saturn,  Stale  Radio  aiid  Avtii  Ray.  Full  piclorial  1 O' 11 


Summer  work  available  jfrom  good  old  WSC 


Need  a summer  job?  Don’t  feel  like 
babysitting  the  brats  across  the  street  or 
spending  another  summer  jockeying  the  reg- 
ister at  the  large,  souless  retail  store  you 
always  work  at? 

Westfield  State  College  has  released 
all  of  this  summer’s  job  openings  available 
on  campus  and  are  looking  for  qualified  stu- 
dents to  fill  the  posistions. 

Many  of  the  jobs  are  for  custodial 
posistions  along  with  posistions  in  the 
library,  maintenance,  the  fitness  center, 
Woodward  Center  and  others. 


All  of  the  jobs  arc  full  time  unless 
otherwise  noted  and  have  a start  date  around 
mid  May.  They  last  for  about  10  weeks 

All  applicants  must  be  at  least  16 
years  old.  Applications  for  the  following 
posistions  can  be  found  online  at 
http://www.wsc.ma.edU/humanrcsourccs/S 
ummcrEmploymcniApplicaiion.pdf 

Applications  are  currently  being 
reviewed  by  human  resources  and  will 
continue  to  be  until  all  posistions  arc 
filled. 

lUm  to  page  3 for  a complete  list  of  jobs  and  dcscriplicMis 


The  Voice 

The  Student  Press  of  Westfield  State  College 

May  2,  2005 


Volume  X 


Issue  XXV 


WSC  to 

have  small 
role  on  the 
big  screen 


By  Rebecca  Oliver 
Voice  Reporter 

Westfield  State  College  will  be  fea- 
tured in  an  upcoming  Martin  Scorcese  picture. 
"The  Departed"  is  expected  to  be  done  with 
production  by  summer  2006. 

Bruce  Hughes  of  Warner  Bros.  Pictures 
contacted  Projects  Coordinator  Holly  Robbins 
of  the  Office  of  Advancement  and  College 
Relations  in  early  March. 

Hughes  said  while  doing  research  for 
the  movie,  which  is  a police  drama,  statistics 
showed  that  Westfield  State  College  produced 
the  most  Massachusetts  Slate  Troopers. 

Robbins  has  been  in  constant  contact  with 
Hughes  sending  WSC  paraphernalia,  including 
sweatshirts,  hats,  mousepads,  mugs,  pens  and 
blank  diplomas,  to  serve  as  the  backdrop  for 
cither  offices  or  apartments  in  the  movie. 

Currently  Matt  Damon,  Leonardo 
DiCaprio,  Jack  Nicholson  and  Mark  Walhbcrg 
have  been  contracted  for  the  picture. 


Nobel  laureate  Shirin  Ebadi  to 
speak  at  Westfield  State  College 


By  Craig  Phelon 
Special  to  the  Voice 

Shirin  Ebadi.  2003 
Nobel  Peace  Prize  winner, 
will  speak  at  7 p.m.,  Monday, 
May  2,  in  Dover  Auditorium 
at  Westfield  State  College. 
The  lawyer,  judge  and  human 
rights  activist  from  Iran  will 
speak  about  her  work  for 
women  and  children’s  rights 
and  freedom  of  speech.  The 
presentation  is  part  of  the 
college’s  (jwest  Lecture 
Scries,  which  is  free  and 
open  to  the  public. 

Her  appearance  is  also 


a follow  up  to  the  college’s 
Global  Women's  History 
Project  conference.  April  14- 
17,  featuring  women  promi- 
nent in  the  human  rights 
movements  in  Iraq  and  Iran, 
Ebadi's  talk  will  reflect  the 
conference  theme.  “Women 
of  Iraq  and  Iran:  Visionaries 
in  the  2 1st  Century." 

Ebadi  is  the  founder 
and  leader  of  the  Association 
for  Support  of  Children's 
Rights  in  Iran.  She  has  writ- 
ten a number  of  academic 
books  and  articles  focused  on 
human  rights.  Among  her 
books  translated  into  English 


are.  The  Rights  of  the  Child. 
A Study  of  Legal  Aspects  of 
Children's  Rights  in  Iran, 
published  with  support  from 
UNICEF,  and  History  and 
Documentation  of  Human 
Rights  in  Iran. 

“Shirin  Ebadi  has  a 
transformative  vision  critical 
to  our  goal  of  world  peace." 
said  by  Elisc  G.  Young,  pro- 
fessor of  history  and  director 
of  the  Global  Women's 
History  Project.  “She  notes 
that  linking  educational 
institutions  across  national- 
ist boundaries  is  a key  to 
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past  Monday’s  Mr.  Courtney  Hall 
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Voices  Page  4 

Overheard 

Nulion/World  Page  S-6 
Opinion  Page  7-9 

A&E  Page  10-12 

Comics  Page  15 


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News  The  Voice  May  2,  2005 


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help  her  to  realize  that  vision 
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visions  of  Iranian 
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(Full-time  unless  otherwise  noted) 

POSITIONS  ARE  CONTINGENT  UPON  FUNDING 

PRF.FRRENCE  GIVEN  TO  CURRENT  WSC  STUDENTS 

COLLEGE  FOR  KIDS  ASSISTANT  (2  positions) 
Part-time,  20  hours  per  week.  Duties  include  day-to- 
day  assistance  with  College  for  Kids,  including  office  assis- 
tance, supervision  of  students,  assisting  parents  and  instruc- 
tors in  communication  between  the  office  and  classrooms, 
general  organizational  duties.  Qualifications:  Organized  and 
self-motivated,  must  work  well  with  adults  and  children; 
ability  to  work  without  direct  supervision.  Pay  scale:  $7.50  - 
$8.40  per  hour.  Anticipated  State  Date:  07/1 1/2005. 

CUSTODIAL  WORKER  I (15  positions) 

Individuals  hired  for  these  positions  will  be  required 
to  assist  in  the  summer  cleaning  and  preparation  of  resi- 
dence halls  for  the  upcoming  school  year.  Duties  include 
washing  bathrooms,  student  rooms,  hallways,  laundry  areas, 
activity  rooms,  and  other  areas  within  the  halls.  Work  to 
include  using  general  commercial  cleaning  products  such  as 
disinfectants  and  associated  cleaning  agents;  operation  of 
commercial  vacuum  cleaners  and  other  electric  cleaning 
equipment.  Some  lifting  and  moving  of  furniture  is  also  part 
of  the  assignment.  Experience  in  custodial  field  a plus 
though  willing  to  train.  Must  have  ability  to  perform  manual 
labor  requiring  standing,  lifting,  reaching,  and  pulling.  Pay 
scale:  $7.00  to  $8.00  per  hour.  Anticipated  State  Date: 
05/23/2005. 

DATA  ENTRY  CLERK  (1  position) 

Part-time,  20  hours  per  week.  Duties  to  include  data 
entry  and  other  office  responsibilities. including  filing  and 
answering  telephone.  Must  be  knowledgeable  with  Windows 
applications  including  Microsoft  Word  and  Excel.  Pay  Scale: 
$7.50  to  $8.00  per  hour.  Anticipated  State  Date:  05/23/2005. 

, H VAC/Mechanic  Apprentice  (1  position) 

Receives  direct  supervision  from  the  campus  HVAC; 
Mechanic.  The  individual  hired  for  this  position  must  have 
general  knowledge  of  the  HVAC  trade;  generarkn6wledge:in 
the  use  of  hand  tools  and  soldering  equipment;  and  a gradu- 
ate or  current  student  from  a vocational  high  school  with  a 
HVAC  major.  Pay  Scale:  $7.50  - $8.00  per  hour.  Anticipated 
State  Date:  07/01/2005. 

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SGA 


- Scanlon  hall’s  “Campout  Double 
Future”  to  be  held  on  May  4 at  8:30  p.m.  The 
event  will  be  held  outside.  Scanlon  hall  presi- 
dent Kurt  Bolgen  said  the  event  would  defin- 
tcly  be  taking  place. 

‘‘I  checked  the  weather  channels 
sujxrforecast  it’s  going  to  be  clear' ad  around 
50  degrees.  So  bring  your  sweatshirt,  blanket, 
space  heater,  whatever,”  said  Bolgen. 

Bolgen  also  encouraged  students 
form  other  halls  to  join  in  tlw  event. 

- The  Davis  hall  baitxjque  is  taking 
place  May  4 from  5 pjn.  to  8:30  p.nt  That 
event  will  feature  lots  of  food  and  the  band 
Brightwings. 

Mike  Lawlor  presented  the  junior 
class  report  and  announced  that  the  junior  class 
is  already  underway  with  planning  their  senior 
convocation. 

Lawlor  said  the  speakers  are  nar- 


rowed down  to  professor  Michael  Filas  of  the 
english  department,  Maddy  Cahill  of  the  com- 
munication department  and  Sandra  Betkowic 
of  the  education  department 

Ashley  Zolenski  of  the  senior  class 
announced  that  the  sales  of  their  spring  week- 
end t-shirts  went  well.  • 

Zolenski  said  they  had  ordered  150 
t-shirts  and  had  about  40  left 

They  can  be  bought  at  the  campus 
service  window. 

Zolenski  also  said  a trip  to  the  Gie)' 
House  was  planned  for  May  1 1 . After  that  the 
freshmen  class  would  be  helping  out  the  char- 
itable organization  for  next  semester. 

Dan  Cooper  gave  the  commuter 
council  report  and  announced  that  an  icecream 
social  would  be  held  TUesday  May  3 in  front 
of  Ely  from  1 p.m.  to  4 p.m. 


News  The  Voice  May  2, 2005 


Page  3 


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LIBRARY  - STUDENT  ASSIS  ANT  (2  positions) 

Part-time,  20  hours  per  week.  Tasks  include  collection  inventory,  pnxess- 
ing  of  library  materials,  filing,  answering  telephone,  and  other  duties  as  assigned 
Qualifications:  interest  in  library  research;  positive  service-minded  approach 
towards  patrons,  stalf  and  co-workers;  punctual;  honest  and  dependable.  Pay 
Scale:  $7.25-$7.50  per  hour.  Anticipated  State  Date:  05/23/2005. 

LIBRARY -ASSIS  ANT  (1  position) 

Part-time,  1 2 + hours  per  week.  Assist  as  needed  in  all  operations  of 
Circulation.  Interlibraiy  Loan,  and  Serials  departments.  Use  the  library  system  to 
charge,  discharge,  and  circulate  library  materials.  Shelve  library  materials;  prepar- 
ing ILL  materials  for  shipping;  preparing  serials  and  newspapers  for  display. 
Provide  directions/assistant  to  library  patrons  as  needed  Qualifications:  Must  have 
basic  computer  skills;  library  experience  is  preferred.  Must  have  physical  ability  to 
lift  moderate  weights  (books)  and  reach  upper  shelves.  Must  be  available  evenings 
on  Monday  and  Tbesday.  Pay  Scale:  $7.25  to  $7.50  per  hour.  Anticipated  State 
Date:  05/23/2005. 

LIFEGUARD  (1  position) 

Part-time,  10  hours  per  week.  The  lifeguard  on  duty  is  responsible  for  the 
safety  and  well-  being  of  all  who  enter  the  swimming  pool  area  Successful  candi- 
date/s must  posses  current  advance  lifesaving  card;  current  CPR  Certification;  and 
must  be  punchial  and  able  to  work  without  constant  supervision.  Pay  Scale:  $7.25 
per  hour.  Anticipated  State  Date:  05/23/2005. 

MAINTENANCE  WORKER  I (12  - 18  positions) 

Individuals  hired  for  these  positions  will  be  required  to  perform  general 
gourds  maintenance,  hous^eeping,  painting,  and  maintenance  of  college  build- 
ings as  assigned  by  supervisor.  Pay  scale:  $7.00  to  $8.50  per  hour.  Anticipated 
State  Date:  05/31/2005. 

MAINTENANCE  WORKER  I/TRADES  ASSISTANT  (1-2  positions) 

Inciividual(s)  hired  will  be  assisting  electricians.  Must  have  skill  in  dectri- 
cal  work  and  hands  on  experience  with  related  tools.  Pay  scale:  $7.50  to  $8.50  per 
hour.  Anticipated  State  Date:  05/3 1/2005. 

LAB  ASSISTANT  III  (2  positions) 

Assist  in  setting  up  and  breaking  down  Biology  labs;  assist  in 
maintaining  greenhouse  and  outside  gardens;  assist  in  caring  for  lab  ani- 
mals and  aquariums;  assist  with  general  office  work  as  needed.  Must  be 
computer  literate,  dependable,  and  willing  to  complete  assignment  in  a 
thorough  manner.  Must  have  general  office  skills.  Pay  Scale:  $8.00  per 
hour.  Anticipated  State  Date:  05/24/2005. 

WOODWARD  (TENTER/Student  Supervisors  (4  positions) 

Individuals  hired  for  these  positions  will  be  responsible  for  the  opening 
and  closing  of  facilities  within  the  Onto;  setting  up  and  breaking  down  for  certain 
events;  check  ID’s  and  sign-in  of  guests;  enforce  Woodward  (Center  policies; 
dealing  equipment;  keeping  statistics  of  participants  and  other  duties  as  assigned 
by  Building  Sifltervisor.  (Qualifications:  Must  be  willing  to  work  eariy  mornings 
(6am)  and  weekends.  Must  be  responsible,  trustworthy,  punctual,  and  professional. 
Must  have  great  interpersonal  skills  and  customer  service  CMiented.  Experience  in 
working  in  fitness  fedlity  or  field  house  prefored.  MSSLS  major  a plus.  Pay 
scale;  $7.50  to  $8.00  per  hour.  Anticipated  State  Date:  05/16/2005. 


Daryl  Hendry 


Role  at  WSC:  Executive  Director  of  Student 
Affairs.  He  oversees  the  management  in  the 
campus  center,  wellness  center,  and  National 
Student  Exchange.  He  also  assists  Student 
iNational  Government,  and  all  clubs  and  oigani- 
zations  upon  request,  and  is  chair  of  the  college  appeals 
board. 

Years  spent  workiiig  at  WSC:  This  is  his  25th  year 

Favorite  part  of  the  job:  “Helping  students  get  to  the 
next  level,  whatever  that  is  for  them  Everyone  has  differ- 
ent aspirations  and  goals  and  there  is  no  better  day  than 
when  a student  says  thank  you  for  what  you  did  for  tfiem.’’ 

Favorite  movie:  Casablanca 

Favorite  TV  show:  Westwing 

Favorite  song:  “Amazing  Grace”  sung  by  Aaron  Nevel 

First  profesaonal  Job:  Director  ofstudentactivitiesattiie 
College  of  Saint  Rose  in  Albany,  New  Yoik 

What  he  wanted  to  be  when  he  was  Httie:  A Gymnast 
‘T  was  in  varsi^  gymnastics  in  high  school  and  1 thought 
it  would  be  cool  to  be  a part  of  the  Olympics.” 

Superitiero  he  would  choose  to  be:  Robin  Hood 

What  he  likes  to  do  when  he’s  not  at  work:  “I  am  a 
family  man- 1 like  to  ^nd  time  with  young  kids  and  I like 
partiapating  in  church  activities 


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Popped  collars:  Yay  or  nay? 


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Class  of 2008 
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Class  of 2008 
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Aimed  at  guys,  Axe  really 

smells  — like  money 


BY  Robin  Givhan 
THE  Washington  post 

Fragrances  are  a persona]  thing,  and 

SO  one  man's  sweet  aroma  is  another  man's 
stench.  Thus  every  effort  will  be  made  not  to 
render  too  cruel  a judgment  upon  Axe,  the 
deodorant  body  spray  that  arrived  on  these 
shores  from  Europe  and  proceeded  lo  leave  a 
pungent  cloud  in  bathrooms  and  locker  rooms 
around  the  country. 

If  you  are  not  a young  Lothario  in  the 
brand's  18-to-24-year-old  target  audience  or  an 
adolescent  boy  hungry  for  his  first  sniff  of  man- 
hood, or  a young  woman  fending  off  their 
advances,  then  in  all  likelihood  you  are 
unaware  that  Voodoo  is  one  of  Axe’s  eight  dif- 
ferent scents  and  no  longer  simply  a religion  of 
spirits  and  fetishes.  Voodoo  is  vaguely  sweaty, 
somewhat  powdery  and  reminiscent  of  the 
aroma  that  wafted  off  your  grandmother^s 
dressing  tabic.  A week  after  it  was  spritzed  on 
a piece  of  white  note  paper,  it's  as  odorous  as 
ever. 

Apparently  boys  like  that. 

Axe's  presence  has  become  unavoid- 
able. It  has  become  a dominant  brand  in  the 
men's  deodorant  maricei  It  has  inspired  imita- 
tors. It  cannot  be  ignored. 

The  Axe  brand  is  owned  by  Unilever, 
the  mammoth  international  consumer  products 


girls." 

To  market  Axe,  street  teams  went  to 
college  campuses  and  handed  out  thong  under- 
wear. printed  with  an  Axe  Web  address,  to 
young  men.  Thongs  were  surreptitiously 
slipped  into  dryers  at  nearby  laundromats-io 
be  found,  it  is  hoped,  by  single,  young  men  and 
not  jealous  girlfriends.  Axe  has  sponsored  sin- 
gles parties. 

There  arc  advertisements  on  the 
brand's  Web  site  in  which  a woman's  bare  back 
is  imprinted  with  the  shape  of  a hanger  or  an 
elevator  key  pad  or  a steering  wheel  or  any- 
thing else  she  might  have  been  smashed  up 
against  during  spontaneous  canoodling  or 
going-all-lhe-way.  The  tag  line:  It  can  happen 
anywhere.  The  Axe  Effect.® 

"I  love  my  job!"  George  says.  "You 
will  have  to  drag  me  kicking  and  screaming 
from  this  job." 

In  Unilever's  deodorant  division.  Axe 
already  is  the  No.  1 seller,  surpassing  sales  of 
the  company’s  traditional  brands;  Degree, 
Dove  and  Suave.  And  in  the  close  fight  for 
supremacy  in  the  more  than  SI  billion  world  of 
men’s  deodorants.  Axe  rose  to  No.  1 in  2004, 
surpassing  Right  Guard  and  Old  Spice,  accord- 
ing to  A.C.  Nielsen  Corp.  So  far  this  year,  it  has 
slipped  to  No.  2,  behind  Old  Spice. 

Axe’s  success  has  inspired  other 


Cancer  drug  shows  promise 


,1.  . • . . companies  to  grab  for  a piece  of  that  exceed- 

company  Bia,  produces  everyth, „g  from  i„g,y  smelly  m^ket.  Las,  year.  Old  SpieeuT 
Hellmarars  mayonnatse  and  SIun-Fas,  shakes 

year,  Gillette  unveiled  Tag.  An  advertisement 
for  Tag  in  the  May  issue  of  Cargo  magazine 
shows  a young  man  with  dirty  blond  hair  wear- 
ing a plaid  shirt— and  what  is  dangerously  close 
to  a puka-shell  necklace-being  tackled  by  an 
entire  women's  volleyball  team. 

The  success  of  Axe  benefited  fiiom  a 
fragrance  "Nose"-the  scent  industry's  profes- 
sional interpreters  of  the  arcane  language  of 
fragrances.  Axe’s  Nose  is  the  same  sniffer  who 
helped  concoct  such  prestigious  Calvin  Klein 
scents  as  Obsession  and  Etenuty. 

And  it  was  helped  by  the  mundane 
fact  that,  in  technical  deodorant-speak,  every- 
one considered  the  United  Stales  a "stick  mar- 
ket." 

"Acrosols-that  big,  bug-spray-look- 
ing  can-werc  in  decline,"  George  says.  "We 
spent  a lot  of  time  in  front  of  our  target  audi- 1 
ence  and  we  realized:  That  generation  hadn't 
thought  of  aerosols  as  a bad  thing.  They  looked 
at  it  as  a new  form.  They  didn’t  have  any  bag- 
gage associated  with  the  aerosol  market."  (Who 
could  have  imagined  that  aerosol  deodorants 
-came  with  issues?) 

"This  was  a very  functional  market 
the  deodorant  market"  George  says. 
"Everybody  was  truly  offering  the  same  thing: 
stop  odor  and  wetness,  stop  odor  and  wetness." 
Axe  had  the  audacity  to  be  an  aerosol  that 
promised  to  do  more. 

There  arc  eight  Axe  scents;  Touch. 
Essence,  Phoenix,  Kilo.  Tsunami,  Orion, 
Apollo  and,  of  course.  Voodoo.  Each  sounds 
like  the  name  of  a fem  bar  or  a star  of 
Wrcstlemania 

The  Nose  \vas  Ann  Gottlieb,  who  has 
had  lier  own  self-named  business  for  23  years. 
Her  experience  had  been  in  the  pnsstige  mar- 
ket—the  expensive  brands  sold  in  department 
stores-rather  than  the  mass  market  fragrances. 
The  creative  processes  in  the  two  categories, 
she  says,  are  distinctly  different  Mass  mar- 
keters typically  come  up  with  a group  of  fra- 
grances, spread  them  out  in  Iront  of  a focus 
group  and  ask  which  it  likes  the  best.  The  scent 
with  the  most  voles  goes  on  the  market. 

"It's  a system  used  across  the  board 
for  deodorants,"  she  says.  "It’s  slili  used  today 


lo  Surf  laundry  detergent.  A version  of  Axe, 
under  the  brand  name  Lynx,  was  launched  in 
France  in  1 983  and  was  soon  perfuming  much 
of  Europe  and  Latin  America.  Axe  was  intro- 
duced in  the  United  States  in  2(X)2;  much  to  the 
chagrin  of  anyone  with  olfactory  memories  of 
a 1980s  dance  club  after  the  lights  came  up  and 
everyone  stopped  doing  the  cabbage  patch. 

Axe  is  not  merely  a deodorant  to  be 
rolled  on  sparingly  under  the  arms,  nor  a 
cologne  to  be  dabbed  behind  the  ears,  on  the 
wrists  and  other  pulse  points.  The  rise  of  Axe 
signals  the  birth  of  a new  category  in  men's 
grooming:  body  deodoranL  Axe  is  a cologne 
with  stink-prevention  properties. 

It  is  meant  to  be  sprayed  all  over  the 
body  with  the  exuberance  that  might  be  used  to 
apply  Deep  Woods  Off!,  and  anecdotal  evi- 
dence suggests  that  young  men  have  been  duti- 
fully following  the  package  instructions:  "Just 
hold  can  6 inches  from  your  body  and  spray  all 
over,  including  your  chest,  neck,  underarms- 
anywhere  you  want  to  smell  great."  Indeed, 
some  boys  must  want  to  smeL  really,  really 
great.  From  about  50  yards  away. 

Over  two  years,  Unilever  has  spent 
more  than  $100  million  advertising  Axe, 
according  to  the  trade  journal  Advertising  Age. 
The  message  of  that  advertising  has  essentially 
focused  on  one  idea:  Wear  Axe.  get  girls.  Not 
just  one  girl,  but  many,  many  girls.  In  the  des- 
perately optimistic  tradition  ofHai  Karate  com- 
mercials or  Tone  Loc's  "Funky  Cold  Medina," 
Axe  ads  suggest  tliat  if  a guy  spritzes  on  a lot  of 
Voodoo,  priced  at  $4.99  for  a four-ounce  can, 
he  will  attract  a stampede  of  women.  Because 
there  is  nothing  like  playing  lo  a young  man’s 
^securities  when  it  comes  to  the  ladies.  Axe 
has  been  a tremendous  success. 

"Girls  want  guys  to  smell  clean  and 
he  groomed.  The  point  is  (guys)  feel  more  con- 
fident," says  Kevin  George,  Unilever's  director 
of  marketing  for  U.S.  deodorants.  Axe  "pro- 
vides them  with  the  confidence  to  go  out  and 
ask  a girl  for  her  phone  number,  to  get  those 
digits." 

George  has  been  pan  of  the  Axe  team 
since  its  U.S.  launch.  He  speaks  with  a pKima- 
nem  chuckle  embedded  in  his  voice,  but  with- 


by  Denise  Gellene 

Los  ANGELES  TIMES 

Genentcch  Inc.  said  Monday  that  its 
drug  Heiceptin  prolonged  the  lives  of  breast  can- 
cer paDenls  in  two  large  clinical  trials,  setting  tlx: 
stage  for  a new  way  to  treat  the  disease. 

The  drug,  which  is  used  to  treat 
advanced  breast  cancer,  also  showed  effective- 
ness in  preventing  recurrence  of  the  disease  in 
patients  who  had  undergone  surgery  for  early 
breast  cancer. 

"Thrs  is  a major  advance  for  many 
thousands  of  women  with  hmnci 
Andrew  von  Eschenbach, 
director  of  the  National 
Cancer  Institute,  said  in 
statement 

U.S.  sales  of 
Hcrccptin  could  double  to 
$1  billion  as  a result  of  the 
trials,  adding  to 
Genentech's  stable  of 
blockbuster  medicines,  said 
Geoffrey  Forges,  an  analyst 
wth  Sanford  C Bernstein 
&Co. 

"It  is  hi^ly  like- 
ly they  could  have  $3  bil- 


“This  is  a major 
advance  for  many 
thousands  of 
women  with  breast 
cancer,” 
-Andrew  von 
Eschenbach 


lion  cancer  products,"  hesaid.  "They  arc  rww  set 
to  become  the  dominant  player  in  cancer  treat- 
ment for  at  least  the  end  of  the  decade." 

Genentcch  has  enjoyed  a string  of  suc- 
cesses recently.  Its  cancer  drug  Avastin,  which  is 
approved  to  treat  colon  cancer,  has  shown  effec- 
tiveness in  treating  lung  and  breast  cancers  and  is 
on  track  to  have  sales  of  $1  billion  this  year. 
Rituxan,  another  Genentcch  cancer  drug,  has 
annual  sales  of  m«c  than  $1  billion. 

Investors  drove  Genentech's  shares 
almost  1 1 percent  higher  in  after-hours  trading, 
The  outcome  of  the  clinical  trials  was  announced 
after  the  markets  closed. 

Herceptin  is  an  intravenous  drug  that 
targets  genetic  switches  that  spur  the  growth  of 
breast  tumors.  The  switches,  known  as  HER-2, 
arc  present  in  20  percent  to  30  percent  ofwcxncn 
with  Ixeast  cancer.  Since  1998,  Herceptin  has 
been  used  to  treat  advanced  breast  cancer  in 
patients  whose  tumors  tested  positive  for  HER-2. 

The  clinical  trials  announced  Monday 
could  expand  the  use  of  Hcrccptin  to  women 
with  eariy-stage  breast  cancer  whose  tumors 
have  HER-2. 

The  studies  involved  5.5(X)  women 


and  were  designed  to  see  whetha  Herein 
could  peveni  the  recuirencc  of  cancer  after 
surgery,  The  patients  were  divided  into  two 
groups:  one  received  a combination  of  Hcrccptin 
and  chemotherapy;  the  other  received  only 
chcmothcTcqjy. 

The  trials  showed  that  women  wfro 
received  Herceptin  had  a 52  percent  decrease  in 
cancer  recurrence  compared  with  patients  on 
chemotherapy  alone.  The  National  Cancer 
Institute,  which  sponsored  the  study  in  collabora- 
tion with  Gcncntech.  said  the  result  was  "highly 
statistically  significanL" 

— The  results,  which  were 

based  on  an  interimexamina- 
lion  of  3300  patients,  were 
so  pexsitive  that  the  ugerKy 
stopped  enrolling  patients  in 
the  study,  which  has  been 
continuing  since  1999. 

The  cancer  institute  did  not 
reveal  how  mucli  longer  ilic 
patients  lived.  More  details 
from  the  studies,  iiKluding 
how  long  patients  lived,  will 
be  presented  at  a medical 
meeting  next  month  in 
Orlando.  Fla 

"These  arc  extraordinary 

results,"  said  Mark  Pcgram,  director  of  the 
women's  cancer  program  at  UCLA's  Jonsson 
Comprehensive  Cancer  Center.  Early  research 
on  Herceptin  was  performed  at  UCLA,  where 
the  HER-2  switch  was  discovered. 

"When  wc  saw  the  improvements  in 
advanced  breast  cancer,  wc  thought  Hcrccptin 
might  work  even  better  as  a (post-surgical)  ther- 
apy." Pegram  said.  "That  was  our  original 
hypothesis." 

Susan  Dcsmond-Heilman, 

Genentech’s  president  for  product  development, 
said  die  statistical  hurdles  set  for  Herceptin  in  the 
trials  were  high. 

"It  had  to  be  way  better  than 
chertMthcrapy  alone,"  she  said. 

Patients  in  the  trial  received  Herceptin 
every  three  weeks  for  one  year.  At  a cost  of 
$3,195  monthly,  Hcrccptin  could  add  $38,340  to 
the  cost  of  treatment  for  women  with  cariy-stage 
breast  cancer.  Dcsmond-Heilman  said  she  did 
not  think  price  would  be  an  obstacle  for  insurers 
because  the  treatment  prevented  the  recurrence 
of  cancer. 


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men:  They  want  to  meet  "girls,  girls, 


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Page  6 


Japanese  trail  derails,  killing  at 


BY  BRUCE  Wallace 
LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 


TOKYO.  April  26  - An  cffoit  to 
make  up  90  .seconds  on  a train  .schedule  may 
have  led  to  Japan's  dcadlic.st  rail  crash  in  four 
decades,  a Monday  rrwming  rush-hour  daail- 
meni  that  left  at  least  73  people  dead  and  442 
injured. 

The  accident  stunned  a nation  where 
millions  of  commuters  move  daily  along  intri- 
cate arteries  of  train  lines  whose  schedules  arc 
tightly  synchronized.  J^ancse  media  and  others 
speculated  that  a young  train  driver's  race  to 
make  up  for  lost  time  had  caused  the  cra^. 

Rc.scucrs  searched  for  survivors  into 
Tbesday  morning,  picking  through  the  crumpled 
remains  of  the  scven-car  uain  that  skipped  the 
tracks,  apparently  at  high  speed,  before  wrap- 
ping itself  around  a nine-story  apartment  build- 
ing near  Amagasaki,  northwest  of  Osaka  in 
western  Japaa 

Investigators  were  not  certain  why  the 
train  derailed.  But  officials  said  the  train  had 
overshot  the  previous  station,  forcing  it  to  back 
up  to  let  passengers  on  and  off.  It  was  running  60 
seconds  behind  schedule  when  it  crashed  on  a 
bend 

Tvo  cars  left  the  tracks,  rammed  a 
p^cd  car  and  hit  the  building,  which  is  20  feel 
fiom  the  line.  The  other  five  cars  plowed  into  the 
ones  ahead,  flinging  about  580  passengera  into  a 
tangle  of  crushed  and  bent  metal  and  leaving  the 
train  impaled  in  the  building. 

Survivors  described  a horrific  crush 
inside  the  cars  as  the  train  left  the  tracks  and  skid- 
ded Passengers  in  the  back  of  the  cars  were 
thrown  toward  the  front  "like  they  were  washed 
away.’  one  survivor  said. 

Tt  was  like  the  picture  of  hell,’  an 
unidentified  man  told  Japanese  TV  after  he  was 


fixred  from  the  front  car. 

About  150  of  the  survivors  suffered 
serious  injuries.  Three  people  - two  1 8-ycar-old 
men  and  a 46-year-oId  woman  - were  pulled 
from  tlie  wreckage  more  than  1 5 hours  after  the 
crash.  Rescue  workers  said  more  people  were 
probably  still  inside. 

The  whereabouLs  and  condition  of  the 
driver  were  unknown. 

For  a country  with  an  enviable  rail 
safety  record,  the  accident  focused  attention  on 
the  complex  connections  in  a transportation  sys- 
tem that  moves  60  million  riders  a day. 

Critics  say  the  system  places  punctu- 
ality ahead  of  safeo*. 

Officials  of  the  private  West  Japan 
Railway  Co.  said  the  accident  could  have  been 
caused  by  several  factras.  including  stones  on 
the  track.  They  calculated  that  the  train  would 
have  had  to  be  traveling  82  mph,  <x  almost  twice 
the  43-mi^  speed  limit  on  that  section  of  track, 
for  its  wheels  to  jump  Uie  rails.  The  train  was  not 
designed  to  reach  that  speed,  they  said 

Some  passengcis  told  reporters  that 
the  train  was  traveling  much  faster  than  normal 
when  the  accident  occurred 

"I  thought  there  were  some  strange 
swings,  and  then  tlte  train  detailed."  Taisuya 
Akashi  told  public  broadcaster  NHK. 

The  23-ycar-old  driver,  identified  as 
RyujiroTakami,  told  superioR  that  he  had  failed 
to  Slop  properly  at  the  previous  station,  sliding 
about  26  feet  past  tire  platform.  But  later  it  was 
discovered  the  train  actually  went  130  feet  past 
the  platform. 

The  driver  had  to  back  the  train  up  to 
align  its  doors,  and  the  delay  pul  the  train  90  sec- . 
ends  behind  schedule. 

Takami  had  been  driving  for  11 
months  and  had  been  reprimanded  once  for 


overshooting  a station  by  about  100  yards,  offi- 
cials said  There  was  speculation  that  he  had 
panicked  at  finding  himself  off-schcdule 
because  of  another  error. 

Rail  officials  said  that  before  it 
derailed,  Takami's  train  had  made  up  30  seconds 
of  time  on  the  way  to  the  next  station,  suggest- 
ing it  was  traveling  faster  than  usual.  An  auto- 
matic braking  system  designed  to  slow  speeding 
trains  was  too  antiquated  to  have  had  any  effect 
on  the  train,  rail  officials  said. 

Japan's  extensive  rail  nctwoik  rures  on 
a precise  timetable  that  passengers  rely  on  to 
make  tight  connections.  Ridere  frequently  check 
train  times  by  accessing  schedules  on  the 
Internet  and  from  their  cellphones. 

Studies  have  shown  that  Japanese 
trains  are  the  most  punctual  in  the  world,  and 
their  drivers  work  in  a culture  where  being  on 
time  is  a social  virtue.  That  adds  to  the  stress  of 
their  jobs,  expert  say. 

"If  a driver  creates  a delay,  it  would 
immediately  be  reflected  on  his  evaluation,’ 
Kiyoshi  Sakurai,  a writer  and  critic  of  Japan's  rail 
system,  told  Ashai  TV.  "The  drivers  are  under 
pressure." 

Analysis  say  drivers  arc  constantly 
racing  to  meet  schedules  and  make  up  for  the 
inevitable  delays  at  stations. 

"The  structural  problem  of  Japan's 
railway  systems  is  that  punctual  operations  are 
the  No.  1 piority."  said  Naofumi  Nakamura,  a 
Tokyo  University  professor  and  expert  on  the 
railway  industry.  "Tliere  is  excessive  conges- 
tion, and  a small  delay  would  make  an  impact  on 
the  entire  system  or  schedule. 

"One  way  to  reduce  the  congestion 
would  be  to  reduce  the  frequency  of  service,  but 
passengers  would  complain  because  the  over- 
crowding would  be  worse." 


least  73 

The  emphasis  cm  punctuali^  is  not 
limited  to  rail  transportation. 

This  month,  executives  at  Japan 
Airlines,  the  country's  largest  carrier,  admitted  in 
a report  to  the  government  that  they  had  been 
placing  a higher  priority  on  meeting  arrival  and 
departure  times  than  on  safeo-. 

Japan's  transport  ministry  reprimand- 
ed the  airline  in  March  for  a series  of  accidents 
and  safety  violations  resulting,  in  large  pan,  from 
time  (Mcssutes.  Tire  national  safety  board  sus- 
pended one  Japan  Airlines  pilot  for  30  days  after 
he  began  takeoff  procedures  on  a runway  with- 
out air  traffic  clearance. 

The  airline  said  he  had  been  trying  to 
meet  flight  schedules. 

Japan's  transport  system  has  a laud- 
able safety  record.  Monday’s  death  toll  was  the 
highest  in  a train  accident  since  Japan's  national 
rail  network  was  privatized  in  1987.  In  1991,42 
people  were  killed  in  a head-on  collision 
between  two  rains  in  western  Japan. 

The  worst  accident  occurred  in  1963, 
when  161  people  died  in  a thicc-train  crash  in 
Yokohama. 

But  the  need  to  arrive  on  tinx:  has 
been  a consistent  feature  of  Japan's  postwar  rail 
system,  drivers  say. 

"For  workers  in  the  railway  industry, 
one  minute  is  big."  said  Tsugio  Okunishi,  70. 
who  was  a driver  on  the  national  railways  for  32 
years. 

■We  would  get  very  nervous  if  we 
were  one  minute  ahead  or  one  minute  behind.  It 
is  an  CKXupational  habii 

"Even  now,  when  I get  together  with 
sonic  of  my  old  colleagues,  everyone  always 
turns  up  exactly  on  time." 

Hisako  Ueno  of  the  Times'  Tokyo 
bureau  contributed  to  this  report. 


Pope  prayed  he  wouldn’t  get  the  job 


BY  Daniel  WILLIAMS 
THE  Washington  post 

ROME-Pope  Benedict  XVI  told  pil- 
grims from  his  native  Gcnnany  Monday  that 
during  the  conclave  that  elected  him  last  week, 
he  prayed  that  he  wouldn't  get  the  job. 

Meeting  with  hundreds  of  cheering 
visitors  in  the  huge  Paul  VI  Hall  at  Vatican  City, 
he  recounted  his  misgivings.  "As  the  trend  in  the 
ballots  slowly  made  me  realize  thai-in  a manner 
of  speaking,  the  guillotine  would  fall  on  mc-I 
staled  to  feel  quite  dizzy,"  he  said. 

"1  thought  that  I had  done  my  life's 
work  and  could  now  hope  to  live  out  my  days  in 
peace,"  he  said.  "I  told  the  Lord  with  deep  con- 
viction, 'Don't  do  this  to  me.  You  have  younger, 
better  candidates  with,  more  clan  and  strength.' ' 

He  told  the  group:  "Evidently,  on  this 
occasion  He  didn't  listen  to  me." 

Then  known  as  Cardinal  JoSeph 
Ratzingcr,  he  could  have  eliminated  himself 
from  contention  by  getting  up  before  any  of  the 
closed-door  votes  in  the  Sistine  Chapel  and 
telling  the  other  114  cardinal  electors  he  didn't 
want  the  papacy.  Numerous  news  reports  said 
Ratzingcr  had  a well-organized  cluster  of  sup- 
porters able  to  round  up  votes  quickly.  It  took 
only  four  ballots  to  elect  him. 

In  Monday's  audience,  Benedict  sug- 
gested he  was  dissuaded  from  dropping  out  by  a 
fellow  cardinal  wfro  slipped  him  a note  remind- 
ing him  of  a biblical  story  about  Jesus  and  Peter, 
the  founder  of  the  Roman  Catliolic  Church.  In 
the  story,  Jesus  tells  Peter  to  follow  him  even  to 
places  he  might  not  want  to  go.  Ratzingcr  had 
used  lire  story  as  the  basis  of  a sermon  during 
John  Paul's  funeral  Mass.  "Then  1 had  no 
choice,  and  1 said  yes,"  he  told  the  pilgrims. 

The  pope  entered  Paul  VI  Hall 
through  a central  corridor  Ural  let  lum  mingjc 
with  visitors.  They  yelled  out  his  name  and 


chanted,  "Benedict,  gift  from  God."  which 
rhymes  in  German. 

Benedict  told  them:  "My  roots  are  in 
Bavaria,  and  I'm  still  Bavarian  even  as  bishop  of 
Rome."  one  of  the  pope's  titles.  Benedict  has  yet 
to  address  his  diocese  directly,  something  his 


Pope  Benedict  XVI  greets  the  public 
after  being  elected  although  he  has 
reportedly  said  that  he  prayed  he 
would  not  get  the  job. 


predecessor  was  quick  to  do  after  being  elected 
in  1978, 

Benedict  also  told  a joke  in  the  meet- 
ing. Apologizing  for  arriving  at  the  hall  late,  he 
said:  "Germans  are  used  to  punctuality,  but  I’m 
already  Italianized." 

During  a separate  meeting  Monday 
with  leaders  and  rcpacsentaiivcs  of  non-Catholic 
religions,  Benedict  pledged  to  "continue  build- 
ing bridges  of  friendship."  For  the  first  time,  he 
singled  out  Muslims  for  a greeting. 

It  was  his  third  outreach  message 
since  being  elected  pope  last  Tuesday. 
Wednesday,  in  his  first  post-conclave  homily,  he 
said  unity  talks  with  other  Christians  and  contact 
with  non-Christian  groups  should  continue. 
Sunday,  he  sent  a verbal  greeting  to  non- 
Calholic  Christians,  to  Jews  and  to  "non-believ- 


ers." 

Monday,  he  promised  Christian  repre- 
sentatives he  would  take  steps  to  unite 
Christendom.  Then  he  addressed  "dear  friends 
from  different  religious  traditions." 

"I  offer  warm  and  affectionate  greet- 
ings to  you  and  to  all  those  who  belong  to  the 
reli^ons  that  you  represent,"  he  said.  "I  am  par- 
ticularly grateful  for  the  presence  in  our  midst  of 
membcis  of  tfie  Muslim  community." 

Benedict  said  he  was  grateful  for  the 
"growtli"  of  Muslim-Christian  dialogue.  "I 
assure  you  that  the  church  wants  to  continue 
building  bridges  of  friendship  with  the  followers 
of  all  religions,"  Benedict  stud. 

Inter-Christian  relations  and  talks  with 
non-Christian  religions  were  among  the  works 
Pope  John  Paul  II's  pursued  most  avidly.  As  the 
cardinal  in  charge  of  the  Vatican's  Congregation 
for  the  Doctrine  of  the  Faith.  Benedict  issued  a 
document  arguing  the  supremacy  of 
Catholicism.  Reports  in  Italian  journals  and 
newspapers  said  he  was  unenthusiastic  about  a 
scries  of  prayer  meetings  John  Paul  held  in 
Assisi  with  leaders  of  non-Christian  religions 
that  included  Buddhism,  Hinduism  and  Islam, 

Before  Benedict’s  election.  Vatican 
officials  suggested  that  the  new  pope,  whoever 
he  was.  would  rethink  the  outreach  to  Islam.  The 
officials  expressed  disappointment  that  Christian 
minorities  in  several  Muslim  countries  had  con- 
tinued to  suffer  discrimination. 

His  outreach  to  Orthodox  Quistianity 
met  its  first  roadblock  Monday  when  the 
Russian  Orthodox  patriarch,  Alexy  n,  said 
Benedict  could  not  visit  Russia  until  the  ^vo 
churches  resolved  Icmg-standing  differences. 


Reagan’s 
diaries  to  be 
printed 

By  ScoiT  Martelle 

LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 

In  what  is  likely  to  be  one  of  the  most 
intimate  portraits  of  the  Ronald  Reagan  White 
House,  the  former  president’s  personal  diaries 
will  be  published  next  year  - though  how  much 
of  them  and  in  what  form  is  still  unclear. 

HarpetCollins,  which  earlier  this  year 
published  former  presidential  candidate  and 
Republican  Sen.  Bob  Dole's  memoirs,  bou^t 
the  rights  from  the  Reagan  Library  Foundation 
for  an  undisclosed  sum. 

Officials  for  the  publisher  and  the 
library  said  it’s  unclear  whether  the  eight  years  of 
daily  diaries  - five  red-and-tan  leather-bound 
volumes  - will  be  edited  into  one  book  or  pub- 
lished separately,  or  whether  some  of  the  entries 
will  be  redacted  for  national  security  and  other 
concerns. 

"We  can't  really  determine  what  will 
be  included  until  we  get  in  there  and  take  a look 
at  them,"  said  HatperCollins  spokeswoman  Patti 
KellyJ^eagan  Library  spokeswoman  Melissa 
Giller  said  the  former  president  began  the  diaries 
on  his  first  day  of  office  and  ended  them  on  his 
last  One  of  the  diaries  went  on  display  this  week 
at  the  library  in  Simi  Valley,  Calif.,  but  the  entries 
won't  be  open  to  view. 

"We're  going  to  wait  to  do  that  until 
the  diary  is  released,"  Giller  said. 

Some  of  the  diary  details  have  made  it 
to  public  li^t  already,  as  evidence  in  the  Iran- 
Contra  irivesligation  and  a part  of  the  research 
for  "Dutch,"  Edmund  Morris'  biography  of 
Reagan. 


Opinion 


The  Voice 


May  2,  2005 


Page  7 


Opinion 

Letters  to  the  Editor 


To  the  Editor: 

Regarding  the  comments  in 
the  April  25th  edition  on  faculty 
being  a “no  show”  at  the  torture 
discussio  organized  by  the  Issues 
in  Vietnam  class;  please  do  the 
math. 

Although  the  session  was 
open  to  students  and  faculty  alike, 
the  target  audience  of  the  session 
was  in  all  likelihood  the  student 
body. 

The  class  professor  and 
panel  that  were  present  represent 
almost  2.5%  (0.024)  of  the  faculty 
based  on  the  21:1  faculty  to  stu- 
dent ratio.  They  also  represet 
almost  ten  perfect  (0.9)  of  the 
total  present  at  the  discussion. 

The  forty  students  in  atten- 
dance represent  approximately 
one  percent  (0.013)  of  the  student 
body. 

The  numbers  suggest  that 
as  a percentage  more  than  twice  as 
many  members  of  the  faculty 
attended  as  did  the  student  body. 

• Jim  Raschilla 
Professor 

To  the  Editor: 

In  the  April  18th  issue  of 
The  Voice,  Haley  Paton  had  a col- 
umn entitled  “To  the  Point.”  She 
missed  the  point  totally.  Cardinal 
Law  did  not  “lead”  the  Pope’s 
funeral  Mass. 

- Rev.  John  T.  Dean 


To  the  Editor: 

People  need  shoes.  It's 
gross  when  they  don't  wear  them. 
It's  come  to  our  attention  that  a 
certain  male  student  doesn't  seem 
to  agree  with  this  sentiment. 

It's  one  thing  to  walk 
around  barefoot  in  a park  on  a 
nice  sunny  day  or  something,  but 
it  is  quite,  another  to  prance, 
around  Subway,  the  library,  and 
classroom  buildings  sans 
footwear.  Now  this  goes  WAY 
beyond  simply  being  disgusting; 
it’s  a matter  of  sanitary  concern. 
Not  only  do  we  not  enjoy  looking 
at  his  grody,  hobbit-like,  pasty- 
white  feet,  but  we'd  also  like  to 
not  catch  some  funky  foot  fungus 
from  the  guy  if  at  all  possible. 

So  in  closing,  isn’t  there  a 
health  code  against  this  sort  of 


thing?  In  our  opinion,  WSC's 
motto  should  be  “no  shirt,  no 
shoes,  no  education.” 

- Laura  Jackson 
Class  of  2006 

- Heather  Wolfe 

Class  of  2007 


To  the  Editor: 

I was  so  furious  after 
the  last  article  written  «bout 
"cops"  so 

1 had  to  make  a phone  call: 

"December  22,  1999," 

Sergeant  George  Girard  respond- 
ed. A day  he  will  never  forget, 
along  with  the  rest  of  Holyoke, 
MA.  "You  're  never  going  to  for- 
get something  like  that.”  Sgt. 
Girard  said.  He  went  to  High 
School  with  him,  and  worked  with 
him  until  the  day  of  the  tragedy. 
He  was  a “good  person  who  did 
good  things". 

On  Dec.  22,  Patrol  Man 
John  Dinapoli  responded  to  his 
last  call.  Girard  recalls  the  entire 
incident.  There  was  a report  of  a 
disturbance,  and  Dinapoli 
responded  in  his  unmarked  cruis- 
er. He  noticed  an  individual  walk- 
ing down  the  street  and  decided  to 
follow  him.  The  individual  then 
positioned  himself  behind  an 
apartment 

building,  followed  by  firing 
“numerous  times  into  the  vehi- 
cle,” said  Girard. 

Sgt.  Girard  was  able  to 
recall  the  incident  like  it  was  yes- 
terday. You  never  realize  it  could 
happen  to  a friend,  he  said. 

A couple  of  weeks  ago  an 
article  was  written  titled  “Let’s 
Talk  About  Cops”.  Yes,  I haven’t 
always  said  the  nicest  things 
about  police  officers,  especially 
after  being  pulled  over  when  I’m 
in  a rush,  or  receiving  an  expen- 
sive speeding  ticket,  but  I feel 
they  deserve  a lot  more  respect 
than  that  article  gave  them. 

Sgt.  Gerard  is  a wonderful 
guy,  who  has  worked  for  the 
Holyoke  Police  Department  for  32 
years.  1 don’t  see  him  often,  but 
when  I do  he  is  always  smiling.  A 
friend  of  my  fathers,  as  well  as  a 
friends  dad,  I respect  him  as  a 
person,  and  as  a police  officer. 

Police  officers  arc  not 
“pigs”  and  "oinkers”  like  written 


in  the  article  published  a couple 
of  weeks  ago.  I still  look  forward 
to  seeing  my  old  D.A.R.E.  officer. 
Officer  Dave  of  the  Holyoke 
Police  Department,  whenever  pos- 
sible. He  is  far  from  a police  offi- 
cer who  does  nothing  for  the  com- 
munity. like  said  in  “Let’s  Talk 
about  Cops”. 

Officer  Dave  and  I will 
not  see  each  other  for  a year,  and 
he  will  still  greet  me  with  a huge 
hug  every  time  we  run  into  each 
other.  He  still  remembers  my 
friends  from  when  I was  in  sixth 
grade,  and  never  fails  to  ask  how 
they  are. 

The  point  of  this  article  is 
to  show  that  I firmly  disagree  with 
the  previous  one  written  about 
police  officers.  Generalizing 
every  police  officer  is  wrong,  just 
like  generalizing  every  student  at 
Westfield  State  is  wrong.  Not  all 
of  us  are  pot  heads  or  alcoholics. 
Some  of  us  work  hard,  and  have 
ambitions.  I would  be  very  disap- 
pointed if  a police  officer  wrote 
an  article  stereotyping  students  in 
that  way,  especially  because  it’s 
far  from  the  truth. 

1 think  if  everyone  thinks 
hard  enough.  1 bet  they  can  think 
of 

their  own  Sgt.  Girard.  Officer 
Dave,  and  unfortunately,  I bet 
many  can  relate  to  the  tragedy 
Holyoke  faced  that  faithful  day  in 
199'9.  So  I was  just  wondering  if 
the  author  of  "Let’s  Talk  About 
Cops"  puts  his  life  on  the  line 
when  he  goes  to  work  everyday? 

- Laura  Shaw 


WE’VE  GOT 
ONE  MORE 
ISSUE  LEFT 
THIS  YEAR 
SO  SPEAK 
NOW  OR  FOR- 
EVER HOLD 
YOUR  PEACE! 

Can’t  think  of 
anything  to  say 
right  yet? 
Think  about  it 
over  the  sum- 
mer and  come 
to  our  general 
interest  meeting 
next  fall  (there 
will  be  plenty  of 
signs.)  We’re 
looking  for 
TONS  of  new 
columnists  so 
start  using 
those 
noggins! 


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Opinion  The  Voice  May  2,  2005 


I sure  feel  pretty 


“EXTRANEOUS” 
BY  BEN  Gaines 
VOICE  columnist 


List  Thursday  I was  sitting  in  my 
late-night  British  Literature  class.  While  the 
professor  was  talking,  a large,  hairy  bumble- 
bee flew  in  the  window.  By  "large”  I mean 
half  the  size  of  my  thumb,  and  by  “hairy"  1 
mean  covered  in  hairs.  By  "bumblebee”  1 
mean,  you  know,  it  had  a stinger  and  wings 
and  stuff;  Compound  eyes  and  blurry  color 
vision. 

I saw  this  thing,  this  bee,  whose 
bodyweighl  couldn't  be  even  a ten-thou- 
sandth of  my  own.  I saw  this  thing,  large  for 
its  kind  but  smaller  than  1 was  for  much  of  my 
tenure  in  my  mother's  womb.  I saw  this 
buzzing  fixity  bug  and  I froze. 

Froze,  except  for  my  eyes.  ! 
watched  its  seemingly  random  trajectory  as  it 
bumbled  around  the  room,  bumping  into  flu- 
OTBScent  lights.  I was  in  terror. 

No,  I’m  serious.  No  one  really  likes 
bees,  except  for  those  scary  guys  on  Ripley’s 
Believe  it  or  Not,  but  I’m  terrified  of  them.  As 
a child,  I made  the  mistake  of  upsetting  a 
paper  wasp  nest,  and  well,  you  get  the  idea.  I 
was  scared,  in  a word,  shitless.  If  given  the 
option.  I might  have  dove  out  of  the  third- 
story  window  rather  than  let  it  land  on  my 
arm. 

Now,  I’m  not  allergic  to  bees.  I 
knew  if  this  thing  should  sting  me,  I would  not 
die.  I would  not  have  to  go  to  the  hospital.  But 
f knew  that  it  would  hurt  if  I were  stung,  hurt 
horribly.  But  the  risk  of  being  stung  was  noth- 
ing compared  to  the  risk  I take  every  time  I 
enter  a car.  I could  die.  I could  be  crippled.  But 
that  bee  scared  me  more  than  any  too-fa,st  ride 
in  a drunk  friend's  car. 

I start  with  this  bee  deliberately. 
Shortly  after  the  aforementioned  class,  I 
noticed  an  essay  pinned  on  the  bulletin  board 
outside  the  classroom,  It  was  a response  to  a 
column  1 wrote  concerning  judicial  intimida- 
tion and  a couple  senators. 

Now,  I’ve  said  some  wacky  things 
in  my  time  at  The  Voice,  Tve  come  out 
against  Mcagan’s  Law,  the  "war  on 
lerroriism?),"  and  advocated  forced  breeding 


programs.  I 've  spoken  vocally  (and  earnestly) 
in  favor  of  gay  marriage,  cannibalism,  and 
necrophilia.  As  such.  I was  most  surprised  to 
learn  that,  of  all  things,  it  was  a pot  shot  at  a 
couple  senators,  one  of  whom  is  humorously 
riddled  with  corruption  charges  and  hasn’t 
read  past  the  first  noun  phrase  in  the  Bill  of 
Rights,  that  provoked  my  first  hate  mail. 

Equally  shocking  was  the  hate 
"mail”  itself.  It  was,  you  see,  spell-checked. 
And  proofread.  Clearly,  I was  dealing  with  a 
foe  of  lago-esque  stature-  a veritable  Enkidu 
to  my  Gilgamesh.  Equally  disturbing  to  the 
care  with  which  this  essay  was  prepared  was 
the  obvious  skill  of  the  writer.  Content  (which 
I’ll  touch  upon  shortly) 
could  write.  Not  the  best 
writing  I’ve  encountered 
(neither  is  my  own),  but 
this  is  clearly  an  intelligent, 
thoughtful  person  who 
knows  how  to  convey  it’s 
feelings  on  paper.  1 smiled, 
knowing  Emily  would  be 
jealous  tb^  I got  the  smart 
hate  mail. 

A few  things  of 
note  merit  public  response, 
both  for  their  relevance  to 
interesting  topics,  and, 
well,  my  personal  whimsy: 

First,  this  intelli- 
gent, carefully  written  let- 
ter was  almost  completely  ruined  at  the  end  by 
the  simple  recommendation  that  I "do  us  all  a 
favor  and  get  yourself  a girlfriend.”  As  a mat- 
ter of  fact,  I do  have  a girlfriend  who  is  an 
inspired  bit  of  exquisite  niftiness  sculpted 
from,  I suspect,  the  very  toe  jam  of  splendid 
goddess.  But  that  is.  of  course,  beside  the 
point.  "Get  a life/girlfriend/boyfricnd”  is  the 
battle  cry  of  mediocre  minds,  and  a childish 
(if  faintly  Freudian)  assumption  that  all  dis- 
content stems  from  “not  gettin’  some.”  My 
sex  life  is  quite  nice,  and  yet  I still  have  con- 
cerns about  the  world  around  me.  Surely  my 
learned  peer  who  wrote  this  essay  can  assent 
that  this  is  possible,  no? 

Next,  I am  attacked  for  using  big 
words  in  an  attempt  to  sound  intelligent. This 
is  a half-truth,  much  like  the  kind  you  accuse 
me  of.  That  1 am  being  preached  to  about 
vocabulary  misconduct  by  someone  too  lazy 


look.  My  “superfluous  wordiness”  as  it  is 
called,  has  reasons  as  manifold  as  your  own 
logical  iniquities. 

First  and  foremost:  I love  language. 
Pretentious  and  pompous  perhaps,  but  I hon- 
estly love  my  native  tongue.  The  fat,  illusory 
self-importance  of  adverbs,  the  weighty 
majesty  of  the  perfect  verb.  These  things  are 
wondrous  to  me.  Playing  with  language  by 
throwing  in  “big  words”  spices  it  up.  Sure,  1 
could  stick  with  salt  and  pepper  and  get  my 
point  across,  but  why  not  throw  in  some  curry 
powder  or  basil?  It’s  not  that  I’m  smarter  than 
you  because  I use  these  words;  it’s  that  I’m 
more  entertaining.  When  I play  with  these 
phrases,  it’s  to  engage 
in  a little  game  of  linguis- 
tic chess  with  my  reader. 
No  superiority  is  implied, 
just  a pleasant  challenge 
to  follow  my  otherwise 
banal  point. 

Second: 
"Extraneous”  is  not  the 
same  as  "unneeded.”  It 
implies  an  actual  surplus. 
"Sesquipedalian”  is  not 
the  same  as  “wordy.” 
“Loquacious”  is  not  the 
same  as  "talkative.”  Each 
and  every  word  in  the 
English  language  has  a 
unique  connotation;  it  has 
a flavor  and  context  wholly  unique  to  it 
“Breasts,”  "boobs.”  and  "tits,"  while  used  to 
describe  the  female  mammories,  arc  not  the 
same  word,  and  they  don't  elicit  the  same 
response.  1 choose  my  words  with  modest 
carc  for  a reason.  If  you  misconstrue  my 
words,  then  the  game  has  failed.  So  it  goes. 
C’cst  la  ri. 

And  to  elaborate,  there’s  a level  of 
playful  self-deprecation  in  my  pretension.  I 
alliterate  and  reference  Hindu  mythology  in 
part  because  the  vary  idea  of  written  persua- 
sion is  inherently  deceptive  and  self-aggran- 
dizing. No'  one  will  ever  win  an  argument 
. because  they’re  right.  They’ll  only  win 
because  they’re  better  at  arguing.  Preaching 
wild  liberalism  in  a state  college  newspaper  is 
just  sound  and  fury,  signifying  nothing  (Til 
give  the  credit  to  Shakespeare  that  you 
neglected  in  your  quotation).  My  occasional 


“Big  words  aside, 
there’s  a fairly 
small  one  I want  to 
note  (although  it’s 
been  noted 
before):  I AM 
NOT  A JOUR- 
NALIST.” 


to  look  up  the  won!  “ellipse”  we  can  over-  over-the-top  linguistic  arrogance  is  not  intend- 


ed to  be  taken  seriously. 

Third:  Big  words,  small  words. 
Blue,  then  red.  Shut  up.  Don’t  present  your- 
self as  “a  simple,  concerned  student”  and  con- 
trast with  me  as  “a  certain,  opinionated 
“Voice”  columnist  (whom  I admire  deeply  for 
his  superfluous  wordiness  and  rather  round- 
about brand  of  propaganda).”  You’re  not  aver- 
age. You’re  a pretty  damn  good  writer.  You 
are.  for  the  most  part,  concise,  economic, 
clear,  and  build  a rhythm.  Don’t  hide  being 
above  average  just  to  appear  to  be  connected 
with  the  average  studenl/American.  Stand  up 
like  the  arrogant  bastard  you  and  I both  are 
and  say  “Tm  here  to  say  something  because, 
damnit,  I have  something  worth  saying.” 
When  did  excellence  become  a vice? 

Big  words  aside,  there’s  a fairly 
small  one  ! want  to  note  (although  it’s  been 
noted  before):  I AM  NOT  A JOURNALIST. 
Read  that  twice.  I do  not,  nor  shall  I,  write 
hard  or  soft  news  stories.  I write  opinion 
columns.  I take  facts  (usually)  of  some  sort 
and  give  my  read  on  them.  I do  not  present 
them  in  an  objective  light,  nor  do  I pretend  to. 
As  a general  rule:  if  you  see  someone’s  pic- 
ture next  to  their  name  in  the  “Voice,”  then 
you  are  reading  their  opinion. 

Now,  for  the  childish  Ward 
Churchill  comment.  Let  me  start  by  saying 
that  Ward  Churchill  was  fighting  for  your 
rights  back  when  you  were  suckling  at  your 
mother’s  chaffed  teat.  That  said,  Tm  not  crazy 
about  the  guy  and  consider  him  like  a highly 
educated  Howard  Stem,  offensive  and  some- 
times distasteful,  but  pushes  the  line  to  protect 
the  mainstream  from  an  encroachment  of  cen- 
sorship. My  correlation  of  9/1 1 to  a bee  sting 
was  an  honest  metaphor  that  perhaps  makes 
more  sense  in  context  to  my  seemingly  irrele- 
vant introduction.  In  a country  where  I5,(XX) 
people  kill  themselves  yearly  and  9,0(X)  are 
murdered  (handguns  alone),  a loss  of  3,000 
lives  to  terrorism  ONCE  is  emotionally 
painful,  but  puts  only  a small  dent  in  us  ariih- 
metically/physically.  We  arc  a nation  of  over 
two  hundred  million.  Nine-eleven  sucked,  but 
our  reaction  was  no  more  commensurate  with 
the  damage  done  than  my  jumping  out  a win- 
dow would  be  to  the  tlireat  of  a bee  sting. 
Metaphors  con  be  shocking  without  being 
meaningless  provocation. 

. Maybe  more  next  week,  but  1,415 
words  is  enough  for  now. 


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Columnist  concludes  he  and  cops  just  can’t  get  along 


“The  DEVIL’S 

Advocate” 

by  Pete  Norwood 

JL 

A&E  EDITOR 

Well,  it’s  been  since  my  article 


on  cops  since  I sat  down  to  write  another 
column,  and  now  I feel  it  would  be  best 
for  me  to  write  in  response  to  a letter  to 
the  editor  (also  featured  in  this  issue  on 
page  7).  I am  not  writing  to  bash  Ms. 
Laura  Shaw,  she  is  a very  kind  girl  and  I 
hope  that  she  knows  my  heart  is  with  her. 
I am  instead  writing  a few  points  of  clar- 
ification, since  1 seem  to  have  been  mis- 
understood. And  yes,  I would  also  like  to 
dole  out  some  apologies. 

Obviously,  when  I sit  down  and 
write  a column,  I am  not  looking  to  make 
anyone  feel  better  (in  most  cases),  since 
this  usually  doesn’t  help  anything. 
However,  as  Laura  Shaw  suggests.  I am 
afraid  I did  make  some  sweeping  gener- 
alizations about  police  officers.  I do 
indeed  have  my  own  “Sgt.  Girard"  and  I 
suppose  this  woman  would  be  Sherry,  an 
I.S.O.  who  can  be  seen  all  around  cam- 
pus. 


To  defend  myself.  I would  like 
to  clear  the  record  about  my  "calling 
cops  pigs  and  oinkers."  1 never  in  my 
column  (which  is  currently  sitting  on  the 
desk  next  to  page  7)  stated  that  cops  arc 
pigs  and  oinkers:  I instead  mentioned.  "I 
was  brought  up  in  a family  where  cops 
were...  looked  at...  as  'oinkers'  or 
‘pigs.’”  Though  the  statements  admitted- 
ly carry  heavy  stigmas  I wanted  to  give 
you  some  background  of  why  1 feel  the 
way  I do  about  cops. 

The  reason  something  like  this 
must  be  done  is  so  that  my  readers  know 
that  I am  biased  in  my  opinions.  I know 
that  not  all  cops  are  the  same,  and  that  is 
why  I would  like  to  apologize  to  Roger 
and  Sherry  on  the  WSC  Squad.  My  writ- 
ing on  cops  closely  parallels  the  reason 
that  Disney  is  allegedly  so  racist.  Their 
writers  are  middle-aged  white  men,  men 
who  lived  through  the  times  of  segrega- 
tion. They  must  create  their  characters 
out  of  their  minds,  much  like  I must  cre- 
ate these  columns  out  of  my  mind. 

The  beauty  of  college  lies  in  a 
statement  that  my  co-father  (Mr.  Yves 
Marceau)  told  me,  “people  go  to  college 
and  they  create  themselves.”  I have  spo- 
ken with  a few  I.S.O.s  and  police  about 


my  column  and  its  tendency  to  be  .i  “slap 
in  the  face"  to  them  and  ! decided  that 
my  column  must  be  readdressed.  1 hold 
prejudices,  as  we  all  do.  and  mine  arc 
apparently  mostly  regarding  those  mem- 
bers of  the  law  enforcement  within  our 
nation.  The  idea  now  is  to  realize  that  1 
hold  these  prejudices  and  work  past 
them. 

A while  ago,  when  we  went  to 
the  Shinedown  show.  Jessie  Spano 
stopped  some  police  when  we  were  lost 
to  ask  them  for  directions.  After  writing 
my  column,  she  mentioned  that  and 
asked  if  I ever  would  have  thought  to  do 
the  same.  1 quickly  told  her  that  talking 
to  cops  is  always  my  last  resort.  This  is 
true.  While  cops  arc  here  to  help  the  gen- 
eral public,  I still  do  not  feel  comfortable 
around  them  and  that  is  because  many  of 
the  things  I do  for  fun  are  illegal.  This 
fact  implies  that  I know  the  risks  of  said 
activities  and  do  them  anyway,  and  I do. 
I do  the  activities  not  out  of  a genuine 
need  or  because  1 know  of  no  other  way 
to  have  fun,  but  because  I can. 

As  for  Sgt.  Girard,  I am  sorry  to 
here  what  happened  to  him.  I didn’t 
know  him,  and  I’ve  never  heard  about  his 
case.  Thanks  Hipster,  your  question  there 


is  a killer  to  answer.  For  those  of  you 
who  did  not  read  Laura  Shaw’s  letter  to 
the  editor,  she  posed  a question  al  the  end 
of  her  letter  asking  if  1 “put  my  life  on 
the  line  when  1 go  to  work  everyday." 
Good  question. 

Despite  whatever  feelings  the 
police  force  and  I have  toward  each 
other,  our  place  sin  society  arc  relatively 
static.  My  place  is  to  remain  a compla- 
cent sheep,  following  the  laws  that  have 
been  set  forth  by  the  upper  level  admin- 
istration. The  job  of  the  police  is  to 
enforce  the  laws  set  forth  by  the  upper 
level  administration.  They  chose  their 
jobs  and  I chose  mine  (at  least  so  far),  so 
no.  I do  not  pul  my  life  on  the  line  every 
day  when  I go  to  work.  Look.  I learned 
something  again!  Today  I learned  that 
the  fundamental  difference  between  cops 
and  I is  the  way  we  look  at  humanity. 
Apparently  cops  see  humans  as  being 
worthy  of  protection,  whereas  I sec  them 
worthy  of  destruction  (please  note:  I am 
once  again  making  a sweeping  general- 
ization. I love  lots  of  people,  just  not 
what  we  do  to  the  planet).  Sec  you  next 
week,  it'll  be  the  last  you'll  here  from  me 
in  a while... 


r 


Above:  Ryan  Wood  shows  us 
his  super  80’s  style! 

Below:  Is  that  the  infamous 
'Naked  Cowboy?  Nope  that’s 
just  junior  Peter  Appleby 
singing  “Jesse’s  Girl”  during 
the  talent  competition. 


Freshman  Kellen  Curcuru  was  crowned  this  years  Mr. 

Courtney  Hall  on  Monday,  April  25  in  Dever 
Auditorium.  Kellen  wowed  the  judges  with  his  talent  of 
cheerleading  stunts  and  won  everyone  over  with  his 
bright  smile. 

Third  place  was  awarded  to  sophomore  Ryan  Wood  and 
junior  Tim  Repucci  got  second. 

Congratulations  boys! 

-Photos  by  Mike  Coughlin 


Above:  Ryan  wood  shows  off 
his  swimwear  and  accessorizes 
with  an  adorable  beach  tote. 
Below:  Tim  O’Rico  skates  on 
stage  to  wow  the  audience  with 
his  ode  to  the  80’s. 


Prszsiznting 
Mr.  Courtnizg 
Hall  20051 


A&B  The  Voice  Apru  25, 2005 


Spring  Weekend 


A&E  The  Voice 


PHbtos  Dy:  Mike  Coughlin  & wsei  cahoon.  montage  created  by;  Mike  Coughhn,  Photography  Editor. 


AfisE  The  Voice  May  2,  2005 


Page  12 

House  has  an  address  on  primetime  TV 


BY  PETE  NORWOOD 
A&E  EDITOR 

Many  of  us  have  noticed  that 

there  is  a new  doctor  on  Fox  on 
Tuesday  nights  at  9 p.m.  This  doctor 
is  not  like  those  we  have  been  used  to; 
bland,  boring,  and  very  uninteresting. 
Doctor  Gregory  House  (played  by 
Hugh  Laurie)  will  be  shooting  anoth- 
er season  after  the  final  two  episodes 
of  the  currently  running  season  are 
through.  This  is  one  medical  drama 
that  should  never  end. 

The  pilot  episode  aired  on 
November  6.  2004,  and  ever  since  I 
saw  it.  I have  been  a House  addict. 
House  may  be  the  best  doctor  on  the 
entire  hospital  staff,  even  though  he 
has  tendencies  that  are  somewhat 
anti-social.  From  the  very  first  lime  I 
saw  the  commercials  for  this  show,  I 
knew  that  House  would  be  one  to 
check  out. 

When  House  started  off  on 
the  air,  he  was  simply  learning  to  deal 
with  the  fact  that  he  would  have  to  be 
accepting  patients  and  actually  talk- 
ing to  them,  trying  to  solve  their  ail- 
ments. After  being  threatened  to  be 
fired  despite  his  tenure,  he  finally 
starts  seeing  patients  in  the  hospital’s 
clinic. 

What  kept  me  captivated  dur- 
ing the  first  few  episodes  was  not  so 
much  the  action  or  the  drama,  but 
rather  Dr.  House  himself  and  his  per- 


sonality. At  one  point,  I remember 
him  refer- 
ring 
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character 
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wealthy  busi-  from  bottom:  Dr.  Gregory  House  (Hugh 

ness  man  Robert  Chase  (Jesse  Spence),  Dr.  Lisa 

who  made  a (Lisa  Edelstein),  Dr.  Eric  Foreman  (Omar 

donation  to  p|._  James  Wilson  (Robert  Sean  Leonard),  and 

the  hospital  Cameron  (Jennifer  Morrison), 

of  $100  mil- 


wanted  to  have.  Trying  to  get  him  on 
a range  of  infractions,  from  not  wear- 
ing his  lab  coat  to  not  spending 
enough  time  in  the  clinic.  Vogler 
sought  to  make  House’s  life  in  the 
hospital  a living  hell.  Recently,  the 
power  struggle  between  House  and 
Vogler  has  been  coming  to  a stunning 
climax. 

It  started  when  Vogler 
informed  House  that  he  had  one  week 
to  fire  someone  on  his  staff,  since 
they  sucked  so  much  money  out  of  the 
hospital’s  budget.  House  searched  for 
a way  to  get  out  of  this,  while  Vogler 
gained  the  alliance  of  one  of  House's 
staff  members,  guaranteeing  him  a 
place  in  the  hospital.  Vogler  again  and 
again  thwarted  efforts  by  House  to 
keep  ail  his  staff  members,  losing  the 
beautiful  Dr.  Allison  Cameron  (played 
by  Jennifer  Morrison)  at  least  tem- 
porarily. 

Whether  she  returns  is  left  up 
to  the  continuation  of  the  series.  Be 
sure  to  tune  in,  this  show's  ratings  are 
pretty  sweet  and  I want  the  show  to  be 
long-lived. 


Dan  Cooper’s  “look  at  the  movies” 


By  Dan  cooper 
VOICE  Reporter 


The  2005  summer  movie  season 
is  nearly  upon  us,  and  here’s  a look  at 
some  of  the  more  anticipated  releases  to 
hit  multiplexes  over  the  next  four  months. 

May 

Make  no  mistake  about  it,  the 
most  talked  about  film  for  this  month  is 
George  Lucas’s  conclusion  to  his  epic 
space  saga  Star  Wars:  Episode  III- 
Revenge  of  the  Sith,  taking  over  cinemas 
on  May  I9th.  This  finally  tells  how 
young  Anakin  Skywalker  turned  into 
Darth  Vader.  The  highlight  of  this  film  is 
going  to  be  the  epic  17-minute  duel 
between  Obi-Wan  Kenobi  and  Anakin. 
Ewan  McGregor,  Natalie  Portman, 
Hayden  Christensen,  and  Samuel  L. 
Jackson  star. 

Other  films  to  look  forward  to 
include  director  Ridley  Scott's  return  to 
the  swords-and  sandals  epic  with 
Kingdom  of  Heaven,  starring  Orlando 
Bloom  and  Liam  Nccson,  hitting  theaters 
on  May  6th.  This  is  the  story  of  a regular 
man  thrust  into  the  heart  of  the  Crusades. 

Dreamworks  Animation  looks  to 
continue  their  winning  streak  with  the 
story  of  four  animals  who  break  out  of  the 
Central  Park  Zoo  in  Madagascar,  coming 
out  May  27ih.  The  film  features  the  voic- 
es of  Chris  Rock,  Ben  Stiller,  and  David 
Schwimmer. 

Adam  Sandler  returns  to  the  big 
screen  on  May  27th  with  his  remake  of 
The  Longest  Yard,  about  a prison  football 
game.  Burt  Reynolds  and  Rock  co-starT 

Finally,  The  Simple  Life  meets 
The  Girl  Next  Door  when  Paris  Hilton 
and  Elisha  Cuthbert  star  in  the  horror 
remake  The  House  of  Wax  on  May  6th. 

June 


movie  wasn’t  enough,  superstars  Steven 
Spielberg  and  Tom  Cruise  reunite  for  the 
last  battle  to  save  Earth  in  an  update  of 
H.G.  Wells’  War  of  the  Worlds  on  June 
29th.  Cruise  struggles  to  survive  an  alien 
invasion  with  Dakota  Fanning,  Tim 
Robbins,  and  Miranda  Otto  along  for  the 
ride. 

Cruise 

Spielberg  aren’t 
only 

team  to  reunite  in  June, 
as  Ron  Howard  and 
Russell  Crowe  join 
forces  once  again 
Cinderella  Man  on 
June  3rd.  This  is 
true  story  of  boxer 
Braddock  and 
to  fame. 

Zellweger  and 
Giamatti  co-star. 

Warner 
and 

Christopher  Nolan 
to  revive  the 
franchise  on  June 
with  Batman 
starring  Christian 
as  the  Caped 
This.is  the  origin 
never  told  in  the 
movies. 

Caine,  Katie  Holmes 
Morgin  Freeman, 

Liam  Neeson  co-star. 

Brad  Pitt 

Angelina  Jolic,  widely 
regarded  as  two  of  the  Poster  Art  for  May  19th’s  Star  Wars  Episode  III: 
sexiest  stars  in  The  Rise  of  the  Empire. 

Tinseltown,  are  hus- 
band and  wife  assassins-for-hirc  assigned  Gruffuld  star  in  adaptation  of  the  classic 
to  kill  each  other  on  June  lOih  in  Mrs.  & comic  book. 

Mrs.  Smith.  Johnny  Depp  and  Tim  Burton 

Finally  Nicole  Kidman  has  Will  invite  to  visit  Willy  Wonka  on  the  15th 


Ferrell  Bewitched  in  the  movie  version  of 
the  classic  TV  show,  flying  into  theaters 
June  24th. 

July 

While  Batman  gets  his  shot  at 
glory  in  June.  July  belongs  - to  the 
Fantastic  Four,  hitting  theaters  on  July 
8th.  Jessica  Alba,  Michael  Chiklis,  and 


with  the  release  of  Charlie  and  the 
Chocolate  Factory,  based  on  the  classic 
childrens’  book  by  Roald  Dahl. 

Ewan  McGregor  and  Scarlett 
Johansson  invite  you  to  join  them  on  The 
Island  on  July  22.  They  play  clones  out 
to  save  their  lives  in  director  Michael 
Bay’s  sci-fi  thriller. 

Jamie  Foxx  and  Jessica  Bie!  try 
to  prevent  WWIIl  in  Stealth,  hitting  the- 
aters on  July  29ih. 

Finally,  Matt  Damon  and  Heath 
Ledger  are  out  to  stop  the  ultimate  evil 
and  save  a village’s  girls  in  The  Brothers 
Grimm,  also  due  out  on  the  29th. 

August 

Another  popular  video  game  is 
brought  to  life  on  August  5th  as  The  Rock 
stars  in  Doom.  The  Rock  tries  to  stop  evil 
mutants  from  destroying  everything  in 
their  paths. 

Another  classic  TV  show  gets  a 
film  adaptation  as  The  Dukes  of  Hazzard 
propels  into  theaters  on  the  5th.  Johnny 
Knoxville.  Sean  William  Scott,  Jessica 
Simpson,  and  Willie  Nelson  star  in  this 
modem  day  update  of  the  adventures  of 
the  Duke  gang. 

On  August  26th,  a group  of 
explorers  try  to  survive  The  Cave,  star- 
ring Morris  Chestnut  and  Piper  Perabo. 

Kiera  Knightley  becomes  a 
bounty  hunter-for-hiie  on  August  19ih  in 
the  true  story  of  Domino.  The  film  also 
stars  Christopher  Walken,  Lucy  Liu.  and 
Mena  Suvari. 

Finally.  Kate  Hudson  tries  to  dis- 
cover the  secret  behind  The  Skeleton  Key 
on  August  12th.  She  finds  a key  lit® 
opens  every  door  in  her  house,  only  to 
discover  a hoirifying  secret. 

These  are  just  some  of  the  filo’^ 
being  released  this  summer.  One  thing 
certain,  it  should  be  a fun  time  at  the 
movies  this  summer. 


page  1 3 Sports 


Vestfield  State  College  senior  Jay  Jeffrey  displays  his  Midnight  Madness 
toject  that  he  will  be  presenting  at  the  NCAA  Leadership  Conference  in 
ile  May  in  Orlando.  Fla.  Jeffrey,  a Westfield  Slate  soccer  player,  was  one 
if  four  NCAA  student-athletes  chosen  nationwide  to  present  his  self- 
lirected  leadership  project  to  this  year’s  conference  attendees.  The  idea  for 
IIS  "give  back  to  the  college  communit/'  project  originated  from  Jeffrey’s 
(lending  last  year's  Leadership  Conference.  Jeffrey’s  report  on  the  project 
published  below. 

Photo  By  Mickey  Curtis 

Midnight  Madness 
At  Westfield  State 

y Jay  Jeffrey 

Upon  returning  from  the  NCAA  Leadership  Conference,  1 
viewed  the  student-athlete  culture  at  Westfield  State  College  and 
und  there  were  not  enough  activities  to  bring  the  students  as  well  as 
e athletics  department  together.  To  tackle  this  issue,  my  Life  Skills 
Dordinator  and  I came  up  with  the  idea  of  Midnight  Madness.  This 
as  the  perfect  year  to  start  an  annual  event  with  the  opening  of  our 
:w  S 1 8 million  dollar  athletic  field  house.  Our  main  objective  for  the 
iCnt  was  to  increase  the  cultural  atmosphere  of  Westfield  State 
oilege. 

At  9 p.m.  on  Wednesday,  Feb.  2,  2005,  Westfield  State 
oilege  kicked  off  the  first  Midnight  Madness  event  in  its  new  Wood- 
ard Center  complex.  The  event  took  approximately  four  hours  with 
le  main  attraction  a 3-on-3  tournament  because  of  our  extensive 
iiramurals  basketball  league.  Sixteen  teams  participated  in  five  games 
)iecc  and  two  undefeated  teams  played  for  the  championship  at 
lidnight. 

Halfway  through  the  event,  we  brought  everyone  to  the 
leachers  and  introduced  the  winter  varsity  sports  teams,  which  threw  t- 
liiris  into  the  crowd.  Throughout  the  event,  the  football  throwing 
ampetition  and  three  legged  races  were  a big  hit  with  the  students  who 
ere  not  participating  in  the  basketball  tourney.  In  between  basketball 
antes,  two  students  competed  in  a 3-point  shooting  contest  against  the 
•'estfield  State  vice-president  of  student  affairs  and  our  athletics 
irector. 

We  also  had  the  rock  climbing  wall  open  and  a squishy  ball 
irowing  competition.  These  two  activities  were  added  the  day  before 
nd  ended  up  being  the  biggest  crowd  pleasers.  Overall,  the  event  was 
huge  success  for  the  culture  of  Westfield  State.  As  the  athletics 
irecior  stated,  “It  was  a great  community-building  event  and  the 
diversity  of  the  700  students  participating  was  phenomenal.” 

Even  though  just  about  everything  went  smoothly,  I believe 
'c  could  have  done  a better  job  of  organizing  the  3-on-3  basketball 
vent  so  there  would  not  have  been  as  much  lag  time  between  games, 
he  event  also  was  a success  due  to  the  50  volunteers  from  Westfield 
>3ies  sport  promotion  class,  athletic  teams,  and  student  government. 

To  accomplish  such  an  overwhelming  event,  I was  able  to  use 
volunteers  from  many  different  areas,  including;  the  Student-Athlete 
Advisory  Board  (SAAB),  the  Student  Government  Association,  varsity 
iihletics  teams,  work  study  students,  resident  directors,  the  residential 
jfe  department,  the  athletics  department,  intramurals,  and  the  Westfield 
^tate  administration. 

The  main  contributor  for  the  event  was  the  SAAB,  consisting 
approximately  40  athletes  who  went  into  the  community  and 
^ceived  donations  from  local  businesses  for  prizes.  The  prizes  varied 
gift  certificates  and  Westfield  State  College  apparel  to  Midnight 
I ociness  t-shirts.  The  SAAB  members  and  sports  promotion  students 
Organized  and  worked  all  of  the  activities  that  were  offered  during  the 
'’‘Sht.  To  market  the  event,  we  hung  posters/flyers  around  campus  and 
of  each  residential  hall  informed  all  of  their  students.  All 
people  involved  agreed  to  make  this  an  annual  campus-wide 
iiKi  ultimate  short-term  goal  was  to  increase  the  student- 


The  Voice  May  2,  2005 


Softball  Sweeps  MCLA 


NORTH  ADAMS  - The 
Westfield  Slate  softball  team  swept 
a doubleheader  from  MCLA.  3-1 
and  12-4,  in  conference  games  on 
April  26. 

The  Owls  improved  to  6-4  in 
theconference  with  key  doublehead- 
ers remaining  with  Framingham 
State  and  Salem  State. 

Westfield  won  the  opener.  3-1, 
backed  by  one-hit  pitcher  from  se- 
nior Leah  Peterson,  who  also  went 


Freshman  women's  basketball 
player  Betty  Dely  of  Waltham  has 
been  chosen  to  represent  Westfield 
State  at  the  2005  NCAA  Leadership 
Conference  May  29-June  2 at 
Dlsney’sWideWorld  of  Sports  Com- 
plex in  Lake  Buena  Vista,  Fla.  A total 
of  334  student-athletes  from  Divi- 
sions I,  II  and  III  have  been  selected 
to  participate  in  the  leadership  con- 
ference. Westfield  State's  alternate 
selection  is  junior  volleyball  player 


the  distance  in  Game  Two. 
Peterson  allowed  a first-inning  run 
and  struck  out  eight. 

Westfield  scored  single  runs 
in  the  second,  third  and  fourth 
innings,  two  coming  on  sacrifice 
flies  by  Liz  Oliveira  and  Emily 
Tangney.  Sophomore  Lindsey 
Adams  had  the  other  RBI. 

The  Owls  collected  10  hits. 
Amanda  Fregeau  was  3 for  4 and 
Peterson  and  Beth  Garfield  both 


Track  & Field 
Results 

Connecticut  College  Invitational 
Women’s  OutdoorTrack  and  Field 
Saturday.  April  23,  2005 
TEAM  SCORING:  1.  Springfield  129; 

2.  Coast  Guard  110;  3.  Connecticut 
College  106;  4.  WPI  98; 

5.  WorcesterState77;  6.  WESTFIELD 
STATE  54;  7 Salve  Regina  44;  8. 
Mass  Dartmouth  41; 

9.  Western  Conn.  25;  10.  Pace  16;  1 1 . 
Roger  Williams  4;  11.  Vassar  4;  11. 
Fairfield  4. 

FIRST:  Tessa  Donoghue.  high  jump. 
5-1;  Tessa  Donoghue,  triple  jump.  37- 

3. 

SECOND:  Nicole  Varteresian,  discus. 
92-5. 

THIRD:  CC  Costello,  javelin,  113-5. 
FOURTH:  Erin  Cobun,  hammer.  110- 
5. 

FIFTH:  Kristin  Bodner.  5000. 20:42.92; 
4 X 100  Relay  (Kately  Kervin,  CC 
Costello.  Kristin  Pellegrinelli, 

Tessa  Donoghue)  53.92. 

SIXTH:  Katelyn  Kervin,  long  jump,  14- 
2 1/2. 

SEVENTH:  CC  Coslello.  discos.  78-1 . 
EIGHTH:  Jenn  Davis,  long  jump,  13-8; 


rapped  two  singles. 

In  the  nightcap.  Westfield 
trailed  3-2  before  erupting  for  five 
runs  in  both  the  fifth  and  sixth  in- 
nings. Senior  third  baseman  Casey 
Greggo  was  2 for  3 with  five  RBI; 
she  rapped  a two-run  single  in  the 
fi  fth  and  slugged  a three-run  homer 
in  the  sixth  and  final  frame. 

Oliveira  was  2 for  4 with  three 
RBI  and  Peterson  was  2 for  3 with 
two  runs  scored. 


Westfield  Slatesenlorfirst  baseman 
Brett  Ford  just  misses  catching  a 
line  drive  during  Westfield  State's 
games  at  MCLA  on  April  26. 

Photo  By  Mickey  Curtis 


Connecticut  College  Invitational 
Men's  Outdoor  Track  and  Field 
Saturday,  April  23,  2005 

TEAM  SCORING:  1 . Coast  Guard  128,5; 
2.  Springfield  110;  3.  WESTFIELD  96; 

4.  Eastern  Connecticut  86.5; 

5.  WPI  65;  6.  Connecticut  College  60;  7. 
Mass  Dartmouth  57;  8.  Naval  Academy 
Prep  30; 

9.  Worcester  State  26;  9.  Southern  Con- 
necticut 26;  11.  Vassar  12;  12.  Pace  9. 

FIRST:  Shawn  McCorquodale,  long 
Jump.  21-7;  Chris  Flynn,  triple  jump,  41- 
6;  Peter  King,  discus,  137-8. 

SECOND:  Matt  Shannon,  long  jump. 
20-5;  Peter  King,  shot  pul,  49-6;  Peter 
Bergeron.  Javelin,  161-1. 

THIRD:  Eric  Kelly,  100  hurdles.  16.2; 
Drew  Soltysiak,  lavelln,  165-7 
FIFTH;  4 x 100  relay  (Craig  Sknbiskl, 
Eric  Kelley,  Ben  Butterfield.  Jacques 
Moret).  45.03; 

Matt  Shannon,  high  jump.  6-1;  Dave 
Bergerson,  long  jump,  19-9;  Rob  Byrne, 
shot  pul,  43-1. 

SIXTH:  Kyle  Lawson,  400,  53.24. 
SEVENTH:  Zak  Bilzer,  400.  53.35;  Pe- 
ter King,  hammer  throw,  123-2. 
EIGHTH:  Bill  Magdalensky,  400, 53.53; 
Ron  Rlcciarelli,  1 10  hurdles,  1 7.53;  Matt 
Oissell.  shot  out.  41-9. 


Owls  Split  With  MCLA 


NORTH  ADAMS  - The 
Westfield  State  baseball  split  a 
doubleheader  with  MCLA  in  con- 
ference action  April  26.  The  Owls 
( 1 2- 1 8, 4-6)  fell  in  the  opener,  1 0-5, 
then  took  the  second  game.  8-6. 

Home  runs  by  Troy  Ferguson. 
Pal  Jaehnig  and  Jay  Brown,  along 
with  a first-inning  two-run  triple  by 
Brett  Ford,  powered  the  Owlsln  the 
nightcap. 

Ferguson  swatted  a two-run  cir- 
cuit shot  in  the  second  to  stake  the 
visitors  to  a 4-0  lead.  MCLA  re- 
sponded with  three  runs  in  the  third 
inning.  The  Owls  scored  four  times 
in  the  decisive  fifth  inning.  Jaehnig 
blasted  an  opposite-field  two-run 
homer  and  Brown  immediately  fol- 
lowed with  a solo  shot. 

Brown  was  3 for  4 and  Ferguson 


was  2 for  5 with  two  runs  scored. 
Jay  Harden  was  2 for  2 with  two 
runs  scored. 

Winning  pitcher  Derek 
Anghilante  went  the  distance,  al- 
lowing 1 0 hits  and  two  walks  and 
striking  out  four. 

In  the  opener,  Westfield  led 
3-2  after  three  innings,  but  MCLA 
scored  nine  runs  in  its  final  three 
at  bats,  including  a five-run  upris- 
ing in  the  fifth, 

The  Owls  were  outhit,  14- 1 3. 
All  13  of  Westfield’s  hits  were 
singles  while  the  Trailblazers 
ripped  two  homers  and  four 
doubles. 

Ferguson  was  3 for  4 with  an 
RBI.  Collectingtwosingics  apiece 
were  Justin  Parr,  Shawn  Geary, 
Ford  and  Matt  Tirrell. 


The  Westfield  Stale  softball  team  has  had  its  share  of  "bad  breaks"  this 
season,  as  senior  Nikki  Benson,  left,  and  sophomore  Joanna  Bruyere  are 


both  sidelined  with  broken  hands. 


Photo  By  Mickey  Curtis 


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The  Student  Press  of  Westfield  State  Colleee 

May  9.  2005 


Issue  XXVI 


Nobel  winner  sheds 

light  on  women’s 
rights  in  Iran 


By  Matthew  Bernat  & 

Amy  CiRRONE 

Voice  Staff 

2003  Nobel  Peace 
Prize  Laureate  Shirin  Ebadi 
spoke  about  the  importance 
of  democracy  bringing 
women’s  rights  to  the 
Middle  East  to  a packed 
Dever  Auditorium  on 
Monday  May  2. 

Ebadi.  whose 

native  language  is  not 
English,  relied  on  Dr. 
Shahla  Hacri,  Director  of 
Women's  Studies  at  Boston 
University  to  interpret  for 
the  audience. 

Ebadi  began  by 
establishing • herself  as  a 
citizen  of  Iran  and  also  the 
Middle  East. 


She  said  the  Middle 
East's  historical  lack  of 
democracy  and  large  oil 
reservese  were  two  major 
reasons  for  the  events  that 
are  taking  place  over  there. 

Ebadi  likened  the 
large  oil  reserves  to  a 
"point  of  envy”  for  the 
West  as  well  as  a "jugular 
vein”  as  she  stressed  the 
potential  catastrophe  that 
would  occur  in  the  western 
world,  especially  the 
United  States,  should  those 
oil  reserves  be  cut  off. 

“Democracy  is  nec- 
essary," said  Ebadi.  She 
explained  that  people  in 
democratic  governments 
have  no  need  for  terrorism 
because  the  government  is 
Nobel-  Page  2 


Photo  by:  Mike  Coughlin 

Stirin  Ebadi  qpoke  about  the  importance  of  >\omen’s  ri^ts  in  tlic  Mkldle  East  and  the  role  dial  democracy  would  |iay  in 
bringthg  those  limits  to  Iranian  wumm. 


National  Student  Exchange 
offers  ‘something  different’ 


One  of  the  many  inlaestnig  sbident  works  of  art  on  (&play  at  the  Amo 
MarsGaDcry. 


By  Steve  Bruso 
Voice  Reporter 
Dan  Bramley,  a junior 
at  Westfield  State  College, 
climbed  onto  the  tour  boat 
along  with  a throng  of  other 
people  for  an  island  lour  of 
Fiji  and  the  surrounding 
islands.  It  was  a double-deck- 
er boat  with  a glass  bottom 
and  open  windows  on  the 
lower  deck.  There  were  a few 
Photo  by  :Mikc  Coughlin  clouds  in  the  azure  sky.  drift- 
ing on  the  strong  island 
winds,  and  the  sun  sat  high  in 
the  sky.  It  was  heaven. 


There  were  about 
thirty  other  tourists  — mostly 
couples  — on  the  boat  besides 
Bramley,  all  from  different 
countries.  Tourists  from 
England.  Spain,  China,  and 
all  over  the  world  were 
together  on  this  island  tour. 
The  boat  sputtered  to  life,  the 
lines  were  cast  off,  and  the 
journey  commenced. 

Although  the  weather 
was  beautiful,  the  wind 
caused  the  sea  to  become 
extremely  choppy.  The  spray 
from  the  rough  sea  splashed 


through  the  permanently  open 
windows  on  the  lower  deck, 
soaking  anyone  not  quick 
enough  to  get  out  of  the  way. 
and  eventually  all  the  passen- 
gers made  their  way  to  the 
upper  deck,  where  they 
remained  for  the  rest  of  the 
trip.  Bramley,  along  with  sev- 
eral other  passengers,  thought 
they  were  going  to  be  sick. 

The  crew,  who  were 
natives  to  Fiji,  walked 
amongst  the  tourists,  and 
chatted  away  with  bright 
NSE  - Page  3 


CofiFehouses  add  certain  flavor  to  student  life 


By  Steve  Bruso 
Voice  Reporter 


I News  Analysis  ] 

On  two  Ufednesdays  of  evoy  month,  a 
crowd  of  students  gather  in  the  Ely  lounge,  the  aroma 
coffee  and  fresh-bokcd  bread  ftom  Subw;^  filer 
thiou^  the  area  On  the  stage  at  the  fieri,  a rnioD- 


phonc  stands  awaiting  stu±nt  use  as  one  by  one,  var- 
ious pedbmers  dcmotistrae  tfeir  sIdlL  to  the  student 
body. 

Q^echouses  have  become  an  irppciiant 
aspect  of  audent  life  at  Westfield  Stale  College,  as  is 
evident  by  the  ever-inenasing  crovvds  in  the  lounge. 

Blq  \vhat  makes  Coffeehouse  so  popubi? 

JonMhchelLanEnglLshnBjorinhLsjun- 
icr  year  at  Wstficid  Stale  College,  has  been  gping  to 


Cofiixhouse  since  hs  fieshrnan  year. 

‘I  ha\e  found  that,  especially  as  a Aesh- 
man  with  nothing  to  do,  G^cchouscs  were  the  po*- 
fcd  Wc^'  to  meet  people  and  get  inwolvod  whh  the 
campus,”  Mitchell  said 

In  the  calm,  relaxing  atrrxx^hcre  of 
O^cchouse  sbximis  sitting  back  in  their  chairs, 

heads  turned  in  oonwssaiion  with  their  ncighbcis,  it  is 
certainly  an  environment  ccnducivc  to  making  new 


fiicnds. 

'T  met  my  ftiend,  Mago,  at  the  first 
Coffeehouse  I went  to,”  sail  Jotaic  Whgner,  an 
EnglidvEducaton  majx  in  her  junior  year. 

This  aspect  of  being  together  with  the  stu- 
dent body,  relaxing,  and  meeting  new  people,  .scerns 
to  be  one  of  the  k^  things  ^feout  Coffechotse 

ColTehousc  - Page  2 


See  this  year’s  Spring  Weekend 
events  from  a Jewish  perspective 

Opinion 

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Chingy  & The  Chariot  share 
some  space  on  the  A&E  pages. 
Get  an  ear  full 

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Nobel 


comprised  of  ihc  people  ruling  it. 
For  democracy  lo  happen  lolcrance 
and  equilibrium  are 
needed,  said  Ebad 
then  terrorism  woul 
decline. 

Having  sai 
that,  she  then  went 
into  the  importance  of 
women's  rights 
d e m o c r a 


“There  have 
been  victories, 
but  we  need 


Women 
last  group  lo  benefit 
from  democracy  as 
seen  through  history 
said  Ebadi. 

"Women  gel 
leftovers,  if  ihere  are 
any,"  she  said. 

She  brought' 


Shirin  Ebadi 
Iranian  Human 
Rights  Lawyer 


to  women's  rights.  “Democracy 
shouldn't  be  like  napalm  bombs 
dropped  on  people's 
heads,"  said  Ebadi.  It  is 
not  a gift  given  to  people. 

It  can’t  take  place 
overnight.  It  must  devel- 
op. “Women’s  victories 
horten  this  road.” 
said  Ebadi. 

A question  and 
»vcr  session  followed 
speech. 

Ebadi  was  asked  if 
she  faced  any  repurcus- 
ions  for  speaking  out. 
She  answered  with  the 
Persian  proverb.  “Can 
you  go  into  the  ocean  and  I 
not  get  wet?"  I 


So  it  goes 


She 


light  to  the  strict  laws  that  govern 
women  in  Iran,  a country  ruled  as  a 
theocratic  republic  according  to  the 
C.I.A.  world  faetbook. 

The  laws  of  the  country  arc 
determined  by  Islamic  principles. 

Ebadi  listed  a number  of 
inequalities  between  men  and 
women  in  Iran.  Among  them;  the 
life  of  a women  is  worth  half  of  a 
man’s,  two  women  witnesses  are 
equal  to  one  male  wilnes,  muslim 
men  are  able  to  marry  4 women 
simultaneously,  and  men  can 
divorce  more  easily  than  women. 

She  said  there  have  been 
some  victories  in  the  arena  of 
women's  rights. 

In  October  of  2003  Iran’s 
custody  laws  were  changed  so  a 
women  can  potentially  get  custody 
of  her  children. 

“There  have  been  victories, 
but  we  need  more."  said  Ebadi. 

She  ended  the  speech  by 
calling  for  international  attention 


nt  on  to 


mention  the  time  she  spent  in  jail, 
the  two  terroist  attacks  she  has 
escaped  and  the  threatening  phone 
calls. 

“Fear  is  instinctive,  it  will 
come  whether  you  want  it  to  or 
not,"  Ebadi  said.  Adding  that  she 
has  learned  to  overcome  the  fear 
and  not  let  it  interfere  with  her 
work. 

Her  resume  includes  being 
a writer  a lawyer  a university  lec- 
turer and  a human  rights  activist. 
She  holds  the  distinction  of  being 
the  first  Muslim  woman  and 
Iranian  to  win  a Nobel  Peace  Prize. 

Ebadi  holds  a law  degree 
from  the  University  of  Tehran  and 
currently  works  as  a lawyer  and  a 
professor  in  Tehran. 


It’s  all  over.  This  semester,  my  position  on  The  Vbice,  my  Massachusciu 
residency,  it’s  all  coming  to  an  end.  Na  end  is  too  strong  a woid;  change 
better.  Next  semester  I’m  going  on  exchange  to  California  to  gel  some  sim- 

I shine. 

So  this  is  it,  my  farewell  editor’s  desk.  This  is  no  goodbye  Westfield  Stae 
College  column.  I’ll  say  goodbye  to  all  those  times  next  year.  For  now  I’ll  save  i]^ 
goodbyes  for  my  staff. 

I was  reading  through  past  fiircweL  columns  from  departing  editor's.  Those 

I columns  fell  into  two  categories.  One  big  long  mushy  goodbye,  or  a long  history  of 
their  involvement  with  the  paper,  the  latter  was  generally  very  boring. 

Having  read  those  I told  myself  lo  take  some  time,  sit  down  and  write  this  until 

II  was  pleased.  But  no  lieie  I sit  houis  before  deadline  trying  to  pump  out  something 
that’s  not  honibly  clichd 

Besides  avoiding  the  clich6  beast  I didn't  want  to  gel  all  nostalgic  on  everybody 

I As  much  as  I loved  those  laic  Wednesday  ni^ls  dealing  with  busied  computers  and 
pinlers  that  didn’t  want  to  work,  I’m  a little  relieved  it’s  time  to  take  it  easy. 

So  rU  just  say  that  coming  to  know  Emily,  Lisandra,  Pete  and  Sarah  was  the  best 

I part  of  the  paper  this  year.  It’s  that  simple.  How  five  pec^le  with  completely  different 
personalties  came  together  and  put  out  a paper  every  week  I’ll  never  know. 

You’ve  seen  their  influence  on  the  paper  throughout  fire  year.  Pete’s  numerous| 

I piercing  adventures  found  their  way  into  these  pages  along  with  his  disdain  for  cops. 
&nily’s  singular  style  of  rage  and  wit  always  left  you  feeling  something.  I envy  her! 
far  that 

lisandra  always  kept  it  together.  I’d  be  yelling  and  screaming  at  a printer  thaij 

I just  wouldn’t  want  to  print,  and  she’d  calmly  tell  me  to  “shut  up  and  calm  down  fai^.’ 
It  would  always  do  the  aide  And  Sarah  is  sfilJ  the  coolest  person  I know  ftx-  her  pool  | 
shaildng  abilities  arxl  razor  sharp  sarcasm 

I’m  not  very  good  at  this  goodbye  thing.  My  feelings  don’t  lend  themselves  to 
expression  easily.  So  I'll  just  say;  I’ve  never  had  more  fun  working  with  a group  than 
the  four  of  you.  I’m  going  to  miss  everybody,  especially  the  conversations,  whetlia 
it  was  spray  painting  tire  office  that  week  before  school,  at  4:30  p.m.  shooting  the  shii 
instead  of  working,  or  a 4 hour  car  ride  to  Vermont  just  to  get  the  paper  delivered  on 

Isn’t  always  pretty  but  we  got  the  job  done.  If  I could  do  it  again  I would 
have  paid  closer  attention  to  the  journalistic  piindples  that  govern  the  professional 
newspapers. 

However  I wouldn’t  saciifioe  the  independence  and  free  expression  we  broughij 
|to  this  campus,  for  good  or  ill 

At  times  it  looked  like  this  paper  had  taken  issue  with  just  about  everybody  on 
campus.  And  wh«i  that  happened  we  got  feedback.  To  all  those  who  voiced  concern 
or  criticism  cr  outright  anger  to  our  coverage;  is  thank  you.  You’re  the  ones  who  kept 
us  (XI  our  toes,  you’re  the  ones  wlio  made  sure  we  didn’t  stray  to  far  and  you’re  lire 
ones  who  make  things  interesting  on  campus.  I sincerely  mean  this.  We  need  people 
to  tell  die  story  of  ^^festfield  Stale  College.  It  doesn't  end  with  me,  the  seniors,  or  my 
■“ff,  it  goes  oa 

So  come  up  next  year,  say  something,  you  won’t  regret  it 


Coffeehouse 


Another  piece  of  art  from  the  siudaits  of  WSC 


“Coffcehousesaicagrcatwaytobcontr- 
tained."  Mhchell  said.  •‘Papb  go  to  be  entertained 
they  goto  see  their  fiiends.  Ifsacomnimity." 
‘■Coflechoascsarcjust  areally  good  way  to  sec  saidents 
logethcr.  our  of  their  dom  looms,  where  they  can  be 
entertained  and  just  chill"  said  Man  Qincn,  Preskfcnt 
ofSGA. 

The  tradition  of  Coffceliouse  has  deep  nxts 
at  Wbstfickl  Stale  CWI(^ 

“I  honcsily  don’t  icmcTrJxr  who  initialed  it 
or  how  laig  it's  bear  around."  said  Andrew  Johnson, 
the  Associate  Director  of  Ihc  Campus  Grata.  ‘ It’s  been 
aroundaIleas^aslongas^\rebeQnhcre,soalcast^\cn- 
y years  or  so." 

For  Johnson,  the  Cbfrcchou.se  tradition  is  all 
about  th;  .‘Hxlenis.  "My  thing  is  lo  make  sure  siudrais 
have  the  opportunity  for  this,”  Johnson  srid.  “Lots  of 
stucfcnLs  like  to  pofonn,  we’ve  got  a tremeixjous  musk 
and  thetiiadqBitmait.  and  titis  gves  them  a vdtklc  to 
pofonn  in  fhxit  of  their  poos,  for  free." 

“1  tliink  Goffcchixise  is  pretty  important 
because  we  don’t  rcaDy  have  many  cctivitks  wlcre  3u- 
dents  can  aU  go  cgEiha  and  haii  out,’’ 

"And.  it  doesn’t  cost  anything  eithi" 

Fcr  rrony  gudoiis,  it’s  not  jast  a relaxing 
RiotobyiMikcCou^lin  social  enviionmenL  It’s  a chanx  to  pofem  and 
improwi 

Mtidirdi  started  poferiniiigaCoffixhouscs 


his  secciid  scmesia  of  ficshriian  year,  and  sifice  then,  hr 
has  continued  to  do  so,  and  enjoys  the  opportunity,  i 
love  performing  at  the  coffeehouses  because  it 
impro%es  my  live  performance,  gives  me  a chance  Kt 
have  fiin  with  my  frioxls.  and  .‘pend  drre  doing  some- 
tiling  1 love  dcxng"  Mitchell  said.  "Without  the 
CbfFediouses,  1 think,  most  perfamos  on  campus 
would  find  it  hard  to  have  an  outlet  to  let  the  creative 
juices  flow.  As  a performa,  it  is  always  inq^g  to  .see 
others  pcrfomi" 

The  tradition  of  Coffeehouses  at  Wjstfidd 
State  College  has  also  evolved  ova  the  years. 
Musicians  have  alw;^  been  the  Wggest  ptrt  of  the  per- 
formances, and  while  pcets  have  pcifotmed  in  iic  pai 
they  didn’t  happen  as  oflea 

Now,  poets  have  a newa.  more  recent  tradi- 
tion of  poetry  reading,  which  Johnscra  attributes  D iN 
sucrxss  of  Coffeehouses ‘Tlx  Rretiy  Slara 
Professor  Filas,  is  a dinxt  offshoot  of  Coffcchou-«.  " 
Johrtson  said.  ‘Xlbffeehouse  wi't  just  tor  bonds,  it’s 
rTxxc  of  a catch-all  for  paforming  studaits.” 

Ctespitc  its  entertainment  value. 
Coffeehouse  isn’t  just  fim  and  games.  "Coffishousc  is 
a pecess  of  9df<riucatkxL  Fer  perfannas.  >ou'v«  ^ 
to  challenge  yourself  aixl  have  a good  tiirc  out  of  it' 
Johnson  said  “It  won’t  cxrst  you  anything,  and  Fw 
never  heard  of  anyboefy  being  booed  off  stage" 


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. smiles  and  hearty  laughs,  inquiring  where  some  of 
iho  tourists  came  from. 

Out  along  the  horizon,  tiny  islands  dotted 
the  Cerulean  Ocean,  like  speckles  on  a cheetah. 
Bramlcy  was  taking  in  the  whole  scene,  noticing 
as  he  peered  down  into  the  water  that  there  weren’t 
many  fish,  but  there  were  lots  of  blue  starfish  and 
sea-cucumbers,  when  the  crew  started  gathering 
everyone  together.  Each  person  on  the  tour  had  to 
say  his  name,  native  country,  and  then  sing  a song 
from  that  country.  As  each  member  of  the  tour 
sang  their  song,  those  who  were  familiar  with  it 
joined  in.  It  seemed  as  though  everyone  except 
Bramley  knew  all  the  songs.  When  it  came  to  be 
Bramley's  turn,  the  first  song  he  could  think  of  to 
sing  was  •‘She'll  be  Coming  Around  the 
Mountain.” 

As  Bramley  enjoyed  the  day  on  an  island 
tour  in  Fiji,  he  thought  back  on  his  friends  back  at 
Westfield  State  College,  where  winter  was  fast 
approaching,  and  thanked  God  he  was  somewhere 
warm. 

Dan  Bramley.  an  R.A.  in  Davis  Hall,  has 
had  to  make  the  long  trek  from  Davis  Hall  to  South 
Lot  all  this  semester,  but  last  semester  he  made  a 
much  longer  journey;  to  Australia. 

Dan  Bramley  leans  back  in  his  desk  chair 
wearing  a blue  Sydney  t-shirt  and  blue  mesh 
shorts,  remembering  koala  bears,  sunny  beaches, 
dingos,  and  an  unforgettable  experience.  He 
stretches  his  arms  over  his  head,  a yellow 
Livestrong  bracelet  on  his  right  wrist  and  a silver 
ring  on  his  ring  finger. 

“I  did  study  abroad  because  1 wanted  to  do 
something  different,"  Bramley  said.  “I've  always 
wanted  to  get  away;  it  was  long  past  due.” 

Bramley  isn’t  alone  in  his  venture  to  study 
abroad.  According  to  Professor  George  Psychas, 
the  Director  of  International  Education,  Westfield 
State  College  sends  15-2'5  students  each  year  to 
study  abroad, 

In  the  2002-2003  academic  year,  the  num- 
ber of  U.S.  students  receiving  credit  for  study 
abroad  increased  by  8.5  percent  from  the  previous 
year,  setting  a record  total  of  174,629,  according 
to  the  Open  Doors  annual  report  in  2004,  pub- 
lished by  the  Institute  of  International  Education 
IHE). 

Since  thcl99l-92  academic  year,  the  num- 
ber of  students  studying  abroad  for  credit  has  more 
than  doubled,  going  from  71,154  to  174.629. 

"I  had  never  traveled  internationally,” 
Bramley  said.  “One  of  the  reasons  I went  to 
Australia  is  because  it's  the  farthest  away  on  the 
map.” 

According  to  the  Open  Doors  2004  report, 
Australia  had  10,  691  students  study  abroad, 
which  is  an  increase  of  13.1%  from  previous  years. 
"Australia  is  extremely  popular,”  Psychas  said. 
"Many  students  who  go  abroad  go  there." 

Although  glad  to  have  gone  to  Australia. 
Bramley  regrets  that  money  was  a restriction.  ‘‘I 
only  got  to  travel  the  east  coast  of  Australia.” 
Bramlcysaid. 

Even  though  it  sounds  small,  the  cast  coast  of 
Australia  is  roughly  the  same  size  as  the  east  coast 
of  the  United  States,  from  Maine  to  Florida. 

Like  all  things  in  life,  and  especially  col- 
lege, money  is  always  an  issue,  and  the  study 
abroad  program  is  no  different. 

“The  school  makes  it  seem  like  you  pay 
the  tuition  of  the  college  and  housing  is  different, 
but  that's  not  the  case,"  Bramley  said.  ”1  ended  up 
having  to  pay  $12,000  for  the  semester  abroad. 


Lisandra  Billings 


which  is  about  what  it 
costs  to  go  here  for  the 
year." 

"It  really 

depends  on  the  program 
the  student  chooses  as  to 
how  much  the  cost  is.’ 

Psychas  said.  "But  the 
fees  arc  similar  to  a 
semester  here,  but  again, 
it  varies  from  school  to 
school.” 

But  for  Bramlcy, 
even  having  to  pay  that 
much  money  was  worth 
it  for  the  trip.  “I  maxed 
out  my  Stafford  loans  to 
help  pay  and  my  parents 
helped  too,"  Bramlcy 
said. 

Even  though 
Bramlcy  is  legally  rec- 
ognized as  old  enough  to 
make  his  own  decisions, 
it  was  still  important  to 
him  that  his  parents 
approve. 

"It  took  six 
months  of  arguing  to 
finally  convince  them.” 

Bramlcy  said.  “They 
hate  flying,  and  I’d  be 
flying  overseas,  and  they 
had  never  gone  abroad 
so  they  were  worried 
because  of  that  too.” 

What  finally 
won  them  over?  “The 
fact  that  I had  two 
friends  going  with  me. 
that  the  country  is  a pret- 
ty well-traveled  modern 
country,  and  that  it  was- 
n't at  war  with  anyone 
were  what  made  them 
more  comfortable  with 
the  idea.”  Bramlcy  said.  I 

When  decidingl 
what  college  to  attcndl 
while  studying  abroad,  Bramley  had  some  choices 
to  pick  from.  Students  can  attend  where  they 
choose,  but  the  process  is  easier  and  more  if  the 
college  already  has  a relationship  with  Westfield 
Slate  College. 

"If  you  go  to  a school  that  already  has 
connections  with  Westfield  State,  then  you  can 
still  get  housing  and  be  part  of  the  college  when 
you  come  back,”  Psychas  said.  “If  you  go  some- 
where else,  you're  technically  transferring  to  that 
school,  so  you’d  have  to  re-apply  to  get  {^ack  to 
Westfield  State." 

"I  went  to  Bond  University,  which  is  the  only  pri- 
vate university  in  Australia,"  Bramlcy  said.  Bond 
University  is  one  of  the  many  schools  in  37  coun- 
tries that  have  relationships  with  Westfield  State 
College. 

At  the  university.  Bramlcy  found  himself  feeling  a 
bit  spoiled:  "All  exchange  students  get  a single 
dormroom,  and  we  even  had  a maid  who  took  care 
of  everything  for  us,”  Bramley  said.  “It  was  really 
nice.” 

While  there,  Bramley  found  the  university 
more  than  helpful  in  arranging  trips  and  looking  to 
help  students.  “The  school  had  a travel  agent  to 


atWSC:  Future  Editor  in  Chid"  of  The 

Voice.  Party  animal. 

Favorite  part  of  working  for  The  Voice:  a-te 
Norwood. 


Years  spent  woiking  forTlie  Voice:  2 years. 

What  will  you  do  different  at  The  Voice  next  year  Add 
fashion  pages,  whip  people  into  shape,  add  lots  of  new 
exciting  features. 

Favorite  Movie:  Wimbledon 

Favorite  TV.  Show:  Sex  and  the  City 

Favorite  Song;  This  Year’s  Love  by  David  Gray 

What  did  you  want  to  be  when  you  were  little?  An  artist 
although  I have  no  artistic  talent  whatsoever. 

Favorite  Store:  American  Eagle 

Who’s  your  hero:  Matthew  Bemat 

What  would  you  do  for  a Klondike  Ban  1 don’t  really  like 
Klondike  bats.  Throw  in  a Snickere  and  it  might  be  a dif- 
ferent stoiy. 

Favorite  thing  about  WSC:  My  loommate  Lindaddy. 

Favorite  quote:  ‘I’m  sorry  I ate  your  chocolate  squirrel." 

-Anchomian 


Voice  of  the  week  compiled  by:  Bridget  Gleason 


hoi>k  you  up  with  the  cheapest  everything.' 

Bramley  said 

And  in  addition  to  helping  arrange  various 
outings,  the  university  also  announced  miscella- 
neous job  opporiuiiilics  in  the  urea  lor  .study 
abroad  students.  "They  were  constantly  telling  us 
of  a million  restaurants  that  were  hiring,  in  case 
we  were  interested."  Bramlcy  said. 

But  like  many  students  going  abroad, 
Bramley  wanted  to  see  as  much  as  he  could  and 
have  some  downtime  a.s  well.  "I  spent  u few  days 
just  lying  out  on  the  beach,  relaxing,"  Bramley 
said.  "It  was  great." 

"Any  student  who  can  afford  to  study 
abroad  should  go."  Psychas  said. 

Both  Bramlcy  and  Psychas  agree  iliat  the 
study  abroad  experience  is  something  students 
should  definitely  take  advantage  of. 

“I’m  so  glad  1 went,  the  people  you  meet  arc 
unforgettable,  and  when  you  Come  out  from  the 
program,  you'll  find  you  have  friends  literally 
from  all  over  the  world.”  Bramlcy  said. 


Have  a safe  and  fun  summer 
from  your  friends  at 


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Voices  Overheard 


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What  are  you  going  to  miss 
the  most  about  Matt  Bernat? 


Bridget  Gleason 
Class  of 2008 
Special  Education 


Emily  Engel 
Class  or  2006 
English 


Lisandra  Billings 
Class  of 2007 
Mass  Comm 


Class  of 2008 
Mass  Comm 


“His  incredible 
stories  that 
make  me  die 
laughing  and 
his  super  cool 
dance  moves.” 


“I’ll  miss  his 
hugs,  soda 
and  sweet, 
sweet  smile.” 


“Sometimes,  late 
on  Wednesday 
nights  when  we 
were  alone  in  the 
office,  we’d  take 
a break  and 
dance.  I’ll  miss 
those  dances.” 


“I’ll  tell  you 
what  I won’t 
miss!  I won’t 
miss  him  staring 
at  my  chest  every 
time  I tried  to 
talk  to  him!” 


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In  Indonesia,  villagers  take  initiative  where  few  women  survived  tsunami 


BY  Ellen  Nakashima 
THE  Washington  post 

LAMTEUNGOH.  Indonesia- 
Wiih  a flick  of  her  henna-painted  hand,  the 
teen-age  bride  adjusted  her  gold  batik  head 
scarf,  opened  her  mouth  and  accepted  a 
spoonful  of  cooked  white  rice  from  her 
beaming  husband.  Then,  as  tradition  dic- 
tates, she  returned  the  smile  and  fed  a 
spoonful  of  wedding  rice  to  him. 

In  a temporary  wood  house  built 
amid  the  ruins  of  the  world's  worst  natural 
disaster  in  decades,  Saleha  and  Muliadi 
celebrated  their  marriage  on  Saturday. 
Theirs  was  the  third  in  this  village— all 
three  in  one  week.  Four  months  after  a 
massive  earthquake  and  tsunami  devastat- 
ed coastal  zones  in  a dozen  countries,  this 
fishing  village  in  Aceh  province,  the  worst 
hit  of  all  areas,  is  struggling  to  restore  the 
normal  rhythms  of  life. 

As  in  hundreds  of  other  villages 
reduced  to  a fraction  of  their  former  popu- 
lations. three  to  four  times  as  many  women 
and  girls  than  men  were  killed  in 
Lamteungoh.  Many  men  in  these  coastal 
towns  were  fishermen  who  survived  at  sea 
or  were  farming  in  the  hills  when  the 
tsunami  hit  on  Dec.  26.  But  their  wives 
and  children  were  killed  by  the  waves  not 
far  from  the  beach. 

Unions  such  as  that  of  Saleha,  18, 
and  Muliadi,  24,  are  one  sign  of  the  sur- 
vivors' determination  to  rebuild  their  lives 
and  homes  and  renew  their  communities. 

"It's  a good  omen.  It's  like 
spring,"  said  a jovial  village  cleric, 
Marwadi.  one  of  dozens  of  widowers  who 
is  seeking  a new  bride  among  a vastly 
reduced  female  population. 

Here  in  villages  near  the  provin- 
cial capital  on  the  northern  coast  of 
Sumatra,  Indonesia's  northernmost  major 
island  where  Aceh  is  located,  the  coastline 
is  still  strewn  with  debris.  But  the  corpses 
have  been  mostly  cleared,  and  tents,  gov- 
ernment-built barracks  and  temporary 
wood  houses  put  up  by  private  groups  dot 


the  mud-caked  wasteland.  People  are 
returning  to  their  villages,  brushing  aside 
fears  of  a repeal  tsunami  and  beginning  to 
rebuild  where  and  what  they  can. 

The  Indonesian  government  last 
week  announced  a new  agency  to  oversee 
reconstruction.  A multi-donor  trust  fund 
was  also  set  up  to  handle  $500  million  in 
grants,  and  international  audit  firms  will 
work  with 
Indonesian 
emment  to  try 
ensure  that 
billions  of 
lars  in 
pledged 
public  and 
vate  sources 
spent  as 
ed.  U.S. 
say  that 
the  scale 
destructi 

recovery  work  Photo  by  Ellen  Nakashima  of  The  Washington  Post  C 
could  not  have  Muliadi  feeds  his  new  bride,  Saleha,  after  the  third  International 
proceeded  any  wedding  of  the  week  in  the  village  of  Lamteungoh,  donated  $1,500 
faster.  Indonesia.  worth  of  rice, 

Many  • toiletries,  cook- 

people,  however,  are  not  wailing  for  the  ing  oil  and  other  goods.  Pugar.  an 
central  government  to  cany  out  its  12-vol-  Indonesian  group,  is  donating  eight  fishing 


small  community  shelter.  That  spirit 
impressed  representatives  of  the  U.S. 
Agency  for  International  Development, 
which  has  given  the  village  $33,000  in 
project  money,  paying  residents  to  clean 
the  land  and  build  a community  center, 
volleyball  court  and  garden.  Uplink,  a con- 
sortium of  Indonesian  and  international 
development  groups,  provided  materials 
the  40  tern- 
homes, 
groups 
too. 
Prosperous 
Party, 
in  Islam, 
first 
to  help, 

and 
for  a 
tempo- 
mosque. 


ume,  three-year  master  plan  for  recon- 
struction. The  tension  between  the  govern- 
ment's desire  to  rebuild  cautiously  and 
people's  yearning  for  homes  and  jobs  has 
been  growing. 

"I  don't  care  about  any  blue- 
print," said  Baharuddin.-Lamteungoh's  vil- 
lage chief,  who  had  discussed  rebuilding 
with  a rcpoitcr  two  weeks  after  the  tsuna- 
mi, already  eager  to  gel  to  work.  Last 
week,  he  said  in  an  interview  that  he  was 
still  impatient,  "If  1 have  to  wait  for  the 
central  government,  it  will  be  a long  time," 
he  said. 

In  fact,  Lamteungoh.  with  250 
people,  showed  early  signs  it  was  helping 
itself.  Five  days  after  the  tsunami,  the  men 
began  burying  corpses— 500  by  mid- 
February.  In  mid-January,  they  built  a 


boats  due  to  arrive  in  June  and  financed  a 
one-month  program  paying  people  about 
$4  a day  to  clean  the  village.  Another 
Indonesian  group  supplied  a generator  and 
a motorbike. 

The  pace  of  reconstruction  is 
uneven.  A half-hour  drive  cast  of 
Lamteungoh,  the  fishing  village  of 
Lambada  Lhok  is  building  an  ice  factory, 
fish  market  and  cooperative  store  with 
help  from  a French  aid  organization.  The 
fishermen  have  returned  to  the  sea-in  boats 
spared  by  the  tsunami,  hauling  in  tuna  that 
they  sell  to  buy  gold  jewelry  for  their 
prospective  brides.  Other  villages  have  not 
much  more  than  some  temporarv  wood 
houses  and  a token  government  stipend  for 
residents  of  30  cents  a day. 

Baharuddin  and  Marwadi  did  not 


attend  Saleha's  wedding  because  they  were 
at  a meeting  organized  by  Uplink.  There, 
they  discussed  plans  to  build  164  perma- 
nent houses  made  of  steel-reinforced  con- 
crete to  be  finished  by  year's  end.  Uplink 
would  provide  the  materials  and  technical 
advice. 

At  2:30  p.m..  Bahaniddin's  voice 
boomed  over  a village  public  address  sys- 
tem. "Everybody  to  the  rice  field!"  he 
commanded.  Men  brandished  shovels  and 
scythes,  donned  rubber  boots  and  blue 
canvas  hats,  and  trudged  100  yards  toward 
the  green  hills  behind  the  village.  This  was 
Day  1 of  a 25-day  USAID  project  to  clean 
the  village  rice  field,  still  littered  with 
metal,  wood  and  coconut  tree  trunks 
washed  up  by  the  tsunami. 

Baharuddin.  49,  took  a shovel 
and  began  to  retrieve  bones  from  damaged 
graves  to  rebury  them.  "I  believe  their 
spirits  will  be  at  peace,"  he  said. 

He  lost  his  wife,  his  parents  and 
all  five  children  in  the  tsunami,  and  is  still 
grieving.  A sun-bronzed,  balding  fisher- 
man. he  expresses  his  sorrow  in  poems.  He 
has  hung  two  on  his  wall.  One  is  to  his 
wife.  "I  am  alone.  Like  a boat  without  a 
rudder,  I am  aimless.  I would  like  to  find 
someone  to  take  your  place.  But  I'm  afraid 
that  her  heart  will  not  be  as  good  as  yours." 

Baharuddin  is  eager  to  repopulatc 
his  village.  He  offered  money  to  buy  three 
grams  of  gold  for  the  first  villager  to  get 
married.  The  money  went  to  Muzibullah, 
26,  a fishmonger  who  before  the  tsunami 
barely  knew  Afnizar  Munawar,  24.  But  in 
the  emergency  shelter,  they  bonded  over 
the  loss  of  parents  and  siblings.  Afnizar 
cooked  and  cleaned  for  Muzibullah.  "Day 
by  day,  wc  got  closer,"  said  the  slim,  pret- 
ty bride.  A week  ago  Monday,  they  wed. 

The  men  without  wives  live 
together  now,  as  many  as  five  to  a house. 
The  oldest  in  each  group,  seen  as  the  nur- 
turcr,  usually  does  the  cooking  and  clean- 
ing. They  sleep  side  by  side  on  wooden 
platforms,  putting  up  with  snores. 


Newspapers  Report 
More  Circulation  Losses 


Angeles  Times,  according  to  Editor  and 
Publisher,  an  industry  trade  magazine. 

The  audit  bureau  omitted 
Newsday's  figures  from  the  circulation  report 
part  of  the  auditors  censure  against 
Newsday  for  inflating  circulation  figures. 

USA  Today  reported  a slight 

— increase  in  average  daily  c 

urcs  by  the  Newspaper  “If  yoU  lOSC  1.9  per-  culation,  rising  from 
Association  of  America.  year,  2,280.761  to  2.281 .83 1 . The 

* Wall  Street  Journal  reported 
i slight  drop,  falling  from 


BY  RICHARD  J.  DALTON  jR. 
NEWSDAY 

Average  newspaper  circulation  was 
in  the  red  again,  falling  1.9  percent  i 
Sepiember-March  period  compared  with  the 
same  period  a year  earlier,  according  to  an 
analysis  of  circulation  fig-_ 


Experts  said  the 

drop  was  the  worst  in  a that*S  IlOt  a CatastrO- 
decadc."Ifyoulosel.9per-  ButifyOuhave  2.070.498  to 2,087,091. 

cent  in  one  year,  that's  not  a . Incfno  fnr  a ^ Newsday  analysis 

catastrophe,"  said  newspa-  ® of  circulation  figures  i 

dozen  years,  it  really  piled  by  the  National 
starts  to  add  up.  Association  of  Newspapers 
- ^ ..  from  various  sources  shows 

Indeed,  1.9  percent  it  four  years  with  declines 
suggests  that  the  greater  than  1 .9  percent,  with 


per  analyst  John  Morton 
"But  if  you  have  been  los 
ing  for  a dozen  years,  it  real 
ly  starts  to  add  up.  Indeed, 
1-9  percent  suggests  that  Uie 


trend  might  be  worsening."  Kzs  circulation  declining  in  all 

According  to  fig-  ‘^nd  might  be  wors-  since  191 

urcs  released  Monday  by  the  euiug.’’  Daily  circulation 

Audit  Bureau  of  Circulation  -John  MortOU  ^2  million  newspapers 

for  the  six  months  ending in  1980.  compared  with  55 


March  31,  declines  at  ; 
newspapers  were  substantial,  led  by  papers 
owned  by  Tribune  Corp.,  Newsday's  parenL 
The  drops  included:  1 1 .5  percent 
daily  and  8.4  percent  Sunday  at  the  Baltimore 
Sun;  6.6  percent  daily  and  4.6  percent 
Sunday  at  the  Chicago  Tribune;  and  6.4  per- 
cem  daily  and  7.9  percent  Sunday  at  the  Los 


million  in  2003.  the  latest  figure 

from  the  newspaper  association.  The  decline 
came  as  the  country’s  population  grew  from 
226  million  to  282  million  during  that  period. 


Neiman  Marcus 
sold  for  $5  billion 


BY  Lauren  weber 

NEWSDAY 

Neiman  Marcus  sells  $1,000 
shoes  and  $9,500  gowns,  but  the  most 
expensive  thing  it's  ever  sold  is  itself. 

Two  investment  firms  agreed 
Monday  to  buy  all  of  the  Neiman  Marcus 
Group's  outstanding  shares  for  $100  each, 
for  a total  price  of  $5. 1 billion. 

The  two  private  equity  firms, 
Texas  Pacific  Group  and  Warburg  Pincus, 
are  buying  a leader  in  the  luxury  business, 
which  has  thrived  for  the  last  few  years 
even  as  discounters  and  mid-tier  retailers 
posted  only  modest  growth. 

Neiman  Marcus  has  posted  dou- 
ble-digit sales  increases  for  the  last  six 
quarters. 

The  Dallas-based  retailer  oper- 
ates 35  Neiman  Marcus  stores  nationwide 
and  two  Bergdorf  Goodman  stores  in 
Manhattan.  San  Francisco-based  Texas 
Pacific,  whose  holdings  have  included 
stakes  in  J.  Crew  and  Peteo,  and 
Manhattan  firm  Warbuig,  which  has 
invested  in  Avaya  and  Manugistics.  will 
own  equal  shares  of  the  company  after  the 
deal  clears  regulatory  hurdles. 

A Neiman  Marcus  spokeswoman 
said  the  sale  of  the  company  won't  affect 
its  expansion  plans. 


“From  every  indication  I've  got- 
ten. it's  business  as  usual.  We’re  moving 
ahead,"  said  Ginger  Reeder,  the  spokes- 
woman. 

After  climbing  about  32  percent 
in  the  six  weeks  since  Ncirhan  Marcus 
announced  it  was  considering  selling 
itself,  the  retailer's  shares  fell  Monday 
after  the  deal  was  announced,  The  shares 
closed  at  $92.96,  down  5.4  percent  for  the 
day. 

Richard  Hastings,  an  independent 
retail  analyst,  said  luxury  retailers  like 
Neiman  Marcus  can  operate  more  inde- 
pendently as  private  companies,  free  from 
the  scrutiny  that  comes  with  reporting 
profits  every  three  months. 

Privately  held  retailers  are  "not 
beholden  to  analysis  and  shareholders  and 
so  they  get  to  concentrate  all  their  attention 
on  the  things  that  matter  the  most  - mer- 
chandising, buying  trips,  staffing  and  cus- 
tomer service,"  he  said. 

The  deal  will  also  give  Neiman 
Marcus  more  room  to  take  risks  on  the 
designers  it  brings  aboard  and  the  way  it 
promotes  them.  That  kind  of  experimenta- 
tion spooks  investors  and  Wall  Street  ana- 
lysts, since  it  makes  earnings  uneven  and 
hard  to  predict. 


The  Voice  May  9,  2005 


Page  6 


‘American  Idol,’  ready  for  an  unflattering  close-up^ 


BY  LISA  DE  MORAES 
THE  WASHINGTON  POST 

After  beating  back  Slacks  by  rabid 

fens  and  foes  ovct  three  brilliant  seasons,  will 
Rjx's  "American  Idol’  be  dragged  down  by  the 
snapping  teeth  of  ABC  News  and  votefoithc- 
worsi.com? 

ABC  is  set  Wednesday  to  run  " Fallen 
Idol,'  its  much-talkcd-of  "Primetime  Live" 
broadcast  that,  according  to  sources  familiar 
with  the  situatiem.  is  mostly  about  "Idol"  judge 
Paula  Abdul  and  whether  she  coached  contestant 
Corey  Clark  during  the  second  season. 

Fox  had  not,  as  of  late  Monday, 
responded  to  any  of  Uie  questions  put  to  it  by 
ABC  News;  a Fox  rep  declined  to  comment  for 
this  sioiy. 

Ditto  ABC  News,  which  continues  to 
play  coy  as  to  what  Ls  in  its  rep(Xt-a  strategy  sure 
to  drive  about  15  percent  more  viewers  to 
■ Primclrme."  which  is.  you  notice,  not  airing  in 
its  regular  Thursday  slot  but  on  the  night  of  the 
Tdol'  results  show.  Thai’s  because  it’s  the  May 
ratings  sweeps  and  ABC  is  not  stupid. 

But  among  the  many  bits  in  the  broad- 
cast is  a mes.sagc  Abdul  allegedly  left  on  Clark's 
cell  phone  urging  him  not  to  rc,s-pond  to  media 
inquiries,  say  sources  femiliar  svith  tlic  stoiy. 
who  iasisted  on  remaining  anonymous.  The 
sources  say  the  call  was  placed  after  syndicated 
gossip  columnist  Cindy  Adams  broke  the  story 
that  Oark  was  .shopping  around  a book  propos- 
al promising  to  tell  all  about  his  alleged  relation- 
ship with  Abdul. 

Also  in  stOTC  for  viewers  is  a look  at 
Clark's  telephone  nxixds.  which  allegedly  show 
that  he  and  Abdul  spoke  often  and  long  while  he 
was  a contestant  in  the  singing-competition 
scries,  accoaling  lo  some  sources. 

I And,  as  part  of  ABC  News’s  deal  to 
get  Clark’s  cooperation,  we'll  get  to  hear  a por- 
tion of  his  new  single  during  the  newscast,  one 
source  reported. 

As  of  Monday  night,  Abdul  was 
standing  by  last  week's  statement  that  she  would 
not  dignify  the  allcgatioas  with  a response.  Her 
attorney  also  wrote  ABC  last  week  informing 
the  network  of  possible  legal  action  if  the  broad- 
cast runs,  according  to  news  reports. 

Wednesday's  "Primetime"  also  stall 
include  appearances  by  second-season  "Idol" 
contesianLs  who  did  not  make  it  as  far  as  Clark. 
They  complain  llicy  did  not  gel  the  same  help  as 
Clark  allegedly  did  from  Abdul,  including  whal 
lo  sing,  how  to  look,  etc. 

Nonetheless,  Clark  didn't  make  it 
much  past  the  32<oniestant  mark.  Viewers  win- 
nowed those  32  down  lo  12  finalists  and,  after 
three  of  those  were  voted  out,  Qark  got  the  hook 
because  word  got  out  that  he  had  been  arrested 


for  allegedly  assaulting  his  teen-age  sister  and 
then  resisting  arrest 

The  "Primetime  Live"  report  is  from 
producer  Hany  Phillips  and  senior  producer 
Chris  Vlasto,  who  also  prcxiuced  ABC  News's 
report  on  Donald  Trump's  finances,  which  aired 
the  same  nigjtt  as  the  Donald's  NBC  reality 
series,  "The Apprentice.’'  Vlasto  is  batcrknowi 
for  producing  Jackie  Judd’s  report  nailing  the 
Monica  Lewinsky  blue-dress  story  during  the 
Clinton  days. 

Wednesday’s  report  also  will  include 
interesting  behind-the-scenes  footage  from 
"Idol.'  Ironically,  ABC  News  was  the  invited 
guest  of  "Idol"  producers  during  the  Fox  show's 
second  season ; lots  of  footage  was  shot  for  a pro- 
file of  the  show  that  ran  on  "20/20"  cm  Jan.  31, 
2003. 

The  "Primetime*  broadca-si  purports 
to  show  that  Clark  became  one  of  llte  32  finalists 
without  Abdul's  help  but  their  alleged  relation- 
ship began  almost  immediately  thereafter. 

In  "American  Idol,"  the  three  judges. 
Abdul,  Randy  Jackson  and  Simon  Cowell, 
decide  which  32  wannabes  get  to  go  to 
Hollywood.  At  that  point  viewer  voting  takes 
over. 

"Idol  ' is  the  most  watched  television 
shows  in  the  country;  Tuesday  performance 
broadcasts  this  season  have  averaged  nearly  28 
million  viewers  and  Wednesday’s  results  show 
snags  an  average  of  more  than  25  million. 

"Idol"  is  critical  to  the  Fox  netwenk's 
success.  Before  the  third  season  debuted  in 
January,  Fox  was  in  fourth  place  among  the  18- 
to  49-ycar-oIds  whom  advertisers  pay  a premi- 
um to  reach  and  the  broadcast  neiwoiks  there- 
fore laigcL  After  the  January  debut  Fox  jumped 
lo  No.  1 in  the  key  demographic  group. 

if  the  ABC  report  has  legs,  pundits 
forecast  it  is  unlikely  to  bring  down  the  fran- 
chise. But  they  speculate  the  show  might  sever 
its  relationship  with  Abdul,  although  she  always 
tests  extremely  well  in  focus  groups  because, 
people  say,  she's  caring  and  nurturing,  unlike 
Cowell,  who's  been  cast  as  the  blunt  one,  and 
Jacksort  who  plays  the  uninteliigble  keeper  of 
the  keys  to  dawg-dom. 

"Idol"  has  been  plagued  each  season 
with  attacks  on  its  credibility,  launched  mostly 
by  die-hard  fans  who  claim  they  cannot  get 
through  on  phone  lines  to  vole  for  their  fevoriie 
singcis.  Viewers  are  encouraged  to  vote  often  for 
their  fave  at  the  conclusion  of  each  performance 
show;  the  lowest  vole  getter  each  week  is  boot- 
ed from  the  competition. 

Last  year  the  Associated  Press  con- 
ducted its  own  inquiry,  assigning  reporters  to 
join  the  tens  of  millions  of  fans  seeking  to  decide 
the  taJcniconiest's  two  finalisis.The  APreported 
busy  signals  on  more  than  100  calls  the  team 


the  three  remaining  contestants.  The  AP  team 
was  only  able  to  cast  four  votes  and  concluded 
"beleaguered  phone  systems,  trying  to  slurp  up 
a tsunami  of  calls  with  a straw,  can't  help  but 
choke." 

Ironically,  this  season  there  has  bexm 
no  outrage  over  the  voting  logjam.  Instead,  die 
producers  arc  dealing  with  something  nrore 
insidious,  a Web  site  encouraging  people  to  vote 
for  "the  worst" 

The  Web  site  picked  Scott  Savo!  this 
season  because  of  his  lack  of  charisma  and  the 
kind  of  arrogance  that  should  belong  only  to  a 
genuine  superstar,  site  founder  Dave  Della  Tetza 
told  the  Associated  Press  Monday.  Then  there’s 
Savol’s  back^und;  He  was  arrested  in  2001  on 
a felony  dwnesiic  violence  charge  after  a fight 
with  the  mother  of  his  child  and  ultimately 
pleaded  guil^  to  disorderly  conduct.  "How  do 
you  promote  the  guy  s\ho  threw  a phone  al  his 
child's  nrothei?"  said  Della  Terza-a  reference  to 
19  Entertainment  which  oversees  recording  and 
other  deals  for  "Idol"  stars. 

No  one  was  taking 
voiefortheworsi.com  loo  seriously-it's  been 
around  since  last  season-until  last  week,  when 
contestant  Constantine  Maroulis,  who  had  never 
landed  among  the  weekly  bottom-three  vote- 
gctteis,  was  axed,  while  perennial  bottom- 
dweller  Savol  landed  in  the  lop  three. 

Since  then,  the  votefortheworst  move- 
ment has  gained  steam  and  the  number  of  visi- 
tors to  the  site  has  increased  exponentially,  as 
"Idor'-obsesscd  Reporters  Who  Cover 
Television  spread  the  word.  In  the  past  week,  the 
Web  site  has  been  Jhc  subject  of  stories  in  tire 
New  Yoric  Post,  the  Los  Angeles  Times,  Fox 
News  Channel.  "Access  Hollywood." 
Entertainment  Weekly,  MSNBC,  E!  Online 
News.  MTV  News  and  a slew  of  blogs,  among 
others. 

Laic  last  week.  Fox  responded  to 
inquiries  about  votefonheworst  with  a very  long 
sialcmcnl,  insisting.  "While  it  is  unfortunale  that 
a small  group  of  people  are  so  caustic  that  they 
believe  it  would  be  humorous  to  attempt  to  neg- 
atively sway  the  voting  on  'American  Idol,'  the 
number  of  purported  visits  to  the  website  would 
have  no  impact  on  voting." 

It  continued;  "Until  the  media  started 
writing  about  this  website  in  the  past  2 days,  the 
number  of  visitors  was  practically  nonexistent," 
and.  Fox  added,  some  are  visiting  the  site  only  to 
urge  its  creators  to  shut  it  down. 

"Each  week  millions  of  votes  are 
received  for  each  contestant,  and  based  on  the 
tiny  number  of  visitors  this  site  has  allegedly 
received,"  Fox  said,  "their  baleful  campaign  will 
have  no  effect  on  the  selection  of  the  next 
American  Idol." 


Acoustic 

Springsteen 
hits  No.  1 

BY  Randy  lewis 

LOS  ANGELES  TIME 

Bruce  Springsteen  became  the 
Boss  of  the  national  album  chart 
Wednesday  as  his  "Devils  & Dust" 
entered  at  No.  1 after  selling  222,000 
copies  its  first  week  in  stores. 

The  collection,  which  is  draw- 
ing raves  from  critics,  gives  Springsteen 
his  seventh  chart-lopping  album,  though 
it  sold  less  than  half  the  525.000  copies 
that  ils  2002  predecessor,  "The  Rising," 
did  in  its  first  week  to  debut  at  No.  1. 
Unlike  that  rock-driven  set  with  the  E 
Street  Band,  the  new  album  is  a stripped- 
down,  acoustic  affair. 

"This  is  the  Alternative  Bruce 
of  1982’s  'Nebraska'  and  1995's  'The 
Ghost  of  Tom  Joad,'  albums  in  which  he 
stepped  away  from  the  superhero  'Boss’ 
persona  and  the  E Street  Band  spectacle 
to  examine  the  gritty,  dimly  lighted 
world  of  characters  who  have  been 
pushed  to  society's  extremes."  Los 
Angeles  Times  pop  music  critic  Robert 
Hilbum  wrote. 

"It's  not  the  side  that  has  helped 
Springsteen  fill  stadiums."  Hilburn 
noted.  "But  it's  just  as  heart-stirring.  ..." 

"Devils  & Dust"  dislodged  Rob 
Thomas'  "...  Something  to  Be,"  from  the 
top  slot.  "Something"  slipped  to  No.  4 
after  sales  fell  from  252,000  to  145,000 
last  week.  Mariah  Carey’s  "The 
Emancipation  of  Mimi"  held  at  No.  2 
despite  a sales  drop  from  226,000  to 
197,000. 

The  first  R&B  release  from  rap- 
per Ludacris'  new  label.  "Distiirbing 
That  Peace  Presents:  Bobby  Valentino" 
sold  180,000  copies  and  debuted  at  No. 
3. 

R&B  singer  Amerie's  sopho- 
more album,  "Touch."  arrived  at  No.  5 
on  sales  of  124.000,  and  country  singer 
Jo  Dec  Messina  posted  her  first  Top  10 
pop  album  with  "Delicious  Surprise,"  at 
No.  7 and  sales  of  99,000.  • 


Third  Elephant  Dies  After  Controversial  Transfer 


By  Patricia  Ward  Biederman 

LOS  ANGELES  TIMES 

The  death  of  the  last  of  three  ele- 
phants transferred  from  the  San  Diego  Wild 
Animal  Park  to  other  facilities  has  zoo  offi- 
cials pondering  whal  went  wrong  and  ani- 
mal-rights activists  saying  " Wc  told  you  so." 

"It's  a sad  day."  San  Diego  Zoo 
Executive  Director  Douglas  Myers  said  of 
the  death  of  Wankie,  a 36-ycar-old  African 
elephant  that  belonged  to  the  200.  The  ele- 
phant was  euthanized  early  Sunday  at  the 
Hogle  Tsxi  in  Salt  Lake  City,  after  she  had 
arrived  Saturday  night  from  Chicago's 
Lincoln  Park  unable  to  stand. 

Wankie  was  the  last  of  three  ele- 
phants to  die  since  they  were  moved  in  2003 
from  San  Diego  to  the  Lincoln  Park  Zoo 
over  the  protesLs  of  People  for  the  Ethical 
Treatment  of  Animals  and  other  animal- 
rights  groups. 

The  activists  argued  that  Chicago, 
with  ils  bitterly  cold  winters,  was  no  place 


for  elephants  used  to  balmy  San  Diego  and 
urged  that  they  be  sent  to  a sanctuary  instead. 

Peaches.  55.  believed  to  be  the  old- 
est female  African  elephant  in  captivity  in 
the  United  States,  died  al  Lincoln  Park  earli- 
er this  year,  apparently  of  old  age.  Taiima, 
35.  died  in  October  of  a disease  similar  to 
tuberculosis. 

Wankic's  problems  apparently 
began  some  time  during  her  1,400-mile  jour- 
ney to  Utah, 

"She  went  into  the  crate  without 
any  problem  at  all,  and  she  loaded  up  just 
fine,"  Myers  said.  When  Wankie  arrived  at 
Hogle  Zix)  on  Saturday  evening,  she  was 
greeted  by  more  than  a dozen  animal-care 
professionals. 

"They  knew  there  was  something 
wrong,"  Myers  said.  "She  was  down  in  hcr- 
cratc  and  that’s  not  a good  sign.  It’s  not  bad 
for  an  elephant  to  lie  down.  It’s  bad  when 
they  can't  get  back  up." 

Chicago-based  Debbie  Leahy, 
PETA's  director  for  captive  animals  and 


entertainment  issues,  said  the  death  con- 
firmed her  worst  fears. 

"Wc  wrote  to  the  Lincoln  Park 
Zoo  director  and  begged  him  not  to  take  the 
animals."  Leahy  said.  The  group  had  kept 
track  of  the  elephants  in  Chicago,  and  "it 
was  obvious  they  weren't  doing  well,"  she 
said. 

Wankic's  death  "underscores  the 
problem  of  keeping  elephants  in  zoos." 
Leahy  said.  PETA  wanted  the  elephants  sent 
to  one  of  two  sanctuaries  in  the  country 
where  they  would  have  been  able  to  bond 
with  other  females  and  roam  freely. 

"These  arc  animals  who  in  the 
wild  would  be  walking  30  miles  a day,  and 
this  activity  is  essential  for  their  health  and 
well-being,"  she  said. 

, Myers  said  the  three  elephants  had 
been  loaned  to  the  Chicago  zoo  to  make 
room  in  San  Diego  for  seven  African  ele- 
phants about  to  be  killed  in  their  native 
Swaziland.  An  eighth  was  bom  at  the  wild 
animal  park  in  February.  Lincoln  Park  was 


chosen  because  it  had  an  excellent  elephant 
facility  but  no  elephants.  Myers  said. 

Female  elephants  are  social  ani- 
mals. so  after  Wankic's  two  companions 
died.  200  officials  decided  to  move  Wankie 
to  the  Salt  Lake  City  200,  which  has  three 
African  females. 

But  when  she  arrived  she  couldn't 
put  any  weight  on  her  back  legs,  said  Hogle 
spokeswoman  Stacey  Phillips,  who  watched 
as  20  veterinarians  and  others  worked 
through  the  night  to  try  save  the  elephant. 

The  Chicago  200  plans  an  indepen- 
dent audit  of  its  animal-care  systems,  zoo 
chief  Kevin  Bell  said.  The  200  will  further 
study  how  cold  affects  captive  elephants  and 
sociali2ation  issues,  he  said. 

The  Chicago  zoo  plans  to  adapt  its 
elephant  exhibit  lo  house  ils  Bactrian  camel 
herd. 

"For  the  foreseeable  future,"  Bell 
said,  "we  are  not  going  to  bring  elephants 
back.” 


Opinion 


The  Voice 


May  9,  2005 


Page  7 


Opinion 

Letters  to  the  Editor 


To  the  Editor: 

1 was  recently  told  that  people 
who  really  care  about  an  issue  do 
something  to  fix  it.  So  here  I am  as  a 
senior,  about  to  graduate  and  there  are 
several  events  surrounding  holidays 
that  have  upset  me  while  being  here  at 
Westfield  State  College.  For  all  of  the 
Christian  holidays,  there  are  always 
different  events  going  on  for  the  stu^ 
dents  but  there  are  rarely  any  for 
other  religions.  It  all  started  when  I 
was  a freshman  and  noticed  -a 
Christmas  tree  in  front  of  Ely  and  a 
wreath  on  Parenzo.  Both  places  were 
areas  that  everyone  can  see,  especial- 
ly the  wreath,  since  it  was  placed  on 
the  front  of  Parenzo  where  one  first 
enters  the  college.  This  continues  to 
happen  every  year  during  the  holiday 
season.  I also  remember  last  year 
there  was  a “Holiday  party”  in  Ely  but 
the  activity  was  decorating  orna- 
ments. For  those  of  you  who  are  not 
aware,  no  other  religion  uses  orna- 
ments besides  Christianity  so  it  is 
pointless  for  them  to  call  it  a “holiday 
party"  when  it  really  was  a Christmas 
party.  If  the  school  is  going  to  have 
activities  that  are  for  one  religion, 
then  they  should  have  activities  for  all 
religions. 

Secondly,  Spring  Weekend  is 
being  held  on  a high  holiday  in  the 
Jewish  religion,  Passover.  It  would  be 
the  same  idea  if  Spring  Weekend  were 
on  Good  Friday  or  Easter;  that  would- 
n’t happen.  So  why  is  it  happening  on 
a Jewish  holiday?  The  other  com- 
plaint I have  is  that  the  Dining 
Commons  offers  a “special"  meal  for 
Good  Friday,  which  is  fine,  but  then 
they  should  offer  a “special"  me^l  for 
Passover.  Since  Westfield  State 


College  is  a public  school,  they 
should  offer  accommodations  to 
everyone. 

Lastly,  I tried  to  use  the  com- 
puter labs  in  Wilson  on  Sunday  March 
27,  2005,  which  was  Easter  and  they 
were  closed.  When  I called  Public 
Safety  to  ask  why  they  were  closed,  I 
was  not  given  a definitive  answer  but 
I'm  guessing  it  was  because  of  Easter. 
The  man  told  me  that  they  were 
scheduled  to  be  closed.  My  whole 
point  is  that  not  everyone  on  this  cam- 
pus celebrates  the  same  holidays  and 
the  school  should  not  favor  one  reli- 
gion over  another. 

Let  the  students  celebrate  the 
holidays,  not  the  school  by  closing 
different  buildings  and  hanging  deco- 
rations; this  way  no  one  feels  left  out. 
If  all  I get  through  to  the  students  and' 
faculty  of  Westfield  State  College  is 
to  be  considerate  of  people's  feelings 
and  their  differences,  then  I will  feel 
as  though  I have  succeeded  in  writing 
this  commentary. 


- Julie  Greenberg-Feinberg 


To  the  Editor; 

We  are  writing  in  regards  to 
the  letter  to  the  editor  in  last  week’s 
edition  concerning  footwear  written 
by  Laura  Jackson  and  Heather  Wolfe. 
We  have  never  been  necessarily  pro- 
barefoot,  and  proudly  wear  our  shoes 
daily.  But  to  refer  to  this  young  man’s 
feet  as  “hobbit-like"  and  “pasty- 
white”  is  just  crossing  the  line.  We 
believe  that  a pair  of  hobbit  feet  also 
belong  to  the  star  of  a multi-million 
dollar  film  and  a cute  boy  by  the  name 


of  Elijah  Wood.  Also,  some  of  us  can 
only  afford  to  fake  tan  our  upper 
body,  and  by  the  time  we  get  to  our 
feet,  we  arc  flat  broke  with  pale  feet. 

The  next  issue  at  hand  is  san- 
itation. If  this  young  man  was  playing 
"Dance  Dance  Revolution"  all  over 
our  food,  we  might  put  our  feet  down. 
But  we  hardly  believe  that  fool  fungus 
is  an  air-borne  disease.  Most  of  us  on 
campus  wear  foot  condoms,  some 
doctors  refer  to  them  as  shoes.  We 
would  like  to  assume  that  by  the 
agressive  nature  of  your  letter  that 
you  ladies  practice  safe  walking  and 
wear  shoes  every  day,  so  then  why 
would  you  be  worried  about  catching 
some  "funky  foot  fungus?"  This  is 
just  a hunch,  but  we  think  it  is  safe  to 
say  that  there  are  far  more  serious  dis- 
eases that  can  be  caught  on  this  cam- 
pus than  foot  fungus.  And  if  your 
naked  footsies  did  happen  to  graze  the 
same  tile  in  the  Dining  Commons  as 
the  Barefoot  Wonder,  there  are  creams 
for  that. 

- Christina  Schilling 
& W.  Joseph  Cannon 


To  the  Editor; 

The  Latino  Association  For 
Empowerment  (L.A.F.E.)  held  their 
lUh  Annual  Diversity  Dinner  on 
Wednesday  April  27th  in  the  Scanlon 
Banquet  Hall.  The  Dinner  was  a huge 
success.  In  addition,  there  were  other 
people  that  night  that  were  even  hap- 
pier about  the  dinner.  The  people  at  a 
local  Westfield  homeless  shelter 
called  the  Samaritan  Inn  received  all 
of  the  food  leftover  from  the 
Diversity  Dinner.  They  received  four 


large  trays  and  four  small  containers 
of  shrimp  Lo-mien,  potato  salad, 
chicken  & rice,  and  cake.  The 
Samaritan  Inn  is  located  on  7 Free 
Street  across  from  Slop  & Shop  in 
Westfield. 

L.A.F.E.  was  more  than  happy 
to  donate  the  left  over  food  to  the 
Samaritan  Inn.  They  plan  to  continue 
to  donate  any  left  over  food  Items 
from  any  of  their  future  events.  If 
you  would  like  to  donate  food  items 
or  volunteer  at  the  Samaritan  Inn.  you 
can  reach  them  at  (413)  568-3122. 

The  L.A.F.E.  organization 
wishes  to  thank  the  entire  Westfield 
State  College  community  for  their 
attendance  to  the  Diversity  Dinner 
and  their  continued  support  in  all  of 
their  other  events. 

- The  Latino  Association  For 
Empowerment  (L.A.F.E.) 


To  the  Editor: 

Hopefully  a student  with  a 
basic  statistics  class  will  take  my 
tongue  in  check  letter  to  the  editor  to 
task  regarding  the  larger  percentage 
of  professors  vs.  students  present  at 
the  recent  torture  discussions. 
Someone  once  said  “figures  don’t  lie, 
but  liars  do  figure." 

It  was  just  a tired  attempt 
(very  late  at  night)  at  humor  which 
apparently  missed  its  mark. 

• Jim  Raschilla 
Adjunct  Faculty 


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Opinion  The  Voice  May  9,  2005 


Legalize  it! 


BY  DAN  Ward 
VOICE  Columnist 

For  thousand},  of  years  a very 


special  plant  has  flourished  in  lands 
ranging  from  Norway  to  the  Equator. 
It  is  said  to  have  over  25,000  diverse 
uses  from  paints  to  paper,  textiles  to 
plastics,  and  from  foods  to  fuels.  It 
has  even  been  used  to  make  Bibles. 
And  yet  it  is  against  the  law  to  grow 
this  plant.  What  plant  do  I speak  of, 
you  ask?  Cannabis  sativa  of  course, 
commonly  known  as  hemp.  Yes.  I’m 
talking  about  marijuana.  And  in  the 
words  of  Peter  Tosh,  "hey  man  you 
got  to  legalize  it". 

Most  myths  regarding  the  per- 
sonal. recreational  use  of  marijuana 
are  simply  wrong.  For  instance,  after 
thirty  years  of  scientific  research,  the 
British  journal  Lancet  found  that  "the 
smoking  of  cannabis,  even  long  term, 
is  not  harmful  to  health."  In  fact,  pot 
is  less  of  a threat  than  tobacco  or 
alcohol.  Contrary  to  what  the  govern- 
ment would  have  us  believe,  marijua- 
na is  not  a gateway  drug.  Over  70  mil- 
lion people  have  tried  marijuana  and 
most  users  never  use  other  illegal 
drugs.  If  marijuana  actually  led  to 
more  dangerous  illegal  drugs  the 
United  States  would  have  over  3 mil- 

A call  to 


lion  heroin  and  cocaine  addicts. 
Grass,  as  I like  to  call  it.  is  not  a 
physically  addictive  substance.  Less 
than  one  percent  of  Americans  smoke 
grass  on  a daFly  basis  and  an  even 
smaller  number  develop  a psychologi- 
cal  dependence  on 
marijuana.  The  true 
facts  show  that  mari 
juana  is  not  only  safe 
for  recreational  use 
but  also  has  medici 
nal  benefits.  Ganja 
effectively  reduce 
nausea  induced  by 
chemotherapy,  stimu- 
lates appetite  in  AIDS 
patients,  and  reduces 
intraocular  pressure 
in  people  with  glau- 
coma. We  must  ask 
ourselves  why  a 
country  facing  a pol- 
luted environment- 


“Yes,  I’m  talking 
about  marijuana. 
And  in  the  words 
of  Peter  Tosh,  ‘Hey 
man,  you  got  to 
legalize  it!’” 


a year  for  arresting  and  prosecuting 
marijuana  violations.  Almost  90  per- 
cent of  these  arrests  are  for  posses- 
sion only.  There  are  60,000  individu- 
als incarcerated  for  marijuana  offens- 
es  at  a cost  of  1.2  billion  dollars  a 
year.  Police  arrest 
more  Americans  each 
year  on  marijuana 
charges  than  on 
charges  of  violent 
crime,  including  mur- 
der, rape,  robbery,  and 
ggravated  assault, 
combined.  Possessing 
a single  joint  or  less  is 
federally  punishable 
by  up  to  a year  in 
prison  and  a $10,000 
fine.  The  same  penalty 
pplies  for  possession 
of  small  amounts  of 
heroin,  cocaine,  or 
crack.  Convicted  mar- 


and  dependence  on  fossil  fuels  would- 
n’t appreciate  an  environmentally 
friendly  source  of  textiles,  papers, 
and  fuels.  Furthermore,  we  must  ask 
why  the  same  country  would  rather 
sec  cancer  and  AIDS  patients  suffer 
than  provide  a medicine  with  no  side 
affects.  And  why  must  we  continue  to 
demonize  one  of  the  greatest  crops 
Mother  Nature  ever  bestowed  upon 
Earth? 

The  United  States  spends 
between  7.5  and  10  billion  tax  dollars 

‘arms’ 


ijuana  offenders  are  denied  federal 
financial  student  aid,  food  stamps, 
and  welfare,  and  may  be  removed 
from  public  housing.  Former 
President  Jimmy  Carter  once  said 
that,  "Penalties  of  drug  use  should  not 
be  more  damaging  to  an  individual 
than  the  use.  of  the  drug  itself." 
Marijuana  has  no  lethal  dose,  you 
cannot  die  from  smoking  too  much 
grass.  Alcohol  can  kill  you  in  a single 
sitting  and  tobacco  use  will  eventual- 
ly lead  to  medical  complications 


including  cancer.  Yet  we  punish  those 
who  use  reefer  and  allow  the  use  of 
alcohol  and  tobacco.  Even  the  laws 
against  grass  don’t  deter  its  use.  There 
is  no  detectable  relationship  between 
changes  in  enforcement  and  levels  of 
marijuana  use  and  most  individuals 
stop  using  or  never  use  grass  because 
of  health  concerns  and  family  respon- 
sibilities. not  the  threat  of  punish- 
ment. 

Most  Americans  agree  that,  at 
the  least,  marijuana  should  be  decrim- 
inalized for  medicinal  use.  Polls  con- 
ducted by  AARP,  Time 
Magazine/CNN,  the  Center  for 
Substance  Abuse  Research,  and 
Gallup  show  that  support  for  medici- 
nal marijuana  is  between  70  and  80 
percent.  Legalization  would  not  only 
save  money  but  make  money.  One  of 
the  reasons  the  big  tobacco  industries 
haven’t  been  destroyed  by  the  govern- 
ment is  because  of  the  taxes  rendered 
by  the  sale  of  cigarettes.  The  potential 
taxes  placed  on  marijuana  products 
could  be  used  to  help  save  hospitals, 
police  stations  and  forces,  fire  depart- 
ments, and  schools.  It’s  time  to  own 
the  truth  that  marijuana  is  not  as  evil 
as  it  has  been  portrayed.  It's  time  to 
provide  relief  to  the  ailing  and  a 
harmless  substitute  for  alcohol.  It's 
time  to  legalize  it. 


Dear  Young  Women, 

I write  to  you  on  a matter  of  the 
utmost  urgency,  and  with  the  hope  that 
my  appeal  will  not  fall  on  deaf  cars.  I 
write  on  behalf  of  those  who  can  not  yet 
write  for  themselves,  but  whose  voices 
must  be  heard  trumpeted  like  a choir  of 
angels  cracking  the  heavens’  dawn. 

What  I speak  of  is  a continual, 
ancient  holocaust  that  has  destroyed 
countless  lives  before  they  were  given 
the  chance  to  be.  The  slaughter  of  the 
innocence  has  persisted  for  too  long, 
and  must  stop  here,  stop  now,  and  stop 
forever. 


By  my  choice  of  words,  many 
of  you  are  already  seeing  the  direction  I 
am  heading  in.  Abortion  is  a "hot  issue" 
in  America,  and  has  been  for  some  time. 
This  issue,  while  intimately  lied  to  the 
broader  horror  of  which  I write,  is  limit- 
ed in  scope.  As  such,  1 will  spend  but  a 
scant  moment  or  two  on  it  before  pursu- 
ing my  greater  plea  and  proposal. 

As  1 said,  abortion  is  a much- 
debated  issue,  with  both  sides  having 
many  arguments  for  and  against  it.  The 
most  compelling  point  of  contention 
between  the  two  sides  is  over  the  poten- 
tial manifest  in  the  unborn  child. 

Now,  I will  concede  to  the  Pro- 
Abortion  crowd  that  a clump  of  2,  4,  or 
16  cells  does  not  think  or  feel.  As  an 
atheist.  I will  concede  that  this  “blob”  of 
cells  has  no  eternal,  precious  soul.  But 
what  you.  you  "Pro-Choice” 
euphemists,  must  concede  is  that  you 


too  were  once  a blob  of  16  cells  clinging 
tightly  to  your  mother's  womb.  Julius 
Caesar  was  once  a zygote.  Jesus, 
Gandhi,  Hitler,  and  even  the  notorious 
B.l.G.  were  all  once  fertilized  eggs. 
Nature  took  its  course,  and  the  man 
strung  forth. 

If  anything  is  to  be  sacred  in 
our  secular  society  of  optimists  and  ide- 
alists. it  must  surely  be  potential.  The 
possibility  for  greatness,  beauty,  won- 
der. and,  yes,  evil  as  well. 
is  the  cornerstone  of  our 
Wcitansicht. 

As  such,  in 
respect  to  this  potential, 
we  must  of  course 
immediately  declare  a 
moratorium  on  abor- 
tions. This,  I believe, 
should  go  without  say- 
ing, and  is  but  a minor 
detour  on  the  road  I 
wish  to  lake  you  on. 

You  see,  young  women, 
the  choice  and  the 
power  have  always  been 
yours,  for  abortion  and 
for  greater,  older  things. 

There  has  been,' 


“Is  there  truly  that 
much  of  a difference 
between  a sperm- 
starved  egg  and 
Terry  Shaivo?  Both 
are  victims  of  inac- 
tion, though  perhaps 
an  unfertilized  egg 
had  more  potential.” 


child  every  month. 

Yes,  what  I am  speaking  of  is 
the  dread  monster  Abstinence,  the  most 
repugnant  and  obscene  creation  of 
hatred  for  the  unborn.  The  ultimate 
enemy  of  our  newfound  Culture  of  Life 
is  the  idea  that  a woman  may,  for  rea- 
sons of  vanity,  lesbianism,  or  simple 
whimsy,  refuse  sexual  intercourse  with 
a fertile  male.  For  each  month  that  pass- 
es without  fertilization,  a tiny  potential 

life  is  snuffed  out. 

Clearly  you 
all  see  that  not 
only  must  we  protect 
the  unborn,  potential 
humans,  we  must  also 
protect  the  uncon- 
cieved.  The  potential 
exists  in  all  women’s 
eggs  for  the  miracle  of 
life,  and  we  must  not 
discriminate  against 
those  who  are  as-yet 
unconcieved  in  their 
potential  any  more 
than  we  shall  con- 
demn the  unborn. 
Sacred  is  the  potential 


in  modern  society  and  in  antique  times, 
a great,  mindless  massacre  against  the 
unborn  that  predates  abortion. 
Organized  religion  has  had  a hand  in 
this,  as  had  many  so-called  “family 
groups.”  Once  upon  a lime,  marriage 
served  to  lessen  the  slaughter  and  pre- 
vent the  passive  destruction  of  billions 
of  tiny  lives.  Now.  with  the  advent  of 
birth  control  and  the  murderous  obscen- 
ities born  of  the  women’s  empowerment 
movement,  sexual  politics  have  ushered 
in  a new  dark  age  in  which  women, 
young  and  old,  are  killing  a prospective 


“life.  Where  would  ' 


be  if  Mrs.  Lincoln  hadn’t  “been  in  the 
mood’’  the  night  young  Abe  was  con- 
ceived? Do  you  not  see  how  with  idea  of 
“saying  no”  cost  doomed  billions  to 
non-existence,  starved  them  of  male 
genetic  material  until  they  passed?  Is 
there  truly  that  much  of  a difference 
between  a sperm-starved  egg  and  Terry 
Shaivo?  Both  are  victims  of  inaction, 
though  perhaps  an  unfertilized  egg  had 
more  potential. 

It  is  because  of  this  that  I write. 
The  change  must  come  in  the  form  of  a 
three-pronged  attack  on  Abstinence.  The 


first  prong  must  be  social.  College  sex- 
uality and  MTV  are  a step  in  the  right 
direction,  but  they  do  not  go  far  enough. 
Young,  egg-laden  women:  look  up  from 
this  article.  Pick  a male,  at  random  if 
you  like.  Mate  with  him.  Mate  with  him 
each  night  for  a month,  in  hopes  that 
you  will  conceive.  Should  you  fall  in 
this  endeavor,  at  least  you  will  have 
tried.  Be  open  with  your  procreative 
mission.  Let  people  know  that  you’re 
one  of  the  truly  committed. 

The  second  prong  must  be 
administrative.  On  a local  scale,  I 
strongly  urge  that  Westfield  State 
College  declare  the  recently  opened  ath- 
letic center  as  a designated  mating  zone. 
Support  and  cooperation  from  the  col- 
lege is  essential.  To  further  the' aims  of 
constant  mating,  I submit  that  the  col- 
lege should  also  begin  pairing  males  and 
females  as  roommates,  With  the  under- 
standing that  nightly  mating  is  expect- 
ed. 


The  third  prong,  which  I’ll 
leave  to  our  able-bodied  congress,  will 
be  the  legislation  of  mandatory  mating 
programs.  So  as  not  to  infringe  upon  lib- 
erated women’s  rights,  they  will  be 
given  the  option  of  having  their  eggs  all 
harvested  and  maintained  by  the  gov- 
ernment should  they  decide  to  be  non- 
breeders. 

I understand  that  these  radical 
changes  will  take  time,  and  there  will  be 
many  setbacks  along  the  way.  Each 
month  that  passes  sends  millions  more 
to  their  deaths,  though,  and  so  1 urge 
you  young  women  to  take  the  first  step 
Begin  a voluntary  rapid  reproduction 
program,  and  wait  patiently  for  us  men 
to  bring  into  the  fold  those  non-compli 
ant  murderers.  Let  every  womb  be  fer 
tilized.  and  let  every  belly  swell! 


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Comfortable  in  her  own  skin  ...  Finally. 


BY  EMILY  ENGEL 
MANAGING  EDITOR 


Jen  watches  the  television 
from  a safe  distance  a few  feet  away 
on  the  couch.  She  is  currently  tuned  in 
to  MTV,  watching  the  documentary 
show  / Want  A Famous  Face.  This 
particular  cpisodei 
features  a youngl 
blonde  woman] 
whose  aspirations 
in  life  include  gct-l 
ting  a nose  job. 
breast  implants| 
and  liposuction 
order  to  look  more 
like  Jennifer 
Aniston.  The  total 
cost  of  her  surgery 
is  around  $24 
thousand  dollars. 

Jen  watches  the 
TV  carefully,  pjioio  taken 

raises  her  eyc-l 


cult  to  sleep  and  move  around  at  first. 
She  could  not  sleep  on  her  stomach, 
due  to  needing  to  avoid  pressure  in 
that  area.  Jen  said  that  was  incredibly 
hard  for  her.  seeing  as  though  she 
sleeps  on  her  stomach  under  normal 
circumstances. 

"The  healing  process  seemed 
o go  on  forever. 

had  plenty  of 
bllow  up 

ippointments  to 
nake  sure  every- 
hing  was  going 
recording  to 
jlan." 

The  follow  up 
visits  were  fairly 
routine,  accord- 
ing to  Jen.  Dr. 
Russolillo  would 
have  her  lie 
down  and  would 

^press,  pinch  and 

December  271h.  2004  jpuH  make 


brow  at  some  scenes.  At  one  point  a 
shot  of  the  actual  liposuction  proce- 
dure is  shown.  The  doctor  inserts  a 
long,  metal  tube  into  an  open  piece  of 
flesh  and  starts  the  procedure  of  push- 
ing and  pulling  until  the  fat  is  sucked 
out.  Jen  hides  her  face  in  her  hands  at 
this  point. 

“I  can’t  bare  to  watch  this 
shit.  It  truly  makes  me  sick  to  think 
that  these  women  are  throwing  away 
that  much  money  in  order  to  look  like 
a celebrity,”  she  says.  "And  you  know 
what  the  sickest  part  is?  Watching  that 
and  knowing  that’s  what  the  plastic 
surgeon  did  to  my  body.” 

When  we  last  spoke  to  Jen  in 
February,  she  was  still  in  the  midst  of 
the  healing  process  and  was  finally 
beginning  to  see  results. 

Initially,  bruising  was  quite 
extensive  and  the  sides  of  Jen’s  stom- 
ach turned  purple  and  blue.  This  last- 
ed for  about  two  weeks  after  her 
surgery.  However,  according  the  Jen, 
the  bruises  weren’t  painful,  but  “fun” 
for  her  to  look  at  and  show  to  people. 

Jen  talks  about  how  it  was  diffi- 


sure  everything  was  settling  just 
right.  Jen  had  to  grin  and  bear  it.  con- 
sidering it  still  hurt  to  be  poked  in 
specific  places.  The  doctor  also 
revealed  the  Polaroid’s  that  he  took 
the  day  of  the  surgery,  along  with 
some  pictures  of  the  bags  of  fat  that 
were  removed  from  her  body. 

“The  doctor 
constantly  tried  to 
shove  the  before 
pictures  in  my  face, 
and  1 refused  to 
look.  They  were  far 
too  depressing,”  she 
said.  “And  the  bags? 

So  gross.  They  were 
full  of  this  orange- 
red  stuff  that  came 
out  of  my  body. 

The  amount  of  fat 
removed  from  Jen’s 
body  totaled  aroundl 

five  ^ .n,.l  Atfcn  Photo  taken  on  April  271h.  2004  wear 

ton  girdle  for  several  months  that  she  a few  of  them. 

was  given  immediately  after  surgery  “A  few  things  fit,  but  1 still  have 

in  order  to  assure  correct  healing,  a long  way  to  go.  But  as  anyone  can 


When  the  actual  procedure  was  taking 
place,  there  was  a separation  between 
the  skin  on  the  stomach  and  the  stom- 
ach wall  in  order  to  reach  the  fat 
inside  of  it.  The  purpose  of  the  girdle 
was  press  the  skin  into  the  wall  in 
order  to  reattach  itself. 

"1  hated  that  girdle.  1 stopped 
wearing  it  regularly  in  March  because 
it  .made  my  clothes  look  funny  and  I 
felt  as  though  1 didn't  need  it.  In  the 
beginning,  if  I took  it  off  for  more 
than  a few  hours  1 would  become 
incredibly  sore.  That  stopped  and  the 
doctor  said  1 could  officially  stop 
wearing  it  in  April.” 

During  one  of  her  visits  to  the 
doctor,  he  revealed  a very  interesting 
fact  about  himself. 

Jen  waited  in  the  examination 
room  until  the  doctor  walked  in.  She 
happened  to  be  wearing  a shirt  with  a 
band  name  on  it.  The  doctor  noticed 
the  shirt  and  asked  what  it  was. 

"I  told  him  that  it  was  a band 
I liked.  He  nodded  and  said,  'Have 
you  ever  heard  of  Dashboard 
Confessional?’  1 nodded.  He  then 
smiled  and  said.  ‘Oh,  well.  Chris  is 
my  nephew.  As  in  Chris  Carrabba.  My 
plastic  surgeon  is  Chris  Carrabba's 
uncle.” 

Dr.  Russolillo  went  on  to  tell  her 
that  he  had  recently 
d c d 
Carrabba’s  wed- 
ding and  had  met 
all  his  little  musi- 
cal friends.” 

“1  was  pretty 
ntrigued  by  that.  I 
call  it  my  brush 
|with  fame.” 

As  time  pro- 
gressed, Jen  began 
to  dig  into  her 
"when  I’m  thin" 
jclothcs,  as  she 
.referred  to  them, 


see  from  the  before  and  after  pictures, 
there's  a huge  difference.’’ 

Jen’s  goal  was  to  stop  wearing 
her  hoodies  draped  over  her  in  order 
to  hide  her  stomach.  Since  the 
surgery,  she  has  overcome  her  insecu- 
rity and  feels  comfortable  enough  to 
put  away  the  hoodie  for  good. 

“Except  on  cold  days  of 
course.” 

“1  go  to  the  gym  at  least  four 
limes  a week  and  have  cut  down  a lot 
on  food  intake  and  drink  tons  of 
water.  I’ve  slipped  a few  times  with 
eating  junk  food,  but  nothing  too  seri- 
ous. I’m  SO  happy  with  the  results  that 
I really  don’t  want  to  do  anything  to 
jeopardize  it.” 

So  was  the  whole  surgery  expe- 
rience worth  it? 

"Yes.  I'd  do  it  over  again  in  a 
second.  I know  that  1 wouldn't  go  in 
for  more  surgery  of  any  kind  now,  but 
if  1 had  to  make  the  same  decisions 
again,  I would.  I mean.  I know  I'm 
not  perfectly  skinny  with  a washboard 
stomach,  but  that’s  not  really  what  1 
was  looking  for.  I'm  finally  comfort- 
able with  myself  and  that’s  enough.  1 
don’t  give  a flying  rat's  ass  what  any- 
one else  thinks  of  my  body  and  that's 
the  important  part.  Thank  goodness 
for  modern  medicine,  hmm?” 


Pete  weathers  the  storm  of  freshmen 


A 

“THE  DEVIL’S 

w 

ADVOCATE” 

BY  PETE  NORWOOD 

A&E  EDITOR 

interesting  one.  I have  gone 
through  several  vicious  gauntlets, 
and  I have  come  out  alive.  I have 
gone  through  trials  and  tribula- 
tions and  despite  a shaky  and 
uncertain  future.  1 can  look  for- 
ward to  whatever  is  coming  next. 
Certain  lessons  must  be  learned 
from  any  situation,  and  I feel  that 
my  best  lesson  to  aid  me  further  is 
my  freshman  year  of  college. 

I came  into  it  with  delu- 
sions of  grandeur,  which  I didn’t 
learn  until  later  were  not  delu- 
sions at  all.  but  rather  my  hopes 
and  aspirations.  1 spent  the  sum- 
mer here  going  to  classes  and 
doing  rigorous  course  work,  com- 
ing out  with  an  impressive  three- 


point-something  CPA.  As  the  year 
continued  I continually  watched 
as  my  grades  fell,  apparently  not 
remembering  what  they  had  told 
us  in  Urban  Education. 

I would  skip  classes  and  go 
to  parties,  and  constantly  worry 
about  when  the  next  party  was  or 
the  next  social  opportunity  that  1 
lost  track  of  those  “delusions  of 
grandeur”  that  seemed  to  keep  me 
on  track  so  efficiently  over  the 
summer. 

Now  upon  retrospect.  1 
mismanaged  my  time  and  money, 
leaving  me  on  the  verge  of  failing 
out  of  college.  All  my  hopes  of 
writing  for  this  newspaper  and  for 
any  other  arc  fading  away.  But  I 
learn  from  my  mistakes,  and  that 
is  what  we  must  learn  to  do  if  we 
want  to  get  ahead.  That  is  why  I 
will  be  careful  not  to  lose  track  of 
my  dreams  any  more. 

Everyone  makes  mistakes, 
the  point,  as  an  anonymous,  source 
says,  is  to  learn  from  those  mis- 


takes. 1 write  this  for  those  of  you 
out  there  who  did  as  shitty  as  I did 
this  semester.  For  those  of  you 
who  would  succumb  to  the  urge  to 
Just  give  up  and  go  home.  The 
good  times  will  always  be  great 
and  will  always  get  better  as  long 
as  you  balance  them  with  the  time 
you  spend  for  your  future. 

It  has  been  great  getting  to 
know  everyone  on  this  campus,  as 
I thought  it  would  be  as  I prepared 
for  when  I would  become  the  first 
person  in  my  family  (except  my 
aunt)  to  go  to  college  at  all.  Now  I 
will  go  back  to  my  family  and  I 
will  tell  them  about  what  a great 
time  I had  and  I’ll  encourage  all 
my  friends  to  go  to  school  (but 
please,  for  Christ's  sake  not  my 
school).  To  sum  the  meaning  of 
my  statement  up.  ladies  and  gen- 
tlemen; don’t  be  a fool,  slay  in 
school. 


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A&E  The  Voice  May  9,  2005 


The  Chariot  at  The  Webster  Theater 


BY  EMILY  ENGEL  & DAVID  PAGEAU 
VOICE  Reporters 


“Support  Southern  Rock"  is  written 
bright  red  cursive 
against  a black  tee-shirt, 
whh  long,  dark 
guns  crossed  in  the  cen 
ter.  The  lop  of  the  draw- 
ing reads  “Nornia  Jean” 
in  that  sarrx;  style.  Josh 
Scogin,  formally  of 
NtHTna  Jean,  but 
singing  for  The  Chariot, 
lias  not  fiilly  shed  liis 
southern  twang 
touring  across  the  coun- 
try. A calm  and  collect- 
ed sort  of  guy. 

owm  up  to  eveot  worilsinger  Josh  Scogin 

of  the  old  saying  “speak' 

soltly  but  canie  a big  stick." 

Religion  influencing  music  is  old  hat 
when  it  comes  to  old  time  country  and  gospel 
music,  but  the  hardcore  edge  calls  to  the  four 
boys  from  Georgia. 

DP:  Bands  tike  IVaining  for  Utopia 
and  Living  Sacrifice  were  the  be^nning  of 
Christian  hardcore.  Do  you  think  they  are 
bang  phased  out  nowadays?  IT  so,  do  you 
think  they  have  the  potential  to  come  back? 

JS:  ] thunk  it  fklcd  out  a while,  but  1 
deflnilely  thiink  that  it’s  coming  back,  slash,  it's 
here.  It  might  be  slightJy  different  but  I thrink  it's 
the  common  practice  of  the  Lord  being  first  in 
everything  that  we  do.  I definitely  think  that  it's 
coming  back  in  to  play,  because  I know  exactly 
what  you’re  talking  dxiut,  with  bands  like 
Training  for  Utopia,  back  in  the  day  it  was  a 
plethora  of  gieal,  solid  bands.  Now  it's  kind  of 
like  thus  big  gray  mass  of  bands,  but  I do  thiink 
that  it's  coming  back  slash  it's  hcic,  and  getting 
bigger  and  better. 

EE:  It  se^ns  as  thou^  Christian 
music  has  become  more  “packaged”  and  b 
becoming  it’s  own  gorre.  Do  you 
yourself  part  of  that? 

JS:  We' 
definitely  Christian 
eveiyihiing  we  do.  hi 
don’t  know  a clever 
way  to  term  it,  but 
thcie  are  bad  tilings 
thiai  get  labeled  with 
you  when  you  also  get 
labeled  into  the  whoIc| 

“You’re  a Christian 
band,"  llung.  But' 
we're  not  ashamed  ofl 
that,  we  do  everything 
for  the  Lord.  1 don’t 
know  why  it  gets  dif- 


ferent. there’s  acaially  a whole  lot  more  similar- 

ities. For  example,  we  can't  write  music  thiat  we 
think  the  masses  are  going  to  take  to.  we  just 
have  to  write  music  that  we  enjoy  listening  to 
ourselves  and  hopefully  kids  jump  chi  to  that, 
I feel  like  they  have. 
But  whether  they  do  or 
not,  you  would  die  trying 
to  please  everybody.  It’s 
impossible  to  write 
that  other  people 
going  to  like  if  you 
don’t  even  like  it  The 
first  goal  is  just  trying  to 
write  music  that  we  like, 
and  that  was  the  same 
goal  in  Norma  Jean.  And 
hopefully  people  will  get 
somethiing  from  it  and 
enjoy  it  in  that  sense. 

EE:  Do  you  find 


thiat  now  there  is  a diflerait  line  up  it’s  easier 
to  write  songs?  What’s  thie  process? 

JS:  It’s  about  the  same,  really.  There 
are  only  few  differences  here  and  there  in  the 
way  tilings  happen.  Wridne  music  is  writing 
music  and 

same  way.  What  happens 
is  that  I'll  write  a song, 
sewnoone  else  wll  write 
song  or  a riff,  and  bring  it 
to  die  table  and 
happens  from  there 
pens.  Each  individual 
song  is 
Sometimes  we  tear 
completely  apart  and  put 
it  back  together,  and 
sometimes  we  just  leave 
it  as  is.  So  it's  about  die 
same.  I feel  like  for  most 
bands  thoe's  only  a cou- 
ple ways  to  ivrite  songs,  in  a sense  dial  only  one 
person  writes  it  all  or  you  all  bring  somediing  to 
the  table  and  see  what  shakes  loose.  And  that's 
the  same  scenario  with  us. 

DP:  Thus  b kind  of  a critical  ques- 
tion. Most  your  song 
ItitJes  are  very  long,  one 
Ion  your  latest  album  b 
I very  long,  and  I believe 
lb  longer  thian  the  lyrics 
in  the  song.  How  do  you 
come  up  with  those 
names? 


Me."  Thai’s  totally  to  the  point  I think.  It’s  a goal 

to  make  them  have  meaning.  If  it's  going  to  be  a 
long  title,  then  so  be  it 

EE:  Being  so  highly  influenced  by 
the  Christian  religion  seems  to  be  the  way  of 
The  Chariot,  Do 
dabble  into  any 
sodal  issues,  including 
politics? 

JS:  I 
know  too  much 
what’s  going  oa 
stay  wise  of  evoy 
tion.butidon’t 
a TV  at  my  house, 
don’t  listen  to  the 
and  things  like  that 
us  in  the  shadow 
what’s  happening  some- 
times which  isn’t  very  

wise,  but  since  it  is  thatjShtgcr  Josh  Scogin 
way  I never  really  dip  in 
to  political  things  too  much.  I would  rallier 
someone  tell  me 'T  don’t  know”  than  someeme 
just  start  fighting  for  something  without  having 
information.  A lot  of  the  time,  and  again,  it’s  not 
that  it’s  a wise  thing  to 
do,  I d(Mi’t  recommend 
I don’t  know  a lot 
what’s  going  on 
side.  It's  easi- 
• me  to  just  not 


Fest  and  every  metal  and  Iiardcore  band  you 

can  thiink  of  was  there.  There  are  always 
shows  going  on.  Like  you  said  before,  thiat 
gray  area.  One  day  there’s  a band,  and  the 
neri  they’re  gone  and  you  don’t  hear  aliout 
them  anymore. 

JS:  Yeah,  so  I 
don’t  know  if  they  take 
music  different- 
or  if  it’s  just  the 
in  which  they 
live,  but  I know  that  up 
here  we  always  hiave  a 
tough  time  trying  to  get 
to  come  out 
again,  we’ve 
toured  a handful 
times,  so  we’re  still 


ms  that  out  west 
that  there’s  bigger 


Bassist  Josh  Beiser 


fereniiaied.  I mean.|Drummer  Mark  Nicks 
there’s  not  like  there’s 

Buddhist  bands.  We'ie  all  just  in  music,  but  if 
thiai’s  the  classification  that  comes,  that’s  fine, 
that's  what  we  do,  but  sometimes  1 don't  even 
understand  why  it’s  being  labeled.  1 don’t  mean 
thal  in  an  anti-Christian  kind  of  way,  but  some- 
times I don’t  even  understand  where  it  started. 
Like,  why  aren’t  the  Beastic  Boys  labeled 
Buddhist  rap?  We’re  not  going  to  ever  say  we're 
not  a Christian  band.  We  have  to  take  the  good 
with  the  bad  If  bad  things  get  labeled  on  us, 
hopefully  we  can  prove  them  wrong. 

DP:  As  for  Thie  Chariot,  how  did 
you  form?  Whiat’s  going  to  be  different  about 
TIk  Chariot  as  opposed  to  Norma  Jean?: 

JS:  As  far  as  how  we  formed,  I don’t 
even  know,  Looking  back  on  it,  h’s  a big  puzzle 
thal  God  put  together  and  everything  fell  in  to 
place.  I had  the  idea  and  the  inspiration  to  start 
another  band,  and  1 was  like.  cool,  and  all  about 
it,  but  1 never  went  around  telling  or  asking  peo- 
ple about  it,  “Hey.  you  want  to  play  guitar  for 
us?"  It  would  randomly  cane  up.  I’m  riding  ftie 
ride  God  set  for  os.  But  as  for  how  tilings  arc  dif- 


JS:  We  don’t 
purposely  try  to  have 
long  song  titles,  but  1 do 
very,  very  purposely  try 
to  make  sure  there’s 
meaning  to  every  single 
one.  Sometimes  it’s  the 
same  meaning  as  the 
song  lyrics,  and  some- 
times it’s  a whole  scparaic  meaning.  And  the  rea- 
son behind  thal  is  sometimes  I feel  like  tliis  can 
bless  someone  one  way  with  die  lyrics,  and  bless 
someone  another  way  with  the  title.  But  in  mak- 
ing sure  there’s  meaning  for  every  single  song 
title,  they  end  up  being  long,  but  it’s  never  a goal 
of  mine  to  make  sure  we  have  some  long  title.  I 
mean,  a lot  of  bands  have  long  titles  these  days. 

DP:  It  seems  like  the  popular  thing 

to  da 

JS:  Yeah,  it  kinda  bums  me  out,  but 
I’m  still  detennined  to  have  meaning.  I don’t 
know  whai’s  going  to  happen  with  the  next 
record  and  that's  somethiing  I’ve  kind  of  dealt 
with.  I really  don’t  want  long  titles,  but  they  have 
to  have  meaning  and  that’s  what  we’re  aiming  to 
do,  as  vague  or  as  to  the  point  as  the  meaning  is. 
I know  the  song  you’re  talking  about, 
“Someday,  In  the  Event  thal  Mankind  Actually 
Figures  Out  What  it  is  Thai  This  World 
Revolves  Around,  Thousands  of  People  are 
Going  to  be  Shocked  and  Perplexed  to  Find  Out 
That  it  Was  Not  Them.  Sometimes  This  Includes 


s far 

that  goes  then  to  just 
ofasuddenjumpon 
to  something,  fighting. 
Just  because  it’s  popu- 
lar doesn't  mean  it's 
right  I’m  not  going  to 
song  about  thiis 
without  a clue  as  to 
what  actually  hap- 
pened. Our  band  does  steer  clear  from  that,  not 
because  we  don’t  want  to  offend  anyone,  but 
because  we're  sheltered  from  thal,  and  we  don't 
get  to  watch  the  news. 

DP:  Does  that  come  from  being  on 
tour  all  the  time? 

JS; 

from  that,  and  like 
I don’t  have  a TV 
home,  and  if  I did,  I don't 
think  I’d  waich  the  news 
too  much. 

DP:  It’s 
depressing  than 
tiling  else. 

JS:  Yeah, 
mean.  I do  like  to 
what’s  going  on 
everything,  like, 
area  of  my  life.  But 
some  reason,  it’s  just 

hard  to  keep  up  with' 

news,  and  there’s  a part  of  me  that  thinks  h’s  so 
slanted  in  one  direction,  it’s  like  you're  not  get- 
ting the  whole  truth,  so  it’s  hard  for  me  to  keep 
abreast  of  the  situatiem. 

EE:  Hie  Cliariot  is  touring  all  over 
the  United  States.  Do  you  find  thiat  some 
areas  of  the  country  take  better  to  your  mi^c 
thian  others? 

JS:  I think  so.  I don’t  know  if  they 
“take  better”  to  certain  tilings,  or  if  it’s  just  the 
amount  of  people  in  certain  areas,  or  if  it’s  just  up 
here  in  northeast  America.  Thus  show  is  proba- 
bly going  to  be  by  far  thie  biggest  show  we’ll 
play  up  here.  It’s  a hard  time  to  bring  kids  out  to 
these  shows  for  some  reason.  Obviously  down 
south,  you  can  get  a lot  of  Idds,  but  that’s  our 
home  territCRy,  but  even  out  west,  we  bring  a lot 
of  kids  out  and  they  seem  to  enjoy  it.  But  up 
here,  which  we've  been  to  two  or  three  times 
more  than  out  west,  it  seems  to  be  harder 
berrause  it’s  so  congested  up  here,  there’s  always 
shows  happening. 

DP;  We  just  liad  M^  & Hardcore 


excitement,  and  of  course,  down  south,  it  does- 
n’t really  count  because  that’s  our  home. 

EE:  What  do  you  want  people  to 
walk  away  with  after  a ^ow  by  The  Chariot? 

JS:  Hopefully  just  a blessed  time, 
bopeftiUy  they  walk  away  with  more  than  just  a 
show.  We  put  our  hearts  into  these  shows.  Our 
set  is  very  nonchalant  and  very  easy  going,  and 
even  though  we’re  on  a stage,  we  try  to  make  it 
feel  like  we’re  all  just  hanging  out.  I mean, 
there’s  nolhiing  special  about  us,  we  just  love  to 
write  music  and  hopefully  people  enjoy  it,  but  a 
lot  of  times  people  get  this  false  sense  of  what- 
ever about  bands,  but  we're  just  five  kids  from 
Douglasville  [Georgia].  It  might  be  heavy  music 
and  we  do  take  it  seriously  to  an  extent,  but  as  far 
as  our  music,  as  far  as  on  stage,  we  have  a good 
time.  We’re  not  lough  dudes.  Hopefully  they’ll 
all  walk  away  feeling  like  they  just  hung  out  with 
us  and  had  a good  time  whh  us. 

DP:  And  here’s  the  famous  ques- 
tion. Who  is  your  favorite  Ibenagc  Mutant 
Niiya  IbrUe  and  why? 

JS:  Dude,  I’m  soooo  in  to  the  Ninja 
■Rirtles.  Actually,  I don’t  know  if  “in  to  them”  is 
the  right  term,  but  I’m 
more  inspired  slash  can 
with  Raphael.  It 

business  but  he’s 
struggling  with 
omethiing,  you  know? 

is  the 
guy,  can’t  really 
with  him,,  then 
is  the  whiz, 
the 

Raphael  takes 
of  business,  he 
when  the  job 
I needs  to  get  done,  but  at 

'the  same  time  1 feel  like 

he’s  not  appreciated.  Not  thal  I feel  like  that!  But 
when  I used  to  waich  him  as  a kid,  on  a whole 
other  level.  I thought  tfiai  his  iCy-bit^  weapons, 
his  tsais,  that  could  really  do  nothing,  but  he  still 
kicked  butt  with  them  and  I thought  that  was 
pretty  awesome  as  opposed  to  Leonardo  having 
those  swcHds  and  Donatello  having  a huge  stick 
That’s  pretty  deep  for  ihiis  type  of  question. 

DP:  Those  are  probably  the  best 
reasons  I’ve  heard  thus  far. 

JS:  You  don’t  understand  dude,  I 
thought  that  show  was  awesome.  I could  relate 
. . . Dude.  Yeah.  I remember  my  dad  took  us  the 
day  the  movie  opened  and  as  soon  as  it  was  over, 
we  went  straight  to  a little  league  baseball  game. 
Dude,  I don’t  even  know  if  I played  baseball  tlial 
night,  1 was  so  in  the  Ninja  'Rirtle  ruling,  just 
hanging  out,  I thought  it  was  so  awesome.  And 
then  part  two  I liked. 

DP:  Secret  of  the  Ooze! 

- JS:  So  awesome.  So  yeah,  you  asked 
me  a good  question. 

• photos  by  Emily  Engel  & David  Pageau 


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Arno  Maris  Art 

Exposition 


Check  out  the  student  work  on 
display  at  the  Arno  Maris  Gallery 
while  you  can. 

The  Voice’s  own  Mike  Coughlin 
took  first  place  with  the  photo  fea- 
tured below.  He  also  took  all  of  these 
photos.  Thanks  Mike. 


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A&E  The  Voice  May  9,  2005 


Chingy  not  nearly  as  cool  as  his  blingy 


BY  LISANDRA  BILLINGS 
NEWS  EDITOR 

NEW  HAVEN.  CT  - College 

students  stood  unenthusiastically  out* 
side  of  the  gym  at  the  University  of 
New  Haven.  The  three  lines,  divided 
according  to  sex  as  well  as  those  stu- 
dents with  visiting  guests,  led  omi- 
nously to  student  security  guards 
holding  metal  detectors  that  probed 
up  and  down  your  legs  searching  for 
anything  that  resembled  a deadly 
assault  weapon. 

After  being  everything  short 
of  strip  searched,  we  were  herded  into 
the  gym  where  we  pushed  and  shoved 
one  another  unnecessarily  in  order  to 
get  closer  to  the  small  stage.  We 
waited  with  anticipation  for  the  first 
of  three  acts,  talking  amongst  our- 
selves. until  it  happened.  The  lights 
dim,  the  crowd  went  silent  and  out  of 
the  darkness  came  seven  middle-aged 
men  ready  to  rock  us  the  cool,  hard- 
hitting sounds  of  Billy  Joel. 

Unfortunately,  or  perhaps 
luckily,  this  was  not  the  Billy  Joel, 
but  Big  Shot,  a Billy  Joel  cover  band 
all  the  way  from  the  Big  Apple. 
Complete  with  drummer  Sal  DeV^tto, 
the  real  live  brother  of  Liberty 
DeVitto  who  really  and  truly  played 
for  Mr.  Joel.  Big  Shot  played 
absolutely  nothing  that  I,  nor  anyone 


else  in  that  gym.  could  sing  along  to. 

After  playing  about  a 30  min- 
utes worth  of  music  I’m  sure  my 
mother  would  have  loved  to  hear.  Big 
Shot  left  the  stager 


half  full,  the  remaining  spectators 
took  full  advantage  and  made  our  way 
closer  to  the  stage.  As  the  stage  crew 
cleared  out  the  drum  sets,  guitars. 

keyboards  and 


microphone 
stands  a single 
turn-table  was 
erected  in  the  cen- 
ter of  the  stage. 
When  the  stage 
was  finally  devoid 
of  all  musical 
instruments,  and 
soon  to  be  musi- 
cal talent,  the 
third  and  final  act 
graced  us  with  his 
presence. 

Guarded 
closely  by  three 
enormous  body 
guards,  the  rap- 
per, known  to  fans 
i Chingy,  moved 
•File  Photo  across  the  stage, 
differed  from  Big  Rapper  Chingy  performed  at  University  of  shouting  out 
Shot  in  that,  New  Haven  last  Friday,  April  29th.  words  we  could 

though  we  still  didn’t  know  the  lyrics  barely  hear  due  to  the  bass  of  the 


leaving  us  hungry' 
for  some 
modern 
tunes,  or  at 
the  odd 

ty  of  We  Didn’t 
Start  the  Fire 
Piano 
When  the 
band, 

Starting  Line, 
takes  the  stage 
they  bring 
them  the 
as  well  as  a 
good  sound. 

Playii 

many 

tracks  from 
debut  album, 

It  Like  You  Mean  /t.  The  Starting  Line 


to  their  songs,  we  wanted  to  learn 
them.  As  the  band  ended  their  set, 
many  students  filed  out  while  the 
security  guards  filed  in  and  took  their 
place  around  the  stage. 

Since  the  gym  was  now  only 


excessive  speakers  placed  at  each  end 
of  the  stage.  Though  the  beats  were 
good,  his  overall  performance  was 
bland  due  to  the  boring  stage  luster 
and  overall  lack  of  entertainment. 
Watching  a small  man  struggling  to 


hold  up  his  baggy  jeans  walking  back 
and  forth  across  the  stage  under  the 
weight  of  his  huge  gold  necklace  was- 
n’t all  that  appealing. 

What  was  perhaps  most  frus- 
trating about  the  mediocre  rapper  was 
that  he  appeared  to  believe  he  was  the 
hottest  act  since  Tupac.  According  to 
my  source,  a friend  who  attends  the 
school  and  takes  part  in  setting  up  for 
the  show,  it  was  Chingy  who  request- 
ed the  hand  held  metal  detectors  and 
rumor  has  it  that  he  never  goes  any- 
where without  his  guards. 

I’d  like  to  tell  you  how  the 
concert  ended,  but  in  all  honesty  I 
can’t.  After  20  minutes  of  Chingy  I 
had  had  enough.  I walked  out  at 
about  the  same  time  he  began  throw- 
ing his  water  bottle  out  into  the  crowd 
as  though  thousands  of  screaming 
girls  were  going  to  fight  in  order  to 
get  their  hands  on  something  his 
mouth  was  on. 

For  the  record,  the  bottle  hit 
the  ground  next  to  my  feet  and  after 
waiting  to  see  if  anyone  was  going  to 
dive  for  it  (which  no  one  did),  I 
picked  it  up  and  deposited  it  in  the 
trash  on  my  way  out. 


It’s  time  to  get  excited!  Finally,  some 
real  muscle  for  the  competition 


BY  STEVE  BRUSO 

VOICE  REPORTER 

We’ve  all  seen  it  before. 
Whether  you’re  walking  down 
Western  Ave,  driving  in 
Springfield,  or  going  to  a car 
show,  there  they  are.  You  hear  an 
obnoxious  buzzing,  reminiscent  of 
a weed-whacker  gone  insane,  and 
then  you  see  it— a car  that  sounds 
as  ridiculous  as  it  looks.  A spoiler 
the  size  of  Texas  — probably 
robbed  off  of  a 747  aircraft— has 
been  grafted  onto  the  vehicle,  like 
the  assorted  body  parts  on  the 
monster,  Frankenstein.  A Hot 
Whecls-esquc  painljob,  complete 
with  tacky  graphics  and  plastered 
with  miscellaneous  logos,  includ- 
ing the  brand  of  the  vehicle  — as  if 
the  driver  has  somehow  forgotten 
what  kind  of  car  they  drive- com- 
pletes this  Picasso  of  a car. 

The  recent  trend  in  the  car 
world  is  sickening  to  say  the  least. 
It’s  been  going  on  for  a few  years, 
the  disease  being  quarantined  in 
California.  Then  with  the  release 
of  The  Fast  and  the  Furious,  the 
contagion  took  root,  and  spread 
throughout  America. 

Well  folks,  finally,  the 
glimmer  of  hope  arrives  in  the 
form  of  a vaccine  for  this  sick- 
ness Companies  like  Ford. 
Pontiac,  Dodge,  and  Chevrolet  are 
producing  ballsy  muscle-cars  to 
stamp  out  the  wimpy  competition. 
That's  right.  Wimpy.  If  you  drive 
one  of  the  aforementioned  ridicu- 
lous cars,  listen  up.  I can  acknowl- 
edge that  technology  has  come  a 
long  way,  especially  for  car  pro- 
duction. Getting  200  horsepower 
out  of  a 4-cyllinder  engine— 


where  before  companies  were 
lucky  to  get  100  out  of  it— is  an 
impressive  accomplishment.  This 
does  not  mean,  however,  that  you 
have  a race  car.  or  even  a fast  car. 
Some  people  don’t  seem  to  under- 
stand this  concept.  They  don’t 
seem  to  understand  that  whatever 
you  do  to  a four-cylinder  engine, 
you  can  do  to  an  eight-  and  get 
double  the  results. 

Smokey  Yunick  said  that 
if  you  want  big  power,  there  is  no 
substitute  for  cubic  inches 
(Here’s  the  part  where  you  should 
stop  reading  if  you  think  you’re  a 
car  person  with  one  of  those  Hot 
Wheels  cars  and  you  don’t  know 
who  Smokey  Yunick  is). 

It  would  seem  like  the 
aforementioned  car  companies  arc 
listening  to  ol'  Smokey’s  advice, 
and  are  producing  a welcome  sigh 
of  relief  from  performance  enthu- 
siasts by  bringing  back  muscle 
cars.  Thank  God. 

Ford  released  a newly- 
designed  Mustang  in  2005,  hailing 
back  to  the  "fastback"  Mustangs 
from  the  60’s  and  70's.  This  pony 
boasts  300  horsepower  to  start 
with.  Ford  has  claimed  this  to  be 
the  fastest  mainstream-production 
Mustang  yet,  and  next  year,  the 
rewards  get  even  sweeter.  In  2006- 
2007,  Ford  will  be  bringing  back 
the  Shelby  GT  500  with  the  new 
Mustang  bodystyle.  This  Shelby’s 
got  a supercharged  5.4L  V8  loaded 
with  450  horsepower. 

Pontiac  brought  back  the 
GTO  in  2003-2004.  starting  with 
some  brute  strength  from  its  350 
horsepower  5.7L  V8,  but  this  only 
whets  the  appetite.  In  2005,  they 


injected  this  engine  with  steroids: 
the  GTO  now  comes  with  the  mas- 
sive 6L  V8  with  400  horsepower, 
and  they  added  an  aggressive- 
looking  hood  scoop  to  complete 
the  look. 

With  the  success  of  the 
GTO.  Dodge  is  jumping  in  on  the 
action  as  well.  In  2006,  the 
Charger  will  be  brought  back  into 
production,  starting  with  a mean 
340  horsepower  coming  from  its 
5.7L  Hemi  V8.  And  that’s  just  the 
base  model.  As  if  this  weren’t 
enough  to  get  the  tires  burning, 
the  SRT8  model  features  a 6.IL 
Hemi  V8  with  a blistering  425 
horsepowee 

Chevrolet  has  always  had 
the  Corvette  in  production,  and  the 
2005  models  are  nothing  to  sneer 
at,  with  400  horsepower  coming 
from  its  6L  V8.  Like  Ford, 
Pontiac,  and  Dodge,  Chevrolet  is 
also  spicing  things  up  in  2006,  as 
the  Corvette  will  receive  a 500 
horsepower  7L  engine.  Don’t 
bother  reading  that  twice,  it  said 
what  you  thought  it  said  the  first 
time  you  read  it:  500  horsepower. 

So  have  fun  driving  your 
Civic.  Eclipse,  or  Jetta  with  its 
motley  trappings,  insanely  over- 
sized spoilers,  and  spinning  rims, 
but  try  not  to  call  attention  to 
yourself.  1 wouldn’t  if  I had  a car 
like  yours.  And  don’t  be  surprised 
when  the  competition  gets  tougher 
next  year.  I’m  just  trying  to  save 
you  some  money  and  embarrass- 
ment in  wasted  bets.  Leave  the 
real  toys  to  the  big  boys. 


From  (op  to  bottom:  the  2005  Pontiac 

GTO;  2005  Shelby  GT  500;  2005 
Corvette  Z06;  and  the  2005  Dodge 
Charger. 


Muscle  bound! 


page  1 3 


Sports  Th©  VoiCG  May  9,  2005 


Championships 


By  Mi' 

In  another  dominating  perfor- 
mance. the  Westfield  State  men’s 
(tack  and  field  team  won  its  ninth 
straight  Massachusetts  State  Ath- 
letics Conference  (MASCAC) 
championship  and  its  22'’*'  in  the 
past  23  years  on  Sunday,  May  1 , at 
UMass  Dartmouth’s  new  facility. 

The  Owls  also  extended  their 
impressive  streak  in  the  New  En- 
gland Alliance  championships, 
whichwereheldinconjunctionwith 
■ the  MASCAC  meet.  The  lO-tcam 
1 Alliance  meet,  which  includes  col- 
I leges  from  the  MASCAC  and  Little 
East  Conference,  began  nine  years 
ago  and  Westfield  State  has  won  all 
nine  championships, 

Westfield  only  placed  first  in 
three  of  the  20  events  in  the  Alli- 
ance meet,  but  its  depth  and  confi- 
dence again  paid  off.  Claiming  the 
only  individual  titles  were  a pair  of 
Athol  nativesr'senior  standout  Peter 
King  in  the  shot  put  and  discus  and 
junior  Shawn  McCorquodale  with 
a personal  best  of  22- 1 0 in  the  long 
jump. 

The  Owls  accumulated  157.5 
points  in  the  Alliance  meet,  fol- 
lowed by  Eastern  Connecticut  (1 3 1 ), 
UMass  Dartmouth  (97)  and  South- 
ern Maine  (93.5). 

In  the  MASCAC  meet,  the 
Owls  racked  up  261  points,  fol- 
lowed by  Fitchburg  State  (1 25)  and 
Worcester  State  (101). 

The  last  time  the  Owls  lost  the 
MASCAC  meet  was  in  1996  when 
it  was  edged  by  Bridgewall  State. 
In  that  meet,  standout  Ryan  Schmitt 


that  probably  cost  the  Owls 
the  championship.  Nevertheless, 
theirrunofehampionshipsisaneye 
opener. 

”1  was  pleased  again  with  our 
performances,”  said  veteran  coach 
Sean  O’Brien.  “The  kids  know  the 
tradition  we  have  here  and  they 
work  hard  to  perform  well  in  the 
championship  meets.  ” 

This  was  the  year  the  Owls 
won  by  dominating  the  field  events. 
They  totaled  more  than  half  of  their 
MASCAC  points  (150)  in  seven 
field  events.  The  most  dominating 
effort  was  in  the  shot  put  where  they 
took  the  top  five  places. 

King  took  the  shot  and  discus 
crowns,  placed  second  in  the  ham- 
mer throw  and  fifth  in  the  javelin, 

Westfield  State  placed  first  in 
nine  of  the  20  MASCAC  events. 
The  big  surprise  for  the  Owls  was 
the  performance  of  first-year  per- 
former Jacques  Moret,  who  gradu- 
ated from  Westfield  Vocational 
High  School,  which  does  not  field  a 
track  team. 

Moret  claimed  MASCAC 
crowns  in  the  200  (23.44)  and  400 
(50.93)  meter  dashes  and  was  a 
member  of  the  winning  4 x 1 00  and 
4 X 400  relay  squads.  He  also  fin- 
ished fourth  in  the  100  meter  dash. 

Two  Westfield  High  School 
graduates  - John  Messer  and  Drew 
Soltysiak  - also  performed  well. 
Messer  won  the  800  meter  run  in 
2:02.52  and  Soltysiak  placed  sec- 
ond in  the  Javelin  (163-8)  behind 
teammate  Dave  Bergeron  (180-8). 


® """  customary  uiolory  lap  alter  capturing  the 

Mass.  State  Conference  and  New  England  Alliance  Conference  champlonstips  on  May  1 at  UMass  Dartmmth. 

Photo  By  Mickey  Curtis 

Women  Win  8th  Straight  Titie 


MASCA  C Men 's  Results 


MASCAC  Championships 
Men's  Outdoor  Track  and  Field 
Sunday,  May  1,  2005 

TEAM  SCORING:  1.  WESTFIELD 
STATE  261;  2.  Fitchburg  State  125;  3. 
Worcester  State  101:4.  Bridgewater 
State  81;  5.  Salem  State  36. 

FIRST:  Jacques  Moret,  200.  23.44; 
Jaques  Moret.  400, 50.93;  John  Messer. 
“■  2:02.52;  4 x 100  Relay  (Craig 
Skribiski,  Eric  Kelly,  Ben  Butterfield, 
Jacques  Moret).  43.95;  4 x 400  relay 
(Jacques  Moret,  Bill  Magdalensky,  Eric 
Kelly.  Robbie  Crossman),  3:28.81; 
Shawn  McCorquodale.  long  jump,  22- 
10;  Peter  King,  shot  put.  46-6.75;  Peter 
King,  discus.  138-10;  Dave  Bergeron, 
javelin.  160-8. 

SECOND:  Robbie  Crossman.  400. 
52.03;  Sean  Kavanagh,  400  hurdles, 
58.21;  David  Richardson,  high  jump, 6- 
3.5;  Matt  Shannon,  long  jump.  21-9.5; 
ChrisRynn.  triple  jump,  41  -8;  Rob  Byrne, 
shot  put,  43-7;  PeterKing.hammer  throw, 
137-4;  Drew  Soltysiak.  javelin.  163-8. 


THIRD:  Eric  Kelly.  100, 1 1.61 ; Matt  Sh- 
annon, 200, 23.54;  Ben  Butterfield.  400, 
53.2;  Ron  Ricciarelli,  400  hurdles,  58.37; 
Andy  Strniste,  3000  steeplechase, 
1 1 ;25.67;  Sean  Marino,  highjump,  5-1 1 ; 
Matt  Dissell.shot  put.  42-6;  Peter  King, 
discus.  122-6;  Stan  P'au.hammer  throw, 
122-11;  Shawn  McCorquodale,  javelin, 
162-1. 

FOURTH:  Ben  Butterfield.  200,  23.64; 
Andy  Messer,  1500,  4:19.88;  Jacques 
Moret,  100, 12.27;  Erik  Kelly, 

110  hurdles.  16.33;  Eric  Kelly.  400 
hurdles,  1:00.04;  Matt  Shannon,  high 
jump,  5-9;  Dave  Bergerson,  triple  jump, 
40-7.5;  Chris  Jewell,  shot  put.  39-1 1 ,25; 
Rob  Byrne,  discus,  114-7. 

FIFTH:  John  Krzystofik,  10,000,  38:47; 
Ron  Ricciarelli,  1 10  hurdles,  16.59;  Stan 
P’au.  shot  put,  39-7.25:  MaH  Dissell, 
discus,  111-3;  Peter  King,  javelin.  143- 


The  Westfield  State  women’s 
track  and  field  team  upped  its  streak 
to  eight  straight  by  winning  the 
Massachusetts  State  College  Ath- 
letics Conference  (MASCAC) 
championship  on  Sunday,  May  1 , at 
UMass  Dartmouth. 

Led  by  another  brilliant  effort 
byseniorstandoutTessaDonoghue, 
the  Owls  compiled  200  points  to 
finish  ahead  of  a vastly  improved 
Worcester  State  squad  ( 1 66  points). 

The  1 0-team  New  England  Al- 
liance championship  was  held  in 
conjunction  with  the  MASCAC 
meet,  and  Westfield  placed  second 
in  the  Alliance  for  its  highest  finish 
in  five  years.  Southern  Maine  ran 
away  with  the  Alliance  crown(259.5 
points)folIowedby  Westfield(l  14) 

MASCAC  Championships 
Women's  Track  and  Field 
Sunday,  May  1,  2005 

TEAM  SCORING:  1.  WESTFIELD 
STATE  200;  2.  Worcester  Stale  166;  3. 
BridgewalerSlate  1 1 1;4.  Fitchburg  Stale 
60;  5.  Salem  State  44. 

FIRST:  Tessa  Oonoghue,  100.  12.6; 
Heather  Wenninger,  5000,  19:47.59; 
Caitlln  Bales.  10,000,  45:13.70;  Tessa 
Donoghue,  100  hurdles,  16.56;  Tessa 
Oonoghue,  400  hurdles,  1:08.73;  Alison 
WesolowskI,  3000  steeplechase, 
13:04.76;  4 x 100  Relay  (Katelyn  Kervin, 
Kristin  Pellegrinelli,  CC  Costello,  Tessa 
Donoghue).  51.84;  Tessa  Donoghue, 
high  jump.  5-1;  Tessa  Donoghue,  long 
jump,  17-9;Tessa  Donoghue.  triplejump. 
38-10.25;  Nicole  Varteresian,  discus, 
100-2;  Erin  Cobum,  hammer,  123-8. 


and  Keene  State  (87). 

"I  was  pleasantly  surprised 
with  placing  second  in  the  Alli- 
ance meet,”  said  coach  Scan 
O’Brien.  ‘T  thought  the  MASCAC 
meet  would  be  a little  closer  but 
wehadsome good  performances,” 

Donoghue  one  upped  herself 
this  year  in  the  MASCAC  meet  by 
placing  first  in  six  individual 
events  and  anchoring  the  winning 
4 X 100  relay  squad.  Last  season 
she  won  five  individual  crowns. 

The  Springfield  Cathedral 
graduate  won  the  100,  long  jump, 
triplejump  and  highjump  in  both 
theMASCAC  and  Alliance  meets. 
The  4 X 100  relay  of  Katelyn 
Kervin,  Kristin  Pellegrinelli,  CC 
Costello  and  Donoghue  also 
placed  first  in  both  meets. 
Donoghue  also  won  the  MASCAC 
crownsinthe  100  hurdles  and  400 
hurdles. 

Donoghue  took  one  jump  in 
the  triple  jump  and  shattered  the 
meet  record  with  an  effort  of  38- 
10.25.  Two  days  earlier,  she  set  a 
school  record  in  the  triple  jump 
with  an  sensational  leap  of 40-2  at 
the  prestigious  Penn  Relays  in 


Philadelphia.. 

The  Owls  took  first  in  1 2 events 
in  the  MASCAC  meet.  Coillin  Bates 
and  Heather  Wennihger  defended 
their  conference  crowns  in  the 
10,000  and  5,000  meter  runs,  re- 
spectively. Also  finishing  first  were 
Alison  Wesolowski  (steeplechase), 
senior  Erin  Cobum  (hammer  throw) 
and  Nicole  Varteresian  (discus). 
Wenninger  and  Wewlowski  also 
won  individual  titles  in  the' Alli- 
ance meet. 

Westfield  only  had  one  second 
place  in  the  MASCAC  meet 
(Marissa  Blume  in  the  1 500)  but  it 
picked  up  some  key  points  in  the 
third  thru  six  slots. 

Blume  was  third  in  the  800 
meter  run.  Junior  captain  CC 
Costello  placed  in  seven  of  the  nine 
events  in  which  she  competed.  She 
wasamemberofthe  winning  relay, 
third  in  thejavelin  and  400  hurdles, 
fourth  in  the  hurdles  and  long  jump, 
and  fifth  in  the  triple  jump  and 
hammer  throw. 

Katelyn  Kervin  ranon  the  win- 
ning relay,  placed  third  in  the  long 
jump  and  finished  fifth  in  the  iOO, 
400  and  highjump, 


THIRD:  Marissa  Blume.  BOO.  2:39.68; 
Healher  Wenninger.  1500,  S;26.96; 
Kristen  Bodner,  5000,  21:31.56;  CC 
Costello,  400  hurdles.  1:15.23;  4 x 400 
Relay  (Lindsey  Nowlan,  Melissa  Joyce, 
Marissa  Blume,  Kristin  Pellegrinelli), 
4:48.93;  Katelyn  Kervin.  long  jump.  14- 
11.5;  CC  Costello,  javelin.  109-6. 


Westfield  State  women's  track  and  field  team  is  all  smiles  after  winning 
eighth  straight  Mass.  State  Conference  championship. 

Photo  By  Mickey  Curtis 


FIFTH:  Katelyn  Kervin,  100,  13.73; 
Katelyn  Kervin,  400,  1:08.68;  Lindsey 
Nowlan.  600.  2:42.54;  Kristen  Bodner, 
1 500, 5:43.50;  Jenn  Davis.  1 00  hurdles. 
18.69;  Kristin  Pellegrinelli,  400  hurdles. 
1:22.11;  Katelyn  Kervin.  highjump,  4-4; 
CC  Costello,  triple  jump,  32-5.75;  Timily 
Henrickson,  shot  put.  30-10.5;  CC 
Costello,  hammer  throw,  96-8. 

SIXTH:  Melissa  Joyce,  400,  1:10.24; 
Alison  Wesolowski,  1500,  5:43.50. 


Tessa  Donoghue  lakes  off  after  receiving  the  baton  from  CC  Costello  in 
the  4 X 100  relay.  Oonoghue  anchored  the  winning  relay  team  and  also 
won  six  individual  events  to  lead  Westfield  Slate  to  its  eighth  straight 
MASCAC  crown.  Costello  earned  points  in  seven  of  the  nine  events  In 
which  she  competed.  Two  days  prior  to  the  conference  championships. 
Donoghue  set  a school  record  with  a sensational  leap  of  40  feet,  2 inches 
in  the  triple  jump  at  the  Penn  Relays  in  Philadelphia. 

Photo  By  Mickey  Curtis 


Page  14 


Intramurals  The  Voice  May  9,  2005 


-Photos  and  collage  by  Mike  Coughlin 


A Poem  for  Mike  Coughlin 
His  name  is  Mike 
Although  some  call  him  Ike 
He  has  eyes  like  the  deep  blue  sea 
And  is  always  nice  to  me 
Always  with  acamera  In  hand 
Beside  you  he  wiU  forever  stand. 
We  love  you  Mike! 

•K4LA 


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